Billabong Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Sticking to many surfaces now, but no paved surfaces. It's been keeping roads/sidewalks pretty soaked. Temp down to 32°F, with 30°F near the I99 onramp. Should have a nice ice skating rink on the sidewalks before long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Precip shut off down here now, light coating on the ground. Decks frozen solid. Now i'll be waiting to see what goes on later today when the deform pivots as well as any squalls that develop. Further north, seems to be a more enhanced area of snowfall (or mostly snowfall) in an area bounded by State College, Renovo, and Lock Haven. Some enhanced snow trying to nose up toward Potter as well. Yeah, the heavier returns look to just miss me towards the SE. I bet some locations in the black forest region in potter county will come away as the big winners with the synpotic type snows. Looks like the heavier band is sliding up towards Tioga. Somewhere near Wellsboro, PA is going to win big very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 It's been keeping roads/sidewalks pretty soaked. Temp down to 32°F, with 30°F near the I99 onramp. Should have a nice ice skating rink on the sidewalks before long. Yup, and snow hasn't quite started sticking to pavement yet. But it seems that that's not far off. Sticking to everything else. We have maybe nearing (but not quite) 1/4" on cars. Coming down pretty good (high-end light or low-end moderate snow). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Wind whipped snow here, but for some reason my therm's not working. Everything is coated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 yeah buf is a windy place lol. Little concering to see the 06z NAM back off on the dynamics around here for the morning...but there's already some lake-enhancement going on so that might negate that. Can verify OSU, blizzard conditions outside right now. 750 feet elevation and 8 miles away from lake erie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Snow is falling much colder, drier, at a decent clip, swirling around in the wind, and sticking to cars. If you had seen earlier, the same happened here at State College. About 20 minutes of weak temperature rises after the initial big drop. Then they started to fall precipitously again. And it's not like you're going to be 38F while everyone else is in the lower to mid 20s tonight. Patience. Overnight: Scattered snow showers. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Wind Adv finally up. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Yup, and snow hasn't quite started sticking to pavement yet. But it seems that that's not far off. Sticking to everything else. We have maybe nearing (but not quite) 1/4" on cars. Coming down pretty good (high-end light or low-end moderate snow). Hey man how's it going. Looks like north of here's getting hit pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Up to .9" Moderate steady snow. I'm willing to challenge anyone on tonight for fun. What coop station will come in with the highest total at 7AM obs? I'm going to say Wellsboro, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Overnight: Scattered snow showers. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 35. Sorry. For some reason I thought Shippensburg was in north-central PA. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Light snow here at 37. Sadly will only last for about 15-20mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Impressive! I wish we got that kind of winds. Snow at a good clip here, will have to go out and measure again soon. Temps have slowed up some but still continue to lower but at a much slower rate. yeah buf is a windy place lol. Little concering to see the 06z NAM back off on the dynamics around here for the morning...but there's already some lake-enhancement going on so that might negate that. and just like that the power went out for a few minutes...back now hopefully it holds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Hey man how's it going. Looks like north of here's getting hit pretty good. Ya. We might manage a half inch total out of this tonight. Hopefully we can scrounge out some more in the snow squalls/the back edge/lake effect bands later. The snow won't be going anywhere any time soon, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Sorry. For some reason I thought Shippensburg was in north-central PA. My bad. No biggie. It is snowing now. Finally. Even with the snow though temp remains steady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 isallobaric component is pretty decent with this system...winds are basically blowing perpendicular to the isobars. gust to 47 mph at the coast guard station...got up to sustained at 41mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Any guesses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Any guesses? Snowfall up there? I'd guess about 1.5" or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Snowfall up there? I'd guess about 1.5" or so What's with that big area of snow in IN and OH? Is that making it here? Doesn't seem like lake effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billabong Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Snowfall up there? I'd guess about 1.5" or so Yeah, with an hour and a half or so to go, probably closer to 2". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Snowfall up there? I'd guess about 1.5" or so no lol, you guys must of not saw the question. I was asking for a mini challenge for fun for those who are still on tonight. I said who do you guys think will have the highest totals for the coop stations at the 7AM obs in PA. I said Wellsborro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 What's with that big area of snow in IN and OH? Is that making it here? Doesn't seem like lake effect. No... that's the backside of the low. Most indications are that it will make it to Phillipsburg or so, but not amount to much of anything east of the ridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Visibility is actually reduced here it is snowing pretty decent. Might get one big burst to end it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 What's with that big area of snow in IN and OH? Is that making it here? Doesn't seem like lake effect. A bit of mid-level frontogenesis associated with TROWAL with some instability since the upper level low is overhead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 no lol, you guys must of not saw the question. I was asking for a mini challenge for fun for those who are still on tonight. I said who do you guys think will have the highest totals for the coop stations at the 7AM obs in PA. I said Wellsborro. idk the coop stations in PA but I think areas near Bradford would see more than those further east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 idk the coop stations in PA but I think areas near Bradford would see more than those further east. See i dunno, because the band is setting up to last the longest and intensity wise over eastern Potter and Tioga counties. I think it is between Coudersport 7SE, Galeton, Cowanesque Dam, and Wellsboro. I'd say me, but the band looks to miss me slightly and hang on just a little longer slightly east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Looks like we're gonna end up with essentially nothing on the pavement. A bit over 1/4" on cars. Some nice dendrites and plates (sparkly!) with good snow ratios, though. It'll be up to snow showers/squalls, the backside of the low (see Nick's post for what's forcing it), and possibly LES bands to pile up any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 no lol, you guys must of not saw the question. I was asking for a mini challenge for fun for those who are still on tonight. I said who do you guys think will have the highest totals for the coop stations at the 7AM obs in PA. I said Wellsborro. If anyone sends any spotter reports outta Galeton i'd say that one would win, it's getting the brunt of that bowling ball of heavy precip moving up thru Potter/Tioga. But yea otherwise prolly Wellsboro, Coop or spotters obs are pretty hard to come by in the wilderness up there haha. Your prolly seeing some pretty good rates at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 that heavy precip is blowing up too far east for my liking...i thought it might be a bad thing to see that cold front barreling east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 If anyone sends any spotter reports outta Galeton i'd say that one would win, it's getting the brunt of that bowling ball of heavy precip moving up thru Potter/Tioga. But yea otherwise prolly Wellsboro, Coop or spotters obs are pretty hard to come by in the wilderness up there haha. Your prolly seeing some pretty good rates at the moment. yeh it is coming down at a good clip. Just came back from outside, I have 1.5" total so far. You might be right about Galeton. There is another coop observer outside of Coudersport who might win. It is Coudersport 7SE, he has elevation on his side also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 that heavy precip is blowing up too far east for my liking...i thought it might be a bad thing to see that cold front barreling east. yep, unfortunately most of the synoptic snows will be coming to an end rather soon, maybe a good hour or 2 more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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