Severe Weather thread.

This was 2 weeks ago, 102" YTD... I'll just leave this here

 

Yeah. A few years ago we got just a little over 2 feet and it was pretty awesome. I had to go to work that morning and I just got my Tacoma that November. I had a blast. I was late to work. but had a good excuse. Plus I picked up a coworker too. There was pretty much no one on the road. I had way too much fun going to work that day.

Oh and my brother-in-law just texted. They added a 2nd night stay for him. LOL. Lucky bastard.

Also, I've never experienced thunder snow. I've always wanted to of course.

 

We got 3' here in '95 in 24 hours

 

And 3' since then, too, probably.

 

it was 50 at the ski hill here today

 

Jealous as hell you get to be out skiing. No time while i'm at school. Luckily my hometown resort is having like a record breaking shitty year of snowfall, not even 250" yet so that makes it a bit easier to handle haha

 

Not one flake here yet unbelievable...

 

I'm guessing about six inches here so far and still falling like crazy. Couldn't see 20 feet in front of my hood on the way in this morning, there was so much snow in the air. Blowing like crazy, too. I dropped the plow blade and swept the parking lot when I got to work today, and it's dropped another three inches since then (roughly 90 minutes ago).

 

That's right about what they are predicting for where I live right now

 

NWS is predicting 7"-11" accumulation for Blackstone. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...1.54116821899964&site=all&smap=1#.VMeyXCwYE5w

I know I'm a bit biased, but you guys should use weather.gov for your forecasts.

 

7"-11" happened several hours ago in the AM hours this morning. NWS Pfft.

 

Which was also predicted. A lot of people don't understand how we handle the snow predictions. It's not "total" accumulation, it's base+7"-11". It gets really confusing when the 7"-11" compacts as it accumulates. We use a white colored board and clean it off every hour. At the end of the hour a measurement is taken. It's a tough thing to predict, and if you ever want to start a good argument with a meteorologist bring it up. It's almost as good as arguing over the difference between partly sunny or partly cloudy.

 

Totals update using the Doppler Weather Window here at the office:
Probably about 10-12 inches or so.

 

And here we are at 12:30, an hour later, once it really started drifting in good shape.

 

Woah. Coming down quick.

 

thunder snow is kinda cool.

I got to experience it up near buffalo. I think it was last winter or maybe the winter before.

 

I've experienced it once, like three or four years ago. Big, fat perfectly round snow pellets, crazy thick clouds and lots of loud thunder. It was awesome. That snow packed very well for snowballs.

 

Mostly drifting, but yes, very quick. Probably 1-2 inches an hour right now.
That second shot was after they plowed the driveway; the heater bank from them plowing and the old bank in back from previous storms acted like a bowl and a crap ton of snow drifted in between both banks (where the vehicles were parked). When I went out to start my truck to leave the snow was almost crotch deep, and I had to yank that Honda out with a strap.

 

Damn. Not gonna lie. Sounds fun.