JamieOber Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Precip started here....80-20 sleet/snow. Didn't expect this much sleet already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo radley Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Uhoh on the sleet...bad news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 On 1/16/2013 at 2:29 AM, JamieOber said: Precip started here....80-20 sleet/snow. Didn't expect this much sleet already. I'm assuming we'll go over to mainly snow when we cool off a bit...by the way looks like some bright banding extending from around State College to the SW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 On 1/16/2013 at 2:29 AM, JamieOber said: Precip started here....80-20 sleet/snow. Didn't expect this much sleet already. Yea I was about ready to make a quick update to my post. Something along the same lines down here,.. like a real fine sleet with snow grains mixed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeffsvilleWx Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 You know, it would be nice to see a little more collaboration between NWS stations. CTP has southern york county under a WWA, LWX has nothing but a short term forecast mentioning nothing but rain for the area immediately south in northern maryland. I know, I'm nitpicking. I commute into another office's zone, suck it up and drive on, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo radley Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 uhoh ice storm on the way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 On 1/16/2013 at 2:32 AM, MAG5035 said: Yea I was about ready to make a quick update to my post. Something along the same lines down here,.. like a real fine sleet with snow grains mixed in. On 1/16/2013 at 2:31 AM, Itunis said: I'm assuming we'll go over to mainly snow when we cool off a bit...by the way looks like some bright banding extending from around State College to the SW. More snow mixing in, about half/half now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazess556 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Just started sleeting here in State College in the past 5-10 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I asked for snow and they sent me pings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 On 1/16/2013 at 2:36 AM, JamieOber said: More snow mixing in, about half/half now It's coming down pretty hard now. Not really a true sleet so much as it is rimed and refrozen snowflakes. Guess we'll have to see if the column cools back off that little bit to turn it over to all snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj88 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Flurries just starting in Elysburg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazess556 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Now a snow/sleet mix here in State College. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 On 1/16/2013 at 2:45 AM, MAG5035 said: It's coming down pretty hard now. Not really a true sleet so much as it is rimed and refrozen snowflakes. Guess we'll have to see if the column cools back off that little bit to turn it over to all snow. It's still about 50-50 here, coming down harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 On 1/16/2013 at 2:56 AM, blazess556 said: Now a snow/sleet mix here in State College. Definitely more snow than before, coming down pretty hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazess556 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Almost completely snow now in SC. There was sleet mixing in earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy56 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Pretty much over to all snow in Boalsburg now just a few miles south of campus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazess556 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 All snow in SC. Starting to accumulate on grassy surfaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Mostly snow here now. Hopefully we continue to cool the column and get at least several hours of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 At least the radar looks good. No dry slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Back over to snow here as well. Watching the radar has been pretty interesting. Looking at the various tilts bright banding has seemed to be occurring rather low at roughly 2000-3000ft (approx 925-900mb) , but the signal is starting to fade in the SC area. Likely as the precip cools down what apparently had been a somewhat warm spot in the column. Sparing all the details, I"ll also mention that supporting this observation is Correlation coefficient values that were indicating mixing have transformed into being more indicative of a uniform size of hydrometeors in and around State College as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazess556 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Very big and wet snowflakes. Grass covered and non-street pavement covered as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001kx Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 temp 31 no precip here yet..but its close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 On 1/16/2013 at 3:14 AM, JamieOber said: Mostly snow here now. Hopefully we continue to cool the column and get at least several hours of snow. We shouldn't go back to sleet/zr/rain 'til after about 8 to 10 AM tomorrow. By then, most of the heavy precip will have already fallen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 On 1/16/2013 at 3:22 AM, Mallow said: We shouldn't go back to sleet/zr/rain 'til after about 8 to 10 AM tomorrow. By then, most of the heavy precip will have already fallen. lovin' the look of radar. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 On 1/16/2013 at 3:27 AM, JamieOber said: lovin' the look of radar. Very nice. Yes indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Roads have a coating on them now, just about all snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Yay, they sent me snow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Here's the transformation in imagery: CCX image at 940pm Notice the area of lower CC values over State College (indicating mixing) and also the primary mix line further southeast. Image at 10:27pm Now you can see that State College is completely encompassed in the bright white (near 100%) indicating a uniform precip type (snow) as well as the mixing once again showing up nicely further southeast towards the turnpike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001kx Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 the snow has started (flurries) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 All but treated surfaces are completely covered. Probably between 1/4" and 1/2" already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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