What kind of snowstorms are there in the Mid-Atlantic Area?
Alberta Clipper – 6 inches or less Nor’Easter 6 inches or more
Some are better than others depending on the year and season. Models run at different times and frequency
Models are short-range, mid-range, and long-range.
Prefer Pivotal Weather
THESE LINKS ARE FROM NOAA
NAM Short Range North American Mesoscale Forecast System (NAM)
SREF Short Range Ensemble Forecast (SREF) Products
RAP Rapid Refresh Quick updates short term
GFS Global Forecast system( 1-10 out to 16)
Another Model Set link https://meteocentre.com/?lang=en
NOAA Winter Weather Forecast https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/wwd/winter_wx.shtml
GEOS 16 (GEOS 17, 2 MET, 1 Japan) https://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/
CONUS Merged Snowfall Rate https://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/sportPublishData.pl?dataset=snowfallratemergedconus
National SNOW Analysis https://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/nsa/