2001kx Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 looks like mainly snow here now temp 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001kx Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 nws cut my totals from 3-5 down to 1-3 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmsptWx Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Snow beginning to mix in with rain here in Wormleysburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmsptWx Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Snow beginning to mix in with rain here in Wormleysburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 nws cut my totals from 3-5 down to 1-3 now Last-second east trend FTL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmsptWx Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 We had about a half an hour of rain/snow mist here so far, but that has since ended. Temperature still 40 here in Wormleysburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Steady light snow falling. No accumulation yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmsptWx Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Winds are picking up, and a steady mist now here. Temperature has fallen to 39. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 It needs to cool down. Still hanging around 40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmagan Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Reading Penn State's parking plan for the game. Didn't know they called them patrons. The most famous Big 10 snow game was Michigan @ Ohio State in November 1950. Michigan won without throwing the ball once. The Ohio State head coach was fired after the game. His replacement: Woody Hayes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billabong Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Light rain has changed to snow here in State College. 34°F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Light rain has changed to snow here in State College. 34°F Still a mix here in Port Matilda, but was all rain about an hour ago when I took the greyhound out. 35.2 511 traffic cams show snow on ground in Ebensburg, can't tell about Altoona, still too dark. Link to cams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 FWIW all of the models still showing .5-.75 for UNV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billabong Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 FWIW all of the models still showing .5-.75 for UNV ~5" or so still looks good for UNV. Still a mix here in Port Matilda, but was all rain about an hour ago when I took the greyhound out. 35.2 511 traffic cams show snow on ground in Ebensburg, can't tell about Altoona, still too dark. Link to cams It' still has few rain drops mixed in, but most is just (light) snow. Now just to cool of a few degrees to get it to stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerplunk Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 From 4:58 CTP: "Near term /until 6 PM this evening/... early season snow event now in its infancy across central PA. Light precipitation has overspread most of my area...falling as light rain and drizzle at the onset and changing over to snow when precipitation rates are slightly heavier and wet bulbing occurs. This should continue to be the case for the next few hours before coastal low undergoes more rapid deepening from 12z to 18z. At this time...areas of moderate to heavy snow will be prevalent over central and eastern portions of central PA...with accumulations starting to pick up and some 1"+ per hour rates coming to fruition. Accums in the 12z to 18z time frame should average 2 to 4 inches across the warning area...however southeast portions of York and Lancaster counties may see more rain than snow and lesser accumulations. Another 2 to 4 inches appear likely between 18z and 00z across the eastern half of central PA. The main wildcard remains snowfall rates...given marginally cold surface conds. 00z guidance hinted at slower deepening of the coastal low and a quantitative precipitation forecast field slightly farther to the east...limiting rates and quantitative precipitation forecast amounts on the northwestern edge of the storm. Have adjusted snowfall amounts slightly downward from State College northwestward...generally shaving 1-1.5 inches off storm totals. For State College...storm total just over 5 inches is indicated now... with amounts picking up in the heaviest band from the south central mountains through the middle susq River Valley where 5 to 8 inches and locally higher amounts are possible. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmsptWx Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Still a light mist and 38 here. Wasn't it supposed to have changed/cooled down by now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Still a light mist and 38 here. Wasn't it supposed to have changed/cooled down by now? Whenever the heavier precip gets there that will likely change things. I was thinking back to the October 15 2009 event, and it was 37 or so and then an area of heavy precip moved in like around 8 am or so, then it started to change over. For our area, radar is currently looking pretty good. Precip expanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Light snow and 34.8 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Just rain here in NJ, but radar is indicating snow in the higher elevations around Hazleton and Mt Pocono. I hope the heavier rates can hold off until I can park this rig up in Pittston later this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauss06 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 gonna be a long day fellas.......... .light rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 Good morning, I woke up about 20min ago and am quite happy at what is going on. Upper air dynamics (300mb) are now beginning to intermingle and will be starting to cool the column within the next 2 - 4 hours. Taking a look at 500mb, I do not see anything to get anxious over. The first energy center over Wisconsin is diving south and will be combining with the second short wave over Kentucky. Already a large area of snow is occurring from US 220 in PA/MD west. Again, do not freak out over every single update of the radar/satellite you will only make yourself sick to your stomach. Rather use this as an educational experience. On that note, SPC has issued a mesoscale discussion just to our south which reinforces my confidence that everything is going well. Check it out: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md2276.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 One other item of importance is the wet bulb temperature. For those not familiar with Wet Bulb Temperature, there is an excellent article found HERE The current wet bulb temperatures can be found here: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/mesoanalysis/s17/swbt/swbt.gif?1319856724915 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 34.6 and steady with light snow. i'll give it another hr to get lower and then well ugh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Clause Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Area of precip in VA look to miss us it's movinge ENE. Light rain and 37 now...starting to get concerning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 And as I say that the wind comes out of the north at 5 and now down to 34.0 with light snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Good morning, I woke up about 20min ago and am quite happy at what is going on. Upper air dynamics (300mb) are now beginning to intermingle and will be starting to cool the column within the next 2 - 4 hours. Taking a look at 500mb, I do not see anything to get anxious over. The first energy center over Wisconsin is diving south and will be combining with the second short wave over Kentucky. Already a large area of snow is occurring from US 220 in PA/MD west. Again, do not freak out over every single update of the radar/satellite you will only make yourself sick to your stomach. Rather use this as an educational experience. On that note, SPC has issued a mesoscale discussion just to our south which reinforces my confidence that everything is going well. Check it out: http://www.spc.noaa..../md/md2276.html The voice of calm. You're like George with Lenny in Of Mice and Men. Tell us about the rabbits, Eskimo Joe. We want to hear about the rabbits. Anyway, enough somewhat obscure literary fun, snowing here at a decent clip, cars getting accumulation, and temp has fallen a degree and a half in like 45 minutes to 33.6, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 Thanks for the kind words Jamie. Comparing the Sterling radar against local observations I note that Carroll County Airport, just south of York, has changed over to snow. The radar is beginning to snow working down to the surface along a line north of US-70/40. Give it a few more hours in PA folks. Wet bulb temperatures in western PA are almost completely AOB 32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 PS...take some pictures this morning guys. Going to be some awesome before and after shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 It is dumping snow now. Moderate and Vis is like 1 mile. Temp now 33.5. Should start to stick soon with these rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashtown_Coop Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 For my 7am ob i had 0.2" of snow with 0.21" total qpf so far. Cashtown, PA (western Adams County Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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