December Blizzard 2009 Snow Map, Draft 1
NOTE: This blog entry has been superseded by a newer one which has updated information. Look to "Recent Entries" at right, or click on Monthly Archives to see the newer entry.
UPDATE: AccuWeather has drawn a map too and I have updated the NOAA map below. Please leave a Comment if you see anything majorly wrong with the AccuWeather map (it is not meant to be an exact representation and show every report, but give a general idea where the snow fell). Was this storm a Blizzard? I haven't checked the specific conditions but it was one heck of a snow storm and Blizzard Warnings were in effect.
This is NOAA's first go at a national snowfall map for this huge snowstorm. Their data runs about 12 hours behind so data on the north side of the map may not be accurate yet. I will upload better versions of this as we move through the day and I'll also make an attempt to summarize the snowfall amounts, though there have been so many that I was overwhlemed with the response, both from the NWS and our Facebook Page (if you have final totals please post them there).
| EARLIER MAP (EARLIER HIGH-CONTRAST)
Comments (2):
Darrell:
I live in Lawrenceville, Ga, which is just northeast of Atlanta. Is there anyone that can tell me what it takes to get a 5-8 inch snowfall in the part of the country? I love snow, I don't want it to stick around all winter. I would like to have two or three snows of 5-8 inches every winter, but I know that is asking to much for this location. The weather we usually get here is 35-38 and rain, wind out of the northeast at 15-20 and miserable.
Posted by Darrell | December 21, 2009 9:47 AM
steve04074:
VERY well-done map, Jesse! You accurately finessed the fact that I got only 1" here in Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, yet only 20-30 miles south of me in coastal York Co., 3-4" was measured. And you accurately delineated that it was just southern Philadelphia Co. (KPHL 23.2", second-highest ever single-storm measurement for them), southern and eastern Delaware Co., Pa., and most of south Jersey that were 18" and above in the Phila. metro area. My family in the King of Prussia, Montgomery Co., area WNW of Center City Phila. were disappointed to see only about 12-13" or so.
Posted by steve04074 | December 20, 2009 7:55 PM
