Re: December 17th "Front-End Thump" Storm Discussion & Observations

by **docstox12** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:13 am

Ok Janet.Had huge flakes but now small ones again and still moderate snow.Weird storm,lol.

by **Dunnzoo** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:15 am

Yep, big battle going on here, looks like back to sleet again! Every 10 minutes or so it changes....

by **amugs** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:15 am

Heavy snow a falling here now.

by **amugs** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:16 am

Janet that 1 me SE of me YUUGGGEE DIFFERENCE LMAO!

by **oldtimer** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:17 am

Freezing rain now. 3.5". Nice to see all the excitement on this site this morning. We all needed it!! Very Happy

by **Dunnzoo** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:18 am

And back to snow again!

by **Dtone** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:19 am

29 and mod freezing rain.
Icy in spots but the snow cover makes it more a crusty snow than smooth glaze of ice

by **amugs** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:19 am

oldtimer wrote:Freezing rain now. 3.5". Nice to see all the excitement on this site this morning. We all needed it!!

Absolutely great statement, wise men make such. Last time this happened in Dec 2013 another Saturday storm.

by **weatherwatchermom** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:20 am

Good Morning...so sad..woke up late today...I currently measured 1.5(put boots on and went out to the spot I used all past few winters to measure)of snow, but it is already raining steadily right now...so do not know how much I had before the rain started...But I am happy to see snow and will take my 1.5!! party

current temps are 33*

by **snow247** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:20 am

Ripping!

by **jmanley32** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:23 am

Continues to pour out, everything is getting a good glaze right now, changed over an hour or so early, and therefore predictions of 4-8 on Franks map busted low at barely 3 inches (I measure just at the onset of sleet so I do not think it was much more than that), here anyways, too low for LI it appears. But still happy to see some white stuff in December! Seems LI was jackpot for southern areas! James do not ever complain again lol you won out!! Now how long this freezing rain holds on is key as its still pretty cold and its heavy precip. No sleet as I do not hear any on my A/C or windows. They have the main roads clred nicely which may or may not b a good thing. Side roads not plowed.

by **jmanley32** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:29 am

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
904 AM EST SAT DEC 17 2016

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-103-104-NYZ067>071-078-079-081-171445-
Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Northern New London-Southern
Fairfield-Southern Middlesex-Southern New Haven-Northern
Middlesex-Southern New London-Western Bergen-Western Passaic-Eastern
Bergen-Southern Westchester-Northern Westchester-Northwest
Suffolk-Rockland-Putnam-Orange-Southeast Suffolk-Northeast Suffolk-
904 AM EST SAT DEC 17 2016

...FREEZING RAIN WILL AFFECT FAIRFIELD...MIDDLESEX...NEW HAVEN...NEW
LONDON...WESTERN PASSAIC...NORTHERN BERGEN...CENTRAL SUFFOLK...
ROCKLAND...PUTNAM...WESTCHESTER AND ORANGE COUNTIES...

At 859 AM EST, the transition from snow to freezing rain was located
along a line extending from near Yonkers to near Stony Brook to
Shinnecock Hills. Movement was north at 45 mph.

Snow is expected to transition to freezing rain and sleet from south
to north across the region by 10 am, but perhaps as late as 11 am
across northern portions of interior southwest Connecticut and
the Lower Hudson Valley.

With road and air temperatures still at or below
freezing...untreated roads are expected to become icy and
treacherous. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution traveling
this morning.

This area of freezing rain will be near...
Port Jefferson and Mattituck around 905 AM EST.
Sag Harbor and Nanuet around 910 AM EST.
Southold and New City around 915 AM EST.
Ossining and Haverstraw around 920 AM EST.
Mount Kisco around 925 AM EST.
Peekskill and Yorktown Heights around 930 AM EST.
Stratford around 935 AM EST.
Milford and Old Saybrook around 940 AM EST.
New Haven and Shelton around 945 AM EST.

by **amugs** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:32 am

All sleet now at 26*

by **frank 638** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:32 am

Wintry mix now

by **snow247** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:32 am

Probably changing to sleet any minute now here. 4"-5" total snow.

by **jmanley32** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:36 am

end of precip on the western nj boarder already wow.

by **docstox12** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:37 am

Heavy snow, 24.8, 86%, 29.73 F. Like snow 247 says, 4 to 5 inches here.

The race is on! Back edge in West jersey or changeover,LOL.

by **sroc4** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:38 am

We have very thin glaze of freezing rain. Very dangerous out by me.

by **algae888** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:41 am

Just drove to work roads are dangerous sleet and freezing rain at the moment measure three and a half inches brings my total to 4.2 for the year. Long Island did very well. As did the models with showing ocean enhancement over Long Island. Precept should be over in the next hour or so good storm will take it.

by **algae888** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:43 am

If the Zookeeper measures correctly this will not be the worst winter ever. Central Park should have over 3.5 inches by now as they measured .4 last Sunday.

by **jmanley32** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:43 am

sroc4 wrote:We have very thin glaze of freezing rain. Very dangerous out by me.

same here.

by **Dunnzoo** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:44 am

Sleet and freezing rain here now 28°

by **docstox12** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:46 am

Still heavy snow, 25.1.Must be approaching 5 inches.Where the heck is CP???????

by **algae888** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:48 am

Cpk reported .27 le as all snow and then .13 during the transition they should report more than 3 inches of snow we shall see.

by **Frank_Wx** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:57 am

jmanley32 wrote:I thought Frank said it was going to be windy today, not even a breeze, are we still expecting high winds overnight into the morning, models look to still show 925mb winds reaching 60-70kts for about a 6-9 hr period.

When the front comes through. Tomorrow morning and night. But thinking just 40mph gusts now.

by **Dtone** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:58 am

3.2" snow then freezing rain. Getting very icy. Up to 30* now

by **aiannone** Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:59 am

4.3" here on the north shore of Central LI. Now currently freezing rain at 31.0 degrees after the changeover around 9:00am. Everything in a light glaze. No complaints here!

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