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

[Coopsy]

Had at least 12 inches of snow here in the last 16 hours near Toronto and still going. I'm due to fly later....hmmmm we'll see lol

 

[knocker]

Who needs the MOD thread when you have Punxsutawney Phil and friends.

 

Groundhog Says: Six More Weeks of Winter!
In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, home of the world's most famous prognosticating rodent, Punxsutawney Phil, 3" of snow had fallen by Sunday evening, and on Monday morning the town was beset by a lovely wintry mix of snow, rain and freezing rain that only a hibernating groundhog could love. However, the skies cleared briefly at sunrise on Monday morning, allowing Punxsutawney Phil to see his shadow and make his usual fearless prognostication for the remainder of winter:

“Forecasts abound on the Internet,
But I, Punxsutawney Phil, am still your best bet,
Yes, A shadow I see, you can start to twitter,
Hash Tag: Six More Weeks of Winter!â€

 

 

Canada's famous albino groundhog named Wiarton Willy from the town of Wiarton, Ontario. Willie failed to see his shadow at dawn Monday, so his prediction calls for an early end to winter--in late February. In New York City, groundhog forecaster Staten Island Chuck also predicted an early end to winter. Image credit: wunderphotographer pincollector1.

 

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2908

[Summer Sun]

Chicago's o'hare airport had 46cm - the 5th heaviest snowfall since records began

 

New York's LaGuardia Airport had 23cm

[knocker]

Satellite animation shows February return of the Pineapple Express

 

The "Pineapple Express" has set up again and is bringing wet weather to the U.S. Pacific Northwest. An animation of satellite imagery from NOAA's GOES-West satellite from Feb. 1 to Feb. 4, 2015 captured the movement of a stream of clouds associated with moisture that is expected to bring rain and snow to the region over the next several days.

 

The ''Pineapple Express'' occurs when warm air and lots of moisture are transported from the Central Pacific, near Hawaii, to the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

 

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-02/nsfc-sas020415.php

Edited February 4, 2015 by knocker

[knocker]

Now that's what I call cold. I'm just glad it's across the pond. And -50C in parts of Alaska.

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Edited February 6, 2015 by knocker

[March Blizzard]

Now that's what I call cold. I'm just glad it's across the pond. And -50C in parts of Alaska.

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Old Crow in the Yukon has been flirting with -50C the past few days. However, I've noticed that places on Ellsmere island haven't been as cold as you'd expect all winter, Alert and Eureka have rarely been lower than -40C, spending much of their time in the -20/-30 range. A big positive temperature anomaly in the northern Canadian Arctic this winter?

[knocker]

A tale of two halves. Montana has been having temps in the 40s with rain

 

[knocker]

Heavy Snow to Slam Northeast… Yet Again

 

A long duration snowstorm is on the way for the beleaguered northeast as several waves of low pressure ripple along a stationary front draped from the Great Lakes through the upper Mid Atlantic. North of the front occasional snow will develop on Saturday and continue off and on through Sunday. On Monday the snow will become steadier and heavier, especially over New England as low pressure consolidates east of NJ. By Tuesday morning accumulations will generally range from 6-12″ with some areas picking up over a foot, especially in eastern Massachusetts.

Areas along the stationary front from the southern tier of New York through CT and RI sill see light icing, especially in the lower Hudson Valley. Precipitation will be lighter here but it will not take much to create a light glaze and difficult travel, especially on Sunday.

 

[PolarWarsaw]

I wouldn't want it that cold at all, it would just ruin the enjoyment of the snow. However, how much of a battering has New England and Boston/NY had over the last few weeks, just seems like wave after wave of storms.

[knocker]

Another 20" for Boston area.

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[Hotspur62]

Another 20" for Boston area.

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Truly remarkable spell of weather since about 20th Jan in NE USA and having just watched JOE Bs saturday review he seems to think that not only is the cold and snowy weather will continue but also intensify and expand back to Mid West and Southwards a bit!!.He talks about New York being 25-30 degrees below av temps(as per GFS) and yet more snow. Boston is going to get clobbered again time and again if models are right.JOE has been surprised I think that NE has been as cold as it has as his LRF indicated that areas further West would be more cold as per normal for winter.Hoever,he seems confident that these areas will be hit hard for rest of Feb and March. Time will tell if he is right but I find his posts very informative and love his enthusiastic approach to the weather

[Gray-Wolf]

So long as the Jet keeps ridging over the west coast we're gonna see the Eastern states under this trough. Up until 2012 the ridge was positioned over the centre of the US keeping Alaska cold and the majority of the lower 48 warm ( under the ridge) so what changed?

 

The up side this year is that the jet is keeping north of us once it flops into the Atlantic ( and spawns low after low giving Greenland record snowfalls and keeping Fram straight exporting older Arctic ice). I vote for a continuation esp. if it keeps the jet north of us over the summer months.......roll on a repeat of 76'/03'/06'!!!!!

[knocker]

Update: Two Snow Storms & Sub-Zero Temps to Impact the Northeast this Week

 

SUMMARY: Winter Storm Marcus is expected to impact the Northeast later today through late Monday night. A total of 12-15+†is expected across the Northeast, with locally higher amounts over the Greater Boston region. With a deep snow pack already in place, there will be major issues with snow removal in the Boston region following this event. Much of the Northeast will be likely digging out from the hefty new snowfall accumulations Tuesday and Wednesday, but this will likely not be the only big event for the week as models are now keying in on another high-impact winter storm to impact the Northeast Thursday night into Friday. Both storms will significantly impact the Greater Boston area, while periodically hitting the New York City region. When both storms have passed, portions of the Northeast could be under a fresh 1-2+ feet of snow, with Boston as the bullseye. Not only will folks have a lot of snow to deal with, but they’ll also be battling frigid arctic air with overnight low temperatures in many Northeast cities plummeting into the single digits (and possibly below-zero).

 

[knocker]

And the other side of the coin.

 

All of Florida in the 70s today ... South Texas up to 85°F Spring fever

Chart courtesy weatherbell

 

[knocker]

Boston in firing line again at end of week

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[knocker]

Kitimat digging out from near record-breaking snowfall

 

The small B.C. towns of Kitimat and Terrace are burrowing out from a record snowfall after receiving nearly two metres of snow from a Pineapple Express weather system that continues to bring heavy moisture to the B.C. coast.

The record for a 24-hour snowfall, set on Feb. 5, 1961, was 112 cm. Weather officials say Kitimat came close with 109 cm of snow in a 24-hour period.

 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/terrace-kitimat-digging-out-from-near-record-breaking-snowfall-1.2949270

[knocker]

Snow-Gripped in New England, Wet in the West, and Toasty in Between

 

The pincers of a warm-west/cold-east pattern took hold of the nation once again this weekend, and the contrast should only intensify over the next few days. The most dangerous weather unfolded across the far West to Northwest--with high wind and heavy rain--and over New York and New England, where the latest in a procession of winter storms is adding to snowfall totals measured in feet, not inches. The atmospheric river that’s doused the Pacific Coast states since late last week is making one final swing through the region, with rains expected to wind down over California by Monday night and across Oregon and Washington on Tuesday. Flooding and a landslide struck the town of Brinnon, Washington on Friday after more than 4†of rain fell. For the entire period Wednesday through 6 AM PST Monday, the towns of Petrolia, California, and Hoodsport, Washington reported 13.01†and 12.43", respectively. Rainfall amounts in major West Coast cities were healthy, if not overly impressive. For the month of February, San Francisco (airport) has recorded 2.02â€, with 2.92†at Portland, Oregon, and 3.63†in Seattle, Washington. All three cities are now refreshingly above average for the water year to date, although long-range models suggest another dry spell of at least a week may be in the offing.

 

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2913

[knocker]

Current snowstorm: 19.7†since Sat (at 1pm) Biggest snowstorm in history: 27.5†Tonight’s fcst: 4-8†Goodbye, Boston.

 

 

Edited February 9, 2015 by knocker

[NUT]

Place to go is Boston so it seems. Absolutely staggering amounts of snow

[picog]

Some great photos in this newspapaer article about the snow in Boston. Nearly 6 feet of snow in the past 3 weeks.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2015/02/09/boston-new-england-snow-records/23109017/

[knocker]

And it may not be over yet.

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[jonboy]

This is the time of year when the East receives most of its snow but this year has been exceptional The ski resort of Stowe in Vermont has had 60 inches in the last two weeks alone and expect more over the coming days. If you could get in and out of Boston would be a great place for a ski break!!!

[keithlucky]

This is the time of year when the East receives most of its snow but this year has been exceptional The ski resort of Stowe in Vermont has had 60 inches in the last two weeks alone and expect more over the coming days. If you could get in and out of Boston would be a great place for a ski break!!!

Can you get out of Boston lol 73 incs of snow  laying more blizzards to come.Worst snow conditions in our lifetime http://www.wcvb.com/weather/snow-sets-historic-records-in-boston/31168556

Edited February 10, 2015 by keithlucky

[Tubs]

Just had the following message from nephew who lives in Boston.

"We've had almost 6 feet in 3 weeks. It's getting a bit ridiculous now. I am grateful to the person who advised me not to skimp when we bought our snow blower but still have to do the path, steps and porch by hand. Also the deck out back but we might have left that too late. We did clear the first batch but since then didn't find time and now it's packed down to 2ft of really heavy stuff. Not sure how much more the roof can handle!"

[knocker]

To maybe add to the woes Extratropical cyclogenesis "bomb" ... 999 mb to 956 mb in 24-hours

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Edited February 10, 2015 by knocker