Thursday Storm: Early Evening Report

All systems are go so far with this storm. It's actually now scheduled to come in earlier--between 5 AM and 6:30 AM. This is great news. You can see expected snow totals below.

We'll have a longer report around 9 PM.

Here's the latest snow forecast from NWS-Albany:

With the forcast of 40 to 50 MPH wind gusts in the afternoon on Thursday, conditions are ripe for county-wide cancellations tomorrow.

If cancellations come in (Mohawk Trail has already pulled the parachute cord for tomorrow), we will update them on our Twitter feed: @GreylockSnowDa1.

Winter Storm Warning for Berkshire County

Things are looking up, Flake Followers. We've been upgraded. NWS-Albany is now calling for 6-8 inches of snow for our area, with some spots seeing as much as 10 inches (eastern sections of Berkshire County). This snow will be light and fluffy, which should allow it to pile up in a hurry.

The other weather advisory for our area, the Wind Chill Watch, could have as much as an impact on the length of the school day as the snow does. We're expected to see very blustery conditions throughout the day and into Saturday morning. Plows might be able to clear the roads, but the blowing of snow will negate their efforts in a hurry.

We will raise the True North Confidence Meter several percentage points. One thing is assured: there will be no afternoon or evening activities after school tomorrow.

Maps are coming tonight. Love the maps!

Thursday Storm Morning Report

Last minute adjustments are coming in about this winter hurricane, and some of the models are pushing the storm's track more to the west. West is good; east is bad.

What started as a 1-3" snow storm has now become a  3-5" storm with 4-6" on the eastern facing slopes of the Berkshire Hills.

Here's a very interesting Twitter update from Boston meteorologist Dave Epstein:

If you can't read the fine print: "One of the models we use is showing up westward jog so much that it brings rain into Boston during storm. Will awaait the afternoon date before making changes."

If that model he's looking at proves to be true--and it might be a red herring--then we could see 6-9 inches of snow in Berkshire County.

We're also closely monitoring the timing of the storm. The timing is the main factor that the GSD Staff is focusing on right now. Here's a helpful map from NWS-Albany:

The timing is improving (from two days ago), but we'd be more comfortable if it would speed up by an hour or two. Then again, if our Winter Weather Advisory gets upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning at some point today, then the timing really won't matter and we'll be looking at widespread snow days.

We're upgrading the True North Confidence Meter, but we're hardly all in on full snow days for tomorrow.