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Mid Atlantic Winter 2012 - 2013

#1 Postby Stephanie » Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:43 pm

The first big cold front of the fall is due to blow through this weekend. High temps in the Philadelphia area are only going to be in the mid to upper 50's. This past week has felt like late summer, slightly humid and warm in the upper 70's to low 80's. It's hard to believe that even just one month ago I was wearing shorts. Sunday will be sweats or fleece. :cold: :lol:
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Re: Mid Atlantic Winter 2012 - 2013

#2 Postby Stephanie » Sun Oct 07, 2012 7:53 pm

Cold front came through. Today it was in the chilly 50's with rain.

Just packed up my sandals, shorts and brought out the boots and sweats.
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Re: Mid Atlantic Winter 2012 - 2013

#3 Postby Stephanie » Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:50 pm

Frost advisory for my area tonight. Almost right on schedule. Our average first frost date is October 15.

I was a windy day with 20 mph winds and temps maybe to about 60. It was the leaves blowing and the low, dark clouds that really enhanced the feeling of fall in the air. Colors are starting to show up in some trees, but there's still a few weeks before we're at peak.
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Re: Mid Atlantic Winter 2012 - 2013

#4 Postby itglobalsecure » Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:35 pm

Not looking forward to another Nor'easter on the heels of Sandy.
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Re: Mid Atlantic Winter 2012 - 2013

#5 Postby wxman57 » Sat Nov 03, 2012 10:01 am

00Z Euro predicts 40-50+ mph NE-ENE winds on the coast of NJ to Long Island on Wednesday afternoon with the low center near southern Maryland.
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#6 Postby nashrobertsx » Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:19 pm

Is there a more active thread on the NE storm coming this week? Maybe a place that post models and such and is pretty active? Maybe one of those moderators can create a special thread.... N'EASTER WEEK OF NOV 5 or something. Would like to read more on it and follow it closely. THANKS
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#7 Postby cycloneye » Sat Nov 03, 2012 1:30 pm

nashrobertsx wrote:Is there a more active thread on the NE storm coming this week? Maybe a place that post models and such and is pretty active? Maybe one of those moderators can create a special thread.... N'EASTER WEEK OF NOV 5 or something. Would like to read more on it and follow it closely. THANKS


Yes,you can follow the New England thread where the models are being posted.

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Re: Mid Atlantic Winter 2012 - 2013

#8 Postby Stephanie » Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:15 pm

Well, someone will be smiling down on all of us here in the Mid Atlantic this weekend - 60 degree temperatures. I fully expect to see men out in shorts and maybe a few women. Won't feel like Christmas but take advantage of decorating outside THIS WEEKEND. Mother Nature usually gives us the first weekend of December to decorate and then we're feeling more wintry after that. We've had snowfalls in early to mid December before. Enjoy this while you can!
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Re: Mid Atlantic Winter 2012 - 2013

#9 Postby Nicko999 » Sat Dec 01, 2012 1:21 am

We just had the driest November on record in Montreal... we broke the old record by more than 100%...
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#10 Postby brunota2003 » Tue Dec 11, 2012 2:13 am

Well, I don't know about you guys (I guess eastern KY is considered "mid-Atlantic"), but I'm about sick of the rain! We picked up over 2.3 inches of rain between the 7th and 10th. the rivers and streams are up, up, up...the only thing that saved us from flooding, per the NWS in Jackson, is the dry spell we've been going through lately.

Also, this was an interesting article by the WFO, regarding major cold waves during winter here in Eastern KY:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cm ... 7&source=0

It seems that we have not seen a real cold wave since the mid 90s.
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Re: Mid Atlantic Winter 2012 - 2013

#11 Postby Stephanie » Tue Dec 11, 2012 8:41 pm

November was pretty dry for us. I guess we were given a breather after Sandy, but she really didn't bring much flooding in my area. The past 3 days have been rainy, foggy and miserable, but warm. Today was more seasonal with highs in the upper 40's. Still not quite Christmas weather, but I'll take rain over snow anyday. :)
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#12 Postby brunota2003 » Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:33 pm

We got our first snow today in Eastern KY! Picked up around 1.5" of the white stuff. NWS is saying next week (Tuesday/Wednesday), we could possibly see a significant snowstorm. Currently, the low is forecast to track right over the CWA...if it goes more NW than currently forecast, we receive more rain...more SE than forecast and more snow. We'll see!
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Re: Mid Atlantic Winter 2012 - 2013

#13 Postby Stephanie » Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:37 pm

That was one big storm that hit our nation in so many ways. We were on the warm side and had wind and over an inch of rain. Unfortunately, as the storm ended before morning rush hour, it was high tide for the Delaware River (7:56 am) so all of the usual flooding areas and then some created havoc with rush hour traffic.

Today, it's windy, cold, the type where your eyes start to water when you go out. Winter is here and it feels like Christmas now! Wondering what will happen with the next storm coming around Christmas Day....
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Re: Mid Atlantic Winter 2012 - 2013

#14 Postby Stephanie » Tue Dec 25, 2012 11:56 am

A little snow came down yesterday evening as the storm began, but it did not stick. Just a nice addition to the Christmas Eve festivities and parties. Changed to rain later.
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#15 Postby tomboudreau » Tue Dec 25, 2012 2:21 pm

Getting ready for tomorrow. Looks like 4 to 8 inches of snow. Higher amounts if no mix takes place. Currently under a Winter Storm Watch but counties to my west, north, east, and southeast are under Winter Storm Warnings. Waiting to see what NWS Pittsburgh does this afternoon. Hopefully, work is smart and they close the building tomorrow.
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Re: Mid Atlantic Winter 2012 - 2013

#16 Postby Stephanie » Sun Jan 06, 2013 11:33 am

We had a little dusting overnight. I kind of wish I was awake to see it fall. It's just about all melted now.
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Re: Mid Atlantic Winter 2012 - 2013

#17 Postby cycloneye » Wed Jan 16, 2013 3:31 pm

SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
307 PM EST WED JAN 16 2013

VALID 00Z THU JAN 17 2013 - 00Z SAT JAN 19 2013

...SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST INTO PARTS OF THE
NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC...

...HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
AND THE CAROLINAS...

A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC SOUTHWARD TO THE EASTERN
GULF COAST WILL HAVE A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOP OVER THE
SOUTHEAST/EASTERN GULF COAST THAT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD TO WESTERN
SOUTH CAROLINA BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT THURSDAY THE
STORM WILL MOVE OFF THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC COAST AND OUT OVER
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC BY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER
PARTS OF THE INTERIOR CENTRAL GULF COAST THAT WILL BECOME HEAVY
SNOW OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND OVER
PARTS OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS BY THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW
WILL MOVE OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. IN
ADDITION ... RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST TO THE MID-ATLANTIC THAT WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
ON THURSDAY ... MOVING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST OVERNIGHT THURSDAY.

ELSEWHERE ... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES MAY TRIGGER
WINDY CONDITIONS OVER PARTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.


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Re: Mid Atlantic Winter 2012 - 2013

#18 Postby Stephanie » Sat Jan 26, 2013 11:52 am

We had a quick 2 inches of snow in the Philadelphia area right around rush hour last night. All of the major and secondary roads were treated with brine before hand, but there were still problems. Most people drove SANELY and realized that the drive would be double the time.

Since it's been so cold and it was cold, it was a dry snow that made it look like there were crystals in them. Very pretty and fluffy. It's just enough to make it look pretty and with the bright sun today, even though it is cold, the driveway is all clear from it melting.

I'll take 1 -2 inch snowfalls anyday compared to mega-super snowstorms or ice. :D
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Re: Mid Atlantic Winter 2012 - 2013

#19 Postby brunota2003 » Thu Jan 31, 2013 10:58 pm

Well, the weather over the last month or so has been interesting. We had a couple small ice storms (one started out as rain, changing over to freezing rain, the other started out as snow and changed over to freezing rain). We didn't get more than a 0.1" of an inch of ice in either, but some locations nearby received up to 0.5"

Then, yesterday we had those storms roll through. Measured a peak gust of 26 mph in our little valley. I estimated winds of 50 to 55 mph up on the ridge tops, though. We had a tornado warned storm pass by just to our NW (it was approximately 3 miles from us). No tornado touched down, though...which is a good thing, because our schools did not delay (many in the area posted delays, and quite a few even closed!). My sister's school bus showed up during the storm! All the school buses were on the road during the tornado warning, and they KNEW the line was coming! Ugh. It was pretty cool hearing the siren go off at the elementary school (it's about 1/2 mile away), first time I've ever heard one in person for a tornado (they were used for the volunteer FD in coastal NC, but no tornado sirens)!

Then today, we got a 1/2" of snow this morning, which melted by this afternoon. As I sit here typing this, it is currently snowing, and I measured 3/4" about 40 minutes ago.
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#20 Postby brunota2003 » Fri Feb 01, 2013 12:29 am

Up to 1.5 inches at 11:50 pm, right as the winds were kicking up with the frontal passage.

Here is a photo of our bridge from then:

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