Burghblizz

HRRR looks to be trying to bump some of those imbedded bands a little north.

We’ll see how this plays out but the warnings in the southern counties feels “aggressive”. 6-10” with “localized higher amounts”? Just doesnt feel like there is that kind of moisture to work with, despite the ratios

I think the other thing - not a lot to “track” per se. Just a clipper with decent potential due to ratios and banding.

Definitely a stretch. I think that’s more the top end potential, a will likely go to advisories most places. But should be a nice little shot of winter for < 2 weeks before Christmas.

Public Information Statement Spotter Reports National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 1054 AM EST Tue Dec 02 2025 The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 24 hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation is extended to highway departments, cooperative observers, Skywarn spotters and media for these reports. This summary also is available on our home page at weather.gov/pittsburgh ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL PENNSYLVANIA ...Allegheny County... 2 N Gibsonia 4.5 913 AM 12/02 NWS Employee 1 W Mccandless Towns 4.5 824 AM 12/02 Public Monroeville 4.2 908 AM 12/02 Trained Spotter Brentwood 4.2 900 AM 12/02 Public Warrendale 4.0 900 AM 12/02 Public Forest Hills 4.0 906 AM 12/02 Public 1 N West Mifflin 4.0 820 AM 12/02 Public 2 SSW Downieville 4.0 902 AM 12/02 Public West Mifflin 4.0 945 AM 12/02 Public 1 WSW Wexford 4.0 841 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 1 S Carnot-Moon 4.0 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS North Versailles 4.0 858 AM 12/02 Emergency Mngr 1 NNE Gill Hall 4.0 1006 AM 12/02 Trained Spotter Pleasant Hills 4.0 830 AM 12/02 Public Bethel Park 4.0 924 AM 12/02 Public Mount Lebanon 4.0 845 AM 12/02 Public 1 N Carnot-Moon 3.6 815 AM 12/02 Official NWS Obs 2 SW Bridgeville 3.5 800 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Swissvale 3.5 1024 AM 12/02 Public 2 W Plum 3.5 909 AM 12/02 Public 1 NNE Franklin Park 3.5 900 AM 12/02 NWS Employee Plum 3.5 930 AM 12/02 Public 2 SW Plum 3.4 822 AM 12/02 Public Bloomfield 3.3 1007 AM 12/02 Public 2 SE South Fayette 3.2 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Lawrenceville 3.1 941 AM 12/02 NWS Employee Ross Township 3.1 819 AM 12/02 Broadcast Media 5 ENE Pittsburgh 3.1 800 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 2 SW Pittsburgh 3.1 830 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Oakmont 3.0 906 AM 12/02 Public Brackenridge 3.0 1000 AM 12/02 Public Baldwin 3.0 700 AM 12/02 Public Crafton 3.0 1045 AM 12/02 Public 1 ENE Bairdford 2.9 753 AM 12/02 Public 1 SSE Bridgeville 2.8 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Carnot-Moon 2.8 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 4 SW Pittsburgh 2.8 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Kennedy Township 2.8 755 AM 12/02 Public 2 NE Moon 2.8 700 AM 12/02 Co-Op Observer Jefferson Hills 2.8 655 AM 12/02 Public 2 NNE Pittsburgh 2.6 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 1 NE Gibsonia 2.5 600 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Wexford 2.5 620 AM 12/02 Public 2 WNW Imperial 2.5 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 3 SSW Pittsburgh 2.5 800 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Shaler Township 2.5 850 AM 12/02 Public NW Aspinwall 2.3 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 1 NW Mount Lebanon 2.2 800 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 2 S McCandless Towns 2.1 600 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 2 N Blawnox 2.0 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Bridgeville 2.0 750 AM 12/02 Public Natrona Heights 2.0 719 AM 12/02 Trained Spotter Allison Park 2.0 607 AM 12/02 Public ENE Harrison Townshi 2.0 716 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Braddock Lock And Da 2.0 600 AM 12/02 Co-Op Observer Turtle Creek 2.0 555 AM 12/02 Public 4 NNW Pittsburgh 1.8 600 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 1 ENE Carnot-Moon 1.6 600 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 3 NW Pittsburgh 1.5 600 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 1 S Acmetonia 1.0 600 AM 12/02 Co-Op Observer ...Armstrong County... Lenape Heights 4.0 800 AM 12/02 Public Kittanning 3.0 733 AM 12/02 Public Shay 3.0 753 AM 12/02 Public 1 ESE Ford City 2.8 817 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 3 NNW Shelocta 2.7 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Schenley 2.5 700 AM 12/02 Co-Op Observer Slate Lick 2.5 717 AM 12/02 Public 6 SW Kittanning 2.3 750 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Eddyville 2.2 700 AM 12/02 Public 6 N Vandergrift 2.0 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 4 S Lenape Heights 2.0 700 AM 12/02 Co-Op Observer 1 SSW Kittanning 1.2 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS ...Beaver County... Freedom 5.2 1018 AM 12/02 Public Economy 4.9 1000 AM 12/02 Public 2 W Aliquippa 4.6 830 AM 12/02 Public 2 NNW Knob 4.5 820 AM 12/02 Public 2 NW Industry 4.5 945 AM 12/02 Public Ohioville 4.5 815 AM 12/02 Public Beaver Falls 4.1 820 AM 12/02 Public 1 ESE Dawson 4.0 815 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 1 NW Davidson Height 4.0 837 AM 12/02 Public 6 W Beaver 4.0 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 2 WNW Patterson Town 4.0 907 AM 12/02 Public 2 SE Josephtown 4.0 750 AM 12/02 Public Monaca 3.5 719 AM 12/02 Public 3 WSW West Mayfield 3.5 741 AM 12/02 Public West Mayfield 3.0 645 AM 12/02 Public Baden 3.0 754 AM 12/02 Public Montgomery Dam 3.0 600 AM 12/02 Co-Op Observer Hookstown 3.0 654 AM 12/02 Public Ambridge 3.0 653 AM 12/02 Public Industry 2.8 625 AM 12/02 Public ...Butler County... 1 SW Meridian 5.1 800 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Slippery Rock 4.8 900 AM 12/02 Public Mars 4.5 801 AM 12/02 Public 6 SE Butler 4.5 800 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Ogle 4.5 952 AM 12/02 NWS Employee Zelienople 4.2 930 AM 12/02 Public Hilliards 4.2 1018 AM 12/02 Public West Sunbury 4.1 903 AM 12/02 Public 1 NNW Shawwood Park 4.0 720 AM 12/02 Public 1 S Portersville 4.0 728 AM 12/02 Trained Spotter 1 SSE Zelienople 4.0 823 AM 12/02 NWS Employee 1 WNW Hendersonville 4.0 834 AM 12/02 Broadcast Media 1 S Butler 4.0 815 AM 12/02 Public 5 SE Slippery Rock 4.0 800 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 1 ESE Shanor Heights 4.0 1023 AM 12/02 Public 3 SE Saxonburg 3.6 1000 AM 12/02 Trained Spotter 3 NW Meridian 3.5 846 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 1 S Slippery Rock 3.5 630 AM 12/02 Co-Op Observer Harmony 3.0 630 AM 12/02 Public N Cabot 3.0 800 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 2 NNE Fox Run 3.0 600 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Butler 2.8 654 AM 12/02 Public Saxonburg 2.7 721 AM 12/02 Trained Spotter 1 W Hendersonville 2.1 614 AM 12/02 Public 1 W Criders Corners 2.0 607 AM 12/02 Public 1 WNW Fox Run 1.5 505 AM 12/02 Broadcast Media 2 NE Sarver 1.5 604 AM 12/02 Trained Spotter ...Clarion County... Tylersburg 4.8 1018 AM 12/02 Public 3 SW Clarion 4.3 800 AM 12/02 Co-Op Observer Leeper 3.0 750 AM 12/02 Public ...Fayette County... Dunbar 5.0 1011 AM 12/02 Public Smithfield 4.0 848 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Point Marion 3.5 830 AM 12/02 Amateur Radio Brownsville 3.5 915 AM 12/02 Public Farmington 3.5 810 AM 12/02 Public 7 SW Seven Springs 3.2 630 AM 12/02 Public Youngstown 3.1 1013 AM 12/02 Public Markleysburg 3.0 800 AM 12/02 Public Champion 3.0 700 AM 12/02 Public 4 NW Ohiopyle 2.7 700 AM 12/02 Public Hopwood 1.5 534 AM 12/02 Public 1 SW South Connellsv 1.0 600 AM 12/02 Co-Op Observer ...Forest County... 5 ENE Tionesta 4.5 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 5 W Marienville 2.9 620 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 7 SSE Tionesta 2.5 645 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS ...Greene County... Carmichaels 3.8 825 AM 12/02 Public 2 NE Waynesburg 3.1 753 AM 12/02 Public Clarksville 3.0 746 AM 12/02 Public ...Indiana County... Indiana 5.0 1017 AM 12/02 Public Homer City 4.5 930 AM 12/02 Public SW Blairsville 4.0 844 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 2 E Clymer 3.3 832 AM 12/02 Public Shelocta 3.0 750 AM 12/02 Public 2 ESE Chevy Chase He 2.6 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 3 SE Indiana 2.5 700 AM 12/02 Co-Op Observer NNE Indiana 2.1 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS ...Jefferson County... Roseville 3.0 900 AM 12/02 Public ENE Ringgold 2.0 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Brookville 2.0 655 AM 12/02 Public ...Lawrence County... 2 NE New Castle 4.5 800 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS New Castle 4.0 815 AM 12/02 Public Ellwood City 3.9 931 AM 12/02 Public 1 E New Castle North 3.6 905 AM 12/02 Public 1 NW Pulaski 3.0 909 AM 12/02 Trained Spotter ...Mercer County... 1 NE Fredonia 4.7 900 AM 12/02 Public Greenville 3.5 1022 AM 12/02 Public Stoneboro 3.0 752 AM 12/02 Trained Spotter Neshannock 2.2 608 AM 12/02 Public ...Venango County... 8 ENE Kennerdell 4.3 800 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Oil City 4.0 747 AM 12/02 Public 1 E Cooperstown 3.6 825 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 1 E Franklin 3.5 825 AM 12/02 Co-Op Observer 1 SSW Franklin 2.5 600 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 6 SW Titusville 2.4 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS NW Reno 2.3 530 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS ...Washington County... 1 WNW Venetia 4.8 832 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS McMurray 4.5 1000 AM 12/02 Public Amity 4.5 1000 AM 12/02 Public Meadow Lands 4.2 922 AM 12/02 Public 2 SE Mcmurray 4.2 940 AM 12/02 Public McDonald 4.0 1000 AM 12/02 Public West Brownsville 4.0 932 AM 12/02 Public 5 E Avella 3.5 815 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 1 NNW Finleyville 3.5 740 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Wylandville 3.5 1006 AM 12/02 Public Bishop 3.5 904 AM 12/02 Public Monongahela 3.2 820 AM 12/02 Public South Strabane 3.0 643 AM 12/02 Public 4 NW Canonsburg 3.0 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Southview 3.0 700 AM 12/02 Public SSE Dunlevy 3.0 800 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Houston 3.0 1000 AM 12/02 Public 2 N Thompsonville 3.0 845 AM 12/02 Public Venetia 2.8 919 AM 12/02 Trained Spotter Canonsburg 2.8 735 AM 12/02 Public Washington 2.5 718 AM 12/02 Public ...Westmoreland County... 1 W Southwest Greens 4.0 900 AM 12/02 Public Murrysville 4.0 1050 AM 12/02 Broadcast Media Greensburg 4.0 904 AM 12/02 Public 3 NW Delmont 3.8 924 AM 12/02 Public Harrison City 3.8 834 AM 12/02 Emergency Mngr Monessen 3.5 854 AM 12/02 Public 1 ENE Lower Burrell 3.5 901 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Irwin 3.5 1046 AM 12/02 Public New Stanton 3.5 1000 AM 12/02 Public Delmont 3.5 820 AM 12/02 Public 1 W Lower Burrell 3.3 819 AM 12/02 Public Westmoreland City 3.2 750 AM 12/02 Public 3 ESE Smithton 3.0 745 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Scottdale 3.0 640 AM 12/02 Public 1 SW Leechburg 3.0 800 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 3 SE Laurel Mountain 3.0 629 AM 12/02 Public 1 ESE Ligonier 3.0 800 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Jacktown 2.9 749 AM 12/02 Public 2 SW North Irwin 2.9 715 AM 12/02 Public 1 N Arona 2.8 1023 AM 12/02 Public Lower Burrell 2.8 915 AM 12/02 Public 3 E North Washington 2.7 700 AM 12/02 Co-Op Observer ESE New Florence 2.6 825 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS SE Ligonier 2.5 730 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS Latrobe 2.5 800 AM 12/02 Public 3 WSW Smithton 2.3 700 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 3 SSW Latrobe 2.2 730 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 1 NW Lower Burrell 2.0 845 AM 12/02 CoCoRaHS 1 NNW North Belle Ve 1.5 544 AM 12/02 Public 4 W Lawson Heights 1.0 455 AM 12/02 Public

Heaviest snow so far now. I’m sure we will see some 4”+ reports in the area. Nice “low stress event” - lol. Steady models, modest upside, and performed on higher side of expected range.

Solid 3” in Cranberry. Looks like some heavier banding a possibility before the back end comes through.

About 2” here so far. Very expansive precio shield. Too bad it’s zipping along. Would have been nice with this track to have closed off. i always loved “daybreak snow” where you can start to see it snowing without lights. Im going to go enjoy that in a bit.

Let’s kick this off right. Would be nice to get on the board early. Looking good for a solid little event tonight.

Higher end probabilistic forecast bumped up a bit

Probably a bit progressive for this - but NAM showing the best thread the needle solution https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=nam&p=snku_acc-imp&fh=60 ☃

That’s not a bad thing. I’m trying to limit my investment until inside 72 hours of a threat (yet here I am)

Lol - “no longer possible”. Calendar day records can be deceiving for obvious reasons. Obviously, this is a sign of slow stretches overall. But nothing helps to inflate “last time since” like a calendar day view. I can see why you like them. For example - the stretch leading up to ‘92 was (anecdotally) the slowest of my lifetime. The good news is that just like the ‘78 stretch, epic weather broke out after that. That ‘92 storm was great and disappointing all in one. There was a thump with a primary low, and a bomb on the coastal that was far enough south that it looked to hammer us as it came up the coast. But it was just a tick east. So the airport total was way low. City got a foot, 12-18” southeast, with 3’ in the ridges. It would be a “what could have been” storm if this board existed. But there were places in the southern and eastern suburbs that went on to crack 15” 3 times over the next 13 months.

I think you have to look at departure from normal. Then you see a pretty striking difference when looking at (say) Norfolk versus HIA/IPT. There are several other MD and VA locations where you can do a similar exercise. When one is +10 and the other is -10/15 it kind of validates that the thought that south has been luckier.

Agree - and that’s in addition to the storm misses south. So most people have the perception of this being a fairly snowy winter. Heard a lot of grunts and groans last night when people saw it snowing. Who knows - maybe we pull a March miracle with a bigger one.

Calendar day records are silly for snow. Snow “after midnight” still counts. The airport has also just missed some pretty robust localized events in that timeframe. Not saying the last 3 years have been good, but that’s a bit deceiving. i didn’t look at official YTD, but we have to be ~33-34”. Really just needed 50 miles on one of those couple M/D like specials to have been real close to normal this year.

Saw 4” in East Liverpool and 3” in Wexford. i got probably 1.5” in the grass, but the back deck looks to have more like 2”. That heavier bad went just south

NWS - 2.8”. Stat padder for sure. Don’t think much of has accumulated on roadways.

Wouldn’t be shocked to see up to 2” in the grass here. Normally don’t love snow at night, but good timing for a little last gasp of snow perhaps.

Had a brief period of heavy snow this morning - maybe a fluffy half inch in the grass and on the deck. But that is melting off quickly now once it stopped. Welcome to March.

Had some briefly heavy snow but no lighting or thunder that I saw

Let’s say we get squalls on a March day. Snows an inch overnight…sun comes out and melts it…squalls hits we get an inch…sun melts it…another squall hits after dark for an inch. Did it only snow an inch? I don’t think clearing every 6 hours inflates it - it just better accounts for what actually fell.

If someone is in the Mon Valley towards the M/D line, they probably average 10-12” lower than the airport. Always get the WTOD first on moderate storms, miss out on some LES, etc. But that general area has seen 15” + at least 6 times in the last 32 years. Official climo makes that more like a once every 10-15 year event. Big difference was they did much better in ‘96 and especially ‘16. Just interesting since a lot of times they lose on the dividing line, but don’t seem to miss truly big ones.

Impressive to see ~20” in MGW, then basically popping another -15” 2 weeks later. That second storm was right before it was brutally cold. I think we got 6-8” out of that one. I remember that one actually being an overachiever as it didn’t look good. Was a bigger hit south and in central PA.

We do - but I think NESIS is population based. I think the impacts were I81 west, so none of the I95 cities got much. Ohio Valley got smoked too.