Report on October Snowstorms in the Northeast United States. Part I by Herbert Close, Jr. A rare and historic October Nor easter brought snow, heavy rain, and strong winds from the Mid Atlantic region to New England on Saturday October 29, 2011. Low pressure organized off the Carolina coast late Friday night on October 28 th and strengthened as it moved northeast along the Eastern Seaboard Saturday morning. Many October snowfall records were broken. Up to 32.0 inches snow fell at Peru, Massachusetts, 31.4 inches at Jaffrey, New Hampshire, 21.6 inches at Millbrook, New York, 20.0 inches at Action, Maine, 19 inches at West Milford, New Jersey, 18.6 inches at Bakersville, Connecticut, 16.0 inches at West Halifax, Vermont, 16.0 inches at Hazleton and Huffs Church, Pennsylvania, 14.0 inches at Mount Storm, West Virginia, 9.0 inches in Skyland, Virginia, 8.0 inches at Big Meadows, Virginia, 11.6 inches at Frostburg, Maryland, 11.5 inches at Sabillasville, Maryland, up to 7+ inches to nearly 8 inches east of the mountains in north central Maryland along some places near the Maryland/Pennsylvania border. Elevation greatly determined snowfall amounts.
As of Halloween morning, 86% of the Northeast had snow cover, averaging more than 4” deep according to NOAA.
Figure 1 NOAA, NESIS
(NOAA, NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE) NOAA ENVIRONMENTAL VISUALIZATION LABORATORY Photo above provided by Kevin Shaw.
Figure 2 NOAA, NWS, State College, Pa.
Map of Snowfall in Pennsylvania from the October 29, 2011 snowstorm. NOAA, NWS Office at State College, Pennsylvania.
Robert Rickell a weather observer who lives a few miles south of Hanover, Pa said he had 6.1” snowfall at his house. Robert said that downtown Hanover had about 3” to 4” snowfall to the north because that area is at a lower elevation. The higher elevations to his SE near the Maryland/Pennsylvania Border had more snow up to 7+” of snow in places. Elevations in that area go up to over 1,000ft in places and top out at 1,130ft. However, just to the N/NE of Hanover are the Pigeon Hills which have elevations up to over 1,300ft. Robert estimated snowfall amounts up to 10” to 13”deep as he drove through those hills. He said many trees were down from the weight of the heavy wet snow.
Figure 3 Snowfall amounts of the Oct. 29, 2011 Snowstorm from WGAL Channel 8 in Lancaster, Pa.
Figure 4 Snowfall Map for Maryland of the Oct. 29, 2011 Snowfall.
Data provided by NOAA, NWS, Sterling, Virginia. Map done by Herb Close, Jr.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC STATES AND NE U.S. PROVIDED BY NOAA, NWS OFFICES
NOAA, NWS, Sterling, Va. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
...DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA... AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 0.2 520 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 NNE LITTLE FALLS T 800 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER
MARYLAND
...ALLEGANY COUNTY... 1 N FROSTBURG 11.6 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER FROSTBURG 9.5 1130 AM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 SSW ECKHART MINES 9.0 158 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER MIDLOTHIAN 9.0 600 PM 10/29 911 CALL CENTER FLINTSTONE 4.0 526 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 SSE CUMBERLAND 2.9 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER ECKHART MINES 2.0 600 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER
...ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY... 2 NNE CROFTON 0.2 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 NE GREEN HAVEN 0.1 600 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER 1 WNW GREEN HAVEN T 138 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER BWI AIRPORT T 1200 AM 10/30 AIRPORT
...BALTIMORE COUNTY... 4 E LINEBORO 5.5 725 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 ENE BENTLEY SPRING 5.0 600 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 W PARKTON 3.5 730 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER PARKTON 2.0 751 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 SE GARRISON 1.1 1125 AM 10/30 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 NW LONG GREEN 1.0 530 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER HUNT VALLEY 0.5 430 PM 10/29 BROADCAST MEDIA 1 SW LONG GREEN 0.5 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 E OELLA 0.1 634 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 WNW CATONSVILLE 0.1 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...CARROLL COUNTY... 1 SSW MANCHESTER 7.8 800 PM 10/29 ELEVATION 1040 FT 5 NW MANCHESTER 7.8 800 PM 10/29 PUBLIC 2 E LINEBORO 6.1 943 PM 10/29 CO-OP OBSERVER TANEYTOWN 5.5 515 PM 10/29 STATE EMERG MGMT 3 WSW LINEBORO 5.1 841 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER MANCHESTER 4.5 257 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT SE MOUNT AIRY 4.3 745 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 2 SSE HAMPSTEAD 3.8 739 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 W WESTMINSTER 3.3 430 PM 10/29 PUBLIC 4 ENE TANEYTOWN 3.0 428 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 4 NE TANEYTOWN 3.0 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS MOUNT AIRY 3.0 609 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT 1 SSE KEYSVILLE 2.0 421 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 3 SE WINFIELD 2.0 423 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 NW FINKSBURG 2.0 800 PM 10/29 ELEVATION 660 FT
...CHARLES COUNTY... 2 ESE BRYANS ROAD T 855 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER
...FREDERICK COUNTY... SABILLASVILLE 11.5 625 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT 6 W THURMONT 8.5 620 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT WOLFSVILLE 7.0 620 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT BRADDOCK HEIGHTS 6.0 619 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT 1 WNW EMMITSBURG 4.8 252 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 N LIBERTYTOWN 4.5 510 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER MYERSVILLE 4.0 619 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT WOODSBORO 4.0 609 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT EMMITSBURG 4.0 624 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT JEFFERSON 4.0 618 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT 3 SSW IJAMSVILLE 3.0 610 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT 5 NNW CLARKSBURG 3.0 613 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT POINT OF ROCKS 3.0 723 PM 10/29 NWS EMPLOYEE IJAMSVILLE 3.0 612 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT NEW MARKET 3.0 656 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 S WALKERSVILLE 2.8 633 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 3 W MIDDLEBURG 2.5 715 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER MIDDLETOWN 2.0 303 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT FREDERICK 2.0 605 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT BRUNSWICK 2.0 617 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT THURMONT 1.5 624 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT WALKERSVILLE 1.0 607 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT LIBERTYTOWN 1.0 608 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT 1 SSE THURMONT 0.5 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...HARFORD COUNTY... NORRISVILLE 5.3 1030 PM 10/29 COUNTY EMRG MGMT 2 E NORRISVILLE 4.0 508 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 N JARRETTSVILLE 1.0 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 NE ABERDEEN 1.0 500 PM 10/29 PUBLIC 3 NNE KINGSVILLE 0.5 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS FALLSTON T 420 PM 10/29 TWITTER REPORT
...HOWARD COUNTY... 1 SW POPLAR SPRINGS 3.0 535 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 SW POPLAR SPRINGS 2.5 500 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 N COLUMBIA 0.5 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 3 NW ROXBURY MILLS 0.5 447 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 S SIMPSONVILLE T 447 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER
...MONTGOMERY COUNTY... 2 WSW DAMASCUS 4.8 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER NE CLARKSBURG 3.5 900 PM 10/29 BROADCAST MEDIA CLARKSBURG 3.0 430 PM 10/29 BROADCAST MEDIA 5 N LAYTONSVILLE 2.0 628 PM 10/29 BROADCAST MEDIA POOLESVILLE 2.0 530 PM 10/29 ELEVATION 380 FT 1 S GERMANTOWN 1.5 500 PM 10/29 PUBLIC SE POOLESVILLE 1.0 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 3 SW GAITHERSBURG 0.8 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 2 W ROCKVILLE 0.6 900 AM 10/30 COCORAHS GAITHERSBURG 0.5 410 PM 10/29 NWS EMPLOYEE 3 NE GAITHERSBURG 0.2 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 2 W COLESVILLE 0.1 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 ESE NORBECK 0.1 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS OLNEY T 430 PM 10/29 BROADCAST MEDIA
...PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY... 1 E BOWIE 0.3 600 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 W FORESTVILLE 0.2 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 W OXON HILL 0.1 745 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 2 SE FOREST HEIGHTS 0.1 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 SSE FOREST HEIGHTS 0.1 756 PM 10/29 CO-OP OBSERVER LAUREL T 901 PM 10/29 UTILITY COMPANY BERWYN HEIGHTS T 446 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER
...WASHINGTON COUNTY... 3 NE SMITHSBURG 7.3 636 PM 10/29 PUBLIC 1 WSW CAVETOWN 6.3 854 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 3 SSW CAVETOWN 5.0 710 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER BRIDGEPORT 4.5 550 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER
VIRGINIA
...ALBEMARLE COUNTY... EARLYSVILLE 0.6 600 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER 1 N ADVANCE MILLS 0.2 1240 PM 10/29 ELEVATION 620 FT 3 NW EARLYSVILLE T 334 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER
...ARLINGTON COUNTY... 1 NNE BAILEYS CROSSR 0.3 515 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER REAGAN NATIONAL AIRP T 1200 AM 10/30 AIRPORT
...AUGUSTA COUNTY... 4 NNW CHURCHVILLE 4.0 1200 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER FISHERSVILLE 2.9 1200 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 NNW STUARTS DRAFT 2.1 1200 PM 10/29 SNOW ENDED 2 S CRAIGSVILLE 1.0 700 AM 10/29 CO-OP OBSERVER
...CITY OF ALEXANDRIA... 1 SE ALEXANDRIA T 105 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER
...CITY OF HARRISONBURG... 2 W KEEZLETOWN 5.3 1145 AM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER
...CITY OF MANASSAS... MANASSAS T 400 AM 10/30 NWS EMPLOYEE
...CITY OF WAYNESBORO... 2 ENE WAYNESBORO 2.0 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER
...CITY OF WINCHESTER... WINCHESTER 5.0 510 PM 10/29 PUBLIC 2 S WINCHESTER 4.0 130 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 NE WINCHESTER 3.0 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER
...CLARKE COUNTY... 2 ESE BETHEL 6.5 358 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 3 W STRINGTOWN 4.5 402 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER BERRYVILLE 3.0 345 PM 10/29 PUBLIC ESE BERRYVILLE 2.8 725 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 NNE BOYCE 2.7 757 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER
...FAIRFAX COUNTY... 3 S HERNDON 0.6 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 ENE WOLF TRAP 0.3 500 PM 10/29 COCORAHS 1 ENE MOUNT VERNON 0.1 824 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 WSW WEST SPRINGFIE 0.1 500 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER VIENNA T 416 PM 10/29 CO-OP OBSERVER BURKE T 425 PM 10/29 PUBLIC SPRINGFIELD T 445 PM 10/29 PUBLIC
...FAUQUIER COUNTY... MARSHALL 3.2 505 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 SE ADA 1.5 442 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 3 SSW BROAD RUN 0.3 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...FREDERICK COUNTY... 1 N WILDE ACRES 7.4 317 PM 10/29 NWS EMPLOYEE 2 NE CEDAR GROVE 6.0 435 PM 10/29 PUBLIC 9 NW WINCHESTER 5.9 900 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 2 W STEPHENSON 4.0 225 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 ESE WHITACRE 3.5 230 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER CROSS JUNCTION 3.5 510 PM 10/29 PUBLIC 2 NNW STAR TANNERY 3.5 228 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 5 NE WINCHESTER 3.4 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 S STEPHENSON 3.4 311 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 NE ARMEL 3.0 406 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 E STEPHENS CITY 3.0 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 2 NNW ARMEL 1.6 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER
...HIGHLAND COUNTY... 2 WSW MONTEREY 5.5 900 AM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 NE VANDERPOOL 5.0 900 AM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 WSW MUSTOE 4.1 949 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER MONTEREY 4.0 900 AM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 SW MILL GAP 3.2 600 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER 1 SW MUSTOE 2.6 1159 AM 10/29 COCORAHS
...LOUDOUN COUNTY... 4 SW BLUEMONT 5.7 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER BLUEMONT 4.5 340 PM 10/29 NWS EMPLOYEE 3 WSW ROUND HILL 3.3 830 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 WNW LUCKETTS 2.5 600 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 NW PHILOMONT 2.5 349 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 8 N LEESBURG 2.5 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 3 WSW ASHBURN 2.0 742 PM 10/29 NWS EMPLOYEE HAMILTON 1.6 550 PM 10/29 NWS EMPLOYEE 1 ESE LEESBURG 1.2 400 PM 10/29 NWS OFFICE COUNTRYSIDE 1.2 610 PM 10/29 NWS EMPLOYEE OAK GROVE 1.1 410 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER ASHBURN 1.0 353 PM 10/29 PUBLIC DULLES INTERNATIONAL 0.6 700 AM 10/30 AIRPORT
...MADISON COUNTY... SKYLAND 9.0 145 PM 10/29 PARK SERVICE BIG MEADOWS 8.0 144 PM 10/29 PARK SERVICE 3 NE HAYWOOD 0.7 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER
...NELSON COUNTY... WINTERGREEN 2.5 1152 AM 10/29 PRIVATE COMPANY 1 SSE MONTEBELLO 2.0 147 PM 10/29 CO-OP OBSERVER
...PAGE COUNTY... 1 ESE HONEYVILLE 4.8 130 PM 10/29 PUBLIC 1 SW LURAY 3.0 154 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 N SHENANDOAH 1.0 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY... 3 NNW WOOLSEY 2.5 555 PM 10/29 1200 FEET 2 ENE BROAD RUN T 546 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER
...RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY... 2 ENE ROCK MILLS 2.0 829 AM 10/29 CO-OP OBSERVER 2 NE NETHERS 1.0 300 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 NNW BOSTON 0.8 300 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 SE SPERRYVILLE 0.1 500 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER
...ROCKINGHAM COUNTY... DALE ENTERPRISE 5.0 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER 2 S LACEY SPRING 4.5 911 AM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 3 ENE ROCKY BAR 4.0 110 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 SE MASSANUTTEN 4.0 920 AM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER
...SHENANDOAH COUNTY... 2 NNW CLARY 5.3 500 PM 10/29 PUBLIC 4 S ORKNEY SPRINGS 4.5 449 PM 10/29 ELEVATION 1750 FT EDINBURG 4.2 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER 2 SSW MAURERTOWN 3.2 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER
...WARREN COUNTY... 2 N LINDEN 8.0 646 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER FRONT ROYAL 6.0 825 PM 10/29 PUBLIC 1 S FRONT ROYAL 5.0 1200 PM 10/29 ELEVATION 750 FT 1 WSW KARO 3.8 1150 AM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER
WEST VIRGINIA
...BERKELEY COUNTY... JONES SPRINGS 5.0 525 PM 10/29 PUBLIC 2 N FALLING WATERS 4.0 329 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 E MARTINSBURG 4.0 400 PM 10/29 PUBLIC SHANGHAI 4.0 430 PM 10/29 NWS EMPLOYEE 2 NW FALLING WATERS 4.0 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 WNW BUNKER HILL 2.9 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...GRANT COUNTY... 2 SSE MOUNT STORM 14.0 403 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 E MOUNT PISGAH 10.0 400 PM 10/29 ELEVATION 2400 FT BAYARD 7.5 600 PM 10/29 CO-OP OBSERVER 2 NE KLINE GAP 6.0 1145 AM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 NE DORCAS 4.0 400 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 ESE CABINS 2.8 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER
...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY... 4 WNW KIRBY 12.0 351 PM 10/29 ELEVATION 2000 FT 2 WNW LEHEW 8.0 124 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 SW BLOOMERY 8.0 232 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 3 WSW SHANKS 6.0 230 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER SPRINGFIELD 3.9 233 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 ESE SPRINGFIELD 2.0 730 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...HARDY COUNTY... LOST RIVER 8.5 1030 AM 10/29 PUBLIC MATHIAS 6.0 344 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER MOOREFIELD 3.0 347 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 S MOOREFIELD 1.0 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER
...JEFFERSON COUNTY... RANSON 6.0 500 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER SHEPHERDSTOWN 4.3 500 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 3 NW HARPERS FERRY 4.0 450 PM 10/29 NWS EMPLOYEE 3 S BLOOMERY 4.0 243 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 3 NE CHARLES TOWN 3.5 700 PM 10/29 COCORAHS MIDDLEWAY 1.5 300 PM 10/29 NWS EMPLOYEE
...MINERAL COUNTY... 1 SSW KEYSER 6.0 400 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 SW KEYSER 5.5 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER
...MORGAN COUNTY... 1 W SMITH CROSSROADS 9.8 1035 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER
...PENDLETON COUNTY... 6 WSW CHERRY GROVE 10.0 600 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 4 W FRANKLIN 8.0 1145 AM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER
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LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
DELAWARE
...NEW CASTLE COUNTY... NEWARK 0.2 600 PM 10/29 BEAR T 200 PM 10/29 WILMINGTON AIRPORT T 200 PM 10/29
NEW JERSEY
...BURLINGTON COUNTY... MOUNT HOLLY WFO 0.5 200 PM 10/29 MOUNT LAUREL 0.5 115 PM 10/29
...CAMDEN COUNTY... CHERRY HILL 1.0 713 PM 10/29
...GLOUCESTER COUNTY... NATIONAL PARK 0.2 200 PM 10/29
...HUNTERDON COUNTY... 2 SE WARREN GLEN 12.5 614 PM 10/29 LEBANON TWP 10.0 443 PM 10/29 WHITEHOUSE STATION 6.5 642 PM 10/29 WHITEHOUSE 6.0 310 PM 10/29 KINGWOOD 5.8 505 PM 10/29 FLEMINGTON 5.3 415 PM 10/29 HIGH BRIDGE 2.7 200 PM 10/29 RINGOES 0.4 1100 AM 10/29
...MERCER COUNTY... PENNINGTON 6.0 600 PM 10/29 EWING 2.8 600 PM 10/29
...MIDDLESEX COUNTY... EDISON 4.3 315 PM 10/29 METUCHEN 4.1 600 PM 10/29 WOODBRIDGE 3.3 100 PM 10/29 CHEESEQUAKE 2.8 620 PM 10/29 HOPELAWN 2.8 145 PM 10/29 SOUTH BRUNSWICK 1.0 1200 PM 10/29
...MONMOUTH COUNTY... MORGANVILLE 0.5 1152 AM 10/29
...MORRIS COUNTY... GREEN POND 11.0 610 PM 10/29 LONG VALLEY 10.5 500 PM 10/29 MILTON 10.0 640 PM 10/29 RANDOLPH TWP 8.0 445 PM 10/29 MARCELLA 8.0 300 PM 10/29 BUTLER 6.0 456 PM 10/29 MORRISTOWN 4.5 537 PM 10/29 PARSIPPANY 3.4 453 PM 10/29
...SOMERSET COUNTY... BRIDGEWATER TWP 4.8 642 PM 10/29 SOMERSET 3.8 630 PM 10/29 BRANCHBURG PARK 1.0 1249 PM 10/29
...SUSSEX COUNTY... WANTAGE 11.5 726 PM 10/29 SPARTA 11.2 600 PM 10/29 HARDYSTON TWP 7.6 430 PM 10/29
...WARREN COUNTY... STEWARTSVILLE 5.9 432 PM 10/29 PHILLIPSBURG 5.0 657 PM 10/29 WASHINGTON 4.5 430 PM 10/29
PENNSYLVANIA
...BERKS COUNTY... HUFFS CHURCH 13.0 552 PM 10/29 BOYERTOWN 7.0 415 PM 10/29 BLANDON 7.0 655 PM 10/29 KUTZTOWN 5.5 1253 PM 10/29 TREES DOWN BERNVILLE 3.5 1221 PM 10/29
...BUCKS COUNTY... SPRINGTOWN 8.5 308 PM 10/29 ELEVATION OF 900 FEET UPPER BLACK EDDY 8.0 342 PM 10/29 DUBLIN 5.5 133 PM 10/29 WEST ROCKHILL TWP 4.0 253 PM 10/29 FURLONG 3.8 406 PM 10/29 PERKASIE 3.5 430 PM 10/29 FERNDALE 3.0 233 PM 10/29 LEVITTOWN 0.5 154 PM 10/29
...CARBON COUNTY... LAKE HARMONY 7.8 503 PM 10/29 ALBRIGHTSVILLE 5.0 252 PM 10/29
...CHESTER COUNTY... EAST NANTMEAL TWP 7.0 544 PM 10/29 ELVERSON 6.5 449 PM 10/29 EXTON 3.0 134 PM 10/29
...LEHIGH COUNTY... NEW TRIPOLI 10.8 715 PM 10/29 SLATINGTON 6.0 300 PM 10/29 EMMAUS 5.5 253 PM 10/29 ALLENTOWN AIRPORT 2.7 200 PM 10/29
...MONROE COUNTY... HENRYVILLE 9.0 725 PM 10/29 TOBYHANNA 8.0 330 PM 10/29 POCONO SUMMIT 6.5 300 PM 10/29
...MONTGOMERY COUNTY... SOUDERTON 6.5 300 PM 10/29 COLLEGEVILLE 5.0 200 PM 10/29 ROYERSFORD 3.0 130 PM 10/29 GRATERFORD 2.2 252 PM 10/29 TRAPPE 1.8 1215 PM 10/29 GREEN LANE 0.3 945 AM 10/29
...NORTHAMPTON COUNTY... WILLIAMS TWP 13.0 508 PM 10/29 BUSHKILL TWP 8.0 434 PM 10/29 MARTINS CREEK 3.4 710 PM 10/29
...PHILADELPHIA COUNTY... PHILADELPHIA INTL AI 0.2 200 PM 10/29
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LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
NEW YORK
...BROOME COUNTY... 1 E TRACY CREEK 2.8 818 AM 10/30 1500 FEET. 1 W PARK TERRACE 2.6 819 AM 10/30 NWS EMPLOYEE 1350 FEET. JOHNSON CITY 1.9 820 AM 10/30 NWS EMPLOYEE 1300 FEET 1 NW JOHNSON CITY 0.7 821 AM 10/30 SPOTTER...1000 FEET. 1 SSE NWS BINGHAMTON 0.7 821 AM 10/30 1600 FEET
...DELAWARE COUNTY... ARKVILLE 7.8 1019 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 2 NW NEW KINGSTON 6.5 900 AM 10/30 EAST BRANCH 5.0 915 AM 10/30 NWS BINGHAMTON FACEBOOK
...OTSEGO COUNTY... HARTWICK 2.0 856 AM 10/30 FROM FACEBOOK.
...SULLIVAN COUNTY... GLEN SPEY 10.0 823 AM 10/30 RELAYED FROM FACEBOOK
...TIOGA COUNTY... TIOGA TERRACE 0.7 835 AM 10/30 NWS EMPLOYEE
PENNSYLVANIA
...LACKAWANNA COUNTY... MOSCOW 13.0 1138 AM 10/30 NWS FACEBOOK PAGE. MOUNT COBB 12.7 727 AM 10/30 ELMHURST 12.0 917 AM 10/30 WNEP-TV FACEBOOK PAGE CLARKS SUMMIT 10.0 914 AM 10/30 WBRE-TV FACEBOOK PAGE DALTON 8.5 1124 AM 10/30 WNEP-TV FACEBOOK MILWAUKEE 8.5 1020 AM 10/30 NWS BINGHAMTON FACEBOOK
...LUZERNE COUNTY... 1 E HAZLETON 16.0 922 AM 10/30 WNEP-TV FACEBOOK PAGE HAZLETON 16.0 922 AM 10/30 WBRE-TV FACEBOOK PAGE 1 S FREELAND 14.0 1126 AM 10/30 WNEP-TV FACEBOOK PAGE 1 S HAZLETON 14.0 922 AM 10/30 WNEP-TV FACEBOOK PAGE FREELAND 13.0 911 AM 10/30 WBRE-TV FACEBOOK PAGE WHITE HAVEN 11.0 919 AM 10/30 PUBLIC WEST HAZLETON 10.0 932 AM 10/30 LOWER ELEVATION. AVOCA 9.1 934 AM 10/30 WNEP-TV LEHMAN 5.5 913 AM 10/30 WBRE-TV FACEBOOK PAGE DURYEA 5.0 1127 AM 10/30 WNEP-TV FACEBOOK PAGE PLAINS 4.5 1207 PM 10/30 WBRE-TV FACEBOOK REPORT 1 S WILKES-BARRE 2.5 1125 AM 10/30 WNEP-TV FACEBOOK PAGE 1 N WILKES-BARRE 1.5 938 AM 10/30 WILKES-BARRE POLICE. WILKES-BARRE 1.0 937 AM 10/30 WBRE-TV...DOWNTOWN.
...PIKE COUNTY... 2 SW FOREST LAKE PAR 12.0 917 AM 10/30 WATER EQUIVALENT 0.73 MILFORD 12.0 915 AM 10/30 WNEP-TV FACEBOOK PAGE LAKE WALLENPAUPACK E 11.5 911 AM 10/30 WBRE-TV FACEBOOK PAGE.
...SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY... FOREST CITY 8.7 142 PM 10/30 NWS BINGHAMTON FACEBOOK 1 ENE LAKEVIEW 6.5 723 AM 10/30 NORTH JACKSON 6.0 912 AM 10/30 WBRE-TV FACEBOOK PAGE TINGLEY 5.5 1152 AM 10/30 TRAINED SPOTTER
...WAYNE COUNTY... LAKE ARIEL 11.0 1125 AM 10/30 WNEP-TV FACEBOOK PAGE HONESDALE 10.0 913 AM 10/30 WBRE-TV FACEBOOK PAGE HAWLEY 10.0 921 AM 10/30 WNEP-TV FACEBOOK PAGE EQUINUNK 8.5 815 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...WYOMING COUNTY... 4 NW TUNKHANNOCK 10.0 1151 AM 10/30 WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP TUNKHANNOCK 4.0 1020 AM 10/30 911 CALL CENTER MESHOPPEN 4.0 1145 AM 10/30 WNEP-TV FACEBOOK PAGE.
**********************24 HOUR SNOWFALL**********************
LOCATION 24 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
NEW YORK
...BROOME COUNTY... 2 SW BINGHAMTON 2.6 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...CHENANGO COUNTY... SHERBURNE 1.0 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER
...DELAWARE COUNTY... 1 W HANCOCK 7.0 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS WALTON 6.5 500 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER DEPOSIT 3.0 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER EAST SIDNEY 3.0 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER
...OTSEGO COUNTY... ONEONTA 4.0 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER 7 NE ONEONTA 2.1 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 2 N UNADILLA 2.0 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER
...SULLIVAN COUNTY... 2 SW BLOOMINGBURG 17.7 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER 6 S WOODRIDGE 13.6 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 3 SW ROCK HILL 12.0 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER
PENNSYLVANIA
...BRADFORD COUNTY... 3 SSW SYLVANIA 4.0 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...PIKE COUNTY... 4 NE HAWLEY 12.0 830 AM 10/30 COCORAHS HAWLEY 6.9 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER MATAMORAS COOPERATIV 4.0 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER
...SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY... 5 W NEW MILFORD COOP 5.5 800 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER SUSQUEHANNA 3.4 900 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER SE STANFORDVILLE 3.3 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 7 NE FRIENDSVILLE 3.0 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...WAYNE COUNTY... POCONO PEAK LAKE 11.2 750 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER 1 E PLEASANT MOUNT 10.0 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 2 SE MILANVILLE 9.5 745 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 W PLEASANT MOUNT 8.5 758 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER 2 NW EQUINUNK 7.0 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER
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000 NOUS41 KOKX 301731 PNSOKX CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-310512-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 130 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 30 HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC
...2011 IS NOW THE THIRD WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD FOR CENTRAL PARK...
FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 29...65.75 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION HAS FALLEN AT CENTRAL PARK. THIS MAKES 2011 THE THIRD WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS THIRD WETTEST YEAR AMOUNT WAS 65.11 INCHES IN 1989. RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1869.
THIS AMOUNT IS 24.10 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE YEAR TO THIS DATE.
THE WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD WAS 1983 WITH 80.56 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
CONNECTICUT
...FAIRFIELD COUNTY... DANBURY 17.2 800 AM 10/30 SKYWARN SPOTTER RIDGEFIELD 15.5 1015 PM 10/29 PUBLIC SHELTON 12.8 745 AM 10/30 PUBLIC - 480 FT GREENWICH 12.0 1230 AM 10/30 PUBLIC BETHEL 11.5 830 AM 10/30 SKYWARN SPOTTER 3 SSE BROOKFIELD 11.0 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS BROOKFIELD 11.0 700 AM 10/30 SKYWARN SPOTTER WILTON 10.8 840 AM 10/30 PUBLIC MONROE 10.5 930 AM 10/30 SKYWARN SPOTTER NORWALK 5.5 600 AM 10/30 PUBLIC BRIDGEPORT 4.0 715 AM 10/30 NWS COOP STAMFORD 3.5 730 AM 10/30 SKYWARN SPOTTER DARIEN 3.5 559 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...MIDDLESEX COUNTY... EAST HADDAM 8.1 830 AM 10/30 PUBLIC
...NEW HAVEN COUNTY... OXFORD 12.3 1230 AM 10/30 SKYWARN SPOTTER NORTH HAVEN 7.7 705 AM 10/30 SKYWARN SPOTTER SEYMOUR 7.0 457 PM 10/29 PUBLIC HAMDEN 7.0 740 AM 10/30 PUBLIC MERIDEN 4.0 412 PM 10/29 PUBLIC 2 NW NEW HAVEN 2.8 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...NEW LONDON COUNTY... 3 WNW OAKDALE 8.1 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS LISBON 5.9 440 AM 10/30 SKYWARN SPOTTER STONINGTON 0.9 600 AM 10/30 SKYWARN SPOTTER
NEW JERSEY
...BERGEN COUNTY... 1 SSE OAKLAND 8.4 715 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 W TENAFLY 6.7 630 AM 10/30 COCORAHS WNW OAKLAND 6.2 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS TENAFLY 5.8 1100 PM 10/29 PUBLIC GARFIELD 5.3 959 AM 10/30 SKYWARN SPOTTER SADDLE BROOK 4.8 800 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER RIDGEWOOD 4.7 800 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER 1 SSE HAWTHORNE 4.5 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS RAMSEY 4.2 800 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER MIDLAND PARK 4.0 336 PM 10/29 PUBLIC DUMONT 3.0 319 PM 10/29 NWS EMPLOYEE WYCKOFF 1.9 532 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...ESSEX COUNTY... NORTH CALDWELL 12.0 1000 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER WEST ORANGE 8.0 945 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER VERONA 7.5 830 PM 10/29 OBSERVER BLOOMFIELD 6.3 815 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER MONTCLAIR 6.0 1000 PM 10/29 PUBLIC CEDAR GROVE 5.3 452 PM 10/29 PUBLIC NEWARK AIRPORT 5.2 200 AM 10/30 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER BELLEVILLE 4.9 516 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...HUDSON COUNTY... N HARRISON 4.3 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS KEARNY 4.0 1200 AM 10/30 PUBLIC HOBOKEN 2.0 743 AM 10/30 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...PASSAIC COUNTY... WEST MILFORD 19.0 1020 PM 10/29 SPOTTER- 1100 FT RINGWOOD 12.5 740 AM 10/30 SPOTTER- 900 FT WAYNE 7.0 600 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER 1 SSW WAYNE TWP 6.5 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 WNW LITTLE FALLS 5.9 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 SSE HAWTHORNE 4.5 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...UNION COUNTY... ROSELLE PARK 4.8 532 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER ELIZABETH 3.8 1000 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
NEW YORK
...BRONX COUNTY... FIELDSTON 6.0 1155 PM 10/29 PUBLIC BRONX 2.2 421 PM 10/29 PUBLIC
...KINGS COUNTY... MARINE PARK 1.5 600 PM 10/29 PUBLIC SHEEPSHEAD BAY 2.1 1045 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...NASSAU COUNTY... MINEOLA 4.0 503 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER WOODMERE 2.3 200 AM 10/30 PUBLIC NORTH MASSAPEQUA 2.1 1230 AM 10/30 PUBLIC
...NEW YORK COUNTY... CENTRAL PARK 2.9 200 AM 10/30 CENTRAL PARK ZOO NEW YORK 1.8 254 PM 10/29 PUBLIC AT W 85TH ST
...ORANGE COUNTY... HARRIMAN 16.0 1220 AM 10/30 SKYWARN SPOTTER WARWICK 15.5 850 AM 10/30 SPOTTER- 700 FT MIDDLETOWN 12.0 1200 AM 10/30 PUBLIC FLORIDA 12.0 900 AM 10/30 PUBLIC HIGHLAND MILLS 12.0 1020 PM 10/29 PUBLIC MONROE 12.0 915 PM 10/29 PUBLIC NEW WINDSOR 11.5 1215 AM 10/30 PUBLIC CORNWALL LANDING 11.5 1126 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER CHESTER 10.7 555 PM 10/29 PUBLIC TUXEDO PARK 10.3 944 PM 10/29 PUBLIC NEWBURGH 8.7 1016 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER BLOOMING GROVE 8.3 556 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER GARDNERVILLE 7.5 930 PM 10/29 PUBLIC
...PUTNAM COUNTY... MAHOPAC 12.0 1040 AM 10/30 SKYWARN SPOTTER KENT CLIFFS 12.0 1000 PM 10/29 PUBLIC- 650 FT CARMEL 11.0 630 AM 10/30 NWS COOP BREWSTER 7.0 956 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...QUEENS COUNTY... ASTORIA 2.0 1100 PM 10/29 PUBLIC NYC/LA GUARDIA 1.7 200 AM 10/30 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER NYC/JFK AIRPORT 1.5 200 AM 10/30 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER
...RICHMOND COUNTY... BAY TERRACE 3.5 1230 AM 10/30 SKYWARN SPOTTER ANNADALE 2.4 945 PM 10/29 PUBLIC 1 SE STATEN ISLAND 2.0 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...ROCKLAND COUNTY... TALLMAN 5.5 435 PM 10/29 PUBLIC NEW CITY 5.0 420 PM 10/29 PUBLIC STONY POINT 4.0 1100 PM 10/29 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...SUFFOLK COUNTY... OAKDALE 0.3 208 PM 10/29 PUBLIC ISLIP AIRPORT 0.3 200 AM 10/30 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER UPTON 0.2 200 AM 10/30 NWS OFFICE
...WESTCHESTER COUNTY... ARMONK 12.5 1230 AM 10/30 PUBLIC MILLWOOD 12.4 300 AM 10/30 PUBLIC SOMERS 12.0 1100 PM 10/29 PUBLIC SCARSDALE 10.0 1200 AM 10/30 SKYWARN SPOTTER WHITE PLAINS 7.5 823 PM 10/29 PUBLIC MOUNT KISCO 7.0 905 PM 10/29 PUBLIC YONKERS 7.0 1220 AM 10/30 PUBLIC MAMARONECK 7.0 800 PM 10/29 PUBLIC HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON 6.5 1200 AM 10/30 PUBLIC
***********************PEAK WIND GUST***********************
LOCATION MAX WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS GUST OF MPH MEASUREMENT
CONNECTICUT
...FAIRFIELD COUNTY... BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT 36 725 PM 10/29 ASOS
...NEW HAVEN COUNTY... NEW HAVEN 38 738 PM 10/29 ASOS
...NEW LONDON COUNTY... GROTON 38 1110 PM 10/29 ASOS
NEW JERSEY
...ESSEX COUNTY... NEWARK AIRPORT 30 630 PM 10/29 ASOS
NEW YORK
...ANZ330... 4 ENE PLUM ISLAND 56 1205 AM 10/30 48.7 KT WIND GUST
...ANZ335... 2 NW SANDS POINT 58 230 PM 10/29
...NASSAU COUNTY... 2 E POINT LOOKOUT 43 535 PM 10/29
...NEW YORK COUNTY... CENTRAL PARK 30 1100 AM 10/29 ASOS
...QUEENS COUNTY... NYC/LA GUARDIA 37 1105 AM 10/29 ASOS KENNEDY AIRPORT 35 500 PM 10/29 ASOS
...SUFFOLK COUNTY... EATONS NECK 55 435 PM 10/29 MESONET NAPEAGUE 53 1218 AM 10/30 MESONET FIRE ISLAND 52 605 PM 10/29 MESONET - COAST GUARD GILGO BEACH 51 630 PM 10/29 MESONET WESTHAMPTON 49 746 PM 10/29 ASOS ISLIP AIRPORT 46 504 PM 10/29 ASOS EAST MORICHES 45 715 PM 10/29 MESONET - COAST GUARD SHIRLEY AIRPORT 43 1007 PM 10/29 ASOS MECOX 41 1055 PM 10/29 MESONET EAST FARMINGDALE 40 541 PM 10/29 ASOS
...WESTCHESTER COUNTY... WHITE PLAINS 33 1212 AM 10/30 ASOS
********************STORM TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION********
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS RAINFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
CONNECTICUT
...FAIRFIELD COUNTY... 3 SSE BROOKFIELD 1.84 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT 1.25 300 AM 10/30 ASOS
...NEW HAVEN COUNTY... 2 NW NEW HAVEN 1.41 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 3 ESE MILFORD 1.41 1010 AM 10/30 COCORAHS NEW HAVEN 1.16 300 AM 10/30 ASOS MERIDEN 1.06 300 AM 10/30 ASOS
...NEW LONDON COUNTY... MYSTIC 1.41 1000 AM 10/30 SKYWARN SPOTTER 3 WNW OAKDALE 0.80 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
NEW JERSEY
...BERGEN COUNTY... NORTH ARLINGTON 1.96 830 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 W TENAFLY 1.75 630 AM 10/30 COCORAHS TETERBORO 1.55 300 AM 10/30 ASOS 1 SSE OAKLAND 1.50 715 AM 10/30 COCORAHS WNW OAKLAND 1.28 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...ESSEX COUNTY... NEWARK AIRPORT 1.81 300 AM 10/30 ASOS CALDWELL AIRPORT 1.43 300 AM 10/30 ASOS
...HUDSON COUNTY... N HARRISON 1.76 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...PASSAIC COUNTY... 1 WNW LITTLE FALLS T 1.62 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 SSE HAWTHORNE 1.15 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 SSW WAYNE TWP 0.90 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
NEW YORK
...NASSAU COUNTY... NORTH MASSAPEQUA 3.28 1230 AM 10/30 PUBLIC LYNBROOK 1.94 830 AM 10/30 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...NEW YORK COUNTY... CENTRAL PARK 2.01 100 AM 10/30 ASOS
...QUEENS COUNTY... NYC/JFK AIRPORT 1.83 300 AM 10/30 ASOS NYC/LA GUARDIA 1.78 300 AM 10/30 ASOS
...RICHMOND COUNTY... 1 SE STATEN ISLAND 1.49 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...SUFFOLK COUNTY... CENTEREACH 2.69 1031 AM 10/30 NWS EMPLOYEE ISLIP AIRPORT 1.90 408 AM 10/30 ASOS SHIRLEY AIRPORT 1.85 300 AM 10/30 ASOS UPTON 1.83 800 AM 10/30 NWS OFFICE WESTHAMPTON BEACH 1.68 300 AM 10/30 ASOS EAST FARMINGDALE 1.67 300 AM 10/30 ASOS 1 SSW JAMESPORT 1.15 900 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...WESTCHESTER COUNTY... WHITE PLAINS 1.10 300 AM 10/30 ASOS
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000 NOUS41 KBOX 301610 PNSBOX CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-310410-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1210 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 25 HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
CONNECTICUT
...HARTFORD COUNTY... BRISTOL 17.0 1256 AM 10/30 EAST FARMINGTON HEIG 13.0 138 AM 10/30 BURLINGTON 12.5 806 AM 10/30 FINAL WINDSOR LOCKS 12.3 110 AM 10/30 BRADLEY AIRPORT WEST HARTFORD 11.5 742 AM 10/30 GENERAL PUBLIC ENFIELD 9.0 900 AM 10/30 MANCHESTER 9.0 133 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO SOUTH WINDSOR 8.0 730 AM 10/30 GRANBY 7.5 751 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO FARMINGTON 7.0 950 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO SOUTHINGTON 6.0 1205 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO NORTH GRANBY 5.7 510 PM 10/29 WETHERSFIELD 5.5 951 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO EAST HARTFORD 5.1 741 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO NEWINGTON 5.0 746 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO SIMSBURY 5.0 608 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO SUFFIELD 4.0 739 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO BERLIN 3.8 742 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO GLASTONBURY 3.0 609 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO
...TOLLAND COUNTY... COVENTRY 9.8 313 AM 10/30 VERNON 9.0 132 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO STORRS 6.5 918 AM 10/30 ROCKVILLE 4.0 1055 PM 10/29
...WINDHAM COUNTY... POMFRET 8.0 911 AM 10/30 HAMPTON 6.0 629 AM 10/30 ASHFORD 6.0 1023 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO EAST KILLINGLY 5.8 727 AM 10/30 PUTNAM 3.0 1022 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO DANIELSON 2.5 926 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO
MASSACHUSETTS
...BRISTOL COUNTY... TAUNTON 2.3 800 AM 10/30 NWS OFFICE EAST RAYNHAM 1.3 854 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO ACUSHNET 0.8 936 AM 10/30
...ESSEX COUNTY... METHUEN 5.0 1049 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO AMESBURY 5.0 1157 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO TOPSFIELD 4.0 759 AM 10/30 GEORGETOWN 3.0 1110 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO
...FRANKLIN COUNTY... ASHFIELD 25.5 741 AM 10/30 HEATH 24.0 751 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO BUCKLAND 24.0 724 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO LEYDEN 22.0 855 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO SHELBURNE 21.9 1106 PM 10/29 GENERAL PUBLIC COLRAIN 20.0 723 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO CHARLEMONT 19.0 805 AM 10/30 FINAL ROWE 18.1 650 AM 10/30 GREENFIELD 13.5 1033 PM 10/29 LEVERETT 13.0 900 AM 10/30 WHATLEY 12.0 858 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO TURNERS FALLS 10.0 802 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO
...HAMPDEN COUNTY... 2 S TOLLAND 25.0 715 AM 10/30 BLANDFORD 22.0 732 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO CHESTER 20.0 731 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO CHICOPEE 15.0 710 AM 10/30 SOUTHWICK 14.1 749 AM 10/30 SPRINGFIELD 14.0 729 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO WESTFIELD 7.0 725 PM 10/29 PALMER 6.0 748 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO WEST SPRINGFIELD 6.0 918 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO EAST LONGMEADOW 4.0 729 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO
...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY... PLAINFIELD 30.8 810 AM 10/30 CHESTERFIELD 28.0 1017 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO GOSHEN 25.0 803 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO WORTHINGTON 24.0 730 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO WESTHAMPTON 19.3 103 AM 10/30 SOUTH HADLEY 8.0 1105 PM 10/29 NORTHAMPTON 4.0 508 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO WARE 2.0 512 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO
...MIDDLESEX COUNTY... TOWNSEND 18.0 1029 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO GROTON 11.8 833 AM 10/30 SHIRLEY 10.0 900 AM 10/30 DRACUT 8.5 1109 AM 10/30 ARLINGTON 7.0 1018 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO HUDSON 6.8 930 PM 10/29 WESTFORD 6.5 1048 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO SUDBURY 6.0 1206 PM 10/30 FRAMINGHAM 5.2 1203 PM 10/30 HAM RADIO WESTON 5.1 756 AM 10/30 READING 5.0 1110 AM 10/30 NWS COOP CARLISLE 5.0 625 AM 10/30 GENERAL PUBLIC CHELMSFORD 5.0 1051 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO BURLINGTON 4.5 1019 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO NATICK 4.0 603 AM 10/30 GENERAL PUBLIC WAKEFIELD 4.0 811 AM 10/30 AYER 4.0 1116 PM 10/29 ACTON 3.8 808 AM 10/30 CONCORD 3.0 947 AM 10/30 MELROSE 2.5 516 AM 10/30 MALDEN 2.0 136 AM 10/30 NEWTON 2.0 615 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO
...NORFOLK COUNTY... FOXBORO 6.5 807 AM 10/30 NWS EMPLOYEE NORWOOD 4.3 800 AM 10/30 NWS EMPLOYEE WALPOLE 4.0 504 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO RANDOLPH 2.2 759 AM 10/30 GENERAL PUBLIC HOLBROOK 2.0 915 AM 10/30
...PLYMOUTH COUNTY... BROCKTON 3.0 810 AM 10/30
...SUFFOLK COUNTY... BOSTON 1.0 700 AM 10/30 LOGAN AIRFIELD WINTHROP 1.0 700 AM 10/30
...WORCESTER COUNTY... ROYALSTON 22.0 1005 AM 10/30 TEMPLETON 22.0 441 AM 10/30 ASHBURNHAM 21.0 359 AM 10/30 HUBBARDSTON 20.0 745 AM 10/30 GENERAL PUBLIC BARRE 16.3 1021 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO LEICESTER 16.0 501 AM 10/30 2 S LEOMINSTER CORNE 15.1 759 AM 10/30 HOLDEN 15.0 710 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO NEW BRAINTREE 15.0 1020 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO STERLING 15.0 601 AM 10/30 GENERAL PUBLIC WORCESTER 14.6 805 AM 10/30 ORH AIRPORT NORTH BROOKFIELD 13.0 225 AM 10/30 LEOMINSTER 12.8 820 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO BROOKFIELD 12.0 853 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO WEST BOYLSTON 12.0 730 AM 10/30 HARVARD 12.0 602 AM 10/30 SHREWSBURY 11.9 817 AM 10/30 FITCHBURG 11.0 1137 PM 10/29 WINCHENDON 11.0 813 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO GARDNER 8.0 806 PM 10/29 CHARLTON 8.0 959 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO CLINTON 8.0 131 AM 10/30 GENERAL PUBLIC BOYLSTON 7.6 1109 PM 10/29 MILFORD 7.0 1052 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO SOUTHBRIDGE 6.5 551 AM 10/30 DOUGLAS 6.0 957 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO NORTHBORO 5.5 852 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO UXBRIDGE 5.5 956 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO WESTBOROUGH 5.0 1013 AM 10/30 NWS EMPLOYEE AUBURN 4.5 917 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO STURBRIDGE 4.5 651 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO HOPEDALE 3.5 904 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO SOUTHBORO 3.0 759 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO
NEW HAMPSHIRE
...CHESHIRE COUNTY... JAFFREY 31.4 716 AM 10/30 FINAL NWS COOP TROY 25.0 851 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO WEST SWANZEY 24.0 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS FITZWILLIAM 23.0 743 AM 10/30 NWS COOP WINCHESTER 18.5 909 AM 10/30 KEENE 18.1 812 AM 10/30 FINAL NWS COOP SWANZEY 14.5 838 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO MARLOW 14.0 645 AM 10/30 NWS COOP HINSDALE 14.0 1017 AM 10/30 EAST ALSTEAD 13.0 530 AM 10/30 RICHMOND 12.0 916 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO WALPOLE 11.2 855 AM 10/30 NELSON 6.5 727 PM 10/29
...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY... PETERBOROUGH 24.0 729 AM 10/30 HILLSBORO 21.5 102 AM 10/30 BEDFORD 20.8 557 AM 10/30 GENERAL PUBLIC MILFORD 20.0 1102 AM 10/30 SOUTH WEARE 19.5 730 AM 10/30 MERRIMACK 19.0 750 AM 10/30 NEW IPSWICH 16.5 1012 PM 10/29 GENERAL PUBLIC WILTON 14.0 1210 AM 10/30 GENERAL PUBLIC GREENVILLE 11.5 811 PM 10/29 COCORAHS NASHUA 11.0 1016 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO SOUTH HUDSON 9.6 835 AM 10/30 GOFFSTOWN 7.0 853 PM 10/29 MASON 6.0 842 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO
RHODE ISLAND
...KENT COUNTY... WEST WARWICK 2.9 924 AM 10/30 GENERAL PUBLIC
...PROVIDENCE COUNTY... WEST GLOCESTER 6.6 344 AM 10/30 NORTH FOSTER 6.5 550 AM 10/30 BURRILLVILLE 4.5 617 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO BURILLVILLE 4.5 634 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO GREENVILLE 4.0 857 AM 10/30 GENERAL PUBLIC WOONSOCKET 3.8 843 AM 10/30 MANVILLE 3.5 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS CUMBERLAND 2.0 1032 PM 10/29 NWS EMPLOYEE PROVIDENCE/NORTH OPR 2.0 824 AM 10/30 GENERAL PUBLIC
...WASHINGTON COUNTY... WESTERLY 1.0 652 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO
***********************PEAK WIND GUST***********************
LOCATION MAX WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS GUST OF MPH MEASUREMENT
MASSACHUSETTS
...BARNSTABLE COUNTY... BARNSTABLE 69 411 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO HARWICH 68 441 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO 1 E PROVINCETOWN 64 530 AM 10/30 IN MAYFLOWER HEIGHTS SANDWICH 62 220 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO CHATHAM 62 215 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO 2 NE HYANNIS 60 317 AM 10/30 AIRPORT 2 NW CHATHAM 53 346 AM 10/30 AIRPORT CENTERVILLE 53 1221 AM 10/30
...DUKES COUNTY... 3 S VINEYARD HAVEN 59 339 AM 10/30 AIRPORT
...ESSEX COUNTY... ROCKPORT 49 114 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO
...NANTUCKET COUNTY... 2 ESE NANTUCKET 68 327 AM 10/30 AIRPORT
...PLYMOUTH COUNTY... PLYMOUTH - PINEHILLS 56 949 AM 10/30 SCITUATE 55 210 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO 4 SW PLYMOUTH 45 114 AM 10/30 AIRPORT
RHODE ISLAND
...BRISTOL COUNTY... BARRINGTON 51 200 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO
...NEWPORT COUNTY... 4 NE NEWPORT 53 140 AM 10/30 AIRPORT NEWPORT 50 148 AM 10/30 HAM RADIO
***********************SUSTAINED WIND***********************
LOCATION WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS SPEED OF MPH MEASUREMENT
MASSACHUSETTS
...BARNSTABLE COUNTY... 2 NE HYANNIS 43 239 AM 10/30 AIRPORT 2 NW CHATHAM 33 1009 PM 10/29
...DUKES COUNTY... 3 S VINEYARD HAVEN 43 227 AM 10/30 AIRPORT
...NANTUCKET COUNTY... 2 ESE NANTUCKET 53 330 AM 10/30 AIRPORT
...PLYMOUTH COUNTY... 4 SW PLYMOUTH 32 115 AM 10/30 AIRPORT
...SUFFOLK COUNTY... 1 N EAST BOSTON 31 246 AM 10/30 AIRPORT
RHODE ISLAND
...NEWPORT COUNTY... 4 NE NEWPORT 36 141 AM 10/30 AIRPORT
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 602 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...CWOP OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/CARIBOU
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
MAINE
...AROOSTOOK COUNTY... ORIENT 8.0 126 PM 10/30 NORTH AMITY 6.5 128 PM 10/30 HOULTON 2 ESE 6.0 951 AM 10/30 ASHLAND 3.0 127 PM 10/30 HOULTON 1 S 2.5 211 PM 10/30 PORTAGE 2 N 2.0 847 AM 10/30 CONNOR 1.7 823 AM 10/30 CARIBOU 1 NNW 1.3 800 AM 10/30 FORT KENT 1 SW 1.0 455 PM 10/30 ISLAND FALLS 1.0 719 AM 10/30 ALLAGASH 1 ENE 0.5 635 AM 10/30
...HANCOCK COUNTY... SEDGWICK 6.0 121 PM 10/30 DEER ISLE 3 N 4.0 124 PM 10/30 SURRY 2 E 2.2 710 AM 10/30 WALTHAM 1 NNE 0.5 825 AM 10/30
...PENOBSCOT COUNTY... SPRINGFIELD 7 SSE 11.0 1014 AM 10/30 LEVANT 5 ENE 7.0 756 AM 10/30 BANGOR 2 W 6.0 800 AM 10/30 PATTEN 3 NW 4.0 700 AM 10/30 CORINNA 4.0 700 AM 10/30 VEAZIE 1 SW 3.0 1135 AM 10/30 KENDUSKEAG 3.0 812 AM 10/30 ORONO 2.5 106 PM 10/30 MILLINOCKET 2.5 636 AM 10/30 MEDWAY 2.0 633 AM 10/30
...PISCATAQUIS COUNTY... KINGBURY 2 SSE 8.5 706 AM 10/30 WELLINGTON SSE 8.0 448 PM 10/30 DOVER-FOXCROFT 4 SW 7.3 453 PM 10/30 SEBEC 5.5 548 PM 10/30 KOKADJO 4.5 535 PM 10/30 GUILFORD 2.0 712 AM 10/30 ABBOT 1 SW 2.0 935 AM 10/30
...WASHINGTON COUNTY... TOPSFIELD 6.4 700 AM 10/30 EAST MACHIAS 4 E 5.5 227 PM 10/30 HARRINGTON 2 ESE 2.0 1033 AM 10/30 MACHIAS 2.0 451 PM 10/30
***********************SNOW ON GROUND***********************
LOCATION SNOW TIME/DATE COMMENTS ON GROUND OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
MAINE
...AROOSTOOK COUNTY... LITTLETON 1 SW 1.5 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...HANCOCK COUNTY... ELLSWORTH 6 SE 2.0 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS HANCOCK 3 SE 0.5 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS MARIAVILLE 1 ESE T 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...PENOBSCOT COUNTY... ARGYLE 1 S 1.3 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
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LOCATION 24 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
MAINE
...AROOSTOOK COUNTY... LITTLETON 1 SW 1.5 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...HANCOCK COUNTY... ELLSWORTH 6 SE 2.0 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS ELLSWORTH 5 N 1.2 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS HANCOCK 3 SE 0.5 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...PENOBSCOT COUNTY... PATTEN 3 WNW 3.0 700 AM 10/30 COCORAHS ARGYLE 1 S 1.3 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS LINCOLN 4 NE 1.2 500 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
...WASHINGTON COUNTY... COOPER 1 SE 1.0 600 AM 10/30 COCORAHS
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LOCATION MAX WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS GUST OF MPH MEASUREMENT
MAINE
...HANCOCK COUNTY... BASS HARBOR 30 105 PM 10/30
...WALDO COUNTY... ACADIA NP 37 558 AM 10/30
...WASHINGTON COUNTY... EASTPORT 45 920 AM 10/30
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THE FOLLOWING IS A CLIMATE REPORT FROM THE NWS AT GRAY, ME FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND THE RECORDS SET.
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CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1115 PM EDT WED NOV 2 2011
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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2011...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2011 /FOR TEMPERATURES/ CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2011 /FOR PRECIPITATION/ CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2011 /FOR SNOWFALL/
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ...... TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 88 10/07/1963 LOW 15 10/28/1976 HIGHEST 85 10/09 MM MM 71 10/08 10/01 LOWEST 26 10/31 MM MM 29 10/19 AVG. MAXIMUM 59.7 58.7 1.0 58.9 AVG. MINIMUM 43.1 38.9 4.2 39.8 MEAN 51.4 48.8 2.6 49.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 5 6.8 -1.8 6 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 16.86 1996 MINIMUM 0.09 1924 TOTALS 6.64 4.87 1.77 7.11 DAILY AVG. 0.21 0.16 0.05 0.23 DAYS >= .01 12 10.5 1.5 12 DAYS >= .10 10 6.5 3.5 6 DAYS >= .50 6 2.7 3.3 4 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.2 -0.2 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.79 10/02 TO 10/03
SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 3.8 1969 TOTALS 5.2R T 5.2 0.0 SINCE 7/1 5.2 T 5.2 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 DAYS >= TRACE 3 0.0 3.0 DAYS >= 1.0 2 0.0 2.0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 4R 10/30 24 HR TOTAL 5.2R 10/29 TO 10/30
DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 419 503 -84 481 SINCE 7/1 524 724 -200 611 COOLING TOTAL 5 1 4 0 SINCE 1/1 454 359 95 559 ......
WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/260 DATE 10/17 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 39/300 DATE 10/30
SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 74
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 7 LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 2 FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
&& OCTOBER OF 2011 IN PORTLAND, MAINE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR THE RECORD SETTING SNOWSTORM JUST BEFORE HALLOWEEN. OVER A 24 HOUR PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 29TH THROUGH THE 30TH PORTLAND RECORDED 5.2 INCHES OF SNOW. THIS SET A RECORD FOR THE BIGGEST OCTOBER SNOWSTORM IN PORTLAND OVER THE PAST 131 YEARS...SURPASSING THE OLD MARK OF 3.6 INCHES SET ON OCTOBER 26, 1962 AND ON OCTOBER 22, 1969.
THE 5.2 INCHES OF SNOW FOR THE MONTH WAS ALSO A RECORD FOR TOTAL MONTHLY SNOWFALL FOR OCTOBER. THE OLD RECORD WAS 3.8 INCHES SET IN OCTOBER OF 1969.
HERE IS A LIST OF THE SNOWIEST OCTOBERS IN PORTLAND MAINE...
RANK SNOWFALL YEAR 1 5.2 INCHES 2011 <=== 2 3.8 INCHES 1969 3 3.6 INCHES 1962 4 1.7 INCHES 1963 1.7 INCHES 1979 6 0.9 INCHES 1906 7 0.8 INCHES 1961 8 0.5 INCHES 1926 9 0.3 INCHES 1884 10 0.2 INCHES 1993 11 0.1 INCHES 1913 0.1 INCHES 1959 13 TRACE 37 TIMES...MOST RECENTLY IN 2009
THE HEAVY WET SNOW LEFT US WITH A WHITE HALLOWEEN...SOMETHING NEVER SEEN OVER THE PAST 131 YEARS IN PORTLAND. THIS VERY EARLY SEASON SNOWSTORM WAS IN SHARP CONTRAST TO THE SUMMERLIKE WEATHER EARLIER IN THE MONTH WHEN TEMPERATURES CLIMBED INTO THE 80S AND HELPED PORTLANDERS FORGET THAT OCTOBER WAS A VERY WARM MONTH.
IT TOOK LESS THAN THREE WEEKS FOR PORTLAND TO GO FROM 80 DEGREE WEATHER WITH RECORD HIGHS OF 81 DEGREES ON THE 8TH, 85 DEGREES ON THE 9TH AND 81 DEGREES ON THE 10TH TO A SNOWSTORM ON THE 29TH AND 30TH.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 51.4 DEGREES WHICH WAS 2.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND MAKES THIS OCTOBER THE 11TH WARMEST IN THE PAST 71 YEARS AT THE PORTLAND JETPORT. THE WARMEST OCTOBER ON RECORD IS 55.3 DEGREES IN 1947 AND THE COLDEST IS 43.6 DEGREES IN 1976.
THE AVERAGE HIGH FOR THE MONTH WAS 59.7 DEGREES WHICH WAS 1.0 DEGREE ABOVE NORMAL AND TIED TWO OTHER YEARS AS THE 25TH WARMEST. THE AVERAGE LOW FOR THE MONTH WAS THE SECOND WARMEST ON RECORD. THE 43.1 DEGREE AVERAGE LOW WAS 4.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BUT FELL SHORT OF THE RECORD OF 44.4 DEGREES SET IN 2007.
THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 85 DEGREES ON THE 9TH WHICH SET A RECORD FOR THE DATE...TOPPING THE OLD MARK OF 79 DEGREES SET IN 1942 AND 1943. THIS WAS ONE OF THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH HIGHS OVER 80. THE TEMPERATURE TOPPED OUT AT 81 DEGREES ON THE 8TH AND ON THE 10TH. BOTH OF THESE DAYS TIED THE RECORD HIGH FOR THE DATE.
THE 85 DEGREE READING TIED AS THE THIRD WARMEST EVER RECORDED AT THE PORTLAND JETPORT. HERE IS A LIST OF THE WARMEST READINGS IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AT THE PORTLAND JETPORT...
RANK TEMPERATURE DATE 1 88 DEGREES OCTOBER 7, 1963 2 87 DEGREES OCTOBER 7, 1947 3 85 DEGREES OCTOBER 1, 1950 85 DEGREES OCTOBER 1, 1954 85 DEGREES OCTOBER 2, 1968 85 DEGREES OCTOBER 9, 2011 <=== 7 84 DEGREES OCTOBER 6, 1946 84 DEGREES OCTOBER 6, 1947 84 DEGREES OCTOBER 17, 1947 84 DEGREES OCTOBER 13, 1954 84 DEGREES OCTOBER 16, 1963
TEMPERATURE RECORDS AT THE PORTLAND JETPORT BEGAN IN NOVEMBER OF 1940.
ON THE OTHER END OF THE SCALE THE LOW FOR THE MONTH WAS 26 DEGREES ON THE 31ST. THIS WAS ONE OF FOUR DAYS IN THE MONTH, ALL AT THE END OF THE MONTH FROM THE 28TH THROUGH THE 31ST, WITH LOWS IN THE 20S. IN CONTRAST PORTLAND HAD 12 DAYS WITH LOWS OF 50 OR WARMER WITH THE WARMEST LOW OF 58 DEGREES OCCURRING ON THE 14TH.
PORTLAND ALSO HAD A VERY WET MONTH IN OCTOBER WITH 6.64 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION /RAINFALL PLUS THE WATER EQUIVALENT OF SNOWFALL/. THIS WAS 1.77 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL AND WAS THE 15TH WETTEST OCTOBER IN THE PAST 141 YEARS. THE WETTEST OCTOBER WAS 16.86 INCHES IN 1996 AND THE DRIEST WAS 0.09 INCHES IN 1924.
THE MOST PRECIPITATION IN ONE DAY WAS 1.77 INCHES ON THE 2ND. THIS JUST MISSED THE RECORD FOR THE DATE WHICH WAS 1.86 INCHES SET IN 1929. IT RAINED OVER THE FIRST FOUR DAYS OF THE MONTH WITH A FOUR DAY TOTAL OF 2.60 INCHES OF RAIN. OTHER WET PERIODS INCLUDED 1.22 INCHES OF RAIN ON THE 13TH AND 14TH... 1.40 INCHES ON THE 19TH AND 20TH AND 1.00 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION /INCLUDING THE 5.2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL/ ON THE 29TH AND 30TH.
HERE IS A LIST OF DAILY RECORDS SET OR TIED DURING OCTOBER OF 2011...
DATE RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD 8 81 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE 81 DEGREES IN 1947 /TIED/ 9 85 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE 79 DEGREES IN 1942 & 1943 9 69 - WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 63 DEGREES IN 2008 10 81 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE 81 DEGREES IN 1949 /TIED/ 14 58 - WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 57 DEGREES IN 1970 27 TRACE - GREATEST DAILY SNOWFALL TRACE IN 1914 & 1940 /TIED/ 29 2.7 - GREATEST DAILY SNOWFALL TRACE - SEVERAL YEARS - MOST RECENTLY IN 1965 30 2.5 - GREATEST DAILY SNOWFALL 1.7 INCHES IN 1963
HERE IS A LIST OF MONTHLY RECORDS SET OR TIED DURING OCTOBER OF 2011...
24 HOUR MAXIMUM SNOWFALL... 5.2 INCHES ON OCTOBER 29-30TH, 2011. PREVIOUS RECORD 3.6 INCHES ON OCTOBER 26, 1962 & OCTOBER 22, 1969
TOTAL MONTHLY SNOWFALL... 5.2 INCHES OCTOBER 2011. PREVIOUS RECORD 3.8 INCHES OCTOBER 1969
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 622 AM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS... -- Changed Discussion --A STORM WILL DEVELOP TODAY OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES AND DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT TRACKS UP THE EAST COAST LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE CONFIDENCE IN A HEAVY WET SNOW IS INCREASING...WITH THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OR MORE OF THE FORECAST AREA POSSIBLY RECEIVING 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NORTHEAST FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH CLEARING SKIES. MODERATING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK.-- End Changed Discussion --
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A report by Matt Daniel of earthsky.org reported the following, “The Nor’easter that hit New England in the U.S. Northeast on October 29, 2011 was rare and in many places unprecedented. Many places have never seen this much snowfall prior to November or December. The mixture of a strong trough and tropical moisture from Rina enhanced the snowfall rates across New England. Some areas received over two feet of snow, which caused major transportation issues both in the air and on the ground. Over three million people experienced power outages as trees were weighted down by leaves and wet snow.” Some areas did not get their power restored for over a week. Matt did a great report on this storm titled, “Unprecedented snowfall hits New England late October 2011”. You may want to check it out, the web site is http://earthsky.org/earth/unprecedented-snowfall-hits- new-england-late-october-2011
Figure 5 From this GOES Satellite Photo from NOAA, you can see the moisture streaming up from the tropics off shore to the right side of the coastal storm on Oct. 30, 2011.
Figure 6 Water vapor image from NOAA GOES Satellite photo shows moisture streaming up off the east coast to the right side of the coastal storm off the New England coast on Oct. 30, 2011.
Serving New Haven, CT Leaves laden with snow took down trees, wires in Connecticut's 'worst storm in 500 years'
Published: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 By Ed Stannard, Metro Editor [email protected] / Twitter: @edstannardnhr
Connecticut, like the rest of New England, is famous for the blazing colors of its foliage each fall.
But it was those red, yellow and orange leaves that caused the crippling blow to the state’s largest electric utility and its customers, many of whom still have no lights or heat.
There have been bigger snowstorms, and last winter brought piles upon piles of snow. But the Oct. 29 storm that knocked out power to 831,000 of Connecticut Light & Power’s customers — with 28,955 still in the dark at 9 p.m. Monday — was the worst from the utility’s point of view.
In fact, it was the worst in centuries when it came to damaged and fallen trees, according to Jeffrey D. Butler, CL&P’s president and chief operating officer.
“This was, from everything I’ve heard, the most significant winter storm, even though it happened in October, in probably the last 500 years,” Butler said at a press briefing Sunday. “Nobody’d seen an event like this (since) the 1600s.”
Butler got his information from Doug Glowacki, the state weather adviser at the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, according to department spokesman Scott DeVico.
DeVico said Glowacki worked with the Connecticut State Library to research October snowstorms dating back to 1650.
“Although two ‘Snow Hurricanes’ occurred in 1804 and 1841, respectively, (during the last half of the Little Ice Age) neither of these storms matched the snowfall amounts from the October Northeaster of 2011,” DeVico said in an email.
The difference between a snowstorm in October and one in January is that the leaves collect snow, weighing down the branches and bringing down electric wires, especially in the northern and northeastern parts of Connecticut. That’s what Butler was referring to, said Katie Blunt, a spokeswoman for CL&P.
“The tree damage that we’ve received has been unprecedented, and this is the worst tree damage that we’ve seen in our company’s history,” she said.
Mel Goldstein, retired meteorologist for News 8, and author of “Dr. Mel’s Connecticut Climate Book,” said, “That may very well be the case that there hasn’t been anything like this in weather records.”
According to Goldstein’s book, Noah Webster, the author of the first American dictionary, reported heavy tree damage from a snowstorm Oct. 9, 1804. And Goldstein said after a freak snowfall Oct. 2, 1987, “one of the greatest power outages we had in history occurred. ... There wasn’t a tree that was left undamaged in western Connecticut and eastern New York.”
Goldstein said that “in some respects, in a local region, that was even worse.” But last month’s storm was more widespread.
While there were no electrical wires in Colonial times, there were also far fewer trees. Connecticut has actually gotten more heavily forested over the years.
Farmers cleared much of the land, so that by 1820, only 25 percent of the state was forested, according to a 2004 survey by the U.S. Forest Service. By the time of the survey, 47 percent of New Haven County was forested, as was 70 percent of Middlesex County and 75 percent of Litchfield County.
Ed Stannard New Haven Register
A REPORT FROM NOAA, NWS, TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
Review of Snow -tober 2011 A rare and historic October Nor'easter brought very heavy snow to portions of southern New England on Saturday October 29. Snowfall accumulations of one to two feet were common in the Monadnocks, Berkshires, Connecticut Valley, and higher elevations in central Massachusetts. Up to 31 inches of snow was reported at Jaffrey, New Hampshire and Plainfield, Massachusetts. Minor accumulations were even reported down to the south coast as the rain changed to a period of snow late Saturday night before ending. The accumulation of the heavy wet snow on trees and power lines resulted in widespread tree damage and power outages across many communities in Connecticut, Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire.
The precipitation started as mainly snow early Saturday afternoon across the interior of southern New England, although a brief period of rain at the onset was common across the lower elevations. Several hours of heavy snow occurred from mid afternoon through late evening on Saturday October 29. Snowfall rates reached 3 inches per hour for several hours in the Berkshires and Monadnocks as a nearly stationary band of heavy snow set up across this region. The snow tapered off just after midnight Saturday night in western New England with the last of the precipitation exiting eastern New England Sunday morning. This storm also brought damaging winds to Cape Cod and the islands with wind gusts up to 70 mph occurring early Sunday morning October 30 as well as minor to moderate coastal flooding to east coastal Massachusetts during the high tide early Sunday morning.
Low pressure tracked northeast from the North Carolina coast Saturday morning, rapidly strengthening as it passed well south of Nantucket Saturday evening. As the storm intensified, colder air from aloft was drawn into New England resulting in heavy snow in the interior.
NOAA, NWS, Taunton, Massachusetts
Overview loop of the radar data from Oct 29th - 30th Final Snow totals for the event
Picture by J. Bacon in Picture by S. Crook in Picture by C. Wilder in Picture courtesy of Woonsocket, RI. Reading, MA. Worcester, MA. Hartford Courant
Picture by E. Craton in Picture by S. Daukas in Picture by J. Schwenger in Picture by D. Decker in Antrim, NH. Shrewsbury, MA. Heath, MA Chicopee, MA.
“ Review of Snow-tober 2011” by NOAA, NWS in Taunton, Massachusetts.
Figure 7 NOAA, NWS issue a Hurricane Force Wind Warning for waters off shore of New England. Oct. 29, 2011.
For major storms there usually are Storm Warnings issued. On rare occasions a few strong storms may have a Hurricane Force Wind Warning. I don’t ever remember seeing anything like this in October! Note the Advisory for Tropical Storm Rina in the upper right corner.
Sat. Oct. 29, 2011. Sun. Oct. 30, 2011. Side by side comparisons of the “Snowtober” storm on Saturday and again on Sunday, showing the rapid intensification that went on during this period. Note the eye-like feature off the New England coast on Sunday. Credit: NASA, H/T Stu Ostro at The Weather Channel.
The above photos came from the “Capital Weather Gang”. Andrew Freedman did a great report on this storm. Check it out. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/historic-october- northeast-storm-epic-incredible-downright-ridiculous/2011/10/31/gIQApy7LZM_blog.html
The storm became very intense and appeared to develop an eye on the visible satellite image off the coast. Oct. 30, 2011.
Figure 8 From this visible GOES Satellite photo, note the eye-like feature off the coast of Maine Oct. 30, 2011.
The “ meteorological bomb”, the storm’s pressure dropped 30mb in 24 hours.
“The low off the New England coast dropped to 975 millibars or 28.80” as of 1:15 a.m. EDT October 31, 2011 (currently over Nova Scotia). A pressure this low is equivalent to a strong Category 1 hurricane.” Reported from Matt Daniel.
(Unprecedented snowfall hits New England late October 2011 | Earth | EarthSky)
Surface map of the textbook Nor’easter. A so-called “meteorological bomb” - the storm’s pressure dropped 30 mb in 24 hours. ( Cliff Mass Weather Blog ) It wasn’t just the snow, and the ensuing damage from weighed down trees and power lines, that made this storm so unusual. It was also an extremely intense storm, with a central pressure of 28.79 inches as of Sunday afternoon. The tight pressure gradient caused winds on the Massachusetts coastline to gust as high as 69 miles per hour. It’s conceivable that we won’t see another East Coast storm this powerful during the actual winter of 2011/12, although snow lovers surely are hoping that’s not the case.
The above report came from “Capital Weather Gang” by Andrew Freeman http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/historic-october- northeast-storm-epic-incredible-downright-ridiculous/2011/10/31/gIQApy7LZM_blog.html
The following information came from WWW ACCUWEATHER.COM.
Stats on the Historic Northeast Snowstorm
Oct 31, 2011; 11:50 AM ET
A historic October storm slammed the Northeast with tree-snapping, travel-disrupting snow over the weekend. New York City and other cities shattered October snow records with highest snow totals elsewhere across the Northeast topping 2 feet.
An unprecedented (for October) 2.9 inches of snow was measured in New York City's Central Park on Saturday.
Since snowfall records began in 1869, Central Park has never received an inch of snow on any given October day.
The last time that Central Park recorded measurable snow was on Oct. 21, 1952 when 0.5 of an inch fell. Prior to that, 0.8 of an inch fell on Oct. 30, 1925.
La Guardia and JFK International airports both set October snow records as well with 1.7 and 1.5 inches, respectively.
A very snowy scene in Sinking Spring, Pa., on Saturday afternoon. Photo submitted by AccuWeather.com Facebook Fan Francesco S.
Other October Snow Records Smashed
Hartford, Conn., was buried by 12.3 inches of snow on Saturday, shattering the record for the most snow ever received on an October day. The previous record was 1.7 inches set on Oct. 10, 1979.
An all-time snowfall record for any day in October was set in Worcester, Mass., on Saturday with 11.4 inches of snow. The old record was 7.5 inches set on Oct. 10, 1979. Newark, N.J., set a daily snow record with 5.2 inches of snow on Saturday. This will also go down in the record book as the greatest snow on any given day during the month of October. Previously, Newark had not received an inch of snow in October.
Daily Snowfall Records Set on Saturday
Concord, N.H., was blanketed by 13.6 inches of snow on Saturday, breaking the old daily record of 0.2 of an inch set back in 1952.
Albany, N.Y., set a daily snow record with 3.8 inches of snow on Saturday. The previous record was 0.4 of an inch set back in 2000.
Another daily snow record was set in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Saturday when 1.6 inches fell. The previous record was 0.6 of an inch from 2008.
Philadelphia got 0.3 of an inch of snow on Saturday, breaking the old record of a trace for the date set way back in 1902. Likewise, Wilmington, Del., had 0.3 of an inch, surpassing the trace the city got in 2002.
The nation's capital got a dusting of snow that set a new record on Saturday. The 0.6 of an inch that fell on Saturday was unprecedented. Previously, Washington, D.C., had never received snow on Oct. 29.
Daily Snowfall Records Set on Sunday
A record snowfall of 6.0 inches was set at Bangor, Maine, on Sunday. This broke the old record of 5.0 inches set back in 1963.
Boston, Mass., got a dusting of snow that set a new record on Sunday. The 0.6 of an inch that fell broke the old record of a trace set in 2000.
Worcester, Mass., got an additional 3.2 inches of snow on Sunday, setting another daily snow record. The old record was 0.1 of an inch was set way back in 1925.
In Providence, R.I., an additional 1.2 inches of snow fell on Sunday. This amount broke the previous record of a trace set in 2000.
Figure 9 2011 WWW.ACCUWEATHER.COM
Figure 10 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
This diagram and Mesoscale Discussion 2276 is provided by Kevin Shaw.
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2276 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1134 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011
AREAS AFFECTED...NWRN VA...ERN WV...WRN/CNTRL MD...S-CNTRL PA
CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW
VALID 290434Z - 291030Z
EARLY-SEASON HEAVY SNOW...WITH RATES OF 1 TO LOCALLY 2 IN/HR...WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD NNEWD AFTER 09Z...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
A STRONG MID-LEVEL IMPULSE ROUNDING THE BASE OF A LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE CNTRL/ERN CONUS WILL PROGRESS ENEWD TOWARD THE MID ATLANTIC TONIGHT. AS THIS OCCURS...INTENSE LOW/MID-LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS WILL OCCUR BENEATH A POWERFUL UPPER-LEVEL SWLY JET MAX /CORE SPEEDS REACHING 150 KT AT 250 MB AFTER 09Z/ OFFERING STRONG DCVA. THESE ELEMENTS ARE BEING MANIFESTED IN THE BAROCLINIC LEAF STRUCTURE ALREADY TAKING SHAPE OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY PER RECENT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY. THE LARGE-SCALE ASCENT WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN 850-MB WAVE...WHICH IS FORECAST TO RIDE NEWD ALONG A BAROCLINIC ZONE STRETCHING FROM THE WRN CAROLINAS INTO THE DELMARVA REGION. INCREASING ELY/SELY FLOW AHEAD OF THIS WAVE WILL ENHANCE UPSLOPE FLOW INTO THE CNTRL APPALACHIANS. ALSO OF NOTE...SUBSTANTIAL LOW/MID-LEVEL MOISTENING H AS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE EARLIER PASSAGE OF A LEAD WAVE /REF BLACKSBURG AND STERLING VA 00Z RAOBS/. GIVEN THESE FACTORS...AN INCREASE IN SNOWFALL RATES IS ANTICIPATED FROM SSW TO NNE AFTER 09Z...AS AFFIRMED BY RECENT RUNS OF THE EXPERIMENTAL HRRR AND EXPERIMENTAL ENSEMBLE HIGH-RESOLUTION WRF GUIDANCE.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 IN/HR WILL BE LIKELY THROUGHOUT THE DISCUSSION AREA. HOWEVER...THE MOST FAVORABLE JUXTAPOSITION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED FORCING MECHANISMS COULD SUPPORT LOCALLY HIGHER RATES /POSSIBLY UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR/ WITHIN 35 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM STAUNTON VA TO HAGERSTOWN MD TO HARRISBURG PA. ALSO IN THIS AREA...NAM/GFS CROSS SECTIONS OF THETA-E AND GEOSTROPHIC MOMENTUM SUGGEST CONDITIONAL SYMMETRIC INSTABILITY DEVELOPING IN THE MID LEVELS TOWARD 12Z...COINCIDENT WITH SLANTWISE CAPE INCREASING TO 150-200 J/KG PER EXPERIMENTAL NAM OUTPUT. THIS WILL FAVOR WSW-ENE-ORIENTED HEAVY SNOW BANDS...AND AN ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKE OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH RATES TAPERING OFF FROM SSW TO NNE AFTER 18Z. FOR LOCATIONS FARTHER EAST /INCLUDING AREAS FROM BALTIMORE TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA/...FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST THAT WARMER THERMODYNAMIC PROFILES WILL BE LESS CONDUCIVE FOR HEAVY SNOW.
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According to a report from EarthSky, “Meteorologists saw this event coming a couple of days before it happened. There were uncertainties regarding snowfall accumulations across the region. Many of the model runs, especially the European model (ECMWF) saw an area of low pressure strengthening as it moves up the East Coast of the United States. It brought strong cold air advection behind the low, which allowed the rain to turn into mostly all snow during this event. The GFS model run (image below) showed a 981 millibar low off the coast of Maine. In reality, the low off the New England coast dropped to 975 millibars.”
Figure 11 GFS model run shows a 981 millibar low off the coast of Maine.
“Unprecedented snowfall hits New England late October 2011”. You may want to check it out, the web site is http://earthsky.org/earth/unprecedented-snowfall-hits-new-england- late-october-2011
This does show how forecasting has improved over the years which is a reason why Winter Storm Watches were able to be issued the day before the storm.
Herb Close, Jr.
Figure 12 NWS at Sterling, Virginia issues Winter Storm Watch for a large part of the area. This is a rare event for October.
This is the first time I ever recall getting a Winter Storm Watch for an October Snowstorm in the Mid Atlantic states. Usually October snowstorms are not this large and are a surprise at the last minute. To get even a small October snowstorm is rare!
Figure 13 The Weather Channel (Weather.Com)
The Weather Channel warns people of the Northeast that there could be widespread power outages from heavy wet snow, rain and wind from a powerful October coastal storm.
Figure 14 WGAL Ch 8 Lancaster, Pa. shows expected snowfall amounts for the area.
Figure 15 NWS at State College issues Winter Storm Warnings for the SE half of Pennsylvania.
Figure 16 NOAA, NWS ISSUES MANY WARNINGS, WATCHES, AND ADVISORIES FOR THE NE U.S.
NOTE THE GALE AND STORM WARNINGS FOR THE NE U.S. COAST. NEVER BEFORE HAVE I EVER SEEN SUCH A LARGE AREA OF THE NE AFFECTED BY WINTER STORM WARNINGS IN OCTOBER. IN FACT I CAN’T REMEMBER EVER HEARING OF A WINTER STORM WARNING IN OCTOBER FOR MARYLAND. WE HAVE NEVER HAD EXPECTED SNOWFALL S THIS LARGE BEFORE IN OCTOBER!
Figure 17 NOAA, NWS, STERLING VA
NOAA, NWS Website at Sterling, Virginia showing Winter Storm Warnings & Winter Weather Advisories in the forcast area. A very rare sight for October!
This month will be remembered for the record October snowstorm that hit northern and western Maryland, northern and western Virginia, West Virginia northeastward to Maine. Temperatures were borderline at the surface in these areas so elevation very much determined how much snow you got. The high I had on the 29th of 38 degrees was a carryover from the night before. At my station Manchester 1SW, Maryland, the temperatures dropped to the low 30's by morning and stayed there all day. Temperatures here were mostly around 31 to 32 degrees during the snowstorm and at times peaked out at 33 degrees. The night before I had light rain with temperatures falling from the upper 30's to the low 30's. At 5:13am, I still had a steady light rain with a temperature of about 34 degrees. By 5:50am, the steady rain had already changed over to moderate wet snow with moderate flakes. The temperature was around 33 degrees and falling. Snow starting to stick to deck banister.
Figure 18 Flowers still blooming on Oct. 29, 2011 as the snowstorm begins at Manchester 1SW, Md.
Some snow on my Marigold and Zennia garden early Saturday morning of October 29, 2011. Photo by Herbert Close, Jr.
Figure 19 Snow coats the car at 6:47am, October 29, 2011. The snowstorm is just beginning!
Photo by Herbert Close, Jr. at Manchester 1SW, Maryland just before I left for work.
At 6:05am, the deck banister and top of my car is dusted white. Moderate wet snow with moderate flakes is falling. At 6:37am, Heavy wet snow was falling with moderate to good size flakes. Up to a quarter inch snow was on the deck banister with 0.2" snow had fallen. There was a dusting on the grass now and the grass was turning white. I had to go to work at the supermarket in Hampstead about 4-5 miles SSE of my station. Some heavy snow fell at Hampstead between 10am and 12 Noon although some of the snow melted as it fell. After 12 Noon, the snow slacked up and turned to light to moderate sleet. At 1pm, I left work to go home. Hampstead was getting moderate sleet at 1PM. Only 1.8" snow had fallen at Hampstead by 1PM. As I headed north on Rt. 30 toward Manchester, the sleet changed over to moderate snow with a little sleet. The snow and sleet soon changed to all snow.
Figure 20 The snowstorm is now in full swing. Moderate snow is falling and 3.8" snow is already on the ground.
Snowing at Manchester 1SW at 1:40pm on Saturday, October 29, 2011. Note the split tree on the far right. Photo by Herbert Close, Jr.
Once I got home, I measured 3.8" snow at 1:30pm. By 2pm, I had 4.0" snow and the temperature was around 32 degrees. During the afternoon and early evening, bands of heavy snow and large flakes would come and then it would occasionally lighten up.
Figure 21 Heavy wet snow on the tree limbs are weighing them down. Note the leaves still on the trees of this October day.
Snow on the trees with leaves still on them at Manchester 1SW, Md. Saturday afternoon on October 29, 2011. Photo by Herbert Close, Jr.
The snow continued to accumulate. By 5pm, I had 6.3" snow. At 7pm, I had 7.5" snow.
Figure 22 Heavy snowfall during the late afternoon and early evening has piled up the snow depth to almost 6.5 inches at Manchester 1SW, Md. Note that it is still daylight.
Almost 6.5 inches snow measured at Manchester 1SW so far. October 29, 2011. Snowfall rates of 1” per hour at times. Photo by Herbert Close, Jr.
Figure 23 Heavy snow weighing down my bushes in the back yard at Manchester 1SW.
Figure 24 Maximum snow depth of 7.8" measured at this time on Oct. 29, 2011 at Manchester 1SW, Md. Elevation here on Parr's Ridge is 1,040 ft.
Picture showing snow on the deck. The fluffy cotton ball texture is from the large snowflakes that fell. Still snowing but storm is just about over. Snowfall is 7.8 inches on October 29, 2011. Photo by Herbert Close, Jr.
Figure 25 A NEW ALL-TIME SNOWFALL RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER HERE AT MANCHESTER 1SW, MD. AT 7:50PM, OCTOBER 29, 2011, 7.8" SNOW DEPTH IS MEASURED.
At 8pm, I had 7.8" snow. By this time, the snow had slacked up to just light snow flurries. The storm was now pretty much over. Water eq. from the snowfall, sleet and rain was 1.20" storm total.
Despite warmer temperatures and clear skies the next day, I still had two to five inches snow cover left in the evening. October 30, 2011.
Figure 26 Photo showing snowcover in the front yard with still two to four inches snow depth during the evening of Oct. 30, 2011.
Figure 27 Photo showing the back yard with three to five inches snow still on the ground during the evening of Oct. 30, 2011.
The back yard still had 3 to 5 inches of snow cover on Sunday evening despite clear sunny skies and temperatures in the low to mid 40’s. The high water content of the snow and afternoon shade help to keep the snow cover intact.
Figure 28 Strange sight seeing flowers still blooming with several inches snowcover on the ground. Photo taken at SW side of house on Sunday evening on Oct. 30, 2011 at Manchester 1SW, Md.
Remaining snow cover Sunday evening on my flower garden. Zennias are still blooming although looking rough. Photo by Herbert Close, Jr.
On the 31st, I only had snow patches left in the evening. The 7.8 inches of snow during this month of October shattered the old record of 0.2" snow in October 2009 just two years ago. That is the only other measureable October snowfall I ever had in my 23 years of record keeping here at Manchester 1SW.
THIS REPORT ON OCTOBER SNOWSTORMS CONTINUES WITH PART II. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to give a special thanks to all those who helped with this report.
Thanks to Lowell L. Koontz for all the great information he provided on past October snowstorms. Lowell provided news reports, weather maps, and weather records.
Thanks to ACON Coordinator Kevin Shaw for all the snowstorm information on the snowstorms of 2011 and 1979.
Thanks to Caroline and the staff of the NOAA Central Library and the Metro Climate Review for the October 10, 1979 snowfall information for the DC metro area.
Thanks to Jeff Taylor for Climatological Data on the October 1940 snowstorm.
Thanks to David Lesher for all the climatological data that he has supplied me with.
Thanks to weather observers Stan Rossen, Marty Brumback, Robert Rickell, and Ray Muller for their help.
Thanks to Gary Gallaher for his help with my report in ACON.
Thanks to Ed Stannard of the New Haven Register.
Thanks to all the weather observers of ACON, Cocorahs, CO-OP Observers, SKYWARN, National Weather Service, and Emergency Management, and the general public for their snowfall and storm reports.
Special thanks to all the staff and offices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, and the Environmental Data Service.
NOAA, National Weather Service, Sterling, Va.
NOAA, National Weather Service, State College, Pa.
NOAA, National Weather Service, Mt. Holly, Pa.
NOAA, National Weather Service, New York, NY
NOAA, National Weather Service, Binghamton, NY
NOAA, National Weather Service, Taunton, MA
NOAA, National Weather Service, Portland, Me. NOAA, National Weather Service, Grey, Me.
NOAA, National Weather Service, Caribou, Me.
NOAA, NWS, STORM PREDICTION CENTER, NORMAN, OK
NOAA, NATIONAL CLIMATE DATA CENTER in Asheville, N.C.
The American Meteorological Society
(NOAA, NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE) NOAA ENVIRONMENTAL VISUALIZATION LABORATORY Figure 1 NOAA, NESIS
Figure 2 NOAA, NWS, State College, Pa.
Figure 3 WGAL Channel 8 in Lancaster, Pa.
Figure 4 Data provided by NOAA, NWS, Sterling, Virginia.
Snowfall Amounts NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STERLING VA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
CLIMATE REPORT FROM THE NWS AT GRAY, ME
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
A report by Matt Daniel of earthsky.org “Unprecedented snowfall hits New England late October 2011”. http://earthsky.org/earth/unprecedented-snowfall-hits-new-england-late-october-2011
Figure 5 GOES Satellite Photo from NOAA
Figure 6 Water vapor image from NOAA GOES Satellite photo
“ Review of Snow-tober 2011” by NOAA, NWS in Taunton, Massachusetts.
Figure 7 NOAA, NWS U.S. Map of watches and Warnings. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/historic-october- northeast-storm-epic-incredible-downright-ridiculous/2011/10/31/gIQApy7LZM_blog.html
Figure 8 Visible GOES Satellite photo WWW ACCUWEATHER.COM.
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THE WEATHER CHANNEL
WEATHER.COM (The Weather Channel)
Special thanks to the media, all the newspapers, broadcast media, and private forecast services, ACCUWEATHER, THE WEATHER CHANNEL, Capital-Weather-Gang of the Washington Post, earthsky.org, and the DC Weather Examiner.
Washington Post, Washington, D.C.
The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Md.
The Evening Sun of Hanover, Pa.
The Carroll County Section of the Evening Sun in Westminster, Md.
The Carroll County Times, Westminster, Md.
The New Haven Register, New Haven, Ct.
Daily News Record
WGAL TV Channel 8 in Lancaster, Pa.
FOX 43 News in York, Pa.
Thanks to Google for all their help in my research.
For further reading on October snowstorms including the historic snowstorm of October 29, 2011 check out the web sites from Google and the World Wide Web. There are many great reports out there including the web sites of the above credits. Check them out!