More Snow Ahead
Posted by Chris Lambert
Tricky storm with rain/snow/sleet lines, but here are my latest thoughts:
Storm Headlines...
-Starts well after the evening commute Monday... between 9PM-Midnight from southwest to northeast.
-Initial burst of precip is mostly snow, even at the coast, and possibly the Cape too from Midnight-7AM.
-Snow turns to rain quickly at the coast, around the time of the Tue AM commute
-Despite turning to rain in Boston before/near the commute, the 3-4" that falls by the change-over time of 7-8AM, creates a slushy/slick mess
-Between 128 and 495, the morning commute features snow, heavy at times, and treacherous traveling. The mix there starts near commutes end. (10AM)
-Northwest of 495, the cold holds and it's mainly snow, from Worcester, points north through the morning. Change to sleet/frz rain there in the PM.
-Onshore winds are strong Tuesday morning, but not nearly as strong or as prolonged as last storm
-High tides also astronomically low... coastal flooding won't be nearly as extensive as last storm. Minor erosion/splash over still possible, but no major threats.
Snow totals... Look under "special map" for more
-South Shore coast... 1-3" change to rain by the AM commute. 2-4" interior SE Mass
-North Shore coast... 2-4" with 4-6" just several miles inland
-Boston will pick up 2-4" in the city, but up to 4-6" from Newton to Arlington and nearby towns/cities just outside Boston
-Route 128 belt features many towns picking up 4-6" before the mix with sleet and rain
-495 belt/Worcester features many towns picking up 6-8" of snow before a mix with sleet and perhaps some rain by mid-afternoon
-North of Worcester and just north and west 495 features 8-12" of snow with minimal mixing.
That's A Wrap--I Think
Posted by Jeremy Reiner
I hope I'm not jinxing us with this statement.."The recent wet pattern is over....onto sunshine & a more summer- like pattern.." The last time someone from 7 weather called a pattern change too soon we got a blizzard and 3 subsequent nor'easters (looking at you Pete!!--LOL). We don't have to worry about any blizzards or nor'easters but one never knows in the new world order.
Like A Waterfall
Posted by Pete Bouchard
If you were caught in those 'cloudbursts' today, you had more than you could handle in the rain department. Torrents fell in a short amount of time - what we deem 'flash flooding' in the weather biz. Since it happens suddenly, the National Weather Service has adopted the acronym TADD:
Bam! Pow!
Posted by Jeremy Reiner
Bam. Pow! Those were some nasty storms last evening with some towns in metrowest & the city itself blasted with locally heavy rain, hail, lightning and strong wind gusts. A cool front is the culprit and that front will linger across the region again today. That means another round of some scattered showers & t-storms likely.
Thunderous Start to Workweek
Posted by Pete Bouchard
Heat and a bit of humidity fed a strong - and sometimes severe - line of thunderstorms today. By the time the dinner hour rolled around (6pm-ish), the storms had consolidated into a line. Everyone got a drink of water and a big drop in temperatures - some falling nearly 20 degrees in minutes!