rickrd Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 FYI here's my scanner feed for the Lehigh Valley area if any are interested later on for the event. http://www.radiorefe...=wp&feedId=4028 awesome, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penndotguy Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I have to say I saw some very bad driving today, several accidents people driving way to fast. I hope the public realizes what the potential is here and stay home its not worth it. I had to navigate a couple close calls today it was bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherGuide Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 This may be one of those ice storms where it becomes a week of hell. I'm hoping not. Positive? Our snowpack becomes a glacier Sorry trying to make light of whats gonna be a ****ty situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dssbss Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I have to say I saw some very bad driving today, several accidents people driving way to fast. I hope the public realizes what the potential is here and stay home its not worth it. I had to navigate a couple close calls today it was bad Good luck tonight everyone...SINCE I AM ONLY ALLOWED TO POST 3 TIMES TODAY YOU WON'T HEAR FROM ME...but I will pm some of you if we have major power issues/destruction. Have the 3G card ready if I need it. A little worried for what it will look like tomorrow morning here in the greater Reading area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 21z RUC is a good bit colder than its previous runs. Therefore we see a longer period of sleet and not as much ZR (however still significant). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wederwarrior Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 That is f'n awesome! Thank you! Hunker down and enjoy! if you like this kind of stuff...which as weather enthusiasts....you know you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisNJ Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Took an hour to shovel the stubborn sleet/frza layer from the driveway/sidewalks before dark. My yard is like a glacier in Alaska at this point. Mounds of ice chunks and snow. When shoveling, you must literally throw the ice/snow as far as possible over the mounds to avoid it all sliding down back to the hard surface. Good thing is that I have a gas fireplace with a pilot light so I assume I can manually start this if the power does go out. Our neighborhood has no overhead power lines anyway. I am thinking the arborvitaes in the backyard will take a severe beating as some are already leaning. Stay safe folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wederwarrior Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 My yard is like a glacier in Alaska at this point. Mounds of ice chunks and snow. Stay safe folks. Alaska had more snow when I was there during the first week of January..... and the sun angle in Fairbanks on New years was "slightly" different too. Should be a very intersting night! Stay safe! And be careful with that gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Took an hour to shovel the stubborn sleet/frza layer from the driveway/sidewalks before dark. My yard is like a glacier in Alaska at this point. Mounds of ice chunks and snow. When shoveling, you must literally throw the ice/snow as far as possible over the mounds to avoid it all sliding down back to the hard surface. Good thing is that I have a gas fireplace with a pilot light so I assume I can manually start this if the power does go out. Our neighborhood has no overhead power lines anyway. I am thinking the arborvitaes in the backyard will take a severe beating as some are already leaning. Stay safe folks. If a larger grid goes, you could still lose power for a time. Back in a January 2005 storm, we hardly got any ice and went above freezing relatively quick, but a few miles north and a few hundred feet higher they didn't and had a major ice storm. Even though Tamaqua proper was spared the ice storm, we still lost power for 28 hours due to the grids north of us getting hammered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisNJ Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Yes that is true. I think last spring the power went out overnight without a storm. A large transformer blew down by the Lehigh River which affected a large area. If a larger grid goes, you could still lose power for a time. Back in a January 2005 storm, we hardly got any ice and went above freezing relatively quick, but a few miles north and a few hundred feet higher they didn't and had a major ice storm. Even though Tamaqua proper was spared the ice storm, we still lost power for 28 hours due to the grids north of us getting hammered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_AR_ Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Currently IP/ZR. Cars are coated and other things are becoming coated with ice already. Not a good start. Still 20.8F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jims Videos Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 I just got done my live reports in Moosic and in my car it read 22 degrees and it was freezing rain--no sleet at all... I don't care what the models are showing at this point, it's strictly time to nowcast. I know in a half hour my windshild had a glaze on it from the light rain... and that does not bode well for tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastonwx Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 radar looks like some light precip in northern and central Northampton County. Any reports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkTec Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 24.7 degrees here in Emmaus. Didn't see any snow, just sleet early this morning and freezing drizzle all day. Even some freezing fog developed. Ice accrual has been 2/10 of a inch. Tree limbs are already sagging onto power lines in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildWeatherAdventure Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 radar looks like some light precip in northern and central Northampton County. Any reports? Not quite that far north but just some cloudy skies down here in Williams Township. Temp hovering around 22. Should get pretty bad later tonight, gassed up the generator just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boreal Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 radar looks like some light precip in northern and central Northampton County. Any reports? From 5:30 to 6:30, in Stroudsburg decent sleet and a little freezing rain. During lulls, just fine horizontally falling frozen, sparklIng ice crystals. Now 21° +\- in Bangor A touch of freezing drizzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoSnow Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 19 here In Pike County, Poconos.. Hopefully get some sleet as well tonight, going to be mighty icy come the A.M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastonwx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 just started with some rain, with an occasional sleet pellet. 24F here in Martins Creek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Temp hovering between 21-22 in Allentown. Freezing drizzle for the last hour or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgin Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 We are really in for the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldstar Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 So anyone gonna try and make it into work tomorrow? I am thinking I will work from home and look out my window all day, maybe take a skate around the block! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wederwarrior Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 heavy rain burst rolling through, the encasing has started temp 22 work has canceled fire roaring and the tub is filled with water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 We are really in for the worst. You just might be. I wonder who will crack 32 first tomorrow, you guys down there or me up here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm017 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Only 6 more degrees to go Temp 26 DP 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherGuide Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Oy gevalt. Freezing drizzle here and 27 here in reading.. Perfect start to getting a glaze if you like ice storms.. Horrible if you want to keep power. Something tells me this is going to be bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm017 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Just some freezing Fog up here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkTec Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Temp dropped to 23.3 now. Pixie dust falling from the sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldstar Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 You just might be. I wonder who will crack 32 first tomorrow, you guys down there or me up here? I really wonder whether anyone in the N burbs makes it above freezing, do you really think tamaqua will break freezing tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pohopoco Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Just got in from getting gassed up we've got Lt.Sleet and mainly Fr.Drizzle and areas of Fog...temp. at 21.2,actually fell from 22.8 just 1/2 hour ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherGuide Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Temp dropped to 23.3 now. Pixie dust falling from the sky. Ha that's pretty accurate.. Really fine snow almost. It's snizzle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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