Caveman

Here is a "new" line for accumulating snows instead of the Turnpike or I-81...The Appalachian Trail!  For Friday night's event, SE of the AT will see greater accumulations than to the NW...but Sunday is a different story...either way, winter will not quit with lows close to "0" under clear skies and calm winds next week and snow covered grounds!  I have lived here all my life and without going through the official records, I remember only ONE time where temps in March went below "0" and that was with the passage of superstorm 1993! Not thinking it will this week...but it has a chance!

10 minutes ago, Atomixwx said:

Alex Jones? Is that you? 

Uuuuhhhhh...not so much!

1 minute ago, Atomixwx said:

I bought O's tickets this morning. Going to see the Angels in May.

Should've purchased them on StubHub walking up to the stadium...though there will be many MIKE TROUT fans there...easiest MLB ticket this year, sorry to say the Baltimore Os

3 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Love seeing that logo. If you and I go to a game at Camden Yards this year that will guarantee a paid attendance of...2.

Thinking you should do really well this weekend...

I've attended MLB for years; as a kid to Memorial Stadium seeing all of the classics...including Frank R...Then it was the new VET...and PHilly Sillies...until they got good!  Of course, off to PSU when they won 1980!  Torn in 1983!  I'd get together and venture to either venue; anytime...

That Sterling radar is juiced...and that spells a real concern for those hoping for big amounts Sunday...water vapor is energy; lose it and there will be less QPF for the next wave...And FWIW, the NWS radar loops on my computer are not fully operational, but on my mobile Radarscope...fully functional!  Anyone else?

NWS is a governmental organization.  Machs nichts they get it right or wrong...they are funded!  But the mainstream society buys it ALL hook, line, & sinker!  Study the atmosphere, study the history, experience the previous wx events, forecast as best you can...models are GUIDANCE!  Just sayin'...

Still much uncertainty for Sunday-Monday event...total precip spread is vast!

1 hour ago, paweather said:

Rain Snow line for Sunday's storm literally at the Maryland/PA border. 

As y'all know...gotta smell the rain to get the greatest snow! #baroclinicity

Tad over 4" here with 0.37" liquid equivalent...Valley Green, Northern York County.

15 minutes ago, Voyager said:

Toughest ice pack I can ever remember was one back in January 2008. I drove a Mack Granite tri-axle dump truck with a steel dump body back then. The thing weighed 28,000 lbs empty, and when I drove into the quarry where I was supposed to pick up a load, I rode on top of the unplowed ice pack. It was amazing. Needless to say, the quarry folks sent all the trucks back home that morning...

Used to be an avid backpacker...and we did a weekend jaunt from Poe Valley over to RB Winter.  It was about this time of the year.  The south facing mountains were doable/bare.  The north facing sides were glaciers!  We had to slide down several with our packs under us...unreal.  Saw some old timer at his cabin down near the tunnel at Cherry Run and he told us..."worst ice I've ever seen in my life here"!  And it was a dense glacier to be sure!  I'm not quite sure of the year, but I want to say 2001 or 2002?

1.59” Liquid with ~4” frozen stuff before changeover last night.  Valley Green, northern York County.  Will most decidedly have a glacier on the property for quite awhile I do believe...

39 minutes ago, CarlislePaWx said:

I’ve been on the January 1994 analog all week.  Today is the first of the 4 consecutive record lows at mdt that culminates with -22F on the 21st.

It's a slight difference based on synoptics...but the deep low over eastern O Canada certainly is driving cold directly to these parts!  Clear, calm, crisp; was eerily cold that morning!

31 minutes ago, SnowPlowGuy88 said:

This is our latest forecast. You can see they’re very confident. 

Sno-Services (Harrisburg).pdf

That's a nice summary!  Who produces that for you?  If you cannot divulge, no worries...

It's pretty simple...the race is on!  Get the high to the east of the low...bingo; front row!  Otherwise, see y'all next week!  

5 minutes ago, MAG5035 said:

Back to moderate snow and some nice sized flakes.

Gotta love warm advection overrunning snows with moderate dew points to the SW...love the meteorology!

NAM surface low is taking I-64 to the coast vs the I-79 to I-68 route...Predict the high; predict the cold to hold...

Front thump, pinger pounder, then glaze galore.  Maybe a tad of powder on the backside, but that seldom materializes in these parts.  1030-1040+ across S Canada to the maritimes, and with a tad less phasing, this will be one ugly situation for KMDT and vicinity.  Cold will likely hold at the surface.  I've seen it before many times...and God willing, I'll see it many times yet with my time on this earth.

5 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Flurries have just returned here.

You are correct about Harrisburg hitting -22. I remember that clearly. What I don't remember and what I'm curious about is how low did Thomasville get. Have to think they approached -30.

My thermometer that morning (outside and sheltered) hit -28F and then proceeded to do a 1 hour walk about...it was surreal!  The snow was dry; everything was "crunchy"...nothing I've really experienced before and likely not again.  Dead calm air and very quiet.  I remember everything being just so brittle and "crunchy"...