After looking at this and talking to friends I decided to look at the deficit/surplus for a station that’s been recording for longer than I have. Comparing a station in Bedford to YHZ normals we’re seeing a -560mm deficit when looking at the Jan ‘24 - Mar ‘26 period.
I was looking at my @CoCoRaHSCanada station data and comparing it to the nearest station where I have normals calculated by @environmentca. Looks like we have been having a wetter winter than normal.
#nswx #HalifaxWx
At my place in Hammonds Pains I had 8.5cm of snowfall with a SWE of 11.2mm giving a SLR of 7.6:1
#nswx #NSstorm
Just drove past this area and it seemed like there was an accident with an SUV and a school bus. Police were on the scene when I drove by. #HalifaxTraffic
This morning at my CoCoRaHS station I measured 29.2cm of snow with a ratio of 6.2:1 on the snowboard. However in my driveway I measured 45cm of snow. My backyard is pretty exposed so to the true “flat snowfall” is likely between this 29.2 and 45.
#NSstorm #nswx #HalifaxSnowStorm
Hammonds Plains 9:00pm AST update: 26cm on board in the backyard with 40cm avg in the driveway. Peak snow drift in driveway… 68cm.
Blowing snow seems to have calmed down slightly I would give it >800m vis.
#NSstorm #nswx
7:00pm AST update: 14.0cm on board in the backyard with 6-38.5cm in the driveway (not measuring absolute peak of the drifts btw)
Additionally it’s been approx. 6 consecutive hours with low visibility in snow + blowing snow. Can’t see the neighbours behind me which are ~200m.
#NSstorm #nswx
4:50pm AST update: 8cm on board in the backyard with 4-28cm in the driveway.
Additionally it’s been approx. 3 consecutive hours with low visibility in snow + blowing snow. Can’t see the neighbours behind me which are ~200m.
#NSstorm #nswx
Looking at radar looks like we’re actively getting Thundersnow in the onshore areas.
Radar - @wxwise.app
#NSstorm #nswx #Halisky
2:40pm update: Just went outside here in Hammonds Plains, and did a snowfall measurement. Currently on the snowboard I have 0.8cm down, in the driveway there is between 0.5-11cm of snowfall already.
#NSstorm #nswx
Here in Hammonds Plains, visibility in snow and blowing snow is sub 200m. Keep in mind this is at my house and could be occurring in isolated locations. #NSstorm #nswx
@wxwise.app is showing that theres over 200K people affected by the Orange Storm Warning. Hopefully everyone stays safe and is prepared for the storm. #nlwx #KnowTheImpact
Dunno how much I will be able to post on the upcoming event since I have the flu so it’ll likely be soup, Harry Potter, and sleep on my docket for the next few days. But for those who do have to brave the snow, please drive carefully.
With the upcoming snowfall Wednesday, I was looking at the “impacts section” from @wxwise.app looking at the population it does seem to be skewed towards a Halifax population but the rest seems reasonable.
#NSstorm #NSwx #Halisky
Just got back from running a few errands here in Hammonds Plains. Seen that’s it’s been snowing since ~1/2pm so I figured I’d take a snow measurement. Looking like at my place I got ~3cm of snowfall thus far. Here are also what the roads look like too. #NSstorm #NSwx #Halisky
I’ve noticed that even within the respects of the GEPS the GDPS seems to be closer to an outlier. It’ll be interesting to see how this unfolds… especially since it will be a Groundhog Day storm, but maybe it’ll help keep the groundhog inside so we get spring sooner.
At my place in Hammonds plains as of 7am this morning my storm totals were:
- 30.5cm of snowfall (31.0mm of water)
- Approx. 0.5mm of Freezing precipitation
- average snowdrifts of 52cm.
#NSstorm #Halisky
At my place in Hammonds plains (120m or 390ft in elevation) as of 730am I have had no snow and just ice pellets / Freezing Rain with currently trace accumulation but 1.6mm within the gauge. #nswx #NSstorm #Halisky
As of 20:55AST (0055z) at my place in Hammonds Plains, I have a total of 7.7mm of freezing rain inside my rain gauge. Also did additional ice accretion measurements, average accretion at this time is 4.9mm of ice.
It is still Freezing rain mixed with Snow also.
#NSstorm #nswx #Halisky
If temperature is below 0°C and rain falling as liquid then that’s freezing rain. Freezing rain occurs when supercooled water falls as a liquid then freezes on contact with a surface (like roads, trees, etc.)
As of 17:00 AST (1900z) at my place in Hammonds Plains, I have 5.6mm of freezing rain inside my rain gauge. Also did some ice accretion measurements, average accretion is 3.75mm of ice.
#NSstorm #nswx #Halisky
@rcbstormpost.bsky.social if you ever wanna see some crazy CoCoRaHS obs lookup CAN-BC-79
Pt.2… this was driving on Hammonds Plains road towards Pockwock Road heading to Bedford. #nswx #halisky #WindDamage
Here’s a video of what Hammonds Plains Road looks like. You can see some pretty decent sized trees down on the side of the road. There was just too many spots for me to stop and take snaps so hopefully the video will suffice. Pt.1… #nswx #halisky #WindDamage
Yes it’s honestly crazy some of the damage up here. I would estimate the winds to be around 110-120km/h. The only other time I’ve seen trees snap like this was in thunderstorm events.
This is a 9-inch tree that got pushed over tearing up approximately 16inches worth of roots from the ground too (took a photo but it’s too blurry sorry). Now this is a shallow rooted tree but still impactful. #nswx
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I’m out here in Hammonds Plain. This is a 4inch diameter tree that snapped at the base from last nights wind storm. Also another tree near it had multiple layers of bark blown right off of it. #nswx #halisky
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Also before anyone asks… no I didn’t make the graphic myself. I’m no where near that talented.
Heres some highlights from the recent storm that came through the Maritimes. Highest wind gust was 135km/h from Grand Manan, with a strong second place of 127 from Monastery.
These strong winds also gave in excess of 185,000 households without power across the 3 provinces. #nswx #nbwx
