Hurricane Agnes

I remember watching chasers in Lake Charles back in 2020 when Hurricane Laura blasted through (and eventually obliterated their NEXRAD and it took 5 months to get it back up and operational again) - https://www.weather.gov/news/012221-lake-charles-radar

Made it up to 25 yesterday as a high after a 12 low and got what I could off the car and found a crusty layer under the fluffy snow. Currently down in the single digits here at 8, with a dp of 1. Have to thank Voyager for allowing the Southtown snow!

Finished up with 3.75" from the storm and bottomed out at 16 this morning. Season total so far is 8.61". It's currently a sunny 22 with dp 14.

Just measured before the winds kick in and finished up with 3.75". There is a crunchy layer at the bottom of this stuff here too.

We've actually seen them hanging on the rail pecking. The guy who originally owned the house before my sis and BIL bought it (just over 20 years ago) had built a custom deck (it's like 15 ft wide by 25 ft deep) and used "indoor" wood banister-type railing as the deck rail (and then stained/painted it). The little guys were also all over the wooden playhouse/swing set that my sis had when my niece was little. You can tell the carpenter bee holes because they are perfectly round! I remember way back having a carpenter bee make a "home" in my broomstick. As an obs, I think I may be pretty much done and aside from a few flurries, it's overcast, breezy, and the temp has been dropping. Am down to 23 with dp 21.

Am down to SN- with some fatties mixed in, and even have some breaks in the clouds although I expect that will close over as the back edge moves this way. Those are good-sized birds. My Montco sis gets the smaller downy woodpeckers who manage to make buckshot holes all over her deck rails.

Looks like a pilated woodpecker! Didn't consider if they ever went to feeders but there it is...

Just measured 3.5" here with SN and some bigger flakes mixing in. The snow seems wet so I expect there is definite compaction. Currently getting snow and fog with temp 26, and dp 26.

Have to add this - eagles-nfc-divisional-snowangels-01192025.mp4

About an hour ago, someone kicked in the after-burner and the temp dropped below freezing, the graupel machine was engaged, and the winds kicked in, blowing stuff around. Did a 6:15 pm measure and have 3.25", which considering the dry slot, above-freezing temps, and white rain earlier, had kept the accumulations down for at least an hour or more before something finally started to pile up. Currently SN and 27 with dp 27.

And jumbo dryslot opened up over me leaving nothing but drizzle. Am still sitting at 32 and everything has been slowly melting/dripping. I did a 2:30 pm measure and barely got 0.25", which I expect is compacting. Currently misty and 32 with dp 31.

Once the temp dropped to 32 and I got under a heavier return, some of the treated surfaces (that were done for the last storm) caved. Getting back and forth snizzle and then SN. ETA - dry slot looks like it wants to fill the gap but will see.

The previous hour or so of precipitation resulted in no stickage whatsoever. Once the temp eased down to 33, I'm finally seeing some of the grassy areas cave as well as some untreated cold surfaces. Have been getting intermittent white rain. My Delco sis texted that she was getting sleet down in the Upper Darby area. Currently SN- and 33 with dp 31.

Flurries began here within the past 45 minutes but am now up to SN. Temp is still above freezing at 35 & dp 31 but slowly creeping down as everything cools. They have been tailgating ahead of the game so they can eventually become snow cones.

Above from the other thread but I was wondering if any of that was making it to the ground as I watched that whole area suddenly blossom into existence. At post time, it's well above freezing here IMBY in NW Philly and is overcast and 36, with dp 33. There are just a few patches of snow left on protected grassy areas.