Snow?

[Boyd]

I guess some of you have already had snow this season? Nothing here yet, awhile ago we had a light dusting that melted quickly, so this might be our first snow of the season. Map shows me on the edge of the 2" zone. My snow thrower's gonna stay in storage, it's been 4 years (?) since I've had it out. As long as my car can drive through it, I don't clear my so-called driveway.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
308 AM EST Fri Jan 3 2025

New Castle-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-
Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Delaware-Philadelphia-
Western Chester-Eastern Chester-
Including the cities of Hammonton, Wilmington, Honey Brook,
Kennett Square, Atlantic City, Cape May Court House, Oxford,
Glassboro, Philadelphia, Cherry Hill, Millville, Media, Camden,
Pennsville, Ocean City, and West Chester

308 AM EST Fri Jan 3 2025

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations from a coating to
an inch with up to 2 inches possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware, southern New Jersey, and
southeast Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 10 PM EST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
conditions could impact the Friday evening commute.

 

[RJG]

No snow in Cape May County yet. Just had my truck detailed and one of those liquid salt sprayer trucks went by me in and drenched it.

 

[tjw1014]

Monday the better chance.

 

[Boyd]

Storm is moving into the Washington DC area right now, hard to tell if it will hit us.

 

[GermanG]

Darn. My Acme is going to run out of bread, milk and Depends.

 

[MuckSavage]

Darn. My Acme is going to run out of bread, milk and Depends.

GermanG... I wish I could help you. All I have is beer, whiskey & Depends

 

[GermanG]

Thanks. I'm good! For another 1/3 bottle, at least.

 

[Boyd]

Snow coming down steady here. Melting on contact though, porch thermometer shows 37 degrees (probably colder in the woods).

 

[Boyd]

We didn't get anything here last night...

Monday the better chance.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
209 AM EST Sat Jan 4 2025

New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Kent MD-Queen
Annes-Talbot-Caroline-Salem-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic
Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-
Including the cities of Dover, Chestertown, Hammonton, Ocean
City, Centreville, Atlantic City, Millville, Pennsville,
Wilmington, Rehoboth Beach, Georgetown, Easton, Cape May Court
House, and Denton
209 AM EST Sat Jan 4 2025

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 5 and
9 inches possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern, and southern Delaware,
northeast Maryland, and southern New Jersey.

* WHEN...From late Sunday night through late Monday night.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions
could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will overspread the region late Sunday
night and intensify through midday Monday. It will then gradually
taper off Monday night.

 

[Boyd]

Updated warning(s) below. Every time I check the NWS site, the snow totals are different. Weather Underground is predicting less snow. We'll find out for ourselves pretty soon...
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
205 AM EST Sun Jan 5 2025

Gloucester-Camden-Atlantic-Coastal Atlantic-Southeastern
Burlington-Delaware-Eastern Chester-
Including the cities of Media, Camden, Cherry Hill, West Chester,
Atlantic City, Hammonton, Kennett Square, Wharton State Forest,
and Glassboro
205 AM EST Sun Jan 5 2025

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 3 and
6 inches.

* WHERE...Portions of southern New Jersey and southeast Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...From 1 AM Monday to 1 AM EST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions
will impact the Monday morning and evening commutes.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will overspread the region late Sunday
night and intensify through Monday morning, potentially coming
down at rates approaching 1 inch per hour for a brief period. It
will then gradually taper off Monday night.

 

[Boyd]

This storm is about 900 miles long! They keep updating the arrival time later and later, current forecast says it will arrive around 4:00AM for me, so I guess the heavy snow will be during the day tomorrow.

https://boydsmaps.com/nexrad/#6/34.1248/-88.7097

 

[imkms]

Additional info from the NWS
Expect snow to reach Philly before sunrise, with a coating to an inch possible
by 7 AM, but further southwest, 2-4 inches will likely already
be on the ground across the Delmarva where rates will already be
starting to get heavy. Winds will be light despite the increasing snow.
Total snow amounts with this event look to be 5 to 10 inches with locally up 12 inches across our
Delmarva zones, portions of extreme SE PA (eastern Chester and
Delaware Counties) and southern NJ where the Winter Storm Warnings
are in effect. For the tier of zones north of here that are under a Winter Weather Advisory,
generally expect 2 to 4 inches. This includes Philadelphia proper, Montgomery County, and
southern Bucks. Amounts will further taper north of here to just a couple inches or less.

 

[RJG]

Weather bug is predicting 6” - 10” in Cape May Country. Just walked the dog at 6:30pm. Sky is completely clear. Actually a good night for star gazing.

 

[Boyd]

Seems like they really aren't sure about this one yet, storm is only 9 or 10 hours away, normally they would have issued maps of projected snowfall by now. Or maybe everyone at the NWS is still away for the holidays?

Interesting that two hours later, the "tail" of that storm is still anchored around Corpus Christi while the head is advancing towards us.

 

[imkms]

 

[Boyd]

You wouldn't think "moderate snowfall" would require a state of emergency... but better safe than sorry I guess. And probably a lot of people on the roads tomorrow after an extended holiday season this year. Stay safe and warm everyone!

Not going anywhere myself... will be cozy here, georeferencing the 1970 aerials. Have done about 130 so far, which is good but there are another 250, which isn't.

 

[Teegate]

Jessica is off tomorrow as our schools are closed. It should be interesting to see how much or little we get.

 

[Boyd]

Just started snowing at my place around 6:00 AM, ground isn't quite covered yet. There's a map here, it shows more snow than the text forecasts.

 

[this_is_nascar]

Woke up this morning and nothing in Gloucester City, drove on 295 to 70 to Southampton and nothing so far. Forecast lowered from 3-6 to 2-4 in this area.

 

[MuckSavage]

Started in Runnemede about 15 minutes ago