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2 hours ago, Atomixwx said:

So, WGAL just posted something on Facebook about a fresh batch of Arctic air coming and that Thursday and Friday next week may not leave the twenties. Is that a new development? I was under the impression that we were to get pretty warm around that time? 

 

Reason I am asking is: A few winters ago, I believe it was 2013/14, it seemed like the cold and snow arrived in November (albeit not this early) and every time a warm-up was showing on guidance, it never really happened. I wonder if that is where we are headed.

Yesterday the Euro had arctic air arriving overnight Wednesday-Thursday but was by itself. Today though it has been joined by the GFs and ensembles. Highs hovering around freezing for Tgiving and cold as hell Friday a.m. 

We are gonna be in NYC for the parade and was happy for upper 40s. Oh well. At least it’ll be dry.

November snow melts quicker than March snow.

8.8" storm total for MDT. 

I know we shouldn't give mets any issue with this system but man did they miss it. Understandably so, but damn. 

83N is shut down again in York cause a truck overturned. 

I think they're going to be forced to make all trucks get off the road when it starts snowing around HBG. So many are empty trailers that can't make it up a hill or around a turn without jacknifing. It led to yesterday's trafficgedon and it'll undoubtedly be an issue for every storm now. 

17 minutes ago, sauss06 said:

Pennlive reporting the 8.3" as a record. I like records, extremes etc..................how many more can we break this year 

 

i seriously think we dodged a bullet. Had the temperature not risen, that freezing rain/sleet would have been hell this morning. It would have been like the V-day storm in 06 or 07 (can't remember) or worse. i know for certain i would have lost power. 

Just got back in from clearing the walk and driveway. I thought I screwed up shoveling when it switched to skeet yesterday but turns out it didn’t matter. No ice issues - slippery but not an ice rink.

9 minutes ago, MAG5035 said:

10.5” was the storm total here. 

Awesome! 

12 minutes ago, pasnownut said:

oh and .......when's the next one?

 

 

Early December looks ripe. 

We “torch” next week and weekend - probably mid 50s Saturday. 

I’m not sure how much extra snow I got - woke up 30 minutes ago to the sound of crying snow. 

10 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

Through 9 pm, the following cities have established or tied daily snowfall records for November 15:

Allentown: 7.2" (old record: 2.0", 1933)
Baltimore: 1.7" (old record: 1.2", 1908)
Islip: 4.3" (old record: Trace, Many Years) **biggest snowstorm so early in the season**
New York City: 6.0" (old record: 1.0", 1906) **biggest snowstorm so early in the season**
Newark: 6.4" (old record: 4.2", 1906) **biggest snowstorm so early in the season**
Philadelphia: 3.6" (old record: 0.2", 1933)
Scranton: 6.0" (tied record set in 1906)
Washington, DC: 1.4" (old record: 0.2", 1906)

Add Harrisburg - 8.3”. Record was 3.3” from 1911.

14 minutes ago, Flatheadsickness said:

Here in fairview township I83 was, maybe still is closed. Penndot  redirected off the highway onto are hilly winding crazy back roads we have out here with no detour routes set up. We have people out here stuck and lost here on 114 Fairview township from Philly Lebanon and other place stuck and lost.  What a mess they put these folks in you have to know where you are going to drive out here.

They sent people off to 114 as the main detour?! Dear god. 

Thanks. So tractor-trailers are the issue. Geez,  way to go @Voyager!

14 minutes ago, Atomixwx said:

A WGAL news reporter is on Facebook Live right now getting a police escort after being enough route to 83 for over 4 hours. What a colossal failure today was for our PennDOT folks. 

Link?

83 appears closed still both ways between Harrisburg and York. 

PennDOT has explaining to do imo

Now in full zr in Harrisburg. I think ice accretion wil be a significant issue here tonight. 

Just now, Jns2183 said:

 

Wasn’t that the storm that caused thousands of stranded motorists on the highways?


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On 78, yeah. It was our first winter here and we had zero idea what to do. 

Just now, Superstorm said:

Great start guys. 95-96 analog is ringing louder and louder.


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Speaking of ringing, this is the heaviest sleet I think I’ve seen since VD2007.

15 minutes ago, djr5001 said:

Have 8” on my deck and 6” in the grass and that was measured after it had been raining for about an hour.  Today turned into such a mess I think because the plows were likely waiting to start plowing/treating the roads but then schools/businesses/etc started closing and roads turned into total gridlock before plows could do anything and now it’s too late.  Now that it is raining it is going to be messy for a bit and hard to clear.

This is sleet//zr mix - things are going to get worse before better. 

Wow 8.5”.

Road issues I put on penndot. People started leaving at 11 am, state closed at noon. Roads already were gone by then.

Forecast was for 2-4” which is manageable usually. Not this morning, clearly. 

21 minutes ago, Jns2183 said:

Said f it and walked 4.7 miles from Camp Hill to New Cumberland. Market st is a parking lot. On Bridge st Firefighters are going car to car handing out water. Cars are running out of gas left and right.


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Jesus

There are going to be a lot of people sleeping in cars around Harrisburg tonight. 

Holy F what a disaster. I can’t remember traffic this bad. 

6.5-7” in midtown hbg.

Went out to shovel and midway through it turned to heavy sleet. So that might be all save for the wraparound tomorrow a.m.. 

Friend and I left work together in downtown Harrisburg at 12:30. He lives in Hershey. 

He hasn't made it to the 322/422 split yet. It’s curreentky 3:07 p.m.

That sleet line is hitting the MD/PA border just dying. lol

dynamic cooling ftw 

Harrisburg might push 8-10” snow by the morning.

And the ENTIRE forum is in a WSW! That is a rare, rare feat.