January 25-26 Winter Storm Potential

[ChescoWx]

Looks like Mt. Holly just slightly lowered snow totals

[Kevin Reilly]

Moderate to heavy snow 11f humidity 93% dew point 10f.

Total Snow: 3.3”

 

 

[Ralph Wiggum]

Several models now get rain line up to Bucks. Pretty crazy stuff. Damage will be done but didnt expect to see 32 again til next week.

[The Iceman]

2 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

Several models now get rain line up to Bucks. Pretty crazy stuff. Damage will be done but didnt expect to see 32 again til next week.

I will believe it when I see it

[Duca892]

16 minutes ago, ChescoWx said:

Looks like Mt. Holly just slightly lowered snow totals

Likely much more realistic. Wild to see the difference though between this and the WSW lol. 6-11 in Allentown, 10-16 from WSW

[Ralph Wiggum]

So what is the verdict? Shovel/snowblow before the change or will that just make surfaces worse with ice? This mess should be light enough that a crust on top *shouldnt* make it too difficult or jam the snowblower. What are you guys doing?

[Ralph Wiggum]

Temp down to 9F, snowfall up to 1.75"

Pure cold smoke!!

[wkd]

mod/heavy snow at the moment.   1.75"  9.6F

[The Iceman]

1.5” on the snowboard at 7 am

13F 

[Duca892]

Ya know it sure sounds like it’s sleeting here in Allentown with the snow unless that’s just because of the quality of snow 

[ChescoWx]

Temp down to 8.8 with moderate snow

As of 7am 2.3" so far with 1.0" in last hour

[ChescoWx]

9 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

So what is the verdict? Shovel/snowblow before the change or will that just make surfaces worse with ice? This mess should be light enough that a crust on top *shouldnt* make it too difficult or jam the snowblower. What are you guys doing?

I am going out to snowblow and or shovel as soon as the pingers start....it will get too heavy and clumpy with sleet accumulation on top. 

[coastal front]

If I don’t flip by 12 I could maybe flirt with double digits. Closing in on 4” with a wall of 1-3” an hour until then


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[Voyager]

40 minutes ago, NJHurricane said:

Seems like ages since I got to see a solid warning criteria snowfall mostly falling in daylight, but here it comes.  Intensity picking up in National Park NJ, looks like we are past an inch now.

Prime-time snow is the best snow.

[Ralph Wiggum]

1 minute ago, ChescoWx said:

I am going out to snowblow and or shovel as soon as the pingers start....it will get too heavy and clumpy with sleet accumulation on top. 

Im worried the inch or 2 of sleet/ice will be a glacier on the surface though if i clear it prior and will never be able to remove it. 

[Ralph Wiggum]

Just now, Voyager said:

Prime-time snow is the best snow.

Where the hell is @RedSky? He'd better not be sleeping thru this. 

[The Iceman]

5 minutes ago, Duca892 said:

Ya know it sure sounds like it’s sleeting here in Allentown with the snow unless that’s just because of the quality of snow 

Nah you’ve just spent all storm worried about the changeover you’re now hallucinating it… relax and enjoy the snow while it lasts. Literally no one in the entire area, not even Delaware is mixing yet.

[Newman]

10 minutes ago, Duca892 said:

Ya know it sure sounds like it’s sleeting here in Allentown with the snow unless that’s just because of the quality of snow 

Probably briefly stuck between heavier bands so poor snow growth with rimed flakes. It most certainly is not sleet.

[ChescoWx]

5 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

Im worried the inch or 2 of sleet/ice will be a glacier on the surface though if i clear it prior and will never be able to remove it. 

If it turns to ZR it would be better to have some sleet accumulation down IMHO.....but I am clearly no expert in snow removal 101

[anthonyweather]

Ya know it sure sounds like it’s sleeting here in Allentown with the snow unless that’s just because of the quality of snow 

It’s not sleet.


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[anthonyweather]

Gonna be a long dayy


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[Mikeymac5306]

10 and snow.

On call for work for back up to the back up plow guy in case something serious happens. 

 

I have to take my son to work in a bit. Not looking forward to this lol. 

[Kevin Reilly]

14 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

Im worried the inch or 2 of sleet/ice will be a glacier on the surface though if i clear it prior and will never be able to remove it. 

My main concern is power outages.  We need to stay snow and sleet as long as possible I’ll worry about clean up later.  If your shoveling snow blowing wouldn’t go down to paved unless you are an ice skater. 

Watching the freezing rain down in NC that’s moving right on up power outages already beginning there.

currently 11f humidity 94% dew point 10f

Total Snow: 3.5” 

[Physicsteve]

Mod snow and like an inch and a half currently. 
 

Think Im going to snowblow at like 5-6”  which should be easy peasy and *hopefully* have there be a few inches of snow as a buffer between the sleet and surface for round 2 later. Im anticipating flipping around 1-2, so maybe around 11ish?  Seems like a ‘responsible’ time for that Snowy Night as well. 

[sibbley]

40 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

So what is the verdict? Shovel/snowblow before the change or will that just make surfaces worse with ice? This mess should be light enough that a crust on top *shouldnt* make it too difficult or jam the snowblower. What are you guys doing?

If we do get sleet up here, I think leaving it on top of the snow is best. Might make clean up harder, but it's better than cleaning up ice IMHO. However, if we get up to a foot before the end, I'll go out and snow blow before the end.

[Hurricane Agnes]

Just went out and measured and have 2.0" on the nose of literal baby powder snow.  The kind that every kid would hate trying to make snowballs or a snowman! 

It started here around 3 am so just over 4 hours and apparently at around 1/2" per hour.  The intensity has picked up some though.

Temp is 11 with dp 9, so a rare bitter cold/dry snow - similar to what I recall in 1996 except half the temp (that storm had temps IMBY holding around 23F through much of it)! 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

[Birds~69]

Looks to be 2-3" out there

10F/mod snow

 

[Hurricane Agnes]

1 minute ago, sibbley said:

If we do get sleet up here, I think leaving it on top of the snow is best. Might make clean up harder, but it's better than cleaning up ice IMHO. However, if we get up to a foot before the end, I'll go out and snow blow before the end.

I would agree with that. You can always chunk and flick away a top crust and have powder underneath that you could probably use something like a leaf blower to move around.  Leaving bare pavement with sleet/ZR means whipping out the ice chopper and some good rock salt or something to make a dent in it and a snowblower would choke on that (they often choke on wet snow as it is).

[donsutherland1]

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
719 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

...SNOWFALL REPORTS AS OF 7 AM 1/25/2026 ...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider             

...Delaware...

...New Castle County...
New Castle County Airport    2.9 in    0700 AM 01/25   ASOS                 
Newark                       2.4 in    0700 AM 01/25   Public               

...Sussex County...
Milton                       2.0 in    0520 AM 01/25   Broadcast Media      
1 WNW Seaford                1.5 in    0615 AM 01/25   Amateur Radio        
Georgetown                   1.5 in    0615 AM 01/25   Amateur Radio        

...Maryland...

...Queen Annes County...
1 SSW Carville               2.5 in    0600 AM 01/25   Emergency Mngr       
Church Hill                  2.0 in    0600 AM 01/25   Fire Dept/Rescue     

...New Jersey...

...Atlantic County...
Atlantic City International  2.2 in    0700 AM 01/25   ASOS                 
Mays Landing                 2.0 in    0650 AM 01/25   Trained Spotter      
Somers Point                 1.7 in    0635 AM 01/25   Trained Spotter      

...Burlington County...
Mount Holly WFO              1.5 in    0650 AM 01/25   Official NWS Obs     

...Camden County...
Bellmawr                     0.6 in    0640 AM 01/25   Trained Spotter      

...Hunterdon County...
Flemington                   1.5 in    0600 AM 01/25   Trained Spotter      

...Mercer County...
Trenton Mercer Airport       1.7 in    0700 AM 01/25   ASOS                 

...Middlesex County...
North Brunswick Twp          1.4 in    0700 AM 01/25   Public               

...Monmouth County...
1 SW Howell                  1.0 in    0600 AM 01/25   Public               

...Ocean County...
3 N Ocean Gate               1.7 in    0655 AM 01/25   Trained Spotter      
Barnegat Twp                 1.5 in    0700 AM 01/25   Trained Spotter      

...Sussex County...
1 SW Sparta                  2.0 in    0700 AM 01/25   Emergency Mngr       
4 WSW Wantage Twp            1.0 in    0650 AM 01/25   Trained Spotter      
3 SE Montague                1.0 in    0640 AM 01/25   Trained Spotter      
Wantage Twp                  0.5 in    0610 AM 01/25   Trained Spotter      

...Pennsylvania...

...Berks County...
Spring Twp                   3.3 in    0700 AM 01/25   Public               
Reading Regional Airport     3.0 in    0700 AM 01/25   ASOS                 

...Bucks County...
Fricks                       1.5 in    0650 AM 01/25   Trained Spotter      

...Chester County...
1 NW East Nantmeal Twp       2.3 in    0700 AM 01/25   Trained Spotter      

...Lehigh County...
Lehigh Valley International  2.0 in    0700 AM 01/25   ASOS                 
1 SE North Whitehall Twp     1.6 in    0600 AM 01/25   Public               
Breinigsville                1.0 in    0600 AM 01/25   Trained Spotter      

...Montgomery County...
Willow Grove                 0.8 in    0600 AM 01/25   Trained Spotter      

...Northampton County...
2 E Tatamy                   1.8 in    0700 AM 01/25   Trained Spotter      

...Philadelphia County...
Rittenhouse Square           1.7 in    0710 AM 01/25   Trained Spotter      
Philadelphia International   1.6 in    0700 AM 01/25   ASOS