Storm Recap and Warmer Weather coming

Back in a late January blog entry, I mentioned that we will be experiencing some pretty severe weather conditions. I dont think you will find more harsh winter conditions than we have had the past week. A Severe Winter Storm....5 inches of snow and sleet concrete..howling arctic winds....brutal cold air. The side streets are terrible. The one cool thing is if your not to heavy, you can walk on top of the snow and sleet without sinking. The Storm was brought up on this blog about 10 days before it occured so I think there was a decent job of pointing out the threat but it ended up being much less snowy and much more icy than I thought.

Anyway...we have sucked all the cold air possible of the atmosphere and by default, it just has to get warmer. Look for the gradual warmup to begin next week. On Feb 22-23, there will be another powerful winter storm headed east but at this time, the I95 corridor will experience mainly rain although it could end in a bit of snow. But for the interior regions of the Northern Mid Atlantic and New England, it could be another big wet snowstorm. But nevertheless, with cold air still hanging around, its something to keep an eye on

After the storm, I believe we will see a nice stretch of much warmer weather as a storm cranks in the midwest but its not going to lock in. March right now will probably be biased to warm but its a very changable month and I wouldnt be surprised if we are tracking one more event. I will look at March more closely over the weekend.

Here are some of the snow totals from the storm last week. We were oh so close to getting a 2 foot snowstorm. Had their not been a warm layer at 5000 feet, we would of had a historical snowfall.

Stratford, NY: 42.0"
Saint Johnsville, NY: 40.1"
Minerva, NY: 38.0"
Cambridge, VT: 36.0"
Stratford, NY: 42.0"
Cambridge, VT: 36.0"
Eustis, ME: 29.8"
Gorham, NH: 28.0"
Pepper Pike, OH: 23.5"
East Benton, PA: 23.0"*
Savoy, MA: 19.0"
Grant, IN: 16.0"
Sangamon, IL: 15.8"
Bronson, MI: 9.3"
High Point State, NJ: 7.8"
Shubert, NE: 7.3"
Bunker Hill & Martinsburg, WV: 7.0"
Eckhart Mines, MD: 7.8"
Tolland, CT: 5.2"
Winchester & Stephens City, VA: 5.0"
Burrillville, RI: 4.0"
Washington, DC: 3.0"
Bear & Wilmington Airport, DE: 2.8"*
Milford, PA: 32.0"
Waterbury, VT: 25.0"
Lisbon, NH: 21.0"
Garland, ME: 16.5"
Sidney, OH: 15.0"
Byrnedale, PA: 14.0"
Greenville, OH: 14.0"
Lambertville, MI: 10.5
North Andover, MA: 8.0"
Mount Airy, MD: 6.0"
Stephens City, VA: 5.3"
Newark, DE: 3.0"