Friday, February 5, 2010

Mid Afternoon Update

Snow is pushing its way up further north. Snow will be falling in Wilmington, De momentarily. We are about 3-4 hours from the start time. It appears that there is a good northward nudge on the noontime models and some of the short range models are showing this as well. What that means for us, is more snow. These were some of the intangibles I was talking about earlier.

One thing very impressive with this storm is it will be record breaking. This could be the single biggest storm for the cities of Washington DC, Baltimore and Atlantic City. That is a very impressive feat if it verifies. Those areas can very possibly have upwards of 25"+ of snow.

We also are going to have a decent amount of snow to contend with. I am raising my amounts, here are some updated ideas:

Newark/NNJ/NYC: 4-8"
Trenton/CNJ region: 10-14"
Philly: 12-18"
DC/BALT/WIL, DE/AC: 22-26" AC- if there is no mixing)

There is also a good chance of thundersnow and heavy snowfall rates of over 1"/hr. Be careful driving if you are out overnight. There will be significant beach erosion along the coast and winds will crank along the coast, not as strong inland.

Here we go! This system is loaded with moisture!

Corey Towner
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