Heavy snow is still reported at Boston at 6 a.m. CST this morning. The temperature has fallen back to 11F. Visibility was 1/4 mile.
The NWS in Boston is now saying that this could turn out to be the number one snowstorm in their history, even surpassing the 1978 monster that dumped 27.1 inches of snow over a THRE DAY period. This one is going to do it in JUST ONE DAY.
Boston has been experiencing true blizzard conditions since their 2:11 a.m. CST observation.
Storm totals are expected to be:
16-24 inches over NW Mass, southern NH, C/NE CT
28-38 inches over eastern Mass
12-22 inches on Nantucket Island
14-24 inches over Long Island/southern CT
12-18 inches over the NYC Metro area
Blizzard warnings continue for the same areas...Northern NJ...eastern NY...Connecticut...Rhode Island...much of Massachusetts....a small part of Vermont...coastal New Hampshire and coastal Maine.
Winds are gusting from 40-60 mph over all of coastal southern New England this morning. Wind gusts of 55-65 mph are expected this morning, with gusts as high as 75-85 mph expected this afternoon as the storm continues to intensify. The pressure is down to 29.17 at Nantucket, near the center of the storm.
SPOT REPORTS 6 AM CST
NANTUCKET SNOW 30 NE45G56 29.17S VSB 1/4
HYANNIS FOG 26 NE31G52 29.34R VSB 1/2
BOSTON HVY SNOW 11 N33G44 29.59R VSB 1/4
CENTRAL PARK LGT SNOW 17 N10G22 29.57R
The NWS in Boston is now saying that this could turn out to be the number one snowstorm in their history, even surpassing the 1978 monster that dumped 27.1 inches of snow over a THRE DAY period. This one is going to do it in JUST ONE DAY.
Boston has been experiencing true blizzard conditions since their 2:11 a.m. CST observation.
Storm totals are expected to be:
16-24 inches over NW Mass, southern NH, C/NE CT
28-38 inches over eastern Mass
12-22 inches on Nantucket Island
14-24 inches over Long Island/southern CT
12-18 inches over the NYC Metro area
Blizzard warnings continue for the same areas...Northern NJ...eastern NY...Connecticut...Rhode Island...much of Massachusetts....a small part of Vermont...coastal New Hampshire and coastal Maine.
Winds are gusting from 40-60 mph over all of coastal southern New England this morning. Wind gusts of 55-65 mph are expected this morning, with gusts as high as 75-85 mph expected this afternoon as the storm continues to intensify. The pressure is down to 29.17 at Nantucket, near the center of the storm.
SPOT REPORTS 6 AM CST
NANTUCKET SNOW 30 NE45G56 29.17S VSB 1/4
HYANNIS FOG 26 NE31G52 29.34R VSB 1/2
BOSTON HVY SNOW 11 N33G44 29.59R VSB 1/4
CENTRAL PARK LGT SNOW 17 N10G22 29.57R