(yet another) Winter Storm Watch for CV, Wisp
February 5, 2006
Just posted by NOAA, can't be there this weekend hope everyone who is has a great time:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
253 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2006
MDZ001-PAZ030-032-WVZ023-041-040400-
/O.NEW.KPBZ.WS.A.0002.060205T0000Z-060206T1200Z/
GARRETT-WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE-PRESTON-TUCKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...GREENSBURG...
NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE...MONESSEN...UNIONTOWN...
CONNELLSVILLE...OHIOPYLE...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...
DAVIS...THOMAS
253 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2006
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.
A STRONG WINTER STORM PUSHING INTO NEW ENGLAND WILL CHANGE RAIN
ON SATURDAY TO SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY
INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WITH POSSIBLE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10
INCHES.THE LARGEST OBSERVED ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
My prediction- Snowshoe comes in with a total of 13"
T-Line- 11"
CV- 10"
Me- 2"
THose are just some educated guesses I threw out. But I would not be suprised at all to see those amounts. If snowshoe doesnt get over 8", I will be astonished.
It's already snowing in North Carolina and far Southwest VA.
Snowing now in Davis at 32 degrees with about 1/2 inch on the ground.
I arrived at Wisp at 3:00pm with fog and "warm" 40ish temps. Through the progression of the afternoon fog lifted, temperatures dropped to low 30's with sleet and then rain. Around 6:30pm while it was raining at the base of the mountain, it was snowing with gail force winds halfway up. It was a good dusting when I left around 8 with temps in Garrett Counting dropping to 29*F as I left Oakland. The wind and snow was kicking up, but nothing sticking to grassy areas or roadways.
