Dec 29-30, Jan 2-3 Eastern US Winter Storms (moving, North, totals)

[Cambium]

Hard to see with a still picture but take a look at the loop. This is awesome stuff!

First, the still Water Vapor. You have the obvious active sub tropical jet stream, you have the Polar jet stream. Then the question mark is a 3rd disturbance. I wont go into what happens if that phases with the Polar and Sub jets because it shouldn't.



http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/comp/ceus/wv-animated.gif

now.... the loop... You can see the Polar Jet is already started to blend into the Sub jet. Watch the dry slot start to fill in and watch those milky white colors start blending into the subjet. Diving south right into the tropical feeding moisture.





What this is doing is pushing the 500mb level downwards and you can see this too currently. If that goes negative tilted near the coast, snow totals would be enhanced and that's what the models saw in todays update. It goes slightly negative. Just fascinating stuff.

[Yuptag]

Cuomo: LIE, parkways may be closed before blizzard hits LI

[Adi from the Brunswicks]

Originally Posted by Yuptag

Cuomo: LIE, parkways may be closed before blizzard hits LI

How smart . I pity NY tax payers. Your money ain't providing services when required the most .

[nei]

Originally Posted by Adi from the Brunswicks

How smart . I pity NY tax payers. Your money ain't providing services when required the most .

No, it's smart. I don't see how services are required the most during a blizzard, it would encourage dangerous conditions.

[chicagogeorge]

North suburbs have already received as much as 13 inches of snow, here in the south suburbs about 4 inches, as the snow axis has finally shifted a little south. Lakeside counties might see an additional 10 inches by tomorrow

[Adi from the Brunswicks]

Originally Posted by nei

No, it's smart. I don't see how services are required the most during a blizzard, it would encourage dangerous conditions.

How does clearing the roads during a snowstorm "encourage" dangerous driving conditions.

BTW, we will be getting 6" of fresh snow pack from this storm and there are NO CANCELLATIONS.

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by Yuptag

Cuomo: LIE, parkways may be closed before blizzard hits LI

Thanks for posting. About time . Glad to see this because too many people just don't get it.

But we may never see those pics from Feb 2013 or 1978 of cars buried on the highway anymore thanks to technology.

Although this one doesn't have a "buried" amount associated with it, the winds and 6"+ is enough. Let DOT do their jobs clearing the roads!

[Cambium]

Btw.. look at the water vapor loop above.. they are about blended in. Dry slot is gone. Polar and Sub Jet are interacting.

[AlfieBoy]

It's been snowing lightly in downtown Providence for about a half hour -- not enough to stick.

[markovian process]

Well, at least I'll escape this since I'm not at home but visiting family right now this week.