Voyager Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Smart man, this is the best way to approach the sight of weather you want (or don't want) on the long range. Last weekend several over on the Philly forum jumped all over the torch the GFS was showing for our Polar Death Vortex week coming up. So, yeah. Thing is, after the "mini torch" near the 8th, we go right back into the icebox per the 12z GFS. Again it's near the end of the run so a healthy grain of salt is advised, but I really hope that it's wrong (on the icebox) theory. I really can't take much more of this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Thing is, after the "mini torch" near the 8th, we go right back into the icebox per the 12z GFS. Again it's near the end of the run so a healthy grain of salt is advised, but I really hope that it's wrong (on the icebox) theory. I really can't take much more of this... Ice box is coming back. Snow should come with it though this time. Here is FEB forecast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Highlands Wx Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Have a lull in the snow. Went out to the best spot in the yard were drifting is minimal, measured 5.25". Hastings to the NE of here reported 6 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 Heavy burst of snow here ahead of the arctic front with about 1.3". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 Have a lull in the snow. Went out to the best spot in the yard were drifting is minimal, measured 5.25". Hastings to the NE of here reported 6 inches. Dang that's a nice day for you guys up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Highlands Wx Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Dang that's a nice day for you guys up there. Yep. It hasn't stopped snowing all day. I figured you would do a little better. Maybe the front will give you an inch more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Temperature spike here in last 15mins up 3 degrees. 28 to 31. Getting close to breaking 32 which would stink cause want long string of below 32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexP Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Temperature spike here in last 15mins up 3 degrees. 28 to 31. Getting close to breaking 32 which would stink cause want long string of below 32. I tweeted NWS State College about the longest stretch of subfreezing temps for Harrisburg. I thought for sure that we would approach a record in the next week. Not even close. Longest stretch was 18 days in Jan-Feb 1905. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Squalls out west, east of pitt look nice. Hope they hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burghblizz Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Hope that holds together for some of you. That squall was spectacular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlislePaWx Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Well...it's snowing here now harder than at any point during the storm 4 days ago. Big flakes even. Nearing 0.5" accumulation. Got great evaporational cooling going on with the temp having dropped from 27 down to current 23.7 degrees. High for the day here was 27.7 keeping the sub 32 string alive. Looks like we stay continuously below 32 for the next 7 days which would give me a string of 11 days which is certainly the longest stretch around here in recent memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlislePaWx Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Ice box is coming back. Snow should come with it though this time. Here is FEB forecast. Zak...these maps are insane! For temps it has us around 9 degrees F below avg for the month and total liquid precip of around 5" for the month. We would have glaciers around here if this comes to fruition. I am trying to remember what the coldest February was that I have lived through. There was one in there that actually was 10 degrees below normal (this is back in northern NJ). While I can't remember the year, what I do remember is that the Old Farmer's Almanac for that particular year (which came out in October) showed a departure of -10F for the zone which included NJ. Maybe djr can help me with this? I'm pretty sure it was during the decade of the 80's, or possibly the late 70's. I know it occurred before 1990. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashtown_Coop Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Temperature spike here in last 15mins up 3 degrees. 28 to 31. Getting close to breaking 32 which would stink cause want long string of below 32. I have 21 currently. Quite a spread over the mountain High was 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I have 21 currently. Quite a spread over the mountain High was 28 Still 32 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Highlands Wx Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Snowing very hard now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 ...A DANGEROUS BAND OF SNOW SQUALLS WILL AFFECT BEDFORD...BLAIR...CAMERON... CENTRE...CLINTON...EASTERN CAMBRIA...EASTERNCLEARFIELD...EASTERN SOMERSET...FULTON...HUNTINGDON...MIFFLIN...POTTER...SOUTHEASTERN ELK...SOUTHWESTERN PERRY...TIOGA...WESTERNFRANKLIN...WESTERN JUNIATA AND WESTERN LYCOMING COUNTIES...AT 630 PM EST...A BAND OF DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALLS WAS LOCATED FROMJUST EAST OF BRADFORD...SOUTHWARD ACROSS DU BOIS...TO JUST SOUTHEASTOF EBENSBURG. THE BAND OF SNOW SQUALLS IS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SNOW SQUALLS. THISBAND OF SNOW SQUALLS WILL AFFECT WELLSBORO...PORT MATILDA...SNOWSHOE...STATE COLLEGE...LEWISTOWN...MOUNT UNION...BEDFORD...ANDCHAMBERSBURG BY 745 PM.THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES...THEPENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 124 AND 201...I-70 BETWEENMILE MARKERS 147 AND 170...I-80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 116 AND 184...I-81 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 2 AND 8...I-99 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND85.USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THESE DANGEROUSSNOW SQUALLS. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE SQUALLS EAST OF THEAREA LATER THIS EVENING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Thundersnow in Somerset county. + symbol is lightning strike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashtown_Coop Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Eastern, hope this can hold together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfox1 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 If that squall line makes it over the mountains may get a dusting on top of the dusting. Weird never made it above 24 here today while expecting upper 20's at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Eastern, hope this can hold together Looks to pass off to my north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001kx Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 2.1" storm total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Nothing so far today here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfox1 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Nothing so far today here.. Didn't u guys get anything at Millersville. That earlier band left a coating. Thought u guys were in it also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 It's coming...dun-dun-DUN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy_wx Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 There are a couple of 35 dBz echoes on the composite reflectivity so there could be some pretty good rates briefly. I did see that lightning strike down in the southern part of the state though I think it was upslope enhanced. I doubt we get any thunder snow here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Didn't u guys get anything at Millersville. That earlier band left a coating. Thought u guys were in it also. It may have flurried (T) but it was a good bit below freezing all night and there was nothing on the pavement when I woke up. Our heated COOP raingauge here did not record anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 For posterity: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfox1 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 It was around 1-3PM when I got that coating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Fack me. The band split State College. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 The band survives! Here it comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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