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Central PA Winter 25/26 Discussion and Obs


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41 minutes ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

If the storm tracks as close to the coast as the GFS depicts, banding will extend WELL back inland beyond what is currently being shown.

The LSV is in a good spot.

Where did the Boxing Say storm track?

I don't know, I'm genuinely curious. I had a WSW for 6-12" and got a dusting. My memory says it was pretty close to the coast off Delmarva.

4 minutes ago, canderson said:

CTP has HBG 1-3” for this storm, which I personally think is probably right. Temps issues, warmer ground, etc make this a lot of rain that turns into white rain. 
 

Hope I’m wrong! @Itstrainingtime and I are kinda in the same page 

To be clear, I'm not thinking anything. I would call for 3-6" right now. I'm concerned but not to where I think it will fail.

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6 minutes ago, canderson said:

CTP has HBG 1-3” for this storm, which I personally think is probably right. Temps issues, warmer ground, etc make this a lot of rain that turns into white rain. 
 

Hope I’m wrong! @Itstrainingtime and I are kinda in the same page 

Nope, nice try, lol!

They just haven’t updated their grids.

Winter Storm Watch includes Harrisburg…

Winter Storm Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service State College PA
140 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026

PAZ057>059-064>066-211145-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.A.0004.260222T1000Z-260223T1800Z/
Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Adams-York-Lancaster-
Including the cities of Pottsville, Hershey, Harrisburg, York,
Lancaster, Lebanon, and Gettysburg
140 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and
  6 inches possible.

* WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...From late Saturday night through Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions
  could impact the Monday morning commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There is still some uncertainty regarding the
  track of this storm. Any westward shifts in the track may result
  in higher snowfall amounts.

 

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Just now, Itstrainingtime said:

Where did the Boxing Say storm track?

I don't know, I'm genuinely curious. I had a WSW for 6-12" and got a dusting. My memory says it was pretty close to the coast off Delmarva.

To be clear, I'm not thinking anything. I would call for 3-6" right now. I'm concerned but not to where I think it will fail.

Don’t you dare bring up Boxing Day on here sir, lol!

That storm took a convoluted track that went out & then up, putting the LSV on the edge. That storm was forecast Well out to sea & then crept back to life on Christmas Eve, but the LSV was on the fringe & it failed back here. That was a totally different scenario in my opinion.

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I think it a fantastic sign with the last round of posts this evening…

@canderson lowballing Harrisburg amounts & showing an incorrect Harrisburg forecast by CTP… Check!

@Itstrainingtime time getting nervous & full of trepidation… Check!

I say these things with love as long time posters… to me, it means it’s go time around here for a Winter Storm!

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16 minutes ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

I think it a fantastic sign with the last round of posts this evening…

@canderson lowballing Harrisburg amounts & showing an incorrect Harrisburg forecast by CTP… Check!

@Itstrainingtime time getting nervous & full of trepidation… Check!

I say these things with love as long time posters… to me, it means it’s go time around here for a Winter Storm!

Nervous is a fair description. Hopeful is another. Also keep in mind that I was in Florida when our big storm hit in January.

I want this bad.

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Just now, Itstrainingtime said:

Nervous is a fair description. Hopeful is another. Also keep in mind that I was in Florida when our big storm hit in January.

I want this bad.

Hopefully we reel this one in!

I was just having fun with my last post to you & Canderson. We all have our posting tendencies & that is what makes this place great.

I am still in a little disbelief that the GFS lead the way on this one so far and has not wavered much for a few days.

I will be happy with a widespread 6 inches of snow with some lucky spots hitting double digits.

Let’s see where the final trends take us this weekend up until game time.

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2 minutes ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

Hopefully we reel this one in!

I was just having fun with my last post to you & Canderson. We all have our posting tendencies & that is what makes this place great.

I am still in a little disbelief that the GFS lead the way on this one so far and has not wavered much for a few days.

I will be happy with a widespread 6 inches of snow with some lucky spots hitting double digits.

Let’s see where the final trends take us this weekend up until game time.

I think that’s my trepidation- the gfs has blowwwwwwn for so long and if gets a coup… man alive. 

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This can hurt LOL.  If I'm being honest, I'm afraid of the cutoff from Chester to Lancaster could be worse than it looks right now.(less snow), if things shift east tomorrow.  Just need those heavies to move west about 25 miles.  Everything looks great from Dover NE for a shellacking though.

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1 minute ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

Good heavens, the 3k NAM has the low down to 965 at the end of its run at 7 am on Monday.

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At my home in northern NJ (Morris County) way back in 1993, when the super storm passed within 15 miles of me, I recorded a pressure of 964 mb.  That's crazy.  The 964 mb was the lowest barometric pressure I have ever recorded anywhere in my life.

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