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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service State College PA 315 AM EST Wed Dec 16 2020 SHORT TERM /9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/... Main changes to the short term grids (the main event) were to nudge the axis of the heaviest accums to the NW by 20-30 miles and add a little, too. This is in line with a slight shift west of the dry slot and best slant-wise instability (for the banded structures). Latest model QPF and SLRs argue for even higher numbers with State College and Williamsport in an axis of 24+" accums. We will not take it to that extreme of a change in either axis of the highest accums nor the SF totals. But, a nudge in that direction seems prudent.

So true. Usually pray for clippers and our occasional March blockbuster. 1993 was spectacular for SC. 27” and 5’ drifts, if I recall right.

I’d shoot for Sullivan County. Accommodations are sparse, but if you can get a room at the Eagles Mere Inn it’s a sweet spot. Could be a bit pricey, but last time I was there they had great food. And Eagles Mere is a very cool little town that gets lots of snow. EDIT: Closed due to Covid.

When the sun is out I can see an occasional flake floating through the air before it’s whisked away by a gust of wind and a deluge of falling leaves. Looks a lot like typical early November in State College.

My point forecast mentioned possible snow showers on Saturday morning.

Scored 1.46" here. Which brings the total since July 1 to a paltry 4.6" - so still very dry here.

Folk lore has it that red squirrels try to bite the nuts off gray squirrels. Somehow just couldn't stop thinking about that during the debacle billed as a debate.

NWS posted that KCCX has part installed. Should be back up and running within the next day. (as of 3:24pm today)

Have been using Radarscope for many years and never realized you could get details about why a radar was offline. Your comment made me check it out, and although you don't get that info by clicking on the radar icon on the map - you can get it in the radar listings. Thanks! On a side note, the expanded radar coverage in the last Radarscope update helps a bit when you need to select a nearby radar instead of the closest one.

You have something against squirrels?

Keep in mind this was early in their product cycle, so it may have been addressed with subsequent updates. But certainly worth checking out.

Haha...virtual rain to water our virtual lawns.

I spent considerable time researching this station shortly after it was first announced and was really intrigued by the whole thing. However, if you read the forums you'll see mounting can be a bit complicated due to needing to make sure there's no vibration getting to the unit. Why? Because vibrations can apparently be mistaken for rain due to the sensors used to detect rainfall. My place vibrates enough to trigger some motion activated lights when a bus goes by. So for me the Weatherflow was a no-go. Also, any birds deciding to land on it could possibly be detected as rain.

Am Centre County proud to have taken top prize with a -7.2 deficit. Uh oh...acorn harvest may be in serious jeopardy.

4th morning in a row with frost. Have lived here for over 20 years and can't remember a streak like this in September.

CCX is back up.

Cool. I never see anyone mention it here. And hadn't heard of it myself until my son (who isn't into weather) sent me a link showing the air pollution in China decrease for Covid. That led me to the site and have used it a lot since.

Am curious what you guys think about this site. Personally, it kind of blows my mind in terms of usability, overall design, and wealth of available info. Some really smart programming went into this to make it load quickly and have a pretty much seamless interaction. All while being highly customizable to your personal preferences. And they're always improving and coming out with new features. Pretty impressive, imo. Windy.com

I agree.

Am too lazy to find the post, but am pretty sure I saw NWS say it has only happened in 4 previous years. EDIT: Haha...not like I got sudden ambition - just happened to come across this after having made my post: "In the Atlantic record of tropical cyclones going back to 1851, only five other years have had two systems recorded to have reached named-storm strength (sustained winds of 39 mph) prior to the June 1 start date of hurricane season. It’s a good bet that at least a few pre-season storms were missed in the pre-satellite era. Here are the known years with two pre-season storms, as compiled by James Kossin (University of Wisconsin–Madison): 1887: Two tropical storms (May) 1908: Hurricane One (March), Hurricane Two (May) 1951: Tropical Storm One (January), Hurricane Able (May) 2012: Tropical Storm Alberto and Tropical Storm Beryl (May) 2016: Hurricane Alex (January), Tropical Storm Bonnie (May) (note that Alex is arguably a late storm from the 2015 season rather than a super-early 2016 storm)" Full article here: https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/that-was-fast-tropical-storm-bertha-develops-and-makes-landfall-over-south-carolina

Better get used to it. Just wait until NJ is no longer able to keep the Atlantic out of PA!