CranberryWX Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Steelers are sucking right now so I'm going to rant about PennDOT. The state roads are still crap around here, even major intersections like 19 & 228 with packed snow that turned into glare ice. No signs they were treated. You would think they would put some grit like sand mixed in with calcium chloride on it. We saw a PennDOT truck plowing the berm at this intersection last evening with its wing plow throwing more snow back on the road than he was clearing and not treating behind. Meanwhile Township roads and streets are pretty clear. They plowed well and salted early yesterday so the sun and traffic could bust up the hard pack. The state raised our gasoline tax to the highest in the country and they still can't maintain our roads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraopolisWx Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 See what happens when winter gets off to a normal star, we can actually enjoy this mid winter break. Chasing snow into February causes every missed storm to be magnified. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwilson Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I don't mind transient warmth in winter so much, say a day or two in between pattern flexes. I'm not a huge fan, however, of two to three weeks of the doldrums. Maybe we have once chance as the "new" pattern shuffles, but it doesn't look all that promising right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraopolisWx Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 5 hours ago, jwilson said: I don't mind transient warmth in winter so much, say a day or two in between pattern flexes. I'm not a huge fan, however, of two to three weeks of the doldrums. Maybe we have once chance as the "new" pattern shuffles, but it doesn't look all that promising right now. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a US 119 special. Hopefully this will be the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraopolisWx Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Living on a SW facing hill, I tend to lose snowpack pretty quickly, especially with SW winds. But it looks like everyones snowpack got decimated this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowsux Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Hopefully we don't get a prolonged deep freeze next month. Not only would it make for pretty much the coldest winter I've ever experienced, but our infrastructure would really take a beating as well. More flooding in the city, ice jams, etc.....No fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChalkHillSnowNut Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Watching day after tomorrow-not that I’d want a storm of THAT magnitude but something resembling winter would be nice! This pattern has been utterly miserable-end of rant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPITSnow Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 I hate living here sometimes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwilson Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Always a bridesmaid ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 7 hours ago, jwilson said: Always a bridesmaid ... Lol I will say I expected more from this winter to this point. Still has time to redeemed itself and a favorable outcome this weekend would be a good start. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwilson Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 32 minutes ago, RitualOfTheTrout said: Lol I will say I expected more from this winter to this point. Still has time to redeemed itself and a favorable outcome this weekend would be a good start. We're well below normal so far (if we finish that way, it would make 3 of the last 4 winters). I agree that expectations for this winter were high. Things looked to align, but at this point, we're going to need a backloaded winter. The blocking that I think we require continues to be two weeks away in the long-term. Maybe by February it will actually coalesce. I'm hoping we don't revert to a bad pacific pattern or lose our moisture conveyor if the blocking comes together, but that's always possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraopolisWx Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Maybe if the wall doesn’t get done, we can get a petition going to bulldoze the Allegheny Front and Laurels, from about State College to Deep Creek. Those whining central and eastern PA folks don’t know how good they have it living east of the Apps. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatwad Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 I kinda wish Southwest Pa was 7000-9000 feet above sea level, then we would never have to worry about slop 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 I feel a major screwing coming. It's still above freezing the evening before. Warmth is overperformimg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraopolisWx Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Being the coldest snowiest location in the Ohio Valley, is like being 9-6-1 in the NFL and missing the playoffs. Smh. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraopolisWx Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 I try to keep a balanced view, and stay positive. But sometimes it feels good to let the hate flow. Lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackngoldrules Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 When I said early in the week that I knew the WTOD was going to take over like it always does and screw us, especially south of Pittsburgh, that's when I should've just walked away and not looked at any model runs the rest of the week. The hobby sucks you in and teases you until you end up with just what you thought you'd end up with based on a long history of this always happening. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB_01 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 F weather. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rd9108 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 13 minutes ago, MikeB_01 said: F weather. . This hobby isnt really even enjoyable anymore. See you later guys I wont be posting anymore on this account. It stresses me out for no reason and I'm job already gives me enough stress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraopolisWx Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Good day to get out and run some errands, because it appears the radar is gonna be ugly. The GFS/GFS-FV3 was insistent on a shutout, and so far it's verifying. SMH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Just now, CoraopolisWx said: Good day to get out and run some errands, because it appears the radar is gonna be ugly. The GFS/GFS-FV3 was insistent on a shutout, and so far it's verifying. SMH That and most stores will be empty from a people perspective. I think everyone blitzed the grocery stores last night and early morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 I am cooking lasagna. Weather wise I feel like I’m watching a steeler game and we are 10 point favorites and we are down 21-3 in the first quarter. Ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 We had a great plan to have comfort food this weekend and watch snow falling. One of those ain’t happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraopolisWx Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Maybe February will bring better storm tracks for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj3 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 This was an especially tough one for me after how much time we spent in good snows on the models. I remember last Friday was the first hint at a huge storm and we were on the northern edge with a foot plus on the euro. I think more than anything this makes me appreciate how rare feb 2010 was. Literally it seems like the only time we can get crushed is if it is modeled well south and we get a slow shift north. I’m still hopeful for the rest of the winter so I won’t let this spoil our next threat. Part of the fun for me is watching the models give us snow. I know a lot of our posters are frustrated but our next big one will eventually happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraopolisWx Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Kinda funny reading some of the posts from the Upstate NY Folks bashing the kuchera maps for showing 2', but they only got 15-18". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim123 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 15 to 20 Rochester area. Getting lake snow now so some areas will get near 2 feet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPITSnow Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 46 minutes ago, CoraopolisWx said: Kinda funny reading some of the posts from the Upstate NY Folks bashing the kuchera maps for showing 2', but they only got 15-18". Add them to my list of folks that I don’t want to see get another storm...didn’t they get a huge blizzard last year too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwilson Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 The more these rain storms occur, the more I think this just isn't our winter. It was 0F last night and is close to 50F today. The atmosphere wants to rain here and that's it, as evidenced by our wettest year on record. This is a harsh pattern we've been set in since mid-2018 probably. If we're lucky, we'll dry out just in time for next winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I feel a drought coming on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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