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    E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2025-26 Obs/Discussion

    in Philadelphia Region

    Posted

    Just now, Ralph Wiggum said:

    Him with your tip of the day and Don Polec with Polec's World. If you were savvy you tuned in on Saturday night to "This is It" then maybe a nightcap of Lawrence Welk or Sha-Na-Na 

    Jim Gardner would always have a WTF look on his face after a Don Polec segment. He was a strange cat. To this day I don't know if that was the real him or TV persona...

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    E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2025-26 Obs/Discussion

    in Philadelphia Region

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

    Yes, growing up these were so common. Herb Clarke, Dave Roberts, dare I show my age....Jim O Brien. "A disturbance will drop down into the Plains and spin up a bad guy off the Carolina Coast. Snow and mixing down the shore but we are looking at 2-4" right around the city with higher totals just to the North and West with bigger amounts up into the Lehigh Valley"

    Herb was Ch 10 and Robert's and O'Brien were Ch 6 back in the day. Who was the Ch 3 weather person, Tom Lamaine ?

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    E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2025-26 Obs/Discussion

    in Philadelphia Region

    Posted

    4 hours ago, penndotguy said:

    As stated above it seems like we don’t see the 2-4 or 3-6” snowfalls that’s used to be the norm. Anymore it’s the 1-3” to slop variety, Heck out here in Western Berks County we only had one Warning criteria storm 6”+ that we just made the 6” last year. I also understand each winter has its differences but being in our Location and proximity’s to the coast can help or hurt our snow chances. Not sure what I’m trying to get at here but my 59 years of being in this location something changed. 

    Growing up during the 70s and 80s I remember snowfall predictions like this for a decent storm:

    SNJ/Shore: 1-3" w/some mixing

    Philly Immediate. S&E: 2-4'

    Immediate NW Burbs: 3-6"

    Lehigh Valley/Berks: 4-8"

    Poconos: 5-10"+ 

    We don't even sniff those type of totals any longer.

    Good old Herb:image.jpeg.64530a68c187c95e8853a616ef686375.jpeg

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    E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2025-26 Obs/Discussion

    in Philadelphia Region

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, ChescoWx said:

    Truth!! as a NWS spotter I have to add them up and report each one. Most folks will say it didn't snow at all....heck I have 3 winter "events" and all it totals is 1.1" 

    I understand this but most people do not. And I understand their point of view as well. If you told the average person we had three events so far this winter they would think you're sniffing glue or huffing paint...

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    E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2025-26 Obs/Discussion

    in Philadelphia Region

    Posted

    You have to remember the majority people are not snow weenies like us. We do not see 2-4/3-6 stuff that often anymore. We are dorks and calculate 0.4" snow falls and add them all up. Most people write that off as it didn't snow or not an actual snow storm. Those people are correct. And if it doesn't stick the road and inconvenience them they write that off as nothing as well where you will calculate that into our annual snowfall. Winters were definitely better years ago...

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    E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2025-26 Obs/Discussion

    in Philadelphia Region

    Posted

    2 hours ago, JTA66 said:

    Bottomed out at 21F. Cold and dry...33F and rain's ugly twin sister.

    Wow, Steve D. Forgot all about that guy. Anyone remember Ruggie weather??

    The Steve D character always had JB-ish type write ups. He always saw something in the weather pattern that the other METs were missing.

    And yeah, I forgot about Ruggie weather.

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    E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2025-26 Obs/Discussion

    in Philadelphia Region

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    4 hours ago, ChescoWx said:

    For those on Team Snow or at least Team Cold the below from meteorologist Steve Dimartino should make you happy. "The Ensemble guidance today is showing the weather pattern I've been talking about since September. I think interesting times are ahead. What that means for your backyard snowfall, I don't know. However, I do know that this is one of the most favorable weather patterns I've ever experienced in December in a decade."

    Sounds like something JB would say to gain subscriptions....

    27F

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    E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2025-26 Obs/Discussion

    in Philadelphia Region

    Posted

    1 hour ago, ChescoWx said:

    An arctic front moves through later today with maybe a couple snow flurries. We turn windy and cold behind the front with highs today in the mid-30's and lows tonight will be near records levels for some stations with shorter periods of record with lows by tomorrow morning in the mid-teens. We remain in the upper 20's for highs tomorrow with a chance especially across Southern Chester County for some light snow or flurries during the afternoon. While still well below normal we do warm back up to the upper 30's for the weekend before the coldest weather of the season arrives on Monday. No significant storms over the next week.

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    It's highly annoying to waste cold air...

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    E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2025-26 Obs/Discussion

    in Philadelphia Region

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    7 minutes ago, ChescoWx said:

    Experience has taught me to always take the cold and worry later about whether some clipper or storm will dig and deliver to the Northeast/ Northern Mid-Atlantic....if no cold no snow! Keep the faith folks!!

    You mean that patience thing. Yeah, that's wearing on me. Just happy the liquor stores entrances are well salted at all times...

    31F

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    E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2025-26 Obs/Discussion

    in Philadelphia Region

    Posted

    49 minutes ago, Mikeymac5306 said:

    Ji needs to talk to someone.

    We all know this but his premise is true. We get smacked in the face more times than not but we still go back for it. If retired,:oldman: it would probably be a much more enjoyable hobby. You don't have a time schedule. Anything goes. But if you are working and like sports and weather your brain is running 24/7 trying to keep up. Plus everyday crap....

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    E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2025-26 Obs/Discussion

    in Philadelphia Region

    Posted

    13 hours ago, LVblizzard said:

    And even if the Friday and Tuesday storms miss we have a parade of clippers to look forward to for the next two weeks. Pretty active pattern for this time of year.

    I wouldn't mind a parade of clippers which we haven't seen in years it seems. They tend to overperform or at least give you a solid inch or two.....nickel and dime ourselves to death.

    38F

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