Took until afternoon for the last flakes to fly on the South Shore. This persistent setup for snow was just that. Tenacious to the end. Final tallies of snow for your town can be found here.
So what about this stormy pattern. Are we done?
No. Three nor’easters are forming in the next six days. One is forming now, then another Thursday night and another Saturday night. Pretty cool, eh? Be even nicer if we watched them from a distance.
Instead, I think we’ll get a small piece of the last two storms. Glancing shot is a term thrown around a lot, but I think a light brushing is a better way to describe it. The focus will shift to the Cape and the Islands for the most accumulation, the strongest wind and a semi-front row seat to the coming attractions.
Timing on this storm will bring us to the evening drive on Thursday. It’s not ideal, but it’s not a huge rush of snow either. Last flakes will take until early Friday to fall, with the accumulations shown in the map to the right.
The weekend storm is much bigger, much stronger, and just a little bit farther away. This makes all the difference too. The lines you see in the map to the right should be shifted a little farther to the southeast. Still, the wind will be stronger and the cold will be deeper.
Flights, plans and whatnot should go ahead as scheduled for now this weekend. We’re confident in the track because the trend over the last few days has been consistent and mostly offshore. That said, one small jog back to Southern New England, and we’re moving those lines (and amounts) up.
So are we turning the tide here? Not quite. Still another storm is out there next week. Still don’t think we’ll swing out of this until late month. You dig?
I’ll reiterate the standing request from the mayor and governor to clean out the fire hydrants, oil/gas fill pipes, mailboxes and sidewalks. There certainly won’t be much help from the sun in coming days.
Pete