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i wonder if that one tries to cut here. Its dropping the pv on the back side and pumping the ridge a good bit out ahead of it.

Yeah it actually doesnt suprise me that it cuts, being that the euro is showing a bomb off the coast before it that probly breaks down the -NAO, an active pattern for sure..

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im not sure if this euro solution is correct yet. Its ejecting out the sw energy way faster than any other model

yeah kinda weird its ejecting the s/w out faster because its bias is to hold it back..The GFS just sits the s/w wave over the SW and spins it, while it shows us getting a miller B system from the northern stream only.. maybe the euro is onto something here though who knows

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Well damnit, here we go again.

I think Tony (rainshadow) can probably help out with this, but I heard a little nugget this week that said that PHL has received 20 12"-or-greater snowstorms in its recorded weather history. 7 of these storms have occurred since 2003, and 4 have occurred in the last 54 weeks. If true, that's amazing.

I have to look up the number (Carl had the table), get it on here later. There have been alot of recent events.

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Well damnit, here we go again.

I think Tony (rainshadow) can probably help out with this, but I heard a little nugget this week that said that PHL has received 20 12"-or-greater snowstorms in its recorded weather history. 7 of these storms have occurred since 2003, and 4 have occurred in the last 54 weeks. If true, that's amazing.

Thought I would post what I found on Mt. Holly's website. Note it's for the Philly Area, not specifically the AP. The data for Philadelphia Inter. AP only goes back to 1940 and is less impressive. Also the list is for 1 day and probably not storm totals. Perhaps Rainshadow can help us in that regard.

Philadelphia Area (ThreadEx Station)

Extremes

Highest Daily Snowfall (inches)

Days: 1/1 - 12/31

Length of period: 1 day

Years: 1884-2011

Rank Value Ending Date

1 27.6 1/7/1996

2 22.5 12/19/2009

3 21.9 2/6/2010

4 21.1 2/11/1983

5 19.0 4/3/1915

6 16.0 2/16/2003

7 15.5 12/26/1909

8 13.9 2/19/1979

9 12.4 2/6/1978, 12/24/1966

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Not if you're being missed by both tracks....

That's a tough spot .

Interesting way to run a strong La Nina.

Have a feeling more fun and games ahead.

ERIC

Yeah,we got some hints of this when LI picked up the early November snow following the late October record setting Minnesota low.

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Out of curiousity, you've got 700 feet of elevation on Scranton but are a decent distance to their south. AVP averaged about 50" of snow annually in the old days...I would guess the elevation would make up for the loss of latitude and your mean would be greater than 50"?

We have no official reporting station here so I have to go by the closest, which is KAVP. KABE is about 10 miles or so further away then KAVP so I use that one. Scranton is about 30 minutes to the north of Hazleton. We only got 3" from that last storm when they received less then 1".

We do end better overall with each storm, snowfall wise, then Scranton for most cases.

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Out of curiousity, you've got 700 feet of elevation on Scranton but are a decent distance to their south. AVP averaged about 50" of snow annually in the old days...I would guess the elevation would make up for the loss of latitude and your mean would be greater than 50"?

I luv when you say old days. I guess being screwed on every storm event since 2003, it would seem old. ABE is joining you guys this year as being screwed in the snowfall record books, I guess the snowiest place in PA is no longer near Erie but in Philly. I swear this is not a La Nina year but an El Nino year and a La Nada year for us north of the PA turnpike

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We have no official reporting station here so I have to go by the closest, which is KAVP. KABE is about 10 miles or so further away then KAVP so I use that one. Scranton is about 30 minutes to the north of Hazleton. We only got 3" from that last storm when they received less then 1".

We do end better overall with each storm, snowfall wise, then Scranton for most cases.

I would have to think eventually that overrunning and cutting storms will return this winter, they just have to in strong Ninas like this. When that happens you guys are at least in the game for front end snows and ice. Maybe some clippers can also be beneficial, since they were usually the only kind of storm to regularly overperform in central PA when I was there.

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