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Quoting wunderstorm87:
Incredible video from KDKA on the damage from that tornado...
Tornado Damage Video

wow, that looks like 2 or possibly even a 3 ef damage.

Lightning no thunder

maybe Cold Lightning

Pretty sure the snow event in SNE is going to be a flop. All that convection has stolen the moisture and unless the low off of NJ coast can explode within the next couple hours, I highly doubt most of us will see much more than 2 to 4 inches.

8:43pm

34.6F, Sleet/Rain mix

Had some thunder and lightning before sleet starting mixing in. Light coating of sleet on cold surfaces. Temperature has dropped 2.0F in the last hour and a half.

CTWXGUY, I think you are 100% correct. I doubt we'll even see 2"--unless that storm off the NJ coast can explode. Looks like the bulk of the precip. is moving off just to our South. It seems to be sliding just south of due East, putting that shield just beneath us.

Took a drive up to the Poconos today with some free time. Wanted to see the snow and temperature gradient. Started as nothing here, dusting to coating in Philly northern suburbs, solid coating in Easton PA, a couple inches into the ridge and valley region, 8" depth of winter wonderland on the Pocono Plateau near Mount Pocono at 1:15pm. Light rain/mist until around 1500ft where it turned to light snow at I-80 and I-380 interchange. 35.3F when I began in Newtown PA at 11:30 am, 28.5F in Mount Pocono at 1:15pm.

12"-15" I mentioned below in the higher Poconos is overblown. Probably end up more like 8"-10" there.

Is it possible to have a snownado?

Thanks for your OBS. TT. Yeah, that is a good question about a Snownado!

Dang, my afternoon high today was 38.2F at 3:29pm, 15F below average. Daily high was 41.6F at 12:00 am though. I hit a record high of 80.0F on Friday, 29F above average. What a change...

Had some really impressive rumbles of thunder in Camp Hill around 730 (I think) but otherwise everything sorta "fizzled" out around us. Got some decent rain but nothing else. Future sister in law reported torrential down pours and hail with strong winds 15 miles outside of Pittsburgh in the suburbs. Suprised her but I guess she doesnt check weather radar much ;) They're right on the landing flight path for the airport there too

Possibility exists for 2 or 3 more shots of wintry precip before March is done, especially for mid-atlantic with systems continuing to dive ESE while we remain locked tightly in this pattern. Future low tracks may be a bit farther south than the last two or three.

TT if the next low is any further South, I will not get anything! I've received only 0.13" of melted precip. so far, and it doesn't look like I'll get much more. We'll see. LT Stamford CT.

Wow what a bust, we didn't get much more than some flurries.

Quoting originalLT:
TT if the next low is any further South, I will not get anything! I've received only 0.13" of melted precip. so far, and it doesn't look like I'll get much more. We'll see. LT Stamford CT.

Yup. We'll see, As of last night, Mount Holly doesnt like the threats, State College and model guidance does.

Light snow and flurries this morning, crusty layer of frz rain-sleet-snow on car tops from overnight, probably 0.1". 31F at 8am.

Glad you reported in P451, I hope and guess you are feeling better. I had about 1" of snow here in Stamford, I didn't like the way the radar looked last night either, saw the more important precip. was basically sliding off to my South. The sun is coming out now. All the snow was on the cars , grassy areas, and trees, none on the streets. Temp. got down to 29F, Baro. got down to 29.58".

Huh?

Ummm... I put the snow shovels away and signed off the blog for the season.

Now it looks like I'm back for a late season surprise maybe?

DCA:

Saturday Night: Snow likely after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Snow likely, mixing with rain after 11am, then gradually ending. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

This pattern just needs to end, I'm really getting tired of it. I'm not sure if anyone is with me on this one...

Article on Accu said they expect it to be cold/wet until may! I'm really hoping that they don't know what they're talking about.

Snow anyone?

Yes please.

HPC day 3 winter weather

What a weird couple of days. Just got my internet back up after moving in to the new house. Saw the scariest sky I've seen since living in SW PA yesterday. It was like 9 at night at 5:30. There was a strange noise coming from the woods. We headed for the basement. Then the golf-ball sized hail came down. I've never seen hail that big. The noise was incredible. Then this morning, a coating of wet snow covered the cars and grass. I think we've seen 4 seasons in 2 days.

The tornado in Hempfield Twp classified as an EF2. There was probably another one in the area as well. So after a morning of flurries and gray, now we have sunshine and freakin' cold.

6" PLUS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY

(All reports from after accumulating snow ended except where noted. Many places that reported on Wednesday morning across Pennsylvania and New Jersey received 1"-3" of additional accumulation thereafter.)

NEW JERSEY
Marcella 11.0"
Andover 10.0" (9:00 AM Wednesday)
Green Pond 10.0"
Milton 9.5"
Blairstown 9.1"
Hardwick 9.0" (8:00 AM Wednesday)
Fredon 8.0" (8:22 AM Wednesday)
Lake Hoptacong 8.0" (1:06 PM Wednesday)
Long Valley 7.2"
Rockaway 7.2" (11:00 AM Wednesday)
Flanders 6.5" (8:05 AM Wednesday)
West Milford 6.3"

NEW YORK
Whitesville 9.8"
Franklinville 9.5"
Corning 8.8"
South Warsaw 8.5"
Glenwood 8.1"
Boston 8.0"
Cuba 8.0"
Elmira 8.0"
Hinsdale 8.0"
West Almond 8.0"
Williamsville 8.0"
Dansville 7.8"
Allegany 7.5"
Elma 7.2"
Lockport 7.2"
Kenmore 7.1"
Apalachin 7.0"
Buffalo 7.0"
Olean 7.0"
Rochester 6.6"
Pine City 6.5"
Binghamton 6.4"
Hamburg 6.3"
West Seneca 6.3"
Avoca 6.0"
Mount Morris 6.0"
Perrysburg 6.0"

PENNSYLVANIA
Sylvania 12.0"
Pocono Summit 11.0"
Bossardsville 10.2"
Roseville 10.0" (7:30 AM Wednesday)
Tobyhanna 9.1" (10:02 AM Wednesday)
Blakeslee 9.0" (10:00 AM Wednesday)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 9.0" (11:42 PM Wednesday)
Stroudsburg 8.8" (7:38 PM Wednseday)
Kidder 8.5" (7:59 AM Wednesday)
Roseville 8.5"
Kellersville 8.0" (5:41 PM Wednesday)
Wellsboro 8.0" (6:21 AM Wednesday)
Waymart 7.1"
Draper 7.0" (6:00 AM Wednesday)
Elkland 7.0" (7:00 AM Wednesday)
Dingman's Ferry 8.9"
Westfield 6.5" (7:30 AM Wednesday)
Duryea 6.2"
Brookland 6.0" (8:00 AM Wednesday)
Friendsville 6.0"
Hawley 6.0"
Hughesville 6.0" (8:30 AM Wednesday)
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6" PLUS 24-HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTS (24 hour accumulation through timestamp)

NEW YORK
Troupsburg 11.0" (11:45 AM Wednesday)
Owego 9.5" (5:34 PM Wednesday)
Addison 8.0" (6:30 AM Wednesday)
Hornell Almond Dam 8.0" (7:00 AM Wednesday)
Tioga Terrace 8.0" (3:07 PM Wednesday)
Jasper 7.5" (10:00 AM Wednesday)
Vestal Center 7.2" (9:37 PM Wednesday)
Canisteo 7.0" (11:00 AM Wednesday)
Lowman 6.5" (7:45 AM Wednesday)
Big Flats 6.0" (8:00 AM Wednesday)
Ferguson Corner 6.0" (5:25 PM Wednesday)
Southport 6.0" (6:30 PM Wednesday)
Waverly 6.0" (11:02 AM Wednesday)

PENNSYLVANIA
Pittston 10.0" (10:07 AM Wednesday)
Canton 9.0" (10:11 AM Wednesday)
Dallas 9.0" (10:20 AM Wednesday)
Harvey's Lake 9.0" (8:00 AM Wednesday)
Towanda 9.0" (9:04 AM Wednesday)
Wilmot 9.0" (8:11 AM Wednesday)
Moosic 8.9" (10:56 AM Wednesday)
Pocono Peak Lake 8.6" (7:25 AM Wednesday)
Alba 8.5" (7:23 AM Wednesday)
Clarks Summit 8.0" (8:26 AM Wednesday)
Mountain Top 8.0" (10:58 AM Wednesday)
Pine City 8.0" (1:44 PM Wednesday)
Hudson 7.5" (8:06 AM Wednesday)
Kingston 7.0" (9:50 AM Wednesday)
Athens 6.0" (7:20 AM Wednesday)
Sayre 6.0" (6:30 AM Wednesday)
Troy 6.0" (6:46 AM Wednesday)

Sorry for the long posts, thought these contained interesting information.

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
510 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY...

LOCATION...HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA
DATE...03/23/2011
ESTIMATED TIME...445 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF2
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...120 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...300 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...6 - 7 MILES SPORADIC
BEGINNING LAT/LON...40.28N / -79.74W
ENDING LAT/LON...40.28 / -79.57W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO IN HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP WESTMORELAND COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA ON
03/23/2011.

THE TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN IN THE SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP AREA
/ RILLTON SECTION THEN MOVED ALONG ROUTE 136 IN HEMPFIELD
TOWNSHIP. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN THE
RILLTON AREA WITH SOME HOMES HAVING THEIR ENTIRE ROOF REMOVED IN
ADDITION TO ONE HOME LOOSING ONE EXTERIOR WALL. NUMEROUS TREES
WERE UPROOTED IN THIS AREA AS WELL.

DAMAGE WAS THEN OBSERVED NEAR THE HEMPFIELD BUS GARAGE WITH DAMAGE
TO MULTIPLE STRUCTURES. NEAR THIS LOCATION...THE PATH WIDTH WAS
THE LARGEST. MOVING FARTHER TO THE EAST...AT HEMPFIELD SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL THE SCOREBOARD WAS KNOCKED DOWN ALONG WITH SEVERAL LIGHT
POSTS BEING SNAPPED. TRACK AND FIELD EQUIPMENT WAS DISPLACED
SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS FROM THEIR PRE-TORNADIC LOCATION. EXTENSIVE
DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE ENTRY WAY TO THE FOOTBALL STADIUM AT
HEMPFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. IN THE FORT ALLEN AREA...SEVERAL HOMES
SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE. ONE HOME LOST AN EXTERIOR WALL AND SAW ITS
ROOF BE DISPLACED SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS.

THIS IS THE FIRST CONFIRMED TORNADO IN THE PITTSBURGH COUNTY
WARNING AREA. ON AVERAGE...NWS PITTSBURGH AVERAGES FOUR TO FIVE
TORNADOES A YEAR. THE LAST TORNADO TO STRIKE WESTMORELAND COUNTY
OCCURRED 1 DECEMBER 2006.

MANY THANKS TO THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
/ EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR ALL THEIR ASSISTANCE.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/PITTSBURGH.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.
------------------------------------------------- -----

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR RILLTON TO FORT ALLEN IN WESTMORELAND
COUNTY WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

LOCATION...RILLTON TO FORT ALLEN IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA

DATE...MARCH 23 2011

ESTIMATED TIME...445 PM EDT

MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...2

ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...120 MPH

MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...300 YARDS PATH LENGTH...7 MILES BEGINNING
IN RILLTON PA

* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH PA HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR RILLTON TO FORT ALLEN IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA ON MARCH 23 2011.
------------------------------------------------- -----

Could see a 4"-8", west-to-east bullseye in the central and/or southern mid-atlantic. GFS favors Maryland and south central Pennsylvania, NAM favors Virginia. High peaks of West Virginia could see 10".

Heavy, you seem to be in a favorable spot to see some type of accumulating snowfall out of this on Sunday.

Quoting TrentonThunder:
Could see a 4"-8", west-to-east bullseye in the central and/or southern mid-atlantic. GFS favors Maryland and south central Pennsylvania, NAM favors Virginia. High peaks of West Virginia could see 10".

Heavy, you seem to be in a favorable spot to see some type of accumulating snowfall out of this on Sunday.

YAY!!!

1st week of April should be cooler than average for all of us. Dont go planting things that week.

thanks for the grim news TTT, does it improve after that?

Hola, all

I've heard you guys have had some crappy weather since my departure. Or good weather if you're still in the winter mood. Nothing but nice weather for the first week and a half of my trip with sun every day and temps in the 60's to around 70 in northern Spain, around 60 in Brussels, Belgium and 54 in Amsterdam. Yesterday was a bit cooler in Barcelona, but now we're in Zaragoza where it's 65 and sunny. Headed down to southern Spain on Monday, so that will be a new area for me and temps are supposed to be upper 70's to low 80's. Beach weather :)

Good luck with your spring snows, hopefully I can start planting by the 2nd or 3rd week in April. Farewell for now.

Quoting TrentonThunder:
Could see a 4"-8", west-to-east bullseye in the central and/or southern mid-atlantic. GFS favors Maryland and south central Pennsylvania, NAM favors Virginia. High peaks of West Virginia could see 10".

Heavy, you seem to be in a favorable spot to see some type of accumulating snowfall out of this on Sunday.

I'll believe it when I see it! The DC area has had too many snow near misses this winter.

Hey all! Lots happening while I was away. Good luck in your new house, Pittsburghnurse, and welcome home Hoy! Thanks for all the interesting info, TT!

I was talking myself into spring, but I'm always up for snow of course! Just left DC where I heard they're expecting around an inch, Heavy.

Some forecasts suggest 2-4. Trending south apparently though. :(

Quoting HeavySnow:
Some forecasts suggest 2-4. Trending south apparently though. :(

Bummer. Looks like that this morning as well.

Wednesday's storm looks like it could be at least partially snow here - temps look too warm to accumulate, though.

You know I waited all winter for snow....now I am ready for spring and we are forcast 1-3"! Cherry blossoms, tulip trees and daffodils are out....OK, I am whining alittle. Bring it on, then warm up. I'm still trying to fit in that 2nd golf lesson, was to cool.

Quoting PhillySnow:
Hey all! Lots happening while I was away. Good luck in your new house, Pittsburghnurse, and welcome home Hoy! Thanks for all the interesting info, TT!

I was talking myself into spring, but I'm always up for snow of course! Just left DC where I heard they're expecting around an inch, Heavy.

Thank you Philly. Any sign of cherry blossoms in DC?

In full almost peak bloom Pittsburgh! I was amongst the cherry trees yesterday and today. Beautiful. Snow on them tonight won't hurt them I've been told.

Just checked back in.....we seem to be in the prime area of predicted snow! Sorry to see sullivanweather is gone, he was first to help me post a picture a few years ago, always a nice guy.
Heavy, how much snow should you get?
The cherry blossoms in DC are beautiful right now, they say the snow will not bother them, lets hope that is right.
We will see what we have in the morning......

Quoting Blizzard92:
Awe, did anyone notice sullivanweather's blog was yanked from the featured blogger spot on the side of the main directory page? I guess he won't be returning.

yeah I noticed it awhile back.

Yeah, I also noticed it a few weeks back. I believe on Crowe1's blog, someone said they "saw" Sully and his girl friend Kate posting on FaceBook, but I don't go there. I guess he's all right, just wish he would have said a quick goodbye.

Quoting Blizzard92:
Chilly today, but at least got out finally to turn the ground in the raised veggie beds.

I am surprised you turned the garden...it wasn't too wet?
I wasn't even thinking about doing that especially not getting out of the 30's

2 AM. Annandale, VA. March 27. IT'S SNOWING!!!!
Lightly, but it's snowing. Not sticking yet.

4:45 AM Leonardtown, MD-Snowing
Snow has covered the cars and roof is white.

Here in Burke VA (a couple miles from HeavySnow), we have nearly an inch of the white stuff on top of the cars. Lawns mostly white, streets and sidewalks wet but clear.

Boy, this system really turned into a dud when compared to the 4"-8" potential a couple days ago for you southerners.

10 am. Still snowing lightly. About 2 inches on ground. Grass is covered.....

An inch here like doom said, but it's mostly gone already thanks to the sun and warmth of the ground. Nice MDGirl.