As I was just about to make another update about this crucial band, a special weather statement was just issued. When watching the band on radar it is really hard to visualize how close it will come to us, but according to the special statement it will come close enough to bring a snow rate of 2-3 inches of snow per hour, along with potential thunder and lightning. This band will expand and strengthen though, so it could be really bad. If this does indeed happen we are on track for some of the higher totals. Now something else to pick up on is the wind. Just glancing outside it has really gotten going. Whether the storm has really strengthened enough at this point to bring strong winds, or these are just winds within the strong bands that contain thunderstorm like winds. But it's interesting that these are really thunderstorms where the temperate is under 32 degrees causing the precipitation to fall in snow form. So we could potentially see some dangerous things from now till 7 or 8 in the morning, and then blowing and drifting snow along with backlash falling snow through the afternoon, and even some snow in the evening. Thats it for now from this quick update. An all nighter will be pulled, and I will try my best to see every second of this storm!
-Scott Pecoriello
