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10.5” was the final here in my part of the Poconos. Newfoundland, Wayne county 2,075’. Just to my south and south west, I’m seeing reports of 12 to 14 inches. 20 to 30 miles to my north and northwest; its bare ground. What a cutoff with amounts and what a disaster of a storm to track. 

10.5” inches  final here in my part of the Poconos. I was actually shocked to wake up and see we got dumped on. Thought for sure this threat was dead after seeing the models slip south.  Amounts ranging from 12 to 14” to my south and southwest in other areas of the Poconos as well. What a cutoff though, just to my north and nw; in a matter of 20 to 30 miles it goes down to absolutely nothing. What a headache of a storm and a disaster of model output, my god. Seasonal total now sits at 37.5”. 

Went to bed worried about being missed completely here in my part of the Poconos. What a nightmare of a storm to track and follow. This isn’t an official measurement, but eyeballing roughly 10.0” inches. Will measure once it’s over. Location: Newfoundland Pa, Wayne county. 2,075’ elevation. 

Nice little event here on the Pocono plateau at 2075’ feet.  Had about 6” on the deck and about 4” on the driveway. 

1 hour ago, Summit Snow said:

Yes-Waverly/Clarks Green just under 1500'. WWA just issued by BGM for 3-6" for elevations around Scranton.  You might be looking at 7"+ based on trends of faster changeover.

 

Ohh very cool, nice to see a poster relatively closeby! Yeah looks like a nowcast for us this evening! 

2 minutes ago, Summit Snow said:

Feel real good for a pasting up here sitting at 1400' feet north of Scranton. BGM really hitting elevation. ELK Mountain in the crosshairs!

 

Hello, are you in the Clarks Summit area?  I’m to your east/southeast near Newfoundland Pa, Wayne county. Really liking my spot on the northern Pocono Plateau at 2,075’ feet for this. Binghamton NWS has a WWA up for 3 to 5. This absolutely looks heavily elevation dependent, with elevations changing over first late this evening and obviously having the best opportunity to accumulate.  Elk Mountain is always in a great spot, highest elevation in Nepa and great Latitude/Longitude as well! 

38 minutes ago, CoralRed said:

Good to see someone else from northern PA here. There's me in Williamsport & another person from Lycoming County and that is about it I think. So tonight was your night over there. Good for you, something more than a few inches at last.

Thank you! I’m actually a long term lurker of this regional forum, however I typically post in the Nyc Interior thread given my proximity to that location. I’ll try to drop in here more often. I’m Located in Newfoundland, Pa in Wayne county. The Pocono Springs pin, is my actual location in the Poconos. Roughly 30 min due north of Mt. Pocono. And today was this winters largest snowfall for me. All in all, absolutely pathetic season for everyone. This storm has put me at around 43” inches for the season, so I’ve made up some ground the past two weeks. But it’s still far behind the typical average snowfall for the higher elevations of the Poconos, which range from 60” to 70” inches a season here once you’re at and above 2,000’ feet. 

5 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Still snowing in the Poconos - lots of 8-10" reports coming in out of NE PA. Good 'ole Starrucca PA was reporting 9.5" at 3pm. Have to believe a few high spots are at or will eclipse a foot. 

 

Edit: One of the heaviest bands of snow in the NE is actually rotating into NE PA/Poconos right now, so there will be double digit totals. 

Yup, had a solid 9” to 10” inches here at my location on the northwestern edge of the Pocono Plateau. I measured around 7pm, I’m just shy of 2,100’ feet. Still have bouts of light to moderate snow ongoing as well. So another quick inch or two is still possible to reach a foot in areas. However, this event was highly elevation dependent up this way. My buddy in Scranton barely had 3.0” inches.  I took a drive 7 miles from my house down at 1300’ feet, and they had 4” or 5” inches tops. 

6pm update for here in the Poconos, 9.0” and moderate snow continues. 

2 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

I'd say that's about 3-4 inches, what do you think?

Yeah for sure a couple inches, intensity isn’t as extreme as to the north. Penndot can actually keep up with it lol. 

6 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Man that place sucks, I'm glad I have 2,000 feet over them lol even if I'm south of them...got a cam for where I-80 and I-81 meet?  Or a cam near Lake Harmony?

 

I found this Cam, this is close to where 81 and 80 meet! This was about 30 min ago. 

3 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Man that place sucks, I'm glad I have 2,000 feet over them lol even if I'm south of them...got a cam for where I-80 and I-81 meet?  Or a cam near Lake Harmony?

 

Honestly, it’s a snow hole in general, but I gotta laugh at the bare ground down there. I’m literally 50 min northwest of them and basically live on a different planet lol. 

I-84 Mt. Cobb Pa, Exit 8. The elevation at this location is roughly 1800’. Safe to say roads are a disaster lol. 

Well it seems like the eyeballing method simply doesn’t work in high winds LOL. Took an actual measurement, measuring anywhere from 7 to 8” actually here in my part of the Poconos. Still snowing moderately. 

1 minute ago, LibertyBell said:

at least it shows that elevation can see some good snow even when no one else within 100 miles does lol

 

Yeah, even with crappy winters the Poconos always produces something, especially above 2k. It wasn’t the worst winter I’ve seen, but sure wasn’t the best lol. 

5 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Yeah I got a lot more (8") from the storm last weekend.  In Carbon County near Lake Harmony, I've got the same elevation (around 2,200') as you but not the latitude lol.

 

Yeah, last weekend wasn’t as much here, I believe I ended up with around 6”. With this system, it will put my seasonal total right around 40” give or take. Nice to see these late season storms however; it’s a far cry from the 60 to 70” average around these parts of the Poconos lol. 

2 hours ago, LibertyBell said:

wow only 1-3 inches in the Poconos?  that forecast for MPO is going to bust big time!

There’s a sharp cutoff to the south from the bands pivoting in from the north/ northeast now. Pike and Wayne county, (where I’m located in the northern Poconos) have been snowing non stop all am. Checking cameras, anything south of Mt. Pocono, 30 min south of me;  simply doesn’t seem to be producing anything lol. I’m  eyeballing an easy 6” here in my Part of the Poconos, on the north western portion of the Pocono Plateau. Keep in mind, my elevation is really helping with this setup being I’m just under 2,100’. Anyone below 1,000’ has pretty much nothing, especially to the south/ southwest.  I’ve cleaned the driveway two times already. Here’s a current photo:

-5 temp, winds gusting to 45mph. Just brutal. Current Temps around the Poconos. 

Absolute crazy weather day. Left for work at 6 am to rain and 46 degrees, currently 3 below zero and winds gusting 40 to 50mph here on the Pocono Plateau. Flash freeze wasn’t as bad as advertised luckily, Penndot had a good handle on salting the heck out of the roads prior to the freeze up. Secondary roads a bit slick though. Fresh coating of snow today post front, and I somehow managed to salvage my snow pack with a minor refresher. Definitely a white Christmas here in the higher elevations of the Poconos, that’s for sure. 

Going to say 7.0” total here from last night in my part of the Poconos, Newfoundland, Wayne county. Elevation 2,075’ feet. I’m 30 minutes N/Nw of Mt Pocono, and around 200 to 300 feet higher in elevation than them. So their 7.4” total seems accurate. It’s extremely hard to measure this stuff after it compacted and turned to sleet/freezing rain late last night. It’s now snowing moderately on the back end and I have already received an additional inch. So going with a storm total of 8.0” so far, and maybe another couple hours to go. Not a bad early season storm! 

Moderate snow falling, and it’s becoming very windy. Event total so far is 5.0” here in my part of the Poconos. Temp is 30 degrees. 

Started as a Sleet/Snow mix here in the Poconos around noon. It has now primarily gone over to just snow, moderate to heavy at that. Temp is holding steady in the upper 20’s. Its going to be an interesting event here above 2k, Binghamton NWS warning is for 6 to 14 inches for my area,  with a tenth of an inch of ice. Winds tonight gusting upwards to 40mph here on the Plateau. Glad I got out of work and I’m home early, roads are going to become a mess in a hurry. 

22 minutes ago, snywx said:

A thing of Beauty!

Poconos, Nw Nj, Hudson Valley classic crusher!

Nice first wintry event for November here in the Poconos. I was actually shocked at how nasty some of the roads were heading home from work. Completely snow/ice covered, even the highways. Just cleaned up, picked up about 2.5” here at 2,075 feet. It has since changed to sleet/rain mix now. Temp is right around 31 degrees so that may actually be freezing rain at these elevations. 

13 hours ago, LibertyBell said:

NE PA is the place to be, there are no coastal storms that hit Central PA.  I had 5 inches at my other house, but the sweet spot seems to be extreme Northern/NE PA where over 2 feet fell?  I think they got more than Binghamton there on the PA side of the border.

 

Yes, Bradford and Susquehanna counties right along the northern tier of Pa, just south of Binghamton Ny, reported anywhere from 12 to 16” in the higher elevations. I just drove through the area this am, and there was still 6 to 8 inches on the ground roughly, that was since compacting and melting a bit. Your area in the Poconos faired a bit better, here in the northern Poconos in Wayne county, I only reported 3” just under 2,100’ feet. Warm sector turned me over to sleet and even plain rain a good portion of the night. Western Catskills at elevation got a nice hit as well. There is still folks without power in the southern tier and Central Ny.