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Precip increasing again in intensity...but it's wet and not white.

for as bad of luck as we have had this winter with snow... it could be worse... we could be places in colorado who has seen about 2" of precip in the last 6 months... so yay no rain droughts here :-)

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for as bad of luck as we have had this winter with snow... it could be worse... we could be places in colorado who has seen about 2" of precip in the last 6 months... so yay no rain droughts here :-)

Yup. My parents in Texas lost 14 giant oak trees two years ago because of drought. I'm pissed about no snow but I'll take the moisture.

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Yeah, no doubt. It's easy to call bust but really it's virtually impossible to nail down this storm. No model did very good with it, I guess once again the Euro came closest to all.

it is a good example of why not to model hug... as soon as the new RPM came out last night and showed the rain/snow line further east (well east of DC) NWS/TWC/etc all jumped on board the wetter model runs and bumped up the snow totals... I even thought temperature profiles looked great... boy was I wrong there lol... NAM was def the coldest of the models with GFS closer to being actually right temperature wise at the surface for the locations I remember taking a look at... will be interesting to see the case study to deterimine what the models did actually handle well and what they missed on...

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I can't recall a more complex setup with so many variables, so many ways this thing could have gone. Family asked me last night what was going to happen...I just sat there and stared at all of them. Finally I managed a "I really don't know", which didn't go over so well. Later I explained to my wife that I could see us getting nothing to a foot to anywhere in between.

I feel bad for the mets today...how do you predict that it will be ripping snow in Richmond while it's raining here at the same time?

Fascinating to watch play out, despite the disappointment.

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Thanks Jamie. I need to go back and look at some of the stats. I don't recall it ever being this bad but good stuff.

What rubbed salt in the wounds was we had a ton of lake cutters in the late 70s, too, although there was the 78/79 storms. 

 

man, the 70s? You must be old.. :whistle: .

Its tough, it really is, when you have a banner snow year, then zip, not even making yearly average. i too remember the snowless years in the 70,80 and 90s.. sucks!

I have this memory when I was 6, the 72-73 winter, of finally seeing it snow and stick in like late Feb or something. 

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What rubbed salt in the wounds was we had a ton of lake cutters in the late 70s, too, although there was the 78/79 storms. 

 

I have this memory when I was 6, the 72-73 winter, of finally seeing it snow and stick in like late Feb or something. 

i think it was more brutal on us, then it is for kids now. you know how when it snowed, you were out and about. I live in a town with a bunch of kids and i hardly if ever see them sleding.

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Just over 6 inches here in Waynesboro, but nearly all of it arrived before 8am this morning. Obviously not the bust that it was in other areas, but to have 0 accumulating snow during the period when most models showed the heaviest banding is pretty depressing.

Same here. I had 5.0" at 7am and only managed another 1.0" for the day.

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
256 PM EST WED MAR 06 2013

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS                  
                     SNOWFALL           OF
                     /INCHES/   MEASUREMENT

PENNSYLVANIA

...ADAMS COUNTY...
   1 S CASHTOWN           6.0   244 PM  3/06  CO-OP OBSERVER         
   5 S GETTYSBURG         3.5  1135 AM  3/06  TRAINED SPOTTER        
   CASHTOWN               3.0   500 AM  3/06  SOCIAL MEDIA           

...BEDFORD COUNTY...
   BREEZEWOOD             6.0  1048 AM  3/06  TRAINED SPOTTER        
   EVERETT                6.0  1236 PM  3/06  CO-OP OBSERVER         
   5 NE SCHELLSBURG       5.8   834 AM  3/06  PUBLIC                 
   MANNS CHOICE           2.3   400 AM  3/06  SOCIAL MEDIA           

...BLAIR COUNTY...
   3 W CLAYSBURG         10.0  1100 AM  3/06  PUBLIC                 
   DUNCANSVILLE           7.5   830 AM  3/06  BROADCAST MEDIA        
   ALTOONA                7.1  1140 AM  3/06  PUBLIC                 
   EAST FREEDOM           7.0   945 AM  3/06  BROADCAST MEDIA        
   HOLLIDAYSBURG          6.0   730 AM  3/06  SOCIAL MEDIA           

...CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
   SHIPPENSBURG           3.3   545 AM  3/06  SOCIAL MEDIA           
   NEWVILLE               3.0  1013 AM  3/06  PUBLIC                 

...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
   UPPER STRASBURG        6.0  1040 AM  3/06  CO-OP OBSERVER         
   MOUNT UNION            4.0   946 AM  3/06  PUBLIC                 
   WAYNESBORO             4.0   622 AM  3/06  PUBLIC                 
   GREENCASTLE            3.0   610 AM  3/06  SOCIAL MEDIA           

...FULTON COUNTY...
   WARFORDSBURG           8.5  1000 AM  3/06  PUBLIC                 

...HUNTINGDON COUNTY...
   HUNTINGDON             5.0   945 AM  3/06  BROADCAST MEDIA        
   MOUNT UNION            4.0   945 AM  3/06  BROADCAST MEDIA        

...JUNIATA COUNTY...
   EAST WATERFORD         5.0   810 AM  3/06  BROADCAST MEDIA        

...SOMERSET COUNTY...
   GLENCOE                8.9   246 PM  3/06  CO-OP OBSERVER         
   OGLETOWN               8.5   930 AM  3/06  TRAINED SPOTTER        
   HIDDEN VALLEY          8.0   216 PM  3/06  CO-OP OBSERVER         
   HUSBAND                6.5   100 PM  3/06  TRAINED SPOTTER        
   1 W SOMERSET           4.5   734 AM  3/06  TRAINED SPOTTER        

...YORK COUNTY...
   STEWARTSTOWN           3.0   620 AM  3/06  SOCIAL MEDIA           
   RED LION               2.8   600 AM  3/06  SOCIAL MEDIA           


**********************24 HOUR SNOWFALL**********************

LOCATION              24 HOUR     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS                  
                     SNOWFALL           OF
                     /INCHES/   MEASUREMENT

PENNSYLVANIA

...ADAMS COUNTY...
   2 WNW GETTYSBURG       6.5   800 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               
   CASHTOWN 1S            5.0   800 AM  3/06  COOP                   
   3 WSW BIGLERVILLE      5.0   700 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               
   2 WSW BIGLERVILLE      3.6   730 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               
   3 NNW GETTYSBURG       3.5   730 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               
   5 S HANOVER            3.4   700 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               
   5 SW GETTYSBURG        3.4   700 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               
   HANOVER                3.3   800 AM  3/06  COOP                   
   1 SE YORK SPRINGS      3.1   700 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               
   1 SSE ABBOTTSTOWN      3.0   650 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               
   2 N ABBOTTSTOWN        2.5   700 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               

...BEDFORD COUNTY...
   4 S EVERETT            6.0   820 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               
   3 WNW SCHELLSBURG      5.8   820 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               
   9 SSE RAINSBURG        5.3   700 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               
   4 W EVERETT            4.0   700 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               
   EVERETT                4.0   800 AM  3/06  COOP                   
   5 NNW RAINSBURG        2.5   600 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               

...BLAIR COUNTY...
   2 SSE NEWRY            7.3  1000 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               
   TYRONE                 2.0   800 AM  3/06  COOP                   

...CAMBRIA COUNTY...
   NE BELMONT             5.5   800 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               

...CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
   1 NNW MECHANICSBURG    1.4   730 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               
   CARLISLE WATER PLANT   1.3   800 AM  3/06  COOP                   

...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
   SOUTH MOUNTAIN         8.5   800 AM  3/06  COOP                   
   SSE GREENCASTLE        3.0   745 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               

...FULTON COUNTY...
   WARFORDSBURG           6.5   800 AM  3/06  COOP                   

...HUNTINGDON COUNTY...
   RAYSTOWN HQ AT HESST   6.0   800 AM  3/06  COOP                   

...SOMERSET COUNTY...
   GLENCOE                6.6   800 AM  3/06  COOP                   
   LAUREL SUMMIT          5.5   800 AM  3/06  COOP                   
   CONFLUENCE 1 SW DAM    5.0   800 AM  3/06  COOP                   
   MEYERSDALE             5.0   800 AM  3/06  COOP                   
   SOMERSET               4.1   800 AM  3/06  COOP                   

...YORK COUNTY...
   1 SE MOUNT WOLF        3.0   820 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               
   4 WSW DOVER            2.0  1045 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               
   WSW NEW SALEM          1.5   500 AM  3/06  COCORAHS               

$$

PAH
 

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Salisbury Maryland area is getting rocked right now with heavy rains and high winds... officially Salisbury is only reporting 1.83" so far but radar estimates are a lot lot higher... wind gusts have been as high as 50-55 mph there so I can only imagine what they are closer to the ocean with less friction

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