Surprise Snowstorm for Ohio Valley!?!

meso_jr · #1 Postby **meso_jr** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 5:35 pm

Happy Thanksgiving all! I just saw these statements and was wondering if any of you have been able to take the time from turkey and football to key in on what could happen later this weekend. ATM, it is hard to find an estimate of snow, but I have heard maybe 3 or more (up to 5) for extreme eastern Ohio. Let me know what you all find out! Enjoy the remainder of your day!

Jay

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
400 PM EST THU NOV 27 2003

...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY.
RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM TONIGHT AND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE LATE
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING AS THIS LOW TRACKS FROM CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA TO CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

IF THIS STORM SYSTEM REMAINS ON ITS PROJECTED TRACK...THE GREATEST
THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL BE ACROSS LOCATIONS ALONG THE
CHEAT...YOUGHIOGHENY AND MONONGAHELIA RIVER BASINS. IF THIS HEAVY
RAIN DOES OCCUR...RISES ON RIVERS AND LOCAL STREAMS ARE POSSIBLE.

...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY...

AS THIS STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION. ALONG WITH
THESE COLDER TEMPERATURES NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AS WELL. RAIN
WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS COLDER AIR
AND MOISTURE WRAP AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF THE EXITING STORM SYSTEM.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN
MARYLAND FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN MARYLAND AS WELL AS
ALONG THE I-80 CORRIDOR IN NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

THIS SNOWFALL COMBINING WITH GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY BE PREPARED FOR
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ALLOW YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGAURDING THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. ALSO...
IF YOU LIVE ALONG AREA RIVERS OR ANY LOCAL STREAMS...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN
MARYLAND...KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON WATER LEVELS.

__________________________________________________________

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
348 PM EST THU NOV 27 2003

MDLS HAVE COME IN BETTER AGRMNT WITH STRONG SFC WAVE DEEPENING
AND MOVING QUICKLY NEWD FRI MRNG FROM SC WVA TO CENTRAL PA BY FRI
EVE...LATEST 18Z RUNS HAVE SFC LOW LTLE FARTHER WEST TWD PIT ON FRI.
AT ANY RATE POTENTIAL FOR GOOD RAINS SPCLY S/E OF PIT BFR COLD FRONT
IS DRAGGED THRU REGION W-E DURG FRI AFT/ERLY EVE. WILL CHANGE OVER
-SHRA TO -SHSN THEN. NEG TILT UPPER TROF COMBINED WITH
WRAP ARND MOISTURE/ORGRAPHIC LIFT AND TIGHTENING WIND GRADIENT WILL
AFFECT REGION FRI NGT...WITH LES FOR SAT AS CLOSED UPPER LOW SWINGS
UP ST RVR VLY. CONCERN FOR I80 CNTYS AND RDG CNTYS FRI
NGT/SAT...FIRST SIGNF ACCML SNOW PSBL IN THESE AREAS
ALNG WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VSBYS AND HAMPERING TRAVEL.
STM TO BE ISSUED TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS ALONG WITH SOME HVY RAINS
PSBL LTE TNGT/FRI MRNG S/E OF PIT. WARNINGS/ADVISORIES FOR SNOW/WIND
MAY HAVE TO BE ISSUED FRI FOR FRI NGT/SAT. COLD WX IN OFFING AND BLW
NORMAL TEMPS SET IN FOR COMING WEEK.

therock1811 · #2 Postby **therock1811** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 5:38 pm

actually I have a topic on the snow for tonight for E KY here:
Snow expected in Eastern KY

Colin · #3 Postby **Colin** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 6:29 pm

Maybe a period of light to moderate snow here tomorrow night and Saturday morning...maybe a dusting to a coating? :o

Miss Mary · #4 Postby **Miss Mary** » Fri Nov 28, 2003 9:30 am

We have one local Met hinting at accumulation for the Cincinnati area. And all other sources I check, about 5, along with other local station's Met's, say flurries only. Shaking my head here at the hyped up Met, he's a little too optimistic IMO. We'll get snowfall one day but it's still too warm for that yet.

Mary

Colin · #5 Postby **Colin** » Fri Nov 28, 2003 11:14 am

I'm hoping I get at least .5" of snow tonight...you never know!

therock1811 · #6 Postby **therock1811** » Fri Nov 28, 2003 7:37 pm

I've had a dusting of snowfall this afternoon...nothing much, mostly on the deck and pool cover...

CINCINNATISUN · #7 Postby **CINCINNATISUN** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 2:59 am

There's a light dusting here around trees and on the grass,
other than that it's just windy & cold so far,

Steve

Playballgt14 · #8 Postby **Playballgt14** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 8:57 am

i have 5" of snow on the ground right now, i live in the snowbelt of NE ohio, we got hammered last night

CINCINNATISUN · #9 Postby **CINCINNATISUN** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 9:11 am

Wow, wish we could have some of that snow Glenny

.
My sister lived up that way in Cuyahoga county for several
years and I was always amazed when she talked about how
much lake effect snow they have.

Playballgt14 · #10 Postby **Playballgt14** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 10:00 am

ya, its awesome, but the snow is real heavy, i just hope theres a white christmas this year

Lisa · #11 Postby **Lisa** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 9:09 am

Hello. I was in Pittsburgh this holiday. It actually was starting to rain Thursday evening and continued into Friday. Temps dropped all day Friday and it started to snow around 8-8:30 in the evening. The roads were icy around midnight-cars in the ditch on the Parkway. I would say that by the morning there was about 2 inches of snow.
Coming back to WV on Saturday, we noticed there was more snow in the Morgantown area-about 3 inches. :roll:

Surprise Snowstorm for Ohio Valley!?!

Surprise Snowstorm for Ohio Valley!?!

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