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| Written by Reed Patrick Timmer | |||
| Sunday, 18 January 2009 16:33 | |||
Record-breaking cold and heavy snow has been pounding the Northern Plains, Great Lakes Region, and Northeast U.S. over the last 7-10 days, with 2+ feet of snow falling over the snow belts downwind of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Today, heavy northwesterly LES bands are pounding the northwest Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Southwest Lower Michigan, where another 8 inches of snow will fall overnight in the most persistent bands. A Nor'Easter has also been intensifying off the coast of New England, with 8-14 inches of snow falling across parts of Maine into the Eastern Canada. The persistent "ridge-trough" pattern over North America can be seen in this 500 mb model map: The winter storm watches, warnings, and advisories are here, showing the pure insanity over the Northeast U.S., and the total calm over the rest of the country. For sake of research and storm chasing, hopefully this pattern does not hold through the spring!  The regional radar loop here as of around 5:30 EST Sunday shows the compact yet intense winter storm pounding parts of Maine. 2+ inch per hour snowfall rates are common in the heaviest band as it moves northeast along the coast from Portland. We're hoping to chase a powerful Nor'Easter this winter/early spring in the Canadian Maritimes, but haven't had one intense enough yet this season. 
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| Last Updated on Saturday, 14 February 2009 19:58 |
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