Moderators telejunkie Posted January 25, 2023 Moderators Share Posted January 25, 2023 some good looking virga to report so far. Dog sitting this week so get a new view…it’s not a bad one 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinmama08 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Pretty good rate happening in central MD. I don't have accurate measurement at work, but, at least an inch in the last hour. Stuck instantly. Too bad it will all be washed away this afternoon. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Social Media Crew Penn State Posted January 25, 2023 Author Social Media Crew Share Posted January 25, 2023 I'm at work.. but it's definitely putting it down in Franklin County, PA. Started just before 10 AM, and we have a good 1/2" or more down. Radar returns look good for the next few hours! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinmama08 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 8 minutes ago, Penn State said: I'm at work.. but it's definitely putting it down in Franklin County, PA. Started just before 10 AM, and we have a good 1/2" or more down. Radar returns look good for the next few hours! That two hour delay call by CASD seems.... silly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Social Media Crew Penn State Posted January 25, 2023 Author Social Media Crew Share Posted January 25, 2023 Just now, twinmama08 said: That two hour delay call by CASD seems.... silly. It's getting ripped.. and it was an awful call. It should have been closed or send at regular time. There was definitely a window this morning, and there's one this afternoon. Sending at 9-10AM was dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDClapper Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Went for a walk a bit ago. Thump incoming. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Social Media Crew Penn State Posted January 25, 2023 Author Social Media Crew Share Posted January 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, Penn State said: It's getting ripped.. and it was an awful call. It should have been closed or send at regular time. There was definitely a window this morning, and there's one this afternoon. Sending at 9-10AM was dangerous. The worst part is.. a little bit of training on how to read a radar and interpret model data could make the difference. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators telejunkie Posted January 25, 2023 Moderators Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Penn State said: It's getting ripped.. and it was an awful call. It should have been closed or send at regular time. There was definitely a window this morning, and there's one this afternoon. Sending at 9-10AM was dangerous. That sucks....guessing their app was wrong 😬 Interestingly clouds have lifted here and can now almost see mountain peaks. Currently 30F here in Manchester Schools here have a 12:30 dismissal today. Think that was a good call. Edited January 25, 2023 by telejunkie 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazman Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Naddafinga here in Harleigh near Hazleton. Humidity levels are low but starting to creep up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators StretchCT Posted January 25, 2023 Moderators Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) 34 wiith 28dp. Overcast - virga moved out. Most schools on ED, which is probably the right answer given they are still busing kids at 5. Edited January 25, 2023 by StretchCT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric_Roody Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Snow has finally started to reach the ground here in western Schuylkill County, PA after virga for an hour or so. @Lazman I expect it should start up in your neck of the woods soon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDClapper Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Leading edge of thump is here.. things fading in the distance. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clm Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 15 minutes ago, JDClapper said: Went for a walk a bit ago. Thump incoming. Hope you wore your snowshoes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteorologist so_whats_happening Posted January 25, 2023 Meteorologist Share Posted January 25, 2023 Well it is currently heavy snow in Harrisburg and MDT which is about 30 miles WNW of here. Have this feeling we may get missed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLChip Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 No reports of snow in this…. That’s quite the virga if so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheComet Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Not a single flake, 28F. Totals getting lowered by the minute it seems, LOL. Always a nowcasting situation. But watch the rain come in as forecasted and exceed the predictions. Par for the course for this winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tool483 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 22 minutes ago, StretchCT said: 34 wiith 28dp. Overcast - virga moved out. Most schools on ED, which is probably the right answer given they are still busing kids at 5. Under that heavy green band, and virga! Hopefully it saturates quick, seems to be filling in a bit to the SW of here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators StretchCT Posted January 25, 2023 Moderators Share Posted January 25, 2023 Trying to figure the speed of the advancement here. Tried to put the center the edge of precip on the last frame and build out to where the edge of the precip was on the first frame. This showed it moved 53 miles in just over an hour. Any better way to do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators telejunkie Posted January 25, 2023 Moderators Share Posted January 25, 2023 Starting to get our first mini-flakes coming down here. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDClapper Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 That yellow line isn't wasting time.. wonder if State College will be reporting sleet mixing in soon. Snowing steadily, moderate? Flakes finally starting to get larger, but still quite a lot of small ones in there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteorologist so_whats_happening Posted January 25, 2023 Meteorologist Share Posted January 25, 2023 Man I really wish I could make this stuff up but still seeing heavy and moderate snow just to the WNW and NW of me. Now KLNS is reporting snow which is 10 miles north of me at most and still nothing lol 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators StretchCT Posted January 25, 2023 Moderators Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) Mess around with the radars and know the difference between composite and reflectivity with different tilts. Composites are all the various layers in the column which each tilt covers, or the reflectivity from all 4 tilts. Also remember as the beam goes further out, it's higher up. This is why you see donut holes around radar sites when precip is aloft and not on the ground. When using mosaics, you can get a result similar to composite where the higher altitudes are captured, so it looks like its precip, but it's not making it to the ground. Believe it or not the MMRS site has a useful setting to account for this called reflection at lowest altitude. This eliminates a lot of the higher altitude precip that's not making it to the surface. Oh the sun just came out! Edited January 25, 2023 by StretchCT 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteorologist so_whats_happening Posted January 25, 2023 Meteorologist Share Posted January 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, so_whats_happening said: Man I really wish I could make this stuff up but still seeing heavy and moderate snow just to the WNW and NW of me. Now KLNS is reporting snow which is 10 miles north of me at most and still nothing lol And just like that we are now down to 3 mile visibility alright im off to bed 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRW21 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Mechanicsburg - About an hour after it started.... 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators StretchCT Posted January 25, 2023 Moderators Share Posted January 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, StretchCT said: Mess around with the radars and know the difference between composite and reflectivity with different tilts. Composites are all the various layers in the column which each tilt covers, or the reflectivity from all 4 tilts. Also remember as the beam goes further out, it's higher up. This is why you see donut holes around radar sites when precip is aloft and not on the ground. When using mosaics, you can get a result similar to composite where the higher altitudes are captured, so it looks like its precip, but it's not making it to the ground. Example here: I look at the Upton radar and get excited to see precip moving in through NJ, even over the Mt Holly radar site. But then I double check the MT Holly radar. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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