Mid Atlantic Winter 2010-2011

[Metalicwx220]

[quote="angelwing"]
I watched your video 6 times since you posted it. I LOVE IT So thats thundersleet. LOL before the thundersleet were you about to say we just had a ........ i assume thunder

[Metalicwx220]

119,000 people without power in DC. Amazing how heavy the snow is. Cantore squeezed a snowball and lots of water came out. He also said 4-6 inches of snow is equivalent to 1inch of rain with the snow.EDIT:200,000 without power now down to 151,000.EDIT: Now 161,000.

[BigB0882]

4 to 6 inches for 1 inch of QPF is not that bad, it can be much worse. It must be a really heavy wet snow that weighs down so I suppose that would be a low ratio. I would think light fluffy snow is the highest ratio, I've heard as high as 20:1 before.

[Metalicwx220]

4 to 6 inches for 1 inch of QPF is not that bad, it can be much worse. It must be a really heavy wet snow that weighs down so I suppose that would be a low ratio. I would think light fluffy snow is the highest ratio, I've heard as high as 20:1 before.

Do you know what the highest snow fall rate is?

[Stephanie]

I have about a foot of heavy, wet snow here. The shrubs and branches are all bent over. It looks lovely, but my back is hurting just thinking of shovelling it!

Towards the New Jersey shore they had anywhere from 2 - 4 inches of snow.

[angelwing]

We had 16 inches total this AM, got a call at 6AM that the base was closed, got that all shoveled (no pain no gain, sigh)Went to work in Philly and the roads are one lane here...think I am going to leave work early as its going to get icy. Lansdale is great, the roads were all cleared, if I still lived in Philly I would be still digging out.

[Metalicwx220]

Why does everytime their is snow in NYC on accuweather they have a thunderstorm probability???There is a 1% chance of a thunderstorm today.LOL one day in ACCuwx they have a 95% thunderstorm probabilty at night when it says mostly clearLOL. I guess because their is snow forecast that day.

[brunota2003]

Technically, thundersnow comes from a thunderstorm (lightning and thunder, just the precip is snow, not rain)...so perhaps that 1% is to cover that chance.

[Stephanie]

This sucks:


Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
835 PM EST SUN JAN 30 2011

...A LARGE WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS
OF THE NORTHEAST USA...

.SNOW TUESDAY MORNING WILL TURN TO RAIN...SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE
SOMETIME TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN RESUME AS HEAVY RAIN OR FREEZING
RAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE WEDNESDAY.

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ013-014-016>020-026-027-PAZ067-070-071-310945-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.A.0004.110201T0400Z-110202T1600Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...FREEHOLD...
SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...
MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
835 PM EST SUN JAN 30 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE: EXTREME NORTHEAST MARYLAND...SOUTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND EAST COASTAL NEW JERSEY.


* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW TUESDAY MORNING CHANGES TO SLEET...RAIN
OR FREEZING DRIZZLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THEN TO PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET... THEN POSSIBLY
A QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH OF GLAZE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
EARLY WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: SNOW BEGINS BETWEEN 9 PM MONDAY AND 2 AM TUESDAY. MIXED
WINTRY ELEMENTS DEVELOP BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS: THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE IS LIKELY TO BE HAZARDOUS.
ALL UNTREATED PAVEMENTS SHOULD BE SNOW COVERED WITH TEMPERATURES
IN THE 20S. THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE SHOULD BE ADVERSELY
IMPACTED WITH EITHER PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN OR HEAVY FREEZING
RAIN.

* CONFIDENCE; ABOVE AVERAGE FOR SNOW EARLY TUESDAY THOUGH
CONFIDENCE ON AMOUNTS REACHING 3 OR 4 INCHES IS BELOW AVERAGE.
CONFIDENCE ON SOME GLAZING LATE TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY IS
ABOVE AVERAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$


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[brunota2003]

4 to 6 inches for 1 inch of QPF is not that bad, it can be much worse. It must be a really heavy wet snow that weighs down so I suppose that would be a low ratio. I would think light fluffy snow is the highest ratio, I've heard as high as 20:1 before.

Do you know what the highest snow fall rate is?

I've seen ratios of 30:1 first hand. The snow is sooo fluffy (que little girl from Despicable Me "IT'S SOO FLUFFY!!"), if you just breathe on it, it blows around.

[angelwing]

They just told me here that there is a lot of black ice out on base...I am going to leave now, this should be fun...NOT!

[Stephanie]

They just told me here that there is a lot of black ice out on base...I am going to leave now, this should be fun...NOT!

BE CAREFUL!!

[angelwing]

Thanks Steph, I made it home, took 2 hours, only black ice was on base and my driveway, the 57 miles in between were clear

Now waiting to see what happens overnight, I didn't go to work tonight, Philly's roads are still a mess where I go, thought I would stay put.

[Stephanie]

It was a bit slippery on my driveway and patio this morning, but it was already at 33 degrees when I left. I know it was a mess in Philadelphia and points northward. By the time I arrived in Atlantic City, it was 46 degrees there! Amazing!

We REALLY were fortunate here in South Jersey. Everything was just to our north for once.

[angelwing]

I am more than happy to pass it your way

[Stephanie]

I am more than happy to pass it your way

I'll bet!

[angelwing]

Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
424 AM EST FRI FEB 4 2011

...A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
AND TRACK NORTHEAST UP THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COASTLINE. THE LOW IS
EXPECTED TO BE OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
BEFORE CONTINUING TO MOVE QUICKLY OFF TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST.

NJZ009-010-012-015-PAZ067>069-042100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.110205T0600Z-110206T0300Z/
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
424 AM EST FRI FEB 4 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND ICE, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO
10 PM EST SATURDAY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN,
THEN CHANGING TO RAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AND THEN POSSIBLY
CHANGING BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING SATURDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW AND
ICE COVERED.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

RPW



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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
403 AM EST FRI FEB 4 2011

NJZ009-010-012-015-PAZ067>069-050915-
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
403 AM EST FRI FEB 4 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN
NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

SNOW AND ICE IS EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$

[Stephanie]

High Wind Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
310 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-
055-060>062-067>071-192200-
/O.EXT.KPHI.HW.W.0001.110219T0810Z-110220T0200Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-
SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
310 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
MARYLAND, DELAWARE, EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND MUCH OF NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARDS...LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO THIS
EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
MPH.

* TIMING...THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. DOWNED TREES
AND TREE LIMBS MAY DAMAGE STRUCTURES AND VEHICLES. THE WIND WILL
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

my mailbox just fell over...

[Metalicwx220]

LOL..... im sorry for laughing.....hahaha

[Stephanie]

- that's what happens when the wooden post rots away. I'm amazed it stood as long as it did!