Case Study: 26-27 December 2010 Blizzard

Animations courtesy of National Weather Service New York

 

Low Tracks

Observed Low Tracks vs Forecast Low Tracks

Ensemble Low Tracks -ECENS (yellow), GEFS (red), CMCE (blue), SREF (green), and other operational models

GFS and SREF Low Tracks

Sensitivity

SREF Sensitivity and Predictability

Sensitivity Calculations by Yucheng Song

Edmund Chang's Ensemble Sensitivity Analysis

 

Model Differences

SREF & GEFS 24 Precip Probabilities > 25.4 mm

Nam vs GFS QPF Comparison Incl. Experimental Nam

ECMWF MSLP Spread Plots

SREF Snowfall Probabilities

00z 24 Dec and 12z 24 Dec GFS Height Differences and Errors

Ensemble Forecasts and Accumulated Precipitation

HPC vs SREF Snowfall Probabilites

24 Dec 09z SREF Members

ECMWF vs GFS

500 mb Trough Adjustment Dec. 23 & 24

300 mb Height, 500 mb Height, 700 mb Height, and SLP Comparison from 24 Dec 2010 12z runs

300 mb, 500 mb, 700 mb, and 850 mb Height, Temp, and Winds Comparison from 24 Dec 2010 12z runs

 

Miscellaneous Links

Go-To-Meeting 01-13-11: Blizzard Summary PPT

Go-To-Meeting 01-13-11: Blizzard Summary Recording

PV Evolution

Event Summary by Richard Grumm

Richard Grumm Case Study Site

KOKX Event Summary

Mesoscale Banding

4-km WRF dBZ/SLP Evolution

HRRR Performance

KOKX Radar Loop Beginning 1604Z 26 Dec

KOKX Radar Loop Beginning 1801Z 26 Dec

KOKX Radar Loop Beginning 2004Z 26 Dec

KOKX Radar Loop Beginning 2200Z 26 Dec

KOKX Radar Loop Beginning 0002Z 27 Dec

KOKX Radar Loop Beginning 0158Z 27 Dec

KOKX Radar Loop Beginning 0401Z 27 Dec

KOKX Radar Loop Beginning 0604Z 27 Dec

KOKX Radar Loop Beginning 0609Z 27 Dec