2001kx Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiier04 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Agreed! Reading idiots in the PHL threads complain "oh we're only getting 1-3 wtf!" irks me to no end. Be lucky if you get warning-level criteria, it's not that often unless you live in the boonies up on a mountain like MAG and Jamie. That's for sure. If snow is falling and sticking and accumulating that makes me pretty darn happy. That last year on the EasternWX boards nearly drove me insane. My posts must have driven people crazy! There were a LOT of that's for sure! The main thing I learned is to always keep your expectations on the LOW side. It really makes things so much easier and less stressful. Then if you get anything more than that its just an added bonus to an already great day Ended up with about 6.5" IMBY so my call of 5-8" verified well. Didn't really get much after the initial slug as precip became very spotty and mixed. Saturday looks like a slam dunk for another snowy day though!! Turning out to be a pretty nice December after that summery start. Here's to a long lasting snowcover for ALL of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Ever since Zachary left we have had tons of action, anyone else notice? Maybe he left to build a giant snowmaker to please us all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 That's for sure. If snow is falling and sticking and accumulating that makes me pretty darn happy. That last year on the EasternWX boards nearly drove me insane. My posts must have driven people crazy! There were a LOT of that's for sure! The main thing I learned is to always keep your expectations on the LOW side. It really makes things so much easier and less stressful. Then if you get anything more than that its just an added bonus to an already great day Ended up with about 6.5" IMBY so my call of 5-8" verified well. Didn't really get much after the initial slug as precip became very spotty and mixed. Saturday looks like a slam dunk for another snowy day though!! Turning out to be a pretty nice December after that summery start. Here's to a long lasting snowcover for ALL of us The winters I endured in central PA tested what patience I had, that's for sure. There were tons of in the I-95 threads last winter and I shrugged them off. Just having 2 good winters to offset the half dozen crap ones I endured more than made up for it. Central PA has to even out eventually, State College does average roughly the same snow amounts as Boston if not more. I remember growing up on Long Island in the late 1990s and seeing tons of storms wallop you guys while soaking us. I even remember the 2/3/2004 storm as we got soaked on Long Island and State College had a foot, thrilled at how much more snow you guys got than us. How that became!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I'd be very happy if we continue these nickle and dime events all winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 0z NAM and GFS are a solid 3-4" for MDT up to Allentown and Williamsport. 2-3 pretty much everywhere else it looks like. Nice little storm we'll get during a Saturday morning/afternoon - we can all enjoy it. All snow, no mix issues at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 0z NAM and GFS are a solid 3-4" for MDT up to Allentown and Williamsport. 2-3 pretty much everywhere else it looks like. Nice little storm we'll get during a Saturday morning/afternoon - we can all enjoy it. All snow, no mix issues at all. Amazing the snow that PA got over the past 10 days despite La Nada, minimal blocking and limited help upstream from the Pacific jet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 O kidding. Hopefully that Jan 2-4 storm comes to fruition too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummyratguy Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Any model info re: the jan 2-4 storm? Just picked up bits and pieces from phila thread yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001kx Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 new map for saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeffsvilleWx Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 This is quite the active period we are in. 1 event and 2 potentials in a 7 day period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 We've had two events in four days man! Christmas Eve + Wednesday + Saturday + Potentially next Tuesday. Nice little run! WAA for 2-4 up for the entire CTP zone. Usually never see a uniform headline except for wind covering the whole area, pretty neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Whoa, NAM upped UNV to .42, MDT to .43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 IPT and JST is .41, AOO is .42. Seems like a steady increase in qpf across the board from 06. The 06Z GFS bumped up qpf also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauss06 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Whoa, NAM upped UNV to .42, MDT to .43 wow. What are the temps looking like high 20's low 30s? ratios will be like 7-8:1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard92 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 wow. What are the temps looking like high 20's low 30s? ratios will be like 7-8:1? Given the air mass and relatively good snow growth over the region, ratios will definitely be above 10:1 but less than 15:1. High resolution guidance indicating a period of high omega growth right over the LSV with snow rates briefly at 1in/hr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmsptwx Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Nws was saying 18 to 1 in north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauss06 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Given the air mass and relatively good snow growth over the region, ratios will definitely be above 10:1 but less than 15:1. High resolution guidance indicating a period of high omega growth right over the LSV with snow rates briefly at 1in/hr. i didn't take some of that into consideration, i went by prog. air temp alone. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Yeah someone in the PHL thread mentioned yesterday rates in the LSV would be around 14:1 for the most part. I'm not really buying the NAM's wet solution, it's a really God-awful model lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Yeah someone in the PHL thread mentioned yesterday rates in the LSV would be around 14:1 for the most part. I'm not really buying the NAM's wet solution, it's a really God-awful model lol. GFS had it also. Will be interesting to see 12Z and if it continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauss06 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Yeah someone in the PHL thread mentioned yesterday rates in the LSV would be around 14:1 for the most part. I'm not really buying the NAM's wet solution, it's a really God-awful model lol. i'm almost expecting about what we had on Wednesday 2 1/2". If its over that, i consider it a bonus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 i'm almost expecting about what we had on Wednesday 2 1/2". If its over that, i consider it a bonus! Yup. I'm most excited for a pure snow event, during the day, on a weekend when we have jack-sh1t to do. Can't wait to hang out, drink beer, watch football and look outside at the snow. I'll take these 2-3-4 inch storms and run, no complaining from me. Easy to clean up, you can still get around if you need to, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauss06 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 drink beer, Thats all i saw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Thats all i saw Beer and snow is a helluva mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeffsvilleWx Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 you can still get around if you need to, etc. That's debatable. It took us an hour to drive 5 miles the other day. The combination of "I have 4wd so i can drive 100 mph in the snow" drivers and the "OMG 1 snowflake, drive 0.5 mph" drivers is brutal in my neck of the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmsptwx Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Yea 6z gfs was wet...we ll see where 12z heads soon. If its .3 or above I will be a happy dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmsptwx Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I agree neffsville, most wrecks the other day happened with 2 or 3 on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 That's debatable. It took us an hour to drive 5 miles the other day. The combination of "I have 4wd so i can drive 100 mph in the snow" drivers and the "OMG 1 snowflake, drive 0.5 mph" drivers is brutal in my neck of the woods. The dichotomy of drivers when snow is falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr5001 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 MDT has been reporting temperature of 1 or 2oC since about 5pm on Wednesday... I can't recall a period of unchanged temperatures as long as this current one... capital city airport reporting nearly the same temperature so it's not a fluke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 GFS looks a bit wetter, can't read it though number-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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