wederwarrior Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I had my first stinkbug siting yesterday. Spring can't be far... The stinkbugs never really left here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Di Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 What's next, cats sleeping with dogs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslotted Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 The stinkbugs never really left here... Huh...This was the first one I've seen since "winter" began... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I had my first stinkbug siting yesterday. Spring can't be far... Geez, the lack of cold with prob. mean that are 1000x worse this year. Lovely, they've gotten worse year by year the last few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslotted Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Geez, the lack of cold with prob. mean that are 1000x worse this year. Lovely, they've gotten worse year by year the last few. Yes, I agree. There will likely need to be heavy, heavy spraying around the yard for them and all the other critters that will take advantage of the mild winter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazwoper Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Geez, the lack of cold with prob. mean that are 1000x worse this year. Lovely, they've gotten worse year by year the last few. not this past year. "experts" said last year would be the worst, but they were down in number everywhere. many folks weren't sure why, but my guess is the constant heavy rains throughout the warm months last year did damage to the eggs probably killing them off by the millions. my guess is, though, this year will be worse unless we have more above average rainfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazwoper Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 this from the washington post just last week: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/rosenwald-md/post/what-happened-to-the-stink-bugs/2012/02/16/gIQAhYgnHR_blog.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 this from the washington post just last week: http://www.washingto...YgnHR_blog.html Ugh, lovely. I saw lots last spring before all the rain came....I guess that's makes sense. This spring/summer could be bad news based on that article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grothar Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I have had stink bugs all winter. The numbers are down from last year based on the late season heavy rainfall Irene but most of all the Halloween snowstorm which I sure caused many of those dam bugs an early demise. 2012 looks to be an avg stink bug year. I am wondering how many Japanese beetle grubs made it through this warm winter since most of them drowned in Irene and plus I did not even have to put out the traps. I see a bumper crop of butterflies and hummingbirds because of the mild winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthonyweather Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Light Grauple up here in Schnecksville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Warm temps and some rain should result in many visible signs of spring by the weekend. Crocuses and snowdrops blooming, and I'd imagine some daffodils and forsythias in favored locations. Driving along PA 895 from south of Tamaqua toward Bowmanstown, I noticed that some of the low undergrowth in the wooded areas appear to be getting a hint of green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wederwarrior Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I am wondering how many Japanese beetle grubs made it through this warm winter since most of them drowned in Irene and plus I did not even have to put out the traps. I see a bumper crop of butterflies and hummingbirds because of the mild winter Haven't had much of a Japanese beetle issue in the last 2 summers here (not too far away)....now that i write this...of course they'll be back Hoping the second comes to fruition Torch update: Saw the first snow geese today overhead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grothar Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Haven't had much of a Japanese beetle issue in the last 2 summers here (not too far away)....now that i write this...of course they'll be back Hoping the second comes to fruition Torch update: Saw the first snow geese today overhead Hey, you know that JB and DT officially canceled winter in Hawaii last week. Guess what-- they were wrong http://www.hawaiinew...or-snow-and-ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wederwarrior Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 It "smelled" like spring this morning. Never got below 33 IMBY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Di Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Add mosquito's to the list. Killed one in the shower this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Anyone see all that Saharan air in the ATL? Attrocious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 AmWX gets mentioned on Philly.com article Winter white flag? In a post yesterday we noted that the meteorological winter of 2011-12 -- that's the December through February period -- could crack into the top 3 for warmth in Philadelphia. And it appears that if February goes out like a lamb, nature won't have to change into a new costume in March. It will be moderately chilly during the weekend with March-like winds due Friday, but this is about to become the 12th winter in the period of record that a winter passed without a single three-day stretch of temperatures below 35 in Philadelphia. The Washington-based Commodities Weather Group observed this morning that the 11-to 15-day outlook is generally warm for the East. CWG also said it was turning up the burners in its forecast for all of March, based on persistence and the continuing cooler-than-normal waters in the tropical Pacific. As for storm threats, we noticed that on the American Weather Forums chat board someone had started a thread about something brewing at the end of the month, but the credentialed weathermen are writing off that prospect as hallucinatory. Should the March outlook work out, CWG is saying that for parts of the nation, this could become the warmest November to March period ever. A hardware store owner complained that he sold more mulch than rock salt in January, and now it may be time to put all those rocks in storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Feb. 22nd pushing 60 degrees and it almost seems normal. Some winter it has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Without doing much research, does anyone know how we're doing on the warmest winters ever in Philly list? Gotta think these next few days will put us into the top 3 only to maybe slip back a little when the temps drop back to the 40s for highs over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 All I know is, I got a new Peacoat, and have worn it 3 times this winter.... What a waste of $$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 61 degrees but the breeze "sort of" makes it feel chilly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I would love to see Mt. Holly update this to add the awesome previous 2 winters - and also add a list of the 10 least snowiest winters in Philly. I can't find it online, but I have to think this winter is in the top 10 winters in terms of snow starvation for Philly. http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/phi/snowiest.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Or maybe we could just set you to 5 posts a day for consistently clogging up threads with crap like this. You pick. I just un-approved over 20 posts from the last 24 hours in this thread that were either off topic or were statements with absolutely no backing or reasoning to them. Get your stuff together, dudes. You guys are better than this and the post quality here has been absolutely atrocious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I wonder if we will have a High Wind Watch placed in effect for our region or just another wind advisory for Friday into Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslotted Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 It's sort of depressing to realize that it's been over a year since we had a Winter Storm Warning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Mike2010 and SP are gonna have a fun night based on the HRRR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 ugh, 1/14/08 redux out here. My point-and-click went from "little or no accumulation" to 1-3, to 6-10, to 4-8, to 2-5, and now 2-4....all in the last 28 or so hours. And it's pretty obvious at this point that it'll only be with a bout of luck that we crack 2". In other news, I'll be back east the 4th through the 17th for spring break, so expect 55 and drizzle every day those two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Road trip? view Yesterday's Weather Mount Washington Lat: 44.28 Lon: -71.3 Elev: 6266 Last Update on Feb 23, 10:54 pm EST Blowing Snow Freezing Fog and Windy 9 °F (-13 °C) Humidity: 100 % Wind Speed: NW 64 G 71 MPH Barometer: NA Dewpoint: 9 °F (-13 °C) Wind Chill: -21 °F (-29 °C) Visibility: 0.00 mi. More Local Wx: 3 Day History: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike2010 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Mike2010 and SP are gonna have a fun night based on the HRRR. Wasn't even payin attention & didn't really know what was up...until I noticed the overhead window was covered with snow.. heavy wet snow now. An inch came down pretty quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkTec Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Moderate sleet falling here in Emmaus, PA at 800' lasted for 10 mins, now its just rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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