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Little Tich

(6,171 posts) Sat Jan 23, 2016, 10:31 PM Jan 2016

Blizzard for record books paralyzes New York and Washington

Source: Yahoo! News / Reuters

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A blizzard that has paralyzed much of the U.S. East Coast intensified on Saturday, bringing Washington to a standstill and forcing the closure of roads, bridges and tunnels into New York until Sunday morning.

In all, there were at least 19 deaths in several states related to the storm. It ranked No. 3 in terms of snowfall accumulation in New York City history with at least 25.1 inches (63.7 cm), and was among Washington's biggest too, the National Weather Service said.

Thirteen people were killed in weather-related car crashes in Arkansas, North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia. One person died in Maryland and three in New York City while shoveling snow. Two died of hypothermia in Virginia, officials said.

After dumping nearly two feet (60 cm) of snow on the Washington area overnight, the storm unexpectedly gathered strength as it spun northward and headed into the New York metropolitan area, home to about 20 million people.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/u-coastal-blizzard-paralyzes-york-washington-005151280--finance.html

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Blizzard for record books paralyzes New York and Washington (Original Post) Little Tich Jan 2016 OP

The National Weather Service believes the all-time NYC record may be in Jeopardy. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #1

Slate says NYC has officially broken the record starroute Jan 2016 #2

As of the 7PM update Central Park was at 25.1 inches. The record is 26.9, so it's very possible. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #3

It seems to have come in at 26.8 as of midnight starroute Jan 2016 #4

That might be the difference between "snowiest day" and "most snow for one storm." Igel Jan 2016 #8

Hang in there NY, it could be worse passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #5

I have yet to hear anyone in news media say the words "climate change" ellenrr Jan 2016 #6

if they do Locrian Jan 2016 #7

yeah. altho I think the "person in the street" is now getting that the issue ellenrr Jan 2016 #9

agree Locrian Jan 2016 #10

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)

1. The National Weather Service believes the all-time NYC record may be in Jeopardy.

Reply to Little Tich (Original post)

Sat Jan 23, 2016, 10:40 PM

Jan 2016

http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=OKX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
MULTIPLE HEAVY SNOW BANDS DRIVEN BY ISENTROPIC LIFT AND STRONG
MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS...ENHANCED BY RIGHT REAR QUAD OF
ANTICYCLONIC UPPER JET STREAK OVER NEW ENGLAND AND THE CANADIAN
MARITIMES...CONTINUE TO HAMMER THE NYC METRO AREA...LONG ISLAND
AND SOUTHERN CT. THERE IS A VERY SHARP BOUNDARY BETWEEN ALL CLEAR
AND HEAVY SNOW CUTTING SOMEWHERE ACROSS ORANGE COUNTY AND JUST
NORTH OF PUTNAM COUNTY...WITH SNOW HAVING ENDED AT KPOU/KMGJ AND
WINDING DOWN AT KSWF. THESE BANDS WILL ONLY SLOWLY PULL EAST LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. JUST RECEIVED REPORTS OF 19-20
INCHES ON THE GROUND IN AND AROUND NYC...ALL WITHIN AN INCH OF
RUNNING FCST TOTALS THROUGH 21Z. WITH ANOTHER 6-7 INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION TO GO PER INCOMING 18Z NAM WHICH HOLDS IN PRECIP
LONGEST THIS EVENING...AMOUNTS IN THE CITY COULD REACH 28 INCHES
IN SPOTS..AND THE ALL TIME SINGLE STORM RECORD FOR CENTRAL PARK
MAY BE IN JEOPARDY. SEE CLIMATE SECTION FOR DETAILS ON LARGEST NYC
SNOWFALLS.

WINDS ARE DECREASING AS THEY BACK NNE...WITH HIGHEST GUSTS 35-40
MPH AND CONFINED TO THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA. NO CHANGES IN
HEADLINES...THOUGH WARNINGS COULD BE CANCELLED EVENTUALLY IN
ORANGE/PUTNAM AS SNOW ENTIRELY CLEARS THOSE AREAS.

SNOW THEN ENDS OVERNIGHT. LOW TEMPS LEAN TOWARD NAM MOS.

SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM SECTIONS OF FORECAST UNTOUCHED IN LIEU OF
THE HISTORIC ONGOING BLIZZARD.

.CLIMATE...
TOP TEN SNOWFALLS IN NYC AS OF 4 PM TODAY...

26.9...FEB 11-12 2006
25.8...DEC 26-27 1947
21.0...MAR 12-14 1888
20.9...FEB 25-26 2010
20.2...JAN 7-8 1996
20.0...DEC 26-27 2010
19.8...FEB 16-17 2003
19.3...JAN 22-23 2016...TOTAL SNOW FORECAST OF 26.5 INCHES
19.0...JAN 26-27 2011
18.1...JAN 22-24 1935 AND MAR 7-8 1941

starroute

(12,977 posts)

2. Slate says NYC has officially broken the record

Reply to NutmegYankee (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 12:12 AM

Jan 2016

Just one brief line, though. "7:50 p.m. ET: Oh yeah, and it's official now: This is the snowiest day in New York City history." (http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/01/22/blizzard_of_2016_live_blog_winter_snow_storm_updates.html) I'm still looking for something more authoritative.

On edit: The National Weather Service apparently won't release the final figures until around midnight. So until then, nothing is official.

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)

3. As of the 7PM update Central Park was at 25.1 inches. The record is 26.9, so it's very possible.

Reply to starroute (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 01:13 AM

Jan 2016

starroute

(12,977 posts)

4. It seems to have come in at 26.8 as of midnight

Reply to NutmegYankee (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 03:00 AM

Jan 2016

So -- close but no cigar.

Igel

(35,317 posts)

8. That might be the difference between "snowiest day" and "most snow for one storm."

Reply to starroute (Reply #4)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 11:18 AM

Jan 2016

You produce enough categories and you get millions and millions of records.

Most snow per day. Hour. Week. Per hour in January. Per week in February. Per storm. Per storm from the SW. Per hour in January on a weekend in an election year with the high temperature for the day between 27-28 degrees and the low that night between 23-24 while Jupiter is in opposition.