r-ville Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 There was some sort of aquatic insect hatch along the Susq at Hbg yesterday. Don't know if they were Mayflys or Caddis. Way early for that but a sign of the "winter that really wasn't". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 There was some sort of aquatic insect hatch along the Susq at Hbg yesterday. Don't know if they were Mayflys or Caddis. Way early for that but a sign of the "winter that really wasn't". If they were these: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/12/31/bug-of-the-month-january-2011-small-winter-stoneflies-and-definition-of-infestation/ then those are winter stoneflies. Much more widespread in mild winters but their emergence time is in fact November to March. I work at PSU in Teaching and Learning with Technology and on occasion we do work with a PSU insect expert, every winter they get calls about this weird bug that's out on days that get above freezing, thinking it's some sort of strange thing. He chuckles a bit at that one because people will swear up and down they never heard of such a bug. They are in fact an important part of a trout's winter diet. Now, if it wasn't stoneflies then that would both be unusual and also unsurprising given the winter we've had. Yesterday I saw some sort of flying insect that was definitely not a stonefly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Winds here are already 25 mph. Not even supposed to be windy today. Tomorrow will be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Gotten very windy in Harrisburg in the past hour or two. Sustained around 15, but mostly around 20-25 here as well. Regarding bugs, the ones I've seen (I live 4 or so blocks from the river) aren't what you posted. They are brown, larger wings, tiny legs. Light brown color, I've never noticed them before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Gotten very windy in Harrisburg in the past hour or two. Sustained around 15, but mostly around 20-25 here as well. Regarding bugs, the ones I've seen (I live 4 or so blocks from the river) aren't what you posted. They are brown, larger wings, tiny legs. Light brown color, I've never noticed them before. I saw a lot of regular old houseflies on our walk to the gym today, around the garbage cans on campus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Beautiful outside, if a bit breezy for my taste. With no AC in the dorm this is about perfect weather where you can open a window and keep it comfortable inside. I dread the 70+ days that make us have to run our fans constantly...the noise is annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauss06 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I'm honestly thinking of putting these girls on the field this afternoon. I'm not sure i remember being on a softball field February 23 ( In Pa) It is very, very nice out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 High wind watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I'm honestly thinking of putting these girls on the field this afternoon. I'm not sure i remember being on a softball field February 23 ( In Pa) It is very, very nice out! You can be in the infield right now, right? Here its still way too muddy. Do the old practice in the outfield thing, lol. Nothing says early spring to me like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 146 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>036-045-056-063-064-241200- /O.NEW.KCTP.HW.A.0001.120224T1500Z-120225T0200Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-PERRY- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD... MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...LOCK HAVEN...NEWPORT...CARLISLE... GETTYSBURG 146 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS FROM MIDDAY FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DEVOIR http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=ctp&wwa=high wind watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 146 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>036-045-056-063-064-241200- /O.NEW.KCTP.HW.A.0001.120224T1500Z-120225T0200Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-PERRY- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD... MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...LOCK HAVEN...NEWPORT...CARLISLE... GETTYSBURG 146 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS FROM MIDDAY FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ DEVOIR http://forecast.weat...wa=ctp&wwa=high wind watch You also have a WWA, I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Most importantly! URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 205 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 PAZ004>006-010>012-037-041-042-241200- /O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0009.120224T0400Z-120224T1200Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-TIOGA- NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO... LAPORTE 205 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW CHANGING TO MIXED PRECIPIATION AND THEN ALL RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO RAIN BY 7AM FRIDAY. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE OVER POTTER AND MCKEAN COUNTIES BETWEEN 4AM AND 7AM. * ACCUMULATIONS...RANGING FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER NORTHERN CLINTON AND NORTHERN LYCOMING TO 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN MCKEAN AND NORTHERN POTTER COUNTIES. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING LATE THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE PRE DAWN HOURS...MIXING WITH RAIN/FREEZING RAIN BY 4 AM AND CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY 7A M. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS...THIN BRIEF COATING OF ICE ON UNTREATED SURFACES BEFORE DAWN. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. 3-5" ehh? Well we will see about this. I'm thinking more like 1-3" which is typically climo for overrunning events without sufficient cold air feeding into the system. No strong HP to the north argues against 3-5" but we will see. I agree with the Advisories though, snow eventually mixing before the change over to rain is going to cause some minor problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerplunk Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Wunderground has just launched a new product - Record Extremes: "We've launched a new extreme weather product this week: Record Extremes. Recent, globally record-setting years have demanded a product that combines U.S. and international record extremes into one, easy to use interface. The Record Extremes page will give you the option to see U.S. and international records on a map and table. You can select any combination of record types at once, which, combined with the map, provides a interesting visual way to investigate record-setting events. The product uses data from three sources: (1) NOAA's National Climate Data Center, (2) Wunderground's U.S. records, and (3) Wunderground's International records." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauss06 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 You can be in the infield right now, right? Here its still way too muddy. Do the old practice in the outfield thing, lol. Nothing says early spring to me like that. This is unofficial open practice. We have been getting 25 kids there though. Tryouts are in March for 3 days. We haven't done anything to our fields yet, so we will probably just stay in the grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 How on earth is Dauphin not on that High Wind Watch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 How on earth is Dauphin not on that High Wind Watch? By the looks of the afd, they are going to let the later shift digest the newer model guidance to tweak the headlines. My thinking as to why they might not have extended further east is likely due to timing. The high wind watch runs from late morning thru early evening and the high winds might not reach the far eastern zones till later in the afternoon and miss out tapping the maximum winds aloft via mixing. Regardless, I'd still look for it to be really windy in the wake of this storm. We're probably talking the difference between any high wind warnings that end up issued having gusts up to 60 and wind advisories that have gusts up to 50 or 55. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 By the looks of the afd, they are going to let the later shift digest the newer model guidance to tweak the headlines. My thinking as to why they might not have extended further east is likely due to timing. The high wind watch runs from late morning thru early evening and the high winds might not reach the far eastern zones till later in the afternoon and miss out tapping the maximum winds aloft via mixing. Regardless, I'd still look for it to be really windy in the wake of this storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Surface wind gusts over 100mph?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Surface wind gusts over 100mph?? If it mixes down.. dear lord... I think 25-35 mph sustained gust 55-65. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 If it mixes down.. dear lord... I think 25-35 mph sustained gust 55-65. Yea i'm not really sure how that particular map's coming to that conclusion, i mean 850mb winds aren't even near that high. We're talking about a deep lower lakes low not Hurricane Hazel haha. That 25-35 sustained g 55-65 is likely what we're lookin at. Attm i think the best chance for a rogue gust or two to 65mph is going to be in the Laurels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 https://www.meted.ucar.edu/ For anyone looking to advance their meteorological knowledge. Here is a very cool site, and it is free. Just make an account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Be sure to provide some pics if you get some decent snows. The rest of us need reminded what an actual snowfall actually looks like haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Be sure to provide some pics if you get some decent snows. The rest of us need reminded what an actual snowfall actually looks like haha. I will try. It maybe difficult, especially if it changes over to rain before sunrise. Hasn't started quite yet, still fighting some dry air. Sad thing is, 3" is my biggest snowfall of the seasonn, we might beat that tonight. Radar looks fairly impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001kx Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 just had some lightning / thunder here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I will try. It maybe difficult, especially if it changes over to rain before sunrise. Hasn't started quite yet, still fighting some dry air. Sad thing is, 3" is my biggest snowfall of the seasonn, we might beat that tonight. Radar looks fairly impressive. Light snow now reported at Bradford. It has to be on your doorstep if not snowing already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTWX Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 just had some lightning / thunder here. Interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckyplayer8 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Fookin 48F on a Feb night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 It is a downpour here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Looks like CTP has the wind headline alignment set up. Warnings (g-60) in the Laurels and immediately adjacent and advisories (g-50) elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Looks like CTP has the wind headline alignment set up. Warnings (g-60) in the Laurels and immediately adjacent and advisories (g-50) elsewhere. GFS says saturday worse than tomorrow. It is going to be two days of just pure wind tunnel action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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