12/3 Snow/Sleet/Mix Bag of Everything Discussion/OBS

[Mikeymac5306]

We're inside 36 Hrs. Safe to say this is a light event for Philly Metro and slightly moderate the more North and West you go. 

[simbasad2]

3 hours ago, simbasad2 said:

Here are my thoughts regarding totals for the region for Tuesday. Keeping the heavier snow to the northwest with a sharp gradient as you approach I-95. I'm thinking I might shift this even farther northwest in future updates but we'll see

 

 

Reposting this here

[LVblizzard]

Ahhh the classic snow to rain event in Allentown while the Poconos get hammered. I’m just glad we’re getting something this early in the season.

[penndotguy]

7 hours ago, LVblizzard said:

Ahhh the classic snow to rain event in Allentown while the Poconos get hammered. I’m just glad we’re getting something this early in the season.

After reading Mt Hollys AFD last night it’s plausible that rain snow line pushes even further NW almost to I 80. Elevation is going to be key 1000’ and above out there should get a good pasting. Also mentioned the start time might be earlier that previously thought which give us Far NW Burbs a shot at 3-5, but going with 1-3 with a periods of heavy snow before the changeover.

[Duca892]

While not a memorable event I feel like Whitehall/Bethlehem should get its first 1-2in of the year 

[Hurricane Agnes]

Brave soul to start the thread! 

6z 3k NAM says "No snow for you" along the coastal plain.

[Mikeymac5306]

41 minutes ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

Brave soul to start the thread! 

6z 3k NAM says "No snow for you" along the coastal plain.

Of course, models will flip a 180 24 hrs. out lol!

[Mikeymac5306]

WWA hoisted for MBY

[JTA66]

Ah yes, the WWA...the kiss-your-sister of weather alerts. It's only 12/2, I'll take my handful of pity flakes tomorrow and tell myself it a harbinger of better things to come.

[Hurricane Agnes]

7z NBM for snow and ice.   Probably gonna be some crust on snow and/or ice coatings, depending on the air temps as the changeover happens further north.

[KamuSnow]

2 hours ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

Brave soul to start the thread! 

6z 3k NAM says "No snow for you" along the coastal plain.

I guess we've been reverse NAM'ed, lol. Based on that, if I see a dusting here I'll consider it a win, plus what JTA66 said.

[simbasad2]

I'm really disliking the overnight trends for I-95 and the immediate suburbs. 12z NBM has literally no snowfall for the entire urban corridor (Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks NWS forecast zones and points SE). This storm is reminding me of the one we had around this time in December 2019

[ChescoWx]

43 minutes ago, simbasad2 said:

I'm really disliking the overnight trends for I-95 and the immediate suburbs. 12z NBM has literally no snowfall for the entire urban corridor (Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks NWS forecast zones and points SE). This storm is reminding me of the one we had around this time in December 2019

 

I suspect even that 1" up at ABE may be a bit overdone if the latest models are onto something...850's a bit toasty 

[ChescoWx]

The HRRR tries to sneak the 2" line into NW Chesco and close to ABE....for snow weenies we present the snowiest latest models...

[Duca892]

annndddd this is starting to dwindle a bit as we come closer to game time lol

[Hurricane Agnes]

1 hour ago, simbasad2 said:

I'm really disliking the overnight trends for I-95 and the immediate suburbs. 12z NBM has literally no snowfall for the entire urban corridor (Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks NWS forecast zones and points SE). This storm is reminding me of the one we had around this time in December 2019

This setup in January or February would have had quite a few cashing in, with some possible overrunning closer to the coast.  But it's still early in the season and the water is "warm" (and the low is supposed to be coming out of the warm Gulf).  If the low moves further to the east, some of the colder air could mix in and bring the R/S line further east.

[Newman]

Yeah 12z models coming in warmer for those who were on the line NW of 95 up to I-78. I still think Berks, Lehigh, Northampton can squeeze out 1-3 inches on the initial thump IF it starts as snow. However, if there's a pesky warm nose (i.e. that some of the warmer guidance shows) things could start as sleet which would cut down entirely on snow totals. It's not really a sleet type of storm, though I'm talking about the initial thump before the true warm surge happens as the low tracks to the S and SE of the area off the coast.

[Birds~69]

2 hours ago, simbasad2 said:

I'm really disliking the overnight trends for I-95 and the immediate suburbs. 12z NBM has literally no snowfall for the entire urban corridor (Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks NWS forecast zones and points SE). This storm is reminding me of the one we had around this time in December 2019

You can only name one? This storm reminds me of every storm...

[penndotguy]

Well at least we are all used to this by now, shouldn’t really surprise anyone. By tonight it’ll show rain in Poconos. How do they say…wash,rinse, repeat

[penndotguy]

Storm threads shouldn’t be started till the day before at the earliest. I enjoyed my coating yesterday, I’m ready for a cold Rainer here in Western Berks