Snowfall 2″ Per Hour Today- February 16, 2010
Posted by Tim Kelley February 16, 2010 (4 weeks ago) at 7:16 pm
Check this note from Ben in Eliot Maine:
We had no snow in Eliot, Me at 3:30 PM. It started between then and 4:30. Started sticking to the roads at 4:30-5… I went upstairs to take a nap… came down at 7:30 and we had 12 inches, Measured, on a picnic table ot in the yard. This snow fell straight down and fast. I left to plow and it snowed another 3 inches by 10 PM. we have a total of 15-16 inches here at the farm… I measured 20 different spots… no drifting. This was crazy!!! So, you can say ELIOT had the most!!! Thanks Matt and Tim, we always rely on your forcasts over the rest…. this one you were dead on saying it would be localized. —Ben G.
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Banding snow moved into New England early today. By 7 PM we have many reports of 5″+ of wet snow, with reports of more than 2″ per hour in the heavier bands. Near the shore we had wet snow pasting to every surface with reports of tree branches breaking. This slushy snow will refreeze as wind increases and temperatures fall overnight. Fluffy snow inland will start blowing around. here are latest amounts. Snow will continue heavy at times through the overnight, gradually ending west to east.
Public Information Statements and Skywarn Reports posted below..
Not Extreme Cold Here- Some Ice Still Not Safe
Posted by Tim Kelley January 12, 2010 at 9:02 pm
Though winter started fast with record snow in October, The cold and snow disappeared all together, with record warmth, in November. Our December was up and down temperature wise. So far, January has been close to normal weatherwise. Here at NECN we (especially Matt) have been straight out with weather and our new graphics system. So we have not been out to play to much until this past weekend. It was easy to leave the house after only a few minutes of watching the Patriots Game. So some of us finally got to play some pond hockey over the weekend.
We found this little pond in Hingham MA with safe ice, and many happy skaters. The ice surface quality was marginal at best, but at least it was thick enough.
But not all the ice is safe. Over the weekend we had a tragic snow machine accident in Southern Vermont.
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New England Flood Awareness Week Day 2
Posted by Tim Kelley March 17, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Flood Awareness week in New England continues, so does the nice slow snow and ice melt. One of the best web cams for Monitoring a River in New England is hosted by the United States Geological Survey here in Augusta Maine. This image is from today, Tuesday March 17, 2009. See the Web Cam and monitor The Kennebec River Level flowing under The Calumet Bridge, by clicking this USGS web site.
The Kennebec is still frozen. And the snow pack is still greater than four feet in the mountains. We have quite a way to go before we can say the spring flood threat is past. This week has featured cold nights and mild days with very slow melting. We do have a brief thaw for Wednesday Night, when temperatures stay above freezing in most spots, with the possibility of a half inch of rain in spots. But by early Thursday, the freezing level will come back down to about 2000′ with some snow possible in the hills. Then we get dry and cold weather into the start of our weekend.. which is looking like another nice one. So, for the immediate future, our New England Flood Threat Remains low.
The Flood Awareness bulletins from the National Weather Service can bee read at these links, or clicking the read more button.
From National Weather Service, Taunton MA.
From National Weather Service, Burlington VT.
From National Weather Service, Gray & Caribou ME.
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Ring around Sun or Moon- Snow or Rain Soon
Posted by Tim Kelley March 10, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Sunlight refracting off the ice crystals in the cirrus cloud offered this colorful Halo today, Tuesday March 10, 2009. Tonight we have the full ‘Worm’ Moon, some of us may see a ring around the moon before the clouds get too thick. That saying- Ring around the Sun or Moon, Snow or Rain Soon, usually holds true. The cirrus are often the forerunner cloud of an approaching storm system.
Sure enough, the radar to the right shows rain (green) moving from New York into New England. Initially, that rain is evaporating before reaching the ground, that is Virga. Expect rain, mixed with sleet, to expand especially after midnight
Here is the forecast map for our Wednesday
New England Slop Storm January 28, 2009
Posted by Tim Kelley January 28, 2009 at 5:05 pm
10 PM Update from NECN. Our Barometer just bottomed out at 29.24″ and is now rising. Last night the pressure was at 30.45″. Amazing pressure fall for 24 hours. The Low center just passed SOUTHEAST of Boston. Where is the wind? Up in the sky! and on Cape Cod where we gusted over 50 mph with temperatures jumping to near 60. The high at NECN has been 37. The high for the month is 42. No Thaw this January!
Most of New England had 4″ of snow before change to ice and rain. Use this link from the National Weather Service in Taunton to check on Storm Totals around the Northeast.
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Largest Storm of The Winter for U.S.
Posted by Tim Kelley January 27, 2009 at 8:25 pm
This image from NOAA’s National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center shows the scale of this Winter Storm. Winter Weather Warning’s extend from Texas to Maine tonight. If you click on the SPC link above, you can read all the Warning’s. The black highlight in Wyoming is a Blizzard Warning. The blue from Texas to Maine is for snow. The red from Texas to Kentucky is for an Ice Storm. My favorite site for checking on Snow and Ice and Records is the one I call ‘All Knowing’ from the National Weather Service. Click on any state, then check the Public Information Tab.
Today in Maine we had another Record Cold Start.. Hard to bleieve we may have rain tomorrow.
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Free Inauguration Day Photographs & Forecast
Posted by Tim Kelley January 20, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Sean Fitzpatrick of Saugus Massachusetts used to 2.5 Tons of snow for this sculpture. See the larger image below.
We have Plenty of Snow and Cold the Eastern United States January 20, 2009- Inauguration Day.The temperature in Big Black River Maine is up to 15 degrees above zero, 65 Degrees Warmer than the, All Time Record Cold For The State Maine, Temperature of 50 Below Zero , on Friday. That 50 below reading is pending verification from Maine ‘Climate Officials’- I will research what that means, and get back to you.
Here are some photos from Inauguration Day in New England, where the weather is Mostly Quiet, with a Few Flaky Surprises. And surf is up!
Weekend Weather Discussion
Posted by Joe Joyce December 27, 2008 at 8:26 am
Hello Weather Fanatics! You must be if you are here. Good for you! You have come to the right place.
Saturday Morning gets off to a bit of a dicey start. Cold air right at the ground will be slow to retreat…as warmer air tries to push north into New England. This is causing overrunning of warm air over cold air….and thus an approaching warm front and a batch of rain push through during the morning. Precipitation will be ending during the afternoon. Winter weather advisories are up for areas where the cold air is holding strong, especially in hilly and valley locations of Northern & Central New England, for sleet & freezing rain. Though precipitation will be light, it only takes a little bit of ice to become extremely slippery. Already reports of early morning accidents. Beware. The warming SW wind will finally mix down to the ground by afternoon as most areas will climb above freezing into the 30’s and 40’s. As the warmer air moves over the cold snow pack expect areas of dense fog to form tonight as temps remain steady. Read more
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