TimB

It’s the same old story every time. Not going to complain because I have 7 or 8 inches of snow on the ground, but I went back and read some posts from last year’s snow to rain mess in Pittsburgh on 2/15-16 and it was the same thing. The NAM a couple of days before the storm decided that the low was coming much further inland than previously anticipated and that there would be p-type and dry slotting issues. When the storm arrived, there were p-type and dry slotting issues. We didn’t learn our lesson then, and apparently neither did the NWS, who finally put mix into the grids around here yesterday mid-afternoon.

I measured 7.5” at my house just now. We’ll just round that to 8 and say this thing was only a small bust, not a complete bust. Good to finally see snow again.

Did PIT actually see 0.47” of precip in the 5:51 hour? Is that accurate?

Oh for God’s sake.

Also I’ll be in Florida next weekend so @KPITSnowwill have to do double duty on the doom and gloom if we get a storm.

It will. By Wednesday afternoon you’ll see parts of your lawn that you just saw earlier today.

There’s a little band coming that might take a half an hour to pivot through and give us an additional half inch.

It’s not a matter of when, it’s if. HRRR shows 6” of snow left now.

You know why they no longer happen, but this probably isn’t the time or place to discuss it.

And how many other cities in this country regularly get sleet/zr with temps in the low 20s? Not many.

How much grass will we be able to see at nightfall Wednesday? Any takers?

You’re right, I should be happy for them. One of the worst non-Southern states, but at least they get to enjoy snow.

Of course it did. And now we’re in danger of our season total still standing in the single digits 2/3 of the way through January.

But it’s always Ohio. Losing to Ohio at anything stings.

The initial part of the dry slot filled in some, but the rest is massive. We need a miracle.

The game result was expected. The storm isn’t over yet and may or may not pan out. Falling short of warning criteria would absolutely be a major, indisputable bust, but not exactly suicide material.

I’m not asking for 40, I’m asking for a measly 8.

339 days or something.

That long duration one at end of Jan/beginning of Feb. Yes, we did.

NAM isn’t terrible, but puts down a swath of 3 feet way up in NE Ohio.

Not to be a contrarian, but there was the mid-Feb one where rain went like 100 miles further NW than modeled. But it is incredible that we avoided p-type issues in all the other storms.

4 of them being the key. It's going to be hard to get 4 of them this year, so the ones we do get better be good.

HRRR still suggests an additional 9" on top of what has fallen so far.

I wouldn't say it's doom and gloom for me, more or less just matter of fact statements about how we never get all snow out of a winter storm in Pittsburgh and we all should have known better, including the NWS.

Not at all. I don't want a bust, and I still think we get to a respectable total (which, IMO, is >8"), so don't lump me in with him.