[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by Wilton2ParkAve

Little snow? Okay buddy. More snow in 2013-2014 compared with last winter.

Originally Posted by mikelizard860

Everyone talks about how severe this winter was. Actually it was simply COLD. Not very snowy up at bdl for the year. A way above normal february as far as snowfall then a way below normal march. March barely even had any snow. ONLY A TRACE AT BDL! I'd rather it just be warm if there's going to be no snow.

That's because BDL normally gets almost twice the amount of snow as BDR or NYC (I think it's like 50" per winter vs. about 25" for the other 2), but this year all 3 have similar amounts (or more accurately, that latter 2 actually have a few inches MORE than BDL). So for BDL it was about a "normal" snow year, but a little further south it was pretty "up there". NYC definitely has a top 10 winter for snow and I'm pretty sure BDR does too (especially since they have half as many years of record to go by).

[Mixum]

look what i found.........


Ryan Hanrahan ‏@ryanhanrahan
Euro ensembles (best modeling we have) show major nor'easter by Tuesday night and Wednesday. Strong signal for 132-144 hours.

[Mixum]

and again.... we had NO snow in march.... which balances out feb. average winter with lil extra cold

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

NYC definitely has a top 10 winter for snow and I'm pretty sure BDR does too (especially since they have half as many years of record to go by).

BDR is 6th snowiest so far.. Very cold and snowy year across the area. When comparing to records and extremes BDL is not impressive but I think we need to compare to normal instead.

BDL got 10"+ of snow in Dec, Jan, & Feb.

December Above normal
January Normal (technically 2 inches below)
February Above Normal.

Aside from March BDL DID NOT have a well below normal snowfall month.

[Cambium]

This was the 3pm temps and Satellite view today.
I hope you all enjoyed the 50s..

We'll try to push for it again tomorrow but Saturday looks so much warmer! Maybe 60s!

[mikelizard860]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

That's because BDL normally gets almost twice the amount of snow as BDR or NYC (I think it's like 50" per winter vs. about 25" for the other 2), but this year all 3 have similar amounts (or more accurately, that latter 2 actually have a few inches MORE than BDL). So for BDL it was about a "normal" snow year, but a little further south it was pretty "up there". NYC definitely has a top 10 winter for snow and I'm pretty sure BDR does too (especially since they have half as many years of record to go by).

True. BDL and inland ct get way more snow than bdr/nyc. And nw ct gets way more snow than bdl on average.

It all depends where you lived. If you lived in inland ct, it was definitely NOT a HUGE/WAY ABOVE AVERAGE snowfall year the way people were talking about.

BDR is ON the water. Even just going north of the Merritt makes a big difference in average snowfall. Phili/nj had a huge snow year! The mid Atlantic really had the bulls eye for snow this year. All that extreme cold suppressed storms to the south so storms smashed the mid atlantic big time and coastal fairfield county ct had above average snow.

[Cambium]

March 25-26 Storm Update:

Afternoon Models

GFS: Big Storm but stays 300 miles off shore. Light Snow
EURO: Big Storm right in benchmark area. moderate snows with banana belt/capes getting it the worst.
CANADIAN: Historic snow storm for time of yr and area (963mb low TS winds and heavy snow same areas as Euro)

That's the summary in a nutshell. Crazy that we're now 5 days away and still talking about it.

Based on consistency this is not a Mid Atlantic thing anymore, this is not a Lake cutter.
It's most likely coming up the coast. Question is when will it phase and how close to the coast will it get.

I'll check what NWS thinks later on unless someone beats me

[Cambium]

Couple of tweets from meteos. If storm develops as shown by all models it will be considered a NorEaster.
Location, Location, Location


Ryan H

"Euro ensembles (best modeling we have) show major nor'easter by Tuesday night and Wednesday. Strong signal for 132-144 hours."

Jim Cantore

"The GFS out 2 sea and EURO slamdunk on the east coast continues w/12z runs. Hedging w/EURO on HIGH impact event Tuesday/ Wednesday for I-95"

Ryan Maue

'Canadian model solution is west of GFS -- explosive cyclone development (961-mb) w/feet of snow in eastern Mass"

[mikelizard860]

Originally Posted by Cambium

Couple of tweets from meteos. If storm develops as shown by all models it will be considered a NorEaster.
Location, Location, Location


Ryan H

"Euro ensembles (best modeling we have) show major nor'easter by Tuesday night and Wednesday. Strong signal for 132-144 hours."

Jim Cantore

"The GFS out 2 sea and EURO slamdunk on the east coast continues w/12z runs. Hedging w/EURO on HIGH impact event Tuesday/ Wednesday for I-95"

Ryan Maue

'Canadian model solution is west of GFS -- explosive cyclone development (961-mb) w/feet of snow in eastern Mass"

Not more than 3 days out or it's basically just guessing. There's a possibility of something right now, nothing more.
If it happens it will make up this snow-less march we've had.

[mikelizard860]

nw ct forecast. This has to be the coldest late march I've seen in a LONG time. Average high for last week of March is around 50
Mondy Sunny, with a high near 28.
Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 16.
Tuesday A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.