NorEasters?

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Ridiculous

What ever happened to the typical noreasters where feet of snow would fall all over upstate NY and VT. It seems that none of them have come far enough north at all.

Feb 11 2010 3:00PM

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Problem is there's been a trough in the jet stream that encompasses the most of the northeast for a good part of the winter. This steers the storms south of us. If the storm goes too far north/west we get snow changing to rain or just rain. If the storm goes too far south/east we get nothing. This is what's been happening a lot so far this year.

The typical cycle in my area anyway (SW NH) is a few years of heavy, frequent snowfall followed by a few very dry years. Since the few years preceding this winter have been extremely snowy, things are not looking good.

I'm still looking for an answer as to why the trough in the jet stream over the northeast seems to be so constant this winter.

Feb 11 2010 4:16PM

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