Updated 8 PM 2/9 –
Like Bruce said in the comment section “don’t stick a fork in ROC vs Albany yet.” No way would I do that and The Roc is looking good right now. I may hand a spoon to Rochester to help them out shoveling the little bit of snow they received so far this season though 😉 Thats a joke Roc and looking at Syracuse’s snow totals so far I don’t think I can say much 😉 Actually Rochester moved into the 3rd place slot on the snow hill this last update.
Binghamton dropped into the number 4 slot and Albany still remains in last place where they belong, I’M JOKING. Albany is actually having a good season so far and I think they will have more snow to report when they put out the next update. I still think it is going to be close between Rochester, Binghamton and Albany when the new snow totals do come out but I don’t know if they can catch Rochester right now..
Syracuse managed to melt a little more away from Buffalo and we will see if that continues this week. I’m reading about a couple of possible snow events coming up around Thursday. Check with the pros in your neck of the woods because my middle name is clueless 😉 Have an Awesome Night All…
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Updated Noon 2/9/15 –From what I am reading and from looking around it’s looking like Albany and Syracuse could make out the best from the current storm. Rochester so far is showing the highest snow totals for yesterday with 5.5 inches of snow on the day. That is probably a good thing and may be enough to keep them out of last place or Not. Looking at the radars I think it will be close as to what city ends up in last place when all is said and done 😉
If Albany gets what they ere expecting it’s most likely going to be a good battle between Binghamton, Albany and Rochester to stay out of last place. Yup, Albany has a real shot at moving into the 3rd place spot on the snow hill this late in the season believe it or not 😉
Syracuse has been able to cut into Buffalo’s lead a little bit and right now every snowflake they can melt away from Buffalo’s lead helps. Just a few days ago Syracuse was trailing Buffalo by around 17 inches. Right now Buffalo has a lead of 14.4 inches over Syracuse. There is a good chance the lead will get smaller come the next update to make the contest a little closer…
I don’t think Albany can catch second place Syracuse this round but they could melt some of the lead away that Syracuse has over them right now. There is only 5 inches separating the 3 cities in 3rd, 4th and last place right now so it will be interesting come the next snow update a little later on. Below are the snow totals that the cities received yesterday and not necessary the storm totals.. I’ll have to look back to Saturday night for those.
Snow Totals For Yesterday
Rochester – 5.5
Syracuse – 3.6
Albany – 3.0
Buffalo – 2.4
Binghamton – 0.8
Stay Tuned for Another Update a Bit Later and Stay Safe All!
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Get ready because it’s time for another snowball fight in the Golden Snowball Contest 🙂 This could be one that Buffalo may actually lose for a change. Buffalo has been enjoying being the King of the snow hill this season and has dug in pretty good but a few of the cities may move a little closer to them with this next storm. That said Buffalo just hit the 80 inches of snow mark for the season 😉
Right now there are winter storm warnings out for most of the cities so check with your locals and the National Weather Service for updates. There are some links below with info as to what’s going on in your neck of the woods.
This could be a chance for Rochester, Syracuse and Albany to melt away a little bit of the lead that Buffalo has over the cities right now. From what I am reading and it still looks like the temperatures may play a part in this storm is that
Buffalo is expecting anywhere from 5-9 inches of snow between now and Monday night and so far is just under a Winter Weather Advisory at last check but that could could change. As always, keep in mind I’m clueless so check with the pros for the latest updates on this storm.
Albany may win this round and they are predicting anywhere from 9-18 inches for Albany at last check through Monday night. Still hard to believe how tough Albany is hanging this season 😉
Binghamton is under winter storm warning at last check and is expected to receive anywhere from 6 to 10 inches between now and Monday night. It will be interesting to see if Binghamton can pass Syracuse for the 2nd place slot on the snow hill.
Rochester is also under under a storm warning and is expecting to receive 8 to 12 inches of new snowfall. Can they move into the number 2 slot??? No doubt it’s time for them to make some kind of attack on the snow hill. HINT to Rochester, measure the snow before the jets start their engines and take off this time, I’m joking 😉
Syracuse like Rochester really needs to get in on this snowball fight. It seems like just about every snow event this season both cities have had some kind of snow dome or umbrella up to keep the snow away. Some decent snow has been around them but they just can’t seem to bring it in. Maybe this time. Syracuse is under a winter snowstorm warning and is forecast at last check to get anywhere between 8 to 12 inches through Monday night. You can check out the latest warnings and watches by click on your city below.
Winter Snow Storm Warnings and Watches
Click Here for Albany Snow Storm Warnings
Rochester Storm Watches and Warnings
Stay safe and take it easy on the roads as always 🙂 See Snow – Take it Slow!
UPDATE: NOAA revised the forecast for Albany since I looked this AM. Now calling for 3-5 total daytime accumulation vs 1-2 for ROC ( both locations are the Airports ). Still, with ROC coming from the last read with a 4.7″ lead, even if ROC only records 1″ and Albany 5″ ROC still stays ahead. Both ROC and Albany have a shot to leap BING though ( their Airport forecasts only 1″ total for today ).
Hey Bruce,
Lol, I would never stick a fork into our good friends to the west of us 😉 What I was saying in the post is that it’s going to be close and I still think it is. I have a feeling that most likely it will be Binghamton in last place as of now. I’m still waiting for their snow stats. After I mad that post someone in our Facebook group from The Roc mentioned how they got some snow over night and some today. I am still seeing storm totals for Albany at 8-14 inches. That’s storm totals. Right now as of this last update Albany is showing storm totals of something around 8.2 inches and it looks like it’s still snowing there. It’s looking right now like Rochester will move up to the 3rd spot this update but I am still waiting for Binghamton’s stats which should be anytime now.. The Roc is at 66.5 and Albany is at 61.1 as around 4 PM. I do like how we are making up some ground on Buffalo 🙂
Those totals look like what I was seeing this AM ( reported to NOAA at 7 or 8 AM ). Since then, ROC Airport has been getting steady snowfall with a good fluffy 3″ in the parking lots ( they haven’t plowed since 7:30 ) and there is little to no wind …. And, when I checked NOAA ( about 10:00 AM ) they predicted ROC should get 1-2 and Albany 1-3 additional today … that’s only a difference of 1″ for today so don’t stick a fork in ROC vs Albany yet.