E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2025-26 Obs/Discussion

[RedSky]

Grand Bahama kind of cold

 

[Birds~69]

1 hour ago, Voyager said:

I'm sooty, but this kind of cold, for this kind of duration is too much for me. It'd be nice to get a couple of days break every so often before a reload.

Then there goes our snowpack with slush, ponding and junk. I'm a greedy weenie...want to keep the snowpack and add by nickel/dime or get plastered again.

16F/Sunny

[snowwors2]

1 hour ago, Birds~69 said:

Yeah, I was disappointed looking at the temp when I woke up. It was 6F a little before 5am. I was expecting lower. Someone must be held accountable for this failure... 

14F @ 1:10pm

Bottomed out @ -.6° for the fourth time below zero in this frigid stretch‼️

[Birds~69]

1 hour ago, snowwors2 said:

Bottomed out @ -.6° for the fourth time below zero in this frigid stretch‼️

Are you sure you are in Pipersville? They haven't gone below zero yet. However, forecast for tonight is -3...

[Birds~69]

9 hours ago, donsutherland1 said:

The last time in Philadelphia was 2009-2010.

Have you ever made a spelling, grammar or fact error since the beginning of the internet? 

15F

[Albedoman]

while all of you are worried about the next 2-6 inch snow event, I am telling you all right now and I have been saying this for two months, being laughed and joked about is the potential for record breaking Ice jams on the Delaware and other rivers that are  going to be FEMA disaster damaging. Even  the Little Lehigh creek IMBY which is 85% spring fed and has been never frozen in my entire 40 years that I have lived year, is frozen solid. That is bad folks. Ice jam warnings will be issued because you all know that one good warm spell will be coming toward Presidents Day.  How bad is this situation now?  As a member of the EOC in Lehigh County and a Township  manager this situation is becoming pretty fricking serious right now.  Need proof? Well here you go in the link below that is not public knowledge.  Also , nobody is talking about saltwater  intrusion on the Delaware right now?  Many muncipalities may be out of drinking water real soon with the ice jams as water relases cannot be performed. 

As of late 2024 and early 2025, saltwater intrusion on the Delaware River has been a concern due to low freshwater inflows, with the salt front shifting upstream towards the Philadelphia International Airport. While it has reached positions similar to 2016 levels, management efforts, including reservoir releases, are actively managing salinity levels. 

• Location of Salt Front: The salt front has moved approximately 20 miles north of its typical position, closer to Philadelphia, PA, and Camden, NJ.
• Cause: Driven by drought conditions and reduced freshwater flow, allowing for higher upstream migration of sea salt.
• Action Taken: The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) is using water from upstream reservoirs to push the salt front back down.
• Water Quality: Despite the intrusion, officials have been able to protect drinking water intakes, although the situation requires active management. 

https://view.em.silvi.com/?vawpToken=RX366I5XGK2UVGXG6FTSFNFRJE.130014

 

[Newman]

3 hours ago, RedSky said:

How insanely cold is it? A west central Florida winter thread has been initiated for the SE region

 

I had a call with some of Governor DeSantis' cabinet yesterday about the cold and potential Tampa snow flurries. People are being dumb and freaking out. True story. The extreme cold though... Not a joke. Single digit wind chills throughout North Florida, including here in Tallahassee. I'm a bit twisted and looking forward to it lol. The Ag business, not so much. Hope you picked your oranges already farmers!

In PA weather news, I think KABE could very easily break the top 10 for longest stretches of temps at or below 32°, though it'll depend on Tuesday. Current forecasted high is 31

[rcostell]

7 hours ago, MGorse said:

We are required to use the NBM for the official NWS forecast. Through collaboration though we can edit that if it is significant enough. It is quite the touchy new policy that many are not happy with. It basically adds more work than saving time as we were told it would. NBM has its flaws plus it always lags behind at least one model cycle. 

Mike-

I hope there is a feedback mechanism (one that is responded to as "opportunities for improvement")  that can take the feedback from the users and drive rapid improvement/track progress... not sure how progressive your organization is, in todays day and age.  Proces Improvement should be a mantra- but the world gets in the way sometime. Hang tough.