Boreal

Far to the east in Bangor PA (elev. 675’) 33.6° T / 31.3 D with steady snow

Looks like sleet/zr is impacting NAM totals particularly in MD/LSV. It will be telling how long the snow holds on down your way. PS: appreciate all the reports from this group.

Bangor PA 28.6°/27.1° Moderate Snow 4.75”

Keep it up. Much appreciated.

So true that Rt 78 is always a mess in any weather, especially Lehigh-Berks portion. Per the latest AFD Mt. Holly seems to be aware of the potential for some increased snow totals in the NW 1/3 of the forecast area: “…My current feeling is that totals on the coast may be a little on the high side given a potential positive snow-ratio forecast bias, but may be a little on the low side in the northwest CWA (where snow ratios may be higher, and where forecasts have trended west with QPF in recent model suites).…”. Today’s snow has been in the forecast for many forecast cycles, but it’s far too little to warrant an advisory, and also may be too far removed from the potential additional snowfall tomorrow to even get the area to advisory level snows (the NWS criteria is 3” in 12 hours). I am more frustrated seeing the potential big snows to the east than by anything else, but hopefully some of the modeled snow trends continue and we get to join the party.

In a long duration event like this one, melting, sublimation, wind and compaction ongoing during the event can help maintain a decent disparity between snow depth and total snowfall. Personally, I am not a trained spotter, but I am a vigilant and am fairly precise while attempting to follow the NWS guidelines for snow measurement. I am long time winter weather enthusiast and strive to maintain accurate records for posterity. Interestingly enough, my personal experience in this storm sounds very similar to what you described above. I measured a storm total of 30.3” at my location. I later learned that a trained spotter from the same municipality reported 30.5” from the event. I also happened to record a time lapse video for the duration of the event, focused on my snow stake which shows 1 inch increments up to 24”. The snow depth at the stake never quite made it to 22”. While there may be some exaggeration out there and even intentional misrepresentation of snowfall figures, I think most folks on this and similar forums do an honorable job in reporting their totals.