Good Wednesday all-
Well, the jackpot Connecticut total goes to...Thompson! Congratulations on receiving 33.4" of snow!! We're all jealous of you! The total storm jackpot of 36" goes to...Auburn MA! Thus, we here in central Connecticut just barely missed out on the snow band of doom that clocked the region just west of Boston. My aunt lives in Sudbury (about 20 miles west of Boston) and she got 3'! Remember, the storm was forecasted to track 50 miles west. If it had done so, those totals would have been in CT. Anyhow, let's forecast when the next chance for snow is. It appears to be as soon as tomorrow night, but this won't be a big storm at all. In fact, most people will struggle to eek out 2" from this, though some towns probably will and get maybe 3" if everything is perfect. After that, the attention turns to the night of Super Bowl XLIX, as a major nor'easter tries to make its' way up the coast. At the moment, it looks like it's going to succeed, producing a major snowstorm for most of Southern New England. Granted, it's still a bit early (we're 5 days out, I'll predict totals on Friday!) but it does appear there is a 25% chance of 4"+. There may be some mixing issues with this one, especially on the shoreline, but there's quite a nice potential if it stays all snow. A worst case scenario would probably yield as much as 10-15", so it's worth watching. The biggest storm of the next 10 days, however, looks like next Thursday, as a coastal storm attempts to merge with a clipper and ride the coast. The upper end on that one could be monstrous, but we're way way way way too far out for any specifics, and will be until after the Monday storm. Thus, the storm watch is exclusively from 5 PM Sunday to noon Monday for now...We'll see what happens.
Until then, enjoy the snow left by the Blizzard of '15!
Today in weather history- January 28, 1986- The space shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff, primarily due to the cold weather freezing the O-rings, preventing them from properly operating.
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