It appears the models were accurate with this storm, and the predicted higher snow totals did materialize in Northern Berkshire. Parts of Southern Berkshire did fine as well with 4-6" in many locations. It seems Pittsfield started out slowly (last night), but finished strongly with heavier snows throughout the day and driving totals up to the 6" range.
Lenox and Lee were the lone noteworthy holdouts with full days of school day (presuming no early release). Bold.
We will not be waiting long before our next round of plowable snow. A system will emerge out of the Ohio Valley and gather energy on the coast (Miller B-type). The storm will start as snow, but because the track of the storm will push into New England, too much warm air will come into play and it's going to change over to rain shortly after midnight.
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The timing of this storm is poor for snow days on Thursday. The expected onset is 1:00 on Wednesday. Games, concerts, plays, meetings and other school activities will most assuredly be cancelled Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night. There's an outside chance some schools decide to shorten the day on Wednesday because they don't want inexperienced drivers out on the roads. Also, if the snow does pile up and holds on well after midnight, we could see some delays on Thursday.
There's a lot of liquid with this storm so a range of 3-7" of snow is predicted for the county. If you want another snow day for Thursday, you're going to want the track of the storm to move south and east, and you'll want the storm to slow down. We'll be monitoring the changes throughout the night and all day tomorrow to see if the snow forecast gets better for us. Many parts of Vermont are expecting 8-15 inches with this storm, so it is a fairly big one.
Let's look for the announcements of Winter Storm Watches and Winter Weather Advisories tomorrow, and then we'll see if we have to make any adjustments to our predictions for Thursday.
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