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Posts posted by Birds~69
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11 minutes ago, RedSky said:
Had a vcr tape with footage of 1983 that did not survive
That sucks:(
The really cool part of that storm was I listened to KYW all day while coming in and going outside while Elliott Abrams kept upping the totals, it seemed like every hour or two. It was a cold/dry snow which added to the drifting. I think temps were in the mid teens or so....
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10 minutes ago, RedSky said:
A final storm note- drifting was very minor despite the awesome wind. Imagine this storm suffered the same fate as 2006 in that the snow was too wet.
Still nothing for me has compared to 1978,1979 and 1983 in drifting.
All 3 were great but 83' was probably my best.
I was 1'-2' shorter during that whole period which made everything seem huge. Just walking during the height of those storms w/the drifts was a real struggle....
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1 hour ago, LVwxHistorian said:
No new thread for the upcoming storm??
The mostly rainy Fri storm or the pretty much miss Sun one? Which?
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24 minutes ago, KamuSnow said:
Nice!
Be a true weenie and spray water on each pile every night which temps go <= 32F be for a protective ice layer for maximum snow pile longevity...
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3 minutes ago, RedSky said:
31 is the number everybody wants evidently. Got 31 up the street, 31 over in the other corner of Bucks, saw a 31 at Ancient Oaks(that number popped up at 10pm Monday night and never moved I was trying to figure that one out) 31 at the neighbours place(
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Something is amiss and shenanigans is afoot
Pretty sure Bruce has something to do with this...
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3 minutes ago, Birds~69 said:
Local news here (Ch 6/Accuweather) at noon had Allentown total at 31"...no clue where they got it from.
It's at :42 secs including the ad..
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8 minutes ago, ncforecaster89 said:
Was/are thinking the exact same thing, it appears! Seems a virtual impossibility than KABE isn't up to at least 29".
Local news here (Ch 6/Accuweather) at noon had Allentown total at 31"...no clue where they got it from.
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19 minutes ago, RedSky said:
Significant retreat of the "polar vortex" cold that was being shown for next week a couple days ago to normal cold, no complaints.
This is probably due to your age. I'll send you to my parents house w/the thermostat on 80, electric heater humming and electric blankets a must at all times.
Much complaints here, wanted highs in the teens/wind! Predicted highs are now up 8-10+ degrees from a couple days ago. Still cold but not super cold.
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I thought Glenn should seek a retirement community when 11am Monday he said snow could still be falling till mid-day Wed. Welp, here we are and it is still snowing although not sticking to anything. But just the idea that it would last this long is kinda crazy...and it has.
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Partly sunny w/mod snow / 32F
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2 hours ago, GilmoreWaters said:
Getting a marathon pimp slapping up in Poconos around Jack Frost/Big Boulder.
52 straight hours of snow, still snowing . Wrap around banding continues to hound the area from the NE.
The heavy snow bands didnt make it this far north but a consistent 1/2" hour rate for 2 + days.
Closing in on 2 feet.
Nothing wrong with your post but if you're going with a Pink Floyd reference as your screen name it's David Gilmour...
34F / flurries
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3 minutes ago, The Iceman said:
Low that close to the coast and it's easily sleeting probably all the way up to mt Pocono.
Sleet, 33/rain or nothing? I'll take sleet even though I'll be pissed it's not snow and Monday temps will be winter tundra like for this area w/wind. At least it's not boring weather...
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1 hour ago, RedSky said:
Did the groundhog see his shadow?
The whole point of groundhog day is for old folks to dress up, find a reason to drink in the morning and pull a rodent out of a tree. The result makes no difference. Even Punxsutawney Phil is sick of their song and dance and doesn't want to be disturbed...
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8 minutes ago, mattinpa said:
Yes. It was supposed to be deposited Jan 4, but went to a closed account. Finally saw it coming but the mail wasn’t there. The only bad thing about this storm.
Seeing yet more sun come through. 35 degrees.
Man, that sucks. From what I read online the mail method seems to take forever or they screw it up. Hopefully yours comes soon.
35F / stray flurries
Springtown, PA 31.2", highest I've seen so far. I'm sure there are more 30+ which I haven't seen...
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21 minutes ago, mattinpa said:
Actually saw the sun. The sleet kept this from being historic here, but I am not complaining. Been a long time since I got a foot of snow. Now I just have to hope the mail finally comes today and that my stimulus check is there.
Hasn't poked through here yet but very bright.
Being 34F and a very shallow cloud cover (w/snow melting), anything that falls today won't make a difference in totals....at least here.
What stimulus...the $600 dollar one from last year?
34F / unproductive/melting light flakes falling
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18 minutes ago, JTA66 said:
About the same here. Maybe we didn’t get 20+ inches, so what? It’s been snowing/sleeting nonstop for nearly 48 hrs with more to fall. Pretty awesome storm as far as I’m concerned.
Same here. The long duration of sleet kinda sucked but overall a solid storm then chill out w/maybe 1-3" today...
28F/ light snow w/larger flakes mixing in
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Approx 13"-15" here in North Wales from eyeballing.
Really not sure how anyone can give a super accurate accumulation (within tenths) considering it's such a long event, sleet and wind. Snowboard or not...
28F / light-mod snow
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36 minutes ago, Animal said:
Look I am troubled by this storm.
I am old..41
been hearing the same bs stories for 26 years.
the L moved.
are you effing kiddding me. I had been told expect snow.
I had 17 hours of sleet. Its sleet so hard...people take care of your health..wife just told me screech died.
wife..told me Dustin died...
Sad day.
Nothing about the guy himself but I couldn't stand Screech...very annoying. Much like the D-bag Urkel character.
Dustin had stage 4 cancer. Probably better off he passed because the rest of his like would have been hell...
28F / mod-hvy snow
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Just now, Voyager said:
Old school friend who lives there measured 21.2" a little bit ago.
Yeah, they're getting nailed up there. Someone (if not many locations) will hit 30"+...
27F / hvy snow
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10 minutes ago, LVwxHistorian said:
Your source?
Local news...probably a spotter.
That whole area most likely has 20"+...
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9 minutes ago, LVwxHistorian said:
Anyone know what the current ABE value is? NWS still has 1pm value
Whitehall, PA (very near Allentown, 5 miles) is at 23.5"...
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1 hour ago, RedSky said:
16" with heavy snow and wind it's ripping
Dude live now from NBC10 in Quakertown said they're at 7-8".....are you giving us weenie totals?
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January 31-February 2, 2021 Major Winter Storm Observations
in Philadelphia Region
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Yep, I lived in those types of situations where the air merges between two structures and creates a hurricane like blast then the snow creates it's own pattern. Blacktop showing then not that far away a huge drift up the side of a building.