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Pittsburgh, PA Thread: Winter '14-'15


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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
247 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

OHZ059-069-PAZ021-029-031-073>076-WVZ003-004-012-022-023-142115-
ALLEGHENY PA-BELMONT OH-FAYETTE PA-FAYETTE RIDGES PA-GREENE PA-
MARSHALL WV-MONONGALIA WV-MONROE OH-OHIO WV-PRESTON WV-WASHINGTON PA-
WESTMORELAND PA-WESTMORELAND RIDGES PA-WETZEL WV-
247 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WILL AFFECT EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL
ALLEGHENY...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN BELMONT...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
OHIO...FAYETTE...GREENE...MARSHALL...NORTH CENTRAL PRESTON...NORTHERN
MONONGALIA...NORTHERN MONROE...NORTHERN WETZEL...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON
AND SOUTHERN WESTMORELAND COUNTIES...

AT 239 PM EST...A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS ALONG A LINE FROM
THOMPSONVILLE TO 13 MILES WEST OF NEW MARTINSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.

THIS SNOW SQUALL WILL RAPIDLY DROP VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. ROADS MAY
QUICKLY BECOME SNOW-COVERED AND SLICK.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MONONGAHELA... NEW MARTINSVILLE... DONORA...
WEST NEWTON... MONESSEN... CHARLEROI...
CALIFORNIA... CENTERVILLE... WAYNESBURG...
BROWNSVILLE... MOUNT PLEASANT... SCOTTDALE...

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Youngstown reported 1/16 mi visibility at 12:58 p.m.  :o , although something could be wrong with the observational equipment (indicated by the $ symbol in the METAR).  It's not too far off from nearby reports of heavy snow. 1/4 mi vis at New Castle and Meadville.

 

KYNG 141758Z 34014KT 1/16SM +SN BLSN FZFG VV004 M07/M09 A2948 RMK AO2 WSHFT 1738 TWR VIS 1/8 T10721089 $

KUCP 141806Z AUTO 23008KT M1/4SM +SN FZFG OVC002 M04/M05 A2947 RMK AO2 P0000

KGKJ 141753Z AUTO 35011G19KT 1/4SM +SN VV007 M07/M10 A2945 RMK AO2 SLP993 P0003 60007 T10721100 11044 21072 55008 TSNO

 

YNG is a manned station. UCP and GKJ are not. The M1/4SM indicates the actual visibility was less than 1/4 of a mile but the equipment reports no lower than that.

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This was kind of a bust down here until that last heavy line went through, giving us close to 2" total (at least 1" coming in that line).  True blizzard conditions, as well; perhaps a ground blizzard issue when the winds pick up more consistently.

 

I'd still like one decent storm total before winter ends, but it doesn't look like next week will provide it.  10" on the year isn't terrible, I guess, but our biggest event was still the ~2" at the beginning of January.

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I wasn't home for the squall line, I was at the South Hills Village Mall. It poured snow there for at least 30-45 minutes. Probably picked up at least 3 inches in that time period. Drive home was pretty rough. Meanwhile, at home there is significantly less snow, then I see this picture on NWS Facebook that shows the squall was pretty weak, or at least short duration around New Ken. It is hard to tell for sure though with all the blowing snow. I know for sure I have less in my yard than when I left due to blowing. I'm out in North Apollo now at my Wifes parents house and they have at least 3-4 inches on the ground even after the blowing.

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We actually got 6 inches in Bethel Park today? I haven't been there all day because of work. I'll have to see what I have whenever I get home, although it'll be tough to measure with these high winds moving through.

Yep, you missed it.  I think it was over 6 inches.  Bethel seemed to be the jackpot area.

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I honestly wonder what you guys are smoking. I'm sitting here reading these posts, and wondering why the view from my window doesn't look like that. I just went out and shoveled the driveway, and seriously, I doubt that I got more than a half inch. Even if it had all blown away, it'd be drifted up somewhere, and it's not.

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I honestly wonder what you guys are smoking. I'm sitting here reading these posts, and wondering why the view from my window doesn't look like that. I just went out and shoveled the driveway,

and seriously, I doubt that I got more than a half inch. Even if it had all blown away, it'd be drifted up somewhere, and it's not.

South of U.S. 22, had decent snow most of the morning, so by the time the arctic front came, said area had 2 or 3 inches of fluff already.

Also I noticed on radar this afternoon, as the main line moved SE, another piece of energy converged with that line over the south hills.

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The Wheeling-Ohio County Airport ASOS detected thundersnow earlier this afternoon.

 

SPECI KHLG 141951Z 29015G29KT M1/4SM R03/1200V1600FT VCTS +SN FZFG VV007 M05/M06 A2948 RMK AO2 PK WND 27041/1938 P0001

 

METAR KHLG 141953Z 29015G26KT M1/4SM R03/1200V1600FT VCTS +SN FZFG VV006 M05/M06 A2948 RMK AO2 PK WND 27041/1938 SLP002 P0001 T10501061

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One thing we have all learned from these models this year is that the long range has been inconsistent. I think we need to go one storm at a time. Each system seems to affect the next. Even though things don't look good for next weeks storm we will see more after Saturday's clipper.

It looks like the new path of the next storm is coming North again. Keep coming and we may end up with a surprise!

BTW my temp is down to 1.4  :shiver:

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