The Tuesday Nor’Easter dumped some serious snow on Nothern New England, and while the meteorologists tried to get it right, they blew it again.
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Nor’ Easter Computer Models Wrong 12 Hours Out as Forecasters Totally Blow Storm Totals
For days we’ve been inundated with news about the impending superstorm bomb blizzard, nor’ easter thingy and an expected 18-20 inches across a wide swath of the Granite State. Businesses closed early. The northeast shut down. For what?
Weather Channel Calls Nor’ Easter a Bomb Cyclone – Stupid Name
Bomb Cyclone is a recent term. Maybe a few years old. And it’s stupid. Because what we just had roll through New England has a name. We call ’em nor’ easters. Maybe this one was in transition, and the Weather Channel is just being #Woke?
The Obligatory Northeast Snowfall Timelapse Video
For those of you not yet weary of reports about “the big snowstorm” in the Northeast, here’s a time-lapse video from Hartford CT. Just for contrast, we got about 18″ where I live in Southern New Hampshire, some places–not that far from me–got two feet; these folks got a tiny bit more. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiKBgm4ymXc&feature=player_detailpage