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48 minutes ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

The 0z Canadian has this end of winter feast for us next week.

 

 

 

Well we got enough sleet to put down a coating on everything, including sidewalks before we changed to rain, although I'm wondering if we completely changed or just mixed overnight, as there were still a few "pings" on my corrugated patio roof extension when I put the dog out at 7am DST.

Just got back from Atlantic City. Parked the bus and came home. It was dry out. Ten minutes in the house and go outside for a smoke and we have light/moderate sleet. Talk about making it just in time...lol

16 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

Quoting the NAM, it would be snowing or freezing rain in Hazleton at midnight but not as early as sunset.  Either way the temps are near freezing during the precip so doubt the roads are too bad vs. power lines and such. GFS is not as bad but still some frozen. 

Thanks! Probably getting back into the region around 8-9pm. I don't yet know my departure time from AC. Probably 5 or 6pm.

1 hour ago, Bubbler86 said:

Quite the ice storm for parts of SW, North and NE PA tomorrow night on the 12Z Nam.  Fairly large areas of 1/2" or more of ice.  Some snow as well (map 2). 

 

 

 

What's the timing for that? Doing an Atlantic City charter tomorrow, and will likely be getting back to Hazleton/Tamaqua after sunset.

15 minutes ago, sauss06 said:

The thing i always liked about big March snow, was a week afterwards we'd be on the field playing ball 

You'll need hip waders just to set out the bases...lol

1 hour ago, Itstrainingtime said:

I am the polar opposite of @Voyager I embrace deep winter! (Could be in part because my parents lived in Alaska...)

I never was a fan of cold weather, but at one time, before I drove commercially, I actually did like snow. My intolerance for winter snow and cold came from the five years I lived in Phoenix. I never recovered from the year round warmth, ease and worry-free driving, and in MY opinion, comfort.

5 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Great post...couldn't have said it better. Unrealistic expectations run rampant on these boards. (not necessarily in our sub) Chances might be no better than 50/50 but it beats days of endless summer, right @Voyager ?  

Nope...lol

I didn't measure, but a co-op observer over in Mahanoy City, about 12 miles from my house on the other side of I-81, recorded 7 inches from this event. Eyeballing my own backyard, it looked like maybe about 3-5 inches here.

7 minutes ago, bubbler86 said:

Sorry, man.  You looked like a sure bet to get 4+.  

It's all good. I think we'll get our 4, but insane rates are cool to watch. Even if just for an hour or two. I was in total awe back in 96 when it snowed so hard in the final deformation band that it looked like pea soup fog outside.

20+dbz rates have successfully danced south of Schuylkill County all night long. But, it had been modelled that way for a couple days now. Our heavy(er) rates have visibly backed off in the past hour though 

7 minutes ago, bubbler86 said:

I think most models get the coastal infused forcing up your way or REAL close as shown here on the 3K Nam.  I think your NWS forecast of 4-8" sounds good based on this.  I messed up your locale earlier this year but think I got it right this time.  Basically due west of New York and slightly North East of Allentown. 

 

 

Cool. If we're going to have snow, then I want to see good rates. Thanks!

2 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

It really does...did you see Horst's tweet about being in the best forcing after 5pm? 

1 minute ago, Superstorm said:

Yes, should be good times around here in a few hours.

Big question, though. Does that good forcing make it up here to Schuylkill County or does it stay down there in the southern tier counties? As you know, I'm a "go big or go home" kind of person when it comes to winter events, so if it's going to snow, especially in March, then I want to get my azz kicked with a good one, and not be "fringed".

24 minutes ago, Cashtown_Coop said:

I feel ya.   7+ days with snow cover and several storms to track is great.  Soon enough spring will hit, and this forum will go into hibernation until fall so let’s enjoy this period instead of worrying 

And that's what I hate. There is more to weather than just snow. Try to start a discussion about thunderstorms and tropical systems, and it's mostly crickets in here...

22 minutes ago, bubbler86 said:

The NAM snow maps are going to be close to a HECS I am guessing.  It is a monster in both intensity and length.  This map is 10 hours into the storm!

 

Which storm is that? So many storms back to back I can't tell which one you guys are talking about...lol

If it's the Sunday/Monday storm, what are the estimated start and end times? I'm supposed to do a Philly Flower Show trip on Monday, and I'm not looking forward to driving in that mess after spending a week here in Phoenix. I hope the trip cancels.

10 minutes ago, bubbler86 said:

Here is the NAM snowfall map for tonight...whether you like snowfall maps or not it is pretty representative of reality for this predict as the taint line is very small...it is mostly rain or snow.  @Voyager is hopefully not flying home today. 

 

Nope. Tomorrow. I get back to PA about 7pm.

I wish I could stay in Phoenix another week... 

I just hope it's enough to cancel my trip to the Philly Flower Show on Monday. The last thing I want to do is drive a 45 ft bus in a wintry mess immediately after arriving home from warm and sunny Phoenix.

4 minutes ago, sauss06 said:

Well i would think the winds just slowed down from West to east. Western and Central areas took it on the chin 

Thanks! 

I'm not experiencing this one as I'm out west watching from the sidelines. It looks like gusts we're into 50's statewide, though. I expected to see the outage map intensify overnight. Was surprised it didn't.

5 hours ago, RedSky said:

I don't get it there is no wind here still at 3am 

North in NYC and south they are clocking near 60mph 

Is this area the Twilight Zone?

 

Dude, you must have the same weather black cloud that hangs over me. Anomolous weather seems to skip over me. Even during Sandy, when it was hell on earth in many locations (90mph gust in Allentown) it was rather calm and benign in Tamaqua. So much so that while most of the region lost power and had major damage, our lights burned bright, and nary a tree branch fell...

It was unbelievable. It was like someone put a plexiglass dome over the borough.

Looking at the power outage maps this morning, it appears that Eastern PA is in much better shape than Western PA. We're the winds stronger out that way, or is there another factor at play?

Just checked my forecast for Tamaqua and CTP boosted the gusts up five to 65mph during the overnight hours.

I must be getting punished for my earlier post. Delayed/late getting out of Allentown by an hour due to a mechanical issue which caused me to miss my connecting flight. That resulted in rebooking on a later flight which now has..........

wait for it......

mechanical issues. So now this flight out of Charlotte is going to be delayed by about an hour or so. All in all a lousy flight day and one that's going to end up 3 to 4 hours longer than expected.

2 hours ago, canderson said:

Women are wired different. Most of the time it’s for the better (muuuuuch better)!

There are times when that causes a short circuit though...  

Since there's not much weather to talk about (except for the wind tomorrow) I'm going to go off topic a bit.

Why do people procrastinate and push things off to the LAST POSSIBLE minute? My grandfather taught me that if you are "on time" you are late and if you are early you are "on-time". Well, my wife is the opposite of that theory. It's recommended that you be at the airport 2 hours before scheduled flight time nowadays because of security. Well, my flight leaves at 11:30am, so therefore I should be at the airport by 9:30am. But my wife, who MUST sleep in on weekends decides she's getting up at 7:00. Now she needs a shower, which will mean make-up and jewelry, and other crap before we actually roll. This will take AT LEAST an hour (I know her quite well) and we live an hour away from the airport. So instead of having a nice, relaxing ride to the airport, it will be a high stress, fast driving event. Not to mention that we are now in moods because I get wound up if I think I'm going to be late.

Just a wonderful start to the day and trip...