East coast blizzard 12/15-16??

[Brad]

How far south does "mid-atlantic" go for this storm according to the models?

[BillPatt]

Yeah, I know - insanely far out. But it shows another Nor'easter.

Just how much will this winter resemble the 17 ice-storm one of 1993-94?

Bill

[Brad]

Any more word on what Sunday looks like and for whom?

[BillPatt]

I've been following the Meteo-Madness blog at Accuweather.com. He is saying 12-18 inches in Maine (where it seems you are from)

I will be bumming, since I am in Central NJ, where it seems we're only getting the 3-6 range. If luck holds, then the center will be further east, and we could get slammed.

[spyboy]

I guess today is the "pre-blizzard"

Almost 3 inches on the ground since 1pm when it started here in Manchester, NH and it's still coming down fast (tiny flakes too)

[Maam]

As a resident of the East Coast, I am not looking forward to getting pasted. But it is nice that someone, even off duty, might be looking out for us and warning us so we can plan to buy lots of bread and milk! If you can play with the models, send more to North Conway please. Well done W1, take a break....

[Brad]

The F6 report says 2.3 inches of snow on 12/13 for the summit.

[Steve M]

Winter Storm Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
306 AM EST FRI DEC 14 2007

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS WEEKEND...

.LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES SATURDAY
NIGHT WILL TRACK NORTHEAST AS IT DEEPENS. THE LOW WILL CROSS THE
GULF OF MAINE SUNDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TRACKING INTO THE MARITIMES
MONDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
SOUTHWEST MAINE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...AND THE REMAINDER OF THE
REGION SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ALONG THE COAST AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST
NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHWEST MAINE...THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE
TO SLEET FOR A TIME SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING. AT THIS
TIME...IT APPEARS THAT A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION MAY RECEIVE
IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THIS STORM.

HOWEVER...IT IS STILL UNCLEAR HOW MUCH SNOW WILL FALL...ESPECIALLY
CLOSER TO THE COAST. SLEET AND PERHAPS EVEN RAIN MAY KEEP ACCUMULATION
TOTALS LOWER IN THESE AREAS. IN ADDITION...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL BECOME GUSTY SUNDAY MORNING...AND COULD GUST IN EXCESS OF 35
MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING.

IF YOU TRAVEL PLANS FOR LATER THIS WEEKEND...YOU WILL WANT TO KEEP
ABREAST OF THE STORM. THE POTENTIAL EXIST FOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO
DETERIORATE RAPIDLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND REMAIN POOR INTO MONDAY
MORNING.

MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ001>009-142115-
/O.NEW.KGYX.WS.A.0011.071216T1200Z-071217T1200Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-
SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-
SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...BYRON...MIDDLE DAM...
ROXBURY...SOUTH ARM...UPTON...WILSONS MILLS...AVON...
CARRABASSETT VALLEY...COBURN GORE...DALLAS...DAVIS...EUSTIS...
KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...RUMFORD...NORWAY...SOUTH PARIS...MEXICO...
FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON...WILTON...SKOWHEGA N...
PITTSFIELD...MADISON...FAIRFIELD...LITTLETON...NOR TH CONWAY...
CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO. ..CLAREMONT...
NEWPORT...CONCORD...LACONIA...TILTON-NORTHFIELD...MEREDITH
306 AM EST FRI DEC 14 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.

LOOK FOR SNOW TO DEVELOPING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SLEET MAY MIX WITH THE
SNOW AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST. AT THIS TIME...THE
POTENTIAL FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW EXISTS.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO
SO SAFELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...
OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.

IF YOU TRAVEL PLANS FOR LATER THIS WEEKEND...YOU WILL WANT TO KEEP
ABREAST OF THE STORM. THE POTENTIAL EXIST FOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO
DETERIORATE RAPIDLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND REMAIN POOR INTO MONDAY
MORNING.

$$

It sounds like the inland locations will be getting the bulk of the accumulation of this storm. Look out summit!

[Brad]

Steve, how much will you be getting? Maybe we should go north early to catch this one?

[Bill O]

4.9" on the summit so far. 4.8" today and 0.1" yesterday.