Albedoman

well, I will succumb as it looks like we will get a very measly measurable snowfall of nearly one inch of snow on Friday morning ending my hopes for a new snowfall record. However the latest full one inch record snowfall is still in jeopardy. Wow, no snow thrower for me this time too, Hell not even a shovel . Just need my leaf blower or broom and barely a grass covering. The birds should be able to still find the bird seed on the ground too. Congrats SNJ shore. You are finally scoring on every winter event thus far this year. The municipalities salt budgets will be used up pretty quick at this rate however as they will not be able to easily remove the salt by natural means. plow the snow off the road in the LV while the frozen tundra conditions really set in now. No more groundwater recharge too for awhile as any precip that does fall will not penetrate the soil as the frozen conditions of the soils/closed depressions really lock up too. It will be one big salt dust bowl up here for awhile as the vehicles turn grey. Car washes are loving this set up for sure. Snow plow contractors, sorry, it may be awhile before for really you cash in.

alrighty now, thats the way i like to see it. The latest snowfall record for the LV being broken is still on the table by the reliable 18 GFS model LMAO

I have been rooting for something that makes this current pattern worth noting as it really sucks. My motto Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless."

lets go for it. We got nothing to lose right now.

the Euro will not let me down, Oh c'mon baby another whiff for the LV so our no measurable snow record can be broken. The model chaos will send everything to the coast and leave us with a high and dry tundra surface

i want the screw hole over the LV so we can break the no measurable snowfall record next week. If we are going to screwed, I demand a royal screw job to prove it was satisfactory LOL

Yep the LV no snow record is in trouble after tonights runs. Incredible, every model shows the donut hole real nice.

No way 12 to 18". The models cannot even agree on one inch right now outside of 24-36 hours . What are you smoking? I want some of that. I would love to see that amount but it is not in the cards right now I agree there is a 50/50 chance of a measurable snow right now for the LV and that is all I can agree on with this chaotic LR model runs and the extremely progressive jet stream over the US. One run shows 12-18 in, the next makes the storm disappear all together. The model runs both short and long range are pretty bad right now as the buoy data in the Pacific cannot be ingested quick enough into the models because of fast jet stream to make them more reliable. I keep saying we need to send drones over the PA ocean and SW desert areas to supplement the atmospheric wind/temp data gathering over vast open areas and to perhaps help launch more weather balloons . I am surprised nobody at NOAA has thought of that

well , the latest measurable snowfall record of Jan 13 looks to be broken the way these LR maps are going here in the LV. Even in the heart of benchmark LP location, the models indicate less than an inch of snow on Friday. It will take a miracle for all the models to even agree on a storm location right now. I would just like to see the grass snow covered- i guess that is even too much to even ask. They finally will open Bear Creek trails in the few days as they are making snow like crazy right now. The Mountain looks like a blizzard is hitting it right now in these partly sunny skies at sunset.

The ski resorts in the Poconos may have to shut down, maybe for the season if there is no snow this upcoming week. Making snow for their base only to see it gone by a typical January thaw is not productive and become really expensive especially in this Covid climate too. The only saving grace was the nearly one inch of rain we got last week in the drought stricken areas of Eastern PA to allow further pumping of water out of the ground or out of the streams to replenish the artificial snow base. Lets hope this progressive pattern goes away.

Goody goody, breaking the latest no measurable snowfall record is still in play. The 12Z model runs are insisting on breaking this record too as they too are already pushing the next storm out to sea. The east central snow hole lives on Hurray.

screw all of the models. This is strictly a thread the needle storm for anyone northwest of Philly as th east side of 95 stands to see a good snow. I for one will keep my 60 degree temps today. Sun just popped out here in Macungie. It absolutely nice for this time of the year. 20+ above avg temps I want us to break the record for the first measurable snowfall here in the LV. If Fridays storm does not pan out , we have a legitimate shot at it. I am so sick of waiting for measurable snowfall as the kick the can down the street syndrome has taken over in those lousy LR models. LV looks to get the infamous squeeze play and donut hole syndrome this week for snowstorms if these models come to fruition. The only models to trust is the 36 hour NAM or Euro as the GFS really sucks. I have a video clip just for this snowfall occasion in this model chaos

almost an inch here in the LV so far Its about time. This was great because this rainfall soaked into the ground before it starts to freeze by next weekend. This rainfall was very beneficial and will help stabilize the base flows in the creek and keep the forest litter from drying out too much now. Thursday night into Friday looks like our first accumulating snow event for the LV. The Euro finally shows us getting around 6-8 inches. Its the only dependable model so far outside the three day range so this event looks real promising.

whats the latest day for measurable snow in allentown? It maybe in jeopardy?

memphis TN gets 1-2 inches of snow on Sunday after being in the mid 70's for the past 3 days , we get zilcho. The epitome of this winter thus far.

Memphis tv stations will be on board Wednesday again tracking the supercells. Its coming like a thief in the night. This freakish warm severe weather has to end soon

No snow whata whiff -strike two. Another sleet band coming through maybe. That will be strike three. The air coming over the Blue Mountains sucked the living hell out of available moisture to cool the profile too. Another flooding event coming with .10 rain over the next two days LOL These long range models really suck in this chaotic weather pattern. I have come to the conclusion that any significant snowfall will have to be thread the needle event until the gulf of mexico opens up for moisture availability. Its really sad that the lake effect snow region has zilcho in the snow dept. There are many ski resorts, snow mobile trial operations and snow plow contracting operations that are going to be in pretty bad shape unless this pattern breaks. https://www.weatherstreet.com/weather-forecast/Snow-Depth-US.htm

looks like the LV remains snowless. The dry air and drought continue on.

this out near Shippensburg PA. promising as our first measurable snowfall in the LV. The GFS keeps spitting out 8-12 on its runs after the New year- still not going to bite on that until Euro shows something plausible.

https://www.phrc.psu.edu/assets/docs/Publications/SoilFreezeDepthGuideforManufacturedHousing2ndED.pdf for a normal year

The May drought warning was on track until we received much above normal precip from the numerous tropical storms. No one could envision the amounts of rainfall from these numerous tropical storms. They were record breaking flood events in the LV and much of the heavy rainfall ran off after the ground water table was fully recharged, especially from Ida. The tropical storm season died in mid October and after that the spigot got shut off again. Why am I raising the alarm? Because many of you do not live in a Karst geological area. These areas are extremely sensitive to groundwater withdrawal and seasonal recharges. I have two USGS stream gauges in my backyard that I monitor and nearby Lehigh County Authority wellhead gauges. The base flows of the Little Lehigh Creek has fallen by inches and once the ground is frozen, that's it for groundwater recharge unless we get a good snowpack. Many of you expect that, I however, do not expect that unless this current weather pattern does a 180 in the next 30 days. With 1-2 ft deep frozen ground conditions, rainfall simply runs off. All I am doing is sounding the possibility of a drought if these these current conditions continue. None of you have even thought about it as you are too busy worrying about the next SECS event. By the way, the data supplied in the above maps by Hurricane Agnes is for a six month period . They are not applicable in the last 30 days as this is a critical recharge period for groundwater for the next season in our area. Again, if we do not get adequate snowfall and precip with ground water recharge in the next 30-45 days, these USGS maps will change in a hurry. Whats funny, I have an extensive hydrogeologist education and you still chose to ridicule me. Who is the snow weenie now?

To hell with predicting snow until around New years day. The models keep kicking that can down the street. My real concern however is not the snow but the record breaking drought conditions that are continuing in this crappy weather pattern. If we do get some significant precip in the next few weeks and by significant,--- I mean over well over an inch, drought watches and even warnings will be issued for our area in PA. This pattern of cold and dry fronts racing across our area every three days or so without precip is doing more damage to our ecosystem. Many areas rely on significant ground water recharge from Nov- Dec to keep their businesses going and supply well water and have received zilcho recharge since the second week of October. The fact that November was a little cooler than normal is the only saving grace. If this drought pattern continues, the lack of snow will not be only the only major topic to discuss in this forum. It was really unusual to see Mt Holly be concerned about wild fires in December the other day in their discussion. I would expect red flag warnings maybe issued by the end of the week if this dryness keeps up. Take a walk in any forest right now with the amount of extremely dry ground litter/leaf debris for its becoming a significant fire threat. How dry has it been ? October 31 through now-- little over 2 inches of precip at LVIA mostly in rainfall amounts of less than .25 which does nothing for groundwater recharge because of the lower humidity levels- evaporates on the surface and because of all of the daily warm record highs. Many areas have received much less rainfall too and much of the rainfall has been hit and miss. Normal rainfall at LVIA --- over 7 inches during the aforementioned same period Summation- we are in some serious trouble if January does not give us a significant/major precipitation event rain or snow. At this juncture, I would be happy with several back to back one inch rainfall events with temps between 35- 45 degrees before any moisture in the soil has a chance to freeze tight in January. Once the soils freeze without our vital recharge in place, let the drought watches begin. Landscaping firms and nurseries are cringing right now as vegetation becomes damaged from wind burn and the roots dry out before the daily temps stay below freezing. The race is on. Ski resorts which rely on surface ponds and groundwater wells to blow snow will become concerned too because under drought conditions, they will be limited on keeping their trails opened. For the other businesses like the regional water bottling companies in the LV area for the entire NE, they will be concerned too as their sources in Blue Mts start drying up. That bottlers for Deer Park, Niagara, Desani and even Nestle in Breinigsville for the entire Northeast are concerned ---believe me.

OH yea cannot wait when this shows up on the model for more than 3 runs. The snow weenies will come out hibernation. Talk about click bait and a tease. The GFS model cannot even predict a decent flurry right now. The only believable models is the Euro/NAM combo when the storm is in the 84 hour range. Otherwise time to put this dream storm storm to bed. The clown maps spit out over 2 ft of snow for us in the LV Currently , no where in the central and eastern US right now has even more than a foot of natural snow on the ground and they really expect me to believe this model is actually even used as "guidance" in this chaotic weather pattern? Give me a break. For the believers good luck and enjoy you dream storm. When the Euro shows it, then I may take the bait.

when the NAM spits out 4+, then I will jump. I love the NAM and everything is only a best guess