hckyplayer8 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Up to 63. Lancaster up to 73. Woke up and originally thought thunder...turned out to be the Gap having training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Clouds Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Anyone think storms will survive into south central PA this evening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 80 here right now. Nice and toasty. Storms look to arrive after 8pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 80 here right now. Nice and toasty. Storms look to arrive after 8pm. We only got to 63, but have severe thunderstorm warning now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Marusak Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 not sure if this is the right place for this warning area.. but watch out state college. The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Blair County in central Pennsylvania... Cambria County in central Pennsylvania... northwestern Huntingdon County in central Pennsylvania... southwestern Centre County in central Pennsylvania... * until 730 PM EDT * at 649 PM EDT... National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking a severe thunderstorm on Doppler radar. The storm was near Ebensburg... moving northeast at 70 mph. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. * The severe thunderstorm will be near... Horseshoe Curve and Duncansville around 700 PM EDT... Altoona and Canoe Creek State Park around 705 PM EDT... Bellwood and Sinking Valley around 710 PM EDT... Spruce Creek and Tyrone around 715 PM EDT... Warriors Mark and Franklinville around 720 PM EDT... This will impact I-99 between mile markers 22 and 59. This will also impact the following major roads... Route 22... Route 219... Route 220... Route 322... Route 422... State Road 350... State Road 453. Precautionary/preparedness actions... Severe thunderstorms produce damage. Move inside a permanent building now to be safe from strong wind gusts. Please report hail... strong winds or wind damage to the National Weather Service by calling toll free... 1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2. Lat... Lon 4037 7880 4051 7888 4073 7840 4073 7836 4074 7836 4087 7808 4049 7803 4031 7858 4033 7862 4029 7865 4024 7879 4025 7885 time... Mot... loc 2254z 244deg 61kt 4048 7860 Forecaster: Lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 not sure if this is the right place for this warning area.. but watch out state college. This line of storms just went over my head in the last 10-15 minutes.. had the camera ready and everything since it was a nice looking mini bow moving at some really high speeds. Had a major downpour but not much wind, which was surprising. Must not have tapped down to the surface here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Marusak Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 This line of storms just went over my head in the last 10-15 minutes.. had the camera ready and everything since it was a nice looking mini bow moving at some really high speeds. Had a major downpour but not much wind, which was surprising. Must not have tapped down to the surface here. with the way the synoptic fronts are lined up (given the mini cold air dam in eastern and central pa attm), i'm not sure how much will mix down where. what's your elevation there? maybe the hilltops and areas like cresson mountain, bald eagle and tussey mountains and up by sky top and such will see higher gusts than in the bottom of the valleys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Marusak Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 you think this line coming thru central PA attm will be the one that yanks out the cold air pool in the valley locations in the east and puts eastern PA into a quick warm sector alignment until the cold front smashes through and occludes the whole system? and if so, how far off does this system occlude before it jumps the coast, i-86, I-80, i-78, or the turnpike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 with the way the synoptic fronts are lined up (given the mini cold air dam in eastern and central pa attm), i'm not sure how much will mix down where. what's your elevation there? maybe the hilltops and areas like cresson mountain, bald eagle and tussey mountains and up by sky top and such will see higher gusts than in the bottom of the valleys. Just a hair over 1200'. Yea, the Allegheny front is about 5 miles to my west.. so they're good at robbing me of things like severe weather and lake effect snow haha. I would wager there were some good wind gusts up there. The mountain just to the east that sets the other side of the valley (Brush/Bald Eagle Mountain) and then Tussey further east also gets over 2k feet.. so they could see good gusts. It also had been cloudy all afternoon and there was a heavy shower that moved thru around 4pm, keepin temps around 60. Usually that type of weather east of the Allegheny front will keep winds from tapping down out of storms that move through. You should've seen the contrast of temps/conditions across the state back on March 23rd when that EF-2 ripped up Greensburg, PA (east of Pittsburgh). 70º+ out there with CAPE's up over 2000 and 75 miles or so to the east in Altoona and State College had clouds and mid-upper 30s all day. And then up in north-central PA they were dealing with snow. One of the crazier setups i've seen in this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennMan Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 This line of storms just went over my head in the last 10-15 minutes.. had the camera ready and everything since it was a nice looking mini bow moving at some really high speeds. Had a major downpour but not much wind, which was surprising. Must not have tapped down to the surface here. Yeah there wasn't anything too impressive here in State College. Couple gusts around 30-35mph and brief heavy rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Marusak Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Just a hair over 1200'. Yea, the Allegheny front is about 5 miles to my west.. so they're good at robbing me of things like severe weather and lake effect snow haha. I would wager there were some good wind gusts up there. The mountain just to the east that sets the other side of the valley (Brush/Bald Eagle Mountain) and then Tussey further east also gets over 2k feet.. so they could see good gusts. It also had been cloudy all afternoon and there was a heavy shower that moved thru around 4pm, keepin temps around 60. Usually that type of weather east of the Allegheny front will keep winds from tapping down out of storms that move through. You should've seen the contrast of temps/conditions across the state back on March 23rd when that EF-2 ripped up Greensburg, PA (east of Pittsburgh). 70º+ out there with CAPE's up over 2000 and 75 miles or so to the east in Altoona and State College had clouds and mid-upper 30s all day. And then up in north-central PA they were dealing with snow. One of the crazier setups i've seen in this area. being from northeast pa originally, i believe it. the appalachians in pa aren't as tall as mountains in most places. but they're just enough to drive you nuts as a forecaster. it's the home of the screw job when it comes to forecasting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 you think this line coming thru central PA attm will be the one that yanks out the cold air pool in the valley locations in the east and puts eastern PA into a quick warm sector alignment until the cold front smashes through and occludes the whole system? and if so, how far off does this system occlude before it jumps the coast, i-86, I-80, i-78, or the turnpike? I would say the warm sector is probably going to reside at/south of the turnpike in general, perhaps maybe sneaking up to I-78 ahead of the front. Hagerstown, York, Lancaster, and Philly are still in the 70s currently.. with Harrisburg/Lancaster more in the 60-65 range. However one thing i've noticed is that the dewpoints are quite low..mainly in the low 40s. Could have a gusty thunderstorm or two fire up ahead of the main area of rain/thunderstorms in the far south.. but doesn't look like anything that's going to be overly major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen2swt Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 VERY windy...I would say a gust up to 45mph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennMan Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Some snow mixing in here just WNW of State College. 37° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Some snow mixing in here just WNW of State College. 37° Yeah, it was coming down pretty good back in Port Matilda, just got into work now (had to take dog to vet, all good, just a checkup). BTW, our dog LOVES the vet. Weird. But anyhow, this is why each spring I just assume we have a chance of seeing at least flakes here up until late April. I know a lot up here are focused on spring, but that's very true anywhere from JST to UNV on north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Light, wet snow falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckyplayer8 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Sleet mixing in with the rain at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Been seeing primarily snow showers or mostly snow with rain mixed in around these parts today. Not surprisingly, the usual suspects in the Laurels got it on the ground.. again. Route 22 (Chickaree Summit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Been seeing primarily snow showers or mostly snow with rain mixed in around these parts today. Not surprisingly, the usual suspects in the Laurels got it on the ground.. again. Johnstown (RT 219 and Galleria Dr.) I walked to a meeting across campus in a nasty stinging sleet/snow mix driven by a gusty wind. People around here are getting antsy about the weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Been seeing primarily snow showers or mostly snow with rain mixed in around these parts today. Not surprisingly, the usual suspects in the Laurels got it on the ground.. again. Johnstown (RT 219 and Galleria Dr.) The time stamp on that says it is from last Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 The time stamp on that says it is from last Thursday. Oh wow nice catch, thanks haha. Post fixed with another roadcam, which is working. There are several on PennDOT's webcam PDA list that apparently stopped streaming on that date. I use that particular link because I can't d/l an image file to post off 511PA. The 511PA site is fine though..weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennMan Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I walked to a meeting across campus in a nasty stinging sleet/snow mix driven by a gusty wind. People around here are getting antsy about the weather. Yeah, a bunch of my friends keep asking me when it's finally going to get warm and stay warm. I'd kill for last year's first two weeks of April! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Oh wow nice catch, thanks haha. Post fixed with another roadcam, which is working. There are several on PennDOT's webcam PDA list that apparently stopped streaming on that date. I use that particular link because I can't d/l an image file to post off 511PA. The 511PA site is fine though..weird. lol.....still snowed to cover the ground there, however. BTW, we had a snow shower about five minutes ago, and the flakes were rather fluffy. Must be really cold aloft. Yeah, a bunch of my friends keep asking me when it's finally going to get warm and stay warm. I'd kill for last year's first two weeks of April! Yep. I also want to get in my garden and plant minutina, tatsoi, sugar snap peas, corn salad, etc., but from what I am seeing on long range models I might as well plant rice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTWX Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Interesting to watch the nam and Euro and to some extent the GFS wrt p-types for later this week. Look at the 0z nam for Thursday night-Friday morning. North and east of Snow Shoe looks rather snowy, with much of this falling at night and early morning. Pottercountywx - here comes another one in front of a warmup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Interesting to watch the nam and Euro and to some extent the GFS wrt p-types for later this week. Look at the 0z nam for Thursday night-Friday morning. North and east of Snow Shoe looks rather snowy, with much of this falling at night and early morning. Pottercountywx - here comes another one in front of a warmup. I would've killed to see this pattern like 2 months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTWX Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I would've killed to see this pattern like 2 months ago. Isn't it crazy to see these lows coming across with cold highs to the north? We've actually had a decent amount of snow over the last 2 weeks, especially on the hilltops. 2010 it's not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I would've killed to see this pattern like 2 months ago. lol tell me about it. Isn't it crazy to see these lows coming across with cold highs to the north? We've actually had a decent amount of snow over the last 2 weeks, especially on the hilltops. 2010 it's not! How did you do this am? Hasn't started here yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001kx Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I won the snowfall contest. i get: Northeast Snowstorms Volume 1 and 2 by Paul J. Kocin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Interesting to watch the nam and Euro and to some extent the GFS wrt p-types for later this week. Look at the 0z nam for Thursday night-Friday morning. North and east of Snow Shoe looks rather snowy, with much of this falling at night and early morning. Pottercountywx - here comes another one in front of a warmup. lol. That's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawatch Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Looks like someone is getting a little snow up north. Weather definitely isn't the pattern most of us are looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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