You're much warmer than down my way - current conditions at the airport down the road from me:
https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KPAMARIE28?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1aUZn05v6EL1SCu83D6YWAz4KB0xPA7zBHapk7ZxcoZfWMxfMgsX9YEUY_aem_AatgGdtB3HDmy_lQiEQW3p1bDKQzlUbvSccn8VpHsQ_8zcjQ2DxBPNU21ROdUrVrozfMvldDScho9lY6LgyGK0dL
Snow is developing much sooner than some forecasts...Elliott didn't have snow beginning in Mitch's hood until at least 3pm. Early snow is hardly ever a bad thing.
Speaking of the January storm when many of us in the southern tier got caught in the subsidence between the 2 main bands, you can see signs here where the northern band MIGHT be setting up over the LSV with a bit of a gap across northern MD and then the main show farther south. We'll see how this evolves over the next few hours:
https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/?parms=LWX-N0B-1-24-100-usa-rad
If nothing else you are consistent in your posting style. If we get a big storm I have no doubt that you'll point out your 31" measurement is .5" less than Camp Hill got.
In contrast, the Canadian is flatter which results in lighter snows in PA while the Delaware beaches enjoy 1-1.5 feet of snow. (next week's potential event)
This is going to be a long 8-9 days. The models have caught on to the pattern, ripe full of ingredients and joined them in the kitchen. The table is being set, the meal is being prepared. Next week, let's all eat.
It's fun watching and analyzing what's going on later today with at least 2 more opportunities (including a potential bell ringer) in our hip pocket to follow over the next 1.5 weeks. We haven't had this amount of action in years.
How am I supposed to know that you were "clearly joking" from your post.
I consider myself at least somewhat smart/educated and I did not detect an ounce of joking in "He must not have looked at 18z" without an "lol", smiling emoji...something. That clearly appears to me that you're saying "dude, why not look at 18z?"
He is a known warm weather lover. But I don't recall anyone ever saying he hates snow other than in jest when he doesn't call for much.
I'm sorry if I came off either rude or blunt but when I see something that isn't accurate I'm going to call it out.
He forecasted up to 20" in Lancaster which we are a long way from so I don't believe that either.
Why do you say he hates snow? This is just patently false.
This is a fair post. I say that because while I acknowledge that the pattern does shoe signs of greatly improving next week, we've also seen great advertised patterns fail to materialize in previous years.
The only definitive thing that should be said is there is potential. Nothing more, nothing less. Anyone saying it will snow or it won't snow is just being foolish right now.