The latest on 3/3 snow.
An image from the latest GFS run.Some model runs are shifting the storm southward, but there are many factors that make this difficult for the models to handle - the time of year, the warm air from the south, and the alpha stream, to name three.
There is no alpha stream. I totally made that up.
The point is that I could get into a bunch of meteorological jargon and bore the living scheisse out of you, but I think most of you would like me to just tell you what I think will happen. So here goes.
By about just after noon Sunday, we'll start seeing some light snow showers/flurries/sleet moving in to the area. On and off with this through the afternoon and early evening. I think roads are fine during this bit, with just a few slippery spots here and there.
David "Helloooo ladies, says my chest fur" HasselhoffBy 6 or 7pm Sunday, we'll see steadier snow, intensifying overnight. Tapers in the early afternoon Monday.
I see mixed precipitation on Sunday, but all snow for Monday.
How much?
Lehigh Valley, Berks, central and northern New Jersey, NYC: 4-6 inches with minimal icing.
Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Lancaster Counties: 6-8 inches and a little bit of icing.
Philadelphia, Wilmington (DE), South Jersey: 10-14 inches of snow. In some places, more. And enough mixing that power outages look likely.
West Virginia, northern Virginia, DC, southern Maryland: 6-8 inches of snow and significant icing.
Updated school closing percentages (for Berks only):
Monday delay, 35%
Monday cancellation, 85%
Tuesday delay, 70%
Tuesday cancellation, 38%
And hey, good news! Thursday-Friday now looks like it might be a miss. Might.
Stay tuned for updates! I plan on sending out a thinger on Sunday to reflect the changing realities. Of the situation. You know what I mean.
David Hasselhoff, master of action sequences.