CoraopolisWx

39 minutes ago, Ahoff said:

It’s funny, they seem to issue a WWA very quickly for a tiny bit of ice that will melt pretty fast, but wait forever to issue one for snow.

12/13/09 there was a similar event that shut down the parkway west for awhile. ( Luckily I flew to Ft Lauderdale the day before )
IMO the relatively smaller ice events, seem to be the worse driving wise. 

3 hours ago, Rd9108 said:

So all we need is a big daddy and my winter season will be complete. So far this is exactly what I like. Front loaded seasons are better than backloaded. I believe we are in a good place as far as storm tracks. 

No doubt. 
I’ve always preferred more snow in December. In fact I would trade most of March, if it meant more snow in December every year. 
Chasing that first snowfall into the middle of January is annoying. 

Not completely surprised at the long duration snow event. The Euro was showing high RH% at 700mb right through this morning. 

Glad I’m not the official snowfall report, the constant winds put a beating on my snowpack. Lol

Just now, MAG5035 said:

You guys definitely killed it this month over there in western PA. 

If we can speed up by about 12hrs what appears to be a really similar situation to yesterday shaping up on New Year's Eve/Day, maybe there can be some snow added to December's total haha. 

Interesting month in that there weren't many opportunities, but we cashed in on every one.

The scene last Thursday morning was classic. 

Being outside recently was really nice also. 

Decent precip shield should keep the snow going most of the night.

With the current snow growth, we still look good for advisory totals.

Be safe out there everyone.

Snow mixing in, winds have picked up also. Very wintry out there.

9 minutes ago, blackngoldrules said:

I'm in Follansbee, WV visiting my mother-in-law. Going to stay the night and spend Christmas with her tomorrow. Snowing moderately here. Looks like a fun night snow watching here. WSW here for 5 to 8 inches.

Any estimate so far ?

8 minutes ago, SteelCity87 said:

I can already smell it out there lol. Looks like mostly snow out there. Coming down at a good clip and coating the ground alreadym 

Oh yeah, used to live near the cargo facility.

Moving in the right direction. Unlike last week, the 850's are making us grind it out tonight.

2 minutes ago, SteelCity87 said:

Seeing more and more snow mix in at the airport. 

Deicing better be in full force tonight and tomorrow morning.

Precip shield filling in to the south, hopefully just in time for the full changeover.

Moderate sleet.

Would like to get that 0C 850mb push here,that folks our getting up north.

The surface has cooled nicely, just waiting on these stubborn 850's

Looking at the radar, Parkersburg WV had some mixing issues that quickly eroded. Maybe a good sign for us.

8 minutes ago, Ahoff said:

Sucks.  Looks like the screw job may happen.  Figures.

Hopefully, these mid level shenanigans will be dealt with sooner than not.

Especially when the best rates come through.

Still like our position here. 
Might have to eat some rain to get in on the best rates. 
I’ve seen cold dry air kill the back edge of a healthy precipitation shield too many times. 

6 minutes ago, Ahoff said:

Is it tracking with the models?

Just noticed the latest Obs.

Front is though Zanesville. 

Keep it movin’ 

26 minutes ago, ChalkHillSnowNut said:

When does the HRRR start to come into play? 

Tomorrow morning is my guess

This might be Mr. Obvious here, but it's unusual for PBZ to issue a WWA this early. Thinking holiday travel is the reason for the extended lead time.

3 minutes ago, north pgh said:

Wow Canadian!

Merry Christmas!

 

The Canadian is refusing to backdown. 
Going down with the ship. 

3 hours ago, RitualOfTheTrout said:

NWS PBZ pretty bullish too, 4-6 inches: Timing for the change over looks to be sometime between 6pm-11pm With the GFS being quicker and NAM / Canadian a bit slower. Part of me is actually hoping for a later switch (assuming it doesn't affect totals). I think it will be an awesome transformation from bare ground to winter wounder land when the kids wake up.

 

Instead of a slow bleed, they must be expecting a sudden burst of cold air at all levels. This should promote decent snow growth.

Is the cold air going to drag through, or blast through ?

I want that classic rain to heavy snow burst.

Although we might get a bit more rain than we'd like, I still like our position with regards to better rates.

54 minutes ago, north pgh said:

Where is everyone at?

We are 2 days away from a possible 4+ inch snowfall on Christmas Eve.

 

 

Reporting in.