Treckasec Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I still am shocked that schools in Pennsylvania are opening late. They should all be closed. .25-.50 of ice up there and I just think school districts are making a big mistake if we receive more than .10 inches of ice. .25-.50 inches of ice is certainly nothing to mess with. I'm surprised people getting that much ice don't have an ice storm warning. Our portion of NJ should have a freezing rain advisory coming up soon, I dunno about the people getting the most ice. The thing though for our area is that even when we might get at most a quarter of an inch, the rain will make it go from ice to slush to water. It's going to be a slushy mess for when ( assuming were going to school ) people are on the buses. I'm the only person who walks to school though because I'm pretty much the schools "neighbor". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisy Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 NAM is colder at 6 hours, a good bit more, than it was at 18z at 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svh19044 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 the thing is though school districts have to make a decision by 5-6 am at least where I live. >.10 Is closed in my opinion.Rain at 5-6 the 2 hour delay stands. Ice accrual would more than likely mean off. It's the best decision that they can make given the uncertainty of the storm.The staff does not want to navigate the ice either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles123 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I just don't see the frozen precipitation budging as fast as many are showing. I think the cold air will be more stubborn to leave everywhere besides the coast. The coast this is a rain storm. Everywhere else... LOOK OUT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles123 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Rain at 5-6 the 2 hour delay stands. Ice accrual would more than likely mean off. It's the best decision that they can make given the uncertainty of the storm. So if it is still icing at 5-6 am schools will close? if it is raining 2 hour delay? I don't see a regular day occuring at all in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treckasec Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I just don't see the frozen precipitation budging as fast as many are showing. I think the cold air will be more stubborn to leave everywhere besides the coast. The coast this is a rain storm. Everywhere else... LOOK OUT! Surprised your forecast says changing to rain by 3:00 AM. I'm southeast of you and it shows freezing rain ending by 8:00 AM. Weird. So if it is still icing at 5-6 am schools will close? if it is raining 2 hour delay? I don't see a regular day occuring at all in this case. If it's still icy, then possibly. If the radar shows the freezing rain ending very soon, before school opens and it seems like the ice would melt, then school is open. It's a very hard decision though for schools so I bet we'll see a two hour delay in this situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles123 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Surprised your forecast says changing to rain by 3:00 AM. I'm southeast of you and it shows freezing rain ending by 8:00 AM. Weird. yeah that forecast is wrong accuweather.com says it ends at 7 am for me and changes to rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazwoper Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I just don't see the frozen precipitation budging as fast as many are showing. I think the cold air will be more stubborn to leave everywhere besides the coast. The coast this is a rain storm. Everywhere else... LOOK OUT! But, even if the temp is 31/32, if the rain is heavy (which it appears it will be) ice will stop accruing. And the salt on the roads will do the trick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles123 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 But, even if the temp is 31/32, if the rain is heavy (which it appears it will be) ice will stop accruing. And the salt on the roads will do the trick Eh we will soon see I just want off from school already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazwoper Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Surprised your forecast says changing to rain by 3:00 AM. I'm southeast of you and it shows freezing rain ending by 8:00 AM. Weird. If it's still icy, then possibly. If the radar shows the freezing rain ending very soon, before school opens and it seems like the ice would melt, then school is open. It's a very hard decision though for schools so I bet we'll see a two hour delay in this situation. Tabernacle??? It won't be freezing rain there up to 8am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treckasec Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Tabernacle??? It won't be freezing rain there up to 8am. I wouldn't think so either. I'm a "follower" of TWC though so sorry if I sounded silly. Like I said though, it seems weird. I feel like it should end here by 6 AM. I need to see how the radar plays out here to get a better idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazwoper Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 accuweather.com has you getting .4 inches of ice and 1.06 inches of snow. Ugh. You need read more and post less. No offense. Accuweather has me at 4" snow and 0.77" ice. Not gonna happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisy Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Charles, no one these forums really cares what accuwx says...The NAM has Philly going to all rain probably before 4am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazwoper Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Charles, no one these forums really cares what accuwx says...The NAM has Philly going to all rain probably before 4am This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCT777 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Is this an obs thread or a "is my school going to be closed tomorrow" thread? To get it back on track, cloudy in Spring Mount with a temp of 28.3 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plokoon111 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 So any worry about ice jams and flooding with this? The Neshaminy Creek is iced up, with snow on the ground and the moisture in this system what are the chances of minor flooding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSchwake28 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Shouldn't be too bad down around here I'm hoping. Temps aloft are just soo warm that precip(especially heavy precip) has got to pull some of that warmer air down. I don't think we see much more than a couple hours of icing on elevated surfaces at the start transitioning to plain rain well before morning rush here in the immediate Philly vicinity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakery Boy Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Unfortunately, this Charles character has joined this site. He was booted not once, but twice from another forum for the same nonsense that is he cluttering up this forum with. He is immature and does not know how to act in an online setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazwoper Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 28.5 here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 28.5 here And 30F down this way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Wizard Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 30.7/26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pohopoco Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Alway's hate the upward spiral...ESPecially before anything hits...back at 22 was 21... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sickman Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 No, I don't want to have school tomorrow. Maybe next storm I will get another snow day. This Monday perhaps if we get a MONSTER! Consider this a friendly warning: this thread is about the storm, not about whether you have school tomorrow. Take this nonsense elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwarder Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Was 32 an hour ago now 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 27.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White_Mtn_Wx Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 28f, not cold feeling and hopefully heading toward a bust re ice accretion. A lot of trees still snow covered and hanging low in these thick woods driving home tonight. A degree or two could save us from devastation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowwors2 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 28f, not cold feeling and hopefully heading toward a bust re ice accretion. A lot of trees still snow covered and hanging low in these thick woods driving home tonight. A degree or two could save us from devastationSaw 6abc this evening with a graphic that had you in the ice bulls-eye .50" I believe I really don't think computers can accurately predict amount of ice build up..too many factors to be considered, many of which aren't built in to the models. My thinking is they only give a general snapshot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Actually went down a .1 after a slow but steady climb...29.8 currently. Just looking again as I type...down to 29.7. Yo-yo temps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treckasec Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Temperatures have been steady around 31.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Here in NW Chesco Cloudy 26.7 DP 24.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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