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The rain has arrived.

Coming down rather nicely at the moment.

Probably close to 2" of the wet stuff down here today. Blah.

A mild -1 here.

GFS improving.

Had some 2" hailers down this way.

It's happening!

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 175 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 231 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2022 OHC013-019-029-031-059-067-081-111-119-121-157-PAC003-007-059-125- WVC009-029-049-051-061-069-103-040100- /O.NEW.KPBZ.TO.A.0175.220503T1831Z-220504T0100Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 175 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO BELMONT CARROLL COLUMBIANA COSHOCTON GUERNSEY HARRISON JEFFERSON OH MONROE MUSKINGUM NOBLE TUSCARAWAS IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA ALLEGHENY GREENE WASHINGTON IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA BEAVER IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA MARION MONONGALIA WETZEL IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA BROOKE HANCOCK MARSHALL OHIO THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALIQUIPPA, AMBRIDGE, BEAVER FALLS, CADIZ, CALDWELL, CAMBRIDGE, CANONSBURG, CARROLLTON, COLUMBIANA, COSHOCTON, DOVER, EAST LIVERPOOL, FAIRMONT, FOLLANSBEE, MARTINS FERRY, MONACA, MORGANTOWN, MOUNDSVILLE, NEW MARTINSVILLE, NEW PHILADELPHIA, PITTSBURGH METRO AREA, SALEM, ST. CLAIRSVILLE, STEUBENVILLE, WASHINGTON, WAYNESBURG, WEIRTON, WELLSBURG, WHEELING, WOODSFIELD, AND ZANESVILLE.

Local news is really hyping up today's weather.

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 67 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 235 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2022 OHC013-019-029-031-059-067-081-111-119-121-157-PAC003-007-059-125- WVC009-029-049-051-061-069-103-240200- /O.NEW.KPBZ.TO.A.0067.220323T1835Z-220324T0200Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 67 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO BELMONT CARROLL COLUMBIANA COSHOCTON GUERNSEY HARRISON JEFFERSON OH MONROE MUSKINGUM NOBLE TUSCARAWAS IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA ALLEGHENY GREENE WASHINGTON IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA BEAVER IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA MARION MONONGALIA WETZEL IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA BROOKE HANCOCK MARSHALL OHIO THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALIQUIPPA, AMBRIDGE, BEAVER FALLS, CADIZ, CALDWELL, CAMBRIDGE, CANONSBURG, CARROLLTON, COLUMBIANA, COSHOCTON, DOVER, EAST LIVERPOOL, FAIRMONT, FOLLANSBEE, MARTINS FERRY, MONACA, MORGANTOWN, MOUNDSVILLE, NEW MARTINSVILLE, NEW PHILADELPHIA, PITTSBURGH METRO AREA, SALEM, ST. CLAIRSVILLE, STEUBENVILLE, WASHINGTON, WAYNESBURG, WEIRTON, WELLSBURG, WHEELING, WOODSFIELD, AND ZANESVILLE.

7".

The final hurrah on Saturday, eh?

The weekend looks interesting.

Hard to be optimistic with this sort of setup. At least for me, anyhow.

Couple inches down here.

Isn't there a banter thread? Anyway... rates have picked up a little bit down this way. Roads are a little on the dicey side.

Euro gives us something to track for Saturday.

The models did nail the dry slot days in advance.

Mesoscale Discussion 0081 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0738 PM CST Sun Jan 16 2022 Areas affected...eastern Ohio/northern and western Pennsylvania/West Virginia Panhandle/western New York Concerning...Heavy snow Valid 170138Z - 170745Z SUMMARY...Heavy snow is forecast over the next several hours from eastern Ohio east-northeastward to the western half of New York. Widespread rates of 1" to 2" per hour are expected. DISCUSSION...Latest water vapor loop shows an upper low moving eastward across the western Carolinas at this time, with a turn to the northeast -- into Virginia -- expected tonight. Meanwhile, a 994mb surface low analyzed over southeastern Virginia is forecast to retrograde north-northwestward with time, reaching a position over south-central Pennsylvania by sunrise. Currently, a pronounced dry slot is observed nosing northwestward from North Carolina across western Virginia into West Virginia/far southwestern Pennsylvania, near the nose of an 80-plus kt southeasterly low-level jet. Intense low-level warm advection across the Upper Ohio Valley/central Appalachians area has resulted in the snowfall becoming mixed with -- or even changing over briefly to -- freezing rain and/or sleet, mainly south of the Mason/Dixon line and southeast of the Ohio River over the past hour. To the north, precipitation has remained in the form of snowfall -- heavy at times across portions of the region as heavier bands spread northward/northwestward. As the aforementioned upper low advances, and the dry slot continues to pivot northeastward with time, the primary wraparound/deformation zone will become established from eastern Ohio east-northeastward to western New York. Within this area, strong ascent, a saturated lower and middle troposphere, and favorable vertical thermal profiles will combine to support persistent, moderate to heavy snowfall through and beyond midnight, with rates 1" per hour and locally near 2" per hour in heavier bands. ..Goss.. 01/17/2022

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/... No major changes were needed for the eve as the overall forecast trend remains on track with 1.5 to 2 inches of snow and numerous reports of mixed pcpn reported as of 00z. The additional measure of increased wind gusts in the wake of the low was completed for Monday, but any additional headlines were deferred to the mid shift as per the ongoing warning.

Back to bigger flakes. So yeah... it's an ever-changing situation down this way.

Freezing rain.

Down to 24 degrees. Dew point of 22.