North American Weather (U.S.A & Canada)

[matty40s]

Storm surge along Long Island, and Massachusetts coast is also causing major issues.

[Dorsetbred]

Times square is now getting busy again, as people and cars return ramping back up to normal very quickly, the snow is just a light flakes or two now. Meanwhile in Cambridge (Boston) the Mass Trans keeps going, but things looking a little more difficult than earlier..

Edited January 29, 2022 by Dorsetbred

[Dorsetbred]

NBC Boston shows snow fall way below expectation currently, flooding now appears to be a bigger issue on the coastal areas.. Any one with a current update? (Must set up my vpn, doh!)

MAP: How Much Snow Has Fallen So Far Across Massachusetts?

WWW.NBCBOSTON.COM

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Many New England residents woke up to heavy snow falling Saturday as a blizzard begins to blast the region. Here’s a look at some of the early snowfall totals from cities and towns...

 

Edited January 29, 2022 by Dorsetbred

[Dorsetbred]

Updated stats from the NWS, suggests the heaviest snowfall is:

Plymouth County... Pembroke 16.0 in 1147 AM 01/29 

E Lakeville 15.0 in 1136 AM 01/29 Rockland 14.5 in 1211 PM 01/29

Public Bridgewater 14.5 in 1214 PM 01/29 

SE Pembroke 13.5 in 1201 PM 01/29 2 WNW

Hanover 13.0 in 1124 AM 01/29 2

SW Brockton 13.0 in 1131 AM 01/29 Trained Spotter 

WSW Halifax 12.0 in 1108 AM 01/29

Rockland 5.0 in 1212 PM 01/29

 

[Dorsetbred]

The snowfall totals can be found here https://bit.ly/32IAnOJ

 

[jonboy]

17 minutes ago, Dorsetbred said:

The snowfall totals can be found here https://bit.ly/32IAnOJ

 

Some impressive totals there

[matty40s]

 

Edited January 30, 2022 by matty40s

[mountain shadow]

Another big US snow storm later this week stretching thousands of miles from Ohio down to the Texas desert. Breaks your heart.

https://eu.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2022/01/29/akron-northeast-ohio-track-significant-storm-forecast-nws/9267709002/

 

 

 

[matty40s]

 

[cheeky_monkey]

18 hours ago, CatchMyDrift said:

We managed almost a cm overnight and today, it has actual snowed for many many hours but just the tiniest of flakes:

funny that i recognize the sign for Foothills medical Centre in the picture on the road...2 mins on google maps i found your exact location in Calgary just from that one sign..if you get robbed in the next week it wasn't me 

[Coopsy]

Bit chilly this morning with -32oC at 6am.  

[Norrance]

First real wintry weather of the season for our friends in Northern Indiana yesterday. Has continued today too I believe and got colder. Edit. Currently -8C heavy snow with drifting.

Edited February 3, 2022 by Norrance

[Norrance]

On 02/02/2022 at 18:44, CatchMyDrift said:

I didn't realise my mobile camera had picked that up

 My Calgary rellies are about a mile or two North and North West of you

[matty40s]

Simon Brewer has some awesome footage of the ice storm...

 

[phil nw.]

 

The remarkable cold goes on across NA. 

right down to the gulf coast and into Mexico.

[cheeky_monkey]

39 minutes ago, phil nw. said:

 

The remarkable cold goes on across NA. 

right down to the gulf coast and into Mexico.

is it remarkable though? this happens most years in NA ..the remarkable thing is it has coincided with strong La Nina which favours the opposite pattern

[Coopsy]

12 minutes ago, cheeky_monkey said:

is it remarkable though? this happens most years in NA ..the remarkable thing is it has coincided with strong La Nina which favours the opposite pattern

I’d have to agree. In fact this time last year saw record lows in places like Texas and Oklahoma with I think Dallas reaching minus 20oC (near hundred year low) and even Houston dropped to around minus 10oC. (30 year low) 

Edited February 4, 2022 by Coopsy

[phil nw.]

I agree this has occurred before but seeing freezing temps so far south is still eye catching to me.

[Coopsy]

From minus 32oC to well above freezing today. Looks like some warmer weather on its way. @CatchMyDrift maybe low teens for Calgary within the next week. 

[mountain shadow]

1 hour ago, cheeky_monkey said:

is it remarkable though? this happens most years in NA ..the remarkable thing is it has coincided with strong La Nina which favours the opposite pattern

I think, with climate change, we can forget about historical synoptics.

A rampant NE Canadian PV is now the norm no matter background teleconnections. 

[Dorsetbred]

18 hours ago, mountain shadow said:

I think, with climate change, we can forget about historical synoptics.

A rampant NE Canadian PV is now the norm no matter background teleconnections. 

Have to agree it is becoming the norm and the sooner it is recognised that way the sooner people will stop posting 240hr and 360 synoptics as they really are not keeping pace with the change that's going on. The models are unable to be accurate, as they have been unable to factor in the changes going on globally (mind you it would be difficult)

[Dorsetbred]

On 03/02/2022 at 22:32, matty40s said:

Simon Brewer has some awesome footage of the ice storm...

 

Do those Truck drivers REALLY think that they own the road, and sod everyone else, wandering lanes, spreading snow, they are seriously in the "Don't give a CR@P" world, when it comes to freeway driving..?

[Dorsetbred]

20 hours ago, cheeky_monkey said:

is it remarkable though? this happens most years in NA ..the remarkable thing is it has coincided with strong La Nina which favours the opposite pattern

I think it's more the PV positions itself across a major landmass, hence why year after year the insane cold hits Canada and on occasions as is the case feed right down to Florida. Going forward it does make you think this is the NEW Norm...

[matty40s]

 

[Roger J Smith]

Sunny and mild here as well, we don't have the downsloping additional warmth like Alberta, but around 4 C in sunshine is quite mild at this elevation (1050m) and the snow is slowly settling, more evaporation than melting I think but hills in town have a bit of water running down the streets. Our snow pack in town has never reached the normal value here (which is 1.5 metres), the heaviest we had was about 45 cm and now it's closer to 35 cm. Most of this snow fell in December, we had a very placid January here but snow depth stayed constant due to the coldish temperatures. 

Feels a bit like spring today but a bit higher up I imagine the conditions are prime for ski-ing, probably around -2 to +1 C on the slopes.