2001kx Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 congrats 2001kx.....good for you bud. should be a great few days for you Jamie and our Altoona/Johnstown friends. thanks, I missed most of it laying around on the couch trying to beat my addiction to nicotine. i caved after about 12hrs. was suprised we got this much...was told the roads were horrible and still dont look the best as of now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 I'd say about 1.5" here, everything's nicely covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Wrecks all over, and really just a dusting to maybe 1/4" snow. What the hell is wrong with people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmsptWx Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Being honest, I'd rather ride with an Asian woman driving than somebody from Central Pennsylvania during weather. A lot safer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkpa25 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Snowing harder now then any point earlier in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Just measured 2 solid inches in 3 locations here in Tamaqua... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Highlands Wx Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Just got back and the roads were a mess. Measured 3 inches here. Snow pack is 5 inches and more to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 2.6 here. Still snowing lightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 More snow developing on radar. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 More snow developing on radar. Nice. We've had steady light snow now for two hours with NOTHING showing on radar. Interesting little clipper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 2.3" here with a bit of light snow still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 We've had steady light snow now for two hours with NOTHING showing on radar. Interesting little clipper... All the radars are overshooting the low clouds/snowfall associated with this system in your area. The radar beam at the lowest 0.5 degree angle is at 9-10 thousand feet on the BGM, CCX, and DIX radars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Might be pushing 1". I really do enjoy clippers because they're a complete gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmsptWx Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 green grass and starry skies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Clause Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Maybe .2 here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 New Euro fires off a developing coastal low straight from the Gulf up the coastline into southern New England this coming Friday via the southern stream. The northern stream wave that has been well advertised on all models and also present in this same timeframe acts to make the airmass marginal prior to the developing wave. Low doesn't really get it's act together until past us since it looks like a late phaser.. keeping best precip northeast. Seemed like a rain-snow or marginal snow looking event depending on where in PA you are. Not going to hold my breath on this solution at this juncture, Euro's the only thing that has southern stream input with this late week system at the moment. With that said, I would keep an eye perhaps starting with this end of week timeframe or shortly thereafter on increased activity from the southern stream with the MJO propagation working thru phases 8 and 1. I have reasonable confidence that getting into the mid month time frame could be more active storm wise, the question is whether the pattern will be favorable for us to get snow out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 All the radars are overshooting the low clouds/snowfall associated with this system in your area. The radar beam at the lowest 0.5 degree angle is at 9-10 thousand feet on the BGM, CCX, and DIX radars. I kind of thought it wa something like that. It was interesting that our heaviest snow fell from those lower clouds later on in the evening. I got on the computer when we had between a quarter and half inch on the ground. Checked radar from time to time and it showed it wasn't snowing, so I didn't think much of it until about 9:30 when I put the dog out. Much to my surprise, it was snowing fairly hard and we were up to 1.25/1.50 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 With that said, I would keep an eye perhaps starting with this end of week timeframe or shortly thereafter on increased activity from the southern stream with the MJO propagation working thru phases 8 and 1. I have reasonable confidence that getting into the mid month time frame could be more active storm wise, the question is whether the pattern will be favorable for us to get snow out of it. It's beyond a lot of the models timeframe, but what does the period AFTER the 16th look like? I start a new job as a regional OTR truck driver on the 18th, and I'm hoping that first week is snow free as I learn the routes, the truck's handling characteristics, and the company's policies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeffsvilleWx Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 I kind of thought it wa something like that. It was interesting that our heaviest snow fell from those lower clouds later on in the evening. I got on the computer when we had between a quarter and half inch on the ground. Checked radar from time to time and it showed it wasn't snowing, so I didn't think much of it until about 9:30 when I put the dog out. Much to my surprise, it was snowing fairly hard and we were up to 1.25/1.50 inches. Had the exact same thing happen here. 0.5º beam is about 10k AGL here, from any of the 3 "nearby" sites. Radar was clear overhead all day, yet we managed about an inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 I kind of thought it wa something like that. It was interesting that our heaviest snow fell from those lower clouds later on in the evening. I got on the computer when we had between a quarter and half inch on the ground. Checked radar from time to time and it showed it wasn't snowing, so I didn't think much of it until about 9:30 when I put the dog out. Much to my surprise, it was snowing fairly hard and we were up to 1.25/1.50 inches. Had the exact same thing happen here. 0.5º beam is about 10k AGL here, from any of the 3 "nearby" sites. Radar was clear overhead all day, yet we managed about an inch. I wonder if composite radar would be better in that case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001kx Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 heavy snow here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 heavy snow here We had a pretty good burst as well, I saw on web cam it hit State College and it moved through pretty quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Constant light snow overnight and a nice heavier burst of dendrites this morning led to me clearing off 3.2" of total snowfall since yesterday with a snow depth in the yard of around 4.5". Pretty good start to clipper fest 2013 this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 It's beyond a lot of the models timeframe, but what does the period AFTER the 16th look like? I start a new job as a regional OTR truck driver on the 18th, and I'm hoping that first week is snow free as I learn the routes, the truck's handling characteristics, and the company's policies. Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmsptWx Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 We got a trace of snow earlier this morning. Enough to whiten the ice surfaces of ponds. Very light snow falling right now. At least it's something lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billabong Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 I wonder if composite radar would be better in that case? The lowest scan the radar will do is 0.5 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 It's beyond a lot of the models timeframe, but what does the period AFTER the 16th look like? I start a new job as a regional OTR truck driver on the 18th, and I'm hoping that first week is snow free as I learn the routes, the truck's handling characteristics, and the company's policies. That's been the million dollar question as per discussions in other parts of the forum. There has been a ton of longer range model uncertainty with the Euro weeklies looking warm as of late for the 2nd half of the month and CFS monthly staying quite cold. Been hearing that the overnight Euro ensembles (d10-d15) looked a lot more better (or worse in your case haha) than they have been with respect to keeping a more wintry pattern. Basically what I can say with confidence is don't expect winter to be over with mid month. I'm never really a fan of calling things over with weeks prior to the time frame in question.. especially given the variety of mixed signals at this point. We will probably have a better idea of things going forward once we get to this time next week. In the nearer term, I see the 12z GFS has the Euro's southern stream wave from last night for this coming Friday. Unlike the 0z Euro however, the streams and their associated waves stay separate.. for now. Given the progressive pattern that has been prevalent this winter, that seems like a reasonable solution. Could be something to keep an eye on though. The blind squirrel finds the nut every once in awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001kx Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 the snow has really picked up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Been hearing that the overnight Euro ensembles (d10-d15) looked a lot more better (or worse in your case haha) than they have been with respect to keeping a more wintry pattern. Thanks for the reply. I'm sure that this is music to most folks' ears, but obviously not mine...lol. That being said it's a long way off and nothing is certain either way. I just appreciate your thoughts on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Thanks for the reply. I'm sure that this is music to most folks' ears, but obviously not mine...lol. That being said it's a long way off and nothing is certain either way. I just appreciate your thoughts on it. Sorry it's during this time with all the uncertainty due to the complex pattern. I can see things going from looking a-okay to not so good or vice versa in an instant on the models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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