EasternUSWX Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 Total ZR on bottom right.... 1.13" umm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillvilleWx Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 What was your high today? We got to 29 breifly but it only held for a few minutes. Most of the day was at 26 or 27. 27/18 now. Edit: We have NNE winds now too. I'm gonna grab water for my dorm tonight. This could get ugly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Clouds Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I'm gonna grab water for my dorm tonight. This could get ugly Scott it's Adam haha! Hi. Yeah tonight is going to be interesting for us and the entire LSV...ice is scary stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfox1 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 That's not a bad idea, I going to fire my generator up to make sure it starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiier04 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 18Z RGEM and GFS both seemed to have ticked slightly colder. Looking like a high impact event for the entire area. Final call 4-7" UNV, snow/sleet concrete mixture. Hope you guys to the south all keep power and stay safe!!! Holding out on a slight chance of PSU canceling morning classes tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoar_Frost Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Sticking with 7" with some sleet thrown in for good measure. However, like Jmister said, we won't know what the hell's going to happen until this underway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeffsvilleWx Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 PPL doesn't do anything proactively, they just respond. That being said, classmate was told to pack an overnight bag for tomorrow's shift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 Total ZR on bottom right.... 1.13" umm I also noticed this does not show it going below 29. It's 28 so ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillvilleWx Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 That's the big question now isn't it... Biggest problem in answering that is ice accretion vs. actual precip. JT, idk if you've spoken to Eric very recently, but his main focus was the front end stuff will be crucial. Basically a little snow on the front end will make it so when FZRA comes in, it turns it into a more slush factor. If it starts out as sleet with no fluff on the bottom, then ice will make it more of a brick to ice skating rink. That's worse case scenario right there, which is something we may be facing. That's a concern for everyone in the southern tier basically. "Fun" times ahead. 925mb below freezing down to Va with 850's chilling in MD for now is pretty ugly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I'm gonna grab water for my dorm tonight. This could get ugly Water shouldn't be a problem, if worse comes to worse just go grab some snow But, turn the heat up tonight until it's warm just in case power does go out. Anchor/Upper Deck has a huge backup generator just in case. JT, idk if you've spoken to Eric very recently, but his main focus was the front end stuff will be crucial. Basically a little snow on the front end will make it so when FZRA comes in, it turns it into a more slush factor. If it starts out as sleet with no fluff on the bottom, then ice will make it more of a brick to ice skating rink. That's worse case scenario right there, which is something we may be facing. That's a concern for everyone in the southern tier basically. "Fun" times ahead. 925mb below freezing down to Va with 850's chilling in MD for now is pretty ugly Yeah, unfortunately I'm not seeing any kind of promising signal for snow at onset. Sleet maybe, but snow will be difficult with that 750mb warm nose already in place. Wet Bulbing it out is possible but we'll see how that goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 I say my power is gone by 6am. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 You're not the only one lol. 18Z RGEM and GFS both seemed to have ticked slightly colder. Looking like a high impact event for the entire area. Final call 4-7" UNV, snow/sleet concrete mixture. Hope you guys to the south all keep power and stay safe!!! Holding out on a slight chance of PSU canceling morning classes tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paweather5 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Quick question I have a new generator and was wondering any way to plug it in to mAke your furnace run. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillvilleWx Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Water shouldn't be a problem, if worse comes to worse just go grab some snow But, turn the heat up tonight until it's warm just in case power does go out. Anchor/Upper Deck has a huge backup generator just in case. I lol'd. No kidding. This stuff out there is like a brick. Shenks parking lot has cars all caked in. There's going to be a lot of cemented cars tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 PPL doesn't do anything proactively, they just respond. That being said, classmate was told to pack an overnight bag for tomorrow's shift. I've lived in many places and had lots of different electrical companies. PPL is in my opinion bar none the best at responding to outages. Talk to a Met-Ed customer and ask them what they think about their provider ... They do prestage well, I've seen quite a few armada of trucks around getting ready today actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Just dropped to 25/17 at the WIC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Not sure it's worth anything, but the HRRR has been showing us holding on to snow through beyond 10z here in State College. It seems to keep a pocket just cold enough over us, which maybe makes sense with a combo of CAD and dynamical cooling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Went from milky cirrus to dense stratus in about 30 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeffsvilleWx Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 They do prestage well, I've seen quite a few armada of trucks around getting ready today actually. Their linesmen are probably prestaging, but their substation techs aren't. They're going to have their hands full over the next day or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeffsvilleWx Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Quick question I have a new generator and was wondering any way to plug it in to mAke your furnace run. ThanksIf you're not sure at this moment, call an electrician. There's an easy way to do it, but I wouldn't recommend it for someone not familiar with electrical circuits due to the dangers involved, including fire and death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I'm gonna grab water for my dorm tonight. This could get ugly It won't. Progressive systems such as this with marginal air masses don't produce big ice storms. Doubtful any of the population centers get more than 0.25". Power outages won't be a big deal either, as it should be just wires down and not major infrastructure damage like poles, substations and transformers. And before people go and steam roll me for downplaying this event, chill out. I've been on conference calls all day and the general thinking is that this isn't a once-in-a-lifetime, save-the-children ice storm. Just a pain in the neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 If you're not sure at this moment, call an electrician. There's an easy way to do it, but I wouldn't recommend it for someone not familiar with electrical circuits due to the dangers involved, including fire and death. Or blowing out your furnace. Have you tried the owners manual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mupawxnut Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 It won't. Progressive systems such as this with marginal air masses don't produce big ice storms. Doubtful any of the population centers get more than 0.25". Power outages won't be a big deal either, as it should be just wires down and not major infrastructure damage like poles, substations and transformers. And before people go and steam roll me for downplaying this event, chill out. I've been on conference calls all day and the general thinking is that this isn't a once-in-a-lifetime, save-the-children ice storm. Just a pain in the neck.Can you provide evidence to support this claim? When is an inch of ice (which is on the models) not a crippling event? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillvilleWx Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Just dropped to 25/17 at the WIC. I'm walking to Brookwood and it just feels colder. Skies are still partially clear too. This is getting ugly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 It won't. Progressive systems such as this with marginal air masses don't produce big ice storms. Doubtful any of the population centers get more than 0.25". Power outages won't be a big deal either, as it should be just wires down and not major infrastructure damage like poles, substations and transformers. And before people go and steam roll me for downplaying this event, chill out. I've been on conference calls all day and the general thinking is that this isn't a once-in-a-lifetime, save-the-children ice storm. Just a pain in the neck. It is finally time for the ignore button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 I'm walking to Brookwood and it just feels colder. Skies are still partially clear too. This is getting ugly It is 25, temps are marginal.... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 18Z RGEM and GFS both seemed to have ticked slightly colder. Looking like a high impact event for the entire area. Final call 4-7" UNV, snow/sleet concrete mixture. Hope you guys to the south all keep power and stay safe!!! Holding out on a slight chance of PSU canceling morning classes tomorrow You're not the only one lol. One of the walkers from War of the Worlds could rise out of the Old Main lawn and they'd still only go with maybe a delay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfox1 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I've lived in many places and had lots of different electrical companies. PPL is in my opinion bar none the best at responding to outages. Talk to a Met-Ed customer and ask them what they think about their provider ... They do prestage well, I've seen quite a few armada of trucks around getting ready today actually. I have to agree with that. Most of my Department area include PPL in Marietta, East Donegal Twp up to Mt joy and including Maytown. Met Ed had Conoy Twp to the north to the County line. I think that was their stepchild area in Lancaster Co. But even people I know I York Co with Med Ed had days of outage in the the last storms over the last couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 It won't. Progressive systems such as this with marginal air masses don't produce big ice storms. Doubtful any of the population centers get more than 0.25". Power outages won't be a big deal either, as it should be just wires down and not major infrastructure damage like poles, substations and transformers. And before people go and steam roll me for downplaying this event, chill out. I've been on conference calls all day and the general thinking is that this isn't a once-in-a-lifetime, save-the-children ice storm. Just a pain in the neck. The one thing I wondered about that may be a saving grace is if the rain is really heavy, it's hard to form ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmsptwx Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 The one thing I wondered about that may be a saving grace is if the rain is really heavy, it's hard to form ice. I would agree but it's only mid 20s down there. It's gonna be ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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