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WINTER STORM JANUARY 19, 2002!
This will be a list of conditions during varying times of the day along with a short summary of what's going on: Enjoy 8^)
- 9:43AM (Temp 29.3F, DP 19F, calm, 100% nimbostratus, none)
Clouds are as thick as possible currently. Virga is falling overhead thanks to radar. Snow is being reported less than 50 miles to our west. Currently In Washington, D.C. light-moderate snow is falling. As the low redevelops along the Virginia coast this afternoon, the heaviest snows will move into our area as a secondary area of precipitation forms with gulf and Atlantic moisture
- 11:25AM (Temp 30.4F, DP 19F, SE 5, 100% nimbostratus, FLURRIES!)
The flakes JUST started to fall here around 11:25AM. The current forecast STILL calls for 4-8". HOWEVER, there is a significant dry slot moving across Western PA DUE EAST towards here. Paul Kocin on TWC said that unless that area fills in with precip, totals could be SIGNIFICANTLY lower. That has got me worried. Plus, it took at least 2-3 hours of virga before the atmosphere moistened up enough for snow to fall.
- 1:25PM (Temp 28.6F, DP 26F, SE 5, 100% nimbostratus, mod snow)
We have approximately a half inch of snow on the ground now. The roads are partially or completely snow-covered. On radar the precip is intensifying locally, however that DAMN dryslot is past Harrisburg already. Kocin said the precip will redevelop, and this is the bullseye for heavy snows. Not buying that.
- 3:20PM (Temp 27.6F, DP 27F, ESE 5, 100% nmbstr, mod snow)
We now have 1.5 inches on the ground. This storm isn't going to be as impressive as some of the forecasters said it would. Although, staring at the radar and observations all day long, would have to DEFINATELY say that some areas like Berks County, Central DE, Souther NJ, Northern PA will all end up with higher amounts. They are already most likely several inches ahead of here.
- 10:45PM (Temp 27F, DP 27F, ENE 4, 100% nmbstr, mod-hvy snow)
We now have 3.5 inches on the ground. The storm will end shortly as the back edge of precip has finally reached. Therefore we did not reach the warning criteria forecasted. However, many locations around our area did get more. I'm interested to see the total reports from the NWS. One location only a few miles from here is Perkasie, Pa that had 5 inches several hours ago thanks to their higher elevation I suppose. The elevation gave them oreographic lifting.