Monsoon's Snowcast for Friday to Saturday
Monsoon’s SnowTable Deluxe
Berks – Lancaster, Friday 2/5/10 to Saturday 2/6/10
Stay tuned this evening or tomorrow morning for updates when and if they're needed...
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STARTS |
Early afternoon Friday, light snow |
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ENDS |
Heaviest snow overnight into Saturday morning; tapering by late afternoon Saturday |
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RATE |
Light to moderate through 7pm Friday; heavy overnight; moderate Saturday morning & afternoon; light through rest of afternoon |
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DRIVING |
Potentially slippery Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon; high winds and drifting will reduce visibility on Saturday & Saturday night. Even Sunday morning may be dicey after a refreeze. Bottom line: stay in |
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MIX |
Maybe a bit at the coasts; for us, there should be no mixing. Expect heavy, wet snow |
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AMOUNT |
Track has shifted a bit south, but we’ll still see significant accumulation here. The conservative call is 6-10 inches with a bit more possible in isolated areas |
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ELSEWHERE |
Philadelphia and points south—as well as Chester and southern Lancaster Counties, and places in northern Delaware and Maryland—can expect 14-18 inches of accumulation, and a bit more in isolated spots; central Pennsylvania and points north will receive a bit less than we will in Reading/Lancaster (maybe 4-6 inches) |
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BUST |
“Bust potential” – the chance we could get little or no snow – is fairly low for this one, but a shift in storm track farther to the south could result in only 5-6 inches |
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AFTERMATH |
Drifting throughout Saturday and freezing overnight (temperatures will get into the teens) will make things potentially dicey. Temperatures won’t rise above freezing until late next week, so this won’t be going away anytime soon |
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SCHOOL |
Early dismissal Friday: 40% Delay Monday: 30% |
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NEXT ONE |
Tuesday night into Wednesday; not a huge storm, but timing could result in school closures |
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STAY TUNED |
For updates later today and Friday morning when and if my thinking changes |