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    Central PA Fall Discussions and Obs

    in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania

    Posted

    31 minutes ago, Jns2183 said:

    Somebody has to be seeing snow from this. It's 32 up in Perry County

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    Yup. Snowing in Tamaqua and Hazleton. I had a hell of a ride just to get to the truck. Quarter sized flakes and a Jeep with recessed LED lights meant that they caked up with snow.

    I got the "star wars" effect, but I couldn't see the road worth a damn...

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    Central PA Fall Discussions and Obs

    in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania

    Posted

    We had quite the snow squall right as I was picking up my first loaded trailer this morning. Wind blown, sideways falling, near whiteout "blizzard" for a time, which caused chaos on 81.

    A seven car, one tractor trailer crash southbound killed one motorist and had the freeway closed for 6 hours. Ironically, it was a slick overpass and not visibility that caused this one.

    Detouring through downtown Hazelton with a 53' trailer was not exactly on my to do list, but it's what I had to do, twice, to get my other two loads for the day 

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    Central PA Fall Discussions and Obs

    in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania

    Posted

    1 hour ago, canderson said:

    Highest gust has been 52. But 45 mph gusts every 5 mins for the last 3 hours 

     

    1 hour ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

    This wind means business today.

     Advisory is for real.

    Yup. Even here. I registered a 17 mph gust today, which I higher than anything in the past wind events.

    That 38 I recorded back in October was likely (per a NWS post on PWS's) a bird that perched on the station.

    Central PA Fall Discussions and Obs

    in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania

    Posted

    33 minutes ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

    Great early season storm! It started as a little rain & wet snow in the LSV. The heavy precip band arrived in the late morning & the snow rates became heavy by around noon & persisted until early evening. I think we got 8 or 9” of snow. Many people went to work because it didn’t start until mid morning & most forecasts were for maybe a slushy few inches on grassy surfaces. The heavy rates meant business & it was one of the worst commutes home for me. I-81 was a nightmare that afternoon in the Harrisburg area with many accidents.

    I was driving bus back then and since we weren't super busy, I had a scheduled day off that day. Our lady driver wasn't so lucky, and had an NYC run that day. She said she had one hell of a drive back home that evening. I screenshotted Google Maps around supper time when it was the worst, and I'd not before (nor since) seen that many red roadways. It was a region wide driving disaster. The only other time it might have looked as bad, or worse, would have been VD 07, but I don't think we had Google Maps back then.

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    Central PA Fall Discussions and Obs

    in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania

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    8 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said:

    Part of my job in regards to corrective actions is having 1X1 meetings with employees who violate what's essentially our code of conduct. It amazes (okay, saddens) me how many people in society today have lost the ability to treat others well. It isn't hard. If you don't have something nice to say, shut your mouth and walk the other way. I think the ability to hide behind a keyboard has emboldened people to say things they would have never said face to face prior to the internet/cell phone use. 

    The now again closed off topic section of AMWX is a prime example. Some of the worst behavior I've witnessed took place over there. I literally cringed at some of the posts I'd seen.

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    Central PA Fall Discussions and Obs

    in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania

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    6 hours ago, Summit Snow said:

    Ended up with about 3" up here in Clarks Green/Waverly 

    ...Lackawanna County...
Cortez                       3.6 in    1250 PM 11/11   Public
1 NW Jessup                  2.2 in    0400 PM 11/11
Scranton                     2.2 in    0500 PM 11/11   Public

     

     

    Yup. I was up there yesterday and can verify. I was estimating from the windshield of a Mack truck, but I mentioned in my upcoming video that it looked like at least 2 inches along I-81.

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    Central PA Fall Discussions and Obs

    in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania

    Posted

    Forget what I said about the Tempest station being a good unit. We had a good heavy rain here today, and every station around me recorded at least a half inch including the USGS gauge. The local readings ranged from .46" to .82" with one a block away from me reading .66"

    My station recorded only .21"

    Even the wind seems wonky. I'm learning that my location is just not going to see many gusts over 20 due to the nearby homes and mountains. Not sure how I got that 38 mph reading a couple months ago, but I don't think it actually happened.

    I think I'm going to go back to a traditional station, hopefully by the end of the year.

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    Central PA Fall Discussions and Obs

    in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania

    Posted

    2 hours ago, mahantango#1 said:

    URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

    National Weather Service State College PA

    108 PM EST Tue Nov 4 2025

     

    PAZ012-018-019-026>028-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-058-051200-

    /O.NEW.KCTP.HW.A.0002.251105T1800Z-251106T1500Z/

    Northern Clinton-Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Huntingdon-

    Mifflin-Juniata-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan-Southern Clinton-

    Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-Northumberland-Columbia-

    Schuylkill-

    Including the cities of Selinsgrove, State College, Mansfield,

    Lewisburg, Pottsville, Mifflintown, Mount Union, Lewistown,

    Bloomsburg, Huntingdon, Laporte, Lock Haven, Philipsburg,

    Wellsboro, Williamsport, Renovo, Berwick, Sunbury, Shamokin,

    Danville, and Trout Run

    108 PM EST Tue Nov 4 2025

     

    ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH

    THURSDAY MORNING...

     

    * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible.

     

    * WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania.

     

    * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning.

     

    * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines.

      Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult,

      especially for high profile vehicles.

     

    * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Isolated gusts over 60mph are possible,

      especially within thunderstorms that move through Wednesday

      afternoon and evening.

     

    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

     

    Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high

    profile vehicle.

     

    Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to

    the onset of winds, including patio furniture and holiday

    decorations.

     

    &&

    Sheesh, and I thought TODAY was windy...

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