famartin Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Lancaster switched over to snow in the last hour. Its raining in Harrisburg however. Temps remain in the mid 30s in both locales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 How big is gigantic? Flying saucer size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 1.86" 37.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoSnow Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Moderate snow here in Pike county, temp is 31 degrees. It Started mixing around 9:00 pm, it took Forever to fully flip over to all snow. I have been Checking some penn dot cam's throughout central Pike county, looks like at least 2.0 inches on the ground, 15 min nw of here on route 84. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGorse Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Flying saucer size? Volkswagon size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SP Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Just checked the cabin cam (Poconos)......hvy snow....about 4" on the rail. Wish I was there.....but at least it snowed! Now if they can crank out a base for the mountains we could be on the slopes soon. Edit: 30.3F at 2000ft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoSnow Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 1.86" 37.5 Scary how fast this storm is moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthonyweather Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Just took a peak outside, it mine as well be flurrying! all these heavy echoes over the area and its a very light snow?! what gives! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Just took a peak outside, it mine as well be flurrying! all these heavy echoes over the area and its a very light snow?! what gives! The heavy echoes may be falsely enhanced because the snow is starting to melt on the way down. This causes higher than normal reflectivity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 000 NOUS41 KCTP 080337 PNSCTP PAZ004>005-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>034-037-041>042-045>046- 049>053-056>059-063-065>066-081537- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1037 PM EST WED DEC 07 2011 ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT PENNSYLVANIA ...CAMBRIA COUNTY... EBENSBURG 3.5 730 PM 12/07 NWS EMPLOYEE ...CENTRE COUNTY... CENTRE HALL 5.0 830 PM 12/07 NWS EMPLOYEE BOALSBURG 1.6 1035 PM 12/07 PUBLIC PLEASANT GAP 1.5 800 PM 12/07 NWS EMPLOYEE ...SOMERSET COUNTY... CAIRNBROOK 6.5 758 PM 12/07 PUBLIC $$ LA CORTE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 mets sizing flakes, doesn't get better then this, does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Based on that, maybe JB's 8" report was on top of Mt. Nittany or the Tussey Mountain Ski Area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthonyweather Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 The heavy echoes may be falsely enhanced because the snow is starting to melt on the way down. This causes higher than normal reflectivity. Great, thanks for the insight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Coatesville AWOS now reporting light snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cast4 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Based on that, maybe JB's 8" report was on top of Mt. Nittany or the Tussey Mountain Ski Area lol. A classic example of a JB verification. It appears to have gone back to rain here in Millersville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I think my forecast of 2" for ABE was too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayson Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Power went out about 45min ago here in coastal Atlantic county. It was just last week that I was talking to the wife about ordering a transfer switch for our generator... Ah well, no heat for now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I think my forecast of 2" for ABE was too high. I doubt we'll even get to an inch. The radar looks terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pohopoco Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Anybody know any better WINTER Radar than Weather Tap...Iwent with them last year and up here,frankly the product isn't so good...my location switched over at about 20:45 or so,going on 3 hrs...as of now my location has not once showed as Snow,to be fair the line is only about 15 miles away...I saw the TV radar from Ch.7 in Scr.WB and theier's looked much better,showing Snow down to all but the bottom 1/4 of my(Carbon) Cty.---as of now nearing 3" and just went under 32 at 31.8...Any ideas why my pay for use basically (insert choice of underperforming word).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Up to 1.68" of rain for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Based on that, maybe JB's 8" report was on top of Mt. Nittany or the Tussey Mountain Ski Area Actually if JBs definition of 8" is what fell in State College today, that would explain a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Hate to say it.. But if this was snow, this deform Band would be $$ for Philly metro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptb127 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Hazleton, PA - 29 degrees 4" of snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_AR_ Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Sleet/snow mixing in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard-on-GFS Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Sleet/snow mixing in here. Same in Collegeville, PA. Earlier then expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Same in Collegeville, PA. Earlier then expected. Got a report of an inch up near Palm in NW montco near white out conditions...JB may get this right in the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rib Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Snow mixing in down here. Here it comes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_AR_ Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 All snow now it seems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Just drove from Collegeville to East Nantmeal....from a few flakes mixed in at Collegeville to plain rain in Phoenixville to 36 mix at Chester Springs to all snow and 33 here in East Nantmeal Car in driveway is covered with snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Snowing in Quakertown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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