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1 hour ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

Agreed, but might as well track to the end & maybe we get lucky before time truly runs out in a couple of weeks.

And there is nothing wrong with tracking. I hope no one gives you grief...grief is being given in other subs and I don't understand why. Sure, the odds of something happening at the end of March/early April are really small...but that's not a reason to not invest in your interest with the right perspective. 

I wasn't expecting nearly 9" of snow on 4/6/1982 but that's exactly what happened. 

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7 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said:

And there is nothing wrong with tracking. I hope no one gives you grief...grief is being given in other subs and I don't understand why. Sure, the odds of something happening at the end of March/early April are really small...but that's not a reason to not invest in your interest with the right perspective. 

I wasn't expecting nearly 9" of snow on 4/6/1982 but that's exactly what happened. 

That April 82 storm was a doozy. We scored 11" (I think) from that one in Bethlehem. The cold that followed is what really impressed me with that one as we dipped into the single digits post storm.

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 Great more freaking wind!


Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service State College PA
309 AM EDT Wed Mar 19 2025

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309 AM EDT Wed Mar 19 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Low humidity and breezy conditions may result in an elevated risk of
wildfire spread this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Northwest winds will gust 30 to 45mph in the wake of a cold front
Thursday night into Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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Today, back in 1958 Chester and Berks Counties were in the middle of the 2nd largest snowstorm in history. Morgantown received 50 inches of snow and Devault 49 inches of heavy wet snow. Nothing like that in the forecast…. but a reminder it can still snow into April. The next couple of days will likely be our mildest over the next couple of weeks with high temperatures well into the 60’s. Average high temperatures today are near 50 degrees. Rain chances increase by tomorrow afternoon with some spots seeing up to 0.75” of much needed rain.

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3 hours ago, AccuChris said:

6z GFS refuses to back down. Either sniffing out the greatest winter run of spring storms or is lost, againcaecd4691fd64af9059752d762d2348f.jpg


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Here's what Kyle Elliott has to say about all of this:

@MUweather

With so much snowstorm hype returning, I encourage all my followers to NOT trust the GFS. 2-3" snowstorms in late Mar/early Apr are a rarity in south-central PA. 2-3' ones have never occurred in the 1900s or 2000s. The GFS's track record has been abysmal this winter.

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4 minutes ago, canderson said:

If nothing else, the GFS is funny. 

It has been wrong in bizarre fashion this winter. This is not the first time it was insistent on a big snow event when no other model showed it (granted, the Euro did for a run or two with this one) only to cave after many runs of deep, deep snow. 

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It has been wrong in bizarre fashion this winter. This is not the first time it was insistent on a big snow event when no other model showed it (granted, the Euro did for a run or two with this one) only to cave after many runs of deep, deep snow. 

As JB posted this morning, if the GFS is alone, toss it. If the Euro agrees and its within 5 days, it has merit


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10 hours ago, Voyager said:

That April 82 storm was a doozy. We scored 11" (I think) from that one in Bethlehem. The cold that followed is what really impressed me with that one as we dipped into the single digits post storm.

It was an April storm that would have made January proud - midday temps in the mid 20s with tons of blowing and drifting snow. The only thing out of the ordinary from a true winter storm was the late sunset.

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24 minutes ago, canderson said:

In a shocking development, this afternoon's rain is getting cut back and back and back. What looked like .5-.75" two days ago might only be .1-.2"

All to often theme for months on end. At least the greater Harrisburg area did really well compared to most of us with the last system. JNS had 4X what I got and I think you and Blizz doubled or tripled me. 

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1 hour ago, Itstrainingtime said:

All to often theme for months on end. At least the greater Harrisburg area did really well compared to most of us with the last system. JNS had 4X what I got and I think you and Blizz doubled or tripled me. 

Yeah, 2" basically from that - I really should have bought a lotto ticket that night. 

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1 hour ago, Voyager said:

We certainly don't miss out on the wind though. It's already gusty (from the south) this afternoon here.

There was,a mountain fire this morning after 10am near the Pillow gap. At least 3 fire companies responded and had it contained and put out in a little more than an hour. Glad they got it out, the wind was really gusting at that time.

https://www.abc27.com/local-news/stupid-burning-causes-large-brush-fire-in-upper-dauphin-county/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_abc27_News&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2pcJMtNuuwl7elHDSXZ7h48v3Hgn_Vgu3xgO5MW9PPpsGJwSOu0fyIibo_aem_764ZkpevSjpH_JGGhnhCVQ

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