It was not a Blizzard...
Posted by nyislander on 2/11/2010, 7:26 pm
I got 14" here in Valley Stream but Blizzard conditions weren't met here either. I got highest gust of 34 MPH at my home station. I am about 9 miles west of Fred's location. Here is a statement the NWS put out today.


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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
WINTER STORM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1138 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

..SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 10 2010 DID NOT
MEET NWS BLIZZARD DEFINITION AT GOVERNMENT REPORTING STATIONS...

A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM MOVED ACROSS THE REGION FROM TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL RANGED FROM
AROUND 10 TO 18 INCHES ACROSS METRO NEW JERSEY...NEW YORK CITY AND
LONG ISLAND...WHERE A BLIZZARD WARNING WAS ISSUED.

THE NWS DEFINES A BLIZZARD WHEN THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO PREVAIL FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 3 HOURS:

SUSTAINED WIND OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR GREATER
AND...CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW...FREQUENTLY REDUCING
VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE.

THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE OBSERVED AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS LIKE JFK
AIRPORT AND MACARTHUR AIRPORT...BUT NOT LASTING FOR 3 HOURS.

ALTHOUGH THE NWS CANNOT CONFIRM THE OCCURRENCE OF A BLIZZARD AT
OFFICIAL REPORTING STATIONS...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT OTHER LOCATIONS
DID MEET THIS CONDITION.

THE BOTTOM LINE...NWS NEW YORK IS NOT PLANNING TO CLASSIFY THIS
WINTER STORM AS A BLIZZARD AT THIS TIME. WE WILL CONTINUE TO ASSESS
POST STORM DATA BEFORE MAKING OUR DECISION FINAL.

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