Rd9108 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 This cold weather is really affecting my desire to golf. Yesterday was pretty cold with the wind even though it was in the 50s. One good thing about this cold weather is it should help with the bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailman Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Sorry. I couldn't help myself. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burghblizz Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 As crazy as the NAM is, it might be at least be worth mentioning that we haven’t officially had more than .1” of snow in May since 1966 (when in snowed 3”). And I think there was a 2” type event a few years earlier. So the bar for “historic” is pretty low this time of year. This looks heavily rate dependent to have a chance for anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 11 hours ago, Mailman said: Sorry. I couldn't help myself. That's one of the best snow maps I've seen all "Winter" lol. I mean if its going to be cold and precipitation falling I'm all in for something record setting which has Burghblizz mentioned in May wouldn't take much. Heck if I see a coating of snow on May 9th I'd consider that a win. I know anecdotally we welcome the cold snaps in Spring to kill bugs etc, just curious what impact an actual hard freeze this late would do to mosquitoes etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwilson Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 At this time of year, if anything over a trace would be historic, a 9" snowfall would be biblical, and I'd consider Armageddon right around the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olafminesaw Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Looking from the outside in at this possibly historic storm, I've never seen such a series of weenie runs from the NAM, in terms of low probability outcomes. Of course the NAM is probably wrong, but noon Saturday: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I hope I will be able wake up Saturday morning and take some historic pictures, even a inch on the trees would be nice. What a way to end a wacky 2020. I can just see some of the funny posts in the future such as .......... ” This winter has been bad For snow. I’m ready for spring” then someone can say “Don’t give up, remember last year we had that snow event in May” lol 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackngoldrules Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 At this time of year, if anything over a trace would be historic, a 9" snowfall would be biblical, and I'd consider Armageddon right around the corner.The way this year is going, I was already considering that even before this possible storm. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahoff Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Please no to any snow. It's too late in season for me. Now I'd rather high record highs rather than record lows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Light Flurries in Ross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericjcrash Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Hello from the catskills...friends have sent snaps of snow from the Burgh... just starting to mix in here. Happy March, I mean May 8th. Used to live in Bethel Park btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChalkHillSnowNut Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Just started Snowing here about hour ago...dusting so far on grass and deck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahoff Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 First 80s possible this weekend! Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 If the models hold up Memorial Day weekend and several days leading up to it look to be our first torch of the year. We will be on the northern side of SE high pressure. It looks like a dry period too...finally. I think it's safe to plant tomatoes this weekend. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahoff Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Models are looking pretty warm for this upcoming week. From Sunday through Friday, looks like each day could hit 80. Tuesday to Thursday and maybe Friday, look the warmest (mid to upper 80s possible). Also, the incredible luck this area has had by missing a massive majority of the rain that Ohio and WV have had is bizarre and refreshing. That kind of stuff just does not seem to happen here, lol. Whatever shield is up can definitely stick around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Maybe a light frost in outlying areas tonight? I don't feel like covering everything so we'll see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwilson Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Another "slight" risk of severe today and it looks like, once again, Pittsburgh metro and points north will miss out. Depends on your perspective, of course, but it seems like the metro area has been having some bad luck lately on the stormy weather. Everything seems to be missing south or farther north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailman Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Mesoscale Discussion 0798 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0210 PM CDT Wed Jun 03 2020 Areas affected...Southeast OH...North/Northeast WV...Much of PA and MD...Far Northern VA Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible Valid 031910Z - 032115Z Probability of Watch Issuance...40 percent SUMMARY...Isolated damaging wind gusts and hail are possible from southeast OH eastward across much of PA and MD as scattered thunderstorms develop this afternoon. DISCUSSION...Recent surface analysis reveals a somewhat diffuse/outflow-modified cold front extending from south-central NY southwestward across northwest PA and westward through central OH. Temperatures along and south of the front are currently in the upper 70s/low 80s with dewpoints in the low to mid 60s. Filtered diurnal heating has kept temperatures in the upper 70s/low 80s, which is combining with relatively warm temperatures aloft to limit stronger instability. Recent mesoanalysis estimates MLCAPE from 500 to 1000 J/kg. Some stronger northwesterly flow aloft still exists across the region, as sampled by 18Z PIT sounding. As a result, some stronger multicells/bowing line segments are possible, which could pose a risk for damaging wind gusts and hail. Farther southeast, an outflow boundary from an earlier MCS extends across northwest WV and much of MD. Deepening cumulus has been noted along this boundary, although the air mass has not destabilized like areas north/northwest. Strong heating is also mixing out more of the low-level moisture. Even so, a few isolated storms may develop along this boundary. Any storm that does persist will result in an isolated threat for damaging wind gusts. ..Mosier/Grams.. 06/03/2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahoff Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 34 minutes ago, jwilson said: Another "slight" risk of severe today and it looks like, once again, Pittsburgh metro and points north will miss out. Depends on your perspective, of course, but it seems like the metro area has been having some bad luck lately on the stormy weather. Everything seems to be missing south or farther north. Personally, I'm happy to miss out on the storms. I like a good thunderstorm once in a while, but with how rainy the last couple years have been, I welcome the drier weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraopolisWx Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 1 hour ago, jwilson said: Another "slight" risk of severe today and it looks like, once again, Pittsburgh metro and points north will miss out. Depends on your perspective, of course, but it seems like the metro area has been having some bad luck lately on the stormy weather. Everything seems to be missing south or farther north. I feel what you're saying. It's more about the missing out part, that seems to be the theme around here for the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwilson Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 18 hours ago, Ahoff said: Personally, I'm happy to miss out on the storms. I like a good thunderstorm once in a while, but with how rainy the last couple years have been, I welcome the drier weather. I'm a storm chaser at heart, so mostly I'm interested in storm development for something to follow. Yesterday's early morning derecho that swept across the state acted like a broom for our area and essentially pushed all the instability south and east of us. The resulting outflow setup convection across extreme southern PA into WV. Locally, we haven't had a real thunderstorm since April 8th. I have to think two months during the spring without an event is pretty unusual for this area, although June and July are the peak months on average. The cooler spring is the main culprit, of course. Considering it will maintain 80s through October nowadays I guess we have to be okay with it. We'll likely make up for it later. 17 hours ago, CoraopolisWx said: I feel what you're saying. It's more about the missing out part, that seems to be the theme around here for the last few years. Yep. It's bad enough missing out during the winter months, but now we keep missing during thunderstorm season, too? In the end I'm sure it's just a blip. Things will turn around at some point. Theoretically they should, anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatwad Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 SEL9 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 249 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1255 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2020 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Eastern Ohio Western Pennsylvania Northern West Virginia Panhandle * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 1255 PM until 800 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Clusters of strong to locally severe storms will likely progress east-northeast across the Upper Ohio Valley region this afternoon offering a risk for mainly damaging wind along with isolated severe hail. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west of Zanesville OH to 30 miles north northeast of Latrobe PA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 25025. ...Grams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailman Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Mesoscale Discussion 0815 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0114 PM CDT Thu Jun 04 2020 Areas affected...Northeast OH...Far Western PA Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 249... Valid 041814Z - 041915Z The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 249 continues. SUMMARY...Localized area of higher wind-damage potential exists across northeast OH and far western PA. DISCUSSION...Recent radar imagery has shown an increase in forward motion with the line segment moving eastward into northwest OH. Storm motion estimate is currently 40 kt. This increase in organization and strength appears tied to both a downstream increase in instability and interaction with a pre-existing boundary that is moving northward as an effective warm front. Given these trends, a localized area of higher damaging wind gust potential will exist downstream of this line for at least the next hour or so. ..Mosier.. 06/04/2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailman Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 443 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2020 The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Southeastern Beaver County in western Pennsylvania... Indiana County in west central Pennsylvania... Southern Butler County in west central Pennsylvania... Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Westmoreland County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Southern Armstrong County in west central Pennsylvania... Northern Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania... Northeastern Ohio County in northern West Virginia... Southeastern Brooke County in northern West Virginia... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 442 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Rochester to Moon Township to 6 miles west of Wolfdale, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 60 mph. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines, resulting in some power outages. * Locations impacted include... Pittsburgh... Penn Hills... Mount Lebanon... Bethel Park... Ross Township... McCandless Township... Monroeville... Cranberry... Moon Township... McMurray... Greensburg... McKeesport... This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 3 and 57. Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 26 and 99. Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 26 and 81. Interstate 376 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 45 and 84. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Right on schedule, models had this line falling apart as it gets here and low and behold it is...At least over North Central Alleg Co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rd9108 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 11 minutes ago, north pgh said: Right on schedule, models had this line falling apart as it gets here and low and behold it is...At least over North Central Alleg Co. Yeah this storm is pretty underwhelming. Very little lightning and the wind is pretty tame. Just another day living in this black hole for weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahoff Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 On 6/4/2020 at 9:33 AM, jwilson said: I'm a storm chaser at heart, so mostly I'm interested in storm development for something to follow. Yesterday's early morning derecho that swept across the state acted like a broom for our area and essentially pushed all the instability south and east of us. The resulting outflow setup convection across extreme southern PA into WV. Locally, we haven't had a real thunderstorm since April 8th. I have to think two months during the spring without an event is pretty unusual for this area, although June and July are the peak months on average. The cooler spring is the main culprit, of course. Considering it will maintain 80s through October nowadays I guess we have to be okay with it. We'll likely make up for it later. Yep. It's bad enough missing out during the winter months, but now we keep missing during thunderstorm season, too? In the end I'm sure it's just a blip. Things will turn around at some point. Theoretically they should, anyway. Even the severe storms in my area, were luckily no more than just a brief downpour then showers and two rumbles of thunder. I'm okay with that. Anyway, looks HOT Tuesday and maybe Wednesday. I hope to hit 90, but I know our area really likes the number 89, so we'll see. Could reach 94 Tuesday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahoff Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 First official 90 yesterday. Maybe gets there today, already around 80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rd9108 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 I'm expecting this line to hit a wall once it hits AGH county as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rd9108 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Color me shocked no thunder even close. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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