Media Delaware County temp drop 70 to 56 in 12 minutes winds 45-55 easy lots and lots of power flashes no lighting brief downpour maybe lasted 7 minutes. Winds still busy out of the NW 20-40 mph. The power flickered once.
Looks to me we will have minimal problems for the following reason in Delaware County:
1. heavy rates not allowing for ice accretion.
2. relative warmth from past days.
3. temps think needed to get lower we are currently at 29 it was 28.
4. temps will slowly rise overnight.
5. Warm air aloft in heavier rates will eventually mix down to the surface further aiding in temp rises.
All about wind vectors, density push of cold to the north southbound , oh and sun angle makes an impact at around 9:30 am onward to about 3:30 pm. Warm ground surfaces will also impact I’d think especially the closer to metro areas and 95 you go.
I think this is exactly what I’m thinking along 95 sleet freezing rain minimal switching over to rain. I’ve seen this song and dance before after record breaking challenging warmth. Think 95 areas up to 15 miles west of it in southeastern pa is okay. This has 31-35 rain written all over it just north and west of 95 with very little ice accretion.
I think for the southern zones south and east of a line Pottstown to Doylestown back to York this is much more realistic of what to expect. I-95 south and east not much if anything just north and west of 95 very minor north and west of West Chester to Plymouth Meeting to say Bristol to Trenton the problems begin. Lancaster to Reading to Allentown points north yikes.
Media Delaware County 32 very light snow. 2.2” mainly on the grass exactly what I’d thought this would be like nothing on cement or paved a few coatings here and there otherwise just wet elevation 335 feet.
Looks like the band keeps edging further NW away from 95 which makes more sense getting away from the river and closer to the fall line. Elevation is going to play a role here with the lower levels especially early on in the event.
I like the orientation and definitely further NW guess that all sinks southeast in time and intensifies dumping 4-8” with temps in the mid to upper 20’s! Okay wait I’m awake now from the dream it’s the winter of 21-22