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PHL CWA Feb 1-2 Storm OBS and Discussion part 2


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Just under 1/2" ice in Warminster. Lots of tree branches and wires down.

Anyone know what the temps are going to do the rest of the day? Continue to rise or a flash freeze later?

Winds are now WSW at BWI & DC, subsequently temps into the 40's

Pittsburgh spiked to 49 before the cold air arrived

I guess we watch the wind

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Just under 1/2" ice in Warminster. Lots of tree branches and wires down.

Anyone know what the temps are going to do the rest of the day? Continue to rise or a flash freeze later?

Just drove through most of Bucks(lower milford, q-town, down 313 to doylestown, back through sellersville, ridge valley) and NW Montco. Bucks was much worse than montco. I hope for some quick melt for Bucks, otherwise there will be big problems once we get a freeze and 10-20mph winds.

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wow, 500 ft?.......I need to find a good elevation map of SE PA, I didn't know it got the high in elevation south of here.

Yea, next time you go to the king of prussia mall, or in that vicinity. Look at the ridge to the south. My golf course is on top of that ridge. From what my boss said this ridge is a 100 mile ridge from philly to the harrisburg area.

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Yea, next time you go to the king of prussia mall, or in that vicinity. Look at the ridge to the south. My golf course is on top of that ridge. From what my boss said this ridge is a 100 mile ridge from philly to the harrisburg area.

per wikipedia........

king of prussia elevation -- 200ft

coatesville elevation -- 331ft

morgantown elevation -- 597ft

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Yea, next time you go to the king of prussia mall, or in that vicinity. Look at the ridge to the south. My golf course is on top of that ridge. From what my boss said this ridge is a 100 mile ridge from philly to the harrisburg area.

its high enough so that my ears would pop driving south on the blue route from the schuylkill expressway to the villanova exit...that ridge continues to run paralell to the PA turnpike and out past rt 222...

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its high enough so that my ears would pop driving south on the blue route from the schuylkill expressway to the villanova exit...that ridge continues to run paralell to the PA turnpike and out past rt 222...

yup correct, i think the highest on that ridge is around valley forge where it goes over 600 ft

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That is the coatesville town elev...they are in the chester valley between the north and south hills. The Coatesville airport is KMQS is a mile north of town at 660ft asl

per wikipedia........

king of prussia elevation -- 200ft

coatesville elevation -- 331ft

morgantown elevation -- 597ft

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Yea, next time you go to the king of prussia mall, or in that vicinity. Look at the ridge to the south. My golf course is on top of that ridge. From what my boss said this ridge is a 100 mile ridge from philly to the harrisburg area.

Very interesting. Locally, I knew of two high points just to my south. Eagleville, PA (449 ft.) and south Worcester (about 500 ft.)

My house is at 215 ft...not too high, but not too shabby considering a 1/2 mile away is the Perkiomen Creek at Graterford

gauge station at 112 ft.

http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=phi&gage=grap1&view=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1&toggles=10,7,8,2,9,15,6

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Very interesting. Locally, I knew of two high points just to my south. Eagleville, PA (449 ft.) and south Worcester (about 500 ft.)

My house is at 215 ft...not too high, but not too shabby considering a 1/2 mile away is the Perkiomen Creek at Graterford

gauge station at 112 ft.

http://water.weather...10,7,8,2,9,15,6

We have an elevation of 480ft here at Villanova. Locally we're at the top of a hill which descends both to our west and east going down Lancaster Ave.

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That is the coatesville town elev...they are in the chester valley between the north and south hills. The Coatesville airport is KMQS is a mile north of town at 660ft asl

yeah i know.......i grew up in west caln twp but i was just trying to show the ridge height a little with near by towns.....

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Well clearing the driveway of that sleet/ice cement was not fun.

No it was not. I chopped and shoveled the sidewalks, and then the neighbor said I could use his snow blower around our cars if I did his driveway for him. Even that was a chore as it wouldn't take everything down the the bare street and I had to fight it as it was pulling every direction but straight.

Anyway, 38.1 here in balmy Tamaqua.

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Power outage time

SHORT TERM FORECAST

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

435 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011

COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:

.NOW...

A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN ABOUT

500 PM AND 600 PM THIS EVENING. AS THIS BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH, A

WESTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO

35 MPH. AREAS THAT HAD SIGNIFICANT ICING EARLIER TODAY, THESE

WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES TO COME DOWN

ESPECIALLY WEAKENED OR LOOSE ONES NORTH AND WEST OF PHILADELPHIA

AND TRENTON.

GORSE

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