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1) Despite never getting above 27, snowpack is down nearly 1" since this morning 2) Joe Bastardi is a lightning rod, and understandably. I don't care about his "outside of weather" stuff, I go to people I trust for all of that stuff. As for the weather, my biggest beef is his sensationalism. Every storm is a 500 year storm, for crying out loud. However...I also believe that he knows more than most in here combined. There are a lot of respected mets locally and nationally that praise him. Horst is one of 'em - Eric considers him to be about the best in the business. (he's said as much in his tweets over the years) Bottom line - I can understand both sides of this little ditty.

A little January thaw to verify that my AC is ready for February prior to the Polar Vortex.

CTP has me in the 40s already by later next week.

Only storm in my lifetime that I know for certain dropped more than 40" in our immediate area. (eastern York county)

Bob Chill was talking about that shortwave setting the stage for something to potentially follow on its heels a few days later - he doesn't think that this is the one for us.

Here's one for you - hard to believe it's been 26 years already: (I measured 30.5" in Centerville)

I sure think so! This is my pet peeve with snowfall accumulation forecasts - if we get .3" of rain instead of .5", only a weenie would know that. (and many of them who wouldn't, either) But .3" of QPF that falls as snow can look a lot different than .5". It's amounts, ratios, temps, time of day...there is so much. It all matters. But when a forecast HAS to be made, and it's for 2-5" and someone gets 6" or 7"...oh my, what a terrible forecast! Except it really wasn't. The models did well with the overall placement of the 2 heaviest axis of snow...one in the mountains to our SW, the other primarily to our NE. Parts of our area got into that first axis that might have been a bit of a surprise, but as far as trying to forecast amounts for that type of storm, the models and forecasters did their jobs. And well.

Snowfall map compiled earlier this morning - virtually all of the "true" LSV (Adams, York, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lebanon, York, and Lancaster fell between 4-8". As shown, highest totals were found in York, Adams, and out into Rouzerland.

I believe it's 4 - 3 on 441. (Ore Mine Road, Anderson Ferry, and PA 743) and then the light at the old high school that's now the junior high. The light on 441 and 23 is all you in West Hempfield.

Very windy, but temp is climbing. Was 24 at 9am, now up to 26.

On the morning of December 24th it took me 20 minutes to get from Angle Street to Chickies Creek near the Turkey Hill. Town gets gridlocked a lot.

Final snow total was 4.9". Current snow depth is 4.5". It's sunny, windy, and 25 degrees. And there is no grass visible.

Huge dendrites are now falling...and thanks for the updates.

No change in the past hour - still at 1.3"

Pretty good returns have moved back in but it hasn't translated into much flakeage here yet. Yes, I just made up a new snow word.

If that's right, I'm in line for 6" more. I'm somewhat skeptical I'll get THAT much.

Cashtown Crusher...

That's good because it has diminished to a few lonely flakes here now.

Thanks. I'm happy it's snowing. A huge win is not seeing grass in the morning. Anything else is gravy.

No heavy snow here yet as well...only periods of moderate. We're currently separated by .1"

Welcome back!

27 here with snow alternating between light and moderate. 1.3" so far, which means that the grass will be disappearing soon...

I've seen it all now - snowing so hard in Adams county that it's accumulating upside down...

Understood...but please do. Are you in York city?

In fairness, some of the ones I see complaining are those who also missed out the other day. (Winchester gang) Here - SN 28/26