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The microwave imagery tells quite a story, including the recent transformation at ERC start. Mean little Cheerio there for a while, yikes.

Temp had been steadily rising near Easton, but stalled/peaked at 31.8 and now at 31.6. Snow increasing in intensity, probably related.

Pea sized hail and (I'd guess) 40-50 mph gusts around Easton, PA about 30-40 minutes ago with the stuff ahead of the line. Pretty impressive, all told.

SREF plumes for total snow have gone up in E PA (KABE) if you compare 21Z to 15Z. Seems to be something else on which to hang ultimately dashed hopes.

Are SREFs not cool enough these days to entertain during intermission? Yes, I realize this is from 15Z, but I haven't seen any SREFs yet, so I'm just reminding y'all there are more places where you can break your refresh button.

Dat upper jet couplet.

Sleet has arrived in Palmer Twp., Northampton Co. Mixing with the snow - hasn't fully taken over (yet).

I thought it was a radar hallucination, but it does appear to be getting beaten back some. Time will tell. Haven't seen the latest short-range guidance re: 850/700 lows, so I'm not sure if we still stand a chance of hanging on here from 78 northward. Might be a good time to take a look at the 00Z soundings as they roll in.