Well, the season is behind us now (at least I hope it is). The National Weather Service has put out their snowfall map for the 2009-10 season and there really aren’t any surprises. Take a look at the map below and see how your location did. Notice the high hilltops near the ski resorts [...]
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It’s hard to believe that it’s been 17 years since the Blizzard of ’93. I was a kid (10 years old) in Pittsburgh at the time and can remember making snow tunnels and going out with my dad as he plowed driveways. It didn’t seem like that big of a deal, even though we were off school for a while because of it. Enter 2010. We have a snowstorm on February 5th and 6th that drops 24-36 inches of snow across parts of our region. Now, I’m driving and have a job. I have to shovel all of the snow off of my driveway. Now I understand the big deal! The Blizzard of ’93 happened on March 12-14 (give or take) and dropped a lot of snow with blowing winds across record-cold temperatures. It also caused many deaths up and down the east coast. Check out the snowmap below, courtesy of the NWS in State College. Take note of the tremendous snowfall at Laurel Summit in Somerset County: We’ll get a nice break this weekend and early next week, but winter is not over yet. We still have a high potential for more storms through the end [...] For the southern half of Pennsylvania, February was an exceptional month as far as snowfall was concerned. Not just here in the Alleghenies, but also eastward to Harrisburg and Philly. It started last weekend when I came in to the Severe Weather Center and had a phone message from a lady asking about a storm on March 7th. (Keep in mind, this was February 20th!) I didn’t hear much about it again through the week until Saturday and Sunday when people started to ask me about it again. Where is this all coming from? Really, it stems from one guy… Lester Moyer. I’m not going to speak ill of the guy because I don’t know him. Here’s what I do know after reading several articles about him…
Let’s examine the above one-by-one… Here’s the latest snowfall totals from across the Alleghenies. The first is for this month (so far), and the second is for the 2009-2010 season (so far).
The last time Johnstown hit 100″ of snow in a season was 2002-2003. Before that, you have to go back to [...] So with about one and a half months left to go in winter (give or take), it’s time for an update as to how much snow we’ve seen and how it compared to the averages. Click into the post to see how much snow has fallen across the Alleghenies. Pennsylvania – check Alabama – check Kansas – check Colorado – check Oregon – check Arizona – check Hawaii… … … – yup, check! On February 12th (Friday), it was confirmed that all 50 states had at least some snow on the ground. This is a remarkable event and statisticians aren’t sure if this has happened before (in recorded history). Hey everyone. Here’s a quick update about the snow coming for Monday and Tuesday… Read on for when to expect the snow and for a snow map of how much to expect in your backyard. Here’s a quick update about the Blizzard Warning. …BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING… …WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LOW PRESSURE [...] A storm on February 5th and 6th dropped 2 to 3 feet of snow in areas across the Alleghenies. Traffic came to a standstill but it allowed people to get out with their cameras. Lucky for us, they sent some in to us. Click the link for a gallery of 40 pictures we’ve uploaded [...] I’m hoping to post some pictures and a little more Monday, but here’s something to whet your appetite until then. These are the NWS official snow totals from their Public Information Statement.  They are arranged by county with the highest snow totals listed first. (Remember, these are official numbers. For a list of all reported snowfall totals to the Severe Weather Team Blog, click into the Snow Totals post) Click into this post to see the NWS numbers… It’s just about here, so that means it’s time to take a stab at some snow totals. First though, we still have some disagreement amongst the models tonight. The difference lies in the handling of a trough of low pressure in the Canadian Maritimes. The further south this feature is, the lighter the snow will be. Right now, the consensus leads me to a very snowy forecast for areas south of I-80. We need your help, Alleghenies. We need you to leave a comment on this post with your snow totals, your name, and where you measured. Take a look inside this post for how to measure snow effectively. You can also share them with us via Twitter. Just send a reply to @wjac_weather. Thanks in advance for all your help. We’ll keep you updated through the storm. Here’s a look at how much snow we’ve picked up so far, compared to the seasonal average:
A friend on Twitter (@wxbradd) today made reference to an article on WattsUpWithThat.com (@wattsupwiththat). The article tells of the second snowiest December ever in the northern hemisphere. (edit: I found more data that makes this even more exciting, see below.) That’s a pretty impressive fact. Take a look at the article for more information. [...] As the snow continues to fall, here are some facts about the snow that you might not know. I pilfered this from our sister station, WTOV9. Thanks for the assist, guys! About half of the world’s population has never seen snow, but almost every location in the U.S. has seen it at some point [...] Here’s a list of snow totals from the National Weather Service for Monday night into Tuesday’s snow… Here’s a look at some storm totals, courtesy of the National Weather Service… Here’s a look at the latest Futurecast Snow and Ice Totals. (If these images are blank, I’m sorry… I’m still working out the kinks in the program!) One disclaimer: Futurecast is a computer model. Computer models are good to paint a picture of the storm but are subject [...] |
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