If by big you mean widespread double digits, that’s an interesting point. A few came close, but those really big ones have all been in Dec, Feb, and March since then.
I feel like we have a nice spread of regular posters around the area. But if we plotted them, I’d say probably a few more city and points south compared to other directions.
As others have said - great to have this sub forum back to what it’s been in the past.
It’s a little windier than I would have thought. Seen 30+ gusts reported in some places and a bunch of 20+.
Might be one of the reasons why the flakes have been a little smaller, but still extremely efficient.
I think the mix first moves along route 119 before anywhere. That’s the way it was modeled and starting to see that a little on radar. Connellsville was all snow still at last report.
Seeing reports of 8” already near Butler airport. Crazy how that early band gave some places to the north a boost. Have to think there is more of that to come.
Today is actually the 26th anniversary of the Jan 25, 2000 storm. A storm that would have delivered snow to Harrisburg before Altoona as it retrograded from the east.
Other than that…can’t really help you out.
A few here seemed bothered by the virga, so figured I'd share a local met's explanation. I think he explained it pretty well. Lol
The virga is a non starter. The precip wasn’t supposed to start yet. It’s not like we are wasting QPF
Could you imagine if the AFC championship game was here tomorrow?
(it wasn’t that far fetched)
The Steelers were in a 1 point game in the 4th quarter, with several blown opportunities already. The Bills were a play away from beating the Broncos. The Steelers beat the Pats earlier, so who knows what would have happened the second time. That combo would have meant a game against the Bills at home.
My guess is it would have been moved to Monday night.
I always assume with the point and click that you can’t just add the high numbers together. I think timing is a factor. In other words, if u got 4” in the first part of the period, you may have already taken a few inches from the second. Nonetheless - I’d take that forecast any day!
It’s because it’s all Virga and the radar is catching snow aloft further away from the site (due to the earths curve it’s basically catching the atmosphere higher)
I think it fills in as the it gets closer to the ground around the site
I’m not sure I’d worry too much about the 4th or 5th best model knocking an inch or two off. Might be on to something but it’s not like it suddenly changed its solution entirely