Pittsburgh/Western PA WINTER ‘25/‘26

[Rd9108]

Just now, Mailman said:

Snow slowing down now.

Good sign for you

[Mailman]

Getting close.

[MikeB_01]

Getting close.

Get the fans out. Blow it SE


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[MikeB_01]

A large amount of our region will, but I’m beginning to question whether or not our 30+ year streak without 12” in a single day at the official observation site might actually somehow continue.

I think 3.5 in the next 10 hours is a pretty feasible idea


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[MikeB_01]

really wish kpit would have launched a special 18z balloon. Would love to see the upper air and check on the progress of the waa

[Burghblizz]

8 minutes ago, TimB said:

A large amount of our region will, but I’m beginning to question whether or not our 30+ year streak without 12” in a single day at the official observation site might actually somehow continue.

Trying use a “calendar day” and then assigning a frequency of something happening doesn’t really matter to me.
 

Who cares if snow started at 6:00 PM one day and ended at noon the next? Of course it’s going to make the frequency of things look to be less if it’s a “requirement” to all happen in one calendar day. 

So that’s said - when we crack 12” within this “calendar day”, it’s a cool little tidbit. But that’s it. But anything that matters in terms of trying to determine how often something happens or where it stacks up historically  needs to be event based.

[Rd9108]

3-4 is make or break according to the models im hearing. As far as the extent they showed the snow/sleet line pushing north. 

 

Looks like NWS likes another 3-4 inches 5-6 further north. 

[SteelCity87]

3 minutes ago, Rd9108 said:

3-4 is make or break according to the models im hearing. As far as the extent they showed the snow/sleet line pushing north. 

 

Looks like NWS likes another 3-4 inches 5-6 further north. 

Must really expect our rates to drop the rest of the storm. Damn. 

[Mailman]

[jwilson]

Lull coming into the city proper now.

Looks like Youngstown area might be the big winners.  Persistent banding up there.  Outside of NE and central PA locations.

[MikeB_01]

HRRR is showing no advancement of the mix line into AGC. They must be really thinking the efficiency drops as the day progresses. I will say, this might be wishful, but i really like the way the radar looks. Hours of precip left.

[Rd9108]

Just now, MikeB_01 said:

HRRR is showing no advancement of the mix line into AGC. They must be really thinking the efficiency drops as the day progresses. I will say, this might be wishful, but i really like the way the radar looks. Hours of precip left.

Yep hopefully they are just being conservative. Time to shovel.

[MikeB_01]

2 minutes ago, jwilson said:

Lull coming into the city proper now.

Looks like Youngstown area might be the big winners.  Persistent banding up there.  Outside of NE and central PA locations.

i'll see if i can get a picture from my family. But based on what they are telling me. Might already be 13-14"

[Gordo74]

Anything else is icing on the cake for me. I was at 7” as of 10am, cleared that, then just came in from doing 6” more on a cleared surface at 10am. Sitting on top of a ridge at the very northern end of Murrysville pays off for this hobby it looks like

 

edit: plow came by one time around 9am, not since. Sitting at about 7” of snow on the road. Fairly rare sight.

[MikeB_01]

1 minute ago, Gordo74 said:

Anything else is icing on the cake for me. I was at 7” as of 10am, cleared that, then just came in from doing 6” more on a cleared surface at 10am. Sitting on top of a ridge at the very northern end of Murrysville pays off for this hobby it looks like

13" might be the winner so far

[RitualOfTheTrout]

Measured around 9.5 just now. Snow ratios definitely lower right now.

[RitualOfTheTrout]

16 minutes ago, SteelCity87 said:

Must really expect our rates to drop the rest of the storm. Damn. 

There's a pretty robust band in SE OH, assuming it holds together that is probably a couple inches. 

[colonel717]

39 minutes ago, MikeB_01 said:

im measuring around 8 so far. But a nice band about to come through the south hills.

I just got in did mine and neighbors driveway. Haven't followed anything. Have over 9 on the yardstick. 

Is this thing almost done looking at the radar. 

[TimB]

At the end of the day, this event is likely going to make it into the Hall of Really Good in our local area but not the Hall of Fame. And that’s fine. It’s been awhile since we’ve even had something like this. Snowmageddon II will have to wait.

[MikeB_01]

2 minutes ago, colonel717 said:

I just got in did mine and neighbors driveway. Haven't followed anything. Have over 9 on the yardstick. 

Is this thing almost done looking at the radar. 

no. Not even close. Radar filling back in. looks solid for hours

[SteelCity87]

5 minutes ago, RitualOfTheTrout said:

There's a pretty robust band in SE OH, assuming it holds together that is probably a couple inches. 

It would be nice to get at least one more heavier round before it wraps up. 

[Mailman]

The freezing rain has arrived.

[Ahoff]

3 minutes ago, colonel717 said:

I just got in did mine and neighbors driveway. Haven't followed anything. Have over 9 on the yardstick. 

Is this thing almost done looking at the radar. 

Looks like there's still snow back to St. Louis, so I wouldn't think so.

 

[MikeB_01]

1 minute ago, Ahoff said:

Looks like there's still snow back to St. Louis, so I wouldn't think so.

 

Dry air will start to win as the transfer happens from the primary to the coastal. But i think we snow for several more hours

[colonel717]

2 minutes ago, Ahoff said:

Looks like there's still snow back to St. Louis, so I wouldn't think so.

 

Thanks. As Mike said it will fill in. Looked like back end was near Dayton. 

[jwilson]

6 minutes ago, TimB said:

At the end of the day, this event is likely going to make it into the Hall of Really Good in our local area but not the Hall of Fame. And that’s fine. It’s been awhile since we’ve even had something like this. Snowmageddon II will have to wait.

Too bad we couldn't pair a system like this with some kind of blocking upstream.  This would have been a true big dog in that instance, but someone on the northern edge would have gotten fringed.  Blocking has been the hardest thing to come by in the last ten years, though.

Maybe have to wait for an El Nino return, or we could get surprised again this year.  We're on the front end of this pattern.  There may be more chances in the next few weeks.

[colonel717]

1 minute ago, MikeB_01 said:

Dry air will start to win as the transfer happens from the primary to the coastal. But i think we snow for several more hours

Did it transfer earlier than expected. 

[MikeB_01]

2 minutes ago, colonel717 said:

Did it transfer earlier than expected. 

definitely in progress. But we still have hours of snow. 

[Burghblizz]

Solid foot here in Cranberry. Saw a 15” report in Beaver county.  

[southpark]

9 minutes ago, colonel717 said:

Did it transfer earlier than expected. 

Might have worked in our favor for earlier transfer to keep sleet to the south