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Feb 24-25th Event -- Generators for some, pre-emerg for others


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1 hour ago, Albedoman said:

 I really also  do not like the idea of a county Emergency Manager setting the storm criteria as the they have no control of the federal and state highway system, PADOT does. Rt 22, Rt 309, Rt 100,  Rt 33  and I-78 are  the lifeline for the entire  trucking industry and the LV residents in PA and I believe PADOT should have a say so at the table too.

You do realize the Emergency Managers in each county work with PEMA, right?  And they all also work with their federal counterparts through task forces.

https://www.pema.pa.gov/About-Us/Pages/default.aspx

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About PEMA

The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) is an agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Mission

The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) helps communities and citizens mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other human-made disasters.

PEMA supports county emergency management agencies by coordinating and engaging the whole community including:

  • Federal and state partners
  • Volunteer organizations involved in disasters
  • Private sector business community
  • Citizens

None of these people operate in a vacuum and they coordinate with each other to deal with major disruptive events - whether there is hazardous weather or a hazardous chemical release in an area.  So for example, this was from PEMA and PennDOT this past October regarding how they planned to handle what would be the upcoming winter season -

So the county EMs are the point people when it comes to knowledge of the immediate area and can help inform decisions that might require state/federal responses.

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1 hour ago, Newman said:

Mount Holly ice forecast and 18z RGEM below. Definitely not going to see 1" of ice like the RGEM, but parts of the Lehigh Valley could definitely see up to, or perhaps over, 0.5" of ice. I still think sleet will keep accretion down

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That map doesn't match up at all with CTP's map. If you extrapolate the .25-.50 into CTP's CWA, then Schuylkill County should be in the same range, but CTP's map only gives the Skook .01-.25.

Wonder who'll end up closer to being correct?

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9 minutes ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

18z 3k NAM seems realistic assuming the overruning is not a fire-hose like the other models seem to continue to show.

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Agreed! I bet it will go with a little more sleet and less ZR before all is said and done - especially out here in NW Chester County...

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36 minutes ago, Voyager said:

That map doesn't match up at all with CTP's map. If you extrapolate the .25-.50 into CTP's CWA, then Schuylkill County should be in the same range, but CTP's map only gives the Skook .01-.25.

Wonder who'll end up closer to being correct?

The tail of two maps...

Mt Holly's

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State College's

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8 minutes ago, penndotguy said:

Well we got our first Winter storm watch but not for snow unfortunately, I’m not liking the trends today let’s hope they start backing off the Ice idea. 

I did see the Watch was extended down a row of counties.  The other Watches up further north (including N. Jersey) are also being done by 2 other WFOs.

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Winter Storm Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
325 PM EST Wed Feb 23 2022

NJZ008-PAZ060-061-241000-
/O.EXB.KPHI.WS.A.0005.220225T0000Z-220225T1800Z/
Morris-Berks-Lehigh-
Including the cities of Morristown, Reading, and Allentown
325 PM EST Wed Feb 23 2022

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow
  accumulations of 1 to 3 inches and ice accumulations of up to a
  third of of an inch possible.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Morris. In Pennsylvania, Berks and
  Lehigh.

* WHEN...From Thursday evening through Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult during the height of
  the storm. The period surrounding the Friday morning commute
  will experience the greatest impacts. A few power outages and
  instances of tree damage are possible due to the ice.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

&&

$$

 

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37 minutes ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

The NBM is ignoring all the firehoses and seems to be leaning towards the NAM solution.

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I think for the southern zones south and east of a line Pottstown to Doylestown back to York this is much more realistic of what to expect. I-95 south and east not much if anything just north and west of 95 very minor north and west of West Chester to Plymouth Meeting to say Bristol to Trenton the problems begin.  Lancaster to Reading to Allentown points north yikes.
 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Kevin Reilly said:

I think for the southern zones south and east of a line Pottstown to Doylestown back to York this is much more realistic of what to expect. I-95 south and east not much if anything just north and west of 95 very minor north and west of West Chester to Plymouth Meeting to say Bristol to Trenton the problems begin.  Lancaster to Reading to Allentown points north yikes.
 

 

 

I was looking out west at Pittsburgh's WFO forecast and they are talking about a heavy moisture plume there coming out of WV, and may need to have flood watches/advisories go up at some point once the storm begins.  So the question will be whether that plume translates over to the east or gets shredded by the mountains, lessening the amounts. Until now, most of the models outside of the NAM, seemed to think mountains schmountains and shunts that moisture, unabated, all the way east. Meanwhile the NAM chose to assume a disrupted flow instead.

However now that the 0z NAM is out, it seems to have caved to a more moisture laden set of systems and... :yikes:

We have seen many convective lines "dry up" and fizzle on the way east so will see if this overrunning precip idea continues or what.

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11 minutes ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

0z GFS looks like a mix to rain for the southern tier (hope that trend holds in the future).

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I think this is exactly what I’m thinking along 95 sleet freezing rain minimal switching over to rain.  I’ve seen this song and dance before after record breaking challenging warmth.  Think 95 areas up to 15 miles west of it in southeastern pa is okay. This has 31-35 rain written all over it just north and west of 95 with very little ice accretion. 

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Well dang. Stayed up late due to current events, and just now noticed this:

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Going to be busy tomorrow (today! sad lol). Better get to bed and then figure out what we need to do to prepare. Already have extra gas and propane for the genny, and I'll definitely be test-firing it up tomorrow. Thankfully we have a fully stocked pantry so I won't need to visit the grocery store at least. Might have to make a beer run though. :D

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WWAs up around the metro area.  Currently down to 32 here with dp 20.

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Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
338 AM EST Thu Feb 24 2022

DEZ001-PAZ070-071-242200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0012.220225T0000Z-220225T0900Z/
New Castle-Delaware-Philadelphia-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Media, and Philadelphia
338 AM EST Thu Feb 24 2022

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Areas of freezing rain are expected. Total ice
  accumulations of a few hundredths of an inch.

* WHERE...The Pennsylvania counties of Delaware and Philadelphia.
  New Castle County in Delaware.

* WHEN...From 7:00 PM this evening until 4:00 AM Friday.

* IMPACTS...Difficult travel conditions are possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use extra caution if traveling.

The latest road conditions for your state can be obtained by
dialing 5 1 1.

&&

$$

 

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Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
338 AM EST Thu Feb 24 2022

NJZ012-015-PAZ101>104-106-242200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0012.220225T0000Z-220225T1500Z/
Middlesex-Mercer-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-
Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of New Brunswick, Trenton, Honey Brook,
Oxford, West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown,
Norristown, Lansdale, Morrisville, and Doylestown
338 AM EST Thu Feb 24 2022

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation is expected. Total snow and sleet
  accumulations of up to an inch. Total ice accumulations of up to
  1 to 2 tenths of an inch.

* WHERE...The New Jersey counties of Middlesex and Mercer. The
  Pennsylvania counties of lower Bucks, Montgomery and Chester.

* WHEN...From 7:00 PM this evening until 10:00 AM Friday.

* IMPACTS...Expect slippery road conditions. The hazardous
  weather could impact the morning commute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use extra caution if traveling.

The latest road conditions for your state can be obtained by
dialing 5 1 1.

&&

$$

 

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