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PHL Jan 11-12 Regional Obs Thread


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Just did a 2nd shoveling. Up to 5.0" as of 1:00 am here in northern Middlesex County, meaning I got 1.0" in the past hour (got 1.5" in the previous hour). However, it looked like I had another half inch on the ground by 1:20 am when I came in and it was really starting to pour down. Hoping I can get to 8-9" - looks like a few more hours of at least 1" per hour rates. Schools closed and work is delayed opening - I'll just work from home, since I don't have any major meetings. Snow is some of the prettiest snow I've ever seen - big flakes, really soft and fluffy.

Surprised at people saying it's snowing more heavily than on 12/26, though - it's been heavy, but definitely not as heavy as that night, when I was getting a consistent 2" per hour with bursts of 3" per hour for many hours in a row.

The rates here IMBY have definitely exceeded the rates I got from 12/26 because I was on the western fringes of the very heavy band from the 12/26 storm. I'm sure if I lived in Middlesex or Union counties I might not say that.

Just did a quick walk in the heavy snow and measured 7.5" here in Metuchen (northern Middlesex Co.), as of 3:00 am, as we got about 2.5" in the past 2 hours, which is pretty good. Looks like we may only have another hour or so of good snowfall, so I'm thinking 8, maybe 9" tops, unless something odd happens. I'll take it. 92 - anyone who experienced the full fury of the Boxing Day Blizzard (definitely anyone in Middlesex/Union Counties, at least) should not be saying snowfall rates were greater in this storm, IMO, as they're not. Still a great storm, but c'mon.

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Just did a quick walk in the heavy snow and measured 7.5" here in Metuchen (northern Middlesex Co.), as of 3:00 am, as we got about 2.5" in the past 2 hours, which is pretty good. Looks like we may only have another hour or so of good snowfall, so I'm thinking 8, maybe 9" tops, unless something odd happens. I'll take it. 92 - anyone who experienced the full fury of the Boxing Day Blizzard (definitely anyone in Middlesex/Union Counties, at least) should not be saying snowfall rates were greater in this storm, IMO, as they're not. Still a great storm, but c'mon.

Hey #s...very shocked that I actually have a bit more snow than you this time..wow, the rates were pretty incredibe here. For me better than that Blizzard. Oh well time to make some $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$:thumbsup::scooter::guitar: :guitar: :guitar: :guitar: :guitar:

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Storm total here is 8.0 inches. What a great storm; I definitely liked it better than the 12/26 storm for several reasons: one because the snowfall rates were much higher here, two because I didn't get screwed over like I did with the 12/26 storm, and three because there was almost no wind which allowed the flakes to get much bigger, allowed the snow to stay on the trees, and allowed for much easier measuring.

The rates were really incredible with this storm; I got 6.5 inches over the course of about four hours (from 11 pm to 3 am).

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Storm total here is 8.0 inches. What a great storm; I definitely liked it better than the 12/26 storm for several reasons: one because the snowfall rates were much higher here, two because I didn't get screwed over like I did with the 12/26 storm, and three because there was almost no wind which allowed the flakes to get much bigger, allowed the snow to stay on the trees, and allowed for much easier measuring.

The rates were really incredible with this storm; I got 6.5 inches over the course of about four hours (from 11 pm to 3 am).

I like 12/26 better just cause it was during the day.. But traveling to my moms house the next day in Bethany Beach, De I couldn't believe how much more snow they got down there than Philly.

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Hey #s...very shocked that I actually have a bit more snow than you this time..wow, the rates were pretty incredibe here. For me better than that Blizzard. Oh well time to make some $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$:thumbsup::scooter::guitar: :guitar: :guitar: :guitar: :guitar:

Maybe not. By radar it looked like we got at least an extra 30-45 minutes of snow here relative to Belle Mead. We're up to 8.5" as of 4:00 am and the snow just started lightening up, as the back edge of the good stuff appears to be just about over for us. Could eke out another 1/2" if we get some snow showers, but I think I'm ready for bed. A nice storm.

Sounds like you got about 8" in 6-7 hours; maybe better than the 12" or so you got in the blizzard in maybe 12 hours, but we had a period of 6 hours where we got 16" of snow, if I recall correctly - most insane sustained rates I've ever seen, hands down.

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My parents came in with 7.8" storm total in Ewing... I could've just left my original 6-10 forecast for the Trenton area (and 4-8 for Philly and 8-12 for further east)... :arrowhead:

with the 8" i got here, i'm just over 30" for the winter.

i think only 1996 has done better by this date,.,,,, at least in quite a few decades.

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DELAWARE

...KENT COUNTY...

GREENVILLE 4.8 1254 AM 1/12 DEOS

SMYRNA 2.0 1047 PM 1/11 TRACE OF ICE EARLIER

DOVER 1.4 1201 AM 1/12 DEOS

VIOLA 1.1 1203 AM 1/12 DEOS

HARRINGTON 0.9 105 AM 1/12 DEOS

...NEW CASTLE COUNTY...

CLAYMONT 4.5 212 AM 1/12 DEOS

HOCKESSIN 4.5 1256 AM 1/12 DEOS

PRICES CORNER 4.5 213 AM 1/12 DEOS

BEAR 4.3 107 AM 1/12

WILMINGTON 4.3 107 AM 1/12 AIRPORT

NEWARK 4.2 216 AM 1/12 DEOS

NEW CASTLE 4.0 103 AM 1/12 DEOS

GLASGOW 4.0 221 AM 1/12 DEOS

CHRISTIANA 4.0 1211 AM 1/12

BLACKBIRD 3.0 104 AM 1/12 DEOS

...SUSSEX COUNTY...

ELLENDALE 0.9 106 AM 1/12 DEOS

LAUREL 0.4 107 AM 1/12 DEOS

BRIDGEVILLE 0.4 107 AM 1/12 DEOS

MARYLAND

...CECIL COUNTY...

ELKTON 2.0 1029 PM 1/11

...QUEEN ANNE`S COUNTY...

STEVENSVILLE 1.6 1212 AM 1/12

KENT ISLAND ESTATES 1.5 1049 PM 1/11

CENTREVILLE 0.5 1030 PM 1/11

NEW JERSEY

...ATLANTIC COUNTY...

PLEASANTVILLE 1.1 102 AM 1/12

ATLANTIC CITY 1.1 101 AM 1/12 AIRPORT

...BURLINGTON COUNTY...

DELRAN TWP 6.0 234 AM 1/12

MOUNT HOLLY 4.8 100 AM 1/12 NWS OFFICE

FLORENCE 4.0 248 AM 1/12

...CAMDEN COUNTY...

LINDENWOLD 3.0 1126 PM 1/11

RUNNEMEDE 2.8 1103 PM 1/11

...CAPE MAY COUNTY...

CAPE MAY 1.3 1211 AM 1/12

WILDWOOD CREST T 1122 PM 1/11

NORTH CAPE MAY T 1121 PM 1/11

...CUMBERLAND COUNTY...

NEWPORT 1.0 902 PM 1/11

...GLOUCESTER COUNTY...

NATIONAL PARK 5.0 131 AM 1/12

...HUNTERDON COUNTY...

HIGH BRIDGE 7.6 406 AM 1/12

1 WNW HIGH BRIDGE 7.0 253 AM 1/12

...MERCER COUNTY...

EWING 3.5 1158 PM 1/11

TRENTON 3.5 1221 AM 1/12

...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...

CHEESEQUAKE 3.4 1235 AM 1/12

METUCHEN 3.2 1212 AM 1/12

...MORRIS COUNTY...

RANDOLPH TWP 3.5 129 AM 1/12

...OCEAN COUNTY...

BRICK TWP 6.0 315 AM 1/12

...SALEM COUNTY...

CARNEYS POINT 2.0 1127 PM 1/11

...SOMERSET COUNTY...

BRIDGEWATER TWP 5.5 158 AM 1/12

ROCKY HILL 5.0 1247 AM 1/12

SOMERVILLE 3.9 110 AM 1/12

HILLSBOROUGH 3.8 1213 AM 1/12

SOMERSET 2.9 1211 AM 1/12

...SUSSEX COUNTY...

WANTAGE 6.5 351 AM 1/12

...WARREN COUNTY...

HACKETTSTOWN 3.5 1147 PM 1/11

STEWARTSVILLE 3.1 1119 PM 1/11

PENNSYLVANIA

...BERKS COUNTY...

HUFFS CHURCH 3.0 1120 PM 1/11

...BUCKS COUNTY...

PERKASIE 4.0 1206 AM 1/12

FURLONG 3.9 1200 AM 1/12

BENSALEM 3.5 1211 AM 1/12

...CHESTER COUNTY...

GLENMOORE 5.8 402 AM 1/12

WEST CALN TWP 4.7 111 AM 1/12

EAST NANTMEAL 4.5 1212 AM 1/12

EXTON 2.6 947 PM 1/11

...DELAWARE COUNTY...

DREXEL HILL 6.2 245 AM 1/12

WAYNE 4.7 1208 AM 1/12

CHESTER 2.9 1117 PM 1/11

...LEHIGH COUNTY...

ALLENTOWN 4.1 1259 AM 1/12 AIRPORT

...MONROE COUNTY...

TOBYHANNA 4.3 342 AM 1/12

...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...

WYNWOOD ESTATES 5.3 110 AM 1/12

TRAPPE 5.3 143 AM 1/12

AMBLER 4.0 1108 PM 1/11

NORRISTOWN 4.0 1100 PM 1/11

WYNNEWOOD 3.2 1116 PM 1/11

HORSHAM 3.0 1117 PM 1/11

...NORTHAMPTON COUNTY...

BERLINSVILLE 4.1 141 AM 1/12

MARTINS CREEK 1.5 1028 PM 1/11

...PHILADELPHIA COUNTY...

SOMERTON 7.0 233 AM 1/12

PHILADELPHIA 5.0 130 AM 1/12 AIRPORT

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Picked up an additional .25" after going to bed for a storm total of 4.5" here in Tamaqua. As was stated earlier it was quite the quick hitter. It started snowing at around 5:00PM, and shut down sometime after 12:30AM when I went to bed. Rough guess puts the snowfall rate at slightly better than a half inch per hour for a storm average.

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
509 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 8 HOURS
FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION.  APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED
TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS 
AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS.  THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR 
HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/PHI

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS                   
                    SNOWFALL           OF 
                    /INCHES/   MEASUREMENT

DELAWARE

...KENT COUNTY...
  GREENVILLE             4.8  1254 AM  1/12  DEOS                    
  DOVER                  1.4  1201 AM  1/12  DEOS                    
  VIOLA                  1.1  1203 AM  1/12  DEOS                    
  HARRINGTON             0.9   105 AM  1/12  DEOS                    

...NEW CASTLE COUNTY...
  CLAYMONT               4.5   212 AM  1/12  DEOS                    
  HOCKESSIN              4.5  1256 AM  1/12  DEOS                    
  PRICES CORNER          4.5   213 AM  1/12  DEOS                    
  BEAR                   4.3   107 AM  1/12                          
  WILMINGTON             4.3   107 AM  1/12  AIRPORT                 
  NEWARK                 4.2   216 AM  1/12  DEOS                    
  GLASGOW                4.0   221 AM  1/12  DEOS                    
  NEW CASTLE             4.0   103 AM  1/12  DEOS                    
  CHRISTIANA             4.0  1211 AM  1/12                          
  BLACKBIRD              3.0   104 AM  1/12  DEOS                    

...SUSSEX COUNTY...
  ELLENDALE              0.9   106 AM  1/12  DEOS                    
  BRIDGEVILLE            0.4   107 AM  1/12  DEOS                    
  LAUREL                 0.4   107 AM  1/12  DEOS                    

MARYLAND

...QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY...
  STEVENSVILLE           1.6  1212 AM  1/12                          

NEW JERSEY

...ATLANTIC COUNTY...
  PLEASANTVILLE          1.1   102 AM  1/12                          
  ATLANTIC CITY          1.1   101 AM  1/12  AIRPORT                 

...BURLINGTON COUNTY...
  DELRAN TWP             6.0   234 AM  1/12                          
  MOUNT HOLLY            4.8   100 AM  1/12  NWS OFFICE              
  FLORENCE               4.5   422 AM  1/12                          

...CAMDEN COUNTY...
  LINDENWOLD             3.0  1126 PM  1/11                          
  RUNNEMEDE              2.8  1103 PM  1/11                          

...CAPE MAY COUNTY...
  CAPE MAY               1.3  1211 AM  1/12                          
  NORTH CAPE MAY           T  1121 PM  1/11                          
  WILDWOOD CREST           T  1122 PM  1/11                          

...GLOUCESTER COUNTY...
  NATIONAL PARK          5.0   131 AM  1/12                          

...HUNTERDON COUNTY...
  HIGH BRIDGE            7.6   406 AM  1/12                          
  FLEMINGTON             7.2   421 AM  1/12                          
  1 WNW HIGH BRIDGE      7.0   253 AM  1/12                          

...MERCER COUNTY...
  EWING                  7.8   423 AM  1/12                          
  TRENTON                3.5  1221 AM  1/12                          

...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...
  METUCHEN               7.1   507 AM  1/12                          
  CHEESEQUAKE            3.4  1235 AM  1/12                          

...MORRIS COUNTY...
  RANDOLPH TWP           6.4   417 AM  1/12                          

...OCEAN COUNTY...
  BRICK TWP              7.0   419 AM  1/12                          

...SALEM COUNTY...
  CARNEYS POINT          2.0  1127 PM  1/11                          

...SOMERSET COUNTY...
  SOMERSET               7.4   420 AM  1/12                          
  BRIDGEWATER TWP        5.5   158 AM  1/12                          
  ROCKY HILL             5.0  1247 AM  1/12                          
  SOMERVILLE             3.9   110 AM  1/12                          
  HILLSBOROUGH           3.8  1213 AM  1/12                          

...SUSSEX COUNTY...
  WANTAGE                6.5   351 AM  1/12                          

...WARREN COUNTY...
  HACKETTSTOWN           3.5  1147 PM  1/11                          
  STEWARTSVILLE          3.1  1119 PM  1/11                          

PENNSYLVANIA

...BERKS COUNTY...
  HUFFS CHURCH           3.0  1149 PM  1/11                          

...BUCKS COUNTY...
  CROYDON                5.0   436 AM  1/12                          
  PERKASIE               4.0  1206 AM  1/12                          
  FURLONG                3.9  1200 AM  1/12                          
  BENSALEM               3.5  1211 AM  1/12                          

...CHESTER COUNTY...
  GLENMOORE              5.8   402 AM  1/12                          
  WEST CALN TWP          4.7   111 AM  1/12                          
  EAST NANTMEAL          4.5  1212 AM  1/12                          

...DELAWARE COUNTY...
  DREXEL HILL            6.2   245 AM  1/12                          
  WAYNE                  4.7  1208 AM  1/12                          
  CHESTER                2.9  1117 PM  1/11                          

...LEHIGH COUNTY...
  ALLENTOWN              4.1  1259 AM  1/12  AIRPORT                 

...MONROE COUNTY...
  TOBYHANNA              4.3   342 AM  1/12                          

...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
  TRAPPE                 5.3   143 AM  1/12                          
  WYNWOOD ESTATES        5.3   110 AM  1/12                          
  AMBLER                 4.0  1108 PM  1/11                          
  NORRISTOWN             4.0  1100 PM  1/11                          
  WYNNEWOOD              3.2  1116 PM  1/11                          
  HORSHAM                3.0  1117 PM  1/11                          

...NORTHAMPTON COUNTY...
  BERLINSVILLE           4.1   141 AM  1/12                          

...PHILADELPHIA COUNTY...
  SOMERTON               7.0   233 AM  1/12                          
  PHILADELPHIA           5.0   130 AM  1/12  AIRPORT                 

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There was nothing on the ground when I went to bed at 10:30pm (Sorry, thought I just might have to go to work this morning rolleyes.gif) I was awoken at 4:15am by a backhoe plowing my street (they don't seem to use snow plows around here these days Snowman.gif) - unofficial 6", easy - that would mean that it snowed about an inch an hour here at Ocean County last night.

Temp = 25F and wind is out of the west at 10mph - crystal clear skies - If 6" verifies that would put us at about 37" to date...

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I'm guessing I got around 4" here based on my eyeballing of the snow cover and nearby obs. Good snow cover, just wish we could get in on some of the higher amounts back this way in E PA. NE NJ and NYC are having a great winter, and it's just the beginning. Hopefully we have more on the way.

Well, off to work. :thumbsdown:

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