Hurricane Agnes

OMG this thread has gone down memory lane. Don Polec was like the Weird Al of local TV news and was always hilarious to watch. Fun fact but KYW's (channel 3 was NBC back then) Trudy Haynes originally reported the weather on WXYZ-TV in Detroit back in the early '60s before she came here to Philly in the mid-'60s as a beat reporter - She just passed away a couple years ago at age 95.

That big warm blob near Alaska is nuts. And AK has had a swarm of earthquakes the past week. That may kill the Iditarod if they can't build up enough snowpack by March! Looks like a huge lake-effect thing going on by Erie, the rest of NW PA & SW NY! Bottomed out at 26 this morning but it did get up to 42 as a high, where it later clouded up. Currently 34 with 29 dp.

And sure enough... My little IP cams had clips of some cars driving nearby at around 10 pm and nada, and then another clip around 12:35 am and there was the dusting on the car, after which a pickup with a salt spreader came through my parking lot around 2 am. Ended up with a 0.1" surprise on my car and colder surfaces like the mulch and some grass. Bottomed out at 27 this morning and am currently at my high (so far) of 39. I did have some white rain and ZR at around 10 am this morning, where the sun did pop out about 30 minutes later but has since retreated behind some clouds at post time.

Had some very fine flakes (was more than flurries but that cold dry fine stuff) just after 11 am. Didn't stick but it's my first "Trace" of the season so far. Currently 28 with dp 17.

We are morphing into Colorado, where there is a lot of "spring snow". 'Soon as the daffodils start blooming, in comes the phasing. I ended up bottoming out at 22 but what was more notable and a sign of arctic cold, was the single digit dp of 9 IMBY that I bottomed out to as well. It's currently 24 with dp 12.

Looks like the latest MJO is showing Phase 8 and the NAO is negative with that PV dump headed here this weekend and into next, but then it retreats after that. Ended up hitting 40 for a high today and it's currently 35 with dp 24.

Is that because they weren't mixed in with any flying cows? That cold high may produce some of the coldest temps of the season so far. Mt. Holly even threw up a little Climo section about that - As a quick obs - I bottomed out at 30 this morning and it's currently mostly sunny and 39 with dp 24.

Finished up with a nice slow soaking of 1.09" of rain (had planted the last of my bulbs yesterday so they got rained in). Made it up to 40 as a high this afternoon once the precip. was over, after a low of 30 that happened just after midnight, after which the temp started slowly rising. Currently 34 with dp 33.

Still have light rain with temp and dp up to 37. Have had a good soaking today with 1.06" in the bucket at post time (which could have been upwards of 10" of snow if it were 10:1 ratio ).

Back edge in sight. Still have light rain, a temp and dp of 36, and 0.88" in the bucket.

Now up to 35, with dp 35 and a steady light rain. Have 0.23" in the bucket at post time. Adding CC to the BR on the radar upload.

Now have light rain and 0.03" in the bucket. Temp has dropped a degree to 34 edit - now 33 and dp is now up to 30 as the air saturates. The area airports - KPHL, KRDG & KTTN, reported trace snow earlier.

Checking in with temp IMBY currently at 35 and dp 27 with some earlier drizzle but mostly overcast skies as the air is still dry (the walks have some splats on them but peeping out, I wasn't getting anything at that moment). The temp and dp have been non-diurnal as they have slowly crept up overnight since my last posting here about last evening.

Cold dry air definitely has filtered in. Currently at 31 with dp 22.

I apparently ended up with a white rain yesterday because usually events like that might have the initial burst sticking to the cars and grass and mulch but didn't even have that - all of that was mostly wet so it would just melt right in. Ended up with a high of 40 yesterday after a 33 low, 0.07" for the event, & 3.08" of total precip. for the month of November. Currently 39 and partly sunny with dp 28.

This setup in January or February would have had quite a few cashing in, with some possible overrunning closer to the coast. But it's still early in the season and the water is "warm" (and the low is supposed to be coming out of the warm Gulf). If the low moves further to the east, some of the colder air could mix in and bring the R/S line further east.

7z NBM for snow and ice. Probably gonna be some crust on snow and/or ice coatings, depending on the air temps as the changeover happens further north.

Brave soul to start the thread! 6z 3k NAM says "No snow for you" along the coastal plain.

12z EC showing that line in the dirt and Lehigh Valley Special...

I heard some roaring and it wasn't the wind... it was this forum kicking into gear as something trackable emerges! Of course a concern would be the SSTs along the coast. The 6z GFS verbatim wants to do a Miller A type thing, out of the Gulf and up the coast. As an OBS, my low this morning was 30 and it's currently 34 with dp 23, so cold dry air out there (something that would have to moisten up if any rain has a chance here Sunday).

My back faces the NE and the front faces SW and I will not lie to you when I say that the SW-facing front gets blasted (especially in summer but also in winter as the low sun angle still favors the south). Any snow that might accumulate on the roof in the front is always the first to disappear where the back roof snow lingers for a long time. So I think that makes a difference with the air running through duct in the roof. However if there's a nor'easter, the rain (or snow in winter) chills it all down quick, fast, and in a hurry, especially in my back bedroom! The low IMBY this morning of 30 was the coldest since April 9 and my first this season below freezing. I had picked up 0.36" of rain yesterday, with a low of 35 and high of 51. It's currently partly sunny and 50 with dp 38.

I'm in a "townhouse" so basically a "row" ("attached" on both sides). It got down to about 64 and once the heat was on, within a few days, and after the cold dry air after fropa, the humidity plunged to 22% (perfect for the expected static electricity zaps and nosebleeds). Humidifiers were finally set up and i got the downstairs up to ~36% (with the upstairs ~40%, where the rain helped). That 35% - 40% (max) range is good for me. That central air heat can be a bear.

I finally caved and put my heat on last Tuesday and at least I got a few days before the indoor humidity crashed to 22%. Needless to say, the humidifiers were fired up yesterday afternoon and and overnight, and I'm finally @35% (with the rain helping). Had my first frozen of the season yesterday. About 3:15 pm, my Upper Darby sis had texted "And now it's sleeting". I hopped up and looked out and didn't see anything except some possible drizzle (it was in the mid-40s at the time). But about 15 minutes later I checked and heard the unmistakable pingers. Obviously nothing was sticking but it was there. Eventually it became a mix of light rain and sleet. Ended up with 0.01" of that yesterday and woke up to 0.20" this morning. After a 32 low yesterday morning, made it up to 47 and it's currently 39 with light rain (now at 0.32" in the bucket), and dp 38.

I *still* haven't turned my heat on yet but it's coming. And I know once I do, I have to start up the humidifier routine. With the central air heat, the humidity can drop down below 20% in here (triggering the static and nosebleeds)! I can usually get my humidifiers to take me to ~35%, which is fine. 40% and over gets to be too damp.

I saw that. I actually "plant by the moon" from that. The other (older) one - the "Old Farmer's Almanac" is still going though, although that one is really oriented towards farming vs this one that had more general gardening stuff. Am hoping that maybe someone will swoop in and buy them up.