LVblizzard Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Temp holding steady at around 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I really wonder whether anyone in the N burbs makes it above freezing, do you really think tamaqua will break freezing tomorrow? I don't know. In past events though, we were among the first in the area to go over. Sometimes even ahead of Allentown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boreal 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... Ditto re: Precip here in Bangor Pa 22.3° down a fraction. BTW took a measurement: 12" of snow cover w/ 1/8" of ice on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason-LV Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Currently 23.4 degrees here in Trexlertown/Ancient Oaks with no precip falling. My commute to work takes me to extreme northern Lancaster County (15 minutes south of Reading) and I am anticipating the worst tomorrow. Interesting that home was 6 degrees cooler (per my car thermometer!) on both ends of my commute today; I am wondering if this will hold true tomorrow. It never fails that the worst of my winter weather commutes is the 222 Kutztown Bypass, which always seems to be an afterthought for Penndot snow removal/road treatment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgir Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 over 200 school and business closings in lehigh valley already http://www.wfmz.com/stormcenter/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 over 200 school and business closings in lehigh valley already http://www.wfmz.com/...nter/index.html And Tamaqua only has a two hour delay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgir Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 And Tamaqua only has a two hour delay... some one up there must be takin a nap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgir Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Check out this site http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/zoa/mwmap3.php?map=usa (click yourself silly) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grothar Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Check out this site http://www.wrh.noaa....ap3.php?map=usa (click yourself silly) this is really nice good find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldstar Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 That slug of precip should be arriving in about 10 minutes... time to get my boots on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickrd Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 280 school closing at this hour. Nazareth included. 21 F here. waiting on the beast 2 counties away from MBY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldstar Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 23F Winds ENE at appx 10mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boreal Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Bangor PA down to 21.9° now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherGuide Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Picking up in intensity here. Windshield was freezing up on the way home. Long night ahead. I guess we could pray for heavy rain which prevents a lot of freezing. Does anybody fully understand the intricacies of that? I know with freezing rain you almost need perfect conditions for heavy icing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldstar Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Picking up in intensity here. Windshield was freezing up on the way home. Long night ahead. I guess we could pray for heavy rain which prevents a lot of freezing. Does anybody fully understand the intricacies of that? I know with freezing rain you almost need perfect conditions for heavy icing.. I think the standard explanation is the colder the temperatures the faster the ice accrual. If somehow the temps were say 10 or 15F and there was downpours, that would essentially flash freeze. I know in the PHL or NYC thread they discussed anyone below 26F would be in 'big trouble'. I don't know how long Berks, Lehigh, Norco, and points north will be below 26F, though I know most parts are currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grothar Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Picking up in intensity here. Windshield was freezing up on the way home. Long night ahead. I guess we could pray for heavy rain which prevents a lot of freezing. Does anybody fully understand the intricacies of that? I know with freezing rain you almost need perfect conditions for heavy icing.. We will have the perfect conditions tonight and tomorrow. This heavy rain is on falling on freezing surfaces already and it is not going to get warmer than freezing for a long time. That is about as ideal as you can get. The rain will stick to everything with little runoff if any. Spreading salt on the road will be useless in a few hours ( it cannot melt ice faster than what is falling)and you can not plow down to the bare surface. The roads will be a nightmare and I expect Rt 78 will be closed, rt 222 and rt 81. Just watch. In my 50 years plus and living around the country and seeing all kinds of ice storms, this will be bad. I would expect a lot of members not be able to get on tomorrow nigh because of power failures and telephone lines down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jims Videos Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Incoming! Any snow reports on the leading edge? or is it just beginning as rain....ill know shortly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wederwarrior Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Fr rain & sleet mix in kutztown. Coming down steady on the windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgir Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 this is really nice good find Happy to share Grothar ... wanted to ask, do you know of a site that shows/teaches how to read a sounding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkTec Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Emmaus, PA 23.5 degrees IP/ZR mix falling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm017 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Temp just dropped in the past couple of hours: Temp 24 DP 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgir Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 PennDOT traffic cams ... http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/zoa/mwmap3.php?map=usa may be difficult to see while dark, should be able to see how fast traffic is navigating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gakmsg Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Incoming! Any snow reports on the leading edge? or is it just beginning as rain....ill know shortly... dusting of snow sleet mix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grothar Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Happy to share Grothar ... wanted to ask, do you know of a site that shows/teaches how to read a sounding? Sorry, I do not. You may want to ask on the phl thread of any pro met. Tombo, do you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 The "wall of doom" has overtaken Tamaqua....maybe. Right now it is about 80-90% sleet that is falling. Temp is 25.7 as of 10:45PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldstar Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 ZR picking up in earnest in W Allentown, was just outside, freezing on contact or within 1 second. Gonna be wicked bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cold&cloudy Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Currently 21 F with light freezing rain here in Sussex County. Schools are beginning to shut down for the second day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boreal Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Bangor, PA 21.4° temps sagging a bit ahead of the precip. shield Folks who post Obs, please let us know your location within the post. Many of us are or will be using mobile devices which do not show sigs & conditions (particularly if power is lost) to track this event. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pohopoco Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Lgt. Sleet here at the onset...temp.at 20.7... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm017 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Mod sleet temp 25 DP 24 temps starting to raise again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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