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Originally Posted by BoulderBronco
Sweet. Looks like 8" in Meredith. Good for snowmobiling. Not so good for getting more ice on Winni. Did it rain on top of the fresh snow?
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Black Cat isn't that far from Meredith, and most of the area averaged between 6 and 8 inches. It did change over during the last hour, but it was freezing rain, not plain rain.
Whenever the precip got heavy it was all snow, and whenever it lightened up, it went back to freezing rain/drizzle. That's a result of there being cold air aloft, and heavier precip pulls it down.
Rose, regarding the surprise element, you should've heard the guy at the National Weather Service when I called in to report my 7". He had a tone of resignation, and a *sigh* as he said 'thank you.' Not only were the amounts much greater than the 1-2" they'd predicted, but they were actually in the criteria for 'Winter Storm Warning'. And all they issued was a winter weather advisory, for amounts of 4-6". It being a government agency whose first mission is to protect life and property, they get all hung up on stuff like that, and will undoubtedly be reviewing the whole fiasco in a staff meeting sometime soon.
At least we have another chance to get it right for tomorrow's storm... no rest for the weary!