Yesterday in my blog post, I questioned why the Weather Channel is naming winter storms.   (I thought it was sensationalizing weather and borderline silly.)  Well, their first named winter storm of the season was named Athena, named after the Greek god of wisdom.  They should have named it after Khione, the goddess of snow!   Check out these snow totals from the NWS:

*******************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS
                     SNOWFALL           OF
                     /INCHES/   MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

...FAIRFIELD COUNTY...
   MONROE                13.5   730 AM 11/08  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   SHELTON               10.0   700 AM 11/08  PUBLIC
   DANBURY                9.9   709 AM 11/08  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   NEWTOWN                9.1   827 AM 11/08  PUBLIC
   RIDGEFIELD             8.5   640 AM 11/08  PUBLIC
   BRIDGEPORT             8.3   100 PM 11/08  COOP OBSERVER
   DARIEN                 7.9   741 AM 11/08  PUBLIC
   GREENWICH              6.0   845 PM 11/07  PUBLIC
   TRUMBULL               6.0  1100 PM 11/07  PUBLIC
   NEW CANAAN             6.0   525 AM 11/08  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   NORWALK                6.0   830 AM 11/08  PUBLIC
   STAMFORD               5.3   940 PM 11/07  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   NORTH STAMFORD         5.2   940 PM 11/07  PUBLIC

...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...
   MIDDLETOWN             5.0   707 PM 11/07  AMATEUR RADIO
   DURHAM                 4.5   510 PM 11/07  BROADCAST MEDIA
   WESTBROOK              4.0   700 AM 11/08  PUBLIC
   HADDAM                 3.5   500 AM 11/08  CT DOT

...NEW HAVEN COUNTY...
   CLINTONVILLE          13.5   526 AM 11/08  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   HAMDEN                12.0   551 AM 11/08  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   NORTH HAVEN           12.0   145 AM 11/08  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   MERIDEN               10.8   718 AM 11/08  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   WALLINGFORD           10.0   840 PM 11/07  TRAINED SPOTTER
   NAUGATUCK              9.1  1150 PM 11/07  PUBLIC
   ORANGE                 9.1   723 AM 11/08  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   NORTH BRANFORD         9.0   100 AM 11/08  PUBLIC
   WOLCOTT                9.0   638 AM 11/08  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   NEW HAVEN              9.0   708 AM 11/08  PUBLIC
   SEYMOUR                9.0   830 PM 11/07  TRAINED SPOTTER
   NORTH GUILFORD         8.0   500 AM 11/08  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   WATERBURY              6.3   300 AM 11/08  CT DOT
   BEACON FALLS           5.8   500 AM 11/08  CT DOT
   ANSONIA                5.5   752 PM 11/07  AMATEUR RADIO
   BRANFORD               5.0   900 PM 11/07  PUBLIC
   GUILFORD               4.7  1030 PM 11/07  PUBLIC

...NEW LONDON COUNTY...
   COLCHESTER             5.0   500 AM 11/08  CT DOT
   VOLUNTOWN              3.0   717 PM 11/07  AMATUER RADIO

NEW JERSEY

...BERGEN COUNTY...
   RIDGEFIELD             7.5  1030 PM 11/07  PUBLIC
   RUTHERFORD             5.0   200 AM 11/08  NJ TPK AUTHORITY
   RIDGEWOOD              4.8  1000 PM 11/07  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   FRANKLIN LAKES         4.0  1200 AM 11/08  PUBLIC
   PARAMUS                4.0   200 AM 11/08  NJ TPK AUTHORITY
   MIDLAND PARK           3.2  1030 PM 11/07  PUBLIC
   RIVERVALE              3.0   530 AM 11/08  PUBLIC

...ESSEX COUNTY...
   NEWARK AIRPORT         6.2   730 AM 11/08  FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER
   MILLBURN               6.0  1015 PM 11/07  PUBLIC
   NORTH CALDWELL         6.0   600 AM 11/08  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   CEDAR GROVE            5.8  1205 AM 11/08  PUBLIC
   WEST ORANGE            5.5   100 AM 11/08  PUBLIC
   BLOOMFIELD             4.3  1040 PM 11/07  SKYWARN SPOTTER

...HUDSON COUNTY...
   JERSEY CITY            6.0   200 AM 11/08  NJ TPK AUTHORITY
   HARRISON               5.2   215 AM 11/08  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   KEARNY                 3.5  1030 PM 11/07  PUBLIC
   SECAUCUS               3.5   200 AM 11/08  NJ TPK AUTHORITY
   HOBOKEN                3.3   740 AM 11/08  SKYWARN SPOTTER

...PASSAIC COUNTY...
   CLIFTON                4.5   200 AM 11/08  NJ TPK AUTHORITY
   HAWTHORNE              4.5   709 AM 11/08  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   BLOOMINGDALE           4.3  1215 AM 11/08  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   HASKELL                4.3  1100 PM 11/07  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   WEST MILFORD           3.5   230 AM 11/08  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   WAYNE                  3.0   718 PM 11/07  TRAINED SPOTTER

...UNION COUNTY...
   BERKELEY HEIGHTS       7.5   945 PM 11/07  PUBLIC
   ELIZABETH              5.4  1200 AM 11/08  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   ROSELLE                5.2   718 AM 11/08  SKYWARN SPOTTER
   CLARK                  4.0   200 AM 11/08  NJ TPK AUTHORITY
   UNION                  3.5   200 AM 11/08  NJ TPK AUTHORITY

The list is longer yet, but I am sure you get the point.  Parts of the East Coast 
that were hammered by Hurricane Sandy, just got slammed by a strong Nor'easter 
that had enough snow to lay down a heavy blanket of the white stuff.  So, are we 
going to see anything like this any time soon?  Not in the next 10 to 14 days, but
 the weather pattern is very amplified right now with big swings in
the temperatures and strong storm systems ripping through the jet stream.  

The Live Doppler 15 Fury Storm Team is currently working on the winter forecast for
the Fort Wayne area.  We hope to have it completed in the next few weeks, but there 
is a lot to look at from El Nino, the weather patterns in the Arctic and the Northern 
Atlantic.  I won't get specific, but don't be surprised if your heating bill is 
higher than average this winter.  More to come so stay tuned.