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1/6 snowstorm - nuisance event or something bigger?


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4 minutes ago, Birds~69 said:

The good stuff from the really good stuff is not that far away.. just a budge.

That is with the northermost fronto banding associated with the 700mb lifting. Progged to setup just S of the PA border, but I wonder if it ticks N and some of those 6" amounts work their way into SE PA southernmost counties.

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6 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

That is with the northermost fronto banding associated with the 700mb lifting. Progged to setup just S of the PA border, but I wonder if it ticks N and some of those 6" amounts work their way into SE PA southernmost counties.

Come on me and Kamu can get this!

 

Media lies about 8 miles from the Delaware line 

Kamu is probably 3-4 miles 

 

lets go!!

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1 hour ago, LVblizzard said:

This thread is awfully dead for a snow event that will begin in about 5-6 hours. We may not be getting the big amounts like DC, but it’ll still be decent for many of us.

I'm committed to being happy with snow TV and a mere coating for tomorrow morning, and then looking forward to tracking whatever might materialize for next weekend.

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20 minutes ago, LVblizzard said:

This thread is awfully dead for a snow event that will begin in about 5-6 hours. We may not be getting the big amounts like DC, but it’ll still be decent for many of us.

posters these days want a foot or more for this event which  is not going to happen. Many are wishful kids that have little background in meteorology and love to critique weather models, no matter what the range the computer model  was originally designed for.

You and I just want to see frozen precip on the other hand and try to use whatever SR model fits the bill for the  existing pattern and or storm event.  Basically many posters have no weather history of actually experiencing the formation and outcome of a winter storm  in certain patterns using modelogy  patterns. Thats why many do not respond to me in a positive limelight. For example, If they even knew what a "travelers advisory" really meant and how storms evolved without the internet by simply trying to interpret weather models with only physics or a meteorological background 30 = years ago, many posters would be on this board right now at 3 am like you and me.  Thats the true weather  historic experience. and not simply regurgitating their opinion  -wishcasting-  on a LR only weather model within  24 hours of the storm event. 

 

This video clip below is what I experienced before the NWS changed the winter warning system. and makes me LOL. Travelers advisory- now called winter weather advisory -really meant no traveling should take place no matter how much ice or snow and was set at a top range 4" or less everywhere especially  before a winter storm warning was issued. That is where the word" plowable " came from too as most municipalities set the depth  of snow to 3" or more before plowing.  We need to go back  to the way it was.  The winter warnings system are now too convoluted with too much specific criteria to the average intelligence of the non scientific community now who have never taken any geography or weather courses in school. Specifically winter storm criteria of six inches is set way too high as it is now nearly double the amount of plowable  snow depth for local municipalities . A winter storm warning criteria should go back to 4" everywhere.  In other words, the average Joe blow has no idea what the NWS criteria is for the issuance of a winter storm today and really does not care. But a plow driver/municipalities  sure do and these guys were left out of the picture when these NWS warning decisions were made in the last 20 years. Thats why I track and rely on weather history to formulate my forecast for my family and friends. 

 

 

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1 minute ago, Violentweatherfan said:

Overcast and 26 degrees in Jamison. not even a flake. I feel like I’m in middle school during the early 70s expecting at least a delayed opening and nothing.

LOL

As a note, the Philly public schools and Archdiocesan elementary/middle schools are closed today (Archdiocesan high schools are on virtual instruction).  The city also closed its offices today as well, interestingly enough.

The early '70s was the "snow drought" period with little or nothing really happening until 1978!  Didn't stop us from turning on KYW for the numbers though. :lol:

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5 minutes ago, Birds~69 said:

How is coming in later going to help? Only worse.

 

5 minutes ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

This is supposed to go all day... :huh:  I think you guys are under the WSW.

Yeah I have no idea what they were thinking. Would have rather gone in now while the roads weren't bad and then come home as the road crews are cleaning up.  But that's why they get paid the big bucks I guess. 

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