Jump to content
  • Member Statistics

    17,599
    Total Members
    7,904
    Most Online
    ArlyDude
    Newest Member
    ArlyDude
    Joined

Central PA - Is it really looking like Christmas?


Recommended Posts

  • Replies 1k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Maybe it will jog west, or it could shift east again. The gradient is insane, and often the precip shield can be more expansive than modeled and where banding sets up can make all the difference. Who knows how it will unfold, but this is the most interesting event we have had since last October 2011 so no complaints either way. It is not out of the question that York to MDT could have 6 inches on the ground, or nothing more than flakes. It will be a wet paste either way if we get enough precip.

The gradient always seems to be insane lately, and 98% of the time I'm on the wrong side of it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Bottom line: this storm is nowhere near as strong as it was progged to be 3-4 days ago. Sure, some areas should see a few inches of snow which is nice for early Nov, but widespread 4"+ seems unlikely. Here in State College I would be happy to see flakes.

The good news...it's only early November!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

If this system hits during the day, as opposed to evening/overnight, would it cause a decrease in accumulation due to increased surface temps?

only slightly... max sun angle for today is equal to that of february 3rd so not a great influx of solar radiation... mainly paved surfaces would have a harder time to start showing accumulation than grass/cars/etc... heavy precipitation rates (if snow) would accumulate day or night...

a very dry air mass over PA right now is going to make it tough for even the furthest eastern counties to see much precip from this... will need heavy bands to moisten and cool the column where as the lighter stuff we are seeing on radar is and will evaporate before reaching the surface

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

×
×
  • Create New...