Boxing Night Snow/Sleet/Ice Dec 26-27 Storm Thread/Obs.

[Kevin Reilly]

27f humidity 91% dewpoint 25f moderate sleet all surfaces sleet covered freezing rain from time to time. 

[Violentweatherfan]

Sleeting now in Langhorne Pa

[The Iceman]

Just now, Eskimo Joe said:

Philly was a sheet of ice. We got off from school for like 3 or 4 days.

I have vague memories of that winter, I was only 3 but it’s the only time I remember the streets having inches of ice on them, I never recalled that occurring ever again in my life. I don’t remember any specific storms but I remember the roads from that winter and thinking I could strap on my ice skates on the streets. 

[KamuSnow]

10 minutes ago, Birds~69 said:

There you have it. For me it ranks right up there with the 83 blizzard and the 96 blizzard even though it wasn't a blizzard. Waking up the next morning with the ice glazing off the trees.TONS of ice, door locks frozen, everything frozen and this shit lasted for a while. Top three weather events in my life...

Icicles in the trees too!

[BBasile]

Ripping all sleet.  Coating all that ice with... More ice.  28F

[The Iceman]

2 minutes ago, Violentweatherfan said:

Sleeting now in Langhorne Pa

Heavy too, just peaked out the window at noodle fusion and everything is whitening up again.

[Ralph Wiggum]

8 minutes ago, RedSky said:

Very nice 

Capt'n crunch here

Mouthful of pop rocks happening at my crib.

[BBasile]

1 minute ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

Mouthful of pop rocks happening at my crib.

Perfect description.  I can almost taste it.  

[Ralph Wiggum]

Probably belongs in banter so mods feel free to move (wait, do we have mods?). Needed this after that drive. Tasty stuff:

[KamuSnow]

More sleet than freezing rain here, just enough rain to glue it together. Some heavier bursts approaching heavy sleet. We thought a kettle fire might help the bamboo (any excuse for a kettle fire, although its not ideal, lol), kind of like the heaters in Florida for the orange trees. Not sure how much its helping but it's a nice concept. Much prefer sleet. Got a nice coating on smooth surfaces

 

[Hurricane Agnes]

2 minutes ago, The Iceman said:

I have vague memories of that winter, I was only 3 but it’s the only time I remember the streets having inches of ice on them, I never recalled that occurring ever again in my life. I don’t remember any specific storms but I remember the roads from that winter and thinking I could strap on my ice skates on the streets. 

You missed the glacial January 1977, I think still the coldest on record here in Philly, back in the days when temps would go below zero more frequently (KPHL hasn't gone below zero for a low since 1994).  I remember the walks were literal sheets of ice and the bus route that I took to high school that went up a little hill under train tracks, could not get up it so people had to get off the bus and walk up to the top and then get back on (the route has eventually modified decades later to avoid that hill).  

Salt truck just came through! Yay!!

[KamuSnow]

3 minutes ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

You missed the glacial January 1977, I think still the coldest on record here in Philly, back in the days when temps would go below zero more frequently (KPHL hasn't gone below zero for a low since 1994).  I remember the walks were literal sheets of ice and the bus route that I took to high school that went up a little hill under train tracks, could not get up it so people had to get off the bus and walk up to the top and then get back on (the route has eventually modified decades later to avoid that hill).  

Salt truck just came through! Yay!!

I believe they sent an icebreaker up the Delaware in January 1977, it had been so cold!

[Blue Dream]

It’s puking sleet here now 

[Baum]

31 minutes ago, LVblizzard said:

As wacky as the NAM can be sometimes, it really does a good job with these mid level warm noses more often than not.

Always does. Was always a red flag. In the Midwest as well.

[penndotguy]

all sleet and freezing rain 25F 

[shadow_]

Think it finally changed to a very fine light snow now...but by looking at radar it's not going to add up to much maybe a dusting to cover the ice.

[Kevin Reilly]

26 minutes ago, penndotguy said:

all sleet and freezing rain 25F 

It looks exactly the same here as in this picture cold air winning out moderate sleet temp 27f dewpoint was 26f now 25f humidity 91% 

[RedSky]

11 minutes ago, shadow_ said:

Think it finally changed to a very fine light snow now...but by looking at radar it's not going to add up to much maybe a dusting to cover the ice.

Its wrapping up already I have a fine snizzle

[The Iceman]

Drive back from Thai noodle fusion was a nightmare. All roads had caved with the heavy sleet. 

[penndotguy]

Looks like another hour and it’ll be done out here in Berks, good riddance 

[ChescoWx]

I have seen some flakes mixing in for the first time tonight with all surfaces covered. So far here in EN we have 0.8" of sleet/snow the temp is at 24.4

[anthonyweather]

Looks like another hour and it’ll be done out here in Berks, good riddance 

lol and was forecasted to last until 4am. Smh


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[Ralph Wiggum]

Straight accumulating snow now in Ivyland. 27F.

[LVblizzard]

What a weird ass storm…still sleet here in Allentown but snow to the south near Pottstown and also well to the north in NY. This is like the icing on the cake of this mess. Just impossible to predict this stuff.

[BBasile]

21 minutes ago, The Iceman said:

Drive back from Thai noodle fusion was a nightmare. All roads had caved with the heavy sleet. 

Should have given the risk to a Dasher, like me.   lol

[JTA66]

Looks like a sleet/snizzle combo here.

25F/DP 23F

[LVblizzard]

2 minutes ago, BBasile said:

Should have given the risk to a Dasher, like me.   lol

I’m a dasher and not even thinking about heading out tonight, even with a $4 per order promo. I drive a FWD sedan and it would struggle hard on this ice.

[BBasile]

1 minute ago, LVblizzard said:

I’m a dasher and not even thinking about heading out tonight, even with a $4 per order promo. I drive a FWD sedan and it would struggle hard on this ice.

Don't blame ya.  I was surprised my order was picked up so quickly.  Was expecting a delay for sure.  

[ChescoWx]

not the best of nights to be on the roads here in Chesco

[Ralph Wiggum]

Temp down to 26f in Ivyland....moderate pixie dust snow. Visibility is way down.