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If I get the forecasted max of 1″ of snow overnight here in SE PA, and my son gets the max 4″ he is under a winter storm warning for in NC, he will have had more accumulating snow than me up to this point this winter.
About 2″ overall here in SEPA (Delco). Did not cover grass completely. Snow starting up again with the last bit moving thru now into this evening.
Merry Christmas to all. Had a coating of snow and then a coating of sleet and snow so far in the last 7-10 days or so in SE PA. Keep it coming!!!
dusting on grassy surfaces here in Springfield PA (west of Philly proper). Bodes well for the winter as I read a few years ago that in winter seasons when PHI had measurable snow before the Winter Solstice, 80% of those years had above average snowfall. I’ll take those odds.
Superstorm 1993 in State College. 28″ if I recall correctly. That’s me in our driveway (holding a meterestick) down to the underground mini garage for our apartment building. Not seen in picture is about 10 feet up the driveway, our neighbor’s Volkswagon Rabbit, which they tried to drive out in the snow when it was only a few inches got stuck…Read More
Those were the good old days when winters storms on the east coast where still happening…little did we know it wall starting to come to an end…but pictures like this are good to have for memories
I remember that storm well. I was actually snowed into my apartment since the snow had drifted around the house where I where my apartment was and I had to call the landlord to allow me to access the house to exit the place. What a storm!
Love waking up to this! 2-3″ here. My brother in NJ was just outside that crazy snow band that was putting down 4″ per hour per NWS reports. He got 5-6″. Salted roads just wet so can do errands. No complaints.
I appreciate you and the job that you do Henry. It is interesting to me to follow the daily ins and outs of the various models and I am learning a lot. The weather is gonna do what the weather is gonna do. We are at about 9-10″ total for the winter here (which is still less than half our average winter total), but at least it has been better…Read More
Got about 4″ here in West Chester. Partly cloudy and 36 now. Melting has begun in earnest and will pick up with the sun poking thru this afternoon. Sure looked amazing this morning.
Winter weather Advisory just posted 1-3″ of snow. NWS PHI prediction 2.9″.
Even the most recent NCEP SREF Plume viewer has a bit over 4″ in Philly.
Still no winter weather advisory/winter storm watch or warning for Philly and adjoining Delaware County. NWS Mount Holy office still going 1-2″ there and their “final” emergency briefing at 4 pm today. Weather channel forecast at 3-5″, Accu-wx at about 1″. Considering we are about 12 hours from the onset of the snow, WTH???? I saw your new map…Read More
the cold air is the key
A few days post Superstorm 1993 in State College PA. Corner of West Hamilton and Allen street. Allen street still mostly snow covered. 28″ if I recall correctly. Didn’t have student teaching in Altoona the whole week after (I remember it starting on a Friday Night). Still looking for other pictures from back then. For reference, that’s a…Read More
BIG DADDY OF THE CENTURY! Some areas N of I-80 measured over 40 inches.
Yeah one of the most beautiful storms ever unbelievable…Storm of the Century 1993….
Henry Referenced the Philly area in winter 1978. I was 9 at the time and we used to play street hockey all the time. The roads couldn’t get plowed frequently enough so you basically had this 3-4″ packed snow on top of the street that lasted for at least a few weeks. Thankful back then for having a short driveway to shovel!!!
I remember that year as well, was living north of Philly at the time.
I was 24 at the time and living in the mountains of SW PA…that was a nasty set of storms…the first brought 18” ,the second one was a good 12” dump and the last blessed us with 16”….this all happened from early January I think maybe the 10th and in a wave for the balance of the storms every 4 or 5 days…by the time February broke there was close to…Read More
A little over 3″ in West Chester PA (still snowing lightly though). Had 2 snow days and 1 2-hour delay this week (I think that matches our total for the last 3 winters in just one week!!)
West Chester, PA:
solid 2″ of snow with glaze of ice on top, freezing drizzle and 26 degrees
Happy New Year 2024 to all on this site. When I moved in late 2016, I was concerned about snow removal where I lived. Since moving the most snow that has fallen (from a single storm) here about 15-20 miles W of downtown Philly has been 4″. And not much overall in any winter since I moved. No real complaints (my family did shovel out a 100’…Read More
I’m about 35-40 miles north of center city Philly and we typically get much more snow as the rain/snow line often sets up closer to the city and to the east in NJ. Last winter produced several 1 in storms that melted within hours. My snow blower hasn’t been used for several years…but is eagerly awaiting Henry’s 12-18 inches next weekend!
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Merry Christmas to one and all
Ah, Superstorm 1993. I was student teaching in Altoona, PA at the time. Science teacher of course. Anyway, I remember my supervisor teacher talking to another teacher who asked him how much he thought they’d get in Altoona and he said “1-2”. The other teacher said “inches” and my supervisor said “no feet”. I borrowed a meterstick on Friday…Read More
