Retired Meteorologist & Director of Millersville Univ.Wx Center (1988-2020). Best-selling author @Train4Climbing Founder/CEO of PhysiVantage.com Nutrition
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28 Aug 2020
(1/4) BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Earlier this summer, I made the difficult decision to retire from my position as Director of the @millersvilleu Weather Center at the end of August. I’ve been blessed to serve in this role for one-third of a century (yikes!) and to be part of…
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Today’s weather: “Gusty winds with blowing & drifting gypsum!”
Seriously, folks, this isn’t snow—it’s the gypsum dunes of White Sands National Park in New Mexico. A surreal day driving and hiking here.
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Amazing photo!
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Pittsburgh looks like it could be located in the Arctic Circle in this photo from last night. The melting and cracking ice made for a ton of interesting shapes and textures. I always look forward to this happening any time we get ice on the rivers. Sure it's interesting when they completely freeze over but when they start looking like this it really makes for some fun photos! #pittsburgh
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Feb 9
Looks like the Arctic Ocean — it’s really Lake Erie!
Feb 8
Below −20°C along the shores of Lake Erie. ❄️✨
The water is frozen solid, wave after wave locked in ice, stretching as far as the eye can see. A place that never truly rests, even in deep winter.
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Feb 8
Lake Erie nearly 100% frozen — about a once-per-decade occurrence.
Feb 8
👀 I was checking out Lake Erie's ice on the satellite... Check this out... You can see a giant crack forming on the ice sheet from near Long Point #Ontario to #Cleveland, OH!
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Feb 1
Incredible!
Just incredible scenes in North Myrtle Beach. Love it or hate it, take a moment to appreciate what is happening. Between the incredible snowfall totals many will wake up to, and the extreme cold, this storm will join the ranks of legends like the 1989 storm. #SCwx #NCwx @wmbfnews
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Ice skating on the beach in Wildwood NJ
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Jan 31
It’s not any day that you can stand in the middle of the Conestoga Creek! Only one or twice per decade do we get the sustained cold needed to create this ice rink! Today is the 8th consecutive sub-freezing day and 4th single-digit overnight.
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Jan 26
Sunday's snowfall summary: Most common across Lanco was 8 - 10 inches of snow/sleet. High reports were in Mountville (12") & Denver (13"). Statewide, there were widespread reports of 14 - 18" in central & northern counties. The jackpot: Laurel Summit (Westmoreland Co.) with 24"!
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Jan 26
In my 40 years in the weather biz, I don't recall hearing of a significant avalanche in Pennsylvania! This happened yesterday in Luzerne County, where 17" of snow fell.
Jan 26
AVALANCHE photo from Coxton Road in Duryea Luzerne County PA
📷 Heather Aurther
#wxtwitter #wxX @NWSBinghamton #PAwx #NEPA
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Jan 26
Prepare, my friends, for immense hype on a potential "B word" next weekend. Yes, there is one model that shows that possibility, however, the model consensus has the storm tracking well offshore (so a "miss"). Time will tell.... REMAIN CALM. 😉
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Jan 26
Post-storm recovery! After working the storm (and lots of shoveling) I made my specialty dish for a relaxing evening with the wifey. 😉
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Jan 26
All done at my house in Manheim Twp. A lot more sleet than I expected— the greatest sleet accumulation since the crippling storm of Feb 14, 2007 (I think). My storm total snow sleet today is 9.5”.
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Jan 25
Looking ahead, fresh Arctic air reloads into the region tomorrow -- a burst of snow is possible in spots (btwn 6-10am) as the front moves thru. High temps Tuesday - Friday will struggle to reach 20...w/ overnights in the singles (a sub-zero night possible if winds die down).
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5:00pm update: Just a couple more hours until the dry slot arrives, shutting off accumulating precip. Some impressive (and difficult to clear) sleet the past few hours. At my house I've received 2.2" of sleet on top of the 6.9" of snow. Storm total is 9.1 inches...and counting.
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Jan 25
At 11:30, I've observed a mix with sleet at my house in Manheim Township. Snow total for Part 1 of storm 6.9 inches. Currently, seeing a 50/50 mix of snow/sleet...likely to go back-and-forth for a while.
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Jan 25
How do we know the temperatures aloft? A sensor (temp, humidity, pressure) tied onto a weather balloon! METEO students @millersvilleu gettin' it done this morning. Let's go!
Jan 25
9:30 AM Balloon launch is underway from Millersville! @MUweather @millersvilleu @MillersvilleAMS #pawx
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Jan 25
Anyone have 11:00am snowfall reports? Please post the amount (not including any blowing snow for roof, etc.), time of observation, and your location. Thanks!
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Pro Tip: When you notice sleet mixing in, immediately go outside and take a snowfall measurement for "part 1" of storm. Then, clean an area (unaffected by blowing snow), and beginning measure "part 2" as we total of snow sleet that falls from that point onward.
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At the end of the event, add parts 1 2 to obtain a storm total for your location.
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As we approach 11:00am, many spots in LanCo are approaching 6". The next few hours is the most intense part of the storm, however the mix with (or change to) sleet will develop across southern PA in the new couple of hours (likely already occurring at spots south of Route 30).
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Jan 25
Strong upward motion will yield dynamic cooling aloft, so some spots may see the precip type go back and forth between sleet and snow...as temps aloft teeter ~32F. Meanwhile, at ground level...it's incredibly cold with a temp of 12 and wind chill of 0! Stay warm, my friends!
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