Winter Storm (October 15, 2009)

There’s a winter storm heading our way?  Have you heard?

Winter Weather Advisory:

SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-SOMERSET-BEDFORD

Winter Storm Warning:

WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN

Well, let’s get to it with the first Winter Storm Warning of the season.  Take a look at the text from the National Weather Service below…

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CSI: Meteorology (Tornado Surveying)

I promised some pictures and a detailed re-enactment of what went down yesterday when I went with Dave Ondrejik of the National Weather Service.  Here it is…

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Flood Warning – Jefferson County

I told you I’d update you on that flood warning. It’s for Jefferson County. Here’s the details from the NWS…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR… Â JEFFERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA…

* UNTIL 615 PM EST WEDNESDAY

* AT 611 PM EST LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED [...]

Cold Morning… Another Tomorrow!

Wow… It was cold this morning.  Temperatures across the region were mainly in the lower 30s, but some locations did get into the 20s this morning, as predicted.  We’re in for another cold morning tomorrow with more locations getting into the 20s.

Here’s a look at this morning’s lows…

Saturday Morning's Lows

Saturday Morning

Just an FYI… Clearfield hit 31° this morning and Bradford hit 24°.

Tomorrow morning looks to be a cold one with at least one location getting close to breaking a record.  Keep reading for more on the records and the Freeze Warnings that are in effect.

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High Winds, Heavy Rain

Just a quick update with some watches and warnings and some rainfall totals so far. This update is coming around 6 PM on Sunday evening.

HIGH WIND WARNING – Until 8 PM Cambria Somerset Clearfield Blair Bedford

FLOOD WATCH – Until Monday Evening Cambria Somerset Blair Bedford Huntingdon Fulton Mifflin Allegany

Just how much [...]

Early Spring Storm (Post #4)

Just a quick update to the advisories that are out there now…

A SNOW ADVISORY is in place for CAMBRIA, SOMERSET, CLEARFIELD, INDIANA, JEFFERSON, CLARION, AND FOREST COUNTIES.

Here’s the latest text from the National Weather Service in State College about this advisory…

…SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO [...]

Severe Weather Awareness Week

It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week…Â This is running on Weather Plus, but you can see it by clicking play below!

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For more info on Severe Weather Awareness Week, visit the National Weather Service at www.weather.gov/ctp.

Storm of March 7th and 8th (Update #3)

Here’s another update on our storm… and this’ll probably be the last one, unless I decide to recap it.

Right now, it’s very windy and some of the roads across the region are very slick. We had a lot of flash freezing. I know when I went outside the station in Upper Yoder Township [...]

Storm of March 7th and 8th (Update #2)

What a crazy storm!

Now that the precip has started, you’d think we’d know EXACTLY what was going to happen… well, it’s still not 100% clear.

Here’s what we’re thinking right now…

FRI PM: Precip tapers a bit. Anything left tonight will be rain south and east and mix or snow north and west. [...]

Storm of March 7th and 8th (Update #1)

24 hours later and things are becoming a little clearer… (emphasis on the words ‘a little’). The models still are not in complete agreement with the exact track of this storm, but they are beginning to lean a little more towards the warmer side of things with an inland track to this storm.

Here’s [...]

Tuesday's Storm

Most of the upcoming storm looks to be in the form of rain. The only place we’re really concerned about ice is north of I-80. Here’s a look at the current watches and how much rain Futurecast is spitting out.

Worth noting is the fact that Forest County is under both a FLOOD WATCH [...]

Winter Isn't Over…

So, we knew this storm was coming and we made our predictions. You can see what we predicted in the post below. Let’s get you updated on what is going on right now in terms of advisories and warnings.

It’s 9:23 PM as I write this now and the NWS in both Pittsburgh and [...]

Friday Storm – Update #4

Hey gang… Just a quick update to say what’s going on right now. We have some sleet falling at the studio around 9:00 on Friday morning. We started with all snow last night, but the changeover has taken place and we’re dealing with sleet. Expect a mix the rest of the day before changing [...]

Winter Storm (February 12th – Part 4)

Just another quick update…

The NWS in Pittsburgh has added Westmoreland County to the Winter Storm Warning.Â

The snow continues to fall across the region this afternoon for now, but the changeover is as close as the Pennsylvania state line. We’ll continue to monitor this storm as the afternoon progresses!

1:50 AM – Still Active, Windy Near Pittsburgh

I’m not in the Alleghenies right now… I’m actually home, just southwest of Pittsburgh. It’s now 1:51 in the morning and I’m listening to the howling winds. It sounds like it is getting pretty active out there. I’m able to see AND hear the sheets of rain pounding my house. (My room is on [...]

Ice and Flooding Event (Dec. 13 – Part 1)

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (and I’m not talking about snow on the ground, either). Take a look at the latest watches and warnings map from the National Weather Service in State College. Pinks, greens, and light browns are all over the place.

As of 3:44 PM on Thursday, [...]