2/9/2025
WT Staff
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February 9, 2025 1013 am EST
Epic snow dump across southeast NYS
New Yorkers are waking up to "Snowmageddon" Sunday morning. We do hope that everyone is safe indoors with all the supplies needed for an enjoyable Superbowl today, it is a mess out there. Weather observers throughout the southeast Counties have reported the highest snowfall levels in :
- Bronx - 1 ENE Fordham 4.6 inches
- Nassau County - Muttontown 5.1 inches, Jericho 4.9 inches
- Manhattan - Central Park 3.1 inches
- Orange County - Washingtonville - 4.1 inches
- Queens - Whitestone - 4.1 inches
- Rockland - Stony Point - 3.9 inches
- Suffolk County - 1 SSE Commack, Happague, Smithtown, Ridge 1.5 SE - 5 inches
- Westchester County - Armonk - 4 inches
Freezing rain with ice accumulations reported in Central Park, Montgomery Airport in Orange County and three airports in Suffolk County.
Short Range Forecast Discussion issued 248 am Sun Feb 9 by NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
Snow will taper off across parts of the Northeast
As low pressure moves off the Northeast Coast, the associated snow will
slowly taper off on Sunday. Lake-effect snow will develop over parts of
the Upper Great Lakes from Sunday into Tuesday. In addition, lake-effect
snow will develop downwind from Lake Ontario, starting later on Sunday and
continuing into Monday. Rain will continue from parts of the southern
Mid-Atlantic/Central Appalachians to the Lower Mississippi Valley, slowly
tapering off to over parts of the southern Mid-Atlantic and Lower
Mississippi Valley by Sunday evening.
Measure the snow and rainfall for NWS
NWS is calling for volunteer weather observers to take the baton in Mattituck and Carmel. In addition to enthusiasm for climatology, location matters. According to Joe Pollina at NWS, "We are looking to be able to "thread" any new observers data into the observations for these former observers; meaning the new observers' data would be able to be added to the old observers' data and continue their climatology. In order for that to happen, the sites need to be climatologically compatible. This means new observers need to be within a 5 mile radius of the old sites and within 100 ft elevation. Mattituck, being on relatively flat Long Island won't have a problem with these criteria, Carmel being in the higher elevations of the Lower Hudson Valley would be more difficult to find because of the 100 ft elevation requirement and the sparser density of population up that way."
NWS seeks reliable volunteers committed to recording local temperatures, rainfall and snowfall for many years to come:
- Take daily temperature and precipitation
readings
- Instruments and training provided free of charge includes temperature sensor, 8” rain gauge, snow boards
- training provided on how to take measurements and submit the data on line
NWS seeks a complete climatological record for each site, so ideally each observer will have a backup, if possible. Pollina says, "we encourage the observers to designate a backup for when they go on vacations or for any other reasons they may have to be away for an extended period of time."
The temperature sensor has memory, storing daily data for up to 30 days. It is acceptable to record rainfall as a multi-day accumulation. If the observer is away and does not have a back up checking the gauges, high and low temps can be retrieved from the sensor and rainfall measurement can be entered as a total amount for up to a 7 day period. Interested parties can reach out to Joe Pollina at NWS, joseph.pollina@noaa.gov.
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
Chautauqua County: Village of Fredonia and Town of Pomfret customers have potable water service restored, the BWA was lifted on Friday morning. A water main break last week Monday prompted a boil water advisory for the Village of Fredonia and Town of Pomfret. Fredonia Village water system serves 10,400 customers from a surface water source in Niagara River-Lake Erie watershed.
The new WTNY.us Serious Violator list is here.
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