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There’s not much change tonight unfortunately, but there are a few items of note. One is that most of the models want to take the first part of this storm fairly well to our south and east. This would imply light snow for Saturday night and Sunday. There’s still a few computer models that [...] Here we go again….another winter storm to watch over the next few days! In model land tonight, we have some consensus, but not enough just yet. There’s going to be a storm, but the question remains – where will it go? The Canadian and European take a storm right up the I-95 corridor, while [...] If you get a free moment today, head outside and take a picture of a landmark where you live with some sky behind it. The higher the picture quality, the better! For example, we have pictures of the Johnstown incline and Beaver Stadium in State College. We use those images on our ‘Metrovision’ scenes [...] Even though we didn’t set any records today, morning lows were 10 to 15 degrees below average! Temperatures ranged from 4 in DuBois, 8 in Johnstown to 12 in State College and Altoona. After another cold start Wednesday morning, we’ll almost triple our starting temperatures. Many of us will start out between 12 and [...] We’ve had our bouts of lake effect and lake enhanced snow this season, and last night was another hefty round for some of us. Narrow bands of perfectly channeled moisture and wind allowed bands to form off of Lake Michigan (yes, Michigan), and push their way into the Laurel Highlands. Some moisture was added [...] We’re about 75% of the way through Winter 2008-09 and it’s time to check in and see how we’re doing so far on our Wintercast. Here’s a recap of what we predicted back in November… Temperatures: November / December – 3 to 8° Below Average Precipitation: November / December – Close to Average So, how are we doing so far? Click into the post to find out. Click here for our latest weather kid, Cassie, from Bishop McCort High School! Many thanks to Tim Tender for extending the invitation to become part of the WJAC-TV Weather Blog. I look forward to being able to contribute! In a previous post, several weather superlatives are listed, but how about the “highest wind speed” ever officially recorded on Earth? There may be some debate about this, but [...] You have probably noticed over the past couple of weeks that the blog posts have been at a minimum. First off, I want to apologize for that. It’s been a really busy time in the Severe Weather Center. Tony was off for a while and I was working his shift. Add that to the fact that we’ve been busy making the transition from our old weather computers to our new weather computers and that doesn’t leave much time to post here. So, what is this new system? What does it do? How will it affect me? What can I look forward to? Well, let me answer those questions by giving you the rundown of our new systems. The new system is a product of Weather Central. They’re the same company who supplied our old weather system, too. It’s a great company based out of Madison, Wisconsin. They are the sole provider of all of our weather equipment. In all, we have 7 different weather computers in the Severe Weather Center. Here’s a breakdown of what they do…  Filed in: :LIVE, Early Warning Doppler 6, Technology, Weather Computers |  Comments: 3 comments |  Share:
We were digging out! At least most of us were. A large storm system ran into a very strong arctic air-mass during President’s Day, 2003, spreading a shield of moderate to heavy snow across the southern half of the state. Snowfall rates of 2 inches per hour were common south of route 22, with [...] Lately I have been helping post the forecasts. I also have had the opportunity to start practicing in front of the green screen. It was a little different than I expected and I definitely need a lot more practice. The weather men were very helpful though and with more of their help, I’m sure [...] Here are some intresting facts I found about weather on science-facts.com: 1. The United States uses an estimated 10 million tons of salt each year to melt ice on the roads. 2. The largest hailstone ever recorded in the United States was nearly the size of a soccer ball. It was a 7-inch wide [...] There’s been some talk already about a potential storm for next week. One thing is certain at this point, and that’s the fact that we’ll get some precipitation on Wednesday and Thursday. Much of the uncertainly revolves around Canada, and what happens to an area of low pressure there. That will greatly influence our [...] 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…  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA… * UNTIL 615 PM EST WEDNESDAY * AT 611 PM EST LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED [...] Every year I find a resource from PennDOT stating how much they have, plow, and put down every winter. Here’s this year’s list. 15 – Snow blowers 59 – PennDOT facilities capable of making salt brine 180 – Anti-icing units 400 – Estimated number of trucks and operators PennDOT will rent to help with [...] Here’s a look at a webpage from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. This contains some good guidelines to remember for ice fishing and other on-ice activities. http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/education_safety/safety/ice/dangerthinice.pdf What does the number 150 have to do with February and March? Check this out… February starts out with a sunrise of 7:25 AM and a sunset of 5:34 PM. It ends with a sunrise of 6:51 AM and a sunset of 6:06 PM. If my math is right, that buys us an extra [...] Did you know that today, February 5th, is National Weatherperson’s Day? It’s true. According to the National Weather Association… Thursday, February 5, 2009 is National Weatherperson’s Day, commemorating the birth of John Jeffries in 1744. Jeffries, one of America’s first weather observers, began taking daily weather observations in Boston in 1774 and he took [...] On days 8 and 9, I worked on setting up the forecast that gets sent to the Tribune Democrat. No need to worry because Tim Tender checked it before it was sent! I also learned even more about how to put a show together. They also gave me a weather book to use that [...] |
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