ChasingFlakes

Got in pretty smooth and it was a fast flight with the killer tailwind outta the south.

My flight is landing at 11:50pm in PHL tonight. Think I'll be alright? NWS says 20-30mph out of the SW with gusts up to 50mph. Philly's runway is oriented ESE-ENE, so that may help.

Might have to change my name to EscapingFlakes.. heading to Miami last minute.

After my sunset hike in Valley Forge, I set my alarm for 3:30am and shot over to Harvey Cedars in LBI to catch the snowy sunrise and whatever leftover swell was still in the water. I knew it'd be worth it. Here's some pics I took on my cell, haven't uploaded the pics from my DSLR yet. Waist deep drifts and waist-chest high sets. Bonus Valley Forge pic:

Is that Howell or Qtown?

Think I'm gonna go for a hike at Mt. Joy in Valley Forge. I'm feeling pretty good today and looking at the visible satellite imagery and current observations, I think there's a chance for a good sunset with the higher altitude clouds sticking around and it being relatively clear to the west. That is, as long as this thing doesn't jet off in the next 2 hours! Looking SW: Also, if you want to share images: Create and account on imgur.com, upload as hidden, then once uploaded press and hold image (or right click) and copy the image's direct URL. When pasted into the text field on amwx, it will automatically embed. Therefore, no worrying about file size or removing past images.

https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/9th-st-/5aff31a7f7fc66001bd15a34 9th st looking dreamy right now. Edit: Starting to clean up in Strathmere too, looks like you could get a drift session in down to the south side of sea isle in an hour flat!! I imagine LBI will get good before sundown. https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/sherman-ave-/5b0347809f631f001a00f0d9 Edit 2: good LBI cam, already firing: https://thesurfersview.com/live-cams/new-jersey/beach-haven-lbi-beach-cam-and-surf-report/ Edit 3: Here's a still from the Beach Haven cam. Not very big but pretty consistent griding lefthand tubes. Goofy Footers dream.

Beautiful morning.

Should be some nice lefts breaking off the jetty if you walk down to crystals tomorrow (the beach where the boards meat the inlet just past the Ocean casino) Might see some brave souls out! It faces east enough to pickup any east swell getting kicked up overnight as the low passes and it is protected from any NE-NW winds.

I've been pretty central under the banding since it setup shop this morning. Had some fatter flakes around the time you posted this radar image and when I took this picture 25 mins ago.

I imagine this is the type of storm track that destroyed Texas Tower.

Got a good burst going just. Untreated surfaces are getting covered. Just got back from KOP to royersford and it got progressively stronger as I drove northwest.

Sun is poking through the clouds with some flurries still falling. Cars and grass are dusted. I wasn't paying attention on this one, but checked wunderground last night and saw the 3-5 inch call and was surprised. Not surprised we busted lol.

Can't find my SD card reader right now so here's a cell pic I took while I was out with my camera. Got some nice shots with the FAT flakes just before the changeover.

Better yet, use www.imgur.com to host your images. I upload them as hidden/private and then copy the direct image link into the comment field on the forum and it automatically inserts it onto the forum page. No need to worry about file sizes or deleting images from past posts that you may still want to keep up for posertity's sake.

Nice I'm right next to the police station! It's looking like it'll be my stomping grounds through my 20s too, at least for the next year or so. Took months to find a decent spot that was affordable within 20 mins of KOP. Tom's is still open but I haven't gone in since I haven't been drinking because I've been dealing with really bad low back pain/sciatica due to stenosis this year and I'm trying to keep the inflammation down. Last fall my plan was to have moved north or west by this winter to snowboard all the time but now that looks like a pipedream. Hoping for some progress with my health so I can get back to pow chasing. Literally one of my biggest passions so its frustrating not being able to enjoy it at such a young age. Got probably 4 inches here but haven't gone outside since I have covid! My car is the only one in the lot with snow still on it haha.

Flakes falling nicely here on the Main Street of Royersford.

Forgot to post this screenshot I took from the Harvey Cedars water tower cam at LBI following the last storm. If you look closely you can see deadseagull heading out from Barnegat Inlet

My 5 mile move north may help me out here. Phoenixville to Royersford.

https://thesurfersview.com/live-cams/new-jersey/the-cove-cape-may-beach-cam-and-surf-report/ Should be some nice ones peeling down the point at The Cove in Cape May later tonight with that strong NE wind/swell. That site has a lot of good cams up and down the NJ coast.

Snapped this picture out of my window this morning around 9:30am. Looking WSW from the center of Royersford.

West winds in royersford are pretty good right now. Just lost power 10 mins ago. Howling

Definitely some good gusts and rain associated with this line here in Royersford.

Here's 2 images I took that show warehouses under various stage of construction. Definitely gives context as to why they are such a dangerous place to be in a tornado. Large concrete slabs less than a foot thick standing upright and supported at their top by steel beams. A thin roof is then attached. No safe space to go on the floor of a warehouse.

Lots of lightning in Coatesville. Drove from Exton to Coatesville as the storm rolled in and was able to get a nice peep of the sun out of the backside with a nice orange glow lighting up the horizon. Still lightning consistently overhead. This pic is from before I went into the store in Exton around 6:45pm. Looking WNW.