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Sunday 1/19 Eagles Game Snow and Stuff


Ralph Wiggum
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The Meso's are in play. The delayed start time is usual when trying to overcome the huge amount of dry air in place. Typically starts  off as pixie dust and  within the hour becomes a moderate snow.  The models have a tough time ingesting this dry air for start timing and accumulations as we are in the depth of  this huge  arctic air mass this time around..  As the moisture and evaporative cooling  snowfall overcomes the dry layers in the atmosphere, the snow ratios will increase dramatically thus the moderate snow quickly becomes heavy snow (Fluff factor). If it was windy, we would have whiteout conditions but the LP, I believe is not deep enough and too far away from the coast this time. The HRDPS model is a trusting model for this particular storm event IMHO because it shows the fragmentation of the upper air patterns as the LP lifts northward off the coast. For the LV , also reaching the benchmark usually gives a decent snowfall event so I feel good about getting over 6 inches for a winter storm warning. 

Banding of the snow is  an issue that the meso's seem to have trouble identifying the approximate locations. Where those band setup and the progressives of the LP off the coast is the real determining factor.  The storm in Macungie last Feb was a good example of this. Someone will get a lollipop of 10+ inches  in the warned areas and we all hope it is over us.  LOL

 

 

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Jackpot stripe seems to be lining up on all the models at this point, matching up with best 700H frontogenesis during the initial thump.  Lancaster - Reading - Allentown or points just east of there.

Hopefully for parts further east, we get a bit of a convective finish as the low intensifies off the coast, and that banding slides east-northeast.  Those mesoscale features determine our max potential.

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2 minutes ago, kickingupastorm said:

 

So the NWS has a WSW for 5-8 inches, but also only show a few inches on their map of WWA amounts. 
 

why??

They will convert spots with more than 5" expected to warnings later and downgrade to WWA for those not meeting the Winter Storm Warning criteria

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27 minutes ago, ChescoWx said:

While not likely could this event make the Top 25.....Here are the Top 25 Chester and SE Berks County January Snowstorms. I have seen 10 of the top 25....you??

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I've seen 6. I just missed out 87 and 88, which would have been 8. The 2005 one, of course, was the NFC Championship Game against the Falcons.

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1 hour ago, snowwors2 said:

Any updated thoughts, Mike, on why lower bucks was/is left out of the WSWatch attm⁉️

Asking for a friend (no really)‼️

 

1 hour ago, kickingupastorm said:

 

So the NWS has a WSW for 5-8 inches, but also only show a few inches on their map of WWA amounts. 
 

why??

 

57 minutes ago, ChescoWx said:

They will convert spots with more than 5" expected to warnings later and downgrade to WWA for those not meeting the Winter Storm Warning criteria

 

37 minutes ago, Violentweatherfan said:

Check the time stamp of the WSW and compare with the map I posted. I bet the WSW was late last night after the trend south and east 

No, there is definitely some confusion @ mt holly since there initial WSWatch issued from 3pm yesterday (Mike G seemed to agree)⁉️

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