Voyager

Came downstairs for my third coffee, and we now have light/moderate snow. It's interesting how our forecast went from nothing on Wednesday to up to one inch yesterday morning to 1-3 yesterday afternoon to now 2-4.

Got a light dusting overnight, but it looks like a heavier burst is about to move in. 25/22 is the current temp/dew point.

My NWS forecast did indicate the two separate periods of precipitation, so we'll see.

My NWS forecast says up to an inch possible tomorrow.

There's a video on YouTube of a guy running Hell's Revenge out in Moab, UT in a Prius. Why he did, I'll never know... My pleasure, I think.

Ugh...where did this Saturday snow come from? I'm likely picking up a new vehicle on Saturday, (trading in the Jeep for a GMC Terrain) and am not exactly wanting it's maiden voyage to be on snowy or icy roads.

Sometimes I'll jokingly post about it, but not to complain about it.

This is how I feel. I'm not big on nickel and diming with clippers. If it's going to snow, then I want it to be a worthwhile storm.

Well, I guess we can't go more than 24 hours without salt covered roads...ugh.

Beat me by a hundredth. I had .42 from .15 on Friday and .27 yesterday.

I remember from the past, that some of biggest storms followed absolutely beautiful days which were sometimes almost spring-like.

So the 15th is perfect. You travel in safety, and I get a day off. Win-win situation. There's nothing worse than spending three hours digging out before the sun comes up, then working a 12 hour day on perhaps dicey roads, because if the roads are somewhat passable, boss man will want us to run.

If we're going to get one storm, I'd rather it be Friday instead of Sunday. That way, I get a day off work, then the weekend to clean it up. A Sunday storm would make me work my ass off Monday morning, then be at work by 8am.

I'll trade places with you...lol

Low to mid 50's in Allentown, but only 46 in my backyard. Wish it was sunnier, but we're mostly cloudy here.

The 16th would be a great day for it. It'd give me a Friday off day, then the weekend to dig it out.

I'll add that while I have a general disdain for winter, I still enjoy tracking the big dogs. When it comes to a straight up Miller A or KU storm, I'm right there with the rest of you rooting it on. I'm a go big or go home person. I just don't care for prolonged arctic outbreaks, small nuisance storms, mixed events, endless cloudy days, and most of all, the ice at work.

Actually, I'm in the coal region of PA in Schuylkill County. I venture over here to read analysis, but rarely post out of my sub forum. Generally, we're colder than you guys in the metro, but I live in a row where I'm insulated both left and right, so I only have two exposed walls, but the house is 110 years old, so not a lot of extra insulation. Still, I'm fairly happy with our oil consumption all things considered. It could be worse. The single home across the street from me sees an oil truck every month in the winter.

I usually have to do four fillings on a 275 gallon tank per year. It's been generally been three in the colder months and one that carries me through summer. Most often the fill months are February, April, then October, December.

What is it with the damn clouds every day? We had beautiful sunshine this morning and now it's overcast again. Perhaps I'd not hate winter so much if we could get some real sunshine between storms/disturbances.

You and me both.

Yup. Dusting here as well.

So that's how I ended up with an inch and a half. Thanks pal...

So this is the video from Monday that I mentioned above. The title says it all...

So I set my alarm and got up at 3am to experience the squall. While it was impressive, it wasn't the hardest I've ever seen it snow in a squall. In fact, at the end of my upcoming video, the squall that hit Hazleton on Monday evening was as, if not more, intense than last night's. That being said, it was still a good one and I ended up with 1.25" out of it, as my overall measurement was 1.50" which included the light snow activity that began after 6pm. Due to my sheltered location, my peak gust during the squall was a paltry 8.8 mph, while stations in more open locations recorded 20+mph. There was no visible lightning or audible thunder, but my station did record three nearby strikes. Was it a good squall? Yes Was it worth setting my alarm for? Not really