MAG5035 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 Mag monday is looking pretty interesting think cold air hangs in enough for ice? Yea, it will be something to keep an eye on especially up your way. We'll probably go through all the p-types as the warm air and associated overrunning precip pushes up into PA. Ice would definitely be a concern in this setup. We've spent the last week in the freezer so any liquid precip is likely going to ice up on things like the hard frozen ground and untreated surfaces if its within a couple degrees of freezing air temp wise. Don't think there will be a ton of precip amount wise, but you don't need much to cause issues. It should be warmer mid week for the passage of the cold front as the low winds up into the Great Lakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawatch Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Hope you guys south of us enjoy the snow! I know it's not much, but you have got short changed on some of these storms. Hopefully 2013 will be better for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Clause Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I agree pawatch..we know all about that 09 to 10 was rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlislePaWx Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Officially here at home now, 2.0" of light, fluffy snow on the ground. Highly crystallized flakes due to such cold temps. High temp today only 18.5 degrees, first sub-20 high temp this season and probably first in over two years since I know we didn't have a sub-20 high day all of last winter. Can anyone tell me when was the last snow storm down in the lsv region that fell with temps at or below 20 degrees? Did it happen at all during winter of '09-'10? The last one I can remember for sure was PDII, now almost 10 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Clause Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Nice little storm if I had to guess about an inch maybe a little more. Storm started at 2 and is about over now lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 2.3" is my reported total down here. Some regeneration of precip around here though so maybe I can weenie out another half inch of snowfall this eve. But primary stuff has pushed off to my east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashtown_Coop Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 measured 2.3" here as well at 5pm. still snowing lightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Hovering around 2" in HBG. Saw a guy leaf-blowing snow off his car. sauss, your uncle/brother/whatever must park on 2nd Street! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauss06 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 i didn't measure, but i just broomed 2" of sidewalks. Still snowing, 18 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlislePaWx Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 One more question....can anyone who melts down their precip provide their ratio for this event? I'm trying to determine now many tips I need to manually induce melted snow in my tipping bucket. My best initial guess is perhaps around 15:1, which for 2.0 inches of snow would be approximately 0.14" of liquid. Thanks! Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauss06 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Hovering around 2" in HBG. Saw a guy leaf-blowing snow off his car. sauss, your uncle/brother/whatever must park on 2nd Street! lol...you're close. 3rd, but not in H-Burg. also, roads are like a parking lot around Harrisburg. normally takes 5 minutes to get home, took 30. and my wife left Hershey at 415....she is somewhere on I-81 yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Traffic is really bad. 322 was shut down for hours and 83S was too earlier. That's a recipe for disaster every time. Also remind me to NEVER EVER buy a Prius. I saw two spin out making turns from 2nd to State. Two! In 5 minutes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Haha it's mostly driver error IMO, I made it across town in a rear drive sedan without too much trouble. Assume what you will about prius drivers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Speed limits reduced to 45 on 81, 83, 322, 11/15, 283. Geez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashtown_Coop Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 One more question....can anyone who melts down their precip provide their ratio for this event? I'm trying to determine now many tips I need to manually induce melted snow in my tipping bucket. My best initial guess is perhaps around 15:1, which for 2.0 inches of snow would be approximately 0.14" of liquid. Thanks! Stephen as soon as the snow stops i will have a liquid equiv to share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashtown_Coop Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 final amount was 2.6" with a 0.14" liquid equiv. that makes my ratio a touch shy of 20:1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeffsvilleWx Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Traffic is really bad. 322 was shut down for hours and 83S was too earlier. That's a recipe for disaster every time. Also remind me to NEVER EVER buy a Prius. I saw two spin out making turns from 2nd to State. Two! In 5 minutes! I haven't had a single problem with mine. Besides, I'll take 45+ mpg over good snow performance any day of the week. It's not like we live in Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Measured 2.3" with small flakes falling. I used a push broom as a shovel and even that threw the snow up in the air like blowing spilled flour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 I guess maybe I was a bit premature in reporting my storm total. It has cleared out at times, with the moon visible.. but fluffy dendrites haven't really stopped falling out of the sky. There appears to be some enhancement working into Cambria/Clearfield counties from a band that is just north of Pittburgh in the NW counties. My storm total was 2.3" but I am now at 2.5" with the extra snow that has been falling. Roads continue to be snowcovered mainly, and that will probably be the case into tomorrow with the very cold temps. Only 13 here currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlislePaWx Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 final amount was 2.6" with a 0.14" liquid equiv. that makes my ratio a touch shy of 20:1 Thanks, Cashtown! I need to get my final measurement, but I think it's around 2.2". My bucket only tips in increments of 0.04" (1 mm) and I estimated 3 tips or 0.12" which is just about perfect for the same ratio. It's actually still very lightly snowing here with temp down to 16. My split for today is 18.5 / 11.6. Looks like we will not emerge back above 32.0 until Monday some time which will have given us about 7.5 days of being below freezing continuously. That's a pretty impressive stretch of time. Even if we haven't had "the big one" this winter, it certainly hasn't been that dull imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfox1 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 It was generaly light, Just over 1.5" here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Clause Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Monday will be a big mess....book it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Did anyone else's snow appear to be mixed with glitter? It was crazy reflective/shiny like glitter mixed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Monday will be a big mess....book it! Yeah, sure looks it. Bad timing. Did anyone else's snow appear to be mixed with glitter? It was crazy reflective/shiny like glitter mixed in. Yes! We still have light snow, perfect dendrites falling, just sparkling snow. We have 2.0 exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Clause Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Yeah man, usually I am a doubter, but a solid week of below freezing temps, cad, and steady light precip. spell disaster. Im going bullish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahantango#1 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Yeah man, usually I am a doubter, but a solid week of below freezing temps, cad, and steady light precip. spell disaster. Im going bullishyes,I wonder just how bad it could get been a long time since we have had this kind of cold for so long. And add some light freezing rain for good measure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahantango#1 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Yeah man, usually I am a doubter, but a solid week of below freezing temps, cad, and steady light precip. spell disaster. Im going bullishyes,I wonder just how bad it could get been a long time since we have had this kind of cold for so long. And add some light freezing rain for good measure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Did anyone else's snow appear to be mixed with glitter? It was crazy reflective/shiny like glitter mixed in. Yep, snow was glistening on campus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Clause Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Well man depends on precip. thinking we end up with .25 to .50. I think the fact it will be steady light precop. could make it even more troublesome. Also sunday night projected lows around 18 to 25. Im probably wrong, but this could be a high impact event...even if its,brief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 It had stopped but took the dog out and it was snowing again. Clouds covering the moon, and looking at radar, band of snow has developed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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