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http://intra.ecmwf.int/daily/d/dreport/2016/01/26/sc/
1. Impact
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On 22-24 January a severe blizzard hit the U.S east-coast and broke records in accumulated snowfall in several places. The amount was only mm from the record in Central Park (NYC) and broke the record on JFK. For Washington DC (Dulles) it ranks as the 2nd worst snowstorm. After the cyclone New Jersey was hit by coastal flooding. |
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Next plot is a preliminary plot, from the US, for the greater NYC area, showing post event snow depths in inches. For reference Long Island, east of the city, is the island in the lower right.
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3. Predictability
3.1 Data assimilation
3.2 HRES
The plots below show HRES forecasts of accumulated precipitation 23 Jan 00z - 24 Jan 00z (shade) and MSLP on 23 Jan 12z. The observed precipitation is in the first panel.
The plots below show the snow cover in the analysis (first plot) 24 Jan 06z and forecasts valid at the same time.
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