Digger Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I'm sure you'll all be thrilled to know that I just drove through my first accumulated snow of the season. (And saw my first snow related fender bender.) Not here, but a couple of miles north of here, near the Center Twp exist from 376. I'd have bet against anything sticking to the blacktop at this time of day, but there it was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 It's nice to see snow in the air. Snow is starting to pick up a bit here. Still only sticking on the grassy areas. I am guessing that after dark as the temps drop we will see our first slick spots on the roads developing. I'm sure you'll all be thrilled to know that I just drove through my first accumulated snow of the season. (And saw my first snow related fender bender.) Not here, but a couple of miles north of here, near the Center Twp exist from 376. I'd have bet against anything sticking to the blacktop at this time of day, but there it was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackngoldrules Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 It looks like north of the city has been seeing some decent returns. Just off and on light snow showers where I'm at. Maybe a coating to a half inch at the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCity08 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Inch at least in Imperial, roads became covered about 2 hours ago. Another little batch may be moving in to add on to that we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChalkHillSnowNut Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 This week looks like the typical pattern with a "wet" christmas bah humbug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 This week looks like the typical pattern with a "wet" christmas bah humbug! Yeah, what a lousy pattern we are in. December 15th - Jan 15th is really the core of winter in terms of perfect conditions for snow accumulation, low sun angel and short daylight hours. Hate to see it go to waste. Even with those light snow fall rates on Saturday we were able to pick up a coating. On the plus side I'm getting some extra mileage out of my balding tires from summer lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChalkHillSnowNut Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I see there's a slight possibility still for christmas eve into day.....lets go cold air-since steelers cooled off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 Is it December or June? HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1145 AM EST WED DEC 21 2011 OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ013-014-020-021-029-031- WVZ001>004-012-021-022-221645- TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH- MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-BEAVER- ALLEGHENY-WASHINGTON-GREENE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL- MARION-MONONGALIA- 1145 AM EST WED DEC 21 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS AN ISOLATED THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS WITH ANY STORMS THAT ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 Some thunderstorms moving thru southeastern ohio. Looks like they may move into the southern counties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatwad Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 310 PM EST WED DEC 21 2011 OHZ050-059-PAZ021-029-073-WVZ002>004-212100- ALLEGHENY PA-BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-JEFFERSON OH-MARSHALL WV-OHIO WV-WASHINGTON PA-WESTMORELAND PA- 310 PM EST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GUSTY WIND... THUNDERSTORM WITH GUSTY WIND TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... BELMONT...JEFFERSON...ALLEGHENY...WASHINGTON...WESTMORELAND...OHIO... MARSHALL AND BROOKE... AT 304 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH GUSTY WIND OVER BRIDGEPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS STORM WAS EMBEDDED IN A LINE OF SHOWERS AND MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE... WHEELING... MCMECHEN... BETHLEHEM... BENWOOD... MARTINS FERRY... BRIDGEPORT... BELLAIRE... WARWOOD... YORKVILLE... TRIADELPHIA... CLEARVIEW... TILTONSVILLE... MOVE INDOORS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. PLEASE REPORT WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772. LAT...LON 4044 8001 4024 7979 3998 8077 4014 8088 $$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 Looks to be heading toward Monroeville. Getting some lightning and thunder here but looks to be staying to my south. Just like the summer. Always a near miss. SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 310 PM EST WED DEC 21 2011 OHZ050-059-PAZ021-029-073-WVZ002>004-212100- ALLEGHENY PA-BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-JEFFERSON OH-MARSHALL WV-OHIO WV-WASHINGTON PA-WESTMORELAND PA- 310 PM EST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GUSTY WIND... THUNDERSTORM WITH GUSTY WIND TO MOVE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... BELMONT...JEFFERSON...ALLEGHENY...WASHINGTON...WESTMORELAND...OHIO... MARSHALL AND BROOKE... AT 304 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH GUSTY WIND OVER BRIDGEPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS STORM WAS EMBEDDED IN A LINE OF SHOWERS AND MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE... WHEELING... MCMECHEN... BETHLEHEM... BENWOOD... MARTINS FERRY... BRIDGEPORT... BELLAIRE... WARWOOD... YORKVILLE... TRIADELPHIA... CLEARVIEW... TILTONSVILLE... MOVE INDOORS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. PLEASE REPORT WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772. LAT...LON 4044 8001 4024 7979 3998 8077 4014 8088 $$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatwad Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Getting a storm right now, some thunder and lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherman5416 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 What do you guys think about the latest NAM? Pretty much from hour 27 to 39, the 850 line is either at or south of the city. Is the problem surface temps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCity08 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 The 850's are too warm. This is actually a really good track for us, just can't find that cold air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paweatherguy1 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 That is horrid to see that map, because that should be a real good, quick, 3-6 inch thump. However, the surface temps are in the 40's I believe...too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Taken from WTAE camera just after this afternoon's thunderstorm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 Things better change quick or these mets will have some egg on their face. Especially Jeff V. expecting a Cold December with well above avg snowfall of 14.5 inches. WPXI Winter Forecast. http://www.wpxi.com/...7109/index.html WTAE Winter Forecast. http://www.wtae.com/...783/detail.html KDKA Winter Forecast http://pittsburgh.cb...eather-forecast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paweatherguy1 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 So I was reading back through some of the early PIttsburgh threads on here that Rants and Northpiitsburghweather were on.....it made me laugh, and also, I started to wonder how many names Rants had...I think he might have been northpitts, as well as OHSNOW, and several others, because when reading it, it seems that way... Pretty amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paweatherguy1 Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Tonights European models are VERY interesting. Both bomb out a low over DCA up through the Hudson valley...a near perfect track for us.... Maybe our luck is turning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 A very merry (sorta brownish, greenish, grayish) Christmas to all yinz guys! You might have wanted a white one, but nobody's kids are waiting for Daddy to get home from plowing snow this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderhead Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Merry Christmas all! If the 0z Euro and 12z NAM/GFS are right, we could have some light snow Tuesday evening. Highest projected total looks to be from the GFS with ~1-3" of snow in the PIT metro. Euro and NAM have less precip after the changeover. Bears some watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paweatherguy1 Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Merry Christmas all! If the 0z Euro and 12z NAM/GFS are right, we could have some light snow Tuesday evening. Highest projected total looks to be from the GFS with ~1-3" of snow in the PIT metro. Euro and NAM have less precip after the changeover. Bears some watching. I was talking with Mag in the Central PA thread last nigh....he seems to think that we get a bout .7 with last nights Euro, with a good portion of that snow. This is our most promising threat of the year by a large margin...12z GFS looks fairly cold most of the way, though I'm sure surface temps might be a problem. I would still think an advisory level snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChalkHillSnowNut Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Merry Christmas everybody!....Hope you all had a great day...I see theres some possibilities at the END of this week actually....Looking like maybe friday?....although I wont complain if something happens Tuesday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PittWeatherWatch Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Happy Holidays everyone! 18z models making Tuesday look better and better. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paweatherguy1 Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Happy Holidays everyone! 18z models making Tuesday look better and better. Fingers crossed. 0z NAM might be the best so far...actually looks cold enough for mostly snow, and gives us close to .5 QPF...would take that in an instant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCity08 Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Soundings don't think so.. http://coolwx.com/cgi-bin/getbufr.cgi?region=PA&stn=KPIT&model=nam&time=current&field=prec Not too worried though, the track seems to be trending in our favor, at least in terms of cold air. At this point I'd say we look pretty good for 1-3, I'd be ok with that at right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 On my way up to Southwest New York for the rest of this week tomorrow. I hope you guys can get some decent snow starting on Tuesday. Looks like a really good chance where I am going. We shall see. Good luck to all and a Merry Christmas and a snowy New Year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burghblizz Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 This winter so far reminds me of the NFL lockout....waiting for the gates to open and the season to begin. It's like we had one preseason game in October and that was it. Tuesday night looks interesting.... .SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... STILL MUCH UNCERTAINTY IN REGARDS TO THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT IS PROGGED TO DEVELOP OVER TEXAS AND MOVE ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS...AT LEAST BASED OFF OF THE MOST CURRENT MODEL RUNS. IN GENERAL...STRONG WAA AND MOISTURE TRANSPORT FROM THE GULF SHOULD ALLOW FOR PRECIPITATION TO START OUT MAINLY AS RAIN OR A RAIN-SNOW MIX...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME OF THE NORTHERN COUNTIES WHERE PRECIP COULD REMAIN SNOW. UPPER LEVEL JET PHASING WILL HELP TO ENHANCE PRECIPITATION LATER TUESDAY. WHILE MOST OF THE MODELS SUGGEST THE LOW WILL REMAIN FAIRLY PROGRESSIVE AS THE WAVE REMAINS OPEN AT THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON WHEN PRECIP COULD CHANGEOVER TO SNOW AS THE LOW REDEVELOPS AND STRENGTHENS ALONG THE MID- ATLANTIC STATES. THE MOST RECENT RUNS OF THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE TRENDED MORE TOWARDS THE COOLER SIDE...WITH 1000-500 THICKNESS VALUES BELOW 540DAM BY TUESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE 1000-850MB THICKNESS VALUES DROP BELOW 1300DAM TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED OUT. WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION THE CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW...TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE LOW PULLS OUT. NORTHWEST FLOW AND CAA BEHIND THE LOW SHOULD KEEP CLOUD COVER AND LIGHT SNOW CHANCES WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AND WINDS SHIFT MORE WESTERLY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackngoldrules Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 On my way up to Southwest New York for the rest of this week tomorrow. I hope you guys can get some decent snow starting on Tuesday. Looks like a really good chance where I am going. We shall see. Good luck to all and a Merry Christmas and a snowy New Year! Have a safe trip man. Since you'll be out of your North Hills screw zone, maybe you'll see some decent snow from this one! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCity08 Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Decent Discussion this morning. .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... VERY DIFFICULT FORECAST TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. AT THE SFC, HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE VA COAST LATE TONIGHT. A SFC LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GULF COAST STATES AND MOVE INTO THE TN VALLEY BY DAWN TUESDAY. AT THE UPPER LEVELS, EASTERN RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN TONIGHT AS UL ENERGY MOVE ACROSS THE MIDWEST. ALSO, UL LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES. THESE TWO PIECES OF ENERGY WILL BE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO TUESDAY`S FORECAST. THE NORTHERN DISTURBANCE WILL HELP TO PUSH COLDER AIR TOWARD THE REGION. THE SOUTHERN DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH MOISTURE NORTHWARD AND ALSO DEVELOP THE SFC LOW. AT THIS POINT, IT APPEARS THAT THE SOUTHERN ENERGY WILL WIN THE RACE INTO THE AREA. WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE FORECAST, IS MORE OF A RAIN EVENT ON TUESDAY AS THE WARMER AIR WILL INITIALLY COVER THE AREA. THE FIRST QUESTION TO DEAL WITH IS HOW QUICKLY WILL THE PRECIPITATION BEGIN. MODELS CONTINUE TO SLOW THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION AS THE VERY DRY AIR MASS OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC WILL NOT EASILY BE MOVED. WILL HOLD OFF ON A MENTION OF POPS UNTIL JUST BEFORE DAWN TUESDAY OVER THE WEST. ON TUESDAY MORNING, WILL INCREASE POPS FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE PRECIP SHIELD COVERS THE ENTIRE AREA. CURRENT BELIEF IS THAT PRECIP WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AS IT MOVES INTO THE AREA. HOWEVER, AS COLDER AIR MOVES ACROSS THE MIDWEST, IT APPEARS THAT A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY ACROSS THE NORTH AND WEST AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. THE COLDER AIR SHOULD FINALLY OVERTAKE THE REGION TUESDAY EVENING ON THE HEELS OF A SFC COLD FRONT. THIS WILL BRING A CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE EVENING HOURS. TIMING HERE IS STILL A BIG QUESTION AS THERE CONTINUE TO BE MODEL DISCREPANCIES AND MANY VARIABLES CONTRIBUTING TO THE COLD AIR INTRUSION. RIGHT AFTER 00Z WED, MODELS ARE INDICATING A DEFORMATION ZONE AND AREA OF MID-LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS DEVELOPING AND SWINGING THROUGH THE AREA. THESE FEATURES HINT AT THE POSSIBILITY OF A BAND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW DEVELOPING AND ROTATING THROUGH THE AREA. SFC LOW WILL DEEPEN OVER SE PA TUESDAY EVENING AND MOVE RAPIDLY TOWARD THE NE. WITH THE SFC SYSTEM INCREASING FORWARD SPEED, EXPECT THE SNOW TO TAPER OFF QUICKLY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. SFC HIGH WILL BUILD IN ON WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE DRY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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