Burghblizz

It’s shown that elongated backside a few runs

Gfs a big improvement over 12z. I think the 6” line is back to M/D line in western pa. I think this storm has been talked about so much already, it’s easy to forget it’s still 4+ days out.

Let’s face it. If we’re in the middle of a wide swath of 12+ and it were 5 days out, that would wind up in Toronto. This has to come north. Right?

Several nice bands drifting in from the west

I feel like we got like 1-2” in single digits in December of (I think) ‘22. It was pretty impactful on the roads.

Bit of a crazy gradient here with that storm. I think it was officially 10”, but it ramped up quick south and east. Some places south would have gotten their 3rd 20” storm in less than 3 years (this after a very slow period in the late 80s, early 90s) Mixed feelings on it overall. I lived in Oakland and had a solid foot. But obviously one of the impactful storms ever in terms of the amounts it dumped on highly populated areas. Tough to see others getting 20 and 30”

Glad we had a good start! Normally, this is where I feel like the days can get away quick. Warm up next week, then suddenly it’s mid January. Good to be sitting on 20”+ as opposed to 4 or 5”.

4.8” official out of this event - so call it about 8.5” over the past 2+ days.

Mega Squall hit here exactly at midnight. Thought for a second we got some thunder, but it was just someone with fireworks. Still snowed pretty heavily for awhile after it. I got a little shafted on the LES two days ago, but looks like around 5” out of this event.

Ripping for a while here. Solid fresh 3”

It absolutely did here. Cars and sidewalks encased in ice. Very surprising. Not sure why as whole column would figure to be below freezing. Snowing now

I think an inch or two is possible with this appetizer batch, especially north of the city. Not the heaviest snow, but it’s steady and very fluffy.

2.3” before midnight to be a top 10 December. That would make 2 top 10’s in the last 5 years. If the airport was 20 miles south, this would be even more. Really solid considering mostly northern stream systems and LES. https://x.com/nwspittsburgh/status/2006357818778206610?s=46

10” in Jefferson “the burb of the Burgh” County Oh. Thats about 30 miles west of airport. Band is drifting north. Hopefully some others cash in. Certainly won’t have the extended training.

https://x.com/ajuklowpxi/status/2006002289610481752?s=46

8” report from an area basically right by the Meadows. And it’s not moving. I’m partially fascinated and partially jealous.

Avella, Wash county near Ohio border - 7”. Someone might pop 10” down there! Not sure we have any posters in the middle of that, but figure some of the south hills posters will have a decent amount. Unreal - we do all this “work” sometimes to bring home big snows. Then every once in awhile this happens. (Sadly, I’m sitting under 2” for this, but hoping something better oscillates in)

There has been a band pounding Washington County. Seeing 4” and 5” reports.

I got about an inch out of squalls earlier, with lighter snows and blowing snow continuing. VERY windy. I think peak gust at the airport was 61.

Rippin now

Issued by National Weather Service Pittsburgh, PA 2:27 PM EST Fri, Dec 19, 2025 The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a * Snow Squall Warning for... Northeastern Columbiana County in east central Ohio... Northern Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Butler County in west central Pennsylvania... Beaver County in western Pennsylvania... Southern Lawrence County in western Pennsylvania... * Until 315 PM EST. * At 227 PM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line from over East Palestine to over Coraopolis, or along a line from over East Palestine to near Franklin Park, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Flash freeze on roads and rapidly falling visibility due to intense bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds. Wind gusts up to 35 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes. * Locations impacted include... Ross Township, McCandless Township, Cranberry, Moon Township, Butler, Franklin Park, Aliquippa, Beaver Falls, Columbiana, Monaca, East Palestine, Shaler Township, Hampton Township, New Kensington, Lower Burrell, Harrison Township, Economy, Ellwood City, Ambridge and Wexford. This includes the following highways... Parkway North between mile markers 10 and 13. Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 68 and 103. Interstate 376 between mile markers 19 and 51. Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 1 and 44.

Some nice bursts around this morning. I think the most impactful thing though was a flash freeze. Lots of ice on everything. Roads seem mostly OK.

Nice - I just missed that. Saw it training over some spots. Was wondering what it produced

The did a nice job. I thought it was little aggressive, just because it felt like a moisture starved clipper….but the mid level frontogenesis really produced.

That’s a fair point. But some of those years right before and right after were painfully low. So those got balanced out a bit. I don’t think the 90s as a whole were dramatically higher than the 30 year average. Maybe a little bit.