Central PA Spring 2026 Discussion/Obs Thread

[Yardstickgozinya]

I mean, I have more meso analysis look over what did catch my eye was the the 850's and 500's but I mean, so far everything is meager, maybe working with 300 jkg once I added it up at all levels. East of the river, there is a little more instability and heights. 

[CarlislePaWx]

Fropa about 15 minutes ago.  Westerly winds 10-20, gusting to 30.  Heavy rain.  Total today 0.89" so far.  Temperature drop of 14 degrees in 15 minutes...from 60 down to 46 at the moment and still dropping rapidly.  Pressure bottomed out at 29.20".  Radar sure looks promising for some snow.  It's snowing all the way back to eastern OH.

I expect the first flakes to begin mixing in when my temp reaches 37.  Now 45 degrees (at 8:20).

[canderson]

Temps dropped 16 degrees in 14 minutes lol 

 

[mahantango#1]

5 minutes ago, CarlislePaWx said:

Fropa about 15 minutes ago.  Westerly winds 10-20, gusting to 30.  Heavy rain.  Total today 0.89" so far.  Temperature drop of 14 degrees in 15 minutes...from 60 down to 46 at the moment and still dropping rapidly.  Pressure bottomed out at 29.20".  Radar sure looks promising for some snow.  It's snowing all the way back to eastern OH.

I expect the first flakes to begin mixing in when my temp reaches 37.  Now 45 degrees (at 8:20).

Front coming through now experienced the same temp drop. Heavy rain  blowing sideways.

[Jns2183]

Thundersnow out south @MAG5035

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[Yardstickgozinya]

I thought I heard a rumble earlier. As far as the parameters I know how to use at this point I didn't find anything particularly menacing in the lower levels. I'm hearing some pretty big gusts outside right now though. 

[canderson]

Heavy rain has hit 

 

[Mount Joy Snowman]

36 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Just checked the airpark. They're at .37". Funny thing is, I thought the radar today was similar in both of our areas. I guess not!

Haha I thought the opposite. I didn’t think you were THAT far behind me but there were times throughout the day when i was getting trained pretty good and it looked like you were just missing out on it. I don’t love the way that last sentence reads haha. 

[Yardstickgozinya]

I just look back at the snow . I wanna go to f****** sleep man. Not gonna happen.

[canderson]

The line is packing a punch south intoVA and S MD. I had a gust of 42 mph - so a normal Monday here. 

[Blizzard of 93]

2 minutes ago, canderson said:

The line is packing a punch south intoVA and S MD. I had a gust of 42 mph - so a normal Monday here. 

I thought of you earlier & secured my trash cans!

[Blizzard of 93]

30 minutes ago, CarlislePaWx said:

Fropa about 15 minutes ago.  Westerly winds 10-20, gusting to 30.  Heavy rain.  Total today 0.89" so far.  Temperature drop of 14 degrees in 15 minutes...from 60 down to 46 at the moment and still dropping rapidly.  Pressure bottomed out at 29.20".  Radar sure looks promising for some snow.  It's snowing all the way back to eastern OH.

I expect the first flakes to begin mixing in when my temp reaches 37.  Now 45 degrees (at 8:20).

I like seeing the heavy plume of rain intensifying all the way down to central NC. Hopefully we still have a solid moisture feed after we switch to snow.

[Itstrainingtime]

16 minutes ago, Mount Joy Snowman said:

Haha I thought the opposite. I didn’t think you were THAT far behind me but there were times throughout the day when i was getting trained pretty good and it looked like you were just missing out on it. I don’t love the way that last sentence reads haha. 

The section of the line coming at us has really weakened in the past 15 minutes. Heavier cells north of Harrisburg and of course down in MD/VA.

[canderson]

12 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

The section of the line coming at us has really weakened in the past 15 minutes. Heavier cells north of Harrisburg and of course down in MD/VA.

The Sterling radar is picking up the line better down in Lancaster Rand York counties 

[Blizzard of 93]

Great pics in the western PA thread with some areas near 4 inches of Snow & still coming down out to the OH border.

[Yardstickgozinya]

16 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

The section of the line coming at us has really weakened in the past 15 minutes. Heavier cells north of Harrisburg and of course down in MD/VA.

Nothing warned north of Owings mill MD atm.

[Yardstickgozinya]

10 minutes ago, canderson said:

The Sterling radar is picking up the line better down in Lancaster Rand York counties 

The other thing too is that there is a slightly better environment east of the Susquehanna river.

[Itstrainingtime]

62 to 48 in 5 minutes. Picked up .03" of rain.

[MAG5035]

53 minutes ago, Jns2183 said:

Thundersnow out south @MAG5035

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Yup, I’m out and about and I saw a lightning strike in Bellwood about 20 minutes ago. I-99 is a pretty rough drive right now visibility wise and the road isn’t even snow covered yet. Very windy with the heavy snow 

[mahantango#1]

Temp down to 39 here.

[canderson]

It’s officially windy. 53 mph 

[Mount Joy Snowman]

The front is moving through here with some pretty impressive gusts. Nothing too crazy but we did briefly lose power. Temp plummeting as expected. 

[canderson]

Dow to 36. It was 64 at 7. 

[mahantango#1]

1.09 rain so far today. I had .23 rain before that front came through.

[Blizzard of 93]

Temp down to 40 in Marysville with heavy rain & wind.

Hopefully we flip to snow within the next hour or so.

[mahantango#1]

1 minute ago, canderson said:

Dow to 36. It was 64 at 7. 

38 here.

[Blizzard of 93]

.87 of rain today in Marysville today & counting.

[Mount Joy Snowman]

Well this is a first for me, someone on mPing has reported a mudslide down near the border just west of Shrewsbury. Also looks like snow has already moved into Cumberland Co. 

[canderson]

It is sleeting now - should say mixing in with this heavy precip

[Blizzard of 93]

5 minutes ago, canderson said:

It is sleeting now - should say mixing in with this heavy precip

Same here with temp down to 37. Flakes should soon be mixing in.