Blizzard of 2026 Storm Thread/OBS

[Voyager]

1 minute ago, anthonyweather said:

Southern Lehigh County and Philly about to get smoked


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Any chance any of that heavy stuff gets over the Blue Mountain? 

[BBasile]

Absolutely dumping right now.  And the winds make it look even better.  

[BBasile]

3 minutes ago, nesussxwx1 said:

I left ACY a while back. Heading home now, roads are treacherous. 

lol.  Okay.  Be safe.  

[Physicsteve]

On the contrary xmas lights are kept up for just such an occasion. I have an issue with rain and my lights/fuses/gfci but snow doesnt seem to effect them thankfully 

[BBasile]

Just had the lights flicker.  Not good considering most of our lines are underground.  I've only lost power a handful of times in my life living here.  

[Ralph Wiggum]

Just measured 5", so I am in a 2"/hr band attm. Hrrr ticked west with the heavy snow gradient in se pa fwiw.

[Lucy Pull]

0z HRRR hot off the presses. Model Ratio

No longer brings the coastal banding into western Lehigh Valley. Crazy to see 2ft still showing up in Jersey in addition to what’s already fallen.

[anthonyweather]

Any chance any of that heavy stuff gets over the Blue Mountain? 

Not looking it as of now. Very light here where I’m at


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[CoolHandMike]

30.2°F and moderate little flakes. 1.5" measured on the back deck.

[BBasile]

Beautiful.  

[Ralph Wiggum]

11 minutes ago, vogelhund said:

The issue is your Christmas lights are still up and lit.

 

They are up all year just white around the fence. Gotta get into 2026 and get led's i guess. 

[nflwxman]

27 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

My friend in Colts Neck NJ has 9 inches

We are about at 7.2" in Brick so that wouldn't surprise me.

[RedSky]

15 minutes ago, ChescoWx said:

Another 1.3" between 7 and 8pm here in NW Chesco with 4.8" so far. Looks to me like heaviest snow should start shifting east of here with our heaviest snow ending during the next hour.

We should have much longer then an hour

[The Iceman]

3 minutes ago, Lucy Pull said:

0z HRRR hot off the presses. Model Ratio

No longer brings the coastal banding into western Lehigh Valley. Crazy to see 2ft still showing up in Jersey in addition to what’s already fallen.

Very believable for se pa and NJ. Impressive rates this evening and after 06z was supposed to be the heaviest if I remember right, this is going to be an all timer for se pa on east.

[kpantz]

2 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

They are up all year just white around the fence. Gotta get into 2026 and get led's i guess. 

I don't often feel the need to speak up but, my dude, hang on to the incandescent white lights. I'm LED everywhere except with them. I'm at Home Depot after every Christmas buying a case of them for like $1.50 a pop.

[anthonyweather]

0z HRRR hot off the presses. Model Ratio
No longer brings the coastal banding into western Lehigh Valley. Crazy to see 2ft still showing up in Jersey in addition to what’s already fallen.

Allentown is reporting 3-4” already. So 4-6” on top.


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[vogelhund]

Just now, Ralph Wiggum said:

They are up all year just white around the fence. Gotta get into 2026 and get led's i guess. 

Lol, I got a deal on led's from lowes.

$2.99 a box after Christmas. I think I bought 50 of them  

I'll light it up next year .

[Ralph Wiggum]

Just now, kpantz said:

I don't often feel the need to speak up but, my dude, hang on to the incandescent white lights. I'm LED everywhere except with them. I'm at Home Depot after every Christmas buying a case of them for like $1.50 a pop.

Beautiful!

[KamuSnow]

10 minutes ago, Physicsteve said:

On the contrary xmas lights are kept up for just such an occasion. I have an issue with rain and my lights/fuses/gfci but snow doesnt seem to effect them thankfully 

Yeah I'm with you, still have some functioning lights here too, on an evergreen. 

[Ralph Wiggum]

1 minute ago, anthonyweather said:

Allentown is reporting 3-4” already. So 4-6” on top.


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5" here currently and that has another 14" on top here. LFG!

[ChescoWx]

2 minutes ago, RedSky said:

We should have much longer then an hour

 I mean the heaviest like 1 inch an hour rates at least as far west as my spot....you should do better further east

[Birds~69]

Ryan Hall live...people providing updated totals PA/NJ

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XRix3Jlz2s4&pp=uAQw

 

[Voyager]

7 minutes ago, anthonyweather said:

Not looking it as of now. Very light here where I’m at


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Yeah, actually the intensity slacked off a bit here from before. It was solidly moderate, but now lightened up some.

So close, but yet so far...

[BroadWing3544]

At least 6" here in Glen Mills.  Looks like a decent band may be coming through.  

[CoolHandMike]

5 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

They are up all year just white around the fence. Gotta get into 2026 and get led's i guess. 

Mine were still mostly under a glacier until as late as yesterday. I probably could have pulled them up through what was left of the old snow, but had other priorities yesterday and today, so they yet remain. I've got 4 x 50' strands wound around all the shrubbery in my front yard still. (They haven't been on since mid-January though.)

[KamuSnow]

20 minutes ago, BBasile said:

I thought you were in Atlantic County?  What are you, a goddamn wizard?  lol

Yeah I've been following him, I was wondering who was pulling over every 5 miles and getting out of the car with a tape measure.

[KamuSnow]

Just now, BroadWing3544 said:

At least 6" here in Glen Mills.  Looks like a decent band may be coming through.  

Measured 4.6" in some other part of Glen Mills about a half an hour ago. Heavy snow! Just made it to 31°F, snow still a bit damp, looks beautiful, I mean some serious clumpage out there on bushes and trees!

[anthonyweather]

Yeah, actually the intensity slacked off a bit here from before. It was solidly moderate, but now lightened up some.
So close, but yet so far...

Easier cleanup for us. As long as LV gets it. The views already got me this week. I’m happy


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[twotimestwice]

anyone gonna shovel / clear things out tonight, or will you just wait until tomorrow for one big cleanup?

[BroadWing3544]

Just now, KamuSnow said:

Measured 4.6" in some other part of Glen Mills about a half an hour ago. Heavy snow! Just made it to 31°F, snow still a bit damp, looks beautiful, I mean some serious clumpage out there on bushes and trees!

Ah, thank you! Didn't even look at my gauge, just estimated from the amount that's piled up on the railing of the porch.