CoolHandMike

HOLY. That was WAY closer than we needed it to be!

Yup, we're in bonus snow territory.

That defense is having FUN. LFG!!! Ahem, sry. Still snowing. I think.

Hard to measure because it's drifting a little bit, but I measured 4" in a quiet spot outside the side of the garage, and 5" on the back deck. Glad I cleared the driveway just now, my little electric was starting to struggle!

Up to about 3". Might go clear the driveway during halftime real quick.

Heavy snow now. Might think about a first round of snow shoveling at half time. Go Birds!!!

Oops, didn't see there was an obs thread. Huge snow hole here for the past hour or so. Hope it picks back up again.

Huge snow hole up here. Barely a coating and it's virtually stopped snowing completely. Hope it picks back up, but... well, meh.

Also this one! https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/

Yeah I definitely recall hearing some during those back-to-back snowy winters. '09/'10, '10/'11. Before that, it was around '07 when I heard some while traveling for work near Boise, Idaho. That was the first time I ever heard it and I was awestruck.

Aaand now it's official: Winter Storm Warning just hoisted: Winter Storm Warning Issued: 2:50 PM Jan. 18, 2025 – National Weather Service ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 7 inches. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From 7 AM Sunday to 1 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Travel could be very difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures are expected to fall into the teens Sunday night and remain below freezing for several days. As a result, icy and slippery conditions may persist even after precipitation has ended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. &&

I'd have been in 7th grade; I don't specifically recall that one, but it tracks with me remembering heavy snows out of nowhere. The 23rd would have been a Monday, so school might have been cancelled beforehand. I lived for those days, with thoughts of a possible snow day swirling in my head as I tried to go to sleep the night before. Waking up to heavy snow on Monday morning, I would have been elated. I found this article from the NYT that mentions some snow totals around SEPA: WET SNOW CLOGS ROADS IN THE EAST By JAMES BARRON Published: February 24, 1987 A storm that churned its way up the East Coast early yesterday dumped 11 inches of thick snow on the nation's capital - shutting down the Federal Government for the third time in six weeks - and left New York slippery, slushy, wet and white. In Washington, where 300,000 Federal workers were told to stay home, the storm toppled utility poles, leaving live power lines sprawled across roads. More than 150,000 homes lost electricity, and malfunctions in a Maryland pumping station left some residents without water. The Philadelphia area was draped with up to 23 inches of snow, and drifts in some suburbs rose at the rate of 5 inches an hour. The city government shut down, and virtually nothing moved in the morning. Bus and commuter-rail services were all knocked out. It was the third major East Coast storm since the beginning of the year. Among the reported depths were 23 inches in Coatesville, Pa.; 18 in Valley Forge, Pa.; 13 in Martinsburg, W. Va.; 10 in New Brunswick, N.J., and 3 on Cape Cod. #100 Tractor-Trailers Stranded Before the storm swirled out to sea, at least one person had been killed, a 46-year-old woman from West Virginia who died in a traffic accident that officials attributed to icy roads. Limited states of emergency were declared in New Jersey and Delaware, where the National Guard helped move traffic. In Maryland, the state police reported that 100 tractor-trailers were stranded on a 15-mile stretch of Interstate 83 near Baltimore. A dispacher in Carroll County, Md., said, ''Everything's stuck -troopers, salt trucks, everybody.'' In the New York metropolitan region, where the rough weather followed a warm weekend that made heavy coats seem superfluous, the storm covered streets and parks with 2 to 10 inches of snow, officials said. The snow began falling gently before dawn, intensifying through the morning but tapering off when temperatures rose and the sun came out. The National Weather Service predicted sun for today, with high temperatures around 40, which could be enough to melt leftover snow. $2 Million Over Budget Yesterday, the Sanitation Department loaded 320 salt spreaders and sent out 730 plows. Some 2,015 workers, many on overtime, were assigned to snow removal, according to a spokesman, Vito A. Turso. He said the storm had put the department $2 million over its $10 million snow budget for the season. Alternate-side-of-the-street parking was suspended, but the regulations went back into effect at 2 A.M. today, a spokesman for the Transportation Department, Victor Ross, said. The storm created a temporal beauty that sent photographers to parks armed with all kinds of lenses. An amateur photographer in Hackensack, N.J., said as he focused on a low-hanging branch, ''What's a couple of extra minutes when you know that everyone else is going to be late?'' The storm stalled travelers up and down the East Coast, but did not stop a group of West Point cadets from going to the White House. President Reagan was to present them with the Commander in Chief's Award, an annual trophy that West Point won for defeating the Air Force and Naval Academy football teams last fall. When the cadets learned that their flight from La Guardia Airport had been delayed, the cadets drove to Pennsylvania Station. There, they were told Amtrak trains were not running, a West Point spokesman, Andrea Hamburger, said. Back they went to La Guardia. Eventually their flight took off, and the cadets made it to the Cabinet Room, confident, proud and on time.

Please. This is blindingly bright, especially late at night.

Whatever you do, don't bother to venture down to the MA sub. 'Tis a silly place.

We're all just excited. Can you blame us?

Winter storm watch just posted

Ended up with just about an inch up here. Looking forward to model watching until Sunday!

Huh. The all-day snow flurries are finally starting to overcome all of the residual salt on our road. Kinda glad I haven't shoveled the sidewalk yet since we're not quite done yet. What a lovely day to be working from home.

Well this'll be the third time this year I'll have to go out and scrape a half an inch of snow off the sidewalk. I guess I can't complain too much, since we still had some little snow piles here and there, so this is technically snow-on-snow. Woo!

Flurries here in Reading! 23°F.

Yup. Already had to shore up the trashcans from blowing over. Speaking of, we're supposed to bag all of our recyclables, which we do, but our one neighbor down the way does not. So I usually end up with a bunch of empty soda cans and water bottles in my front yard when there's a big blow on trash night. I've been sorely tempted to bag it all up and dump it back on his lawn, but perhaps age has granted me the wisdom to know that such thoughts are better left enjoyed in my mind, rather than causing unnecessary drama in my cul-de-sac. Or perhaps not. We shall see. FWIW, it's supposed to be even windier tomorrow somehow. I'm here for it! LOVE this weather (as long as I'm not out working in it!)

Just measured 1.5" on my back deck. Not bad.

I'm committed to being happy with snow TV and a mere coating for tomorrow morning, and then looking forward to tracking whatever might materialize for next weekend.

Finally starting to see the high cirrus ahead of the storm. Just now starting to become overcast. I know the precip isn't supposed to start until morning but it's nice to see.