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4 minutes ago, Hurricane Agnes said:
I think they use the brine so that the frozen stuff won't stick to the road as much and it makes it easier to plow it away down to the asphalt. The salt usually comes after the stuff is plowed. I know they have some newer mixes of salt that can go lower but with the kind of cold they are talking about, back in the day you probably remember when they went on and put sand out.

Remember this...literally, what the hell did that achieve?
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4 minutes ago, Violentweatherfan said:
Daytime snow too!
And super cold so no stickage problems.
I don't think salt works (or not as well) under 20F (?, could be wrong) and have no clue how brine handles <20F temps...
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I'm quite amazed how down people are? Maybe not a all-timer but a damn nice storm. Most don't have to worry about work/driving, AFC/NFC championship games are on so basically you can drink/eat yourself silly and watch the snow fall and football all day long. Borderline heaven if you ask me...
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Just now, The Iceman said:
Yeah I came of age in the warmer years, it’s always been this sleet crap for me

Believe it or not, just N of Philly was the "line" back in the day. Sometimes it panned out, sometimes it didn't. Now it never pans out. If Philly turns over so am I about a hour later. But I78 was never "the line". Hell, when I was young I wouldn't know where the Fvck I78 was located. Probably would have asked my Mother or Father...
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13 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:
But 20 years ago this setup would never have pushed the mix line that far N and W as this one. And I understand this is more 700-800 mb layer stuff, but still. Yes, climo always N and W i agree. But when did i78 become the line? This is 4th or 5th time since 2018.
I know what you're talking about.
I78 was never mentioned years back...Iceman is a younger lad.
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2 minutes ago, Heisy said:
Bias into play. It keeps the CCB snows over PA when other models have it up near Canada lol. I’m not going to say it’s “impossible”, but it’s likely wrong of course and will gradually correct itself
For Philly I’m going 4-7” then sleet. I know I’m on the low end, but I’m just going off how these types of events generally play out here.
.We always hear pinging way earlier than predicted. Even the local burbs in Bucks/Mont counties. Once Philly hears pinging I know in about an hour or two so will I...
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41F/calm @ 5:20pm Thurs and still a decent amount of snowpack in all areas. So snow on snow is a go this weekend.
Hard to believe we're about to get plastered with snow and frigid temps in 48 hours or so...
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Just now, mattinpa said:
Maybe we do get a compromise, which would still be nice. The floor for this one looks to be 6 inches plus sleet which is a high floor.
Sounds like shoveling hell....aching body/back.
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1 minute ago, anthonyweather said:
its defined as sustained of 35 mph or more OR frequent gusts over 35
That's copy/paste from google.
Maybe toward the coast 35mph but inland I'm a little skeptical...
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8 minutes ago, JTA66 said:
I was thinking about that the other day, but currently it doesn’t look like we’ll meet the wind criteria. We’ll see.
I doubt we hit 35mph at all unless it becomes real wrapped up...
What are the criteria for a blizzard?Officially, the National Weather Service defines a blizzard as a storm which contains large amounts of snow OR blowing snow, with winds in excess of 35 mph and visibilities of less than 1/4 mile for an extended period of time (at least 3 hours).-
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Cecily's first call 1m ago. She usually does a live facebook each day at 4:30pm and goes through models.
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=cecily tynan

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3 minutes ago, RedSky said:
Better here then the MA side they just got pants pulled on the NAM
They are currently going through the 5 steps of grief but at different stages at various rates. Some are actually already at step 5. "3-5 inches isn't that bad"
- Denial: "This can't be happening to me," a defense mechanism to process overwhelming news.
- Anger: "Why is this happening to me?" Blaming others or feeling rage.
- Bargaining: "I'll do anything if this isn't true," making deals with a higher power.
- Depression: "I'm too sad to do anything," profound sadness and hopelessness.
- Acceptance: "It's going to be okay," coming to terms with the reality of the loss.
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1 minute ago, JTA66 said:
The weenie in me wants 20+ inches.

The old man in me doesn't want to shovel more than 4".

This will be the light/easy stuff unless sleet/FZ covers. Much more fun and enjoyable. May even be able to partake in a couple while shoveling...
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^That's a long ass duration storm...
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My O' my how the mood has changed in here after one run...
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22 minutes ago, The Iceman said:
I’ve personally never witnessed freezing rain with temps in the teens(may have happened in 94 i don’t know I was 3) but that’s what the euro shows. Yikes.
It did. Temps in the teens, steady/heavy FZ and it seemed like for hours.
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2 minutes ago, tcutter said:
That is NOT a good freeze frame...lol
It seems like every freeze frame I do I could Photoshop it into something perverted. All by mistake of course...
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6abc: (Seems alright. Remember this is for Philly, more mixing may occur. Burbs more.)

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It's actually in the forecast (wunderground)...maybe a coating/car topper at best?

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^If both bust badly, I'm retiring from this "hobby"......
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12 minutes ago, The Iceman said:
Bro you've posted it multiple times now, we get it, you're hoping for a miss so that your plans aren't ruined. This is a snow board though so keep it to yourself honestly. We don't want those bad vibes.
Lol...I remember 1 other time but there may be more.
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January 25-26 Winter Storm Potential
in Philadelphia Region
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Exactly my point. It's a very solid storm on the weekend w/the NFC/AFC championship games being played. I couldn't have a more lazy day planned...