north pgh Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 Staying up just to see the snowfall rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackngoldrules Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 1 hour ago, north pgh said: Staying up just to see the snowfall rates. Just drove home in it from Follansbee, WV. I don't think I have ever driven in snow that heavy. Roads were wet all the way home, but the snow was coming down so heavy at one point that visibility was rough. Big mesmerizing flakes coming right at me. I have a slushy coating so far in Bethel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Woke up to a surprise, almost 6" of white fluff clinging to everything, but the street is just wet. This may be my biggest snow of the season. So much for that 1" they were calling for last evening....lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 4" here in Hopewell, as measured on the roof of my truck. Big bare patches on the driveway. But I sure wouldn't characterize it as fluff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Hard to get a good measurement this morning, had about 1.5-2 inches on the grass, but varied wildly, some elevated surfaces were closer to 3, and nearly 4 on the top of my car, but not sure if that was somehow influenced by something else. In any case, roads were all just wet, but everything was encased in white. Going to be some really nice views shortly after sunrise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burghblizz Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 NWS and other outlets really have to start forecasting different for the city versus the suburbs in borderline situations. Everyone loves to say “in the ridges” but the conditions in the immediate suburbs were far different than city. That 300 to 400’ in elevation makes a difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraopolisWx Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 4 hours ago, TeaysValleyWV said: Woke up to a surprise, almost 6" of white fluff clinging to everything, but the street is just wet. This may be my biggest snow of the season. So much for that 1" they were calling for last evening....lol. One of the hi res models yesterday had a heavier stripe in your area. They’re verification has been solid all season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RitualOfTheTrout Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Maybe some storms tonight with the frontal passage? Looks to be pretty windy too. Looped through the GFS and still not really a strong signal for any sustained Spring warmth at least in the next 7-10 days. Who knows, maybe we can hit 60 inches of snow for the season with a big storm in May! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCity08 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 1 hour ago, RitualOfTheTrout said: Maybe some storms tonight with the frontal passage? Looks to be pretty windy too. Looped through the GFS and still not really a strong signal for any sustained Spring warmth at least in the next 7-10 days. Who knows, maybe we can hit 60 inches of snow for the season with a big storm in May! Did nws post accums for yesterday? I feel we're already close, or should be at least. Seems like they left an inch or two off from last storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCity08 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Might be in a good spot for this weekend. Kinda like seeing the models a bit south at this point considering it is April and really can't see a snowstorm heading that far down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB_01 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 3 hours ago, RitualOfTheTrout said: Maybe some storms tonight with the frontal passage? Looks to be pretty windy too. Looped through the GFS and still not really a strong signal for any sustained Spring warmth at least in the next 7-10 days. Who knows, maybe we can hit 60 inches of snow for the season with a big storm in May! I'm really hoping that the little signal of a trough digging into the west over the 10-15 range on the EPS comes true. I am ready for spring. I am pumped for the t-storm potential tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 3 hours ago, SteelCity08 said: Did nws post accums for yesterday? I feel we're already close, or should be at least. Seems like they left an inch or two off from last storm. They did, looks like they put us at 4in thus far for the month of April, with 56.5 for the season thus far. I usually check the climate website for this stuff, it gets updated pretty quickly most of the time. http://w2.weather.gov/climate/index.php?wfo=pbz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 2 hours ago, MikeB_01 said: I'm really hoping that the little signal of a trough digging into the west over the 10-15 range on the EPS comes true. I am ready for spring. I am pumped for the t-storm potential tonight! I hear ya, it looks below average for at least another 7-10 days, but even if we hit average temperatures by then that will feel really warm given mid April averages, but if we manage to get into an above average regime it will be a real shock to the system! At least this staves off grass cutting season I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 3 hours ago, SteelCity08 said: Might be in a good spot for this weekend. Kinda like seeing the models a bit south at this point considering it is April and really can't see a snowstorm heading that far down. Yeah, seems like its been slowly trending north, almost gets some good snow into AGC on 12z GFS, with plenty of time left for it to go further. I think these W-E type waves especially given the time of year have better chances of trending North than South, but we shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 It's been a fun week. Snow threat, Thunderstorm threat, Snow threat. I will take this until the warmth gets here. Better than dry and cold any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowsux Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 5 hours ago, MikeB_01 said: I'm really hoping that the little signal of a trough digging into the west over the 10-15 range on the EPS comes true. It should. Telliconnections support it (last time I checked), and our spring weather around here seems to come in 2 week intervals: Crappy, cold and wet / warm and less wet / back to crappy, cold and wet again. I stopped using the word "dry" in reference to southwestern PA about 10 years ago since it's so rare that we have a dry 72 hours around here, much less an entire week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatwad Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Mesoscale Discussion 0212 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0538 PM CDT Tue Apr 03 2018 Areas affected...Parts of northeast Kentucky...southeastern Ohio...southwestern Pennsylvania...West Virginia Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible Valid 032238Z - 040045Z Probability of Watch Issuance...60 percent SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will overspread the upper Ohio Valley region through 8-10 PM EDT, accompanied by some risk for hail, potentially damaging wind gusts and perhaps an isolated tornado. DISCUSSION...A large cluster of thunderstorms appears to be maintained by lift associated with lower/mid tropospheric warm advection beneath strongest upper difluence, downstream of a vigorous short wave trough turning eastward into the upper Mississippi Valley. Activity is expected to persist into this evening, spreading across the upper Ohio Valley region through 00-03Z. The convective system roughly straddles a warm frontal zone, with rather stable air lingering across much of the upper Ohio Valley, to the northeast of the front. The southern flank of the convective system does extend southward into the warm sector, across parts of southern Ohio into northeastern Kentucky, and some northward advection of the front and boundary layer instability does seem possible across northwestern West Virginia and southeastern Ohio, toward the northern West Virginia Panhandle vicinity. This is expected to coincide with strengthening of southwesterly 850 mb flow in excess of 50 kt, which may contribute to an environment supportive of a continuing risk for potentially damaging wind gusts. An isolated tornado or two may be possible, but this threat may be mitigated by relatively dry air in lower levels. ..Kerr/Thompson.. 04/03/2018 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...CTP...LWX...PBZ...RLX...CLE...JKL...ILN...LMK... LAT...LON 41388012 41537940 40667775 39637830 38447999 37628342 38088455 39058303 40028160 41388012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPITSnow Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Watch issues, but does not include AGC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailman Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 757 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2018 The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Jefferson County in east central Ohio... Northeastern Belmont County in east central Ohio... Northwestern Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania... West central Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Northern Ohio County in northern West Virginia... Brooke County in northern West Virginia... * Until 845 PM EDT. * At 756 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near West Liberty, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Trees snapped and uprooted. Power outages can be expected. * Locations impacted include... Wheeling... McMurray... Washington... Canonsburg... Martins Ferry... Warwood... Wellsburg... West Liberty... Avella... Clearview... Upper St. Clair... Robinson Township... This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 2. Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 16 and 18. Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 22 and 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailman Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 809 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2018 The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Southern Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Greene County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Northwestern Monongalia County in northern West Virginia... Southeastern Ohio County in northern West Virginia... Northern Wetzel County in northern West Virginia... Marshall County in northern West Virginia... * Until 900 PM EDT. * At 809 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Avella to near New Martinsville, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some power outages. * Locations impacted include... Washington... Waynesburg... Triadelphia... Valley Grove... Gastonville... Jefferson Hills... Clairton... Monongahela... Bentleyville... East Washington... Fredericktown-Millsboro... Jefferson Boro... This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in West Virginia between mile markers 8 and 14. Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 35. Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 6 and 21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackngoldrules Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Gotta love the weather around here. A snowstorm, then less than two days later, thunderstorms. I'm currently in Castle Shannon. Lots of lighting and thunder right now.Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackngoldrules Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Oh boy. I'm getting hail right now. It's pummeling my truck. Yikes.Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB_01 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 60 mph radar indicated gust near penn hills. Can anyone confirm?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB_01 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Oh boy. I'm getting hail right now. It's pummeling my truck. Yikes.Sent from my SM-G920P using TapatalkSize? Still in castle Shannon?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burghblizz Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 And people were complaining about boring weather.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackngoldrules Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Size? Still in castle Shannon?.It didn't last real long actually. It started out hailing for about 20 or 30 seconds, then very heavy rain, then hail mixed in again toward the end. I'd say that the biggest it got was a little larger than pea size. Came down hard initially though. Not just a few stones.Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Saw some pretty cool lightening around 8:15 last night lighting up the storm clouds in the distance. No big effects in my neck of the woods though, just a couple flashes and few rumbles of thunder accompanied by some moderate to briefly heavy rain. Winds seemed to be really starting to ratchet up this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB_01 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 April 20. Will the trough ever leave? Pretty strong signal this far out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPITSnow Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 So two storms to track..in April? Over the last 3 weeks we’ve had more decent threats than we had all winter. Ill be shocked if the storm this weekend doesn’t bump north into us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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