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Central PA Late January Thread Part II


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I dunno...

From what I understand, local municipalities as well as PennDOT rely on the NWS for info versus the local nimrod mets. So at the moment, they're still seeing a couple inches of slop coming. Now we all pretty much know it should be more (much more) than that. I would think the preparation for 5 - 10" versus 1 - 3" would be quite different in terms of equipment and staffing preparedness. LWX had their watch out for the Maryland bordering counties 4 hours ago. Would those 4 hours have been beneficial to authorities here?

I don't know what the CTP procedures are but...oye.

Edit: Watch for Lancaster, York and Adams. Better late than never but stress the word LATE.

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PA TH ETIC!

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EURO WSW all they way to at least AOO

UKMET WSW back to about KAOO

CMC WSW Just south of KAOO

NAM Who cares

JMA WSW maybe to clearfield.

CTP nam looks good. WWA only 3-6". axesmiley.pngaxesmiley.pngaxesmiley.pngaxesmiley.png

i can see areas to the west maybe...but mdt has gotten hammered by all the globals...that should definitely be in a watch.

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http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/ctp/

Umm wow this is pathetic. What are they looking at the NAM?

They could have went an WWA a county or two North but WSW? Overall precip. is being cut back (with the exception of the Euro) and at 10:1 thats barely meeting minimum criteria. Hence my high pitched whining about the I95 snow magnet.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA224 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011...SNOW EXPECTED FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA ONWEDNESDAY....A STORM WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST WEDNESDAYAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE STORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MINOR TOMODERATE ACCUMULATIONS OF WET SNOW OVER SOUTHERN AND EASTERNPENNSYLVANIA. ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE SOUTHOF HARRISBURG...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE. THE SNOW WILLBEGIN TO FALL WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHTOR VERY EARLY ON THURSDAY MORNING.PAZ064>066-260330-/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.A.0001.110126T1200Z-110127T0600Z/ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER224 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGHLATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTERSTORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGHLATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.* LOCATION...ADAMS...YORK AND LANCASTER COUNTIES.* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW THAT WILL MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES.* ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.* TIMING...WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.* WINDS...LIGHT EASTERLY BECOMING NORTHERLY AT 5 TO 10 MPH.* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW.* TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MID 30S.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANTSNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. STAYTUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHERINFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSOBE FOUND AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.&&$$ DANGELO
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They could have went an WWA a county or two North but WSW? Overall precip. is being cut back (with the exception of the Euro) and at 10:1 thats barely meeting minimum criteria. Hence my high pitched whining about the I95 snow magnet.

No what model are you looking at? The euro, ukmet, gfs, jma, cmc are all warning type snows.

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No CTP needs to get on the ball.

There are WSW back into Garret county MD and into WV. Is it just magically the snow going to go south then turn back north. What model are they even looking at?

Everyone needs to remember too that criteria for a winter storm watch/warning for most of central pa needs 6" or more in 12 hours and 8" or more in 24 while parts of west virginia only need 4-6", etc...

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Everyone needs to remember too that criteria for a winter storm watch/warning for most of central pa needs 6" or more in 12 hours and 8" or more in 24 while parts of west virginia only need 4-6", etc...

Yep, I actually think CTP has placed everything well for now given the uncertainty of QPF, snow ratios and mixing. They can always adjust back if the precip looks like it's coming farther west.

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