A small storm came across the upper midwest & across the lower Great Lakes. A weak storm in the mid-Mississippi Valley was to join it and be around Pittsburgh,PA early on the 13th. Forecast called for 1-3" or 2-4" depending upon who you listened to. I felt that with the mild winter, water temps were above average and would have rain mix with the snow or change to all rain. South of LI the water was 47 degrees & near Boston was 41.9. Some colder air was in Northern New England & it was expected to move south. I felt that we would get maybe an inch of wet snow. A secondary low was to develop just off the New Jersey coast.

RESULTS

Some light snow started around 8 AM on the 13th. It mixed with & changed to sleet, which ended by 9:30 AM. Received a dusting of snow/sleet.

It was dry until 2 PM when a few flakes fell. Mistlike snow started to fall at 3 PM.

This ended around 5 PM, leaving 1/4" of snow on the ground. The winds increased during this time, the temps started to fall, & the baro started to rise. The storm was moving away. We really didn't have any rain. The somewhat higher amounts of snow were just to the north, but my forecast was closer for amounts here.

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