Things Remain Unchanged

Good Evening!

We are within 24 hours of the juicy part of this storm that is slowing creeping up the Mid Atlantic seaboard.  Don't expect to wake up tomorrow and see much going on outside, the lighter part of this storm will occur throughout the day tomorrow and the fun begins later in the evening.  Throughout the day you'll see mostly light snow or sleet with a few dry slots in between.  You'll have some steadier light snow or sleet starting around 4 or 5 o'clock so the drive home from work tomorrow shouldn't be an issue as the roads should just remain wet..........except for those idiots that don't know how to drive!!  After 7pm you want to do your best to stay off the roads as conditions will deteriorate quickly.   At 10pm you'll want to watch this from your window as this thing will really be cranking!  Expect to see thunder snow in spots and this is where you'll see 2" an hour of snow with some big arse flakes!  I know I'll be at the window looking like a kid searching for Santa on Christmas Eve.

So we have two outstanding questions to answer, will school/work be canceled and have the snow totals changed?

As of right now it looks like the storm will be moving away from the Philly metro area around 4am.  The farther west and south you are from the Philly the quicker the storm will be ending.  This should give plows a good amount of time to get out there and plow but with the forecast still calling for amounts averaging from 6-12 inches, that will take the plows a bit more time to remove.  Therefore I'm making an early call and saying all schools north and west Philly (Lansdale, Doylestown, Quakertown, KOP, Willow Grove) will be CLOSED on Thursday.  As for work, that depends on how much your boss values your safety!  I'm guessing it will be a late start for everyone Thursday as we'll be digging out and this snow will not be light so even the snow blowers will be working extra hard to remove it. 

As for totals I'm going to stick with what I originally posted and posted that below.  Unless things change with the model runs tomorrow morning I think we'll all see and average of 6 inches, good portion of Montco seeing at least 8 inches, and the areas who get thunder snow could be looking at a foot.

South and East of Philly:  3-6 inches
Phillly Metro:  4-8 inches
N&W of Philly:  7-12 inches
Harrisburg/Lancaster:  2-5 inches

After looking at Channel 6 and Fox 29, they are forecasting on average 5-10 inches along the I-95 corridor so I think I'm in range for what they are saying.

I'll be putting out another blog around noon tomorrow so check back then. 

Thanks for reading!
Gman the Weatherman