Yea, my post was an IMBY comment but it did cut off 1-2" here and areas of N Md just below me. We are in the 5-6 now vs. the 6-7 before. Maybe Ouch was too strong of a word but "Dang, wrong direction" would have worked.
The Nam continues to show the surface temps are the only real issue at the height of the storm...925, 850 are all well below freezing. So it is going to snow whether you are at 32 or 36 with any kind if intensity. Here is hour 30 from 18Z. Blue to Green is the freezing line for the surface. Not sure I beleive the HRRR showing rain for so long.
The Herpy Derps penetration of 4+ inches into 2/3 of the PA is a nice look and would really suggest a nice event with 10" lollipos down LSV way. Only model I can recall showing such a strong signal for 4+ inches that far north.
I used to consider it 4" or more but the plows come around even for 1-2" now so who knows. Here to hoping to we get more than a plowable snow tomorrow. LOL
I would say it because the Nam's depiction is mostly light to moderate with not much forcing to add to rates. 12 hours of snow and snow maps only show 3-7" which means 1/2" hr rates....so a strung out period of light to moderate snow. If you look at the 3K Nam snow map you will see a lit of purple stripes where all the ridges are which is the model suggesting elevation event.
Yea, it does not scream go out and buy milk. Snow maps show 3-7" for LSV. Similar to the 6Z Euro but a bit less especially to the North of the Turnpike where gradient takes it down fast.
Yep, one of those situations where we get decent snow but it is a let down. With that said the cold air is pressing more so it will be potentially a tad colder if we get enough rates to get accumulations started. Kind of hard to be the jackpot on this one. Have to be near the boundary.
Thanks, I guess I should have said 5-7" not 4-6" bit I saw the 3" marker over near Lancaster county so was smoothing it a bit. Either way it is Certainly a step down from the possibility of 6-12" just yesterday. Big NAM running coming up :-).