Yet another disappointment for Pittsburgh!!! I'm moving! LoL

[BlizzzardMan]

Well, this seems to happen everytime with major snowstorms here! We got a few inches here this morning but we had a lot of sleet and freezing rain mix in this morning that really cut down the snow totals. So much for 6 to 10 inches! Everywhere else surrounding us seemed to stay all snow but here! We're in the middle of a dry slot (cutting the total down even more) since the low moved directly over top of us and then later we're supposed to get another inch on the backside of the low and that's about it. Have fun over in Philly and New York as you guys get yet ANOTHER major snowstorm. We just get the wimpy totals here anymore. A couple inches here and there instead of one big one that gives us a foot or so! OK, I'll quit whining now. Thank God the Steelers are playing tomorrow or I'd have nothing else to look forward to this weekend! LoL!

[btornado]

I know the feeling. I lived in Pittsburgh all my life (40 years), before moving to Everett 2 years ago. Seems like I've seen my share of bad nor'easters already. A 33 inch storm here last winter, and now this. It may be fun to watch, but it is surely an inconvenience. Well, the snow has just started.....better get out my camera.
Bernie

[krysof]

This is only the first storm for nyc, philly, DC. Though lucky Boston always got it. They had probably 3 winter storms so far, we had a few inches. Thank god we are getting snow because I was going to lose it.

[cajungal]

You would really be whining and complaining if you lived here. We only get rare snow events maybe every 15 years. We got an inch for Christmas Day. (first time even a flake fell in 15 years.) One little inch. Only reaching to my ankles and we all thought we were in heaven! So excited that everyone was running grabbing the camera. But, that is all about living in the deep south. Our weather is usually pretty boring and routine. Usually nothing exciting weather wise ever happens in my town.

[ohiostorm]

Yeah I was excited this morning when I looked out my window and saw heavy snow but then dissapointed when I looked at the radar. We ALWAYS get the dry slot. Happens everytime. I think by now that the METS would realize it. Maybe well get some snow sometime this year. There will be another disapointment tomorrow when the Steelers lose.

[SnowGod]

Eastern Ohio is probably going to get screwed over all winter.

[ohiostorm]

We have so far. Weve missed the storms that hit Western and Central sections by 30 miles or so each time. And now we miss it again.

[BlizzzardMan]

You would really be whining and complaining if you lived here. We only get rare snow events maybe every 15 years. We got an inch for Christmas Day. (first time even a flake fell in 15 years.) One little inch. Only reaching to my ankles and we all thought we were in heaven! So excited that everyone was running grabbing the camera. But, that is all about living in the deep south. Our weather is usually pretty boring and routine. Usually nothing exciting weather wise ever happens in my town.

Yeah, but like you said, you expect that in the deep south. Up here you feel like you're jinxed when you just keep missing storm after storm! Either we're too far east, too far west and with this one, too far south. Everyone surrounding us this year has been hit with a major storm except here. Just weird how it keeps happening, that's all. And like OhioStorm said, we always end up in the dry slot when the Low trasfers to the coast. But hey, here I go whining again! LoL

[southerngale]

You would really be whining and complaining if you lived here. We only get rare snow events maybe every 15 years. We got an inch for Christmas Day. (first time even a flake fell in 15 years.) One little inch. Only reaching to my ankles and we all thought we were in heaven! So excited that everyone was running grabbing the camera. But, that is all about living in the deep south. Our weather is usually pretty boring and routine. Usually nothing exciting weather wise ever happens in my town.

Yeah, but like you said, you expect that in the deep south. Up here you feel like you're jinxed when you just keep missing storm after storm! Either we're too far east, too far west and with this one, too far south. Everyone surrounding us this year has been hit with a major storm except here. Just weird how it keeps happening, that's all. And like OhioStorm said, we always end up in the dry slot when the Low trasfers to the coast. But hey, here I go whining again! LoL

Would you like some cheese with that whine?

[krysof]

That dumb dry slot is heading towards new jersey. Will it make it? Particulary northeastern new jersey, middlesex county? I want it to keep snowing until the coastal keeps rapidly intensifying and takes control overnight into Sunday morning.

[SnowGod]

Those dry slots is why I won't go ballistic about snowfall. They can be killers. Snowfall already ending Philly West to East. Maybe wrap around can sqeeze out a little more.

[krysof]

More snow will occur once the coastal storm heads northeast.

[AnthonyC]

Hey, any snow is good snow. So quite your whining!! lol. Didn't DC get 4-6 inches? That's pretty impressive...maybe not 20-30 inches Boston's expecting, but it sure can be an inconvience to travel and it's awesome to play in. Seattle's only seen 1-2 inches...so you've already tripled our amounts.

[DS]

I don't understand why nobody saw a massive dry slot coming. Even from yesterday, water vapor loops showed absolutely no subtropical connection. The precip was straight from the shortwave dynamics (and then the off shore low), BUT still no tropical (gulf of mexico) connection. Even looking at the water vapor loops no shows this very well.

[krysof]

I was expecting the dry slot to come through about now here in eastern middlesex county, nj, but it is snowing moderate to heavily right now. There is a heavy band, very small but it is giving us heavy snow, will it continue. The snowfall amounts are nearing 1 foot or about 10 3/4 to 11 inches right now.

[SnowGod]

Dry Slot entering NYC now. Krysof, you one lucky SOB. I see that "burst" too.

[pmriekert]

Doesn't the dry slot occur before the forecast "second half" of the storm? I've lived on the Connecticut coastline for many years (don't ask!) and it seems as if the predicted "second half" of the storm never happens.

The forecast here on the coastline is for 20-30 inches, but I have to say I'm very skeptical--I'll have to see it to believe it.

The most impressive storm I've seen is the blizzard of 78. I drove home on I-95 in it. Unfortunately, everything else since then has paled in comparison.

I would love for my daughters to see an eye popping snow total while they still live at home--I want to see their reactions:)

We have about 6ish inches out there now.

Pam

[krysof]

The worst storm i've seen here was the president's day storm of 2003. I came to the U.S in 1996, but unfortunatelly I missed the big blizzard in January because I came way later in October. My dad was in that blizzard and he described it as amazing, unbelievable. The whole town was shut down. Snows leveling windows, 30+ inches with 6-7 foot snow drifts.

[JenyEliza]

Dry Slot entering NYC now. Krysof, you one lucky SOB. I see that "burst" too.

Yeah. No more whining from krysof about the lack of snow!

[krysof]

Except the burst has ended, but pressures are falling dramatically and in a few hours, heavy snow will fall again from the intense coastal low, except this time, we add strong gusty winds with the snow.