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...WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS PART ONE...
As this 2006-07 cool season develops, a weak to moderate El Nino winter, is
underway for the United States as determined by Tropical Pacific sea surface
temperatures. The impact of this particular jet stream pattern favors warmer
than normal temperatures across the northern tier of the United States,
including New England. The storm track should lie across the Southern United
States. These patterns however are modulated by other factors, some as yet
probably unknown. The most confident relationship between El Nino and winter
impacts is found in parts of The Western United States. For more details, pleas
reference
The Climate Prediction Center Website. For our area, this leaves the door
open to other influences including the jet stream pattern across the North
Atlantic. In essence...even if we were to have a "warmer than normal" winter,
"warmer than normal" does not necessarily mean less snowfall. It only takes one
huge storm to make a memorable experience and contribute greatly to our seasonal
norms. A sampling of "approximate seasonal" snowfall norms in inches are...
...Masachusetts...
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...Rhode Island... |
| Boston |
41.8 |
North Foster |
58.6 |
| Lowell |
45.8 |
Providence |
32.9 |
| Haverhill |
54.8 |
Kingston |
32.6 |
| Worcester |
60.8 |
...Conecticut... |
| New bedford |
33.1 |
Hartford
(Windsor Locks) |
46.0 |
| Hyannis |
23.8 |
Hartford City |
35.1 |
| Edgartown |
21.7 |
Storrs |
35.5 |
| Provincetown |
19.1 |
| ...New Hampshire... |
| Keene |
61.4 |
Nashua |
62.0 |
For blockbuster snowstorms, many of us probably remember the 21.9 inches of fluffy
snow that fell just before valentines day of this year all time record storm total of
21.9 inches on Feburuary 12 2006.
At Worcester, a recent 2 foot snowstorm was the January 23-24 2005 event where the
24.1 inches was the fifth largest on record.
That storm delivered blizzard conditions to parts of the Southeast New England coast.
Boston recorded its fifth heaviest snowfall on record, 22.5 inches and Providence its
second heaviest 23.4 inches.
Details of what to do when a huge snowstorm is predicted can be found in the
NWS Brochure Website.
Summarizing, plan ahead to mitigate the adverse impact of a huge storm by altering your
plans and checking your winter weather preparedness kit. be careful of overexerting in
snow removal.
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