Voyager

Yeah, you were pretty steady all along. I got sucked in when the short term mesos started putting out big numbers even up here. I should have known it would be a recipe for disappointment.

Sheesh...

I've probably been in more subsidence zones and dry slots in my 25 years here than the blockbusters that have hit the Mid Atlantic, Philly, and NYC forums. Most of the big dogs over the years have jackpotted south and/or east of here. I can't remember which year and storm it was, but everyone got hit except here and north. I watched wave after wave of heavy snow charge north on radar, only to hit the dry air north of the Blue Mountain and evaporate it into pixie dust. And I vividly remember the posts talking of puking snow coming from all the forums, including this one.

I didn't know that. My wife didn't either. And I'm kind of sorry that I deleted the post you quoted. After re-reading it, I felt it was way too negative and didn't belong in the thread. I guess rearranging plans and forgoing some fun activities kind of rubbed me wrong. If we were snowing and accumulating (was supposed to get 3-5 just this afternoon alone) I wouldn't have minded, but now it seems it was for nothing.

Glad the east bleed stopped, but I'd rather see a push back west instead of the status quo. It's looking more and more like I'll be in the dreaded subsidence zone

It's deja vu all over again. I remember that horrific nightmare, and now, here we go again.

Look where the screw zone between the coastal and the IVT is setting up. I actually CAN say that I saw THIS coming, especially once everything started shifting east. It's happened far too many times in my 25 years of living in Tamaqua. Actually, I started thinking about it even yesterday before the trend started.

Same here on the north side of the Blue Mountain. 37 and rain.

Rain in Tamaqua now. I can honestly say I did NOT see that coming. Temp creeping up to almost 37 now.

So when do temps crash? Currently up to 36 here and rising rapidly. Snow has totally stopped here as well.

35 here with a somewhat decent rate falling, but the late February midday sun is doing it's dirty work. Even our bare grassy areas are beginning to melt off at the moment.

I can report the same here. Would still be classified as light snow, but the flake size has greatly increased.

I'm sorry. It's just that past experiences do play into the somewhat negative tone. I'll try to cool it, though.

Yup. I know I did. I just tried not to think or post about it, but it was always a possibility.

I'm getting that nagging feeling myself for Tamaqua. Yup. Seeing the short rangers retreating east definitely gives me pause for concern here in my backyard as well.

I know I shouldn't do this, but, Friday's forecast at my mom's old house in Sun City... Friday Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

As per usual, current radar shows a big dryslot over the Skook. It'll eventually fill in, but I've seen it enough times to have it irritate me a bit.

It would wake up for sure. It's quite possible my wife would be planning my funeral as well...

Sure wish this forum would wake up a bit. The Philly and NYC forums are quite active, and as such I'm having to go to them for analysis, obs, and general commentary.

You're not the only one thinking this. Blizz, in our CPA sub feels the same way. Still, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't concerned about ending up in the screw zone up here in the coal region. It's happened too many times to not think it's a viable scenario.

It's cool when you can see the snow line like that. Here in Tamaqua, I sit at 825' at the house, but the surrounding "mountains" sit at 1,200 to 1,500 feet. Sometimes, in marginal events, I'll have little if any accumulation, and the mountain tops (especially the trees) will be covered in snow. It's almost like out west when the valleys, like the Phoenix metro area, are warm, and the distant mountains are snow capped.

Perusing the models this morning, it seems that they are hinting at it now. I'll say that it wouldn't be the first time that I've sat in that subsidence screw zone. It almost seems inherent to the local region.

Oh, and if I lived just 5 miles east of Tamaqua in Lansford, I'd be under a Blizzard Warning instead of a Winter Storm Warning. Mt Holly upgraded Carbon and Monroe to the Blizzard Warning. Strangely though, not Lehigh or Northampton.

I was the same 29.3 around 10pm last night. It's snowing here now, but the temp shot up to 35 currently.

NAM doing some NAMing @ 18z....unbelievable.