New England has deep snow and plenty of sunshine, for the best skiing this side of Powder. There is hope for a continuation of this great weather into at least part of the weekend. And Maine may miss this the weekend rain altogether. Check this video of Cranmore, provided by Ski New Hampshire. Trails counts are highest, and snow pack deepest of the winter.

A little bit of everything across the nation today

Yesterday I was thinking that steadier showers may try to make their way into southern New England tomorrow, but that does not look like the case (which is good news, right?). Northern New England may even hold on to some filtered sunshine through the day on Friday, while central and southern New England stay mostly cloudy.

My current thinking is that some patchy light rain and drizzle will develop on Friday night and early Saturday in southern New England. Steadier rainfall will move in during the afternoon and evening from southwest to northeast, reaching as far north as southern VT and NH. The heaviest rain arrives overnight Saturday and Sunday morning, falling the hardest south of the MA Pike. I’m still thinking rainfall totals will generally run between 1-2 inches for much of New England (lesser amounts in the North Country). A persistent onshore flow will continue through the weekend, gusting at times over 40 mph at the shore.

The storm will pass south and east of Nantucket on Monday. Counter-clockwise flow around this area of low pressure means that a north-northeast wind will wrap colder air down from eastern Canada into New England. In turn, we could be dealing with rain AND snow showers early Monday, although little if any snow should accumulate.

Random side note: 4 of my friends from my grad school days down at Florida State are visiting Beantown for the first time this weekend (2 coming from Texas, 2 from Florida)! I told them they should have come last weekend because the weather was perfect! Oh well, we’ll just need to have the umbrella handy while we tour the city.

Will update you tomorrow on any changes. Have a great Thursday!

There’s nothing like take a moment to relax and enjoy Sky Scenes – photos from across New England submitted by you! Ogunquit, ME, Sunderland, MA and Conway, NH are a few of the locations we visit in this mornings segment.

Do you have your own pictures you’d like to send us? It takes mere moments to sign up for a Flickr account and start uploading directly to the Sky Scenes group, where every one of the thousands of pictures I’ve received are posted. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE EASY INSTRUCTIONS TO SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS!

To see the still image gallery, displaying a large number of air-quality photographs we’ve received (but not necessarily had time to air all of), CLICK HERE!

To peruse the video archive of our on-air segments, click the “Sky Scenes” tab at the top of our Weather Blog, here at WeatherNewEngland.com.

You’ll need those shades again today because the sun just won’t stop shining (and I’m ok with that)! We’re going on Day 5 of beautiful weather here in New England, but this trend won’t last too much longer, so enjoy it while it lasts. Take a look at the forecast diagram for Concord, NH above…notice the daily sunshine duration row…ZERO sun forecast for Friday through Monday. Check out other cities by heading to weather.us. Tomorrow will start off with sunshine, but clouds will increase throughout the day in advance of the next storm. Thursday night could feature a few light showers and areas of drizzle, but there is enough dry air in place across the region that the bulk of the moisture will hold off until the weekend.

Southern and central New England will get into steadier rain on Friday and Saturday, while northern New England stays mostly dry. Bands of heavier rain will organize on Saturday night, eventually spreading into northern New England. An east wind may increase to gale force overnight on Saturday too, bringing the potential for some minor coastal flooding. Periodic rain will continue on Sunday, possibly mixing with snow in the mountains of Maine, and tapering to showers in southern and central New England.

By the end of the weekend, we could be looking at widespread rainfall totals between 1 to 3 inches. Combine that with a melting snow pack across the northern interior and flooding of our streams and rivers becomes a concern…certainly something to monitor over the coming few days.

On Monday, colder air will wrap around the backside of the storm allowing off and on rain showers to change to snow showers possibly as far south as the higher elevations of southern New England. The entire storm shifts east on Tuesday, meaning sunshine returns along with temperatures around 50!

Keep you posted on the weekend…have a great day!

Meteorologist Matt Noyes shares video he took just yesterday of the wonderful 4th grade students at the St. Agnes School in Arlington, MA!

It’s time for another wonderful set of Sky Scenes, all thanks to you! Today we catch a glimpse of the beauty in Thornton, NH, Newburyport, MA and Sebago, ME – just to name a few…enjoy!

Do you have your own pictures you’d like to send us? It takes mere moments to sign up for a Flickr account and start uploading directly to the Sky Scenes group, where every one of the thousands of pictures I’ve received are posted. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE EASY INSTRUCTIONS TO SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS!

To see the still image gallery, displaying a large number of air-quality photographs we’ve received (but not necessarily had time to air all of), CLICK HERE!

To peruse the video archive of our on-air segments, click the “Sky Scenes” tab at the top of our Weather Blog, here at WeatherNewEngland.com.

What a gorgeous stretch of weather we’ve had across New England over the past several days! Temperatures yesterday soared well into the 50s and lower 60s. Portland, ME broke their previous record high of 54° (1995) reaching 56° and Bangor, ME tied their previous record of 52° (1995).

Today will be slightly cooler in the wake of a weak cold front passage overnight, but highs will still come into the 50s in southern New England, 40s central and 30s in the North Country. This cold front also brought in a reinforcing shot of dry air, and in turn, sunshine will be the rule once again this afternoon.

Wednesday will be a few degrees cooler along the coastline as a weak sea breeze develops during the afternoon. By Thursday, clouds will be on the increase, although aside from a few showers late in the day, we should remain dry. The steadier rain will hold off until after dark.

More rain and potentially some mountain snow is forecast for Friday and the weekend as a slow moving storm currently over the nation’s midsection will head towards New England, eventually moving east of the region by the beginning of next week. This could even mean some snow showers in the higher elevations of southern New England by Monday. We’ll have to watch this system closely and fine tune the details in the days to come, but for now, plan on unsettled weather Friday through Monday.

So enjoy today!

Today’s Sky Scenes exhibit the first signs of spring in New England!

Do you have your own pictures you’d like to send us? It takes mere moments to sign up for a Flickr account and start uploading directly to the Sky Scenes group, where every one of the thousands of pictures I’ve received are posted. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE EASY INSTRUCTIONS TO SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS!

To see the still image gallery, displaying a large number of air-quality photographs we’ve received (but not necessarily had time to air all of), CLICK HERE!

To peruse the video archive of our on-air segments, click the “Sky Scenes” tab at the top of our Weather Blog, here at WeatherNewEngland.com.

We reached 60° in New England today, the nicest weather since November 19-21, 2009.
And now, for the first time since January 12-14, 2010, we are not forecasting snow or rain in New England on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Oh What a Relief! Because many of the 7 mid-week storm forecasts have busted in one way or another. We shall relish the quiet… and retool for more fun beginning this weekend and beyond. The most interesting feature on the weather map today is the same thing as yesterday and the day before and the day before. The FOG over the Northern Plains. The fog shows up on the Visible Satellite Map.. seemingly every day. Here is the view this afternoon, Monday March 8, 2010.

That storm in Texas is a slow mover. The rain will arrive Friday, and may take the weekend to get by. Wind will increase from the east and southeast, perhaps to Gale Force by Saturday. Don;t cancel your weekend plan, but prepare for a rain delay, forecasts change all the time (for example, last Wednesday, I thought we would snow this Wednesday).
For more on the interesting Fog and Cold in North Dakota, see the Public Information Statements below. Why so much Fog? Submit possible explanation in comment section, also feel free to rib forecasters.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
310 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010

…NORTH DAKOTA STUCK IN A FOG…

TODAY MARKS THE 68TH DAY OF THE CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR. IF YOU THINK
ITS BEEN FOGGY LATELY…YOUR RIGHT. BELOW ARE THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN
WHICH FOG AND DENSE FOG (FOG WITH VISIBILITIES UNDER A QUARTER MILE)
WERE OBSERVED AT OUR MAJOR REPORTING SITES SO FAR THIS YEAR.

CITY # OF DAYS WITH FOG # OF DAYS WITH DENSE FOG

BISMARCK……………….53……………………17
DICKINSON………………50……………………21
HETTINER……………….46……………………31
JAMESTOWN………………52……………………17
MINOT………………….48……………………16
WILLISTON………………50……………………11

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1010 AM CST MON MAR 8 2010 /910 AM MST MON MAR 8 2010/

…SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES AT BISMARCK IN FEBRUARY TIES RECORD…

DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY TEMPERATURES AT THE BISMARCK AIRPORT
FAILED TO TOP THE FREEZING MARK…32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. IN
FACT…THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE DURING THE MONTH WAS ONLY 29
DEGREES. PAST RECORDS DATING BACK TO THE LATE 1800`S INDICATE THAT
SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF FEBRUARY OCCURRED
ONLY ONE OTHER TIME. THIS WAS IN FEBRUARY OF 1936.

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Sparky

Prior to Sparky’s escape he had been neutered and a HomeAgain microchip containing a unique ID number was placed just under his skin. After he ran off, his owners posted flyers and combed the neighborhood hoping to find their lost pet. However, following two months of searching, they hoped that someone had found Sparky and would care for him.

“It was difficult to accept, and it crushed my daughter’s heart, but we hoped Sparky was safe and comfortable in someone’s home,” said Sparky’s owner. “We then decided that we would help another homeless animal. We adopted a second cat and had him neutered and microchipped as well. We never expected to see Sparky again.”

During the winter months of 2010, Sparky’s owners began receiving email reminders to update his microchip ID since it would soon expire. It was during this time that Sparky’s owner saw a familiar face in the Boston neighborhood where the cat had gone missing. However, this cat was missing a significant portion of his tail, so the owner pushed aside any final hope of seeing the missing Sparky.

Several weeks later on February 28, a cat was discovered in a foreclosed Boston property and brought to the MSPCA Animal Care and Adoption Center in Jamaica Plain. Following protocol, an MSPCA adoption center counselor scanned the incoming, abandoned cat for a microchip ID and discovered that the feline was once owned. Since the microchip ID remained up-to-date, it was then only a matter of making a quick phone call to HomeAgain that started the ball rolling on reuniting Sparky with his owners.

Nearly one year later, Sparky is now back at home playing with a new feline friend and the dog that had kept him company when he was a kitten.

“It is wonderful to have Sparky back in our lives,” said his owner. “The only difference is that he is missing a portion of his tail.”

“Microchip IDs are crucial when helping us reunite a pet with their owner,” said Meagan Rock, Director of the MSPCA Animal Care and Adoption Center in Boston. “However, it is vital that the identification information is updated regularly.”

In a 2001 study performed by the MPSCA and Dorr Research Corp. it was discovered that approximately 3 percent of stray cats that end up in shelters and adoption centers in Massachusetts are reclaimed by their owners. To learn more about posting information about a lost or found pet, visit www.mspca.org/lostandfound.

(NECN) – You may remember seeing video of a circus elephant named Tyke rampaging through the streets of Hawaii or reading about the day Franklin Park’s gorilla Little Joe escaped.

These incidents couldn’t have been more different and yet we in the public may lump them together and misunderstand them equally.

Joining Vicki Croke on the Secret Life of Animals is John Linehan, head of Zoo New England.

He’s a man whose work Vicki really respects and who can thoughtfully give the viewer a little perspective on why zoo animals may attack or run away

John call also talk about what it does or-just as important-doesn’t mean about them and their life in captivity.

(NECN) – The president of SeaWorld last week defended the park’s killer whale shows following the death of a trainer.

One thing we’ve learned from all the coverage of the incident involving Tilikum the killer whale and trainer Dawn Brancheau is that there certainly are warring camps in the animal world.

Each side reads very different things into what happened.

Joining Vicki with a free-for-all analysis are two men much too civilized to fight — AJ Cady of IFAW and John Linehan of Zoo New England.

(NECN) – So what about the push to Free Tilly the killer whale?

Many scientists say Tilly could never survive in the wild, but are now suggesting the use of a sea pen

A sea pen is an enclosure in the ocean that would give him more space, while also keeping him away from humans.

But others point to the death of a whale named Keiko, star of the movie Free Willy back in the 1990s.

Millions of dollars were spent on attempts to return Keiko to the wild, including supervised swims in the open ocean.

In the end, Keiko died emaciated and suffering from pneumonia in Norway.

But while Keiko did not survive, many still say Tilly could be released to that sea pen we mentioned.

Dr. Naomi Rose is a marine mammal scientist with the Humane Society of the United States.

Dr Rose believes Tilly would benefit from the move.

Dr. Rose joins us Vicki from Washington DC to talk more.

(NECN) – Like many viewers, The Secret Life of Animals has been drawn to the story of Tilikum in the last week, the killer whale at SeaWorld who recently killed his trainer.

Did he mean to do harm?

Was he smart and aware enough to understand that trainer Dawn Brancheau was in distress?

Could the incident have been prevented?

Is it possible for a creature like him-or a captive elephant, or a tiger-to be returned to the wild?

Even the experts disagree, it’s hard to know.

With the help of some top specialists from the animal world, The Secret Life of Animal’s is going to analyze this incident at SeaWorld and revisit some similar stories.

On the Secret Life of Animals, Vicki Croke discusses what is known about killer whales in the wild and how much people don’t know about them.

Joining Vicki to discuss them is AJ Cady with the International Fund for Animal Welfare, based in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Now that is more like it! The feel of spring is in the air this weekend with temps averaging 10-15 degrees above normal. Mild daytime highs in the 40’s and 50’s and cool crisp nights below freezing is ideal weather for maple sugaring. March is known as maple sugar month after all. All over New England buckets are collecting sap from the maple trees.

With the Sun setting past 5:30 PM, The Sun is getting higher in the sky too. The stronger radiation reaching the Northen Hemisphere up to our latitudes, is really helping to eat away our snowcover. This is a good thing! We want to avoid any flooding problems with still plenty of snow in our Northwest hills. A heavy rain event with mild temperatures could create bad flooding from New England down through the Mid-Altlantic. This is something to watch out for in the coming weeks. Skiers should watch out for sunburn!
Higher elevations are closer to the stronger radiation….with the sunlight reflecting off the snow….this is a double whammy this time of year. Bring the sunscreen!

High Pressure has supplied a bone dry airmass this weekend with dewpoints in the teens, and relative humidities around 15-25%. This dry airmass, with a slight breeze helped to form scattered brushfires across New England yesterday…and could do it again today. After a cool start Sunday, more sunshine and mild temps by afternoon with highs once again in the 50’s! Some areas could approach 60 degrees in southern New England. The mild regime will last into Monday, before a cold front will bring in a cooler more typical March airmass for the midweek.

Another Pacific storm is slamming into California. This will take a while to reach us as it runs up against blocking high pressure across New England. This storm will reach us by Friday into Saturday as the low tracks south of us. Right now…it looks more wet than white, but this will be wrapping up into a potent storm providing gusty winds at the coast. It appears a series of lows will track south of us into Sunday. Temps will have a cooling trend, so by later Saturday into Sunday….some of the moisture may begin to mix with wet snow in the Northwest hills.

Looking ahead to Daylight Savings time which begins next Sunday Morning (2 AM). We will be springing ahead 1 hour.. the sun will be setting at 6:49….so gone will be the early sunsets….with more sunlight to end our days coming home from work or school!

Officially 2 more weeks until the Vernal Equinox…only 13 days away! Winter is simply runnig out of time. The winter pattern we have seen for most of the winter has broken down. The Sun is getting stronger, and there is little Arctic air in North America. The back of winter has been broken…but there is still a little more gas left in the tank which we still have to empty before we will really be into spring. So while there is not alot of cold air in the pattern, the atmophere will still remain active as we transition from winter to spring. There is still plenty of high latitude blocking, with an active subtropical jetstream delivering el-nino type storms into the nation. This is creating a split flow to the jet…which could easily come together off the east coast and direct storms up the northeast if everything comes together just right….with our next chance for storm development being next weekend.

Spring fever abounds this weekend! Enjoy it. It’s a sign of things to come, but just not immediately….in fact, we may likely not be this warm again until the end of March! Cooler air to come….just not cold. This has been the case most of the winter….cool not cold….thus snow….just not accumulating. What a meteorological headache this winter has been. Nice for Mother Nature to throw us all a bone!

With temps in the 40’s and 50’s during the day, and lows near freezing with clear cool nights, the weather is perfect for Maple Sugaring! Can you think of a better way to spend the weekend, teaching the kids what life was like in the early 1800’s?! A time when the country was being settled. A time when the kids had to work too!

Historians at Old Sturbridge Village will demonstrate maple sugar making at the Village’s own working “Sugar Camp” from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays each weekend in March. Visitors can see the entire sugar-making process, from tapping the trees to “sugaring off,” and will learn why maple sugar was more commonly used than maple syrup in early New England.

Some early farm families, especially in northern New England, tapped 100 trees or more for a yield of 400 pounds of sugar each season. Women and children helped with the sugaring, and it was often a social occasion for friends and neighbors. The children’s favorite taste treat – maple snow – was actually the result of testing the syrup’s consistency before granulating it for storage, according to Old Sturbridge Village historians.

The maple sap flows best when the days are above freezing and the nights are below freezing. Each maple tree can produce up to 20 gallons of sap per tap during an average year, with each tap yielding an average of four pounds of sugar per season. It takes 40 gallons of sap (or more) to make a gallon of syrup.

Crystal Blue Skies over Mount Washington, NH this Friday afternoon

Ok, maybe not the shorts, although I’m hoping to play some pick up bball on Saturday, so we’ll see.

A few clouds will dot the sky on Sunday, especially in northern New England, where we may see a sprinkle or flurry along the Canadian border. Temperatures will once again rise well into the 40s and lower 50s, so enjoy!

A cold front will cross the region on Monday with little fanfare, but what it will do is knock the temperatures back down to seasonable levels on Tuesday. And that’s where they’ll remain through the end of next week. Otherwise, a relatively quiet weather pattern will persist with no major storms on the horizon.

Have a great weekend!

Mountain Wrecking Crew Productions scored first tracks on Castlerock at Sugarbush Vermont Saturday February 27, 2010. Bob and Nancy Hennessey report nothing but powder after SuperStorm 2010. How did they get first tracks of Weds-Fri Snow? We had wind hold Thursday and Friday.. leaving knee to waist deep pockets of snow. This weekend we get sunshine along with the deepest base depths of the winter.

Dogs and cats can become friends, as the folks at the Wildlife Safari in Oregon found out — except for the cat in this odd couple scenario is a cheetah. You can see rhinos and lions at the Wildlife Safari in Winston and also an Anatolian Shepherd. Her name is Ellie and her best friend happens to be a cheetah named Sanurra.

Sanurra was a single cub birth and as abandoned by her mother, so Ellie was introduced to her as a puppy and the two bonded like sisters. This odd pairing was no accident, as an Anatolian Shepard is very protective and that natural instinct could be the key to saving the wild cheetah population.

Video provided by: KPIC-TV.

A victory for animal rights activists.
The Massachusetts House has voted overwhelmingly to ban the surgical “debarking” or silencing of dogs or cats.
By a 150-1 vote, the House approved the bill which prohibits the devocalization of dogs and cats unless a licensed veterinarian certifies that the procedure is medically necessary to relieve an illness, disease or injury.
The bill now heads to the Senate.

…and meteorological spring began on Monday (although the vernal equinox and official start to spring is still 16 days away). While there may still be some snow in the future for New England, climatological records for the winter are kept for the months of December, January and February. The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Taunton, MA has compiled this weather information in a Public Information Statement for several cities in southern New England. Do you keep your own snowfall records? If so, feel free to share your information in the comment section below this blog post.

A mountain view, a snowy scene, a colorful rainbow and even a touch of spring are all present in today’s Sky Scenes!

Do you have your own pictures you’d like to send us? It takes mere moments to sign up for a Flickr account and start uploading directly to the Sky Scenes group, where every one of the thousands of pictures I’ve received are posted. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE EASY INSTRUCTIONS TO SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS!

To see the still image gallery, displaying a large number of air-quality photographs we’ve received (but not necessarily had time to air all of), CLICK HERE!

To peruse the video archive of our on-air segments, click the “Sky Scenes” tab at the top of our Weather Blog, here at WeatherNewEngland.com.

Amazing pictures just keep on rolling into Sky Scenes with wind, waves and water taking today’s spotlight.

Do you have your own pictures you’d like to send us? It takes mere moments to sign up for a Flickr account and start uploading directly to the Sky Scenes group, where every one of the thousands of pictures I’ve received are posted. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE EASY INSTRUCTIONS TO SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS!

To see the still image gallery, displaying a large number of air-quality photographs we’ve received (but not necessarily had time to air all of), CLICK HERE!

To peruse the video archive of our on-air segments, click the “Sky Scenes” tab at the top of our Weather Blog, here at WeatherNewEngland.com.

11 PM udate
Moderate Snow Norwell MA closing in on a whole inch!
Rain Scituate to Cape Cod at 34 degrees 11 pm Is a Slap In The Face..
This was not even a consideration??
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8 PM
Wednesday Evening March 3, 2010 Update..
Another bust.. Here is new thinking. The big deal is Coastal Flooding at High Tide around 2 AM. We may have similar flooding to what happened Midday Monday. The snow bands are there, but so far are falling apart as fast as they form. Reports from Cape Cod are 1″-2″, we may see enough for plowing by AM.
Updated map below.

We had some water on streets in Salem Massachusetts at High Tide Tuesday.
This photo from John Palmer along Commercial Street.
Also a view from the cam at Buzzard’s Bay where the snow was heavy late in the day.


Tuesday March 2 discussion..
Looking back through the weather Journal, the last time we had no mid-week storm was January 11-15. Although not all storms have met expectations of the forecast, they have been passing off our coast with head spinning frequency. And we have storms lined up for mid-week the next two weeks too. During the daylight Wednesday March 3, 2010 we should have snow falling and melting on our roads. But as soon as the sun goes down we will likely see roads becoming snow covered in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. And for the first time in months, we actually have colder air moving in from the north (instead of warmth), so maybe we can get this one right.
NOT

From flooded roads, to uprooted trees and light posts snapped like a toothpick, today’s Sky Scenes feature amazing photos illustrating the power of Mother Nature.

Do you have your own pictures you’d like to send us? It takes mere moments to sign up for a Flickr account and start uploading directly to the Sky Scenes group, where every one of the thousands of pictures I’ve received are posted. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE EASY INSTRUCTIONS TO SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS!

To see the still image gallery, displaying a large number of air-quality photographs we’ve received (but not necessarily had time to air all of), CLICK HERE!

To peruse the video archive of our on-air segments, click the “Sky Scenes” tab at the top of our Weather Blog, here at WeatherNewEngland.com.

Simply amazing that we have a third storm merging with the upper low stalled over the northeast for 7 days now. The storm that tracked south of New Orleans Friday Feb 26, 2010, across southern FL Saturday, merged with our old Super Storm south of Nova Scotia today, Monday March 1, 2010. The resultant wind from the North ramped up to 50+ in gusts creating waves of 10′-20′ funneling to Massachusetts Bay. The combination of a weeks worth of onshore wind, Full Cold Moon High Tide, and wind from the right direction, brought the roughest seas to shores south of Boston since the April 2007 super storm. Here is the weather map for today. Some photos from the shore are posted below.

There is another storm with 3″ of snow in Dallam texas today. That low will bring another round of Gale Force wind to New England Wednesday. But the heavy precip should stay offshore. Believe it or not, Vermont may get the most in the next few days, from a storm passing way off to the south. Go Figure. About as logical as rain in Maine, and Snow on Cape Cod, that we saw today (another warm from the north due to block).

This 3 PM image from MoreBeach.com at Coast Guard Beach in Eastham MA shows the huge surf and snow that fell on Cape Cod today.

Mark Keup of Nor’Easter Surf Shop sent this photo from Brant Rock at Ocean Street in Marshfield Massachusetts at high tide today. None of us expected 15 breakers smashing over the Seawall at Noon today. The wind direction was just right (from North) to bring the huge seas to the beachfront usually protected by Cape Cod. But this swell came in from a 28.7″ storm center just at the right latitude to send the swell around the Cape. The fetch was from Nova Scotia to the south shore.
Did anyone go surfing? Mark Keup says, many tried:
“Phones been ringing off the hook with guys asking where to paddle out. Most guys said they tried to get out but couldn’t get past the white water, looking for a break that the waves are smaller. North shore spots also closed out because of the size.
Just saw one of the pics and caught the other on the web–mahalo for the plug. Roger
Beal surfed a secret spot this afternoon. Said it was as big as some of the points he would drive 3 hours for in Baja Mexico when he lived in La Jolla. Solid 15′ faces would roll and and he said he would be scratching for the horizon. Got a little sketchy–he said 3 waves and he was done for the day. No one else out.
Rogers is the only confirmed ridden wave so far down here. And still looking big for most of the week with the next low!!!
aloha,
mark
nor’easter”

mahalo right back at ya Mark. Here is another plug, see Nor’Easter SurfShop Daily online Report here.
This is Mark’s State of The Surf Report today.
3/1/2010 1:06:58 PM
BIG AND NASTY–OVERHEAD++
LOW PRESSURE 200 MILES EAST OF CAPE COD SENDING SOME JUICY SWELL BUT THE LOCAL WINDS ARE TRASHING IT AT THE BEACHES. NNW WINDS 20-30, WATER 39 DEGREES, LOW TIDE 5:36PM. HUNT DOWN A SHELTERED SPOT. CLOUDY,DRIZZLE AND 40 ON THE COAST.
How about ski conditions?
Greg Keeler sends this photo and comment from Cannon Mountain today. Cannon missed the big snow AND RAIN of last week, but has been snowing non stop since.
The 2 weathermen here Saturday seem to have left some good weather vibe here and we got ONE FOOT last night and today! That gets Cannon to about 27″ since the rain? indeed…we have it as 29″
Greg

Sugarloaf is past 60″ in a week. Skiing is the best of the year this week. A few more inches likely the next few days. Hunter Mountain in New York has 84″ in 6 days, the most form one storm in decades.
Out of time again.
Here are NWS Public Information Statements for this day 7 of February/March 2010 Super Storm.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
229 PM EST MON MAR 01 2010

..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON…
..DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE….
..REMARKS..

1000 AM STORM SURGE SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
03/01/2010 E0.00 FT ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

BRIDGE ST UNDER WATER

1018 AM STORM SURGE SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
03/01/2010 E0.00 FT ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

FORESTER ST UNDER WATER

1124 AM STORM SURGE MARBLEHEAD 42.48N 70.87W
03/01/2010 E0.00 FT ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

FRONT ST UNDER WATER

1125 AM STORM SURGE SCITUATE 42.19N 70.73W
03/01/2010 E0.00 FT PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO

ATLANTIC AVE UNDER WATER

1135 AM STORM SURGE SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
03/01/2010 E0.00 FT ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

BEACH BLUFF AVE UNDER WATER

1146 AM STORM SURGE WINTHROP 42.38N 70.98W
03/01/2010 E0.00 FT SUFFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO

WINTHROP SHORE DR SPLASH OVER W/DEBRIS

1149 AM STORM SURGE SWAMPSCOTT 42.47N 70.89W
03/01/2010 E0.00 FT ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

LYNN SHORE DR AND NAHANT CIRCLE FLOODED WITH SIGNIFICANT
DEBRIS

1206 PM STORM SURGE COHASSET 42.23N 70.80W
03/01/2010 E0.00 FT NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO

CAR STRANDED ON CAUSEWAY BOAT SENT TO RESCUE OCCUPANTS

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THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24
HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION.
APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS…COOPERATIVE
OBSERVERS…SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS
SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT

MASSACHUSETTS

…BARNSTABLE COUNTY…
BOURNE 5.0 600 AM 3/1 NWS EMPLOYEE
BARNSTABLE 3.0 809 AM 3/1 NWS EMPLOYEE
YARMOUTH 2.0 700 AM 3/1 COCORAHS
FALMOUTH 1.1 700 AM 3/1 COCORAHS

…NORFOLK COUNTY…
EAST MILTON 3.1 808 AM 3/1 COOP

…PLYMOUTH COUNTY…
KINGSTON 3.5 800 AM 3/1 COCORAHS
MIDDLEBOROUGH 3.0 600 AM 3/1 COCORAHS

$$

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
130 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS
FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED
TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS…COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS…SKYWARN SPOTTERS
AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR
HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/CARIBOU

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT

MAINE

…AROOSTOOK COUNTY…
MONTICELLO 2.2 708 AM 3/1 SPOTTER AR042
CRYSTAL 1.5 624 AM 3/1 DOT DOT04
CLAYTON LAKE 1.0 818 AM 3/1 COOP CLTM1
HOULTON 0.5 621 AM 3/1 DOT DOT58
PRESQUE ISLE 0.3 618 AM 3/1 DOT DOT78
ALLAGASH T 642 AM 3/1 COOP ALGM1
ASHLAND T 621 AM 3/1 DOT DOT02
FORT KENT T 612 AM 3/1 DOT DOT06
WOODLAND T 612 AM 3/1 DOT DOT22

…HANCOCK COUNTY…
A.N.P. SCHOODIC 4.0 1221 PM 3/1 SPOTTER HA049
AURORA 3.0 639 AM 3/1 DOT DOT28
BROOKSVILLE 3.0 802 AM 3/1 SPOTTER HA003
ELLSWORTH (EAST 1.6 711 AM 3/1 COOP ELLM1
WALTHAM 0.4 825 AM 3/1 COOP WALM1

…PENOBSCOT COUNTY…
SPRINGFIELD 6.0 632 AM 3/1 DOT DOT17
BANGOR A.N.G. 1.9 822 AM 3/1 SPOTTER BAGM1
WINN 1.8 633 AM 3/1 DOT DOT21
MEDWAY 0.5 627 AM 3/1 DOT DOT13
MILLINOCKET WWTP 0.5 704 AM 3/1 COOP MWTM1
PATTEN 0.2 713 AM 3/1 COOP PATM1

…PISCATAQUIS COUNTY…
GUILFORD 2.0 647 AM 3/1 DOT DOT53
MILO 1.0 645 AM 3/1 DOT DOT68
WELLINGTON 1.0 452 AM 3/1 SPOTTER PS003
BARNARD 0.2 757 AM 3/1 COOP BRNM1
GUILFORD T 648 AM 3/1 COOP GULM1

…WASHINGTON COUNTY…
TOPSFIELD 5.0 634 AM 3/1 DOT DOT19
WAITE 3.5 1048 AM 3/1 SPOTTER WS034
TOPSFIELD HUNT RIDGE 2.8 755 AM 3/1 COOP TOPM1
BAILEYVILLE DOT 2.0 635 AM 3/1 DOT DOT42
CHERRYFIELD 2.0 636 AM 3/1 DOT DOT40
FOREST CITY 2.0 757 AM 3/1 USGS FORM1
VANCEBORO 1.0 831 AM 3/1 SPOTTER COOP VNBM1
WEST GRAND DAM 1.0 758 AM 3/1 USGS WGLM1
WHITING 1.0 1049 AM 3/1 SPOTTER WS038
WESLEY 0.2 703 AM 3/1 COOP WLYM1

$$

DOODY

(NECN) – People in New England are among the top consumers of ice cream in the country.

So of course, we want frozen desserts for our dogs too.

And we’ve got it.

It’s called Yoghund and it’s a totally organic, frozen yogurt for your dog.

Joining Vicki Croke with more is Jody Rodgers, the creator of Yoghund.

(NECN) – On the Secret Life of Animals, we continue our focus on food with the secret to baking up your own delicious dog treats.

Lisa Makrinikolas is the owner of My Dog Ate it Catering, but you can also find her behind the bakery counter at the Especially for Pets store in Newton Massachusetts.

Lisa helps Vicki cook up some treats

(NECN) – So how do you go about reading between the lines of the nutrition label on pet foods?

Dr. Martha Smith of the Animal Rescue League of Boston joins Vicki Croke on the Secret Life of Animals with some tips.

(NECN) – You’re not going to want to miss a word of this next segment.

Just as many of us scrutinize the nutrition labels on our food — a veterinarian and nutritionist here in new england is doing the same for pet food.

Dr. Lisa Freeman of the Cummings School of veterinary medicine at Tufts University is the author of a new study on pet foods labeled “light” or *low-calorie.*

And her findings, may shock you.
There is huge variation in the calorie content of these foods and get this: some would even cause your dog or cat to gain weight if you dished it out according the package’s instructions.

Considering that 50 % of American pets may be overweight, and that extra pounds can cause a cascade of health problems.

Dr. Freeman joins the Secret Life of Animals to tell Vicki more about these findings and how you as consumers can choose a good, low-calorie food for our pets.

(NECN) – So you thought you knew chinchillas?

Guess again.

From their dental dynamics to their Olympic-worthy leaps in the air.

Vicki Croke has got the the full scoop on the secret life of these amazing little rodents.

The blocking pattern we have been stuck in for the past month is finally starting to break down. Through much of the month of February we were on the more favorable side of the block as we watched storms stay south. As we know, last week we got slammed with heavy snow in the mountains and damaging winds at the coast. I am pleased to say that they weather looks a little more progressive in the coming days…meaning it keeps moving along…which is what weather is supposed to do. Before we get out of this atmospheric traffic jam, there are still a few pieces of energy we have to watch. Read More of the Forecast Discussion Inside

1st, the weakening low which is sitting over us this weekend. This low has done a loop through New England providing the hurricane force winds Thursday, and is now looping back into New England this weekend as a much weaker low. It is still providing clouds and periodic snow showers…mixing with rain showers at the coast. Clouds will remain in place Sunday…with a few spotty breaks of sun. Most snow showers will remain in the North and West.

We turn our attention to energy coming out of the Gulf and off the coast of Florida. This area of low pressure will march up the east coast and eventually merge with our current decaying low off the coast of New England tonight. This low will strengthen and track just south of Nova Scotia Monday Morning. Precipitation will start off as snow with several inches possible in Maine tonight. The snow will be pushing south and arriving in Southern New England by dawn. Snow will mix over to rain during late morning- midday and afternoon hours. Gale force winds will be at the coast…but nothing nearly as strong as what we just saw….which looking back upon it was a very special and rare weather event. Many are still without power in storm stricken communities. Any rain will start to mix back over to snow with the setting sun Monday…allowing for a few more inches of snow possibly in the NW hills…before ending.
I am expecting a couple slushy inches on the front end of this. A general 1-3″ snowfall along and north of the Pike, with 3-6″ in VT, NH, and Maine with 6+” of snow in the far northern mountains.

Tuesday looks dry and seasonal…with lingering stratocumulus still around. Clouds will be on the increase ahead of our next storm…this one will likely stay well south of us.

Another Pacific storm will be taking a more southern track again by the Midweek. This storm will be pushing off the Carolina Coast Tuesday-Wednesday. Believe it or not, but the Mid-Atlantic states which have already seen their all-time snowiest winter…are likely going to see more snow. Strong winds from NJ to Delmarva Peninsula to the Carolina Capes too! The northen fringe of the snow will make it all the way up to Southern New England… for a brief burst of light snow in the Tuesday Night to Wednesday morning time frame. This storm will allow the seas to build to 10+feet well offshore…there could be some more splashover at high tide with these astronomincal high tides. By the way…Full Snow Moon tonight for the last night of February!

Pressure will be on the rise behind this departing low for skies to clear by next weekend. All in all…it looks like a quieter week, with less blocking, less extremes….as we March along through this winter…Only 20 days until spring!

There have been so many extreme weather events which have occurred in my 12 years at NECN. It is impossible to count. But Thursday Night’s Storm is one weather event I will never forget. Usually, when the weather is at it’s worst…my skills are needed in the weather office forecasting, broadcasting and creating graphics. Our station sends out reporters into the elements to get tossed around and report the conditions outside. This time I got the call to get out and cover the storm. We knew the winds were going to howl upto hurricane force strength…but it is one thing to say it…and another to experience it first hand. What a wild night for New England…a bona Wintercane! Bombogenesis off the coast. Whatever you want to call it…the winds and waves were incredible! Definitely the some of the worst weather I have personally experienced…Check out the video below of my night covering the storm.

More about the storm coverage inside!

When I got the call from NECN for storm coverage…I dressed for the the storm with my best rain coat, hat and gloves, earmuffs, boots…I was ready to go! Tim Kelley looked at my jeans and asked if I had waterproof pants? Oops! He said “We all have to learn.” I saw his concern…but hoped I would be OK.

Arriving in Plum Island I knew we were in for quite a ride this night. As soon as I opened the door, the wind ripped the door open and almost tore the door off my rental car right off the hinges! It was a struggle to close the door back shut. It would take all you had to get back in and out of the car safely. The car was the only safe refuge from the wind which was quickly becoming relentless, dangerous and damaging. only the Police were out on this night. As high tide approached, beaches were already starting to collapse on Plum Island. Only the Police were out on this night. Winds were picking up to 60+mph. As we have seen, Isolated gusts to 80-90 mph were found from Rockport, to Isle of Shoals and Cape Elizabeth. The low bombing out and backing into southern New England wrapping around maximum winds into the Northshore up into Southern Maine just in time for High Tide!

Water was everywhere! Pouring rain on the way up, Huge puddles from runoff of 3-6″ of rain and snow melt, now coastal flooding with huge waves breaking onshore with Storng east winds. The coast was being battered, roads were flooding, trees coming down along with power lines. It was like a hurricane outside and it was very difficult to walk around. I was observing the waves crashing against the shore line. The waves were getting larger. One large wave crashed over the embankment when my back was turned…splash! Instantly soaked! Now I knew what Tim was talking about. I was wet and cold for the rest of the night with a steady shiver going all night…a bit Hypothermic at times….but the extreme weather had me feeling alive. The adreniline was pumping through my veins!

Heading up 1-95 into Maine was very dangerous as the strong winds were blowing my little Hyundai all over the road. I had clinched fists and kept breathing in a very stressful situation. My goal was to try to capture what was occurring, but I knew I had a limited window of wind and tides before conditions would not be as extreme. 8 PM- 12 AM turned out to be the peak of the storm.

Everywhere we drove was dark as downed trees and powerlines were everywhere. It was like a war zone at times. We encountered blocked roads in many spots which became frustrating due to the time constraints.
After midnight, the storm weakened a bit, so we decided to have one last stop at Hampton Beach, NH. I was not as excited knowing we were moving into Low Tide, and we missed the best video of the crashing waves.
As we approached, the News Department called us and said could you go to Hampton Beach to cover a fire?
“Sure! We were heading there anyway!” So here we are after covering the storm all night….it’s 2 AM and I am doing a stand up in front of 5 businesses which have been engulfed in fire. A 5 alarm fire quickly ensued after a brief small fire spread out of control thanks to the strong winds which were fanning the flames toward other businesses and homes. That video unfortunately got lost in the shuffle of the fire story, but it all is etched in my memory in one of the wildest nights of weather in my life! Water, Wind, Waves, and Fire!

I take what video I have into the station at 4 AM, throw it together and then I am Live with Matt Noyes on air at 6 AM to tell the story. I get home get the kids ready for school and finally lie down at 11 AM for a lunch time nap! I am looking forward to the next storm already.
Thanks for reading.

Hurricane force wind ripped through New England on the evening of Thursday February 25, 2010. Watching Weather Radar, it was clear we had a circulation tracking from Buzzard’s Bay to Boston to Worcester Massachusetts. Watching the Surface Observations it was clear we had an intensifying Low Pressure Center deviating from a forecast track and intensity. In fact the Midnight observation at Isle Of Shoals NH Buoy recorded sustained wind of 64 Knots, Gusting 78 Knots, 1 knot below a Cat One Hurricane! In this image below we use observations to deduce the track of this February 2010 SuperStorm. Feeding this storm was the 80° energy & severe storms in Florida Wednesday, combined with the -7° record cold from Des Moines IA. Tropical and Arctic air, with storms #1 and storm # 2 merging near Cape Cod.

Doug Carroll of Manchester NH offers this assessment of the night..
In watching the reports of wind speed, did you notice why the highest wind speeds were from Cape Ann to Rockport, ME? look at the radar from Thursday night from 10 PM till Midnight. Do you see a “spin” in the radar echoes? I first saw it out over the water, east of Cape Ann. It then continued moving just north of west, traversing the NH/Mass. line, on the northside of the line. As it approached Milford, NH., it finally relaxed. Probability encountering the mountains is what disrupted it. It was a Meso-Cyclone that had formed in the strong onshore flow. On its northside, the winds were enhanced due to the “spinning motion of it. It reminded me of “snow devils” that you see with snow on the ground. With gusty winds, you sometimes see a small spinning swirl of snow fan up. That is the same principle, but on a much larger scale of what happened last night. Check the radar from that time and see if you guys and girl agree.
Maybe our turn for a snowstorm by Monday here???
Yes, Maybe JJ will post on this over the weekend.
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This rapid intensification is often refered to as ‘BomboGenesis’, and usually happens out to Sea.. Not This time. This time it happened right over Eastern New England.
We can put together weather data of Thursday Night, then serve some storm stories, and post the storm totals and damage reports..
.
Here are 11 PM observations from
Nantucket MA
260353 OVC007 6 BR 38 36 2026G43 G 46 807
Plymouth MA
26 0352 OVC005 47 46 1513G24 G 28 732 002
Providence RI
260351 BKN008 OVC014 46 46 0107 727 010
Lawrence MA
26 0354 OVC010 2 RABR 44 41 0635G50 G 51 764 023
Wind from southwest Nantucket, Southeast Plymouth, North in Providence (Pressure 972.7 mb, 28.72″), and Northeast to 51 knot Lawrence.
An hour later the Isle Shoals Buoy reported sustained wind of 74 miles per hour from 70 degrees (ENE).

The low level circulation in these observations, verifies a surface cyclone in Eastern Massachusetts. The pressure readings are extreme.
Graig Goedecke in Hull Massachusetts reported this observation of Barometric Pressure of 959 millibars, or 28.32″ at 10:15 PM: HULLWXOBS 2/25/10 1016PM TEMP:43F WIND GUST AT 10:15PM OF 40.9MPH PRESSURE 959MB
Hey Tim….House is rocking here in Hull….we had heavy rain here earlier..but winds have been the story..sustained winds between 22 to 27mph at times with higher gusts. Wow!
thanks
Craig

Hull Mass
This amazing low prressure helps explain why the WATER ROSE AFTER HIGH TIDE in Boston.. as stated by the Meteorologists at The National Weather Service Office in Taunton MA.
“WE WILL POST IN THE LSR SHORTLY THE 1048 PM EVENTUAL STORM TIDE THAT
OCCURRED 2 HOURS AFTER THE PREDICTED HIGH TIDE /BOS NOS TIDE GAGE/ AS
THE FIRST STORM TIDE OF 12.26 FT AT 818 PM EST STARTED LOWERING BUT AT
10 PM THE 11 FT TIDE DID AN ABOUT FACE AND ROSE 1.3 FT TO THE HIGHEST
TIDE OF THE NIGHT AT 1048 PM OF 12.31 FT…THIS AT THE SAME TIME THAT
WIND STRESS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY FROM PVC TO BOSTON NORTHWARD TO
LWM WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 35-40 KNOTS AND GUSTS OF 47 TO 63 KTS! THE
RESULTANT SURGE OF 5.97 FEET AT 1048 PM WAS THE LARGEST COASTAL FLOOD
RELATED SURGE THAT ANY OF US RECALL HERE IN BOSTON SINCE PRIOR TO THE
BLIZZARD OF 78. COINCIDENTALLY…THE BOSTON LOGAN ONSHORE WIND PEAKED
AT 1047 PM WITH A GUST TO 52 KNOTS WITH A PEAK SUSTAINED WIND OF 41
KNOTS AT 1043 PM EST.

AS THIS SECOND BUMP IN THE TIDE CYCLE .. SOMETIMES SEEN IN THE
UPPER END OF NARR BAY.. OCCURRED…REPORTS OF COASTAL FLOODING
INCREASED TOWARD 11 PM. ALL THIS FLOODING ON A NORMAL TIDE OF 9.2
FT… BUT THE 6 FT SURGE FROM OUR VANTAGE POINT WAS ASTOUNDING!”

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Wind is air moving from high to low pressure. This pressure of 959 millibars is just 9 millibars weaker than Hurricane Bob at is strongest in 1991. The only thing between us and the major blizzard that struck to our west was a 1032 mild maritime high pressure to our north. The same old north Atlantic Blocking we have been talking about all winter.
Wind is air moving from high to low pressure. This pressure of 959 millibars is just 9 millibars weaker than Hurricane Bob at is strongest in 1991. The only thing between us and the major blizzard that struck to our west was a 1032 mild maritime high pressure to our north. The same old north Atlantic Blocking we have been talking about all winter.
Speaking of the Blizzard, here are stories from a few New Yorker’s..
This note came from a ski buddy, Brett Hineman residing on a 400′ hill in Carmel New York, an hour west of Danbury CT:
Pretty much rained all day yesterday. Turned to snow @ 6pm and pounded. Decided
to go out and plow at about 11:30 last night out of fear that if I waited till
the morning it would be too much. Good call! We already had a foot of heavy snow
and the base was real slushy. The town plow left the biggest snow bank I’ve
seen at the bottom of my driveway. Took me 45 minutes to clear it. I was so
fearful that it would get cold and it would all freeze and set-up. I didn’t
finish till 3 this morning.

Looking outside I have to say it’s the biggest dump I’ve seen here in Carmel in
24 years and now they’re saying the storm is with us till Saturday morning! My
trip to Manhattan tomorrow to set-up for our trade show is going to be
interesting. Sorry to hear that as of 11 am this morning Highway 84 is still
closed from Newburgh to Danbury with motorists that have been stuck on it since
7pm last night-it’s very hilly through our area.

Going to go out at lunch time for round 2 of plowing, and then I’m pulling the
Katanas out for some runs on Deer Hill. The perfect tool for this heavy powder!
Wish I was up at Hunter with Robbie (he drove up yesterday afternoon), but glad
I didn’t strand my honey with this mess. You’re the man Chick. You timed your
trip to Sugarbush perfectly. Boys said Whiteface on Wednesday was one of the
best powder days ever while yesterday was full on cement. The Dacks didn’t get
the rain in the mountains, but they’re (biased) weather reports said it was
raining heavily East of Burlington. Anyway, this will make for a killer base,
and will hopefully set us up for some great Spring skiing at the Face.

We inherited the dog from Bonnie’s nephew, his name is Gatsby. A minature Pomeranian.
How about the rest of you? I love hearing snow stories! Flash, are you enjoying
full on extreme sledding?! Don’t forget your mouth piece and helmet.
Best…..Brett.
I’m forwarding another story to you from Carol Vaughn Regarding 62″ total snowfall in the Catskills this week. Read below. She is very connected to weather and usually quite accurate with her info since it hugely impacts her at work. She runs the Rockefellar Skating Rink in Manhattan.
“Heard from Rob, still snowing at Hunter, so far 62″ since Tuesday and expecting another 8 -10″ today. The most snow they have had since 1958.

Tannersville does not have any power, Hunter is okay so far. He & friends went out to a local establishment in Hunter last night and people were coming in on snowmobiles, just like Montana. Snowplow is stuck at the end the driveway so they can not get out, Billy may come and pick them up or maybe they are “drinking”. Rob said it is amazing and he has never seen anything like this.”
.
OK, Back to New England.. Out of time for more stoiries, but please post your own story in comments section. here are public info statements from NWS..
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1052 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24
HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION.
APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS…COOPERATIVE
OBSERVERS…SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS
SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON

********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
RAINFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

…HARTFORD COUNTY…
AVON 2.20 1156 PM 2/25 SPOTTER

…TOLLAND COUNTY…
STAFFORDVILLE 2.54 651 PM 2/25 CO-OP

MASSACHUSETTS

…ESSEX COUNTY…
LAWRENCE 2.58 820 AM 2/26 NWS COOP
METHUEN 2.27 1041 PM 2/25 SPOTTER
NEWBURYPORT 2.05 717 AM 2/26 NWS COOP

…MIDDLESEX COUNTY…
HUDSON 2.50 1204 AM 2/26 SPOTTER
MAYNARD 2.45 721 AM 2/26 NWS COOP
LOWELL 2.16 730 AM 2/26 NWS COOP
BEDFORD 2.02 637 AM 2/26 BED 3 DAY TOTAL 4.30″
READING 1.89 818 AM 2/26 NWS COOP

…NORFOLK COUNTY…
MILTON 1.91 800 AM 2/26 BLUE HILLS OBSERVATORY

…WORCESTER COUNTY…
SPENCER 2.86 517 AM 2/26 SPOTTER
ASHBURNHAM 2.46 712 AM 2/26 NWS COOP
FITCHBURG 2.18 651 AM 2/26 FIT 3 DAY TOTAL 4.48″
WORCESTER 1.95 807 AM 2/26 ORH ASOS

NEW HAMPSHIRE

…CHESHIRE COUNTY…
MARLOW 2.94 723 AM 2/26 NWS COOP
KEENE 2.70 810 AM 2/26 COCORAHS
OTTER BROOK DAM 2.44 724 AM 2/26 NWS COOP
JAFFREY 2.25 629 AM 2/26 AFN 3 DAY TOTAL 4.03″
EAST ALSTEAD 2.10 804 AM 2/26 SPOTTER

…HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY…
GREENVILLE 3.40 632 AM 2/26 NWS COOP
NASHUA 2.43 811 AM 2/26 COCORAHS
HUDSON 2.39 733 AM 2/26 NWS COOP
MANCHESTER 2.39 642 AM 2/26 MHT 3 DAY TOTAL 3.96″
HILLSBOROUGH 2.33 810 AM 2/26 COCORAHS
GOFFSTOWN 2.18 733 AM 2/26 SPOTTER

********************SUSTAINED WIND SPEED ********************

LOCATION SUSTAINED WIND SPEED TIME/DATE COMMENTS
OF
(MPH) MEASUREMENT

MASSACHUSETTS

…BARNSTABLE COUNTY…
CHATHAM 31 837 PM 2/25 CQX ASOS
HYANNIS 29 1104 PM 2/25 HYA ASOS

…DUKES COUNTY…
VINEYARD HAVEN 37 1038 PM 2/25 MVY ASOS

…ESSEX COUNTY…
LAWRENCE 46 1106 PM 2/25 LWM ASOS
BEVERLY 44 1101 PM 2/25 BVY ASOS

…MIDDLESEX COUNTY…
BEDFORD 37 1128 PM 2/25 BED ASOS

…NANTUCKET COUNTY…
NANTUCKET 38 1039 PM 2/25 ACK ASOS

…NORFOLK COUNTY…
MILTON 39 655 PM 2/25 MQE BLUE HILLS ASOS

…SUFFOLK COUNTY…
EAST BOSTON 47 1043 PM 2/25 LOGAN AIRPORT ASOS

NEW HAMPSHIRE

…HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY…
MANCHESTER 43 1106 PM 2/25 MHT ASOS

RHODE ISLAND

…PROVIDENCE COUNTY…
PROVIDENCE 31 118 AM 2/26 PVD ASOS

…WASHINGTON COUNTY…
WESTERLY 31 809 PM 2/26 WST ASOS

***********************PEAK WIND GUST***********************

LOCATION PEAK WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS
GUST OF
(MPH) MEASUREMENT

MASSACHUSETTS

…BARNSTABLE COUNTY…
CHATHAM 55 1027 PM 2/25 CQX ASOS

…ESSEX COUNTY…
BEVERLY 67 1055 PM 2/25 BVY ASOS
LAWRENCE 61 1104 PM 2/25 LWM ASOS
ROCKPORT 56 928 PM 2/25 SPOTTER

…MIDDLESEX COUNTY…
CAMBRIDGE 56 950 PM 2/25 SPOTTER
BEDFORD 53 857 PM 2/25 BED ASOS

…NANTUCKET COUNTY…
NANTUCKET 53 1022 PM 2/25 ACK ASOS

…NORFOLK COUNTY…
MILTON 56 1104 PM 2/25 MQE BLUE HILLS ASOS

…SUFFOLK COUNTY…
EAST BOSTON 60 1047 PM 2/25 LOGAN AIRPORT

…WORCESTER COUNTY…
MILFORD 53 907 PM 2/25 SPOTTER
WORCESTER 50 816 PM 2/25 ORH ARPT

NEW HAMPSHIRE

…HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY…
HUDSON 63 1110 PM 2/25 SPOTTER
MANCHESTER 63 1105 PM 2/25 MHT ASOS
WEARE 56 1125 PM 2/25 SKYWARN SPOTTER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
339 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON…
..DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE….
..REMARKS..

0414 PM FLOOD PROVIDENCE 41.82N 71.42W
02/25/2010 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO

ROAD WASHED OUT AT POCCASSET AVE AND PLAINFIELD STREET

0625 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WILMINGTON 42.56N 71.17W
02/25/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

TREE ON WIRES – CAUSING TREE FIRE. CYPRUS STREET.

0637 PM FLOOD CRANSTON 41.77N 71.48W
02/25/2010 PROVIDENCE RI AMATEUR RADIO

MANY STREETS FLOODED IN PARK AVENUE AREA

0637 PM FLOOD NORTH KINGSTOWN 41.51N 71.45W
02/25/2010 WASHINGTON RI AMATEUR RADIO

6 TO 8 INCHES OF WATER ON POST ROAD

0645 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SAUGUS 42.47N 71.02W
02/25/2010 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

WIRE HIT A CAR RTE 1 NEAR PRINCE PIZZA.

0700 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ARLINGTON 42.42N 71.16W
02/25/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

WIRES FROM HOUSE DOWNED.

0704 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG READING 42.54N 71.11W
02/25/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

TREE DOWN KNOCKS 200 FT PRIMARY WIRE DOWN PROSPECT TO
BERKLEY.

0705 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WOBURN 42.49N 71.16W
02/25/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

WOOD STREET, PINTO ROAD…TREE DOWN BOTH LOCATIONS.

0710 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MELROSE 42.45N 71.06W
02/25/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

TREE AND WIRE DOWN AT GROVE AND BURNETT ST.

0721 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG READING 42.54N 71.11W
02/25/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

POLE DOWN ON AVALON ST.

0737 PM STORM SURGE MARBLEHEAD 42.48N 70.87W
02/25/2010 E3.10 FT ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

11.3 TIDE AT BOS NOS DATA POINT AND STILL INCREASING.
18-19 FT SEAS AT THE GLOUCESTER AND JEFFREYS LEDGE BUOYS
1 HR BEFORE THE HIGH TIDE WITH EASTERLY GUSTS TO 43 KNOTS
AT THE EASTERN POINT MESONET SITE. THIS RESULTS IN
CAUSEWAY ROAD CLOSURE TO MARBLEHEAD NECK.

0806 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WAYLAND 42.37N 71.37W
02/25/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

POWER OUT. RT20 AT CLAY ST. TRANSFORMER BLEW AND TREE ON
FIRE.

0822 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BOSTON 42.32N 71.07W
02/25/2010 SUFFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO

PARK DRIVE WIRES DOWN.

0825 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SWANSEA 41.75N 71.18W
02/25/2010 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO

BARNEYVILLE ROAD. TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD.

0826 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG STONEHAM 42.47N 71.10W
02/25/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

NORTH AND WILLIAM STREETS. BRANCH DOWN AND CAUSED MV
ACCIDENT.

0836 PM STORM SURGE BOSTON 42.32N 71.07W
02/25/2010 E3.00 FT SUFFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO

12.1 BOS NOS TIDE AT 748PM. MORRISSEY BLVD CLOSED BOTH
WAYS FROM UMASS BOSTON TO FREEPORT ST.

0847 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WATERTOWN 42.37N 71.18W
02/25/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

WIRE ON STREET

0847 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BOSTON 42.32N 71.07W
02/25/2010 SUFFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO

TREE ON CAR

0848 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MARLBOROUGH 42.35N 71.55W
02/25/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

MALTON DRIVE. WIRE ON ST.

0900 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HINGHAM 42.24N 70.89W
02/25/2010 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO

MAIN AND FRIEND STS. TREE DOWN.

0900 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG PLAINVILLE 42.00N 71.33W
02/25/2010 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO

WIRES DOWN.

0900 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG STOUGHTON 42.12N 71.10W
02/25/2010 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO

CURVE RD TREE DOWN.

0900 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MELROSE 42.45N 71.06W
02/25/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

LAWRENCE ST AND SANFORD ST. LARGE LIMB AND WIRES DOWN.

0904 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG PEABODY 42.53N 70.97W
02/25/2010 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

WASHINGTON ST. TREE DOWN

0908 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SOMERVILLE 42.39N 71.10W
02/25/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

UNION ST. WIRES DOWN.

0908 PM FLOOD SOMERSET 41.74N 71.16W
02/25/2010 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO

BUFFINGTON BROOK REPORTED AT BANKFULL

0908 PM STORM SURGE SCITUATE 42.19N 70.73W
02/25/2010 E0.00 FT PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO

ONE HOUSE EVACUATED ON OCEAN SIDE DRIVE DUE TO SPLASHOVER

0908 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WATERTOWN 42.37N 71.18W
02/25/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

OLIVER ST. POLE AND WIRES DOWN.

0910 PM NON-TSTM WND GST EASTHAM 41.83N 69.97W
02/25/2010 E0.00 MPH BARNSTABLE MA MESONET

51 KNOT WIND GUST RECORDED AT HATCH BEACH

0925 PM FLOOD LAWRENCE 42.70N 71.16W
02/25/2010 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

FRANLIN STREET FLOODED WITH 2 INCHES OF WATER

0926 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WEYMOUTH 42.21N 70.95W
02/25/2010 NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO

PRIMARY WIRE DOWN.

0930 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BOSTON 42.32N 71.07W
02/25/2010 SUFFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO

10 MENDELTON ST. WIRES DOWN.

0945 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG GEORGETOWN 41.26N 73.43W
02/25/2010 FAIRFIELD CT AMATEUR RADIO

TREE DOWN ON HOUSE.

0949 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTON 42.37N 71.27W
02/25/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

SHADY HILL RD CLOSED BY DOWNED TREE..

0949 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG EASTHAM 41.83N 69.97W
02/25/2010 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO

SAMOSET ROAD TREE AND WIRES DOWN.

0951 PM FLOOD WILMINGTON 42.56N 71.17W
02/25/2010 MIDDLESEX MA EMERGENCY MNGR

WHIPPLE ROAD CORNER OF TEWKSBURY BILLERICA AND WILMINGTON
CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING FROM THE SHAWSHEEN RVR. WILDWOOD
ST CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

0952 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ROWLEY 42.72N 70.87W
02/25/2010 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

NEWBURY RD TREE AND WIRES DOWN.

0955 PM STORM SURGE SALISBURY 42.83N 70.84W
02/25/2010 E0.00 FT ESSEX MA EMERGENCY MNGR

PORTION OF BEACH ROAD CLOSED AND ONE LANE OF FERRY RD
CLOSED DUE TO MINOR TIDAL FLOODING.

1000 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG GLOUCESTER 42.62N 70.65W
02/25/2010 ESSEX MA EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES AND LIMBS DOWN BECOMING TOWN WIDE.

1000 PM STORM SURGE SCITUATE 42.19N 70.73W
02/25/2010 E0.00 FT PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO

OCEAN DRIVE CLOSED DUE TO SPLASHOVER

1000 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG AMESBURY 42.86N 70.93W
02/25/2010 ESSEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER

MODERATE ROOF DAMAGE TO HOMES ON WOODSON DRIVE

1001 PM NON-TSTM WND GST LAWRENCE 42.70N 71.16W
02/25/2010 M58.00 MPH ESSEX MA ASOS

ASOS

1005 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MARBLEHEAD 42.48N 70.87W
02/25/2010 E0.00 MPH ESSEX MA MESONET

63 KNOT WIND GUST RECORDED AT CHILDRENS ISLAND

1006 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MERRIMAC 42.83N 71.00W
02/25/2010 ESSEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER

TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

1010 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BOSTON 42.32N 71.07W
02/25/2010 SUFFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO

BRANCHFIELD ST. WIRES DOWN. A REPORT AT 1018 PM HAS WIRES
DOWN AT BUCKET HILL AND SHORT ST.

1015 PM FLOOD TEWKSBURY 42.62N 71.23W
02/25/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

WIPPLE ROAD CORNER CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING

1019 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MALDEN 42.43N 71.06W
02/25/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

PROSPECT ST WIRES DOWN.

1019 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SALEM 42.53N 70.87W
02/25/2010 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

KENWOOD BRIDGE WIRES AND POLE ON CAR.

1019 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BEVERLY 42.56N 70.84W
02/25/2010 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

COMMON ST. TREE DOWN.

1020 PM NON-TSTM WND GST GLOUCESTER 42.62N 70.65W
02/25/2010 E0.00 MPH ESSEX MA MESONET

69 KNOT WIND GUST RECORDED AT EASTERN POINT

1020 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SOUTH BOSTON 42.33N 71.05W
02/25/2010 E0.00 MPH SUFFOLK MA MESONET

52 KNOT WIND GUST RECORDED AT PLEASURE BAY

1021 PM NON-TSTM WND GST BROOKLINE 42.32N 71.14W
02/25/2010 M61.00 MPH NORFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO

CLAY SCIENCE CENTER

1023 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG LYNN 42.47N 70.96W
02/25/2010 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

TREE ON WIRES. POWER OUT.

1024 PM NON-TSTM WND GST REVERE 42.42N 70.99W
02/25/2010 E0.00 MPH SUFFOLK MA MESONET

56 KNOT WIND GUST RECORDED

1024 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BOSTON 42.32N 71.07W
02/25/2010 SUFFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO

NEWBURY ST WIRES DOWN.

1028 PM NON-TSTM WND GST LAWRENCE 42.70N 71.16W
02/25/2010 M59.00 MPH ESSEX MA ASOS

1029 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG NEWBURYPORT 42.81N 70.89W
02/25/2010 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

ROOF SHINGLES TORN OFF BY ESTIMATED GUST 60 MPH.

1031 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WAKEFIELD 42.50N 71.07W
02/25/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

POLE DOWN.

1031 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ESSEX 42.63N 70.77W
02/25/2010 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

WIRES DOWN

1031 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SAUGUS 42.47N 71.02W
02/25/2010 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

VINE ST – WIRES DOWN.

1035 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ROWLEY 42.72N 70.87W
02/25/2010 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

RTE 1A AT RR BRIDGE – WIRES DOWN ACROSS ST.

1040 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG NEWBURYPORT 42.81N 70.89W
02/25/2010 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

LARGE CHUNKS OF A ROOF BLOWN OFF ONTO CARS-PLEASANT ST.

1047 PM NON-TSTM WND GST EAST BOSTON 42.37N 71.03W
02/25/2010 M60.00 MPH SUFFOLK MA ASOS

LOGAN AIRPORT GUST

1048 PM STORM SURGE EAST BOSTON 42.37N 71.03W
02/25/2010 E0.00 FT SUFFOLK MA BUOY

NOS TIDE OF 12.31 FEET. ALSO STORM SURGE NEAR 6.0 FEET IN
SUSTAINED EASTERLY WIND OF 47 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS UP
TO 60 MPH. CAUSED ANOTHER PERIOD OF COASTAL FLOODING
ISSUES.

1049 PM NON-TSTM WND GST NEWBURY 42.80N 71.00W
02/25/2010 E0.00 MPH ESSEX MA MESONET

56 KNOT WIND GUST RECORDED ON PLUM ISLAND

1058 PM STORM SURGE HARWICH 41.69N 70.07W
02/25/2010 E0.00 FT BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO

RED RIVER BEACH PARKING LOT FLOODED

1108 PM STORM SURGE WINTHROP 42.38N 70.98W
02/25/2010 E0.00 FT SUFFOLK MA AMATEUR RADIO

SPLASH OVER ON SHORE ROAD

1110 PM FLOOD LEOMINSTER 42.52N 71.77W
02/25/2010 WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO

2 FEET OF WATER ON ROUTE 2 AT ROUTE 12

1110 PM FLOOD BURLINGTON 42.50N 71.20W
02/25/2010 MIDDLESEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

MOUNTAIN ROAD FLOODED WITH A FEW INCHES OF WATER.

1116 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MERRIMACK 42.87N 71.48W
02/25/2010 HILLSBOROUGH NH TRAINED SPOTTER

HIGH SPEED LANE CLOSED ON F.E. EVERETT TURNPIKE DUE TO
STANDING WATER

1123 PM STORM SURGE NEWBURYPORT 42.81N 70.89W
02/25/2010 E0.00 FT ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED BY STORM SURGE.

1125 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG CHARLEMONT 42.63N 72.88W
02/25/2010 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO

TREES DOWNED

1125 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ORANGE 41.28N 73.03W
02/25/2010 FRANKLIN MA AMATEUR RADIO

TREES DOWNED

1130 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SALISBURY 42.83N 70.84W
02/25/2010 ESSEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER

ROOF TORN OFF BUILDING CAUSED DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE CARS.
TIME APPROX.

1130 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BOSTON 42.32N 71.07W
02/25/2010 SUFFOLK MA TRAINED SPOTTER

MULTIPLE ROOF COLLAPSES REPORTED ON PLUM ISLAND. TIME
APPROX.

1130 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MARBLEHEAD 42.48N 70.87W
02/25/2010 ESSEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER

SHELTER WAS OPENED DUE TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. TIME
APPROX.

1200 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG SALISBURY 42.83N 70.84W
02/26/2010 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

TREE DOWNED ON A HOME ON JACKLYN DRIVE

1200 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WILTON 42.85N 71.74W
02/26/2010 HILLSBOROUGH NH TRAINED SPOTTER

WATER OVER ROAD ON ROUTE 31. TIME APPROX.

1200 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WILTON 42.85N 71.74W
02/26/2010 HILLSBOROUGH NH TRAINED SPOTTER

REPORT OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON PROCTOR ROAD, DALE
STREET, AND STONEY BROOK DRIVE. TIME APPROX.

1205 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG IPSWICH 42.68N 70.83W
02/26/2010 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

ENTIRE TOWN REPORTED TO BE WITHOUT POWER DUE TO DOWNED
TREES AND LINES

1215 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG ROWLEY 42.72N 70.87W
02/26/2010 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

ENTIRE TOWN REPORTED TO BE WITHOUT POWER DUE TO DOWNED
TREES AND LINES. MANY ROADS CLOSED.

1216 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG HAMILTON 42.62N 70.87W
02/26/2010 ESSEX MA AMATEUR RADIO

MANY ROADS CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES

0105 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MILFORD 42.83N 71.66W
02/26/2010 HILLSBOROUGH NH TRAINED SPOTTER

NORTH RIVER ROAD CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREES AND
POWERLINES. TIME APPROX.

0105 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG GOFFSTOWN 43.02N 71.60W
02/26/2010 HILLSBOROUGH NH TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE DOWN ACROSS SAINT ANSELM DRIVE. TREES AND WIRES DOWN
ON ELM STREET AT GLEN LAKE BOAT RAMP. TIME APPROX.

0131 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG AMHERST 42.87N 71.62W
02/26/2010 HILLSBOROUGH NH TRAINED SPOTTER

ROUTE 101 CLOSED NEAR CAMP ROAD. TIME APPROX.

0802 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG BEDFORD 42.95N 71.50W
02/26/2010 HILLSBOROUGH NH TRAINED SPOTTER

TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON BACK RIVER ROAD, FE EVERETT
TURNPIKE, KING ROAD, AND MEADOWCREST ROAD. TIME APPROX.

&&

$$

JFP
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
425 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE
PAST 24 HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION.
APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS…COOPERATIVE
OBSERVERS…SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS.
THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/GRAY

********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
RAINFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT

MAINE

…ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY…
LISBON FALLS 5.80 716 AM 2/26 SPOTTER
POLAND 5.13 1000 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
AUBURN 5.03 917 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
AUBURN 5.00 710 AM 2/26 SPOTTER
AUBURN/LEWISTON 4.85 700 AM 2/26 AWOS
DURHAM 4.77 945 AM 2/26 NWS EMPLOYEE
TURNER 4.76 1002 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
AUBURN 4.56 1034 AM 2/26 SPOTTER
LISBON FALLS 4.45 852 AM 2/26 SPOTTER
LIVERMORE FALLS 3.76 958 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
LEWISTON 1.78 913 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS

…CUMBERLAND COUNTY…
SCARBOROUGH 8.38 914 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
STANDISH 7.48 918 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
SOUTH WINDHAM 6.70 632 AM 2/26 NWS EMPLOYEE
GORHAM 6.68 915 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
PORTLAND-DEERING CTR 6.22 802 AM 2/26 NWS EMPLOYEE
FREEPORT 6.19 916 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
PORTLAND-RIVERTON 6.19 734 AM 2/26 NWS EMPLOYEE
WEST FALMOUTH 6.11 211 AM 2/26 SPOTTER
WESTBROOK 5.85 836 AM 2/26 NWS EMPLOYEE
PORTLAND 5.82 916 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
PORTLAND-N DEERING 5.82 800 AM 2/26 NWS EMPLOYEE
GRAY 5.63 918 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
NEW GLOUCESTER 5.25 915 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
PORTLAND JETPORT 5.21 700 AM 2/26 ASOS
BRUNSWICK 4.99 919 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
PORTLAND 4.92 918 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
GORHAM 4.82 645 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
GRAY NWS OFFICE 4.70 954 AM 2/26 NWS-COOP
BRIDGTON 4.06 700 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
RAYMOND 4.03 1023 AM 2/26 SPOTTER

…FRANKLIN COUNTY…
FARMINGTON 3.18 928 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
NEW SHARON 3.01 927 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
RANGELEY 2.24 928 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
EUSTIS 2.05 947 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP

…KENNEBEC COUNTY…
MOUNT VERNON 4.05 931 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
AUGUSTA 3.99 932 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
WEST GARDINER 3.92 932 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
WINTHROP 3.80 1006 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
WAYNE 3.51 932 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
AUGUSTA 3.33 700 AM 2/26 ASOS
ALBION 3.15 700 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
SIDNEY 3.14 930 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
WINSLOW 3.01 931 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
WATERVILLE 2.26 800 AM 2/26 AWOS

…KNOX COUNTY…
CAMDEN 3.28 835 AM 2/26 SPOTTER
ROCKPORT 2.78 933 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS

…LINCOLN COUNTY…
WESTPORT ISLAND 5.45 935 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
ROUND POND 4.81 934 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
DRESDEN 4.71 934 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
JEFFERSON 3.79 933 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS

…OXFORD COUNTY…
HARTFORD 4.25 955 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
FRYEBURG 4.07 952 AM 2/26 SPOTTER
FRYEBURG 4.04 800 AM 2/26 ASOS
NORWAY 3.99 935 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
PARIS 3.52 615 AM 2/26 SPOTTER
RUMFORD 3.42 1000 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
ANDOVER 2.31 700 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP

…SOMERSET COUNTY…
SKOWHEGAN 2.03 1001 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
HARMONY 1.76 954 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
BINGHAM 1.23 700 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP

…WALDO COUNTY…
BELMONT 4.65 938 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
BELMONT 2.61 725 AM 2/26 SPOTTER
WINTERPORT 1.87 939 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS

…YORK COUNTY…
SOUTH BERWICK 6.53 631 AM 2/26 SPOTTER 35 DEG IP-
THE WELLS NATIONAL 6.53 1003 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
HOLLIS 6.44 930 AM 2/26 NWS EMPLOYEE
BONNY EAGLE 5.96 700 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
KENNEBUNKPORT 5.10 956 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
KENNEBUNK 4.93 1018 AM 2/26 SPOTTER
EAST ELIOT 4.87 947 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
HOLLIS CENTER 4.70 940 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
YORK HARBOR 2.98 939 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS

NEW HAMPSHIRE

…BELKNAP COUNTY…
LACONIA 4.63 948 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
MEREDITH 2.94 948 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
TILTON 2.66 947 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
SANBORNTON 2.10 1146 AM 2/26 SPOTTER
CENTER HARBOR 1.91 949 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
GILFORD 1.31 949 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
LACONIA MUNI 1.21 700 AM 2/26 AWOS

…CARROLL COUNTY…
CONWAY 5.87 950 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
MADISON 5.79 951 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
WOLFEBORO 5.01 954 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
MADISON 4.50 805 AM 2/26 SPOTTER
SOUTH TAMWORTH 3.85 1015 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
MOULTONBOROUGH 3.39 953 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
INTERVALE 3.13 952 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
EAST WAKEFIELD 2.42 950 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS

…COOS COUNTY…
MOUNT WASHINGTON 4.73 930 AM 2/26 OTHERMETAR
PINKHAM NOTCH SCENIC 4.15 1013 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
GORHAM 3.52 1009 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
YORK POND DAM 3.03 1015 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
BERLIN 1.86 700 AM 2/26 ASOS MOSTLY FELL AS SNOW
WHITEFIELD 0.92 700 AM 2/26 ASOS

…GRAFTON COUNTY…
THORNTON 3.78 957 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
ALEXANDRIA 3.57 1007 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
PLYMOUTH 2.78 957 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
HANOVER 2.28 1010 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
BRISTOL 2.15 954 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
ASHLAND 2.02 956 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
LEBANON 1.81 700 AM 2/26 ASOS MOSTLY FELL AS SNOW
BATH 1.04 956 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS

…MERRIMACK COUNTY…
WILMOT 3.77 1001 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
DANBURY 3.57 1000 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
BOW CENTER 3.38 958 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
CONCORD 2.99 1001 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS

…ROCKINGHAM COUNTY…
EXETER 5.48 1002 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
EPPING 5.41 1009 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
PORTSMOUTH/PEASE 4.26 700 AM 2/26 OTHERMETAR
PORTSMOUTH 3.40 1002 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
NORTH SALEM 3.24 1012 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP

…STRAFFORD COUNTY…
DURHAM 6.73 1008 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
EAST ROCHESTER 5.85 1013 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COOP
ROCHESTER 5.57 1003 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
STRAFFORD 4.72 1004 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
STRAFFORD 3.84 1000 AM 2/26 SPOTTER

…SULLIVAN COUNTY…
WEST UNITY 2.96 1019 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT

MAINE

…FRANKLIN COUNTY…
FARMINGTON 7.0 928 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
NEW SHARON 7.0 927 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
NEW SHARON 5.0 1000 AM 2/26 SPOTTER
RANGELEY 3.9 928 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS

…OXFORD COUNTY…
NORWAY 9.8 935 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
PARIS 2.0 615 AM 2/26 SPOTTER

…SOMERSET COUNTY…
SAINT ZACHARIE 11.0 200 PM 2/26 PORT OF ENTRY LIGHT SNOW
SAINT JUSTE 5.5 200 PM 2/26 PORT OF ENTRY LIGHT SNOW
SAINT AURELIE 4.5 827 AM 2/26 SPOTTER

NEW HAMPSHIRE

…BELKNAP COUNTY…
MEREDITH 7.9 948 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
TILTON 6.0 947 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
LACONIA 5.2 948 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
GILFORD 4.0 949 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS

…CARROLL COUNTY…
MADISON 17.8 951 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
CONWAY 17.0 950 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
EAST WAKEFIELD 7.0 950 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
WOLFEBORO 5.4 954 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
INTERVALE 4.3 952 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS

…COOS COUNTY…
RANDOLF 39.6 709 AM 2/26 SPOTTER
TWIN MOUNTAIN 6.0 722 AM 2/26 SPOTTER DOT
LANCASTER 3.5 533 AM 2/26 SPOTTER R-S- / DOT

…GRAFTON COUNTY…
BRISTOL 7.7 954 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
PLYMOUTH 6.8 957 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
ASHLAND 4.6 956 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
THORNTON 3.6 957 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS

…MERRIMACK COUNTY…
DANBURY 14.0 1000 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
WILMOT 11.5 1001 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
BOW CENTER 5.0 958 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS

…STRAFFORD COUNTY…
STRAFFORD 5.3 1000 AM 2/26 SPOTTER

…SULLIVAN COUNTY…
WEST UNITY 13.0 1019 AM 2/26 SPOTTER COCORAHS
WASHINGTON 3.0 807 AM 2/26 SPOTTER

***********************PEAK WIND GUST***********************

LOCATION PEAK WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS
GUST OF
(MPH) MEASUREMENT

MAINE

…ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY…
AUBURN 43 637 AM 2/26 SPOTTER METAR
SABATTUS 29 635 PM 2/25 SPOTTER MESOWEST – 40 F

…CUMBERLAND COUNTY…
CAPE ELIZABETH 94 1030 PM 2/25 SPOTTER
PORTLAND JETPORT 78 1134 PM 2/25 ASOS
GRAY NWS OFFICE 62 1105 PM 2/25 NWS-COOP
PORTLAND LNB 62 1200 AM 2/26 LARGE NAVIGATIONAL BUOY
SCARBOROUGH 46 1128 PM 2/25 SPOTTER MESOWEST
PORTLAND 41 103 AM 2/26 SPOTTER MESOWEST

…FRANKLIN COUNTY…
RANGELEY 41 1025 PM 2/25 SPOTTER MESOWEST

…KENNEBEC COUNTY…
AUGUSTA 41 1233 AM 2/26 ASOS
AUGUSTA 40 311 AM 2/26 SPOTTER METAR
LITCHFIELD 35 1200 AM 2/26 SPOTTER MESOWEST
FAYETTE 32 633 PM 2/25 SPOTTER MESOWEST – 35 F

…KNOX COUNTY…
ROCKLAND/KNOX 54 1115 PM 2/25 AWOS

…LINCOLN COUNTY…
NEW HARBOR 63 150 AM 2/26 SPOTTER MESOWEST
DAMARISCOTTA 35 637 PM 2/25 SPOTTER MESOWEST – 40 F
BOOTHBAY HARBOR 31 512 PM 2/25 SPOTTER MESOWEST – 40 F

…OXFORD COUNTY…
FRYEBURG 36 350 AM 2/26 ASOS
PARIS 35 615 AM 2/26 SPOTTER

…SAGADAHOC COUNTY…
BATH 62 836 PM 2/25 SPOTTER
WISCASSET 53 1031 PM 2/25 ASOS
BATH 36 1151 PM 2/25 SPOTTER MESOWEST
PHIPPSBURG 35 500 PM 2/25 SPOTTER MESOWEST – 40 F

…YORK COUNTY…
CAMP ELLIS 62 1030 PM 2/25 SPOTTER
SANFORD MUNI 52 815 PM 2/25 AWOS
WELLS 40 722 PM 2/25 SPOTTER MESOWEST – 41 F
KITTERY POINT 32 751 PM 2/25 SPOTTER MESOWEST – 41 F

NEW HAMPSHIRE

…BELKNAP COUNTY…
BLACK CAT ISLAND 60 1230 AM 2/26 SPOTTER SPOTTER
LACONIA MUNI 56 235 AM 2/26 AWOS

…COOS COUNTY…
MOUNT WASHINGTON 132 1200 AM 2/26 OTHERMETAR TIME ESTIMATED
WHITEFIELD 53 111 AM 2/26 ASOS
BERLIN 37 1250 AM 2/26 ASOS

…GRAFTON COUNTY…
LEBANON 48 107 AM 2/26 ASOS
PLYMOUTH 45 1115 PM 2/25 ASOS

…MERRIMACK COUNTY…
CONCORD AIRPORT 68 1243 AM 2/26 ASOS CONCORD AIRPORT

…ROCKINGHAM COUNTY…
ISLE OF SHOALS 91 1100 PM 2/25 C-MAN BUOY
PORTSMOUTH/PEASE 68 1127 PM 2/25 OTHERMETAR
GREENLAND 63 1000 PM 2/25 SPOTTER COOP
FREMONT 43 703 PM 2/25 SPOTTER MESOWEST – 43 F
STRATHAM 26 704 PM 2/25 SPOTTER MESOWEST – 42 F

…STRAFFORD COUNTY…
ROCHESTER 43 940 PM 2/25 ASOS

$$
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
306 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON…
..DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE….
..REMARKS..

1030 PM NON-TSTM WND GST CAPE ELIZABETH 43.56N 70.20W
02/25/2010 M94.00 MPH CUMBERLAND ME PUBLIC

BROAD COVE SECTION. MEASURED BY ANEMOMETER ON ROOF OF
HOUSE.
1030 PM NON-TSTM WND GST PORTLAND 43.66N 70.26W
02/25/2010 M67.00 MPH CUMBERLAND ME ASOS

PORTLAND JETPORT MEASURED A GUST OF 67 MPH AT 0330Z.

1030 PM NON-TSTM WND GST FERRY BEACH STATE PARK 43.48N 70.39W
02/25/2010 M62.00 MPH YORK ME PUBLIC

PUBLIC REPORTED A MEASURED WIND GUST OF 62 MPH IN CAMP
ELLIS.

1100 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HAMPSTEAD 42.87N 71.18W
02/25/2010 ROCKINGHAM NH CO-OP OBSERVER

COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTED POWERLINES DOWN ON WHEEL
WRIGHT ROAD IN HAMPSTEAD.

1100 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BRUNSWICK 43.91N 69.97W
02/25/2010 CUMBERLAND ME TRAINED SPOTTER

LARGE TREE DOWN WIRES DOWN.

1120 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 S BRISTOL 43.92N 69.52W
02/25/2010 M63.00 MPH LINCOLN ME MESONET

PUBLIC MESONET MEMBER OBSERVED A 63 MPH GUST IN NEW
HARBOR.

1121 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 10 SE KITTERY 42.97N 70.62W
02/25/2010 M90.00 MPH ANZ154 NH BUOY

90 MPH OBSERVED AT THE ISLE OF SHOALS BUOY.

1124 PM NON-TSTM WND GST WELLS 43.32N 70.58W
02/25/2010 M66.00 MPH YORK ME CO-OP OBSERVER

COOPERATIVE OBSERVER IN WELLS MEASURED A 66 MPH GUST.

1127 PM NON-TSTM WND GST PORTSMOUTH 43.07N 70.76W
02/25/2010 M68.00 MPH ROCKINGHAM NH ASOS

PEASE AIR FORCE BASE IN PORTSMOUTH MEASURED A 68 MPH GUST
AT 0427Z.

1130 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HAMPSTEAD 42.87N 71.18W
02/25/2010 ROCKINGHAM NH CO-OP OBSERVER

COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTED TREES ON A HOUSE ON
LAKESHORE AVENUE IN HAMPSTEAD.

1143 PM NON-TSTM WND GST CONCORD 43.21N 71.54W
02/25/2010 M68.00 MPH MERRIMACK NH ASOS

CONCORD AIRPORT MEASURED A 68 MPH GUST AT 0443Z.

1155 PM NON-TSTM WND GST PEMAQUID 43.90N 69.51W
02/25/2010 M69.00 MPH LINCOLN ME MESONET

ENE WINDS SUSTAIND 51 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 69 MPH

1200 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MADBURY 43.17N 70.92W
02/26/2010 STRAFFORD NH AIRPLANE PILOT

STRAFFORD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS TREES AND
POWERLINES DOWN NEAR ROUTE 155 IN MADBURY.

1218 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG NORTHWOOD 43.19N 71.15W
02/26/2010 ROCKINGHAM NH EMERGENCY MNGR

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS NUMEROUS
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN NORTHWOOD.

1230 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 S MOULTONBOROUGH 43.70N 71.40W
02/26/2010 M60.00 MPH CARROLL NH TRAINED SPOTTER

TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 60 MPH.

1230 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG PLYMOUTH 43.76N 71.69W
02/26/2010 GRAFTON NH TRAINED SPOTTER

TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED POWERLINES DOWN ON LANGDON
STREET AND TREES DOWN ON WEEKS STREET IN PLYMOUTH.

1245 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG GREENLAND 43.04N 70.83W
02/26/2010 ROCKINGHAM NH EMERGENCY MNGR

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS NUMEROUS
TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN GREENLAND.

0100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG BOW 43.13N 71.55W
02/26/2010 MERRIMACK NH NEWSPAPER

TREES DOWN ON RIVER RD.

0115 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG PEMBROKE 43.15N 71.46W
02/26/2010 MERRIMACK NH NEWSPAPER

MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN.

0135 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG CONCORD 43.21N 71.54W
02/26/2010 MERRIMACK NH NEWSPAPER

TREES DOWN CLOSING AIRPORT RD.

0200 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG PENACOOK 43.28N 71.60W
02/26/2010 MERRIMACK NH NEWSPAPER

TREES DOWN ON RIVER RD.

0209 AM FLOOD STANDISH 43.74N 70.55W
02/26/2010 CUMBERLAND ME EMERGENCY MNGR

MAINE ROUTE 237 CLOSED AT ROUTE 35 DUE TO FLOODING.

0224 AM FLOOD NEW GLOUCESTER 43.96N 70.28W
02/26/2010 CUMBERLAND ME EMERGENCY MNGR

MAINE ROUTE 9 CLOSED AT WINN ROAD DUE TO FLOODING.

0341 AM FLOOD BUXTON 43.64N 70.52W
02/26/2010 YORK ME EMERGENCY MNGR

MAINE ROUTE 112 CLOSED AT HAINES MEADOW ROAD DUE TO
FLOODING.

0458 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG HOLLIS 43.60N 70.59W
02/26/2010 YORK ME EMERGENCY MNGR

MAINE ROUTE 35 CLOSED AT MAINE STREET DUE TO FALLEN
TREES.

0519 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG ELIOT 43.15N 70.80W
02/26/2010 YORK ME EMERGENCY MNGR

MAINE ROUTE 101 CLOSED DUE TO FALLEN TREES.

0529 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG NORTH BERWICK 43.30N 70.73W
02/26/2010 YORK ME EMERGENCY MNGR

LEBANON ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FALLEN TREES.

0539 AM FLOOD BERWICK 43.27N 70.86W
02/26/2010 YORK ME EMERGENCY MNGR

HUBBARD ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

0555 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG SEDGWICK 44.30N 68.62W
02/26/2010 HANCOCK ME EMERGENCY MNGR

ROUTE 15 CLOSED NEAR CATERPILLER HILL DUE TO LINES ON
ROAD AND FALLEN TREE.

0555 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG ORLAND 44.57N 68.74W
02/26/2010 HANCOCK ME EMERGENCY MNGR

ROUTE 175 CLOSED FROM BROOKLIN TO BLUE HILL. OVER 40
TREES DOWN ALONG WITH POWER LINES.

0555 AM FLOOD TOPSHAM 43.93N 69.98W
02/26/2010 SAGADAHOC ME EMERGENCY MNGR

MEADOW ROAD CLOSED

0709 AM FLOOD NORTH YARMOUTH 43.84N 70.22W
02/26/2010 CUMBERLAND ME EMERGENCY MNGR

ROUTE 9 CLOSED FROM NORTH ROAD TO SLIGO ROAD DUE TO
FLOODING ON THE ROYAL RIVER.

0746 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG ROCKLAND 44.10N 69.11W
02/26/2010 KNOX ME PUBLIC

MAIN STREET CLOSED DUE TO A ROOF BEING BLOWN OFF A
STRUCTURE AND INTO THE STREET SOMETIME BEFORE 645AM.

0839 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG HENNIKER 43.18N 71.82W
02/26/2010 MERRIMACK NH TRAINED SPOTTER

8 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
813 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS
FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED
TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS…COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS…SKYWARN SPOTTERS
AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR
HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/CARIBOU

********************STORM TOTAL WATER CONTENT********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
WATER CONTENT OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT

MAINE

…AROOSTOOK COUNTY…
OXBOW 1.32 810 PM 2/26 OXBM1
CLAYTON LAKE 0.84 802 PM 2/26 CLTM1
FOX BROOK 0.84 804 PM 2/26 FOXM1
EAGLE LAKE 0.79 803 PM 2/26 EGLM1
DICKEY 0.54 802 PM 2/26 DICM1
HOULTON 0.54 805 PM 2/26 KHUL
KNOWLES CORNER 0.54 809 PM 2/26 KNCM1
NINEMILE BRIDGE 0.50 810 PM 2/26 NINM1
CARIBOU WFO 0.40 802 PM 2/26 KCAR
LIMESTONE 0.23 809 PM 2/26 LIZM1

…HANCOCK COUNTY…
STONINGTON RAINWISE 1.05 812 PM 2/26 STOM1
BAR HARBOR 0.80 801 PM 2/26 KBHB

…PENOBSCOT COUNTY…
OLD TOWN 1.55 810 PM 2/26 OLDM1
SUNKHAZE N.W.R. 1.28 812 PM 2/26 SHZM1
BANGOR 1.06 801 PM 2/26 KBGR
PATTEN 0.96 811 PM 2/26 PATM1
MILLINOCKET 0.67 809 PM 2/26 KMLT

…PISCATAQUIS COUNTY…
KOKADJO 1.93 808 PM 2/26 KKJM1
SHIRLEY 1.44 811 PM 2/26 SHRM1
BLANCHARD 1.39 801 PM 2/26 BLAM1
SMITH BROOK 1.00 812 PM 2/26 SMBM1
KINGSBURY 0.94 808 PM 2/26 KNBM1
DOVER-FOXCROFT 0.91 803 PM 2/26 DOVM1
GREENVILLE 0.64 804 PM 2/26 KGNR

…SOMERSET COUNTY…
SAINT AURELIE 0.60 812 PM 2/26 STAM1

…WASHINGTON COUNTY…
JONESBORO 1.59 808 PM 2/26 JONM1
PRINCETON 1.57 811 PM 2/26 PNNM1
EASTPORT 1.49 804 PM 2/26 EPOM1
DANFORTH 1.36 802 PM 2/26 DANM1
MOOSEHORN N.W.R. 1.11 810 PM 2/26 MWRM1
VANCEBORO 0.71 81

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1235 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS FOR THE STORM THAT ENDED
EARLY THIS MORNING.
APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS…COOPERATIVE
OBSERVERS…SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS
SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT

NEW YORK

…CLINTON COUNTY…
PERU 4.1 ESE 16.9 722 AM 2/25 COCORAHS
SCHUYLER FALLS 0.2 15.1 722 AM 2/25 COCORAHS

…ESSEX COUNTY…
TICONDEROGA 22.5 1132 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
NEWCOMB 7.2 711 AM 2/25 COOP
LAKE PLACID 2 S 7.0 711 AM 2/25 COOP

…FRANKLIN COUNTY…
MALONE 5.5 612 AM 2/25 COOP
TUPPER LAKE SUNMOUNT 5.0 612 AM 2/25 COOP

…ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY…
HANNAWA FALLS 0.1 SW 4.0 723 AM 2/25 COCORAHS
EDWARDS 0.9 NW 1.5 723 AM 2/25 COCORAHS
GOUVERNEUR 3 NW 1.5 712 AM 2/25 COOP

VERMONT

…ADDISON COUNTY…
SOUTH LINCOLN 18.5 700 AM 2/25 COOP
LINCOLN 2.2 NW 18.1 700 AM 2/25 COCORAHS

…CALEDONIA COUNTY…
WALDEN 19.5 700 AM 2/25 SPOTTER
WALDEN 17.0 630 AM 2/25 COOP
SUTTON 8.8 725 AM 2/25 COOP
SHEFFIELD 0.1 SE 8.5 716 AM 2/25 COCORAHS
SHEFFIELD 2.8 NNW 8.0 716 AM 2/25 COCORAHS
SUTTON 2 NE 5.1 726 AM 2/25 COOP
SAINT JOHNSBURY 3.7 724 AM 2/25 COOP

…CHITTENDEN COUNTY…
HANKSVILLE 23.7 628 AM 2/25 COOP
NASHVILLE 1 E 21.8 700 AM 2/25 NWS EMPLOYEE
UNDERHILL 4.4 NNE 20.8 715 AM 2/25 COCORAHS
WESTFORD 18.8 1000 PM 2/24 COOP
SOUTH BURLINGTON 2.5 18.2 715 AM 2/25 COCORAHS
WILLISTON 17.5 1030 PM 2/24 NWS EMPLOYEE
SOUTH BURLINGTON 14.2 730 PM 2/24 NWS EMPLOYEE
ESSEX JUNCTION 1 N 13.9 628 AM 2/25 COOP
SOUTH BURLINGTON 13.9 100 AM 2/25 NWS OFFICE
COLCHESTER 10.0 1000 PM 2/24 SPOTTER

…ESSEX COUNTY…
ISLAND POND 6.0 701 AM 2/25 COOP

…FRANKLIN COUNTY…
SAINT ALBANS 15.0 701 AM 2/25 COOP
SWANTON 9.1 650 PM 2/24 SPOTTER

…LAMOILLE COUNTY…
STOWE 20.3 920 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
EDEN 2 S 19.5 702 AM 2/25 COOP
JEFFERSONVILLE 18.0 702 AM 2/25 COOP

…ORANGE COUNTY…
RANDOLPH CENTER 26.0 730 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
BROOKFIELD 2 WSW 25.7 703 AM 2/25 COOP
CHELSEA 2 NW 20.0 703 AM 2/25 COOP
STRAFFORD 19.0 700 AM 2/25 SPOTTER
CORINTH 17.5 704 AM 2/25 COOP

…ORLEANS COUNTY…
JAY PEAK 24.0 705 AM 2/25 COOP
WESTFIELD 0.7 WNW 17.0 717 AM 2/25 COCORAHS
GREENSBORO BEND 13.8 844 AM 2/25 SPOTTER
MORGAN 6.7 SE 12.2 719 AM 2/25 COCORAHS
IRASBURG 10.8 704 AM 2/25 COOP
DERBY CENTER 1.8 NW 10.0 718 AM 2/25 COCORAHS
BARTON 3.0 ENE 7.3 717 AM 2/25 COCORAHS
NEWPORT 7.0 705 AM 2/25 COOP

…RUTLAND COUNTY…
DANBY 17.0 633 PM 2/24
DANBY FOUR CORNERS 16.4 706 AM 2/25 COOP
RUTLAND 11.3 706 AM 2/25 COOP

…WASHINGTON COUNTY…
WARREN 32.0 935 AM 2/25 1600-1700FT
WAITSFIELD 2 W 31.0 708 AM 2/25 COOP
WARREN 27.5 1030 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
MORETOWN 23.5 845 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
BERLIN 4.3 WNW 22.8 719 AM 2/25 COCORAHS
NORTHFIELD 22.0 707 AM 2/25 COOP
WATERBURY 3.0 NW 20.2 722 AM 2/25 COCORAHS
WATERBURY CENTER 20.0 918 AM 2/25 SPOTTER
MARSHFIELD 4.5 SW 19.3 721 AM 2/25 COCORAHS
NORTH CALAIS 17.0 1110 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
WATERBURY 4.6 NNE 16.6 719 AM 2/25 COCORAHS
CABOT 3.9 ENE 16.5 720 AM 2/25 COCORAHS
EAST CALAIS 1.5 SW 14.3 721 AM 2/25 COCORAHS
PLAINFIELD 13.9 708 AM 2/25 COOP
MONTPELIER 2 13.0 707 AM 2/25 COOP

…WINDSOR COUNTY…
LUDLOW 32.3 706 AM 2/25 SPOTTER
NORTH POMFRET 25.8 945 PM 2/24 COCORAHS
BETHEL 4 N 25.0 708 AM 2/25 COOP
WOODSTOCK 20.0 710 AM 2/25 COOP
ROCHESTER 19.0 709 AM 2/25 COOP
SPRINGFIELD 15.5 630 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
NORTH HARTLAND LAKE 11.2 709 AM 2/25 COOP

$$
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1110 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24
HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION
IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS…COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS…SKYWARN
SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO
AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON

***********************PEAK WIND GUST***********************

LOCATION PEAK WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS
GUST OF
(MPH) MEASUREMENT

NEW YORK

…CLINTON COUNTY…
PLATTSBURGH 41 1209 AM 2/26 ASOS

…FRANKLIN COUNTY…
SARANAC LAKE 41 142 AM 2/26 ASOS

…ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY…
MASSENA AIRPORT 51 513 AM 2/26 ASOS
POTSDAM 40 520 AM 2/26 AWOS

VERMONT

…CHITTENDEN COUNTY…
NASHVILLE 1 E 54 130 AM 2/26 NWS EMPLOYEE
SOUTH BURLINGTON 40 638 AM 2/26 ASOS

…LAMOILLE COUNTY…
MORRISVILLE 47 734 AM 2/26 METAR

…RUTLAND COUNTY…
RUTLAND STATE 58 255 AM 2/26 AWOS

…WINDSOR COUNTY…
SPRINGFIELD 46 128 AM 2/26 ASOS

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
842 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 8.5 HOURS
FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED
TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS…COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS…SKYWARN SPOTTERS
AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR
HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

…FAIRFIELD COUNTY…
WILTON 11.3 730 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
DARIEN 10.3 630 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
NEW CANAAN 9.1 300 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
RIDGEFIELD 9.0 340 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
STAMFORD 8.1 700 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
NORWALK 7.8 620 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
SOUTH NORWALK 8.1 700 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
RIVERSIDE 7.7 145 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
NEWTOWN 7.3 600 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
BRIDGEPORT 4.9 700 PM 2/26 NWS COOP
DANBURY 4.8 700 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER

…MIDDLESEX COUNTY…
WESTBROOK 3.5 300 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
EAST HADDAM 3.3 345 PM 2/26 PUBLIC

…NEW HAVEN COUNTY…
SEYMOUR 5.5 300 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
MERIDEN 1.2 505 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER

…NEW LONDON COUNTY…
LISBON 0.7 259 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER

NEW JERSEY

…BERGEN COUNTY…
TENAFLY 21.3 630 PM 2/26 COCORAHS
FORT LEE 20.0 700 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
PARAMUS 19.0 600 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS 17.3 700 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
RIDGEWOOD 17.0 700 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
FORT LEE 15.0 700 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
NORTHVALE 14.0 258 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
FAIR LAWN 12.0 326 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 11.0 700 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
PALISADES PARK 9.0 700 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER

…ESSEX COUNTY…
BLOOMFIELD 16.0 330 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
WEST ORANGE 15.7 1100 AM 2/26 PUBLIC
NEWARK 14.9 700 PM 2/26 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER
CEDAR GROVE 14.3 1100 AM 2/26 PUBLIC

…HUDSON COUNTY…
HOBOKEN 16.8 630 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER

…PASSAIC COUNTY…
RINGWOOD 19.3 700 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
WAYNE 17.0 1220 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER

…UNION COUNTY…
ROSELLE 21.4 1130 AM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
FANWOOD 17.3 145 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
CLARK 17.0 100 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
ROSELLE PARK 16.2 128 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
PLAINFIELD 11.5 1145 AM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
SPRINGFIELD 11.0 1120 AM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER

NEW YORK

…BRONX COUNTY…
PELHAM PARKWAY 20.0 100 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
BEDFORD PARK 19.5 1230 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
BRONX PARK SOUTH 16.9 141 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
EAST TREMONT 16.5 1200 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
RIVERDALE 16.1 1210 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
PARKCHESTER 15.3 1212 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
HUNTS POINT 15.0 143 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
PARKCHESTER 14.6 220 PM 2/26 NWS COOP

…KINGS COUNTY…
BOROUGH PARK 19.5 1200 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
BROOKLYN MARINE PARK 19.2 200 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
MIDWOOD 16.3 1200 PM 2/26 NWS COOP

…NASSAU COUNTY…
WOODMERE 15.0 500 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
FLORAL PARK 14.5 400 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
JERICHO 14.3 200 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
VALLEY STREAM 14.1 730 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
SYOSSET 14.0 100 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
PLAINVIEW 12.7 1200 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
LEVITTOWN 12.1 120 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
EAST MEADOW 11.5 1200 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
MERRICK 10.2 400 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
SEAFORD 10.0 1200 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
BELLMORE 9.1 1200 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
LONG BEACH 8.6 700 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
WANTAGH 8.5 1200 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
BALDWIN HARBOR 7.3 1200 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER

…NEW YORK COUNTY…
NYC/CENTRAL PARK 20.9 700 PM 2/26 CENTRAL PARK ZOO

…ORANGE COUNTY…
HARRIMAN 32.0 1200 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
MONROE 32.0 530 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
GOSHEN 29.4 600 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
MIDDLETOWN 28.0 615 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
MOUNT HOPE 27.5 130 PM 2/26 COCORAHS
WARWICK 25.0 205 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
FLORIDA 23.0 259 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
GREENVILLE 22.5 600 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER

…PUTNAM COUNTY…
MAHOPAC 12.0 611 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
LAKE CARMEL 6.3 530 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
CARMEL 5.0 1157 AM 2/26 PUBLIC

…QUEENS COUNTY…
DOUGLASTON 20.2 405 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
COLLEGE POINT 16.0 700 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
SOUTH OZONE PARK 15.0 1100 AM 2/26 PUBLIC
BAYSIDE 14.6 200 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
HOWARD BEACH 14.0 1230 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
NYC/LA GUARDIA 13.3 700 PM 2/26 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER
FRESH MEADOWS 13.0 1215 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
WOODSIDE 12.1 630 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
NYC/JFK ARPT 11.4 700 PM 2/26 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER
OAKLAND GARDENS 11.2 150 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER

…RICHMOND COUNTY…
ELTINGVILLE 15.0 130 PM 2/26 PUBLIC

…ROCKLAND COUNTY…
SUFFERN PARK 18.0 250 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
VALLEY COTTAGE 17.0 915 AM 2/26 PUBLIC
NEW CITY 11.5 230 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
STONY POINT 9.0 604 PM 2/26 PUBLIC

…SUFFOLK COUNTY…
LINDENHURST 11.8 330 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
MOUNT SINAI 11.0 552 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
SMITHTOWN 10.8 200 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
ROCKY POINT 9.8 345 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
BAITING HOLLOW 9.5 530 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
CENTERPORT 9.5 700 PM 2/26 NWS COOP
STONY BROOK 9.5 140 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
UPTON 9.5 700 PM 2/26 NWS OFFICE
EAST SETAUKET 9.3 1237 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
MOUNT SINAI 9.3 715 PM 2/26 NWS COOP
NORTH BABYLON 9.3 230 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
EAST NORTHPORT 9.0 1200 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
DEER PARK 8.5 1245 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
ISLIP 8.5 700 PM 2/26 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER
CUTCHOGUE 8.0 230 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
PATCHOGUE 8.0 300 PM 2/26 NWS EMPLOYEE
SOUND BEACH 7.8 515 PM 2/26 NWS EMPLOYEE
HAUPPAUGE 7.5 700 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
SMITHTOWN 7.5 130 PM 2/26 NWS EMPLOYEE
SMITHTOWN 7.5 133 PM 2/26 NWS EMPLOYEE
STONY BROOK 7.3 615 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
CENTEREACH 6.6 100 PM 2/26 NWS EMPLOYEE
MEDFORD 6.1 400 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
HAMPTON BAYS 6.0 300 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
ORIENT 6.0 800 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
RIVERHEAD 5.6 300 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
MATTITUCK 5.5 225 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
MONTAUK 1.5 500 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER

…WESTCHESTER COUNTY…
OSSINING 25.2 645 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER (516`)
BRONXVILLE 22.0 430 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
CHAPPAQUA 21.0 1230 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON 20.0 351 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
BRIARCLIFF MANOR 19.4 404 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
OSSINING 18.7 645 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER (75`)
YONKERS 18.4 400 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS 18.0 503 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
MILLWOOD 17.9 625 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
MOUNT VERNON 14.1 245 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
WHITE PLAINS 13.8 325 PM 2/26 SKYWARN SPOTTER
RYE 12.0 235 PM 2/26 PUBLIC
HARRISON 10.0 1200 PM 2/26 PUBLIC

$$

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
604 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON…
..DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE….
..REMARKS..

1032 AM HEAVY SNOW MAPLEWOOD 40.73N 74.27W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH ESSEX NJ LAW ENFORCEMENT

LARGE TREE FELL ONTO HOUSE.

0100 PM HEAVY SNOW 5 ENE HARRISON 40.78N 74.06W
02/25/2010 E15.0 INCH HUDSON NJ PUBLIC

A POWER LINE SNAPPED DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF SNOW AND ICE ON
IT AT THE INSTERSECTION OF LAFAYETTE AND JEFFERSON STREET
IN THE EAST WARD OF NEWARK.

0230 PM HEAVY SNOW 4 SE GOSHEN 41.36N 74.27W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH ORANGE NY TRAINED SPOTTER

TREES DOWN ON BEVERLY RD DUE TO HEAVY SNOW LOAD.

0358 PM HEAVY SNOW CENTRAL PARK 40.80N 73.96W
02/25/2010 M5.5 INCH NEW YORK (MANHATTA NY EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES DOWN ALONG 5TH AVENUE.

0358 PM HEAVY SNOW CENTRAL PARK 40.80N 73.96W
02/25/2010 M5.5 INCH NEW YORK (MANHATTA NY EMERGENCY MNGR

*** 1 FATAL *** LARGE BRANCH STRUCK INDIVIDUAL OFF 5TH
AVENUE AND 67TH STREET.

0432 PM HEAVY SNOW MAPLEWOOD 40.73N 74.27W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH ESSEX NJ LAW ENFORCEMENT

LARGE TREE FELL INTO HOME ON 439 LONGHILL RD.

0441 PM HEAVY SNOW ENGLEWOOD 40.89N 73.97W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE FELL ON CAR WITH ONE PERSON INSIDE ON BROAD AVE AND
LAKE STREET

0452 PM HEAVY SNOW HAWORTH 40.96N 74.00W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON CAR WITH PEOPLE INSIDE ON
SHRAALENBURGH ROAD.

0510 PM HEAVY SNOW PARAMUS 40.95N 74.07W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

POWER LINES DOWN CAUSING SPRING VALLEY RD AT MIDLAND AVE
CAUSING THE ROAD TO BE CLOSED. POWER OUTAGES HAVE OCCURED
AS WELL AS A RESULT.

0515 PM HEAVY SNOW PARAMUS 40.95N 74.07W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

POWER LINES DOWN CAUSING TREE TO CATCH FIRE AT VERMEIL
AVE. THIS HAS BLOCKED A HOMES DRIVEWAY PREVENTING THE
FAMILY FROM LEAVING THE HOUSE.

0528 PM HEAVY SNOW WYCKOFF 41.00N 74.17W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN IN DRIVEWAY OF HOME ON SYCAMORE
COURT AT BLUE HILL TERRACE.

0600 PM HEAVY SNOW WYCKOFF 41.00N 74.17W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

35 FT TREE DOWN BLOCKING RT 208. POLICE CLOSED RD FOR
REMOVAL.

0632 PM HEAVY SNOW RIDGEWOOD 40.98N 74.11W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE FELL ON HOUSE AT 719 HEIGHTS RD.

0635 PM HEAVY SNOW NEW HEMPSTEAD 41.15N 74.05W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH ROCKLAND NY PUBLIC

NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS DOWN.

0635 PM HEAVY SNOW GOSHEN 41.40N 74.33W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH ORANGE NY TRAINED SPOTTER

NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPING AND POWER FAILURES.

0700 PM HEAVY SNOW OAKLAND 41.03N 74.24W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE DOWN BLOCKING LAKESIDE BLVD. POLICE REDIRECTING
TRAFFIC.

0700 PM HEAVY SNOW CLOSTER 40.97N 73.96W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE DOWN BLOCKING ONE LANE OF EXIT RAMP ON THE PALISADES
INTERSTATE PARKWAY.

0700 PM HEAVY SNOW OAKLAND 41.03N 74.24W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE DOWN BLOCKING BREAKNECK RD. POLICE ARE DIVERTING
TRAFFIC.

0730 PM HEAVY SNOW WAYNE 40.95N 74.25W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH PASSAIC NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

ON SHADOW RIDGE ROAD, SNOW CAUSED GLASS SUN ROOM TO
PARTIALLY COLLAPSE CAUSING EXTENSIVE INTERIOR DAMAGE.

0808 PM HEAVY SNOW 5 NNE MONROE 41.39N 74.14W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH ORANGE NY TRAINED SPOTTER

POWER OUTAGES FOR THE MOUNTAIN LODGE AREA.

0828 PM HEAVY SNOW WASHINGTONVILLE 41.43N 74.16W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH ORANGE NY TRAINED SPOTTER

POWER OUTAGES IN PARTS OF WASHINGTONVILLE

0828 PM HEAVY SNOW 3 W OTISVILLE 41.47N 74.59W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH ORANGE NY TRAINED SPOTTER

POWER OUTAGES FOR CUDDEBACKVILLE.

1007 PM HEAVY SNOW NEW WINDSOR 41.47N 74.03W
02/25/2010 U0.0 INCH ORANGE NY TRAINED SPOTTER

POWER OUTAGES DUE TO SNOW.

1040 PM HEAVY SNOW WASHINGTONVILLE 41.43N 74.16W
02/25/2010 E0.0 INCH ORANGE NY TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE FELL AT CARDINAL DR ALOMST BLOCKING ROADWAY.

1200 AM HEAVY SNOW HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON 40.99N 73.88W
02/26/2010 U0.0 INCH WESTCHESTER NY PUBLIC

NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON ROADS AROUND AREA,
INCLUDING HOLLYWOOD DR…JORDAN RD…VILLARD AVE…AND
BROADWAY

0722 AM HEAVY SNOW WALDEN 41.56N 74.19W
02/26/2010 M22.0 INCH ORANGE NY TRAINED SPOTTER

NO POWER, ROOF COLLAPSE OF SHED, CRUSHING PICKUP TRUCK,
MANY TREES DOWN

0757 AM HEAVY SNOW NEW WINDSOR 41.47N 74.03W
02/26/2010 U0.0 INCH ORANGE NY EMERGENCY MNGR

MULTIPLE ROOF COLLAPSES TO RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES DUE TO
HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS

0757 AM HEAVY SNOW MAYBROOK 41.49N 74.21W
02/26/2010 U0.0 INCH ORANGE NY EMERGENCY MNGR

MULTIPLE ROOF COLLAPSES TO RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES DUE TO
HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS

0757 AM HEAVY SNOW 2 SW WASHINGTONVILLE 41.41N 74.18W
02/26/2010 U0.0 INCH ORANGE NY EMERGENCY MNGR

1742 STATE ROUTE 17-K, AREA OF BLUE HERON ROAD, CLOSED
DUE TO WIRES DOWN ACROSS ROADWAY.

0904 AM HEAVY SNOW NEWBURGH 41.50N 74.02W
02/26/2010 U0.0 INCH ORANGE NY NEWSPAPER

INTERSTATE 84 CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN EXIT 6 AT
NEWBURGH AND EXIT 18 AT LAKE CARMEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOW.

1005 AM HEAVY SNOW SUFFERN 41.11N 74.14W
02/26/2010 U0.0 INCH ROCKLAND NY PUBLIC

NUMEROUS DOWN TREE LIMBS

1100 AM HEAVY SNOW TENAFLY 40.92N 73.96W
02/26/2010 U0.0 INCH BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

ROOF COLLAPSE, PEOPLE TRAPPED AT START OF INCIDENT

1230 PM HEAVY SNOW 2 NNE THORNWOOD 41.14N 73.75W
02/26/2010 M21.0 INCH WESTCHESTER NY PUBLIC

NUMEROUS TREES FELL ON POWER LINES CAUSED BY HEAVY SNOW.
ROADS CLOSED ALONG SECTIONS OF ROUTE 117 FROM CHAPPAQUA
TO MOUNT KISCO. SPORADIC OUTAGES.

0100 PM HEAVY SNOW 4 E NORTH TARRYTOWN 41.10N 73.80W
02/26/2010 M16.8 INCH WESTCHESTER NY PUBLIC

MUCH TREE DAMAGE, SOME DOWNED TREES

0204 PM HEAVY SNOW BERKELEY HEIGHTS 40.68N 74.43W
02/26/2010 U0.0 INCH UNION NJ LAW ENFORCEMENT

A LARGE TREE FELL ON TOP OF A BUILDING AT THE
INTERSECTION OF DIAMOND HILL AND MCMAND AVENUE.

0206 PM HEAVY SNOW LYNDHURST 40.80N 74.11W
02/26/2010 U0.0 INCH BERGEN NJ FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

PARTIAL ROOF COLLAPSE AT 284 VAN BUREN ST DUE TO WEIGHT
OF SNOW ON ROOF.

0344 PM HEAVY SNOW HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON 40.99N 73.88W
02/26/2010 M20.0 INCH WESTCHESTER NY PUBLIC

HEAVY SNOW BROUGHT A TREE DOWN AT 162 VILLARD AVENUE.

&&

$$

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
603 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 5 HOURS
FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED
TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS…COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS…SKYWARN SPOTTERS
AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR
HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

…LITCHFIELD COUNTY…
SHARON 8.0 524 PM 2/26 WXNET 6
CANAAN 2.0 436 PM 2/26 WXNET 6

MASSACHUSETTS

…BERKSHIRE COUNTY…
SAVOY 16.4 503 PM 2/26 WXNET 6
LANESBOROUGH 3.5 446 PM 2/26 WXNET 6

NEW YORK

…ALBANY COUNTY…
POTTER HOLLOW 28.0 520 PM 2/26 WXNET 6
EAST BERNE 20.0 452 PM 2/26 WXNET 6
MEDUSA 5.5 503 PM 2/26 WXNET 6
RAVENA 3.0 432 PM 2/26 WXNET 6

…COLUMBIA COUNTY…
STUYVESANT FALLS 2.0 441 PM 2/26 WXNET 6

…GREENE COUNTY…
MAPLECREST 29.0 425 PM 2/26 WXNET 6
LEXINGTON 26.3 500 PM 2/26 WXNET 6

…HERKIMER COUNTY…
FAIRFIELD 20.0 430 PM 2/26 TRAINED SPOTTER

…RENSSELAER COUNTY…
STEPHENTOWN 3.5 452 PM 2/26 WXNET 6

…SARATOGA COUNTY…
BALLSTON SPA 2.3 453 PM 2/26 WXNET 6
CHARLTON 2.0 424 PM 2/26 WXNET 6

…SCHOHARIE COUNTY…
RICHMONDVILLE 29.0 444 PM 2/26 WXNET 6
JEFFERSON 25.0 501 PM 2/26 WXNET 6
GILBOA 23.0 435 PM 2/26 WXNET 6
SCHOHARIE 20.0 528 PM 2/26 WXNET 6
HUNTERSLAND 16.3 458 PM 2/26 WXNET 6

…ULSTER COUNTY…
SHANDAKEN 24.0 215 PM 2/26 TRAINED SPOTTER
WEST SHOKAN 16.0 240 PM 2/26 WXNET 6

VERMONT

…BENNINGTON COUNTY…
WOODFORD 18.0 529 PM 2/26 WXNET 6

…WINDHAM COUNTY…
EAST DUMMERSTON 3.5 508 PM 2/26 TRAINED SPOTTER

And in this case, two pictures show just what power crews in Maine are coping with today as they try to restore power to more than a 130,000 customers without power in the Pine Tree State.

First, there are the thousands of people who like their counterparts to the south are delaing with the aftereffects of last night’s stunning wind. Central Maine Power crews snapped a couple of photos on Brighton Ave., in Portland.

But in the interior – they’re facing issues caused by heavy wet snow, like the outage caused by a tree in Farmington that you can see in the bottom photo.

The bottom line? In both of these cases, it’s going to take a while to undo Mother Nature’s damage. So if you can see this on your home computer – count yourself among the lucky ones with power.

Matt is running around like a chicken with his head cut off pulling together all the reports of high winds Thursday night, with multiple 70 mph gusts reported from Cape Ann to Eastport, and unconfirmed reports even higher.

And if you missed it, Joe was out in the heart of the storm on the New Hampshire and Maine seacoast overnight – watching him get blown around is great video – but it’s his statement that it;s the worst weather he’s personally experienced that tells you just how nasty things got. The cleanup from this storm will take days, and no doubt, so will the analysis of this powerful blast.

In yesterday’s post and today’s broadcasts, we outlined the threat of roof collapses. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency follows suit with an advisory today:

MEMA POSTS ROOF COLLAPSE & STORM DRAIN WARNING INFORMATION
Snow Buildup & Subsequent Heavy Rain Can Present Dangers

FRAMINGHAM, MA – “If not reasonably cleared off the heavy, wet snow from the last storm piled on roofs can act as a sponge, absorbing the expected rain, adding weight and stress to structures.” states Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Director Don Boyce. “Flat, commercial roofs are most susceptible if they are not draining properly. Additionally, MEMA encourages citizens to clear storm drains in their neighborhoods to minimize local flooding problems from this run-off.”

The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is the state agency responsible for coordinating federal, state, local, voluntary and private resources during emergencies and disasters in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. MEMA provides leadership to: develop plans for effective response to all hazards, disasters or threats; train emergency personnel to protect the public; provide information to the citizenry; and assist individuals, families, businesses and communities to mitigate against, prepare for, and respond to and recover from emergencies, both natural and man made. For additional information about MEMA and Winter Preparedness, go to the MEMA website at www.mass.gov/mema. Follow further MEMA updates on Facebook and Twitter.

(NECN/SKY/MoD) – A British Labrador, whose bomb-sniffing exploits helped save lives in Afghanistan, was awarded a medal for canine courage in a ceremony at London’s Imperial War Museum on Wednesday. Eight-year-old Treo joins a menagerie of heroic animals honored over the years with a special award known as the Dicken medal.

The others include 32 pigeons, three horses and a cat. The military nominated Treo for the prize in recognition of his help uncovering a series of Taliban bombs during his time serving in Helmand Province, an insurgency hot spot, in 2008.

The Labrador is the medal’s 63rd recipient since its inception in 1943, according to the Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals, the charity that awards the prize.

PDSA Chairman Michael Bolton said the medal “recognizes extraordinary animals for their lifesaving courage in extreme situations.” He described Treo as a “dog and hero.” “I owe Treo my life,” said Sergeant Dave Heyhoe, the black Lab’s handler, adding that “it’s his nose that’s thwarting the Taliban’s weapons of destruction.”

Man’s best friend has won a large share of the medals over the years. One recipient, a collie named Rob, joined British commandos in repeated parachute operations behind enemy lines during World War II. More recently, Sadie, another bomb-sniffing dog, was awarded the Dickin medal for helping to alert coalition forces to an explosive hidden under sandbags in Kabul in 2005.

Other animals, notably carrier pigeons used in World War II, have been honored as well.

Heavy snow continues to gradually shift northward after dropping up to two feet in some of the Berkshires, and will perform the same feat in the Green Mountains of Vermont, and when all is said and done, perhaps the White Mountains and Mahoosucs, as well.

Of course, my job is to look ahead to what nature will deal us next. I’m concerned with three W’s for Thursday…weight, wind, waves and wet.

1) WEIGHT: Anyone who received over a foot of new snow from Tuesday night/Wednesday’s event needs to be aware of the issue of rooftop weight. The snow was very heavy, as one round of shoveling can quickly attest to, and this snow will add weight to all structures. The concern comes with the inch or more of rain expected Thursday – starting up by mid-morning in some of Southern New England, and encompassing more areas by afternoon. Where a foot or more of snow fell, this new snowpack will absorb that rain and substantially increase in weight, making roof collapses a concern. For those who received over a foot of snow, flat roofs should be cleared before the rain arrives. For those who received over 18 inches, all rooftops should be cleared. Rain is likely even into the mountains.

2) WIND: A very strong storm will intensify quickly just south of New England. The media, in general, is hyping this storm. Let’s be clear that it will not be like the New England “Winter Hurricane” of 2005 that brought 110 mph winds to Cape Cod with thundersnow, with winds consolidated around the core. That was amazing. This storm will also be amazing, but not to the same degree, and will not be the same type of compact creature. Rather, heavy snow will hit New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania (eventually southwest CT, too) but New England will be dealt the wind. The difference in air pressure from this storm to a fair weather cell in Canada will help to produce wind gusts near 70 mph on the immediate coastlines of Eastern New England Thursday evening, producing damage and churning the seas.

3) WAVES: The strong wind will churn waves to 25-30 feet along the coast of Northern MA, New Hampshire and Maine! This will bring substantial beach erosion from battering surf, Thursday night through Saturday. Storm surge will accompany these waves and wind, and that will mean an increased risk of coastal flooding at each high tide cycle, especially Friday and Saturday.

4) WET: Finally, all of the rain later Thursday and Thursday night will make big puddles for hydroplaning, localized flooding, and perhaps some scattered river flooding where wet snow will melt in Central New Hampshire and Maine. Basement flooding will occur in homes prone to this, as well, thanks to the high water table.

We are in day 2 of, what now looks like, a 6 day storm. Here is video from Wednesday at Attitash New Hampshire, along with snow amounts from part one of this two part storm.

The snow in this image sent to us from Killington Ski Resort in Vermont is the same as the entire mountain ridge from Western Massachusetts up Route 100 to Canada. We have 19″ at Killington and counting.

New Hampshire and Maine are up next. We all get several feet of snow through Sunday February 28, 2010.
See Snocountry.com for latest totals near you.

Wednesday Morning Update.. Heavy snow reports are coming in fast and furious from the high country of New England. Ski Areas in Vermont have 12″-16″ of Powder. Most other reports are a wet 6″-12″. Thank you all for keeping us up to date. We will keep posting storm totals and damage on the bottom of this discussion. You can also get National Weather Service Public Information Statements for much of Southern New England here. Western CT/MA/NY/VT here. NH & ME here.
David G. McClure of Holden MA “882 ft above sea level, 10″ accumulation…just turned to rain here…” woke up to this scene. We see a Chickadee in search of breakfast.

The situation is serious though, and will likely get worse.. David Roberts in Sunderland sends this message
“Hi Tim, I think we got about 6″ of heavy wet snow. Sunderland is state of emergency now from fallen trees and downed powerlines. We could hear the breaking limbs and distant trees falling in the darkness early this morning.”
Thanks David.. and this is only day 2 of a 4 day storm.
Now we return to Tuesday Post…
Storm #1 has dropped a dense foot of snow in the hills of Western Massachusetts and much of Vermont today, Tuesday February 23, 2010. Elevations below 300′ have seen very little snow. It was actually colder and more snowy in Houston Texas today, than in Manchester New Hampshire. That Texas storm is racing to the Gulf of Mexico, then up the East Coast as storm #2 for New England. Storm # 2 is moving so fast we will likely see little let up between the two. This map shows the surface features for New England by Thursday Evening. Coastal flooding becomes an issue as we close in on a Full Snow Moon this weekend. Heavy snow will cause power outages, heavy rain will cause flooding, especially in Maine.

In Maine we are fortunate that much of the ice has melted on the rivers. But Ice Jam flooding may become an issues late Thursday into Friday. As cold air arrives form the southwest (again), we may have a snowstorm in Connecticut, and rain storm in Maine, Thursday into Friday.

And just for fun, we may want to follow the snow in California tonight, that system gets to the east coast Sunday. There are signs of being clipped by that one Later Sunday into Monday. That storm will have much colder air available for coastal snow in New England to start the month of March.
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Here are Weds/Thurs February 24/25, 2010 storm reports.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
644 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS
FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED
TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS…COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS…SKYWARN SPOTTERS
AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR
HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/GRAY

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT

MAINE

…ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY…
AUBURN 0.2 900 AM 2/24 COCORAHS

…CUMBERLAND COUNTY…
BRIDGTON 4.9 625 AM 2/25
GRAY NWS OFFICE 0.3 700 AM 2/24 NWS OFFICE
GRAY NWS OFFICE 0.3 100 AM 2/25 NWS OFFICE

…FRANKLIN COUNTY…
EUSTIS 5.0 627 AM 2/25 STRONG NE WIND. 28 DEG
NEW SHARON 0.5 900 AM 2/24 COCORAHS

…KENNEBEC COUNTY…
WAYNE 0.4 900 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
WEST GARDINER 0.4 900 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
AUGUSTA 0.3 900 AM 2/24 COCORAHS

…OXFORD COUNTY…
SOUTH PARIS 2.0 1028 PM 2/24 SPOTTER – OX20
NORWAY 0.3 900 AM 2/24 COCORAHS

…YORK COUNTY…
CORNISH 1.0 846 AM 2/24 LIGHT DRIZZLE

NEW HAMPSHIRE

…BELKNAP COUNTY…
SANBORNTON 7.0 1200 PM 2/24 NH DOT – 37 F
LACONIA 5.5 549 PM 2/24
TILTON 5.1 700 AM 2/24
GILFORD 5.0 1200 PM 2/24 NH DOT – 35 F
LACONIA 5.0 1138 AM 2/24 .71″ SWE / 36 DEG / S-
TILTON 5.0 930 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
MEREDITH 4.9 650 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
GILFORD 4.0 930 AM 2/24 COCORAHS

…CARROLL COUNTY…
CRAWFORD NOTCH 10.0 800 PM 2/24 NH DOT – 31 F
WOLFEBORO 4.9 1047 PM 2/24 SPOTTER – CA10
MADISON 4.0 500 PM 2/24 SPOTTER – CA20 – 32 F
NORTH CONWAY 3.5 927 PM 2/24 COOP – 31 F
WOLFEBORO 2.7 930 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
MADISON 2.3 700 AM 2/24
WOLFEBORO FALLS 2.0 803 AM 2/24

…COOS COUNTY…
RANDOLF 17.6 643 AM 2/25
LOST RIVER 7.5 800 PM 2/24 NH DOT – 34 F
PINKHAM NOTCH 7.0 800 PM 2/24 NH DOT – 32 F
GORHAM 5.0 800 PM 2/24 NH DOT – 32 F
TWIN MOUNTAIN 4.5 800 PM 2/24 NH DOT – 32 F
DIXVILLE NOTCH 3.0 800 PM 2/24 NH DOT – 32 F

…GRAFTON COUNTY…
KANCAMAGUS 9.0 1200 PM 2/24 NH DOT – 27 F
ENFIELD 7.5 1200 PM 2/24 NH DOT – 33 F
BRISTOL 6.2 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
CANAAN 5.5 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
ASHLAND 4.0 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
ORFORD 3.5 718 AM 2/24
ORFORD 3.5 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
FRANCONIA NOTCH 3.0 800 PM 2/24 NH DOT – 33 F
THORNTON 2.8 930 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
BATH 1.5 930 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
DEERFIELD 1.5 645 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
DEERFIELD 1.5 930 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
WENTWORTH 1.4 831 AM 2/24

…MERRIMACK COUNTY…
HENNIKER 10.5 816 PM 2/24
DANBURY 6.9 934 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
HENNIKER 6.2 721 AM 2/24
SOUTH SUTTON 6.1 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
WILMOT 6.0 934 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
SALISBURY 5.5 900 AM 2/24
NORTHFIELD 5.0 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
BOW 4.2 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS

…ROCKINGHAM COUNTY…
NORTHWOOD 3.2 930 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
DEERFIELD 3.0 1030 AM 2/24
NORTHWOOD 2.4 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
EPPING 1.0 828 AM 2/24

…STRAFFORD COUNTY…
STRAFFORD 5.3 237 PM 2/24 SPOTTER – ST34

…SULLIVAN COUNTY…
EAST LEMPSTER 20.0 520 PM 2/24 SPOTTER – SU24
WASHINGTON 18.5 519 PM 2/24 SPOTTER – SU32
NEWPORT 15.3 430 PM 2/24 SPOTTER – SU44
SUNAPEE 15.1 406 PM 2/24
SUNAPEE 13.5 342 PM 2/24 SPOTTER – SU30
LEMPSTER 10.0 754 AM 2/24
WEST UNITY 7.0 930 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
SPRINGFIELD 6.5 1200 PM 2/24 NH DOT – 36 F

$$
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT…CORRECTED
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
710 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 36 HOURS
FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. THIS WILL BE THE LAST
STATEMENT FOR THE STORM THAT ENDED WEDNESDAY EVENING. APPRECIATION IS
EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS…COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS…SKYWARN SPOTTERS
AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR
HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON

********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
RAINFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

…WINDHAM COUNTY…
EAST KILLINGLY 1.20 800 AM 2/24 SPOTTER

MASSACHUSETTS

…BRISTOL COUNTY…
MANSFIELD 2.18 1033 PM 2/24 SPOTTER

…ESSEX COUNTY…
METHUEN 2.23 1028 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
HAVERHILL 2.05 1151 PM 2/24 SPOTTER

…MIDDLESEX COUNTY…
PEPPERELL 2.44 725 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
BILLERICA 2.43 900 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
NORTH BILLERICA 2.40 1029 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
WAKEFIELD 2.36 901 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
WALTHAM 2.09 854 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
LOWELL 2.05 914 PM 2/24 SPOTTER

…WORCESTER COUNTY…
SOUTHBRIDGE 2.90 944 PM 2/24 SPOTTER

RHODE ISLAND

…PROVIDENCE COUNTY…
PROVIDENCE 2.97 820 PM 2/24
WOONSOCKET 2.92 649 AM 2/25 SPOTTER
NORTH FOSTER 2.46 1140 PM 2/24 NWS COOP

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

…HARTFORD COUNTY…
BURLINGTON 10.0 411 AM 2/24 SPOTTER
COLLINSVILLE 5.2 701 AM 2/24 HAM RADIO 540 FT
MARION 4.0 719 AM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
UNIONVILLE 4.0 1050 AM 2/24 SPOTTER EL 250FT
WINDSOR LOCKS 3.4 659 AM 2/24 BDL AIRPORT
GRANBY 1.5 930 PM 2/23 ELEV 265 FEET
WEST HARTFORD 1.0 602 AM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO

…TOLLAND COUNTY…
TOLLAND 5.0 542 AM 2/24 1000 FT SPOTTER
COVENTRY 3.0 1146 PM 2/23 815 FT ELEV
STAFFORDVILLE 3.0 504 AM 2/24 SPOTTER

…WINDHAM COUNTY…
POMFRET CENTER 4.5 826 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
THOMPSON 4.0 556 AM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
WOODSTOCK 4.0 601 AM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
EAST KILLINGLY 1.3 800 AM 2/24 SPOTTER

MASSACHUSETTS

…FRANKLIN COUNTY…
ROWE 25.0 310 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
ASHFIELD 23.6 644 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
HEATH 22.0 400 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
SHELBURNE 22.0 721 PM 2/24 PUBLIC
CONWAY 18.0 228 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
GREENFIELD 14.0 1050 AM 2/24 SPOTTER EL. 1000FT
SHELBURNE 13.8 502 AM 2/24 PUBLIC
MONTAGUE 10.0 1103 AM 2/24 PUBLIC
EAST CHARLEMONT 8.5 912 AM 2/24 SPOTTER
WHATELY 6.5 213 PM 2/24 SPOTTER

…HAMPDEN COUNTY…
CHESTER 19.5 1223 PM 2/24 HAM RADIO
BLANDFORD 19.0 730 PM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
SOUTHWICK 12.0 1043 AM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
WESTFIELD 7.0 730 PM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
HOLYOKE 6.0 730 PM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
SUFFIELD CORNER 5.0 730 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
CHICOPEE 3.8 1000 AM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
AGAWAM 3.0 730 PM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
LONGMEADOW 3.0 114 PM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
SPRINGFIELD 3.0 730 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
HAMPDEN 2.0 730 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
MONSON 2.0 114 PM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO

…HAMPSHIRE COUNTY…
CHESTERFIELD 24.0 730 PM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
PLAINFIELD 21.5 300 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
GOSHEN 18.0 827 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
MIDDLEFIELD 18.0 1209 PM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
WEST CHESTERFIELD 16.0 659 AM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
WORTHINGTON 13.3 704 AM 2/24 NWS COOP
WESTHAMPTON 13.0 710 AM 2/24 SPOTTER EL. 800FT
SOUTH HADLEY 6.0 953 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
BELCHERTOWN 2.2 740 AM 2/24 PUBLIC
AMHERST 2.0 700 AM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
WARE 2.0 730 PM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
GRANBY 0.8 430 AM 2/24 EMERGENCY MANAGER

…MIDDLESEX COUNTY…
TOWNSEND 13.5 1005 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
PEPPERELL 7.0 900 AM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
GROTON 4.5 930 AM 2/24 SPOTTER
SHIRLEY 4.5 549 AM 2/24 SPOTTER
HUDSON 4.1 1030 AM 2/24 SPOTTER
GROTON 3.5 642 AM 2/24 SPOTTER
AYER 3.2 913 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
MAYNARD 2.7 623 AM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO

…WORCESTER COUNTY…
ASHBURNHAM 16.8 230 PM 2/24 NWS COOP
GARDNER 16.0 231 PM 2/24 SPOTTER EL 1000 FT
FITCHBURG 15.0 852 AM 2/24 SPOTTER EL 90 FT
PRINCETON 14.5 949 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
TEMPLETON 13.0 835 AM 2/24 HAM RADIO EL. 970FT
HUBBARDSTON 12.0 1024 AM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
STERLING 12.0 937 AM 2/24 HAM RADIO EL. 670 FT
WESTMINSTER 12.0 929 AM 2/24 HAM RADIO EL. 1080FT
WINCHENDON 12.0 955 AM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
PHILLIPSTON 11.0 718 AM 2/24 SPOTTER
WORCESTER 10.7 100 PM 2/24 ORH AIRPORT
BOYLSTON 9.4 912 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
ROYALSTON 8.8 750 AM 2/24 SPOTTER EL. 1000FT
LANCASTER 8.5 1030 AM 2/24 SPOTTER
SPENCER 8.2 937 AM 2/24 COCORAHS EL. 961FT
HARVARD 8.0 740 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
SHREWSBURY 7.7 955 AM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
LEOMINSTER 6.0 836 AM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
MILLBURY 6.0 707 AM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
WESTBOROUGH 4.0 726 AM 2/24 NWS MET
NORTH GRAFTON 3.9 746 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
SOUTHBRIDGE 2.8 944 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
MILFORD 2.5 604 PM 2/24 SPOTTER

NEW HAMPSHIRE

…CHESHIRE COUNTY…
SURRY 16.3 947 PM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
WALPOLE 12.9 403 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
EAST ALSTEAD 12.0 1050 AM 2/24 SPOTTER EL. 1500FT
WEST CHESTERFIELD 10.8 649 AM 2/24
TROY 10.5 820 AM 2/24 SPOTTER
FITZWILLIAM 10.0 817 AM 2/24 NWS COOP
KEENE 5.7 1119 AM 2/24 NWS COOP
WEST SWANZEY 4.0 750 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
WINCHESTER 2.0 1137 PM 2/23 600 FT ELEV

…HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY…
PETERBOROUGH 18.0 330 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
GREENFIELD 16.0 229 PM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
MASON 15.0 440 PM 2/24 PUBLIC
WILTON 14.0 1250 PM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
BENNINGTON 13.0 106 PM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
NORTH WEARE 13.0 504 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
FRANCESTOWN 8.0 657 AM 2/24
BROOKLINE 5.8 754 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
BEDFORD 5.5 1115 AM 2/24 AMATEUR RADIO
SOUTH WEARE 4.9 800 AM 2/24 SPOTTER
HILLSBOROUGH 4.5 651 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
HOLLIS 4.0 1022 AM 2/24 HAM RADIO
NASHUA 2.8 900 AM 2/24 NWS CWSU
AMHERST 2.2 755 AM 2/24 COCORAHS

RHODE ISLAND

…PROVIDENCE COUNTY…
BURRILLVILLE 6.5 712 AM 2/24
WEST GLOCESTER 5.1 712 AM 2/24 SPOTTER 665 FT
NORTH FOSTER 3.8 547 AM 2/24 SPOTTER
WOONSOCKET 3.4 658 AM 2/24 COCORAHS

$$

RLG
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
108 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

…RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT BURLINGTON VT…

A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.44 INCH(ES) WAS SET AT BURLINGTON VT
YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.15 SET IN 1981.

$$

…RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT BURLINGTON VT…

A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 12.9 INCH(ES) WAS SET AT BURLINGTON VT
YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 10.7 SET IN 1962.

$$

…RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION SET ON MOUNT MANSFIELD…

A RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 2.37 INCHES WAS SET ON MOUNT
MANSFIELD YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.10 INCHES SET
IN 1985.

$$

…RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET ON MOUNT MANSFIELD…

A RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL OF 17.0 INCHES WAS SET ON MOUNT MANSFIELD
YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 10.0 INCHES SET IN 2006.

$$

…RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION SET AT MONTPELIER VT…

A RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 1.44 INCHES WAS SET AT MONTPELIER
YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.29 INCHES SET IN 1981.

$$

JMG
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
922 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 12
HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION
IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS…COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS…SKYWARN
SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO
AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT

NEW YORK

…CLINTON COUNTY…
PERU 4.1 ESE 14.3 200 PM 2/24 COCORAHS
MORRISONVILLE 11.0 951 AM 2/24 SPOTTER

…ESSEX COUNTY…
MORIAH 22.5 427 PM 2/24 SPOTTER

VERMONT

…ADDISON COUNTY…
ORWELL 21.5 430 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
SALISBURY 2 N 17.3 500 PM 2/24
NEW HAVEN 17.0 106 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
RIPTON 17.0 130 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
SHOREHAM 14.5 1225 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
BRIDPORT 12.0 1232 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
WEST ADDISON 12.0 415 PM 2/24 SPOTTER

…CALEDONIA COUNTY…
SUTTON 7.8 131 PM 2/24 COOP
SAINT JOHNSBURY 4.0 251 PM 2/24 COOP

…CHITTENDEN COUNTY…
NASHVILLE 1 E 20.5 745 PM 2/24 NWS EMPLOYEE
WESTFORD 17.8 515 PM 2/24 NWS EMPLOYEE
SOUTH BURLINGTON 14.8 915 PM 2/24 NWS OFFICE
WILLISTON 14.5 430 PM 2/24 NWS EMPLOYEE
SOUTH BURLINGTON 14.2 730 PM 2/24 NWS EMPLOYEE
ESSEX JUNCTION 13.8 300 PM 2/24
JERICHO 13.0 1017 AM 2/24
COLCHESTER 8.0 202 PM 2/24 NWS EMPLOYEE

…FRANKLIN COUNTY…
SWANTON 9.1 650 PM 2/24

…GRAND ISLE COUNTY…
GRAND ISLE 11.5 545 PM 2/24 SPOTTER

…LAMOILLE COUNTY…
STOWE 20.3 920 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
CAMBRIDGE 14.5 923 AM 2/24 SPOTTER

…ORANGE COUNTY…
RANDOLPH CENTER 26.0 730 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
WEST TOPSHAM 20.0 102 PM 2/24 SPOTTER

…ORLEANS COUNTY…
GREENSBORO BEND 12.0 205 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
BARTON 7.2 300 PM 2/24 SPOTTER

…RUTLAND COUNTY…
CASTLETON 23.0 525 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
KILLINGTON 23.0 1200 PM 2/24
DANBY 17.0 633 PM 2/24
DANBY FOUR CORNERS 13.2 928 AM 2/24 COOP
RUTLAND STATE 13.0 127 PM 2/24 AIRPORT
WEST RUTLAND 10.5 1007 AM 2/24

…WASHINGTON COUNTY…
MORETOWN 21.5 445 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
WARREN 21.0 430 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
WATERBURY CENTER 18.0 426 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
NORTHFIELD 3 W 17.9 130 PM 2/24 NWS EMPLOYEE

…WINDSOR COUNTY…
BARNARD 23.0 337 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
CHESTER 22.0 528 PM 2/24
CAVENDISH 19.5 257 PM 2/24 COOP
SPRINGFIELD 15.5 630 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
NORTH SPRINGFIELD 11.0 956 AM 2/24 COOP

$$
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
946 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE FINAL UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE
PAST 15 HOURS FOR THE FEBRUARY 23-24 STORM THAT AFFECTED OUR REGION.
APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS…COOPERATIVE
OBSERVERS…SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY
IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

…LITCHFIELD COUNTY…
WINSTED 0.7 SE 9.6 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
NEW HARTFORD 3.8 W 9.0 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
COLEBROOK LAKE 8.0 939 AM 2/24 COOP
BAKERSVILLE 5.1 939 AM 2/24 COOP
THOMASTON DAM 4.0 939 AM 2/24 COOP

MASSACHUSETTS

…BERKSHIRE COUNTY…
SAVOY 28.5 509 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
PITTSFIELD 20.0 1152 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
BECKET 19.8 345 PM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
LANESBOROUGH 16.0 502 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
NORTH OTIS 16.0 200 PM 2/24 SPOTTER
BECKET 15.3 700 AM 2/24 SPOTTER
NEW ASHFORD 13.0 127 PM 2/24 SKYWARN NET
PITTSFIELD 12.0 1126 AM 2/24 SKYWARN NET
WILLIAMSTOWN 8.0 129 PM 2/24 SKYWARN NET

NEW YORK

…ALBANY COUNTY…
ALTAMONT 26.5 700 AM 2/24 WTEN
WESTERLO 26.0 545 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
MEDUSA 23.0 500 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
KNOX 19.5 336 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
GREEN ISLAND 14.5 513 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
VOORHEESVILLE 14.0 1203 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
COLONIE 13.5 421 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
LATHAM 13.5 553 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
COHOES 13.0 611 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
FEURA BUSH 13.0 533 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
GUILDERLAND 13.0 930 AM 2/24 NWS EMPLOYEE
WATERVLIET 13.0 101 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
ALBANY 12.4 100 PM 2/24 NWS/CESTM
COHOES 12.0 1157 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
SCHENECTADY 5.6SSW 11.7 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
ALBANY 11.3 949 AM 2/24 NWS EMPLOYEE
ALBANY 11.0 1145 AM 2/24 NWS EMPLOYEE

…COLUMBIA COUNTY…
CHATHAM CENTER 18.0 404 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
NORTH CHATHAM 17.8 527 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
NORTH HILLSDALE 17.5 1154 PM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
KINDERHOOK 14.0 800 AM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
NORTH HILLSDALE 14.0 705 AM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
CHATHAM 13.5 700 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
TAGHKANIC 12.7 1137 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
CRARYVILLE 12.5 1105 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
KINDERHOOK 12.0 822 AM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
LIVINGSTON 12.0 1138 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
ANCRAMDALE 6.3 658 AM 2/24 WXNET 6

…DUTCHESS COUNTY…
RHINEBECK 11.5 753 AM 2/24 COOP OBSERVER
LA GRANGE 9.8 719 AM 2/24 METEOROLOGIST
RED HOOK 9.5 400 PM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
RHINEBECK 9.5 930 AM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
SALT POINT 7.7 1017 AM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
POUGHKEEPSIE 7.3 900 AM 2/24 METEOROLOGIST
HOPEWELL JUNCTION 6.1 817 AM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
HOPEWELLJUNC 2.4SSE 6.1 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS

…FULTON COUNTY…
PERTH 12.5 741 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
BROADALBIN 10.0 1152 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
NORTHVILLE 10.0 559 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
GLOVERSVILLE 6.0 1213 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
CAROGA LAKE 4.0 549 PM 2/24 WXNET 6

…GREENE COUNTY…
DURHAM 20.0 1115 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
MAPLECREST 19.0 702 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
LEXINGTON 18.0 454 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
CAIRO 16.0 1224 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
ASHLAND 15.0 804 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
CLIMAX 15.0 513 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
PRATTSVILLE 14.5 726 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
SOUTH CAIRO 13.0 1205 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
ATHENS 8.5 551 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
CATSKILL 8.1 1204 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
NEW BALTIMORE 0.2SE 5.6 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS

…HAMILTON COUNTY…
SPECULATOR 12.0 414 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
WELLS 11.8 1142 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
HOPE FALLS 11.3 1032 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
INDIAN LAKE 7.0 528 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
SPECULATOR 13.4SSE 7.0 800 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
PISECO 5.2 939 AM 2/24 COOP
INLET 2.2 ESE 1.8 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
LONG LAKE 1.5 650 AM 2/24 WXNET 6

…HERKIMER COUNTY…
OLD FORGE 0.8 SE 3.0 800 AM 2/24 COCORAHS

…MONTGOMERY COUNTY…
AMSTERDAM 13.0 933 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
HESSVILLE 11.0 802 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
GLEN 10.5 906 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
AMSTERDAM 9.5 740 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
FONDA 7.5 638 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
TRIBES HILL LOCK 12 5.0 939 AM 2/24 COOP
FORT PLAIN 3.0 1150 AM 2/24 WXNET 6

…RENSSELAER COUNTY…
TABORTON 22.0 1152 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
AVERILL PARK 0.9WNW 18.2 232 PM 2/24 COCORAHS
SCHAGHTICOKE 17.0 1153 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
EAST SCHODACK 15.8 139 PM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
STEPHENTOWN 15.5 501 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
EAST GREENBUSH 15.0 140 PM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
BRUNSWICK 14.6 500 PM 2/24 NWS EMPLOYEE
EAST NASSAU 12.2 1011 AM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
BRUNSWICK 12.0 505 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
SPEIGLETOWN 12.0 549 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
CENTER BRUNSWICK 10.5 1158 AM 2/24 WXNET 6

…SARATOGA COUNTY…
PORTER CORNERS 20.0 623 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
CORINTH 19.0 521 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
PROVIDENCE 18.0 619 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
JONESVILLE 16.0 715 AM 2/24 RETIRED NWS EMPLOYEE
BURNT HILLS 15.0 1000 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
CHARLTON 15.0 1158 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
CLIFTON PARK 14.2 145 PM 2/24 NWS EMPLOYEE
BALLSTON SPA 13.0 808 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
MILTON 13.0 1224 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
SARATOGA SPRINGS 13.0 1215 PM 2/24 NWS RETIREE
SARATOGA SPRINGS 12.0 443 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
GANSEVOORT 11.5 552 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
CLIFTON PARK 11.0 503 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
SARATOGA SPRINGS 10.4 600 PM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
GANSEVOORT 1.3 WNW 7.1 810 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
MALTA 2.6 NNW 6.6 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS

…SCHENECTADY COUNTY…
DELANSON 18.0 752 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
DUANESBURG 18.0 645 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
NISKAYUNA 18.0 1054 AM 2/24 NWS EMPLOYEE
NISKAYUNA 15.5 652 AM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
SCHENECTADY 15.0 942 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
GLENVILLE 14.0 128 PM 2/24 SKYWARN NET
NISKAYUNA 14.0 1125 AM 2/24 NWS EMPLOYEE
SCHENECTADY 13.5 730 AM 2/24 NWS EMPLOYEE
SCHENECTADY 13.2 740 AM 2/24 NWS EMPLOYEE
SCOTIA 12.0 158 PM 2/24 WXNET 6

…SCHOHARIE COUNTY…
JEFFERSON 17.0 754 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
ESPERANCE 16.0 558 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
HUNTERSLAND 15.0 523 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
CHARLOTTEVILLE 14.5 1149 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
SCHOHARIE 14.0 1135 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
SLOANSVILLE 13.0 658 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
FULTON 11.0 719 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
COBLESKILL 10.5 939 AM 2/24 COOP
NORTH BLENHEIM 10.3 730 AM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
SEWARD 10.0 1129 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
RICHMONDVILLE 9.0 1150 AM 2/24 WXNET 6

…ULSTER COUNTY…
PHOENICIA 18.5 556 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
SHANDAKEN 16.0 1018 AM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
BOICEVILLE 13.7 700 AM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
MILTON 9.0 1042 AM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
KINGSTON 1.1 W 5.7 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
RUBY 0.5 NE 5.7 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
SAUGERTIES 3.3 411 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
ESOPUS 2.5 741 PM 2/24 WXNET 6

…WARREN COUNTY…
LAKE LUZERNE 21.3 128 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
BRANT LAKE 21.0 1155 AM 2/24 WXNET 6
WARRENSBURG 20.2 800 PM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
WARRENSBURG 16.2 731 AM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
QUEENSBURY 12.7 424 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
GLENS FALLS 10.5 800 AM 2/24 WTEN

…WASHINGTON COUNTY…
WILLARD MTN BASE 25.0 1130 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
NORTH HEBRON 24.0 1140 AM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
COSSAYUNA 22.0 324 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
GRANVILLE 14.0 500 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
WHITEHALL 12.5 453 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
SALEM 6.0 714 PM 2/24 WXNET 6

VERMONT

…BENNINGTON COUNTY…
LANDGROVE 29.0 604 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
WOODFORD 22.0 1202 PM 2/24 WXNET 6
SUNDERLAND 10.0 939 AM 2/24 COOP
POWNAL 9.7 939 AM 2/24 COOP
NORTH BENNINGTON 7.0 700 AM 2/24 WXNET 6

…WINDHAM COUNTY…
ATHENS 24.4 704 PM 2/24 SPOTTER ELEVATION – 1000 FT
WEST WARDSBORO 19.0 939 AM 2/24 COOP
WEST HALIFAX 0.2SE 14.0 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
WESTMINSTER 14.0 1025 AM 2/24 TRAINED SPOTTER
BALL MOUNTAIN LAKE 11.0 939 AM 2/24 COOP
BRATTLEBORO 2.0 SW 10.1 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
TOWNSHEND LAKE 10.0 939 AM 2/24 COOP

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1228 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS
FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED
TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS…COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS…SKYWARN SPOTTERS
AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR
HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC

********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
RAINFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

…FAIRFIELD COUNTY…
BRIDGEPORT 1.47 700 AM 2/24 ASOS
STAMFORD 1.28 700 AM 2/24 COOP
DANBURY 1.27 700 AM 2/24 COOP
BETHEL 0.56 700 AM 2/24 COOP

…NEW HAVEN COUNTY…
NEW HAVEN/TWEED 1.70 700 AM 2/24 ASOS
MERIDEN 0.98 700 AM 2/24 ASOS

…NEW LONDON COUNTY…
GALES FERRY 2.31 605 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
NORWICH 2.02 700 AM 2/24 COOP
GROTON/NEW LONDON 1.18 700 AM 2/24 ASOS

NEW JERSEY

…BERGEN COUNTY…
GARFIELD 2.00 1045 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
RIDGEWOOD 1.60 800 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
TETERBORO 1.56 700 AM 2/24 ASOS
MIDLAND PARK 1.09 700 AM 2/24 COOP

…ESSEX COUNTY…
NEWARK 1.60 700 AM 2/24 ASOS

…PASSAIC COUNTY…
HAWTHORNE 1.24 515 AM 2/24 PUBLIC

NEW YORK

…NASSAU COUNTY…
EAST MEADOW 2.80 800 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
LYNBROOK 2.34 800 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
WANTAGH 2.26 800 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
BELLMORE 2.07 900 AM 2/24 PUBLIC

…NEW YORK COUNTY…
NYC/CENTRAL PARK 1.64 700 AM 2/24 ASOS

…ORANGE COUNTY…
PORT JERVIS 1.34 700 AM 2/24 COOP
MONTGOMERY 0.63 700 AM 2/24 ASOS

…QUEENS COUNTY…
NYC/JFK ARPT 1.69 700 AM 2/24 ASOS
NYC/LA GUARDIA 1.14 700 AM 2/24 ASOS

…SUFFOLK COUNTY…
BRIDGEHAMPTON 2.39 700 AM 2/24 COOP
ORIENT 2.01 1100 AM 2/24 PUBLIC
FARMINGDALE 1.65 700 AM 2/24 ASOS
LINDENHURST 1.65 450 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
ISLIP 1.45 700 AM 2/24 ASOS
CENTERPORT 1.43 700 AM 2/24 COOP
UPTON 1.29 700 AM 2/24 NWS OFFICE
WESTHAMPTON BEACH 1.27 700 AM 2/24 ASOS
MONTAUK 1.16 700 AM 2/24 ASOS
SHIRLEY 0.94 700 AM 2/24 ASOS

…WESTCHESTER COUNTY…
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS 1.98 700 AM 2/24 COOP
HAWTHORNE 0.85 700 AM 2/24 COOP

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

…FAIRFIELD COUNTY…
RIDGEFIELD 5.0 120 PM 2/23 PUBLIC
DANBURY 4.0 700 AM 2/24 COOP
SHELTON 2.6 100 PM 2/23 PUBLIC
BROOKFIELD 1.7 700 AM 2/24 COCORAHS

…NEW HAVEN COUNTY…
WOLCOTT 4.0 130 PM 2/23 PUBLIC
GUILFORD 1.0 625 AM 2/24 PUBLIC

NEW JERSEY

…BERGEN COUNTY…
OAKLAND 3.6 730 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
RIDGEWOOD 1.0 700 PM 2/23 SKYWARN SPOTTER
GLEN ROCK 0.4 630 AM 2/24 COCORAHS

…ESSEX COUNTY…
CEDAR GROVE 1.4 930 PM 2/23 PUBLIC
NEWARK 0.3 215 PM 2/23 SKYWARN SPOTTER

…PASSAIC COUNTY…
WEST MILFORD 6.3 1140 PM 2/23 PUBLIC
MACOPIN 4.5 700 AM 2/24 COOP
RINGWOOD 3.0 1000 PM 2/23 SKYWARN SPOTTER
HAWTHORNE 0.3 945 PM 2/23 PUBLIC

NEW YORK

…ORANGE COUNTY…
MOUNT HOPE 11.3 630 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
NEW WINDSOR 10.5 700 AM 2/24 PUBLIC
OTISVILLE 9.8 200 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
VAILS GATE 9.5 600 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
WARWICK 8.5 710 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
WASHINGTONVILLE 8.1 845 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
MIDDLETOWN 7.0 1045 PM 2/23 PUBLIC
GOSHEN 6.4 800 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
PORT JERVIS 6.3 700 AM 2/24 COOP
MONROE 6.0 500 AM 2/24 PUBLIC
FLORIDA 5.8 820 AM 2/24 PUBLIC
HARRIMAN 5.5 500 AM 2/24 PUBLIC
NEWBURGH 5.0 1045 PM 2/23 SKYWARN SPOTTER
WESTTOWN 5.0 500 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER
TUXEDO 4.0 830 AM 2/24 PUBLIC
WEST POINT 4.0 745 AM 2/24 SKYWARN SPOTTER

…WESTCHESTER COUNTY…
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS 5.0 700 AM 2/24 COOP
SOUTH SALEM 2.2 800 AM 2/24 COCORAHS
MILLWOOD 1.7 1155 PM 2/23 PUBLIC

An upper low is heading in and cutting off over New England for the rest of February 2010. A series of surface low pressure systems will circulate into this upper low through Friday, then the upper low will spin out over us Saturday and Sunday. Joe, Matt, and Danielle have discussed this in great detail already. So I will try and get the rain and snow forecasts using this graphic. For tonight, Monday February 22, we will estimate how much snow and rain will fall with the first storm Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Tuesday rain and snow are really from two low pressure centers, a 1008 millibars primary low into Ontario stalls, and secondary off New Jersey will deepen to 1004 mb. and dissipate as the center moves into Connecticut Wednesday. We all know this scenario favors rain over snow, especially with no cold out in front.

Good Monday morning everybody! I hope you had a chance to enjoy the weather this weekend, because the overall pattern here in the Northeast will turn very unsettled starting tomorrow, lasting through this weekend. For Ski Country and all you snow lovers, get pumped – we could be talking about 2 to 3 FEET of snow across the mountains over the next week! And for those of you who may be getting a little sick of Old Man Winter, the official start to spring is only 26 days away…and we have mild sunshine to enjoy today!

Forecasting through this upcoming period is going to be very tricky though and at this point, it’s hard to be completely confident in how the weather is going to pan out over the next several days. So let’s start out with what we do know…

In the days ahead, a massive blocking pattern will evolve over the northeast United States. Essentially what this means is that a big upper level low is going to stall off our coastline, bringing unsettled weather to New England for an extended amount of time. The position of the upper level low will play a pivotal role in determining the magnitude and duration of each separate storm.

The first storm will impact New England’s weather tomorrow and Wednesday. Expect light snow to break out tomorrow morning, where a thin coating to an inch is possible outside of 495 especially by tomorrow’s morning commute. The precip will become steadier through the afternoon and evening with the heaviest expected to fall overnight Tuesday through midday Wednesday.

Snow will turn to rain along our southern New England coastlines, but continue as snow across the high terrain of the interior. I’d say we’re looking 1-3 sloppy inches across the interior of southern and central New England by Wednesday morning (outside of 495), with 3″-6″+ inches when you come back from the Berkshires and Green Mountains to the high terrain of north-central MA, southwest NH and the White Mountains.

Keep in mind that this is just one chunk of energy/moisture…more is on the way…

Another storm will develop in the Atlantic and get pulled into New England on Thursday night/Friday. The potential exists for another round significant snowfall, even in southern New England, along with flooding concerns as a persistent wind off the ocean combined with astronomically high tides piles up water at our coastlines.

Be prepared for some changes as the week wears on, and a lot of shorter updates on the blog as we nail down the details over the coming few days.

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Thin Ice: Sebago Lake Fishing Derby Cancelled for Sunday
The Maine Warden Service is telling people to stay off Sebago Lake after several people and vehicles went through the ice on Saturday. The Sebago Lake Rotary, organizers of the Ice Fishing Derby on Sebago Lake, have cancelled the event for Sunday, meaning no fish will be accepted for weigh-in. Organizers say the Speed Run snowmobile race, scheduled to get underway on Raymond Beach at 9 AM Sunday, will still go on as planned.

According to Game Wardens, the ice on Sebago Lake is extremely unsafe. On Saturday, seven people were pulled from the water after falling thtough the ice. Several vehicles, including ATVs, snowmobiles, cars and trucks, also broke through the ice. Wardens say above-average tempertures are causing melting and ice thinning, not only on Sebago Lake, but on other waterways across the state.

According to Rutgers University Global Snow Lab, last week’s Northern Hemisphere winter snow extent was the second highest on record. This was only topped by the second week in February, 1978. Rutgers has kept records continuously for the last 2,227 weeks, so being #2 is quite an accomplishment….yet..in the grand sceme of things…this is just brief glimpse of time. A lot of records in regards to our global climate are just as young. So when you hear the term “warmest on record” or “most snow on record”..understand our records do not go back very far at all…yet the extremes in weather have been occurring for millions of years on this planet.

The implication is that Northern Hemisphere snow cover has only extended this far south one other time, since Rutgers University started keeping records. Additionally, North American snow extent broke its all time record last week. According to Rutgers University data through mid February, Northern Hemisphere winter snow extent has been increasing at a rate of over 100,000 km2 per year.

An Upper level low in place over the Canadian Maritimes continues to wrap in a persistant NW drying breeze into New England this weekend. This low is wrapping in warmer air in from the ocean and tapping into an old “stale” polar airmass in Quebec. This means temperatures will be quite nice this weekend averaging in the 30’s and lwr 40’s. Plenty of sunshine will be found southern and coastal locations….but upsloping winds over the mountains will help to form clouds in our Northwest mountains and periodic snow showers and flurries…especially for north-facing slopes. A spring-like feel will be in the air before our next storm arrives Tuesday. A complex pattern is shaping up which evolves around atmospheric blocking and a charge of reinvigorated Arctic Air spilling in from the North Pole. This all promises to provide a very unsettled pattern which will last right through next weekend….for an extended period of snow inland and a rainy mix at the coast. Full Discussion Inside!

Sometimes you may here us meteorologists talking about the Greenland Block. It is when cold heavy air over Greenland allows high pressure to remain in place. Air is very fluid in nature, and like a big boulder sitting in the middle of a rushing river….the air has nowhere to go…but around this big dome of cold air. This causes the jetstream to start to buckle. The buckling allows colder air in Canada to spill into the United States where it interacts with warmer air and causes frequent storm development. This is a pattern which can give way to frequent Nor’easters here in New England. This has not been the case this year so far. The Block has been strong enough, that is has been directing the big storms south…allowing the Mid-Atlantic to have a record breaking winter for snowfall.

What has been lacking in the pattern lately is Arctic Air. It is just not very cold anywhere. The REAL Arctic air is still in place over the North Pole and Yukon. This frigid airmass will start it’s return into the pattern this coming week and finally arrive in New England by next weekend….but STILL even then…iit will be in a much weakened and moderated state…more cool than cold. This cold pool of air…also known as the Polar Vortex, will be sliding south into the Great Plains where it will interact with energy coming out of the Pacific and over the Rocky mountains. The first low will track up through the Eastern Great Lakes, with another low forming off the coast which will have more moisture from the Gulf.

This storm will be arriving in the morning Tuesday…but it’s real impact will come later Tuesday into Tuesday Night and Wednesday morning with a low deepening off our coast. There will not be much cold air out ahead of this storm, so this initial wave will be a mix of rain and snow. There will be a boundary forming between the warmer maritime air coming in off the ocean and the colder polar air in place inland. At this point it appears like Tuesday Night-Wednesday will feature a wet mix to rain in southern & coastal New England….with accumulating snow in the Northwest. Finally, I think we will see good snow for ski country with the heaviest of the snow in this first surge occuring in western New England in Vermont, Western MA and Western NH. I am not expecting much snow if any at all along the coast.

But wait! that is not all! This is where the blocking comes in! Do I sound like Billy Mays? You can have this whole ugly pattern for just 19.99! As a bonus, A deep trough will form along the eastern seaboard with an upper level low (polar vortex) getting stuck over New England. Another piece of energy from the Pacific, takes a drink from the Gulf, will then be directed up the eastern seaboard by this trough as a stronger storm for Thursday-Friday. This low will be another mix of snow Northern and western New England with a rainy mix at the coast. It will also start to drag in the cold air and allow for a better chance of accumulating heavy snowfall. Northern New England will have the best chance of heavy snow from this storm. Over a foot of snow is possible. Some areas should see a real dumping. This is one of those patterns which will take a week or more to get out of.

Is there another storm behind this?? There is a chance we could open the early days of March with another coastal storm…which would have better chance of snow and less mixing as the colder air will have fully returned by then.

This Pattern is loaded with energy and ready to roll! Unfortunately this is going to become a real traffic jam of weather with one storm after the other will be heading into the northeast. I am afraid our ride of watching storms go south of us is coming to an end. Winter never goes out easy. Again, a very complex pattern awaits. Each day will feature it’s own challenges in forecasting. Nothing is nailed in stone yet…except the blocking and slowing nature of the pattern.

We have classic snow filled wind blowing in from Canada this morning, Friday February 19, 2010. North facing slopes from Bolton Valley to Balsams Wilderness are reporting 3″-8″ Fresh. This video from Mt.Sunapee has some of the totals from our Tuesday Storm.

We also have wind hold issues. Snow showers will continue on north facing slopes this weekend. On the sunny south facing slops from Mt.Snow to Waterville Valley to Sunday River. Either way, the temperatures are coming up and the wind is coming down. We have a little preview of Spring Skiing before the wintry weather (SNOW) returns by Tuesday and lasts into next weekend.

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This photo from Jay Peak shows some powder skiing form Thursday. Check SnoCountry.com for latest updates.