Wmsptwx Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I agree with Allweather, it is a catch 22, blocking keeps them from cutting, but it also keeps anything from being a ramped up monster we need for accumulating snows this late in the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001kx Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Shippensburg, PA is PA's snow capital this season. lol. Up to 29.11" i still have you by a slim margin @ 34.5" but that could change over the next 2 weeks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itstrainingtime Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Not convinced of anything for late March. The ingredients would literally have to come together perfectly to see snowfall across the region in the last half of March, and I just don't see those ingredients you want to see. AO is SUPER negative, but may be too negative for a big storm (will likely hold on to cool/winter-like conditions through the end of March) End of March snowstorms are rare...and for good reason. I'm surprised at how today turned out for many, and would be surprised again to see more snow even later into March. Thanks for sharing...I know on this site there has been some talk about a big storm around 3/25. Sometimes it's a fine line between what models show a week or two out vs. what sensible weather dictates. In his special discussion today Eric Horst mentioned at least the possibility for more snow from a coastal storm next weekend or early next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Highlands Wx Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Picked up 3.5 at home. For a seasonal total of 45 inches. Season average for Northern Cambria is between 60-70 inches. Judging by the CTP map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashtown_Coop Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Over 1.5" here. Will get an exact measurement once back edge pushes east Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I agree with Allweather, it is a catch 22, blocking keeps them from cutting, but it also keeps anything from being a ramped up monster we need for accumulating snows this late in the season. Up here, though, we have a better chance than Harrisburg/York/Lancaster. Just too many historical examples. Hell, since we've moved here 10 years ago, only four months haven't had accumulating snow (June-September). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Got Woonsocketed in the last hour of snow. Final total just measured 3.5" Epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmsptwx Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Nice little storm, certainly not a warning storm anywhere though. I noticed a trend, and maybe its because I haven't been paying attention but it seems like most of the storms this season have come in 4 to 5 hour bursts....instead of the usual 8 to 12 hour storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashtown_Coop Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 final measurement 1.7" 25.7" season total Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashtown_Coop Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Got Woonsocketed in the last hour of snow. Final total just measured 3.5" Epic. wonder what big flat got. i might go up and measure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmsptwx Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Man, hope precip shuts off before changeover. We are stuck at 26.5 here, and not a fan of ice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr5001 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 2.6" here which is .1" away from tying 2nd biggest snowfall of season lol... really thought the warm air would win and I was wrong in a good way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Highlands Wx Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Turned to sleet. Not bad 5.5" the past few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Man, hope precip shuts off before changeover. We are stuck at 26.5 here, and not a fan of ice!! We have snow and sleet, 27. I have 3.4 now. 6.6 over the last three days. Not a bad run for this time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmsptwx Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Jamie did you see NWS said at 7 update our locals had a chance at .25 or more of ice overnight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawatch Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Was outside, and there is still light snow falling. " fine flakes" measured 2.8" from one place 3.0" from my snow gauge. Looking at radar, still some more snow coming. But it doesn't appear the change will be for a little while yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard92 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 A healthy 3.3" of snow here along Blue Mountain, 10mi northeast of Harrisburg. Roads remain snow covered at this hour, but only down to some light snow pellets falling at this point. This puts my seasonal total at 23.2" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlislePaWx Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Well.......here's to solid white ground out there this evening! Snow is slowly winding down now....still very light despite radar not showing returns over me.... Total snowfall today is 2.5" which all fell between 3pm and 7pm. As others mentioned it was weird seeing the snow covered ground at 7pm with it still being totally light outside. Does anyone else think we aren't going to see much if any rainfall over night? Those echoes to the south are all moving east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawatch Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Found tomorrows weather interesting. Tuesday: A chance of thunderstorms before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Garden+View&state=PA&site=CTP&textField1=41.2565&textField2=-77.0487 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Well after shovelling/snowblowing/driving in this snow I can def say that it was a very heavy and poor ratio snow. In fact the consistency of all the snow that fell has a bit of a sleet feel to it, or alot of rimed snowflakes pretty much. Probably could've been a 5-6 incher without the warm intrusion and better flakes. Not gonna complain though, I had been saying i felt this would be more of an advisory event with any widespread warning amounts above UNV...though doesn't look like warning totals are going to pan out there. The overrunning precipitation preceding the main afternoon stuff not panning out this morning probably hurt totals. But where it was residing this morning in the southern tier, there were some surprises the other way. Look at the latest PNS, there were 6-10 amounts in Somerset, Bedford, and the southern half of Cambria counties bolstered alot by the snow this morning. The afternoon PNS just after the main snow moved in early this afternoon already had a 7.3" report from Laurel Summit. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/productview.php?pil=PNSCTP Currently some fine sleet with perhaps a tad of freezing rain falling. The back roads around here are still pretty dicey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmsptwx Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Pawatch we have turned over to a heavy mist with flakes mixed in. Just checked freezing on all surfaces as in falls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Currently freezing drizzle 31.3 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmsptwx Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 fzra here with big flakes...27.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawatch Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 WMSPTWX Just turned my spotlight on....snowing for me right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmsptwx Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Yeah we are going back and forth...I am a bit southeast of you over on the ridge so that could be the difference. I checked local temps and the airport is 3 to 4 degrees warmer than any other local reporting stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmsptwx Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Winter Storm Warning continued for threat of up to .25 of freezing rain overnight. Good call looking at regional obs, especially in colder suburbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmsptwx Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 fzdz coming down in sheets....freezing on contact with everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlislePaWx Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Freezing drizzle now here as well. Temp up to 31.6. Wonder how long we will spend in the warm sector tomorrow before the cold front comes through? Would be nice to hold on to a little bit of this snowcover with the arctic surge coming in Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Winter Storm Warning continued for threat of up to .25 of freezing rain overnight. Good call looking at regional obs, especially in colder suburbs. CTP never really had warning level snows in the forecast for much of the region, but a few inches of snow + 1/4" ice is definitely just as bad if not worse than 6" snow. Might be pretty nasty up your way tonight. Barely any precip a little while ago when I was out, and the temp is up to 30. I wouldn't mind quitting while we're ahead lol and not having to deal with ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 fzdz coming down in sheets....freezing on contact with everything. That stuff accumulates faster than a downpour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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