The RGEM looks completely different from any other model right now. It suppresses the overrunning snow and even the initial snow from the coastal storm. But then there’s a huge band that very slowly moves inland...on Monday NIGHT! Light snow then remains all day on Tuesday.
The NAM never gets rates above 1”/hr into our area but the sheer duration of the storm makes up for it. When you see nearly 2 days straight of moderate snow it’s going to pile up.
I’d be lying if I said the NAM didn’t have me a little on edge. It’s been the first to sniff out big northwest trends in the past. Of course there’s a lot of times when it’s off its rocker too, but you just can’t completely toss it right now.
Lancaster County special on the CMC...nearly 4 feet in the jackpot area! If I lived in that exact location I'd print out the snow map and frame it on my wall.
Some of these models have periods of light snow all day on Tuesday and that would just be amazing after getting a foot or more of snow. Love the mood flakes after a big event.
The Euro run definitely eased some of my anxiety. It doesn’t look like a total whiff is a realistic solution here in the Lehigh Valley. Now the question is, is this a run of the mill 3-6” storm or will it be much more significant?
UKMET crushes most of the area. Very sharp cutoff north of the Lehigh Valley though. Allentown sees close to a foot while Jim Thorpe and Hazleton only get an inch or so.
The trend within 3 days this winter has been to weaken the confluence, resulting in a more north storm. Even if 0z models keep going south this is far from over.