PoconoSnow Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 FYI, i guess we should be discussing snow in the winter 2011-2012 thread. My bad. You're right, after all, this is an obs thread isnt it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlwx Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 FYI, i guess we should be discussing snow in the winter 2011-2012 thread. My bad. hella banter though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 fixed, to make it realistic in terms of elko weather This place isn't that bad. Usually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 ray, does it make you angry that some of us had your top 3 snowiest days inches wise, in one hour in the jan 26-27 storm? Jealous, yes. I'm sure some people had 4" in an hour in that one. Our 3rd rank last winter was 4.5". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Jealous, yes. I'm sure some people had 4" in an hour in that one. Our 3rd rank last winter was 4.5". lol dang, should of said top 5 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 I'm pretty sure he got an 8" storm towards the end of the season. Now stop picking on li'l Ray! We did, including 3" in an hour. Actually it was around 9", in fact closer to 10" at my apartment. Of course it was incredibly localized and unpredicted... luck of the draw essentially. 15 miles west or east and there was just 1-3". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 lol dang, should of said top 5 lol Here were the top 5 last winter: 8.9" 4/7-8/2011 4.7" 11/21-22/2010 4.5" 12/17-18/2010 3.1" 12/14-15/2010 3.0" 3/25-26/2011, 11/27-28/2010 Of particular note is that the core of winter here (January) was completely lacking significant snow... or really, any snow at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Here were the top 5 last winter: 8.9" 4/7-8/2011 4.7" 11/21-22/2010 4.5" 12/17-18/2010 3.1" 12/14-15/2010 3.0" 3/25-26/2011, 11/27-28/2010 Of particular note is that the core of winter here (January) was completely lacking significant snow... or really, any snow at all. correlates nicely to our snowy january. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 correlates nicely to our snowy january. Yes, but it doesn't always work like that. Our snowiest period of the NWS-era (since paid observers started taking obs at Elko Airport, i.e. late 1930 to present) was near one of your snowiest periods... January 1996. Our biggest storm of the entire record, including the pre-NWS era, was in January 1996, just like in Philly. We were the flip side of the month, when it all melted back there, but still, we can both win in a fairly close time period if things work out just right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoSnow Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Three inches an hour, what's that? lol We get another coastal special season, one of you better open up a spare room for me!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Yes, but it doesn't always work like that. Our snowiest period of the NWS-era (since paid observers started taking obs at Elko Airport, i.e. late 1930 to present) was near one of your snowiest periods... January 1996. Our biggest storm of the entire record, including the pre-NWS era, was in January 1996, just like in Philly. We were the flip side of the month, when it all melted back there, but still, we can both win in a fairly close time period if things work out just right. thats odd, usually for a big storm for philly, (noreaster wise) trof axis is centered over boise, which would make you mild. Unless you get hit well when the trof slides through before the rdige. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 thats odd, usually for a big storm for philly, (noreaster wise) trof axis is centered over boise, which would make you mild. Unless you get hit well when the trof slides through before the rdige. Well, remember how the pattern flipped in mid January 1996. We had no snow the first half of the month, then 45" during the second half, including 22.5" in two days on the 23rd and 24th. Meanwhile, all the snow melted back east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Well, remember how the pattern flipped in mid January 1996. We had no snow the first half of the month, then 45" during the second half, including 22.5" in two days on the 23rd and 24th. Meanwhile, all the snow melted back east. lol well then it still correlates when the east is cold and snowy, you are warm. I thought you meant with both cashed in at the same time. Only reason it happened in 96 was cause the pattern flipped, just like it did in feb where we got warm, you got snowy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 lol well then it still correlates when the east is cold and snowy, you are warm. I thought you meant with both cashed in at the same time. Only reason it happened in 96 was cause the pattern flipped, just like it did in feb where we got warm, you got snowy Eh, not really.. our snow didn't really return until March. February was below normal here, but not as atrocious as January was. We did still do well in February 1996 just as you did, though as with you, it wasn't as extreme as January. In fact, the biggest storm in February 1996 was right around the time of one of the two big ones back there... the first week of February. The whole country was freezing at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Eh, not really.. our snow didn't really return until March. February was below normal here, but not as atrocious as January was. We did still do well in February 1996 just as you did, though as with you, it wasn't as extreme as January. In fact, the biggest storm in February 1996 was right around the time of one of the two big ones back there... the first week of February. The whole country was freezing at that time. id be curious to see how many systems that gave you snow, dumped on us also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptb127 Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 just looked at the 12z euro on accuwx pro and for the total 240 precip has all of E PA in the 3-4" range with lehigh valley under a little spot of 4-5" rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Jealous, yes. I'm sure some people had 4" in an hour in that one. Our 3rd rank last winter was 4.5". I measured 4.7" in one hour. Although the hour before that was somewhat low, "only" 1.8", so I think I might not have penetrated the sleet layer on my first measurement, hence the low 1st hour and high 2nd hour. Whatever, it's still 6.5" in 2 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Probably not "thread-worthy" just yet but the GFS and Euro long range show a solid shot of cold air (850s near or slighly below zero) after the crappy upper low finally gets booted. The Euro wraps in the cold air in the wake of a storm at the end of the week.. GFS not as cold at that point, but early the following week brings 850s below 0C into northern PA. Maybe some nights in the 30s with highs only in the upper 40s or 50s?? Something different to focus on besides all this cruddy rain. I mean, it has to get chillier at some point heading into October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptb127 Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Probably not "thread-worthy" just yet but the GFS and Euro long range show a solid shot of cold air (850s near or slighly below zero) after the crappy upper low finally gets booted. The Euro wraps in the cold air in the wake of a storm at the end of the week.. GFS not as cold at that point, but early the following week brings 850s below 0C into northern PA. Maybe some nights in the 30s with highs only in the upper 40s or 50s?? Something different to focus on besides all this cruddy rain. I mean, it has to get chillier at some point heading into October. Does look like a pretty serious cold shot?? Have ensembles support? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Does look like a pretty serious cold shot?? Have ensembles support? looks about as cold as the last cold shot in terms of morning lows, but this is a ways off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 looks about as cold as the last cold shot in terms of morning lows, but this is a ways off. Hey, just trying to add some talk other than rain around here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Does look like a pretty serious cold shot?? Have ensembles support? Doesn't look extreme, but its something other than 75 degrees with a dewpoint near 70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 00z models continue to advertise a brief chilly shot next weekend with 850s at or just below 0C. Maybe it will actually feel like autumn for a day or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptb127 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 00z models continue to advertise a brief chilly shot next weekend with 850s at or just below 0C. Maybe it will actually feel like autumn for a day or two. I don't know what it is, but I always loved the start of fall weather (chilly weather)... I also love the start of springtime weather(non-jacket weather for the first time)...Looks like it will feel like fall for 2 days next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I don't know what it is, but I always loved the start of fall weather (chilly weather)... I also love the start of springtime weather(non-jacket weather for the first time)...Looks like it will feel like fall for 2 days next weekend. Agree 100% It should feel nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I don't know what it is, but I always loved the start of fall weather (chilly weather)... I also love the start of springtime weather(non-jacket weather for the first time)...Looks like it will feel like fall for 2 days next weekend. Same...plus, the weather lately has sucked, very muggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman56 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 So, another 1-2" of rain Tues. night and Wed. Swell.... Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind between 5 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tuesday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind between 3 and 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming south between 4 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 can't wait till the end of the week. had enough of the soggy, damp, humid, windows closed conditions. walking in the yard is like walking on a giant sponge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rib Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Would not be suprised to see more heavy rain as the cutoff nears us. It won't have quite the tropical connection as that stalled front did, but it could still produce some heavy rain and storms. I also cannot wait for that cold front later in the week. Looks like enough to send temps into the 40s at night at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 can't wait till the end of the week. had enough of the soggy, damp, humid, windows closed conditions. walking in the yard is like walking on a giant sponge. It's a real mess. I feel bad for my mower. It's getting its butt kicked by wet grass and mud. The weekend should be a nice break with dewpoints in the 40s/50s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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