kpantz

Temp had been steadily rising near Easton, but stalled/peaked at 31.8 and now at 31.6. Snow increasing in intensity, probably related.

Pea sized hail and (I'd guess) 40-50 mph gusts around Easton, PA about 30-40 minutes ago with the stuff ahead of the line. Pretty impressive, all told.

SREF plumes for total snow have gone up in E PA (KABE) if you compare 21Z to 15Z.  Seems to be something else on which to hang ultimately dashed hopes.

Are SREFs not cool enough these days to entertain during intermission?  Yes, I realize this is from 15Z, but I haven't seen any SREFs yet, so I'm just reminding y'all there are more places where you can break your refresh button.

1 minute ago, Rjay said:

Dat upper jet couplet.

Sleet has arrived in Palmer Twp., Northampton Co.  Mixing with the snow - hasn't fully taken over (yet).

Just now, LVblizzard said:

Looks like the sleet line is starting to slow significantly as it approaches Allentown.

I thought it was a radar hallucination, but it does appear to be getting beaten back some.  Time will tell.  Haven't seen the latest short-range guidance re: 850/700 lows, so I'm not sure if we still stand a chance of hanging on here from 78 northward.  Might be a good time to take a look at the 00Z soundings as they roll in.