NortheastPAWx Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 So I've been out of the loop since I got back to PSU...what are we looking at tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiier04 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 So I've been out of the loop since I got back to PSU...what are we looking at tonight? 1-3" looks like a good bet. Jackpot somewhere in the region could hit 4". Nice band already into SWPA it looks like, radar should be blossoming over the next several hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy_wx Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 You can see the area of reflectivity over SW PA is collocated with the higher mid-level lapse rates around 6 C/km. It's also near a maximum in 850 mb frontogenesis. Those features should move towards the northeast through the evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 You can see the area of reflectivity over SW PA is collocated with the higher mid-level lapse rates around 6 C/km. It's also near a maximum in 850 mb frontogenesis. Those features should move towards the northeast through the evening. Screenshot from 2014-01-17 19:02:04.png Wow those are some pretty sizeable mid level lapses. Definitely looks to be a quick and hard hitting period of snow this evening with a chance of thunder for someone lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiier04 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Just posted on CTP's Facebook page: There have been several reports of THUNDERSNOW with the convective snow band lifting northeast from the Greater Pittsburgh area and approaching the western Alleghenies/Laurel Highlands. The band is also producing a quick 0.5-1.0" of snow and sharp reductions in visibility. Please be prepared for rapidly changing conditions if traveling this evening across west-central PA. The snow should reach a line from Bradford to State College to Carlisle by 9 pm - although the best instability (and best chance for locally heavy snow bursts) will be near the RT 219 corridor from 730-830pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Wow that is one heck of a band of snow. All the 511pa Johnstown cams are whiteouts right now. I'll bet someone in that corridor between Ebensburg, Punxy, and Indiana has a few inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001kx Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 snowing pretty good here...everything is white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irvingtwosmokes Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Had a flash of lighting and thunder about 10 min ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Kind of seems like on radar that this band is going to miss UNV to the NW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Kind of seems like on radar that this band is going to miss UNV to the NW... The last few runs of the GFS and NAM all point to that scenario. Not even 0.10" qpf on the 0z NAM. All this talk of 1-3 and 2-4 for anywhere east of the Susquehanna from various weather folks (incliding the NWS) may be in jeopardy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Clause Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Lol....I'm going to bed not expecting more than a coating from the radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001kx Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 WOW i have NEVER seen it snow that hard...had to be 4" hr type snows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001kx Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 we have 1.25" with the last inch coming in less than 10mins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 US-22/I-99 interchange around 10:00PM... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy_wx Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Moderate snow here with a coating on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Coming down pretty heavily out there. Probably 1-2 inch per hour rates. Not the heaviest snow I've seen, but very enjoyable nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 1.3" Roads are awful. We were at a friends in Stormstown and that drive over Bald Eagle Ridge to Port Matilda was rough. Two cars off the road, both waved off help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Clause Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Not sure why the advisories, looks like it was worse for western pa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-83 BLIZZARD Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Sparse clouds here with moon showing through. 32 degrees. Not expecting much here but the picts to the nw are impressive! Hopefully someone really cashes in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Getting hammered. Radar to my SW is wohoo. Got to go measure, but over an inch already looks like. Ground white. yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 If anything, it looks like Winter again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Nice returns to our south on the radar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowalot Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Snowing here and ground is covered. Woot. Winter is back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Still snowing lightly, about 1.7" fell here. Didn't get to see any thundersnow earlier tonight but the main band really put the snow down fast. Roads are still generally messy and quite icy in spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 The last few runs of the GFS and NAM all point to that scenario. Not even 0.10" qpf on the 0z NAM. All this talk of 1-3 and 2-4 for anywhere east of the Susquehanna from various weather folks (incliding the NWS) may be in jeopardy. Well, I didn't exactly say it would bust, but I was skeptical, so I'll take my crow breaded and grilled with corn and mashed potatoes on the side. At 5:00AM, we have 1.75" on the ground, which was/is right in the forecasted range. I only wish I knew how heavy it came down when it was snowing. There is another area of precip on radar coming up from the Reading area that may actually push me to, or over the two inch mark before the system exits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itstrainingtime Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Well, I didn't exactly say it would bust, but I was skeptical, so I'll take my crow breaded and grilled with corn and mashed potatoes on the side. At 5:00AM, we have 1.75" on the ground, which was/is right in the forecasted range. I only wish I knew how heavy it came down when it was snowing. There is another area of precip on radar coming up from the Reading area that may actually push me to, or over the two inch mark before the system exits. Got about 1" here, now up to 22" for the season. Sounds like someone is excited that winter is back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Got about 1" here, now up to 22" for the season. Sounds like someone is excited that winter is back. Not really. I generally don't like winter, but I'll take a decent snow event if we can get one. My wife told me it started snowing here around 3:00AM. By 5:00AM we had nearly 2 inches, so I suppose it was about an inch per hour while I was sleeping. Not too shabby I guess. Up to 2.25" as of a 7:15AM measurement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawatch Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Looks like we got about an inch. Little breezy this morning also. Edit: 1.5" is what I measured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard92 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 0.6" here in Linglestown this morning pushing our seasonal total to 16.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlislePaWx Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Should I begin to chant Voyager's mantra? Screw zone here again from this event. Woke up to a whopping 0.3" on the ground. Woo-hoo! (This really isn't a complaint...we're packing up my son to take him up to Mansfield tomorrow. Looks like I'll see at least 3" on the ground up there tomorrow afternoon.) With the winds having picked up there is actually some blowing snow right now. I think my seasonal total is approaching 12". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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