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Things were looking good like a solid 4 inches but the Euro has come in dry and giving us 2 or so. Right now the Euro is on it's own but the others may come around.

Yes about 3.5 here. Snow has finally started to lighten up and my temp has gone from 33 to 35. Beautiful site out there with the snow pasted on everything but it is all starting to fall off the trees and power lines. I noticed on the HRRR last night that there was a narrow band of 2-4 inches that was showing up on the western flank near the Pa Ohio border. It looks like that band moved about 60 miles east and got us

The band is narrow and Allegheny County is in the sweet spot. I just saw a post from New Castle where they have bare ground. I just measured and picked up another inch over the last hour. Now totaling 3 inches. I am going to have to shovel again when this lets up.

Just to show how quickly things can change here is the NWS Discussion at 7:20 am just as the moderate to heavy snow was falling at my house. National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 720 AM EST Wed Mar 9 2022 .SYNOPSIS... Rain and snow will gradually taper by tonight, with high pressure returning dry weather through Friday. Accumulating snowfall should blanket the region Friday night into Saturday with a crossing cold front. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Recent radar imagery suggests rain and snow overspreading the region this morning as persistent shortwave activity in warm, swly flow plagues the region on the van of a broad, digging central Plains trough. BUFKIT soundings and initial data from the KPIT sounding suggest a relatively warm boundary layer; and with sfc temperature in the 30s across the region, accumulating snowfall should be hindered even with the passage of an 850mb trough later this morning. Cold advection in veering nwly wind should then reinforce mid-level colder air, maintaining snow or rain/snow chances through the duration of the event. However; the aforementioned, mild boundary layer should minimize snowfall accumulation potential, with perhaps inch or so in the highest elevations.

It's not a cutter. The low transfers and redevelops to our east. It will be one to watch because depending upon when the transfer happens we could be looking at 2-4 or 6-10. I'd play it safe with the lower totals for now but it will be a nowcast of a storm like this morning.

This morning reminds me of a day in either 1980 or 1981 when I was going to college downtown and I drove to class. We were expecting mixed snow and rain showers and no accumulation and it snowed like this until lunch time. It took me 2 hours to drive home to West View and we ended up with 6-8 inches of heavy snow.

Me too. I washed the car on Sunday and brought in my snow ruler and put it away on the shelf. Had to get it out again.

Agree. I have 2 inches of snow already since 7:00. Moderate to heavy. Judging by the returns on radar I wouldn't be surprised if many of us see 4 before it's done.

Not so fast. That first band was great but it looks like several more may be developing south and heading north. I think we can still pick up a couple inches this morning before it tapers off this afternoon.

HRRR has filled that snow hole in and gives us 2-3 inches of snow. I already have close to an inch in the last hour. No sun angle and warm ground when it snows this hard. All pavements are covered as well.

I think it’s funny how we have people arguing over models and storms all winter for a difference of a couple of inches but we we get heavy snow for an hour and it is quiet in here.

Throw out the models for now. We are getting heavy snow in Pittsburgh

This is a reverse bust by Forecasters this morning. Rain showers mixed with snow showers is being replaced by moderate to heavy snow right now.

Was expecting it here but it never made it this far south. The cold made it however.

Look for March 12th weekend for something. It is the Pittsburgh St Patrick's Day Parade.

32 degrees and still raining. Light glaze of ice on patio furniture and grill cover.

I wouldn't put a lot of stock in the climate change deal affecting us. I grew up in the 70's and I remember some really good winters and then some really bad ones in the 80's. Then the 90's had some good ones. But also for every good one there is a downer winter. For every 60+ snowfall winter there will also be a -30 snowfall winter. I myself like thunderstorms too so I deal with the summer changes as well. I remember last year we did not have a thunderstorm before mid June which is rare. Then the second half of the summer we had many so you can only hope we have a decent one. I think as I get older I deal with it better.

Looking ahead maybe a few inches from a diving clipper on Sunday.

Keep expectations low and then there are chances for surprises.

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 1041 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022 OHZ041-PAZ014-020>022-073-WVZ001-191615- Columbiana-Armstrong-Butler-Westmoreland-Beaver-Allegheny-Hancock- 1041 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...A LINE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL COLUMBIANA... BEAVER...SOUTHERN BUTLER...NORTHERN ALLEGHENY...NORTHWESTERN WESTMORELAND...SOUTHWESTERN ARMSTRONG AND HANCOCK COUNTIES... At 1040 AM EST, a line of snow showers was located along a line extending from near Calcutta to near Economy to near Sarver. Movement was east at 35 mph. Locations impacted include... Ross Township, McCandless Township, Cranberry, Moon Township, Franklin Park, East Liverpool, Aliquippa, Beaver Falls, Monaca, Shaler Township, Hampton Township, and Robinson Township. This includes the following highways... Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 17 and 47. Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 67 and 87. Interstate 376 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 31 and 52. Visibilities will drop quickly to 2 miles or less in this area of snow. Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra time when traveling. LAT...LON 4049 8032 4054 7981 4066 7943 4080 7981 4079 8032 4083 8092 TIME...MOT...LOC 1540Z 292DEG 30KT 4067 8065 4065 8013 4073 7983 $$

Sun is out but now getting some 40 mph gusts. Really blowing the snow around. Kind of neat to see. It it looks like a smaller band about to coming down from the northwestern part of the county.