January 25-26 Winter Storm Potential

[The Iceman]

17 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

So when we are adding sleet to our totals for the day, do you just measure the depth 1:1?

You’re supposed to clear the board after the changeover so you have snow total and sleet total then add both. If you don’t have a board, you can estimate but there’s really no way you can measure it accurately.

[ChescoWx]

10 minutes ago, The Iceman said:

You’re supposed to clear the board after the changeover so you have snow total and sleet total then add both. If you don’t have a board, you can estimate but there’s really no way you can measure it accurately.

Truth!!

[Chadzachadam]

Still all sleet here, no glaze on anything. Almost at 10” total, if this was all snow it would’ve been 18” or so

[LVblizzard]

Main precip is done, just some snizzle left now.

Shoveling wasn’t that bad…it really helps that more than 2/3 of our accumulation was fluffy powder.

[Ralph Wiggum]

45 minutes ago, The Iceman said:

You’re supposed to clear the board after the changeover so you have snow total and sleet total then add both. If you don’t have a board, you can estimate but there’s really no way you can measure it accurately.

I did exactly that. Was making sure the sleet amount (2.7")is totaled 1:1 as snow (2.7"). Still sleeting and another batch still to roll thru later.

[The Iceman]

10 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

I did exactly that. Was making sure the sleet amount (2.7")is totaled 1:1 as snow (2.7"). Still sleeting and another batch still to roll thru later.

Gotcha yeah I didn’t understand the question either. But yeah it’s a 1:1 addition. 

[RU848789]

As of 8 pm, we have 3.3" of sleet since 1 pm (0.8" the past 2 hours, which is 2.4" worth of snow - still under heavy bands), which brings our total up to 11.6" of snow/sleet, so I think we're going to hit a foot, which I didn't think would happen once it changed to sleet with 8.3" of snow o the ground. It's up to 19F.

And here's the embarrassing but life affirming thing that happened afterwards. In every storm, once the local roads are plowed I like to drive around a little just to see how the roads are and maybe to pick up something to eat. So I stopped at Wawa and then, when Mickey D's was closed, the lights at Popeye's were on, so I pulled in without realizing their parking lot hadn't been plowed, but with my Forester, I was going through it fine until I was about to merge onto Old Post Rd (Edison) and got stuck in a plowed bank I couldn't see well. D'oh!

I went across the street to a gas station to ask for a shovel to borrow/buy and luckily the man working there (an Indian gentleman about my age) said he didn't have a shovel, but said we could use the windshield squeegee thing and came with me to help try to get me out which was fantastic. He and I dug the wheels out for 5-10 minutes and then I rocked it back and forth a few times and got free. I thanked him profusely and offered him $50, but he declined and said we all need good karma (he was Indian) and enjoys helping people and I said how I've done the same thing many times and he smiled and said the world needs more people who just help each other. So a ****** situation became a very nice moment. And I need to get shovels for our cars, lol.

[The Iceman]

Crazy duration of precipitation. Almost 18 hours straight, no breaks or dry slots. That’s a rarity. 

[soadforecasterx]

Snowed in here at the Poconos on a get away with the wife. Here are some photos. Sadly not able to measure.

[The Iceman]

2.5” of sleet + 7.1” snow = 9.6” storm total final 

[RedSky]

1.5" sleet 

finished at a perfect 10"

 

[Fields27]

What a freaking storm. Even with the sleetfest this afternoon ended up being, it was still very enjoyable.

Ended up with 8.6" snow and then 1.5" sleet for a storm total of just over 10" just N of Reading.

Stay safe yall!

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[The Iceman]

Man I would love to figure out the liquid equivalent of the snow and sleet, anyone have any idea how to do that? Have the airports posted any LE’s?

[LVblizzard]

Ended up with about 11” in Allentown, very impressive given that we lost 7 hours of the storm to sleet.

[Chadzachadam]

All done here. 7.5” snow plus almost 3” of sleet. No ZR at all and definitely no plain rain. High temp (so far) was 26

[Mikeymac5306]

Guesstimating 9 inches in Exton. Did my driveway one last time and did the neighbors. 

Finish the rest tomorrow. 

18 degrees.  

[BBasile]

8.3" total snow/sleet.  5.3" snow / 3" sleet.  Trace of ZR.  Right in Mt Holly's range. 

Well done, Mt Holly.  Fun storm to track, witness, measure, and converse about here.  Congrats everyone!  

Edit:  Extra props to Mt Holly for being super quick posting that report.  Dang.  

[21chuck]

Only one final measurement for total compacted snow + sleet in south philly: 7.1 inches. But drifts near 2 ft! Gonna be around forever, at least by our standards. 

[Ralph Wiggum]

7.8" snow/2.7" sleet

30.4" on the winter

[Newman]

10" total in Fleetwood. About 8.5" snow and then 1.5" sleet. Now time to see how low we go tomorrow and Tuesday night with clear skies and fresh snowpack. Season total is at 25.2"

[LVLion77]

This cannot be my imagination, light ZR here near Allentown. A light glaze on cleaned surfaces. Didn’t even think it was remotely possible at 12°. What a weird storm.

[BBasile]

3 minutes ago, LVLion77 said:

This cannot be my imagination, light ZR here near Allentown. A light glaze on cleaned surfaces. Didn’t even think it was remotely possible at 12°. What a weird storm.

The warm nose in question... 

[kpantz]

14 minutes ago, LVLion77 said:

This cannot be my imagination, light ZR here near Allentown. A light glaze on cleaned surfaces. Didn’t even think it was remotely possible at 12°. What a weird storm.

Not uncommon when dynamics are weak; you can wind up with freezing drizzle as things ramp down (or don't ramp up - looking at you March 2001!).

[Nodriveslow]

Went outside to do some clean up and it is freezing rain/drizzle now, so no sense on clearing it and then end up with an icy sidewalk and walkway.
Deal with it tomorrow.
Good thing it's only a coating and nowhere near the amount that it could've been.