It's wild how much chatter there is about this storm that's not scheduled to start until about noon on Sunday.
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| Thursday night's Euro model. Close to a foot for all! |
Here are key pieces of info:
*A Winter Storm Watch is already in effect for Sunday/Monday, which is an earlier than usual posting of this kind of alert.
*It will be a long duration storm, perhaps lasting 30-36 hours. Heaviest snow will fall Sunday night with lighter snow rates expected throughout the day on Monday.
*The forecast for liquid precipitation is around 1.0 inch. The typical ratio of 12 inches of snow to every one inch of liquid is too low for this storm because of how cold it is. We will likely see 15:1 or 18:1 ratios. The snow quality will be light and fluffy.
*Blowing and drifting of the snow will become an issue Monday night into Tuesday, setting up possible delays on Tuesday.
*If NWS Albany moves the Winter Storm Watch to a Winter Storm Warning--probably Saturday morning--the only question will be when on Sunday your Superintendent is going to call for the snow day on Monday.
*But...the storm could shift south, which would significantly reduce our snow totals. It's not a slam dunk just yet.
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