OBS: February 18th, 19th Wintry Precipitation Event, Paging Chumbawamba, Paging Chumbawamba

[Qtown Snow]

Here we go again

[Qtown Snow]

28f

[NEchestercountydude]

29 with a dew of 7 currently. 

[mweav067]

Guess I'll be adding to this snow pack.

 

[Qtown Snow]

Just now, mweav067 said:

Guess I'll be adding to this snow pack.

 

i just walked the yard picking up poop and the snow pack is rock solid. Will be nice for a fresh cover.

[mshaffer526]

1 hour ago, NEchestercountydude said:

29 with a dew of 7 currently. 

25/13 down here. 

[colonel_kurtz]

interesting climo note: the 2/18 record daily snowfall for Philadelphia is a weak 3.6" & during 136 yrs. of FEB snowfall records Philadelphia has only recorded a total of 18.0" on the date

both the record daily & total snow figures are the 2nd worst of any FEB date trailing only the 3.1" daily record & 14.0" total snowfall for 2/27

3 significant multi-day events have included snowfall on 2/18:

14.3" - 1979

11.2" - 1900

6.0" - 1893

[chescowx]

4 minutes ago, colonel_kurtz said:

interesting climo note: the 2/18 record daily snowfall for Philadelphia is a weak 3.6" & during 136 yrs. of FEB snowfall records Philadelphia has only recorded a total of 18.0" on the date

both the record daily & total snow figures are the 2nd worst of any FEB date trailing only the 3.1" daily record & 14.0" total snowfall for 2/27

3 significant multi-day events have included snowfall on 2/18:

14.3" - 1979

11.2" - 1900

6.0" - 1893

Out here in Western Chesco the daily snow record for 2/18 is 10.0" from 1979

[colonel_kurtz]

7 minutes ago, chescopawxman said:

Out here in Western Chesco the daily snow record for 2/18 is 10.0" from 1979

is that a 7:00 - 7:00 COOP timeframe?

hard to believe Chesco rec'd 10" while PHL only recorded 0.4" during a normal 24hr period

edit: Wilmington & BWI only 1.6" & 3.6" respectively on 2/18

[Qtown Snow]

[Qtown Snow]

Like that precip fetch from gulf and coast

[Qtown Snow]

[devasew]

King of Prussia. 3:15am. 26/15. 

[susqushawn]

25.0 / 14.2 mod virga

[susqushawn]

[Heisenberg]

2 minutes ago, susqushawn said:

What are your morning thoughts comparing radar to NAM etc? That banding is gonna be so close to me in NE......If i could choose id probably want to be in like Central/N Montco

[susqushawn]

1 minute ago, Heisenberg said:

What are your morning thoughts comparing radar to NAM etc? That banding is gonna be so close to me in NE......If i could choose id probably want to be in like Central/N Montco

So close, should be good, keep an eye upstream, it's generally holding its trajectory pretty steadily

[susqushawn]

Snow is reaching ground N of BWI.  Station plots seem off, no reports of precip reaching ground until way west 

 

[Heisenberg]

1 minute ago, susqushawn said:

Snow is reaching ground N of BWI.  Station plots seem off, no reports of precip reaching ground until way west 

 

Gotcha, was just about to ask. Pretty impressive dbz for virga around here. 

[Njcat]

What time should the city expect to see the first flakes?  Good early morning, btw!

[Heisenberg]

1 minute ago, Njcat said:

What time should the city expect to see the first flakes?  Good early morning, btw!

My guess is between 530-6, but depends how this current banding fills in. It’s kind of forked at us. @susqushawn what is closest place to Philly reporting anything? Kind of surprising if it’s all virga

[susqushawn]

Snow!  Valley forge

[Njcat]

Yeah,  kinda looks like Philly(esp south philly) is set up for a screw job, doesn't it?

[Heisenberg]

2 minutes ago, Njcat said:

Yeah,  kinda looks like Philly(esp south philly) is set up for a screw job, doesn't it?

Well see gonna be a close call

[Heisenberg]

3 minutes ago, susqushawn said:

Snow!  Valley forge

I hope that stuff in Nw VA isn’t sleet