chubbs Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Quite a stretch for phl. 8 out of top 25 and 5 out of top 10 since 1996. 4 out of top 25 in a little over a year!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Quite a stretch for phl. 8 out of top 25 and 5 out of top 10 since 1996. 4 out of top 25 in a little over a year!! Need to prepare for a few bad years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Amazing drifting took walk and saw a house with a drift almost to its roof from snow blowing off the farmfield and thats with only 7"! cant imagine what its like in east jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkTec Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 2.2" total snowfall IMBY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Hi Glenn, 12" of snow in Roxborough section of Philly. Measured a few drifts to 24" and a peak wind gust of 39mph at my home weather station was recorded at 12:06am this morning (12/27/2010). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodd321 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 9" here in villanova. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmosk Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I just got back from a walk around the Swarthmore College campus (Delaware County). Avoiding the obvious drifts (up to 16") and wipes (0", obviously), the measurements I got from open spaces were 3", 4", 5", 5", 6", 7", 7", 8" and 9", which average to 6.0" currently on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 There have been some pretty intense gusts of wind today. Drifts are up to 8" in some spots even though we got less than 3". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman56 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 7.0" here in NW Chester County, Pughtown area. Better than I expected for this far west of PHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Thank you for that handy chart! It's good for perspective. What an insane storm to try to measure in. Even the 1996 blizzard winds had pretty much died down once the clouds broke and sun started to come out. I was looking at previous posts here about the band that set up through Montco down into the city and was shocked to find that it apparently came through here too in Chestnut Hill/Wyndmoor, PA area. Just saw a 3-truck plow train go past finally (2 salt trucks w/plows + 1 trash truck with plow) - sortof too little too late since there were salt-melted single lanes already. Got an average of different spots that were somewhat protected and not drifted away and confirmed with sis who lives about 2 miles away who measures off a marble table in a protected spot on her deck . OBS - 13" Temp is 23.4F Right now, the winds are still blowing something fierce with some significant gusts. If this had been a wetter snow, there'd be branches down everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbs Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Need to prepare for a few bad years Agree. But I was not expecting much this year given mod/strong Nina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I know it's not a big deal but whoever is in charge of observing at KAVP needs to be better with snow. There is an "M" for yesterday's snow. Pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlwx Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I'm curious to know what mattinpa, slam22, jct, and parsley picked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathernut85 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Final official total for Philly - 12.4" That seems wrong to me. PHL reported 11.8 at 1 am. That deform band sat over the airport for another 2-2.5 hours and all they picked up was another .6"? I was expecting the city to come in closer to 14". In either event, that deform band was the main show with this storm in SE PA. It was some of the heaviest snow and wind I've seen in a very long time - and that's counting all the mega snows of last winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoreWXgal Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Storm Total-- 22 inches in Little Egg Harbor, NJ...town is at a standstill....was an amazing storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 8.1" here i know it could be worse, but the PHL band zapped my energy. snow was over by 11:30pm here. so what was that about Philly never getting >10" in a Mod/Strong Nina? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56er Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Some spots up to my knees, some spots up to my thighs and some spots up to my hips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 8.1" here i know it could be worse, but the PHL band zapped my energy. snow was over by 11:30pm here. so what was that about Philly never getting >10" in a Mod/Strong Nina? wow sounds like we got screwed(figuratively)...my buddy said we had like 6 inches around 8 pm...thought for sure we'd get at least ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 That seems wrong to me. PHL reported 11.8 at 1 am. That deform band sat over the airport for another 2-2.5 hours and all they picked up was another .6"? I was expecting the city to come in closer to 14". In either event, that deform band was the main show with this storm in SE PA. It was some of the heaviest snow and wind I've seen in a very long time - and that's counting all the mega snows of last winter. What is wierd is and i know i am gonna get flamed for it, is i was behind the airport by 1.5 inches before that band came through. I did expect them to be up to 14 or more by the end. I am sure they might have just missed part of that band that came through Delco as i wound-up with 14.5 inches total very shocked to say the least. But 12.4 sounds totally wrong. Also i am shocked that John jrodd came in with 9 that also doesnt sound right with the band that came through which semi-pounded us here in DELCO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 The snowfall from that band (at least according to the radar) was stronger to the NW than at the airport itself for most of its duration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodd321 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 What is wierd is and i know i am gonna get flamed for it, is i was behind the airport by 1.5 inches before that band came through. I did expect them to be up to 14 or more by the end. I am sure they might have just missed part of that band that came through Delco as i wound-up with 14.5 inches total very shocked to say the least. But 12.4 sounds totally wrong. Also i am shocked that John jrodd came in with 9 that also doesnt sound right with the band that came through which semi-pounded us here in DELCO. Dude why do you even question our area. You know our history. Highest measurement I could find was 9.5" with most of the readings between 8.5 and 9. Oh well, seems like that band was just east of me and hit you guys in S delco. Since you've moved to delco you seem to have the sweetest spot ever down there with every fooking storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Dude why do you even question our area. You know our history. Highest measurement I could find was 9.5" with most of the readings between 8.5 and 9. Oh well, seems like that band was just east of me and hit you guys in S delco. Wasnt trying to sound like an ass and you know me and if you hop on to chat we can talk on a real level its hard here. Wierd though how that band just did the dance around you but still setup over me and in between you and the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Since you've moved to delco you seem to have the sweetest spot ever down there with every fooking storm. I used to also live in Delco originally in Villanova/Rosemont. On the Delco side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlwx Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Dude why do you even question our area. You know our history. Highest measurement I could find was 9.5" with most of the readings between 8.5 and 9. Oh well, seems like that band was just east of me and hit you guys in S delco. Since you've moved to delco you seem to have the sweetest spot ever down there with every fooking storm. Mt. Brookhaven looms large over the Airport/National Park, NJ and has its own orographic enhancement from the dump that is Chester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffwx Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 My Mom reported 17 inches in Millsboro/Oak Oarchard DE and my cousing down in Clarskville (Other side of the inlet, just 5 miles) had 18.5 last night and only 17 this am) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCT777 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I'm curious to know what mattinpa, slam22, jct, and parsley picked up. It seems everyone in the vicinity (you, RedSky, Chesco, iceman56, etc.) measured 7". I got 6.5" average measurement (ranging from bare ground to 3 foot drifts) in Spring Mount, PA...so fairly consistent with measurements in the vicinity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgorlinsky Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I'd say we ended up with 2-2.5 all over with higher drifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgwp96 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 picture of my friends built in pool(in butler) tremendous drift almost 4ft high) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwilson Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 9.5" or so in Hatboro. Verified the NWS gauge so they did pretty well. Those few heavy bands late last night saved it, though. I got 2.5" in a little over an hour at one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I'd guesstimate about 7"-8" in Lansdale. It's just so tough to measure. In some spots, the wind has stripped the snow down to the grass. In another spot, I have a nice 16" drift. That band that came through after 8:30 really saved the day. As much I was would have loved to receive 20+ inches of snow, I don't mind missing out on the jackpot when it comes time to shovel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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