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An actual 1” of ice would be devastating, trees, branches, & power lines down. An honest 1” of ice is also on the top end of accumulation with an ice storm.

I thought the main storm wasn’t going to ramp up until Friday night or Saturday morning. That’s time for some shifting & forecast adjustments.

Not much up here besides cold. We did get 5” of snow yesterday, not uncommon.
 
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Uh-oh...Thursday morning forecast bumped snow totals to 14"-22". Better go get more crackers.


Where are you seeing that? I'm in Berks County and keep seeing 6-10 inches.


WGAL weather website...back down to 12"-20" now.

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Uh-oh...Thursday morning forecast bumped snow totals to 14"-22". Better go get more crackers.


Where are you seeing that? I'm in Berks County and keep seeing 6-10 inches.


Sig:
You want these guys - started as a bunch of hobbyists and give the best dead-nuts forecast there is - no hype---no funny names:

https://epawaweather.com/east-central-pa-forecast/

EPAWA has us at >12"



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Being just northeast of the upper right of that map, it predicts greater than 16" for me.
That's a good amount of snow. Nothing I can't handle with my snowblower, but it will take some work.



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Low of 18 forecast for Sunday night.




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Snowfall totals for us have trended higher for the past couple days.

Now sitting at 9-12 inches, with a decent possibility of overperforming that.

But they're calling for 1-2 inches of ice in the southern half of Arkansas. 12+ inches of snow is annoying and will shut things down up here for a few days, but 1-2 inches of ice is catastrophic, with downed power lines and collapsed buildings, and areas without power for weeks. I hope it isn't as bad for them as it's looking.

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Low of 18 forecast for Sunday night.


At least it's still above zero...

Ours is -17.
 
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Low of 18 forecast for Sunday night.


Warmer in south Texas Smile. In my neck of the woods in North Texas, 8 degrees is the forecast for Sunday night.



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Kinda something for those not in hurricane areas to prep for. My son was in FL 8+ years ago as a hurricane threatened. He said it was more interesting watching the craziness at the stores, almost fighting over a sheet of plywood.

This particular storm took a turn, away from the ‘treasure coast’, the name was Dorian.

Even without going to the store, I could be fine for a month or more with what I already have, food & water.
 
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I stopped into the grocery store last night for a couple things.

Ground meat, bread and milk were in very short supply.

We're good for a couple weeks in a pinch. As long as we don't lose power, I'm not too worried.




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Those of you in the bullseye, take a few screenshots of the forecast 24 hours prior. During & after the event, compare those predictions to reality.

Not saying they will, but often reality is markedly different.
 
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The Next 10 Days Of Winter: The Worst In 40 Years Across The US

Total Snowfall Amounts (NOAA Blend of Models -- trust this b/c it includes the ECMWF or Euro flagship model) may be an underestimate (!)



https://www.zerohedge.com/weat...t-40-years-across-us



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The assholes from the county were out brining the roads on my way into work. Derrrrrrrrrrr


 
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In a few days, those of us in the lower-lower will finally be able to go ice fishing!



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Big Grin I recently started dating a meteorologist. It's refreshing to date a woman who is wrong most of the time. Big Grin



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Meteorology: One of the few jobs where you can be wrong 80% of the time and not get fired.
Big Grin I recently started dating a meteorologist. It's refreshing to date a woman who is wrong most of the time. Big Grin


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Went the Yooper Grocery this morning. -13. But sunny!


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Went the Yooper Grocery this morning. -13. But sunny!

Sunny? For what, the next two hours?
 
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