OT: Major Winter Storm for Philly-NJ-NYC Area (12-24" very likely) for late Sun (1/31) into Tues (2/2)
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Just back in from 1:45 of shoveling and snow-blowing. Only managed to clear the sidewalks and front-walks, plus a path from my back door to garage, plus a two snow-blower's wide path along my driveway and my neighbor's driveway. The stuff I started out had about 2-3 of fresh snow when I stopped to come inside for some afternoon meetings. Is gonna take several hours or more to clear off full driveways and whatever new stuff comes down on the stuff I already did.
Street was plowed twice earlier today, but looks mostly unplowed again.
It ain't over yet, but I'd say this storm is over-performing so far in our area (same area as @RU848789).
Street was plowed twice earlier today, but looks mostly unplowed again.
It ain't over yet, but I'd say this storm is over-performing so far in our area (same area as @RU848789).
Did you check the sheer bolts? I broke both on my Honda this morning. Typically doesn't take much for them to fail (as intended)
Check the belt. If the shear pins are fine, the next step would be to look at the belt. Two years ago my Ariens wasn't throwing a lot of snow. The auger just wasn't churning up enough snow to hit the second stage throw. I checked the belt and if I recall, the issue was that the belt had come loose - the one flywheel that helps tighten the belt needed to be adjusted. Tightened it up to stretch the belt and sure enough it worked fine.
Oh hell yeah. The snow IS magical. 😁
BTW, I posted a song just for you, a couple posts earlier. 😍
did some spot measurements in the yard. the drifting is the real deal. low spot had 5", multiple spots at both 11" and 14", then the stuff against the wall far exceeded my ruler.
its back to mostly sleet mix here...but its coming down hard. is this going to let up at all anytime soon?
Bound Brook. Went out at 12:15 and had 17". By the time I came in, had 19" in the same spot. Two inches in less than an hour.
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depends on location, hard to say who gets in the bands and who is in the subsidence
Dissassmbled the side of the snow blower and sure enough the belt broke. Ironically, too much snow to go find a new belt. I guess I'm going to burn some calories choveling tonight.
Bridgewater and Somervill have to have in the 18-20 inch range
just 15 miles away I have a bit over 12 inches..just like a thunderstorm that rips through one town and misses another
just 15 miles away I have a bit over 12 inches..just like a thunderstorm that rips through one town and misses another
Good reminder to me to go buy an extra - I’ve been meaning to for a while now 😕
Relative who is a SKYWARN spotter in Bridgewater is reporting 16.8" as of 1PM.
Get Instacart to deliver from Home Depot or Loews. Might have to meet someone at the nearest major road, though.
sounds about right. I have 13 inches in Montville Twsp
I thought we had a member here who was from Ringoes. Bet they got a lot too.
Edit: @1984 Are you from Ringoes?
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Not surprised when I look at the total accumulated precip you are in the heavy hit area.
Just shoveled been all sleet in Hamilton since around 8am. Maybe 4" total of snow and sleet. SUCKS! Total bust for my area and south but north of exit 8A got what was called for. Bring on the next strom I want some snow!
I am in Belle Mead and measure close to 17 inches on a hard surface
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careful with the drifting...I have seen spotter reports for Belle Mead/Hillsborough in line with 12 inches
Look at Ringoes/Sand Brook NJ on the total precip map:COD-NEXLAB : Dual-Pol Radar for DIX
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COD-NEXLAB : Dual-Pol Radar for DIX
Dual-Pol NEXRAD Data for provided by College of DuPage Meteorology (NEXLAB)
weather.cod.edu
the question is how much is left, while the models suggest more to come, what actually happens is a different story, the band pivot and wrap around the next 24 hours or so. We will have less steady and more periods of precip. IMO the worst seems to be over and the death bands really did not produce for long durations even as they did produce. Most are over a foot so this is not a bust but big questions on whether many places go into that 18-24 range besides the ones who got the death bands
Look at Ringoes/Sand Brook NJ on the total precip map:
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that looks sick, I assume the ratios were way less than 10-1 because 4 inches of precip would give 40 inches
I heard ratios are only like 6 to 8. But even so Ringoes might have 24-30 inches.
Been sleeting for a while here, but just (mostly) cleared another 8-8.5" of much heavier, more densely packed snow. Got about 2/3 of the driveway done before the batteries needed recharging (the snow blower's, not my own, lol).
It is a bust from around Trenton south. I'll be lucky to get 5" in Hamilton. Been all sleet. The south half of the state they got wrong. The north half right. Im jealous of what you guys got tbh.
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