MJO812 Posted yesterday at 04:13 AM Share Posted yesterday at 04:13 AM Very sad news to report Roger Smith has passed away. He was a dedicated and good poster on this forum. https://www.clarksfuneral.ca/obituaries/Roger-James-Smith?obId=47411042 2 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted yesterday at 05:14 AM Share Posted yesterday at 05:14 AM 1 hour ago, MJO812 said: Very sad news to report Roger Smith has passed away. He was a dedicated and good poster on this forum. https://www.clarksfuneral.ca/obituaries/Roger-James-Smith?obId=47411042 Wow, that seems sudden. Rest in peace Roger, and thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albedoman Posted yesterday at 05:48 AM Share Posted yesterday at 05:48 AM 1 hour ago, MGorse said: Yup, I had the backdoor open before the squall arrived and could hear the roar of the wind approaching. Classic low-topped squall line. The power went out at my house for about 2.5 hours. Power flashes- winds at hurricane force. Have not seen straight lines winds like that since Sandy. The low top squall line sounded like a freight train before hit - reminded of the tornados back in the 1980's in the MId-South. Over 28,000 residents without power at 11 pm in Lehigh County at one time. I spent 35 minutes just picking up tree limbs around the house that I could see. It was sleeting and snowing when I was cleaning but has now stopped. The power flashes was the dominoe effect from the fuses blowing all at the same time after talking to PPL guys near my house. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBasile Posted yesterday at 06:44 AM Share Posted yesterday at 06:44 AM Didn't witness the pencil, but it seems to have brought a 46 mph gust. Plus, a cliff of a temperature drop in it's wake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeymac5306 Posted yesterday at 11:01 AM Share Posted yesterday at 11:01 AM 7 hours ago, MJO812 said: Very sad news to report Roger Smith has passed away. He was a dedicated and good poster on this forum. https://www.clarksfuneral.ca/obituaries/Roger-James-Smith?obId=47411042 Very sorry to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted yesterday at 01:42 PM Share Posted yesterday at 01:42 PM 9 hours ago, MJO812 said: Very sad news to report Roger Smith has passed away. He was a dedicated and good poster on this forum. https://www.clarksfuneral.ca/obituaries/Roger-James-Smith?obId=47411042 RIP he went back to the easternwx days maybe further.. Always such a respectful poster. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted yesterday at 01:45 PM Share Posted yesterday at 01:45 PM 10 hours ago, The Iceman said: My buddy texted me that he was driving home from Hatfield Ice and that there’s tons of tree damage and debris in the roadways across central and lower bucks. I just want to add to the conversation over yesterday’s event and the very poor job of messaging for this event. Tornado watches were cancelled by 6 pm so he had thought he was in the clear and ended up getting caught out in that awful squall line because he and many others out last night other assumed the worst was over. I have no idea why we didn’t transfer into a severe thunderstorm watch. SPC did a terrible job all around yesterday imo they overplayed the tornado threat and downplayed the wind threat after the tornado threat failed. NWS did great getting the warnings out in a timely matter but I still think people were not anticipating the strength of that line last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted yesterday at 02:11 PM Share Posted yesterday at 02:11 PM 21 minutes ago, The Iceman said: I just want to add to the conversation over yesterday’s event and the very poor job of messaging for this event. Tornado watches were cancelled by 6 pm so he had thought he was in the clear and ended up getting caught out in that awful squall line because he and many others out last night other assumed the worst was over. I have no idea why we didn’t transfer into a severe thunderstorm watch. SPC did a terrible job all around yesterday imo they overplayed the tornado threat and downplayed the wind threat after the tornado threat failed. Could be wrong but I think we were (Thunderstorm warning) till 11pm last night? Total 180 from yesterday, chilly and gusty out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted yesterday at 03:05 PM Share Posted yesterday at 03:05 PM Breezy and unseasonably cold weather today with some snow flurries possible this afternoon into the evening. There will be a hard freeze tonight so protect any plants that you may have put outside already. We will continue with below normal temperatures through Thursday (upper 30's to upper 40's) before we moderate to nearly normal both Friday and Saturday (low to mid 50's). Our next chance of rain or snow looks to possibly arrive on Friday night. We will fall back to below normal temperatures by next Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted yesterday at 03:27 PM Share Posted yesterday at 03:27 PM 1 hour ago, Birds~69 said: Could be wrong but I think we were (Thunderstorm warning) till 11pm last night? Total 180 from yesterday, chilly and gusty out there... Yes, severe thunderstorm warnings were issued as the front approached and we were also under a wind advisory until 2am. But again, I think because local news made such a big deal about it (and understandably so, cause the threat was real), most people let their guard down around sunset because not much had happened by then. Of course, us weenies knew until the front came through later last night, we weren't off the hook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenmsav6810 Posted yesterday at 05:02 PM Share Posted yesterday at 05:02 PM Power is out at home. Still no estimate on its return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted yesterday at 06:04 PM Share Posted yesterday at 06:04 PM Some thoughts from our old friend Ray... ‘Unusually early’ tornado watch in effect for Philadelphia region | PhillyVoice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted yesterday at 08:16 PM Share Posted yesterday at 08:16 PM 15 hours ago, MJO812 said: Very sad news to report Roger Smith has passed away. He was a dedicated and good poster on this forum. https://www.clarksfuneral.ca/obituaries/Roger-James-Smith?obId=47411042 Remember him from the Eastern days. Knowledgeable and quite respectful to others. Same characteristics as DonS... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago Power expected to be out until 8pm tomorrow 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago 1 hour ago, RedSky said: Power expected to be out until 8pm tomorrow At least you have an estimate. The neighborhood half a mile from me still doesn’t know when it might come back on. There’s a state route that runs through there which is still closed due to wires being down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago 20 minutes ago, LVblizzard said: At least you have an estimate. The neighborhood half a mile from me still doesn’t know when it might come back on. There’s a state route that runs through there which is still closed due to wires being down. This never happens in the winter cold season. No leafs on the trees is a great mitigator of tree damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago 18 hours ago, The Iceman said: I just want to add to the conversation over yesterday’s event and the very poor job of messaging for this event. Tornado watches were cancelled by 6 pm so he had thought he was in the clear and ended up getting caught out in that awful squall line because he and many others out last night other assumed the worst was over. I have no idea why we didn’t transfer into a severe thunderstorm watch. SPC did a terrible job all around yesterday imo they overplayed the tornado threat and downplayed the wind threat after the tornado threat failed. NWS did great getting the warnings out in a timely matter but I still think people were not anticipating the strength of that line last night. My night shift truck partner had a fear of God moment last night. She was north bound, empty, on 309, just about to the base of the Blue Mountain when all hell broke loose. Blinding rain and wind so strong that she thought our taker truck was going to lay over on its side. She parked and waited. After it passed, she managed to get up over the mountain, but she said it looked like a war zone with trees and wires down up the entire Lehigh County side. End result of that was a 16 hour closure of 309 going over the mountain for clean up and utility repairs. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Looks like we could warm up on Saturday and Sunday, depending on the timing of the warm/cold fronts. The most aggressive models get highs into the 70s on Sunday. Ensembles are much less enthused with highs in the 50s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeymac5306 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 12Z GFS makes me wanna LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Buckle up!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeymac5306 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 27 minutes ago, JTA66 said: Buckle up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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