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    Wacky things you've done for snow

    in Philadelphia Region

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    14 hours ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

    I was in the Philly public schools except it was mostly during the snow drought years.  I only remember a handful of actual "full" closings. And yup, we all did the KYW ritual... :lmao: although that has ended since many school districts do phone/email/text blasts of closures directly to parents and/or report the closures to the local news outlets to add to their school closing webpages.  The rest of the time we had some 1/2 days where we were promptly let out to stand fruitlessly on corners waiting for SEPTA buses that either (1) never came so we had to start walking to a connector bus or train or (2) were so packed that people were jammed on the steps up against the closed doors forcing the bus to drive by our stop. One of the buses I used to use would make people get off and walk up a hill to the next stop due to the bus being unable to get up the hill.

    In high school, the winter of '76/'77 had that bitter cold and glaciers (and where we lived in Mt. Airy, that meant many bus detours), with ice that was a nightmare to walk on when the bus didn't come... And then the drought ended in the winter of '78 (February) - that biggy was entirely unexpected.  Back then, I believe the Philly schools used to build 6 snow days into the calendar.  Now I hunted around and found they are down to 5 built-in and then after that they juggle spring break days and extend the end of the school year.  In any case, the criteria requires a 6" or more forecast for full closure (although if there was an ice storm, I expect that a closure would be in the cards too)

    Believe it or not I still remember my grade/high school closing numbers from 30-35 years ago.

    St Joseph 766

    Archbishop Wood 761

    On the flip side, someone could tell me their name and 10 minutes later I would forget and feel like an idiot. I always sucked remembering names...  

    Wacky things you've done for snow

    in Philadelphia Region

    Posted

    On 1/1/2019 at 10:46 AM, JTA66 said:

    We certainly have a few superstitions here at American WX -- no radio shows, don't start a storm thread too early, some members are banned from starting storm threads, etc. Of course when we were kids, you better do your homework the night before a storm or it would bust and you'd have school the next day.

    Hope everyone has a great 2019!

    I got screwed on that many times. (Not doing homework) The next morning I would listen to KYW1060 announcing school closings and they would skip right over my number while talking 100 miles an hour. Went to catholic school who were hard asses about giving us a snow day. Meanwhile my friends went to public school and had a snow day with just flurries...   

    E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2018-19 OBS Thread

    in Philadelphia Region

    Posted

    41 minutes ago, KamuSnow said:

    I won't mind either, been wearing a jacket outside since sometime in October with the exception of a few days. I can handle 50's for a day or two.

    For me, probably my age, but damn, cold,damp rainy days suck any more for my body and nothing to show for it (snow)...lol.

    Can the weather Gods throw us a bone/hope? Real hope, not 384hr hope... 

    *Yeah, I know banter...

    E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2018-19 OBS Thread

    in Philadelphia Region

    Posted

    Looking at the radar loop while mooching WaWa's free WiFi...it appears this thing is wrapping around. Philly and surrounding burbs seem to be in the mix for quite a bit.

    *Off topic but went to visit my parents early....4am (they're old and get up super early...lol) Power outages in Horsham...weather related...who knows?? The whole neighborhood was pitch dark...

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    E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2018-19 OBS Thread

    in Philadelphia Region

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Birdbean said:

    Exactly what I had been thinking lately.  The last couple of years seems like it either snows Nov/early Dec or March.  It's great to have snow any time but it would be nice to have some in Jan/Feb when it can actually stick around for awhile.

    Yep, I like snow then a cold/windy period for a while. Snow and 50F the next day kinda sucks which usually happens late in the winter.

    Is your avatar the snow bowl vs Detroit? I watched that game about a week ago....totally nuts! Ranks up there w/the Fog bowl which was completely insane!!

     

    E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2018-19 OBS Thread

    in Philadelphia Region

    Posted

    53 minutes ago, ChescoPaWxman said:

    For those of you that closely watch the weather and trends.....if you are a winter weather enthusiast and do not see what it clearly in our future for January and February...well I just don't get it. I clearly see an above normal snowfall winter with at least one major Noreaster in the offing. Now if you are like my wife...and most folks they will not be liking the upcoming winter season

    You may be correct but I'll believe it when it happens/see it. I'm seeing a bunch of avg/above avg temps...borderline precip for the next month+ if it falls at the correct time it will be frozen.

    BTW, I'm not a late winter fan...from late Feb on is kinda mush/crap which tends to melt quickly. Give me mid Dec through the 3rd-4th week of Feb and now we're talking. We're going to lose a solid month+ the way things are looking now....could change but we may get stuck in a rut...we'll see. I'm just somewhat happy Christmas will be cold enough to be "Christmas" as it appears right now....any snow (an 1") would be a bonus.

    E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2018-19 OBS Thread

    in Philadelphia Region

    Posted

    1 hour ago, RedSky said:

    Weather World offering up the possibility of a clipper threat Christmas Eve. Yeah i know clippers usually do crap on Jersey and are a PA thing and it's 10 days away but at least it's a chance. Five weeks of cold and no snow makes Jack a dull boy.

     

    I'll easily take a clipper for Xmas eve which is fine but I want to stay clear of that nothing burger....

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    E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2018-19 OBS Thread

    in Philadelphia Region

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Albedoman said:

    The Nam model twice in the last 12 hours as said 5+ inches of snow for the LV for Monday. Why are there not more posters on this issue? The NAM is pretty good within 72 hours.  Even Mt Holly thinks this is a nothing burger.  My history with the NAM  for 30 years + is that it showing this for a couple of runs, its serious time.

     

    What the hell is a nothing burger? Speaking of...I could go for a burger.

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    E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2018-19 OBS Thread

    in Philadelphia Region

    Posted

    35 minutes ago, KamuSnow said:

    Lolol - was it about 12" diameter? No snow piles here, still have a couple of thin patches of snow in the shade from Wednesday, when I had fantasy visions of it being added to this weekend.

    Probably  2' x 1' x 4"....instead of a Charlie Brown Xmas tree it was a Charlie Brown snow pile.

    Really sucks we couldn't get a nice storm/tracking event this weekend. That, along w/the Eagles/Dallas game tomorrow and it's the holiday season...would've be pretty cool.

     

     

    E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2018-19 OBS Thread

    in Philadelphia Region

    Posted

    1 hour ago, RedSky said:

    Saw snow piles in Quakertown yesterday impressive to still have them around for two weeks this time of the year that might b a first.

     

    Saw a small one in Hatfield yesterday as well. I was going to turn around and take a picture but I focused and gained control of myself before I looked like a complete loser...

    34F,  on and off flurries 

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