Well if you've been following the comments section, you already know why we think what we think right now. But for those new to the party, here's the rundown.
Snow will arrive tomorrow between 6 and 10 AM. Most of our models indicate it will start after 9 or 10 AM, but because so often the precip shield moves in faster than we think, I've hedged back a couple hours. Either way, the morning commute should not be bad. Snow will be steady through the afternoon. Conditions may not be terrible for the evening commute, but they won't be ideal. Then, there will be a solid period of heavy snow occurring between 5 PM and Midnight. This is when we may really get into the "fun." There may be a lull between 11 PM and sunrise, with just some flurries. But then snow should pick back up again on Wednesday. Areas north and west of Rome may not see this lull and that's why snow amounts are higher there. Areas south and east of about Bridgewater may not see much resurgance in the snow on Wednesday, so amounts step down there.
Additionally, there may be some rain drops mixed in south of Route 20. This is another reason why amounts are forecasted to be lower there.
Here is the official updated forecast.
Where can this go wrong?
First: The dry slot (lull) could be stronger than anticipated. That is definitely a possibility. In that instance, the back end snows would set up further north and west than expected, keeping us cloudy, but dry for most of tomorrow night and Wednesday morning. So then just about everybody would get hosed by that. I am concerned that the models may be very much overdoing precipitation south of Rt 20, which is why I kept that area at 3-6" for now.
Second: Surface temperatures get too warm. If this were to happen, rain would be the big player...and snow would mix in at times, but you'd essentially be cancelling it out. I'm not too concerned with this, but it plays in the back of my mind. The good news at least is that sleet and freezing rain are not a big concern with this storm.
Lastly: Surface temperatures get too warm. Why again? Well this could also have a factor in how much snow actually accumulates. Ratios could be more like 8:1 and we'd still get snow, but maybe more like 4-8" rather than 6-10".
Every storm this year has really underachieved. We rarely have had an instance where we could say a storm outdid itself. Could this be the one? This storm is a different breed than the others we've seen this winter, so it's possible. But for now, I like what we have out there...we'll examine the 00Z data and radar and make a judgement call for 11.
In the meantime, I'll be here for questions, but I am also laying the foundation for a Mar-Apr-May outlook. So I may not get back to you right away.
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Mike(Leonardsville):
I looked at those experimental graphical maps on the binghamton NWS and they are show our area Herkimer west getting hit very hard with snow. 5.2 tommorow, 5.3 tuesday night, and 4.5 wenesday in Utica. Not sure if they are relable but they did accuratly point out the lack of snow the last couple of storms. It shows Syracuse getting about 17 inches of snow the next two days.
Posted February 25th at 7:59 PM
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Anthony:
Mike,
Sounds good to me.....the experimental maps have been doing a pretty decent job this year.....lets hope this is a overachiver... everyone needs to remember ..... this is CNY and it is still winter ANYTHING can happen!!
I am also thinking that with the amount of lift that there will around that LES will be a potential source even if wind direction is not great.... sometimes in this type of scenario even with wind direction not being perfect .....there tends to be good geographic lift.... we shall see
Posted February 25th at 8:14 PM
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Jeff (Southern Hills):
I would be happy with a solid 8 inch snowfall, but a foot would be great, as long as I can snowplow before bed tomorrow!
Posted February 25th at 8:27 PM
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Mike S (Port Leyden):
I'd love to have Wednesday off :) It's getting that time of year when I'm tired of winter and can't wait until spring though.
Also, did anyone report my site as a web forgery? Firefox is sounding off sirens and what not because someone did. Kinda hard for an innocent weather site to be a web forgery.
Posted February 25th at 8:32 PM
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Dan(Herkimer):
I hope we get hit hard here here in herkimer 1 foot + would be awesome!!!!!!! I'd love the day off from school tommorow!!!!!!!!
Posted February 25th at 8:41 PM
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Mark Sodus Williamson:
I'm in the red zone!
Posted February 25th at 8:41 PM
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Mike S (Port Leyden - cnyweather.ath.cx):
Dan, I'd say the most we'll get is an early release.
Posted February 25th at 8:43 PM
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Anthony:
The temp is dropping very quickly...... and this storm is looking very large already...... with the cold front just to the north .... i am thinking along the lines of mike m..... a colder solution with a good deformation zone of most of CNY ..... we shall see...... lets all pray to the snow gods.... even though i do have to travel to cuse tomorrow ....... thats why man invented 4wheel drive
Posted February 25th at 8:53 PM
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mike(leonardsville):
0z NAM is trending colder and the low is a smidge more south.
Posted February 25th at 8:57 PM
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Jeff (Southern Hills):
COLD and SNOW that is what we want to hear! One last big hurrah! The temp at the house is dropping very fast!
Posted February 25th at 9:00 PM
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Mike S (Port Leyden) cnyweather.ath.cx:
Remaining at a steady 25° here.
Posted February 25th at 9:02 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
jeff, what are you at, 26.4 here. mike, you are correct, but you think the NAM, looks good just wait for the gfs later. also look at the parallel NAM, looks very good.
Posted February 25th at 9:02 PM
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mike(leonardville):
Look at the 24 hour part of the 0Z NAM. Herkimer east gets into very very heavy precipitation.
Posted February 25th at 9:05 PM
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mike(leonardsville):
I mean Herkimer west looks good.
Posted February 25th at 9:05 PM
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Matt Lanza:
00Z NAM has not trended significantly, but it is a smidge colder (850 mb 0 line is in northern Susquehanna County, PA, as opposed to right on the border as it was at 12Z at hour 24), and judging by the temp drop tonight, I think we may be sealing the fate of rain in the southern areas. That said, the best dynamics for heavy snow remain north and west of Utica. So based on this, I see little need to change what we have out there now.
Posted February 25th at 9:07 PM
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Jeff (Southern Hills):
down to 21.2 here mike, but always a smidge colder then the rest due to my outlaying hilly area!
Posted February 25th at 9:11 PM
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mike(leonardsville):
Just check the temp outside. It is 19!!! outside, wow colder than I thought it would be.
Posted February 25th at 9:11 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
matt,check out the paralell NAM, it looks even better for snow, and i think id put more baggage in the paralell NAM, as i have been reading around different places, that the NAM has performed very poorly this winter. with that said i think both the NAM, and even the paralell NAM leav too much of a surface low reflection near BGM, i think it all trasfers to the coast. however this is just my opinion at this point. all we can do now is wait and see. i think however if the GFS comes in colder NWS BGM may put all NY counties under a warning, except maybe delaware and sullivan(as they may get into that warm pocket still)
Posted February 25th at 9:16 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
thats not bad jeff,you are always about 3-5 degrees colder than me. i think your chances of staying mainly snow have certainly increased, bgm still a little "iffy".
Posted February 25th at 9:17 PM
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Matt Lanza:
One thing is for certain. We may get absolutely walloped late tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. We could be talking about significant snow in the six hours from 4 PM to 10 PM. Anything beyond that point would be bonus snow (and be a steady light snow). But I think a significant amount of our storm occurs in that 6 hour period. The evening commute does not look pretty.
Posted February 25th at 9:20 PM
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Ryan(Sauquoit):
I'm so confused with this dry slotting issue. Could we just have a storm with little or no dry slot! Will this effect the snowfall for early Wednesday morning in Sauquoit? 22 degrees oustide!
Posted February 25th at 9:24 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
you beat me to it matt lol. just taking a look at the paralell NAM, and it is once again latching onto good backside deformation zone snowfall. on the order of 4-10 inches(4pm to 4am) across central ny, with the general rule being the higher end of that spectrum the further NE you head(ilion, stratford, dogleville, old forge and up toward the central and eastern dacks, and toward vt and nh)
Posted February 25th at 9:24 PM
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Gayle:
Have to catch a 0900 flight from Syr Wed. My dilema is whether to leave Tues evening and stay at Airport inn or take my chances and leave for airport early (5 or6 am). I'm driving from Rome and will take Thruway. Any suggestions? Of course the real question is what are the chances of flight cancellations?
Posted February 25th at 9:30 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Mike: As good as the parallel NAM might look, it's still an experimental model and I'm not about to put much stock into it yet. This basically sums up the storm....
- Light snow at the onset (late morning through early afternoon)
- Heavy snow for approximately six hours between 4 and 10 PM
- Steady light snow/flurries from 10 PM onward into Wednesday all day....slow accumulation.
- Lake enhancement on Wednesday west of Utica which would increase snow totals there.
I do not see much reason to go greater than 6-10" for most of CNY, save the North Country, which will have better dynamics initially with the wrap around tomorrow overnight, which should give you guys an edge.That said, I'm going to make a change and go to 5-10", but get rid of the 3-6" range. Keep in mind, just because I'm going from 6-10 to 5-10 doesn't mean I think the Mohawk Valley is going to see less...it's just because I'm concerned someone down in Oneonta or southern Chenango County will only get 5" because of mixing or less precip than the models are showing.
Posted February 25th at 9:31 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Gayle: Leave on Wednesday morning. I think road crews will be able to handle the snow tomorrow night, especially on the Thruway, after midnight, so I don't think conditions are going to be exceptionally bad Wednesday morning. Maybe not the best, but could be much worse.
Posted February 25th at 9:33 PM
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Matt HP:
Gayle,
Chance are if the roads are that bad your flight will be delayed. I rarely see syracuse cancel flights. Just make sure your up early enough to check the conditions and see if your flight is cancelled.
Posted February 25th at 9:35 PM
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mike m (binghamton):
i like that call matt, sounds good to me.
Posted February 25th at 9:36 PM
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Bev (Holland Patent):
It looks like the storm will be hitting later in the day. However, the winter storm warning goes into effect at 6am tomorrow. Can you see a snow day for the kids tomorrow? If not, then will it be a messy ride home for them? Enough to let them out early?
Posted February 25th at 9:42 PM
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Mike S (Port Leyden) cnyweather.ath.cx:
Bev: With my experience with schools the most you'll see is a takehome around noontime.
Posted February 25th at 9:52 PM
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Matt Lanza:
We have a continuing policy here in the blog of not trying to predict school closings or giving anyone advice regarding that. That's out of our hands. Everyone sees the forecast, and they can proceed however they see fit.
Posted February 25th at 9:52 PM
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Michael- (Dolgeville):
22.3 degrees here. I really don't think there will be any snowdays tomorrow. I've had a perfect record of forecasting snowdays for the past year, and hit every one right on. I could see early releases a good possibility, but even those would be a hard decision to make. Wednesday morning could be a different story though. Just plan on going to school tomorrow as I really doubt conditions will be bad enough in the morning to close.
Posted February 25th at 9:56 PM
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Jeff (Southern Hills):
Sitting at 19 degrees, and the dew has stayed right steady at 16 degrees. Usually the dew drops off with the temp, looks like the air is at least going to stay moist for the beginning of the snow!
Posted February 25th at 10:00 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Posted February 25th at 10:02 PM
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mike m (binghamton):
dont want to take up too much room on here, but if you take a look at bgms forecast discussion, this is basically what they are saying...this applies mainly to southern areas,....they said they like how the 00z NAM has trended toward a colder solution, and it would give NY counties mostly all snow, with a period of heavy snow during the afternoon, followed by a dry slot,then more wrap around snow tues night and weds, they also said they are going to let the next shift deal with possibly upgrading adv to warnings, after they see all 00z guidance.... so much for not taking too much room, srry.
Posted February 25th at 10:05 PM
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Jeff (Southern Hills):
Had to do it....took a peek at the "other" and I know we aren't supposed to talk about it. They are calling for 2-6 as far north as Utica. I think they are gun shy after the last big flop.
Posted February 25th at 10:10 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
matt, i deffinetly like your map, looks good. one question though, do you think perhaps there could be 15+ snows from old forge NE into the dacks?
Posted February 25th at 10:29 PM
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Rob(whitesboro):
The NAM to me looked a bit stronger as well.It keeps us out of the dry slot along with higher QPF.If that deformation zone isn't on us, it's very close.
Posted February 25th at 10:34 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Mike: Certainly possible, but the difference between 15" and 18 or 20" isn't all that much. And since that's out of our viewing area mostly, I didn't feel obliged to overthink it. The main reason I'm highlighting the 15+ near the Lake is to show that Lake Ontario may play a role at some point. I'm not as concerned about this as I was earlier, but felt I should keep it.
Posted February 25th at 10:36 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
ok makes sense matt. gfs is in, and it is a touch further south, and colder. it is also a tad dryer, through 36 hrs at least. cmc also came in earlier, and is in almost exact agreement with the gfs, in having a low near baltimore tomomorrow afternoon.
Posted February 25th at 10:50 PM
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Matt HP:
Mike,
Let me give you an insight on Holland Patent, they would only send kids home earlier than the normal dismissal if the school blew apart from an F5 tornado. And even thats sketchy.
Posted February 25th at 11:00 PM
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Michael- (Dolgeville):
Well at least the models have been pretty consistent unlike the past 3 months worth of storms where they flip flopped right at this point in time. I think it is game time! I haven't seen much about wind with this storm, but "others" are saying it is going to get quite windy (20-30mph). Anybody have any input on wind potential with the storm winding up along the coast? Could we be dealing with blowing and drifting snow?
Posted February 25th at 11:01 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Michael: It will get brisk tomorrow night and on Wednesday. Blowing and drifting shouldn't be a major issue through tomorrow evening, because the snow should be rather wet in consistency. But on Wednesday, as colder air blows in and light snow continues, we'll see blowing/drifting become an issue.
Posted February 25th at 11:07 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
ok my final snow map if anyone is interested, just tweaked it a little from my origninal, and it is very similar to WKTVS.
http://image58.webshots.com/658/6/78/77/2618678770099650872UjjwXZ_fs.jpgPosted February 25th at 11:19 PM
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vinny(utica):
mike,i cant get your snow map.what do you have for utica?and from what you have can we get even more here?
Posted February 25th at 11:24 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Well, one last thought before I take a break before bed. This storm is exploding over the Midwest right now. The last few hours have seen very nice development. I am beginning to wonder if we end up with higher amounts than forecasted. We'll see what happens, but I'm confident we'll at least reach the forecasted ranges. Finally, a good one?
Posted February 25th at 11:29 PM
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Matt Lanza:
And also, I have not mentioned it yet, but thundersnow is a distinct possibility tomorrow evening.
Posted February 25th at 11:32 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
vinny, hmm i hope it works, the link works for me? but ne ways i have utica in the 6-10 inch zone, 10-16 west out toward syracuse, and also some 10-16 amounts in the higher elevations south of utica in cortland, chenango and madison counties, also a stripe of 10-16 up in the dacks. and as matt just said the storm is strengthening rapidly, so anything is possible?
Posted February 25th at 11:38 PM
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vinny(utica):
thanks mike.i think there is a good chance for better amounts.thanks again to you matt and also rob for your insight.i love this blog and the opinions of others.keep up the great work!go snow!
Posted February 26th at 12:24 AM
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Rob(whitesboro):
After looking at the NAM on e-wall,this storm is very impressive.
Although QPF might be high,it certainly brings the deformation zone through the metro area.Snowfall rates in the zone would reach 1-3" per hour at times.Especially over the higher terrain.Too bad temps weren't a little colder,but at that rate it doesn't really matter.It's going to be a wild 36 hours.Here is my total snowfall guess for the storm."GAB Rome-12.5"Posted February 26th at 12:26 AM
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mike m ( binghamton):
Rob,it certainly will get wild. when it is precipitating hard(10am-4pm) i think temps will have a hard time rising. perhaps something like 32.5 right in the valley, with anyone over 800 feet below freezing, and anyone over 1500 feet around 30 or below. between 4-8 pm i think we see precip lighten up a bit, and this may be when temps "surge" to around 34-35 in the valley and close to freezing in the higher elvations. then after 8pm its all down hill with more snow developing.
Posted February 26th at 12:49 AM
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Michael- (Dolgeville):
17.6 degrees here. It seems unusual that something hasn't came up yet to destroy such a perfect snow event for us, lol! At least we can just about rule out sleet/FZR (thank god!). Maybe this is "the one" that will bury us guys! I'll be sure to post updates frequently regarding snow totals and road conditions up this way throughout the storm.
Posted February 26th at 1:05 AM
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Katie(Utica):
i have to drive out to syracuse airport on wed. to pick up my fiance. how bad do you think this is really going to get? his plane will land around 2:45pm. any ideas what its going to be like heading out that way? or how early should i leave??
Posted February 26th at 1:59 AM
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Matt HP:
katie,
wednesday afternoon should be fine. I wouldnt worry about it
Posted February 26th at 2:42 AM
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Denys (East Winfield):
Good Morning all,
25 degrees with light snow falling already!Posted February 26th at 5:02 AM
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Matt (CB):
24 cool degrees here with a slight easterly wind.No snow yet.Hopefully this "snow storm" will give all you disappointed people something to be happy about.
As for me,I am hopeing this is the last week of winter and the sun will come out and do it's thing.We are at almost 11 hrs of daylight so it should.
As for early release from schools,The districts have to notify the plow people well in advance or the bus' would be traveling on unplowed roads.I drove bus for 9 yrs and we only closed early one time and that proved to be disatorous.
Take care and drive safe everyonePosted February 26th at 6:01 AM
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Adam Musyt:
Flurries just starting on the hill
Posted February 26th at 6:16 AM
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James (Sauquoit):
Light snow falling in Sauquoit. Have a great day everyone!
Posted February 26th at 6:28 AM
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Amy (Remsen):
Good start call guys, snow started here around 6:30 - at 26 degrees.
Posted February 26th at 6:45 AM
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heather (german flatts):
snow started here between 6:15 and 6:30 temp 27 and the snow falling steady.. I'll be in and out all day so if anyone needs 5s or thruway conditions between herkimer and little falls gimmie a holler ill look out side for you
Posted February 26th at 6:50 AM
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Kevin (Southern Seneca County):
Just got up and the snow is falling very lightly, just a dusting as of the moment.
Posted February 26th at 6:54 AM
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W (Norwich):
Light snow falling here, beginning to stick on driveways and sidewalks as of 6:20AM
Posted February 26th at 6:56 AM
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Pat:
25 degrees in Fort Plain and moderate snow. 6:59 A.M.
Posted February 26th at 6:58 AM
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MJ (Trenton):
Surprised to see the snow this early, thought late morning? What are all you forecasters thinking now-any big changes to forecast, dry-slot etc...
Noticed on BGM discussion they're talking about 5:1 ratios thru 6PM, total 3-5" accum. Then much heavier tonight, total 10"-14" for most of CNY. Hope they're wrong about the 5:1Posted February 26th at 7:33 AM
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Adam Musyt:
MJ,
So far things are panning out well. Our computers suggested a mid-morning start time but experience tells us that snow usually moves in a little earlier than models suggest. All the latest computer guidance looks similar to yesterday's. It still looks like the ETA precipitation forecast is a little overdone. Right now the best call is to leave well enough alone.
Posted February 26th at 7:37 AM
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Adam Musyt:
Sorry - that should be the NAM precipitation forecast. It used to be called the ETA.
Posted February 26th at 7:38 AM
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Brad (Oneonta):
No snow here yet as of 7:40. Almost 26 degrees out and very calm....god I hope it doesnt rain.
Posted February 26th at 7:38 AM
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mike(leonardsville):
Dealing with post #64, how am I not surprised that it went overdone. I'm sticking with my prediction of 5-6 inches and that's it.
Posted February 26th at 7:43 AM
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Jeff (Southern Hills):
Good morning. Snow has begun, actually started around 6:30 according to the wife. Just small flakes for now. Also surprised by the temp gain overnight. Lets hope it stays right around 25-30 degrees.
Posted February 26th at 8:00 AM
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Patty:
Been snowing in the Village of Herkimer since around 6:15am about a 1/4 of an inch so far
Posted February 26th at 8:13 AM
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Holly - Cedarville Lake:
Light snow started around 5:30AM, steadier by the time I left for work at 7:00, roads up here are covered and starting to slick up.....hopefully, this will be a nice dumping!!
Posted February 26th at 8:21 AM
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Todd (New Hartford):
It seems like there is a pretty good difference in forecast between KTV and the NWS (which I know happens a lot and the KTV crew seems to be on top of things quite a bit). From what I can tell you guys are saying the heaviest snow will be from about 4PM to 10PM......the NWS, as of early this morning in their Winter Storm Warning report says the storm will be the worst from tonight into tomorrow morning. Just curious as to what you think the differences are--what are they seeing that you aren't, or vice versa.
Posted February 26th at 9:09 AM
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Rob(whitesboro):
Still light snow here but flakes have increased in size over the past 15 minutes.1/2" of snow has fallen so far.
Posted February 26th at 9:18 AM
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TLF:
Rome has 1 inch so far this morning.
Posted February 26th at 9:34 AM
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Jack (Clark Mills):
I see the "Storm Warning" totals have changed. It was till wed day morning, now it's 6PM, and that now they're call for 10-14 inches. What's the chances if this being close to what we're going to get? Oh, also, is this going to be that heavy wet snow or the lighter stuff?
Posted February 26th at 9:35 AM
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Larry - Richfield Springs:
I've been following WKTV's weather blog for a while now, though I've never posted. I haven't had to, you folks have covered all of my questions. I have to say, the WKTV folks have been ahead of the curve in every instance, and if there were contributing factors that could break a forecast, they have always put them out there ahead of everyone else. Needless to say, this is where I go for the best forecast available. In response to post #67... things change, and weather is funny, so let's not forget that. The WKTV weather crew has done a great job of keeping us informed. Also, the fact that they take the time to update a blog like this and answer our questions, well, my hat goes off to them!
Posted February 26th at 9:46 AM
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Matt Lanza:
Todd: I honestly couldn't answer that. We still think this evening is going to be the worst, and most model guidance is in our camp. My guess is a typo on their end or just something they forgot to clean up the wording of when they issued the warning.
Jack: Our forecast is here. This won't be a typical heavy wet snow...this should be a "normal" snow...not LES fluff, but not concrete.Posted February 26th at 9:47 AM
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Linnette in Waterville:
Snow started here at around 6:00 am-light, packy snow. Now we have around 1 inch and it has tapered off considerably. Looks like on some of the radars out there that we may be switching to rain shortly(green color indicating rain?). Is that still a possibility? Also schools in Oneonta are having early dismissal.
Posted February 26th at 9:57 AM
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Laura (Clinton):
The dry slot to our south seems to be filling in with some moderate snows. Any thoughts to the weather at lunchtime? I have to make a decision on a lunch meeting in a few hours. Any help would be appreciated!
Posted February 26th at 10:05 AM
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Mel (Westernville):
Kind of a lull in the action here now with just some light flurries and visibility back up to a mile.
Posted February 26th at 10:25 AM
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Vikki:
Have to vent about some people freaking out over this storm, it has nothing to do with anyone on this board just some people in general...I dont know why some people get so worked up over snow totals. We live in NY. 5-10 inches of snow in a 24 hour period is nothing to go all crazy about. After the huge storms we have had in the past(christmas day storm,valentines day storm etc.) 5-10 to me is more of a norm rather than an exception. Is it a nussiance, yes. But we have dealt with this stuff all our lives. Its not like these snow totals are un-typical for our area. If this storm was producing many feet of snow then ok I could see why some people would be concerned but this storm, in my opinion is just plain "average" for us.
Posted February 26th at 10:45 AM
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Jeff (Southern Hills):
Vicki
I don't think its average when its the biggest of the year. I agree with the whole storms of the past thing, but the ones that you mention are more like 1 in 50 year storms, not every year storms.Update from down here. Just over an inch and the snow intensity and snowflake size has increased.
Posted February 26th at 10:50 AM
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James:
Vikki: I concur.
Posted February 26th at 10:51 AM
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Isabelle:
Vicki-
It concerns me when the schools let out early and my children are expected to walk in this snow storm. Any snow storm that children have to be out in is a concern...and me driving to go pick them up? That's another issue. There are crazy drivers out there that have no concern for the safety of other drivers...so 6-16 inches of snow is a concern.
Posted February 26th at 11:00 AM
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mike m ( binghamton):
jeff, heavy snow will develop for me nad you, and perhaps further north by noontime. what are you at tempwise? im at 30.4 degrees, a little warm.
Posted February 26th at 11:01 AM
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Kevin (Southern Seneca County):
As of 11AM just a smidge over .5 inch of snow. Very light snow currently falling.
Posted February 26th at 11:04 AM
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Jeff (Southern Hills):
Mike, have had some decent snows for the last hour or so. Little warm here too 30.8.
Posted February 26th at 11:07 AM
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Pat (Fort Plain:
29.3 Degrees 11:08 A.M. Light to Moderate Snow
Posted February 26th at 11:11 AM
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Rob(whitesboro):
Mod snow here.Starting to look like the heaviest snows will fall from Utica and to the east now.
Posted February 26th at 11:12 AM
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Brian (Rome):
Snow has picked up here in the last half hour. Flake size has increased too.
Posted February 26th at 11:19 AM
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Gordon (Northwestern):
As of 11 AM only 1.3" has fallen here. Right now it is only very light snow, Visibility >5miles. Looks like the heavy snow is falling south of Utica, because I just heard alot of schools down that way are closing early. I thought the heaviest snow was suppose to fall north of the Mohawk Valley, not south of it.
Posted February 26th at 11:28 AM
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Brad (Oneonta):
Linnette in Waterville....schools are being let out at noon although at this point there is barely 1/4 inch of snow.
Posted February 26th at 11:28 AM
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Mel (Westernville):
Picked up in intensity here as well - visib back to 1/2 mile.
Posted February 26th at 11:28 AM
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Bob (Dolgeville):
Is Matt Dinardo on the Chem Dry Commercials. I thought he went down south????
Posted February 26th at 11:30 AM
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mike m ( binghamton):
matt, why are surface temps surging so much over cny, many obs sites are between 30-32. the 15z ruc, had most of cny in the 20s right through 7pm tonight.
Posted February 26th at 11:32 AM
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Mel (Westernville):
I think it is still working its way North Gordon - just have to hope we stay below freezing so it stays all snow.
Posted February 26th at 11:38 AM
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sleighldy:
I agree w/Vicki...this is CNY...and hey guys it's still winter...so what's the big deal...it's not like we have never had snow like this before...as for letting schools out early...they all knew this was coming...so why didn't they just take a snow day...so what if they have to use some of their Spring Vacation..better to be safe than sorry...hence less confusion for parents too...this way they don't have to scramble to find someone to be home for the kids or take off from work early, just cause Superintendent's make stupid decisions!! Not everyone can just leave work to get home for the kids...sorry just had to vent....
Posted February 26th at 11:40 AM
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Holly - Cedarville Lake:
Two inches atop Albany Hill Rd - a steady snow - very quiet out.
Posted February 26th at 11:41 AM
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Matt HP:
Bob,
Yeah Matt's in Virginia, he comes up a couple times a year and earns a little bit of gas money when he comes :-P
I think he said he was friends with the owner.Posted February 26th at 11:43 AM
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Mel (Westernville):
Oh well - now back to light snow/flurries again.
Posted February 26th at 11:44 AM
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Rob(whitesboro):
1.5" of snow here at noon.Falling moderately.
Posted February 26th at 11:57 AM
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Matt Lanza:
So far at least, everything is working to plan. Lighter snows were supposed to dominate through midday. After 1-2 PM we should notice an uptick in snow. Radar returns in Central PA lifting northeast are impressive, so I still think conditions will deteriorate later this afternoon.
As it stands now, as long as roads are treated and periodically plowed, they're in tip top shape...by far the best I've noticed this winter. Thruway travel is fine. But some roads untreated and on hilltops will be slick.Posted February 26th at 12:02 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
matt, what do you think about surface temps, according to my thermometer we are at 32 degrees here. will they holr, rise, or fall?
Posted February 26th at 12:10 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Mike: They'll hold and possibly rise a little bit I would think. I'd be concerned about a possible mix with rain down there, but up this way, we should be just cold enough, even if we get above 32.
Posted February 26th at 12:11 PM
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Bill Kardas:
About an inch of snow at my apartment in Utica before I left for work. Major roadways are not bad at all, just wet. Heading up Smith Hill was a bit slippery though, but it's like that frequently.
Posted February 26th at 12:15 PM
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Jan:
32 degrees and snowing quite hard right now in Rome.
Posted February 26th at 12:25 PM
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Bob (Cooperstown):
Moderate snow falling temp.32 pressure 29.53 have 2.25" on the ground
Posted February 26th at 12:39 PM
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Jeff (Southern Hills):
Still moderate snow down here. Also the wind seems to be picking up as well. Back roads are now snow covered and slippery, but main arteries are still just wet. Just an update from the county they have put out an announcement that the Emergency Management office is requesting no unnecessary travel this afternoon and evening. I do think you will see a travel advisory for us shortly. Close to 3 inches now.
Posted February 26th at 12:40 PM
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Jeff (Southern Hills):
Hey anyone see any pressure drops on the East Coast yet?? Not that I want things to change considering the snow we are getting right now, but I would love to see maybe a DC Low, something to get it a bit colder here.
Posted February 26th at 12:56 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Jeff: Quick and dirty mesoanalysis shows the best pressure falls right now over S PA...generally as expected. Not idea for us, so no influx of cold air anytime soon. But given that you've seen 1-3" down there, that's fine and pretty much according to plan. We'll continue watching.
Posted February 26th at 1:03 PM
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Kevin (Southern Seneca County):
Snow continues to fall here lightly, actually mixed with light rain not that long ago. About 3/4 inch total at this point.
Posted February 26th at 1:06 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
bad news here, we are mixing with sleet. matt, do you think it will contune to be sleet down here ,or could we go back to snow?
Posted February 26th at 1:06 PM
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Jeff (Southern Hills):
Thanks Matt.......
Snowflake size has been back and forth all morning, back to a smaller flake now. Also noticed the temp back and forth within the 29-31 degree spot. Down a degree, up a degree, back and forth but we have not gone above freezing yet today.
Posted February 26th at 1:11 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Mike: Things aren't going to change too terribly much over the next few hours, so I would think while you probably won't change over, you'll stay mixed at times.
Posted February 26th at 1:14 PM
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Anonymous:
I have to travel to SUNY Morrisville from Utica late this afternoon (leaving around 4pm). I teach a night class that meets from 5:30-8:30pm. I usually take Route 49 to Route 26 to Route 20. I then drive 60 miles home to the Holland Patent area. I noticed that a few schools right by SUNY Morrisville are letting out early...this concerns me that it might be a rough commute both ways for both me and my students. I have already cancelled class once due to weather, so any thoughts/recommendations on whether I should cancel this evening?? Thanks to anyone who can give me an idea as to how it looks down that way.
Posted February 26th at 1:14 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
ok thanks matt, ill keep you informed.
Posted February 26th at 1:16 PM
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Chuck:
Anonymous: Roads in the Morrisville area are slippery but not impassable. Schools are just erring on the side of caution. I would leave plenty of time if you decide to travel--be especially careful on Route 26.
Posted February 26th at 1:26 PM
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Jeff (Southern Hills):
Anon- I live about 20 minutes from SUNY Mo'ville. I can tell you this, its snowing. The back roads are very slick. The treated roads are still just wet or slushy in spots. Now I can not say anything about Madison County roads as I don't live there, I know that Chenango county has put out a no unnecessary travel advisory for the evening. From what I see and hear that is when the heaviest of the snow will be. Hope that helps ya!
Posted February 26th at 1:27 PM
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Jill Reale:
Just went outside to measure the snow, New Hartford has about 3" so far. It is snow pretty good right now, with fairly big snowflakes.
Posted February 26th at 1:28 PM
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Chuck:
Roady: Great post (#108) and excellent point!!
Posted February 26th at 1:30 PM
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Teresa:
Big flakes now in Downtown Utica....and fairly heavy. Bring it on!!
Posted February 26th at 1:40 PM
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Anonymous:
Thanks for the feedback (Chuck & Jeff) on the road situation down by Morrisville. It sometimes is a different world down there as opposed to Utica, so I appreciate your comments. Regrardless, it seems like it will be getting nastier just about everywhere as we progress into the evening.
Posted February 26th at 1:42 PM
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Michael- (Dolgeville):
30 degrees here with steady heavy snow. We have 3.5" inches as of 1:30p.m. All roads are snow covered and very hazardous. Rt29 and 167 are both snow covered and haven't been plowed in two hours. Back roads are just as bad. Snow is starting to add up quickly here.
Posted February 26th at 1:44 PM
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vinny(utica):
snowy moderately to very heavy at times here in east utica.seems to be accumilating on streets also which is a good sign.if this keeps up i think will see the high side of wktvs snow forcast and maybe more.
Posted February 26th at 1:49 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
we went back over to snow about 20 min ago, and it is VERY HEAVY, snowflakes are literally bigger than half dollars. temp is still right at 32 degrees, and with the high sun angle it is have a little trouble sticking, with that said however even the main mtn road i live on is snowcovered, and they have been around with the plows several times. id say about 2 inches so far here, as it is really compacting.
Posted February 26th at 1:49 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Bill and I just stuck a snow board outside finally to get more accurate readings. We're at 3.0" here on the hill as well and snowing heavily with rather large flakes at the moment. Our 5-10" should have no trouble being met. The only question now becomes, can we outdo ourselves? That remains to be seen, but an additional 2-4" is likely through sunset, and we feel higher amounts are very possible.
Posted February 26th at 1:53 PM
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Jim:
michael, can you keep updating if it gets real bad or 167 closes, I have to make a decision on if I will send an employee up there with a delivery at 300. Thanks a lot.
Posted February 26th at 1:56 PM
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Jeff (Southern Hills):
Not sure what happen in the atmosphere but visibility is down to bout 500 feet. I would get you pics but the wife lost the cord so now I cant get them off the digital. The snow is falling extrememly heavy, just did another quick measure and now at just under 4". Wind has shifted to the East as well with temps steady around 30 degrees. The back roads are quickly becomig impassible in our town. Not sure what happen to the plows considering I have not seen one since about 10AM and there is easily 2-3 inches of snow covering the roadway.
Posted February 26th at 2:03 PM
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Rob(whitesboro):
Moderate snow with 3" so far at 2PM.
Posted February 26th at 2:04 PM
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Kevin (Southern Seneca County):
Moderate wet snow continues, total is up to 1.25. Great snow for making snowballs.
Posted February 26th at 2:05 PM
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AWJ - Norwich:
Is this the heavy snow that was expected between 6 to 10 p.m. or is that coming too?
Posted February 26th at 2:06 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Jeff: You are in for waves of this. So stay tuned. Storm is behaving almost exactly as we figured, maybe an hour or two faster. But the next few hours, with the combination of heavier snow a slowly lowering sun angle, road conditions are going to go downhill fast. And accumulations will increase rather quickly too.
Posted February 26th at 2:06 PM
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lb (Cedarville):
My husband works in Cooperstown and just emailed to say he will have to take an alternate route home. Rumor is Fly Creek Hill Road (one main road into the village) is closed.
Posted February 26th at 2:08 PM
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Matt Lanza:
AWJ: Yes things have ramped up a bit quickly. Instead of 4-10, it looks like 2-8 will be the height.
Posted February 26th at 2:08 PM
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Michael- (Dolgeville):
Jim, I will keep you updated. State DOT just came through, but roads are still and will remain snow covered and hazardous throughout the night. The thing with 3p.m. is you are going to have alot of traffic on the roads with school getting out, so this just makes it more difficult for plows to keep up. Heavy snow looks to continue for several more hours as well, as radar shows lots of precip to the south heading this way. As I write this road conditions are continuing to deteriorate.
Posted February 26th at 2:10 PM
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Kathy(St Johnsviile):
My hubby is goin to go to Maine to get a motorcycle he purchased.Hes leaving around 4:30...Any advice i can give him cause im worried sick....thank you for doing a wonderful job also...
Posted February 26th at 2:10 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
bgm forcast discussion mentioned that they think the storm is going to track even further south,almost eliminating the chance of mixed precip north of PA/ny border. matt, what is that dry slot out in western ny? ithought western ny was suppose to stay in the axis of heavy snow, it now almost looks like east of 81 could see the highest amounts?
Posted February 26th at 2:12 PM
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vinny(utica):
matt,are we into the meat of the storm or will it continue as is or will it get even heavier this evening and tonight.if it continues like this or gets heavier tonight i think we can get even higher snow totals.what are your thoughts?
Posted February 26th at 2:12 PM
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Jeff (Southern Hills):
Mike I think that its a pocket. If you take a look at the State College Radar there is precip West of there that is filling in the back side of that dry spot. The precip in that area is also starting to take a south to north trajectory.
WEEEEEEEEE looks like the doozy has begun. Finally a storm that behaves the way it should!
Posted February 26th at 2:19 PM
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Linnette (Waterville):
Snowing very heavily here now. Around 4" of wet snow so far. 29 degrees. Secondary roads here are very slick.
Posted February 26th at 2:19 PM
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Matt Lanza:
That dry slot is a little concerning to me. At this moment, I'm more concerned with how hard it snows over the next 2-3 hours. I'm having a heck of a time trying to draw up a snow map for the overnight. I'm more confident on tomorrow's forecast.
Posted February 26th at 2:23 PM
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mike m (binghamton):
yea tonights forecast is very tough. the storm is going to be developing rapidly east of us, but the real question is how much snow gets wrapped back in here. thats why i made this map, and it only goes through 10 pm ;)
http://image62.webshots.com/562/6/39/17/2429639170099650872dxmpeV_fs.jpgPosted February 26th at 2:29 PM
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Jennifer:
Here in Richfield Springs on top of prey hill we are like in Antartica lol ...we have atleast 6-8 inches right now and snow still falling heavily...always seems worse here then anywhere else..Hope everyone drives safe...
Posted February 26th at 2:30 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
jeff, yea theres no doubt were still ok, i was just wondering that if by this storm going further south(slightly) maybe the heaviest deformation zone snow will set up over cny tonight instead of western ny.
Posted February 26th at 2:31 PM
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Andy Forestport:
Must be close to 5 inches here already
Posted February 26th at 2:44 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Snowing extremely hard here... 1.5" last hour. Up to 4.5" for the storm total.
Posted February 26th at 2:50 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
ahh, if it was just a 2 degrees colder at my house we'd be getting very high snowfall rates(it very well may be 2 degrees colder on the higher hilltops) we are at 32.4 degrees, and the snow is only adding up slowly, about .5 inches per hr, despite the fact that it is falling very intensly. still no sleet mixing in(only that one brief period)
Posted February 26th at 2:54 PM
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Ryan(Sauquoit):
Snowing extremely hard here also. Snow is really piling up here. Roads are pretty slick. Must be 4-5 inches or more out there
Posted February 26th at 2:54 PM
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DOT:
Re: the salt shortage by "roady"......
I can assure everyone reading this that NYSDOT is not going to run out of salt tonight (or tomorrow) regardless of the temperature.
Actually, if the temp drops low enough (not going to happen tonight) the salt becomes ineffective, generally becomes less effective under 10-15 degrees.
Re: the 2 providers of salt, probably due to the fact that one company wins the low bid, one for treated salt, one for untreated. I know of one DOT "barn" for sure that isn't fighting anyone for salt.
I'm sure "roady" has some knowledge on the topic, but, just wanted to adress the 'alarmist' tone, nobody needs to "beware" if the temp drops.I will agree with roady, we in general, have become addicted to salt, using way too much.
Posted February 26th at 2:56 PM
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Matt:
Matt,
Is this storm already overacheiving itself?
Posted February 26th at 2:59 PM
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Herkimer:
Village of herkimer 6" since 5:30am
Posted February 26th at 3:02 PM
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Jeff (Southern Hills):
Still moderate snow (has lightened up just a little). Up over 5 inches now.
Posted February 26th at 3:02 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Matt: We'll know tomorrow evening :)
Posted February 26th at 3:02 PM
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Kevin (Southern Seneca County):
Snow has let up, another .75 in the last hour brining the total to 2 inches.
Posted February 26th at 3:03 PM
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Michael- (Dolgeville):
5.0" inches as of 3 p.m. Temperature is at 29.8 degrees with heavy snow falling. Snow is falling at 1" inch per hour here and roads are a mess, ALL SNOW COVERED!
Posted February 26th at 3:03 PM
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Jill Reale:
Just went out to measure, 5inches in New Hartford, roads are snow covered.
Posted February 26th at 3:04 PM
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Gordon Potter (Northwestern):
Left my house at 2;30 PM to go to work in Rome. When I left my house we had had 2.8", but there must be 4 or 5" of snow in Rome. Roads were in pretty good shape.
Posted February 26th at 3:05 PM
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Justin (Little Falls):
About 5" here in L.F. Roads are snow covered but have been plowed and sanded. Snow has been moderate to heavy since 1:30 PM.
Posted February 26th at 3:06 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Drier air is trying to move toward us rather aggressively now. North of the Mohawk Valley, snow will continue, but may go light to moderate. South of the Valley, we may see a lull at times after 4:30 PM. Snow will continue into tonight though, with periods of moderate to heavy snow...but mainly light snow. New map forthcoming shortly
Posted February 26th at 3:07 PM
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Billy Bob:
I'm sending my wife down into town to pick me up a six pack - down Breakneck Hill outside of Utica. She'll be riding her Huffy (bicycle) as the truck is broke. It's only 2 miles to the Quickie Mart but she's complaining about it, says it's too slick. What do you think? Anyone have a report on the road conditions there?!?
Posted February 26th at 3:07 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Snowfall forecast for tonight/tomorrow is up.
Posted February 26th at 3:16 PM
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Justin:
Snow has just picked up in intensity here in utica, matt how long will this heavy stuff will fall before the dry slot moves in?
Posted February 26th at 3:16 PM
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Mike(Rome):
About 5 inches here in Rome, are we going to be effected by the dry slot?
Posted February 26th at 3:17 PM
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Mel (Westernville):
Just drove to Rome and back to pick my son up from school - roads in Rome are horrible - Tractor Trailer stuck on chestnut street by Friendly's trying to get up the little incline, and 2 mini vans in the ditch on Route 46 by the state park. Trip took almost double the normal time.
Posted February 26th at 3:18 PM
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Debbie:
Has anyone traveled route 49 between rome and utica in the last 1/2 hour? Tryng to find out the conditions of it. If it is really snowy, slushy or fairly clear.
Posted February 26th at 3:22 PM
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Ryan(Sauqoit):
5 inches of snow her here in Sauquoit. Will this dry slot cut off snow for the morning hours tomorrow and tonight?
Posted February 26th at 3:22 PM
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Rob(whitesboro):
Heavy snow with a 5" total so far.
Posted February 26th at 3:31 PM
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Lisa:
Hi Debbie:) How is oriskany blvd?? Anyone been on it in the past hour?
Posted February 26th at 3:34 PM
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Matt Lanza:
I would advise against all travel the next few hours unless absolutely necessary. Let the road crews play catch up...it's just falling too fast for anyone to stay on top of it.
That said, for those questioning the dry slot, see my comment in #159Posted February 26th at 3:36 PM
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Laura (Paris Hill):
Matt, that's a good suggestion:) Almost didn't make it up the hill from Clinton on Fountain Street. Even in 4-wheel. So much snow coming down on the roads the crews cannot keep up! Snowing mod-heavy with 1/2 mile visibility and temp at 30.2.
Posted February 26th at 3:39 PM
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Pat:
Enough with the "Hows this St., Blvd, Rd,?" They are all terrible. Its snowing. Drive slow.
Posted February 26th at 3:42 PM
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Rob(whitesboro):
Visability is a 1/4 mile here.Very impressive as the wind is dead calm.
Posted February 26th at 3:44 PM
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Lisa:
I have to go home from work so unfornately i need to travel so trying to see what road to take.. 49? or oriskany blvd
Posted February 26th at 3:44 PM
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Ann:
Sorry Pat (#171)but Mike in Dolgeville any word on Rte. 167? Thanks
Posted February 26th at 3:45 PM
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mike(leonardville):
looks like the dry slot is filling in a bit and the low apparently is forming off of the Delaware coast.
Posted February 26th at 3:48 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Mike: Definitely seeing that on radar loops. Snow won't be as heavy as we've seen this afternoon, but still dicey.
I would again strongly advise anyone who does not have to travel to stay off the roads. It is a mess everywhere right now and will continue to stay this way through the evening rush.Posted February 26th at 3:50 PM
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Linnette (Waterville):
Good old fashion snowstorm-finally-gotta love it. Linnette
Posted February 26th at 3:55 PM
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MikeD(SUtica):
Matt, wasn't the heaviest snow supposed to arrive between 4-10PM per your blog entry? Thanks.
Posted February 26th at 3:58 PM
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Vin Wboro:
Left work at the business park in Rome at 3:30 and it took my about 30 min to get to Whitesboro (total of about 12 miles). Roads are very slushy and visibility on rte 49 is about 2/10 of a mile. Traffic is moving along about 35 mph, with the occasional idiot doing 55. There were 2 cars off the road heading west on 49 and traffic was backed up. The exit ramps off of 49 look pretty bad. The 291 ramp was not in very good shape. Cavanaugh road into the village was a mess as well.
Posted February 26th at 3:59 PM
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Frank (Deerfield):
Unbelievable, DOT can't keep up with 5" of snow, what do they have trucks for? Saw trucks stuck on Rt. 12 northbound, right after I saw at least 7 trucks going south near burrstone rd. Last 5 were scraping bare pavement. Why can't some of them come plow north on 12? Bare pavement to unpassable within about 3 miles, ridiculous. DOT is not only out of salt, they're apparently out of plows too.
Enough complaining, but for anyone coming north on Rt. 12 out of Utica, don't expect to see plowed roads.Posted February 26th at 4:00 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Mike: I said above that we had sped things up significantly...between 2 and 8 PM. The heaviest snow will be over with after 6-7 PM.
Posted February 26th at 4:02 PM
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Spring Lover:
22 days until spring! Mark your calendars!
Posted February 26th at 4:06 PM
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Lisa:
UGH how can u think of spring on a day like today.. just kidding.. But im on the same page as you!
Posted February 26th at 4:08 PM
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Mark:
Matt- Any rain in the mix for the next 12 hours? That would make this a bear to blow or shovel.
Posted February 26th at 4:12 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Mark: I suppose it's conceivable that we get some drizzle if the snow lightens up significantly, but as we go forward in time, I doubt temperatures rise much more. Either way I think it would be inconsequential.
Posted February 26th at 4:16 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Snow totals have been very helpful so far. Keep them coming this evening!
Posted February 26th at 4:17 PM
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Ryan(Sauquoit):
How do u think travel will be tomorrow morning...will there be more snow through Wednesday?
Posted February 26th at 4:19 PM
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Pat (Fort Plain):
6"....Snowing at least an inch per hour since 1:00.
By the way the radar looks we will be in this for quite a while.
How is the development of the Coastal Low?????Posted February 26th at 4:22 PM
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Bob Jones:
Read the blog before you post questions!
Posted February 26th at 4:23 PM
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Rob(whitesboro):
Moderate snow still falling.Received 6.5" so far.
Posted February 26th at 4:26 PM
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Mike(Rome):
Close to 7 inches here in Rome and the wind is picking up also.
Posted February 26th at 4:27 PM
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Bill Kardas:
Pat,
Interestly enough, with the storm tracking to the south, there really wont be a classic 'coastal explosion'. Had that storm tracked farther north like it looked like it would based on the weekend data, it might have been a different story. The bottom line though is that the southern track is ideal for snow in Central New York. As the center of the storm passes east over the next few hours, the heavy snow will be taken with it. So look for the heavy snow to lighten up this evening.
Posted February 26th at 4:30 PM
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Pat (Fort Plain):
By the way, I just stumbled across this blog yesterday. What a great thing you have here. I'm a fifth and Sixth grade science teacher at Fort Plain Central School. I'm currently teaching Meteorology to my 6th grade Earth Science students. We have been tracking this storm since yesterday. Great site! Keep up the good work!
Posted February 26th at 4:30 PM
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Mel (Westernville):
Up to 5" here - temp still holding at 30 degrees.
Posted February 26th at 4:41 PM
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Bob Jones:
Hey, it looks warm next week (check out the data for monday). Maybe this will help to melt all the snow that we're getting today.
Posted February 26th at 4:45 PM
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Jeff (Southern Hills):
6" on the ground, snow has lightened up in intensity and I believe we have had some compacting with the warm temps. So if the snow is going with the low is there going to be no wrap around??? Are you basically saying that the storm is over or are we still going to get snow till Tom afternoon?
Posted February 26th at 4:48 PM
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Matt(Marcy):
just under 8 inches today not a heavy wet snow but just heavy and wet enough to be a little packy, haha just looked at the radar and it looks likes there is a lull in the heavy stuff but no real defined dry slot except for that spot over Pittsburgh so i expect the snow to continue and if not get heavier as this storm intensifies and moves over the greater N.Y.C. area and eventually moves off the coast and the snow"shield" moves slowly north and west
Posted February 26th at 4:50 PM
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Bill Kardas:
Not what I said Jeff. The heaviest of the snow will lift east, not all of it. We're going to continue to see light snow tonight and tomorrow. Just wanted people to know that the blinding, 1" per hour, road wrecking stuff won't be around all night.
Posted February 26th at 4:51 PM
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Matt(Marcy):
Bill could there be some major school closings tomorrow
Posted February 26th at 4:55 PM
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Amy:
I'm a first time poster but I have to say this blog has kept me extremely well informed as well as entertained in the last 6 weeks or so since I discovered it. Just wanted to report 8" here, Rte 29A half way between Salisbury Center and Stratford.
Posted February 26th at 4:55 PM
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Bill Kardas:
Matt,
I'm not a superintendent.
Posted February 26th at 4:58 PM
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Jennifer(Richfield Springs):
Still snowing heavy here and plows having a hard time keeping up...Route 20 is very slick..just went out and measured and we have 8 inches total and not letting up yet...Drive Safe!!!
Posted February 26th at 5:00 PM
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Kevin (Whitesboro):
Not allowed to post about school closings but I hope I get one anyway! :)
Posted February 26th at 5:00 PM
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Jenn:
Maybe the schools should worry about shoveling their sidewalks! I slipped on my bad ankle. Not good.
Here in Utica, the snow is coming down pretty good. Be careful everyone.
Posted February 26th at 5:04 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
still about 3.5 inches here, the snow keeps comacting. it all depends on where the deformation zone really sets up tonight, is it really gonna be up by buffalo and rochester and across the north country, or will it be in the more usual, spot, smack dab over cny with the finger lakes and lake ontario getting in on the action toward morning as winds go NW. right now i dont know the answer to this, but based on radar data and the fact that the storm is tracking near NYC, id vote for moderate to perhaps heavy at times snow either lasting, or redevloping tonight for most of cny.
Posted February 26th at 5:27 PM
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gp:
is it gonna get windy out
Posted February 26th at 5:30 PM
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Ryan(Sauquoit):
Hey Matt, i measured 6.5 inches of snow down here in sauquoit. Hoping for at least 3-4 more inches :)
Posted February 26th at 5:32 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Ryan: Sounds good. The consistency has been something else with this system. In general everyone has 5-8" so far. Glad to see everyone getting in on the fun for a change this winter.
Posted February 26th at 5:33 PM
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Jodi ~ (Ilion):
5 1/2 inches here
Posted February 26th at 5:34 PM
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Matt Lanza:
GP: Winds will pick up a bit, but not blizzard like. Initially, blowing snow won't be a problem, since it's so wet. But, as the temp cools tomorrow and the snow becomes fluffier, we'll notice more blowing and drifting.
Posted February 26th at 5:35 PM
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Ryan(Sauquoit):
Matt: One quick question is the Wind going to pick up down here?
Thanks for all the updates :)
Posted February 26th at 5:38 PM
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Ryan(Sauquoit):
Sorry for that post..i was in mid post and didnt know you already reported sorry..
Posted February 26th at 5:39 PM
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Tim (old forge):
I thought the adks were suppose to get the most snow. So far we only have 4 inches.
Posted February 26th at 5:41 PM
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Anthony:
8" here in N.Marcy....... I do however find it hard to believe that when this low gets to the coast that it will not explode... I still have to believe there will be quite a bit of wrap around tonite..... only time will tell....
Posted February 26th at 5:43 PM
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W (Norwich):
We have 6" on the ground here and still snowing heavily as of 5:45PM
Posted February 26th at 5:46 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Tim: Our feeling during this event was that the best dynamics tonight were going to be north and west of Utica. We figured Utica south would get the majority of their snow from this initial blast, but that steadier snow would linger longer up north, allowing for more total snow up that way in the end. We still have time. I don't know if you'll hit 10-15", but you will see more snow tonight, thus the higher forecasted amounts tonight up there too.
Posted February 26th at 5:49 PM
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Jean - Cedar Lake:
Looks like about 6-7 inches up this way. Still snowing. No wind yet. Great Blog - thanks.
Posted February 26th at 5:51 PM
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Mike S (Port Leyden) cnyweather.ath.cx:
So far all I've got is 4". Good thing the dynamics look better up here tonight, because it didn't even seem like it was storming (at least at Tug Hill standards) today.
Posted February 26th at 6:01 PM
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Anonymous:
Is there still a concern about the dry slot around the Utica area tonight? It seems like we are always prone to it. I'm starting to wonder if our geogrpahy has anything to do with it. I'm just hoping we don't get gained over by the dry slot. Getting gained over is the worst.
Posted February 26th at 6:06 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Off-topic: But a very interested compilation of global temperatures over the last year has been released. Click here to view it. But it appears that there is some solid agreement in a substantial cooling of planetary temperatures has occurred in the last year. I always question the validity of sources like this, but the temperature data does not lie, and the gentleman who runs this blog appears to be impartial to either side of the climate change debate. Just some food for thought.
Posted February 26th at 6:11 PM
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Denys (East Winfield):
25 degrees, still snowing, 7 inches so far starting to get a little windy - Just drove home on Rte. 8 south. The road is slow going and snowy. Stone Rd. and Rte. 20 are pretty bad. Our road is not plowed yet. (Town of Richfield)
Posted February 26th at 6:15 PM
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Bill Kardas:
Anonymous (please put your name down, we're friendly here!),
Dry slots are what we call synoptic features. They are parts of a storm. Geography has almost nothing with where dry slots develop or move. Good question though.
Posted February 26th at 6:22 PM
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Ryan(Sauquoit):
How come this Low pressure won't explode when it gets to the coast...I'm no meteorologist but i am interested in this. I guess it seems strange!
Posted February 26th at 6:24 PM
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Bob Jones:
It doesn't like you that's why.
Posted February 26th at 6:29 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Ryan: Not every storm system explodes when it gets to the coast. It takes a number of factors to generate an explosive low. This was never expected to be an explosive storm, so...this wouldn't be a surprise.
Posted February 26th at 6:30 PM
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Ryan(Sauquoit):
Matt: Thanks, i just heard that lingering on the blog and i thought i would bring it up...Thanks
Posted February 26th at 6:33 PM
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Matt H (Mount Upton):
About 5 inches here. VERY heavy and wet snow. High water content im sure. Snowing moderately here now.
Posted February 26th at 6:43 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
wow!!! snowflakes the size of tennis balls coming down out there, when you stand outside it literally feels like you are being hit with a hundred snowballs at once. it must be coming down at several inches per hr, as we picked up a half inch in about 10 min!!!
Posted February 26th at 6:46 PM
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Cindy (Ilion):
It is snowing here, but not hard. I'm assuming this light but consistant snow is what we are to expect through the night and into the day tomorrow?
Posted February 26th at 6:50 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Over the next few hours we will transition into a much different style event. Rather than constant heavy snow, it will come in waves. Periods of flurries and periods of white out conditions. At times the snow may stop completely. Other times it may be impossible to do anything. So a lot of variability...this will send some snow totals up and the uniform 5-9" we have now will expand a bit.
Also, snow totals available here.Posted February 26th at 6:53 PM
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Rob(whitesboro):
Up to 7.5" for the storm.Moderate snow falling.
Posted February 26th at 6:59 PM
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Rob(whitesboro):
Wow it's coming down!It hasn't totally stopped snowing here yet since this morning.Usually I'm the one who always gets stuck in those dry pockets.Not this time.
Posted February 26th at 7:17 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
matt,is all that snow near pittsburgh and i the ohio valley going to hit ny later tonight?
Posted February 26th at 7:22 PM
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Matt HP:
8 inches in HP, that was an hour ago. Havent looked to see how much we've got since then
Posted February 26th at 7:28 PM
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Michael- (Dolgeville):
9.0" inches of snow as of 7:30p.m. Secondary streets and roads are very tough to travel to say the least. Main roads are snow covered as well, but still remain travelable. Light snow continues to fall here and will likely continue to add to snow totals.
Posted February 26th at 7:34 PM
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Ryan(Sauquoit):
Flurries down here in Sauquoit...Hope we get some more!
Posted February 26th at 7:35 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Extremely heavy snow is about to move into southern Oneida County and southern Herkimer County. White-out conditions are possible with this band of snow.
Mike: Not really. That should stick around out there. In fact, you can see the deformation zone beginnings now. If you draw a line from Ottawa-Rochester-Pittsburgh, you can see the axis of snow that should be the focal point tonight...mostly north and west of our area. This may slide east a bit and at times may impact us, but as expected, this is where the best situation will be for continued moderate snow tonight. The back edge of the actual storm's snow is about to push through BGM and Elmira. Things will settle down considerably once that passes, and phase three of the storm begins.Posted February 26th at 7:36 PM
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Dan Seymore:
Lightning the past hour here at SUNY Oswego. :)
Posted February 26th at 7:40 PM
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Shauna, Ilion:
Does anyone know if garbage pick-up is cancelled when there is a snow emergency?
Posted February 26th at 7:53 PM
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mike(leonardsville):
great call on the 6-10 for the valley and south. Is there anything coming for the next week and how does friday look for snow?
Posted February 26th at 7:58 PM
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John (Ohio):
8" here in central Herkimer county
Posted February 26th at 8:01 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Mike: As for Friday...it will be a snow event, but it will be brief (late afternoon-overnight), with scattered snow showers/LES spray on Saturday. Looking like a 1-3/2-4 type of event this far out. Of course, that could change. Next week is a very volatile pattern. We're still in transition from the mild/wacky stuff of the last couple months into more of a cool pattern. Monday looks like a warm day, potentially very warm with highs of at least 40, possibly well into the 40s. Then a cold front sets up (looks like a wicked severe wx outbreak down south). Low pressure cuts off in the upper atmosphere and all bets are off. I have 0 confidence right now in the Tues-beyond timeframe...rain, snow or both are likely at some point. Looks very interesting this far out.
Posted February 26th at 8:06 PM
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Ryan(Sauquoit):
Matt: So after these bands stop.. then the storm is over for us in Sauquoit? Or will there be moderate light snowfall?
Posted February 26th at 8:10 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Ryan: Lighter snows, maybe at times moderate, but mostly light...off and on for basically the next 18 hours.
Posted February 26th at 8:12 PM
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Big Mike by the falls in Forestport:
Two good measurements, a good honest 7 inches here in the village, still snowing lightly, 31 degrees, no wind, baro still dropping fast
Posted February 26th at 8:14 PM
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Jim in North Utica near Schuyler Line:
Matt, it looks on radar like a big dry slot heading our way. Is that the case? 8.5" here and coming down pretty hard now after slowing a bit for a while. Big flakes dominating now.
Posted February 26th at 8:16 PM
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Teri:
We aren't even done with this storm tonight, and u guys are asking about next week lol
Posted February 26th at 8:16 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Jim: Yeah, I'm beginning to think that the significant snow even up north will be tough to achieve tonight...looks more like a widespread nuisance snow for the next 12-18 hours, with a few breaks.
Posted February 26th at 8:24 PM
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roady:
8" so far here in the Pharsalia Highlands ;-)
Snow has started to dry out some at this point.
But down in the valley it was very packy and great snow to plow as you didn't have to chase it. But on the flip side it's real slippery.Posted February 26th at 8:29 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Roady makes a good point. Both the snow is slippery and with temperatures falling from > 32 degrees to below 32 tonight, watch out for black ice to develop later. Untreated/poorly treated roads are going to be tough tomorrow morning. Temperatures are only going to gradually drop back, so it's not going to be a flash freeze, but as the night goes on, driving will remain hazardous.
Posted February 26th at 8:33 PM
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Annie:
Here in Mohawk it has been snowing very hard for the past 30 minutes or so. It had slowed down for a while, but it seems to be picking up again. The radar right now looks like we are about to head out of this though. Do you think it might be about the end of it for us here?
Posted February 26th at 8:49 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Might be interesting to see where the "pivot point" sets up here. Right now, the back edge of the storm precip has pushed through Sherburne, Richfield Springs and is approaching Little Falls. But it looks like snow wants to hang on from about Herkimer north and west right now. So this may set up a situation where someone in Little Falls is dry, Herkimer has flurries and Utica has steady light to moderate snow. So in Mohawk, I would say for the most part yes...although you may be in and out of light snow/flurries for awhile.
Posted February 26th at 9:00 PM
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Matt(Marcy):
not quite Annie i see the snow ending for you around 9:30-9:45 tonight and then you have to deal with the back end coming between 4-6am tomorrow morning and if it even gets heavy for just 4 hours before most people come out it could be a very slippery commute to work
Posted February 26th at 9:01 PM
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Matt(Marcy):
Annie, never mind what I said Matt beat me to LOL but he was probably right haha I'm not a WKTV meteorologist
Posted February 26th at 9:05 PM
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Ryan(Sauquoit):
Matt: So we are going to be effected by this back end rap around more than expected?
Posted February 26th at 9:10 PM
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Rob(whitesboro):
The snow is just cranking here.Could use a little more wind to knock the snow off the wires.They're hanging very low.
Posted February 26th at 9:12 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Ryan: Not more than expected. But again, this event isn't over. It's just light snow that'll add up with time. That's the bottom line. At times (like now) it will be moderate to heavy. Up to 8.3" here in Deerfield.
Posted February 26th at 9:15 PM
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Randy (Oneonta):
light snow, Temp here in Oneonta is 32 degrees, pressure is 971/28.67, humidity is 83%. Matt, do you have any idea what time the snow is going to pick up in intensity again in Oneonta
Posted February 26th at 9:19 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Randy: Looks like it might be awhile. To be 100% honest with you, you may not see any significant pick up in intensity aside from flurries. The backside of this storm looks weak right now. Heavy snow has just lifted north of South Utica....and continues to march northward. Snow on the backside to the north and west is extremely weak for the most part. There are pockets of heavier snow, but they are very isolated.
Posted February 26th at 9:28 PM
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Jimmy DeFazio (New Hartford):
About 6 inches here will have an official amount tommorow afternoon. Heavy snow here currently.
Posted February 26th at 9:30 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
matt, cny seems to be a very good place for snow development..when the conditions are right. remember back in december we had a somewhat similar storm, and as it went by moderate to heavy snow developed over all of cny, and i beleive it dropped 3-6 inches in most areas, it was aided by upslope and the finger lakes; could we possibly see something like this toward morning?
Posted February 26th at 9:34 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Mike: Judging from the model forecasted precip output and what's occurring on radar, I am doubtful. Pockets of moderate snow embedded in an otherwise light snow. This won't be like December.
Posted February 26th at 9:38 PM
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Ryan(Sauquoit):
Snow is tappering off a bit. Added about another inch. 30 degrees here. Matt: Hope the snow will pick up again
Posted February 26th at 9:41 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
its gonna take until we get the wind to go NW before snow will redevelop, once the wind goes nw, i believe it will be like a light swicth, with light snow developing rapidly, and as matt said there could be pockets of moderate snow(esp downwind of finger lakes, and up toward mohawk valley). this should happen around 1am.
Posted February 26th at 9:43 PM
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Cindy (Ilion):
It is snowing pretty good here right now and I;m hoping we can keep atleast some snow coming overnight. I guess I will wait and see. The roads are not good, not even the state roads here in town. They are still snow covered and under most circumstances with a storm like this the state roads are close to bare. Not sure why???
Posted February 26th at 9:43 PM
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Matt Lanza:
We'll see Mike...current indications are nothing to get excited over. In general, that was the plan anyway....steady light snow tonight and tomorrow, accumulating slowly. We're not going to miraculously get 6" out of this. But slowly but surely, it'll add up a few inches. Up north is where I am most disappointed, as things are not all panning out. I'll likely be tweaking amounts down up there for 11.
Posted February 26th at 9:48 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Up to 9.3" here on Smith Hill... 8.5" for Utica for this event so far. Not bad at all!
Posted February 26th at 9:55 PM
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Rob(whitesboro):
Still snowing moderately here.I'll check total snowfall by 11.
Posted February 26th at 9:59 PM
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stevo (rome):
currently 30 degrees here in rome with light snow. we have about 9.25" of new snow so far from this storm.
Posted February 26th at 10:03 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
matt, are you sticking with 2-5 across cny now through tomorrow?
Posted February 26th at 10:03 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Mike: Probably. I would go lower, but when you're dealing with that little snow on top of what's fallen, over a 10-12 hour period, it's a moot point. I will just sweep the entire viewing area with a 2-5"...eliminating the 4-8" up north.
Posted February 26th at 10:06 PM
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Anthony (N.Marcy):
Picked up another 3" this evening up to 11" now in N.Marcy with moderate to occasionally heavy snow still falling.
Posted February 26th at 10:09 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Posted February 26th at 10:13 PM
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stevo (rome):
im sorry but this thing dosent look to impressive! i think well be lucky to see a dusting between now and tomorrow.It looks to be drying up.Is It?
Posted February 26th at 10:20 PM
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Barb:
I just drove home from the Village of Mohawk to the Town of Little Falls and I have to tell you, the roads are very slick and snow covered still!
Posted February 26th at 10:23 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Stevo: No it doesn't. I would have backed to 1-3", but I don't trust these situations. You call off the dogs too soon and you can get hosed. So I'll stick with my 2-5" additional. I don't think most people are too concerned over 2-5" over 12+ hours, given what's happened already.
Posted February 26th at 10:26 PM
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Sarah:
Stevo, So Rome isn't looking good for more snow from your view? Ughh! I'd like it to keep snowing! How do roads look to you? It's still snowing lightly in Utica.
Posted February 26th at 10:31 PM
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Matt(Marcy):
does anyone know why there was a spark here in Marcy it looked like a transformer blew and then my power went and now the prison light are 3 times lower
Posted February 26th at 10:32 PM
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Sally:
Should we be looking for school delays/cancellations tomorrow?
Posted February 26th at 10:35 PM
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Still Learning:
Can anyone tell me what that round blast is that flashes on and off the screen right now on NWS Doppler radar, just above Texas?
Posted February 26th at 10:36 PM
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Matt(Marcy):
Anthony did you lose power for a short time about 20 minutes ago?
Posted February 26th at 10:37 PM
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Rob(whitesboro):
Light snow still falling.Received 9.5" so far.Biggest storm of the year for me!
Posted February 26th at 10:38 PM
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mike m(binghamton):
matt, i know you try to foecast mainly for your viewing area, but what would you out for BGM, your map has us right on the edge of the 2-5 range, so like 2-3 inhes?
Posted February 26th at 10:42 PM
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Cindy (Ilion):
Well, it is 32.7 degrees here and the snow has stopped. I haven't been out to measure but I would guess we have seen somewhere around 8" or so. The roads are still very sippery. Be careful out there tonight if you must travel.
Posted February 26th at 10:42 PM
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jw:
Looks like we picked up about another 3-3.5 since 6pm in New Hartford. That give me about 9 inches overall. Finally giving my snowblower a workout woo hoo!!!
Posted February 26th at 10:52 PM
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Larry on Military Road:
At 22:30 I have light snow; 32 degrees; 29:31" F; W @ 0 - 1 mph;
S - 10.9"s. Best hit we've taken here thus far this winter. Snow is heavy as well. Matt, another bulls eye for your forecast - as usual. Congrats to you and the rest of the team.Posted February 26th at 10:57 PM
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Matt Lanza:
We hit this one in the largest part of the viewing area. Unfortunately, we along with others, definitely tanked in the Old Forge/northern Oneida/northern Herkimer areas. I did see a 9.5" in West Leyden, which is close to verifying and that location will exceed 10" when it's done...but it's not widespread enough to call it a success up there. Oh well. Pleased for the most part, but can't ignore that! I'll post a verification tomorrow.
Posted February 26th at 11:12 PM
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MJ (Trenton):
Larry, you beat me to it. Another great job by Mr. Lanza and WKTV crew. I'm thinking I might invite Matt next time I go to the casino. Still a light snow here @ 2310, 30.4 F, unofficial 10".
If I remember right, yesterdays map showed us at border of 6"-10" and 10"-15", I cant believe anyone will complain about this storm's foercast vs. result.Posted February 26th at 11:16 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Also, of note, 9.0" today, breaks the daily record for February 26...which was 4.2" in 1972
We're now at 26.8" for the month.... four more inches places us in the top 10 for snowiest Februaries on record. It will be close, but possible...thanks, Leap Year.Posted February 26th at 11:17 PM
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Matt Lanza:
MJ: You don't want to do that. I haven't gone much, but when I have, it hasn't been a great situation ;)
I think most people will be happy...the snow lovers have their snow and the spring lovers have a 40 degree day to look forward to (Monday). Everyone wins!Posted February 26th at 11:25 PM
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Matt Lanza:
Well I'll be doing the AM show tomorrow morning, so I'll be here for a bit and I'll be active in the morning. I'll post a new entry tomorrow AM regarding LES potential.
Posted February 26th at 11:37 PM
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Matt (Ilion):
Matt: How do you feel about road conditions in the am?
Posted February 26th at 11:38 PM
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mike m ( binghamton):
snow just starting to redevelop now back across finger lakes. the one thing we have going for snow over cny, is ample moisture. earlier we had dense fog down here, indicating a saturated atmosphere. therefore if we can even get a little bit of lift in the atmosphere(which that upper level trough/deformation zone will do overnight)i think we can see widespread light snow break out in ernest of cny. i think we will see some steady light snow break out over the next 1-2 hrs, esp sw of utica for now, but it should get to utica between 1-3 am.
Posted February 26th at 11:57 PM
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Michael- (Dolgeville):
9.0" inches of snow here as of Midnight. Light snow continues to fall with a temperature of 30.9 degrees. Trees and power lines are heavilly covered with snow, but everything looks so pretty out. We have between 1'-2' feet of snow currently on the ground here. Snowbanks resemble those of the Valentines Day storm. Also, great job WKTV weather team. Your snowfall forecast was perfect for us! I'm off to bed (sore from all the shoveling, but VERY happy with this storm's outcome!).
Posted February 27th at 12:12 AM
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mike m ( binghamton):
decent snowband now developing over central pa, i think this will traslate north into cny over the next 1-2hrs. i think the atmosphere is just prime for snow to develop...not overly heavy snow but the kind of snow they were seeing in pittsburgh early, moderate in nature...but it should last alot longer around here...
Posted February 27th at 12:15 AM
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Rob(whitesboro):
Something is trying to develop Mike.It's never over till it's over.Radar estimates clearly show that Utica and it's suburbs took the brunt of the storm.That's probably the last time I'll be saying that for awhile.Still some flurries falling here.
Posted February 27th at 12:22 AM
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Matt Lanza:
Matt: I honestly don't know. If road crews are out and about and busy, they'll be ok. But, they do have temperatures aiming to fall below freezing, so that may hamper things a bit. Basically, give yourself plenty of extra time in the AM to get wherever.
Posted February 27th at 12:23 AM
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mike m ( binghamton):
just went out and clean my car off before it all froze into solid ice...and it was almost there, temp has fallen to 30 here and everything is freezing. also even though radar is showing nothing over me, it is snowing lightly....and man does the sky look ominous to my sw....
Posted February 27th at 12:27 AM
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Matt Lanza:
Flurries have added an additional quarter inch here in Deerfield, putting us at 10.1" now. What did fall was almost like water. Some melting is occurring out there now, but I suspect that will stop, as the temperature has fallen to 30 here on Smith Hill.
Posted February 27th at 12:39 AM
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Matt Lanza:
Of note: We're now at 76.8" for the season. Only 11.9" of that has come courtesy of Lake Ontario! 84.5% of our snow this year has come from synoptic scale storms (widespread storms). On 15.5% has come due to Lake Ontario. Impressive stats.
Posted February 27th at 12:56 AM
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mike m ( binghamton):
band of moderate snow heading for me. i think radar is underachieveing, as we are not even getting anything on radar, but a steady light snow has developed here.
Posted February 27th at 1:00 AM
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mike m ( binghamton):
snow is starting to fill in across west central ny and pa...the snow should move "pain stakingly" slow wnw to ese across cny. it has arrived in bgm, but may take SEVERAL more hrs to get to utica, this snow is moving at a snails pace east. perhaps snow will develop out in front, giving utica snow sooner..?
Posted February 27th at 1:13 AM
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mike m ( binghamton):
visibilities are around a mile here, with some blowing snow also occuring.
Posted February 27th at 1:45 AM
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Matt Lanza:
Backside snows definitely getting themselves together...relatively speaking. Not tremendous, but cooler temperatures, lower water content and a little more wind will make them seem a bit snowy at times.
Posted February 27th at 2:19 AM
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mike m ( binghamton):
like i said earlier, as soon as the flow goes nw(which is happening now) it is like somebody flipped a switch, snow is breaking out across all of cny now...hopefully the nw flow will strengthen, as bgm is kinda on the southern end of these snows currently...
Posted February 27th at 2:31 AM
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hope spring comes soon:
Mike M: Haven't we received enough snow???
Posted February 27th at 3:26 AM
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Matt= Cold Brook:
Ok now,enough is enough.I personally have been satisfied with this winter.Temps above normal saved on fuel bill and we here have had snow on the ground since just after Thanksgiving.Now I am up at 5 am on my day of to snow blow the driveway again.
I beleive that we have recieved at least 10 inches from this storm.I will take pics and try to send them in.Right noe it is 23 with a slight wind out of the west and about 4 more inches since 7:30 pm last night.Today is 11 hrs of daylight and 22 days till spring.Posted February 27th at 5:02 AM
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Matt Lanza:
Matt: I am with you there. I am pleased....this is a nice event and I'd like to go out on top! But it never works that way. 11.1" now here in Deerfield on Smith Hill. 1.3" since 11 PM.
Posted February 27th at 5:04 AM
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Denys (East Winfield):
5:00am - 24 degrees, light snow, a little windy with small gusts. We got 2 inches of snow overnight. That brings my total to 9 inches.
Posted February 27th at 5:07 AM
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Dana - NH:
Finally a actual snow storm, without rain or a mix... though in places out toward Albany and beyond that. Couldn't ask for nothing different I actually am enjoying it! but still folks drive safe.
Posted February 27th at 5:12 AM
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Dana - NH:
Matt - The set up of the LES, is it going to stay out toward Syracuse, but shift up to the north of them or is it going to reach to New Hartford - Utica area? or have a chance to?
Posted February 27th at 5:18 AM
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Matt Lanza:
Dana: It'll be a close call. I think it has a chance to, but if I lived west of Utica, I'd feel better about it.
Posted February 27th at 5:32 AM
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Matt Lanza:
We only need 0.2" today in Utica for us to go above normal for the year in snowfall!
Posted February 27th at 5:36 AM
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Dana - NH:
Matt - Thank you, that's what I thought!
This is out of our area, but I thought to through this out there, Lake Michigan produced good lake snow late last night 6 - 10" expected out of that band in Indiana.Posted February 27th at 5:37 AM
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Matt Lanza:
Dana: I saw that lake band last night...talk about impressive...a north-south band over Lake Michigan is almost what you would see with an east-west band across Lake Ontario. Impressive stuff...and it moved way inland.
Posted February 27th at 5:43 AM
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Dana - NH:
The one out in South Bend/Michigan City, Indiana looks like it's dissipating... well off of the radars I'm looking at. It's impressive though north - south band, usually I use of seeing west - east bands, like you said Matt. That's why I mentioned it.
Posted February 27th at 5:58 AM
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Dave:
Matt
Could you check your school closing i heard rome was delayed 1 hour you guys have 2 hours?Posted February 27th at 6:01 AM
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Jill Reale:
Rome Schools are now CLOSED, we just got a call into the newsroom.
Posted February 27th at 6:05 AM
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John (Ohio):
Additional 2.5" overnight, 10.5" total storm
Posted February 27th at 6:17 AM
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Dana - NH:
This storm looks like it has a rotation, up in Quebec,Canada and in extreme northern Maine. Looks like the rain/mix that was in Massachusetts is up in New Brunswick and parts of Nova Scotia.
Posted February 27th at 6:42 AM
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Tom -Bridgewater:
We have about 10-11 inches here. Its great now hopefully it don't get warm and melt it next week.
Posted February 27th at 6:54 AM
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Rob(whitesboro):
Another 1.5" during the overnight.Storm total has reached 11.0" here.Matt did you send in the totals for Oneida county to NWS?It didn't seem like they updated.
Posted February 27th at 7:15 AM
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Matt Lanza:
Rob: I did, but via chat. I will email them a complete list soon.
Posted February 27th at 7:21 AM
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Rob(whitesboro):
Sounds interesting tonight.Although I'm not sure how far the snow will push inland.Any ideas?E-wall never updated the NAM.
Posted February 27th at 7:41 AM
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Andrea (utica):
Mike M: How much did you guys get in Bing?
Posted February 27th at 7:50 AM
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Ryan(Sauquoit):
Matt: were up to 9 inches of snow here in saquoit! Very windy and snowing pretty hard
Posted February 27th at 8:35 AM
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Sarah:
Snowing lightly here in N. Utica. Although I have not taken an "exact" measurement, I would guess between 10-11". With the snow stuck to everything, it is really beautiful out!
Posted February 27th at 8:42 AM
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gp:
is it gonna get blustery out.
Posted February 27th at 8:50 AM
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SteveH:
Received 9" of wonderfully skiable snow here in Tully.
Posted February 27th at 8:56 AM
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Jeff (Southern hills):
Good morning blog! Well we have gotten another 2 inches from last night putting storm total at 8 inches. School was closed which makes sense considering all the plows went home at 6-7pm. I had almost 4 inches of snow on my road last night, good thing we didnt need any emergency eq because it was nothing but following the tire ruts. (Dont take that wrong, my crew is great normally, but they dropped the ball last night). Hard to believe that now we warm up.....
Posted February 27th at 8:59 AM
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mike m ( binghamton):
i got about 1-2 inches since last night here.
Posted February 27th at 9:01 AM
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Mel (Westernville):
Only 7" up this way. Will get a snowpack report when I finish plowing. Down to 20 degrees.
Posted February 27th at 9:06 AM
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MG(Point Rock):
In N. Central Oneida Co., I measured a total of 8.0 inches as of 7:30 this morning. 28.5 inches on the ground. Total for the season is 153.0, which is very close to average for this date up here (I've been measuring here since 1985).
Posted February 27th at 9:11 AM
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Matt Lanza:
New entry up!
Posted February 27th at 10:25 AM
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