Mailman Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 330 PM EST Mon Dec 18 2023 PAZ021-029-073-074-182100- Westmoreland Ridges-Westmoreland-Allegheny-Washington- 330 PM EST Mon Dec 18 2023 ...SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN WASHINGTON...ALLEGHENY AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES... At 330 PM EST, snow showers were located over Jefferson Hills, or near Gastonville, moving east at 35 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with these snow showers. Locations impacted include... Pittsburgh, Penn Hills, Mount Lebanon, Bethel Park, Ross Township, McCandless Township, Monroeville, Moon Township, McMurray, Greensburg, McKeesport, Franklin Park, Jeannette, Canonsburg, Latrobe, Gastonville, Shaler Township, Plum, West Mifflin, and North Side Pittsburgh. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 41 and 57. Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 46 and 92. Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 44 and 70. Parkway North between mile markers 1 and 12. Interstate 376 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 51 and 84. Snow will lead to reduced visibilities and hazardous travel conditions. Use extra caution if you must travel into or through this intense snow shower. Rapid changes in visibility and potentially slick roads are likely to lead to accidents. Consider delaying travel until the squall passes your location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahoff Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Quick coating on South Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordo74 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 I’m pleasantly incorrect in my earlier comments. It’s snowing buckets in Monroeville/Murrysville now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahoff Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Yeah, this is overachieving at this point, in my opinion. If this continues through the night, it should be pretty successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rd9108 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ahoff said: Yeah, this is overachieving at this point, in my opinion. If this continues through the night, it should be pretty successful. I'm not mad lol but I've not really seen too much snow yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rd9108 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 However I look at the future radar and I see more snow on the way. So it's not over yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahoff Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, Rd9108 said: I'm not mad lol but I've not really seen too much snow yet. There’s definitely more on the ground at this point than I expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ahoff said: There’s definitely more on the ground at this point than I expected. I got maybe 0.1” that has already melted. I suspect similar for the official total at the airport. Glad the south hills and eastern suburbs cashed in, but it’s been a fail so far for much of the county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahoff Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, TimB said: I got maybe 0.1” that has already melted. I suspect similar for the official total at the airport. Glad the south hills and eastern suburbs cashed in, but it’s been a fail so far for much of the county. I knew I should have waited for an assessment from you. I’ll revise my assessment, total fail guys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 23 minutes ago, Ahoff said: I knew I should have waited for an assessment from you. I’ll revise my assessment, total fail guys. I mean, it’s not over yet (allegedly). But it’s definitely a crushing defeat for most of us if the bulk of the good stuff is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahoff Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, TimB said: I mean, it’s not over yet (allegedly). But it’s definitely a crushing defeat for most of us if the bulk of the good stuff is done. I'm think I'm going to take a break from here. I really can't stand the negativity anymore. Good luck with the season everyone. It is what it is, don't let it ruin you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, Ahoff said: I'm think I'm going to take a break from here. I really can't stand the negativity anymore. Good luck with the season everyone. It is what it is, don't let it ruin you. Ok ok I’ll stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rd9108 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 I still have hopes we see an inch out of this. Should be achievable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClimateChanger Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Finally starting to accumulate a bit here. Temp is down to 31.8F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Got a few tenths here. Better than nothing I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 About a quarter inch here so far, next batch of steadier snow about to move in. HRRR showing a band later tonight with a Huron connection, could give somebody a surprise if that comes to fruition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChalkHillSnowNut Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Uniontown schools cancelled due to the snow up here which is about 3” lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClimateChanger Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Picked up around an inch in my backyard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Half inch or so imby. I’d guess a lot of places, especially those that got the band this morning, picked up at least an inch. Official NWS obs as of 7am was 1.0”, so this thing met expectations on the official record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PghPirates27 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Same probably .5 to 1.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PghPirates27 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Looks like not much action until at least the turn of the year. Happy Holidays everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rd9108 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 About an inch. Probably would have been a little more but the ground was warm to start. Hopefully January delivers the goods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 1 hour ago, PghPirates27 said: Same probably .5 to 1.0" Same, about .5. Looks like most of the steadier bands missed me overnight. Still got enough to head out last evening and check out some Christmas lights with the family in the snow, so all in all it was a win. I did think we would do a bit better based on the setup. Hopefully by this time next week a better looking pattern is in the short to medium range with maybe something to track. That would be a great Christmas present! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 1/2 inch here to. Let's hoping January and February rock. Merry Christmas everyone! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 The better pattern look is holding in time, next chance for snow sometime after the 28th. I won't say it's a lock yet, but it would be a pretty big fail at this juncture if it falls apart. Hopefully it has some staying power, it would be nice to get locked into a favorable pattern for the first 2-3 weeks of January. My initial take the ridge axis is maybe a bit to far east which would favor weaker storms to be to far east for us and bomb off the coast, but that could be offset if strong short wave deepens / phases early on. Way to early to hone in on any of that though, but if I had to nitpick... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 19 at my house this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPITSnow Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 9 hours ago, RitualOfTheTrout said: The better pattern look is holding in time, next chance for snow sometime after the 28th. I won't say it's a lock yet, but it would be a pretty big fail at this juncture if it falls apart. Hopefully it has some staying power, it would be nice to get locked into a favorable pattern for the first 2-3 weeks of January. My initial take the ridge axis is maybe a bit to far east which would favor weaker storms to be to far east for us and bomb off the coast, but that could be offset if strong short wave deepens / phases early on. Way to early to hone in on any of that though, but if I had to nitpick... long range GFS looks not great. Didn’t last year constantly show longterm pattern changes that never materialized? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 17 minutes ago, KPITSnow said: long range GFS looks not great. Didn’t last year constantly show longterm pattern changes that never materialized? It’s an operational model or whatever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 2 hours ago, KPITSnow said: long range GFS looks not great. Didn’t last year constantly show longterm pattern changes that never materialized? Yeah, last year did, but to some degree those changes were in contrast to the background Enso state, this year at least the placement of features generally agrees with what you’d expect. Not saying great times ahead is a guarantee but outside of one GFS Op run everything still looks on track. If it sticks and other ENS start looking similar maybe we have Lucy pulling the football but until then I wouldn’t put much stock in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 With this morning’s low of 20 and above normal temperatures expected the rest of the month, we appear to have possibly clinched the 7th December on record and 2nd in the KPIT era (2012 was the other) where temps didn’t drop into the teens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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