Photos of Horsham PA

So the official snow total reported to the National Weather service was 2.8 inches today for Horsham.
I know this really is not much snow at all, the main concern is freezing on sidewalks and backstreets and parking lots.


Here are a few photos I took from 7:30 am until about 10:30 am today in Horsham PA.

Here is the most recent advisory from the NWS;

Statement as of 1:08 PM EST on January 21, 2012

... Winter Weather Advisory now in effect until 5 PM EST this
afternoon...

* hazard types... snow.

* Accumulations... total snow accumulation of 4 to 6
inches... along with up to a tenth of an inch of ice.

* Impacts... widespread slippery driving and walking... especially
on untreated roadways and sidewalks.

* Temperatures... remaining in the teens and lower 20s.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow... sleet... or
freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for
slippery roads and limited visibilities... and use caution while
driving.

Update to dual Weather Events

Hope everyone is having a safe and fun Saturday Morning..

I posted online to the National Weather Service and my data was then listed for Horsham PA snow total

Here are the total snowfall amounts that was reported to the National Weather Service today so far..

...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
   ROYERSFORD             3.0   728 AM  1/21  TRAINED SPOTTER        
   AMBLER                       2.2   546 AM  1/21  TRAINED SPOTTER        
   WYNNEWOOD           2.2   815 AM  1/21  TRAINED SPOTTER        
   GRATERFORD             2.0   800 AM  1/21  CO-OP OBSERVER         
   HORSHAM                  2.0   730 AM  1/21  PUBLIC 

I have taken a few pictures and want to take more, if you can safely take a pic and send them to me via email, that would be great!


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Please be careful out there, I saw a changover to all rain at 7:25 am then an hour later it changed back to snow, I see accidents on main roads around our area on the traffic cams.

Winter Weather is Here!

Hello Winter Weather Fans..

Well it's finally here, weather reports from several sources say that it all begins tonight for South East PA, snow, with possible accumulation will be around 1-3 inches. Then it all happens again for Saturday with an icy mix of snow - sleet and Icy rain, with a possible total accumulation from 2 to 4 inches.

Now that some snow is on the local weather forecast headlines, I want to ask readers to please submit your pictures to us.

This is what is needed ;

Date, time and basic location of snow event along with your submission.

Please let me know in advance if you want your name for credit with the photo that will be publicly posted on this blog and or certain social networks like ex; Google+


Please submit to email address; feedback@theweathervane.us

Thank you!

Where is the Snow?

For late tonight into early tomorrow morning,  it looks like it is and will be too warm and wet for anything over a 1/4 inch of snow to stick to the ground.  The current temperature in Horsham is 42 degrees, and it is dropping, the barometer readings are a very low 996 mb. The low pressure front is here, this is a significant storm,  thunder was heard in eastern Montgomery County tonight.

There is still a Flood Watch, for Montgomery County until 5 AM tomorrow.  Please drive with care in a flood event, it is easy to encounter ponding on roads which may cause  for unsafe driving conditions.  Check your basements for water and take necessary precautions for areas close to creeks and small streams.

Please check your local news for details and updated Flood status information.

Flood Watch and Snow

It is difficult to predict what will occur on Wednesday evening until Thursday morning.

So far the National Weather service has updated it's latest report to say that there is a good chance that our area will see some snow.  The latest forecast information was updated at 4 PM, stating that there is a Flood Watch that says heavy rain that will occur into Wednesday night.  As a cold front moves in from the southwest, this gives the possibility of some snow.

There is a Winter Storm Watch for our area on Wednesday night, higher elevations are expected to see up to 3 inches of snow.

Our area (Montgomery County), might see a coating to up to an inch of snow.  The Flood Watch should be more of a concern then a simple coating of snow. 

Click here to see important  information about Flooding Safety;  http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tadd/images/FLASH.pdf

We shall see tomorrow morning what the latest forecast will say.

Chance of Snow or False alarm?

Remember back during the end of October we had a surprise snow event.  Everyone including meteorologists were caught off guard.  Again, for the last three days, weather reports flip back and forth from it being cold to not being cold enough for the rain / snow changeover later this week.  

Some online forecasters are stating that there is a dividing line where the air maybe just cold enough to change the rain to snow.  Before on that last event I mentioned, I wrote that the snow would not stick because of the warmer temperatures the day before would not allow the snow to stick to the ground.

Update 8:44pm 12/5/2011:  The National Weather Service has issued its updated forecast.  Possible rain changing to snow.  Snow showers from Tuesday night, then again Wednesday night into Thursday morning.  Looking at the forecast details, they say we should not get anything more than a 1/4" of snow on either of these two days. 

I would be more concerned of the Fog that will be out there again tomorrow morning!

  I am sure everyone is thinking why I am writing all this.  With definite signs of climate chance, you have to be aware of changing weather that can affect your local community.  Just yesterday I read that parts of northern Texas were expecting snow.  Further updates will be posted just in case the slow moving low pressure system, pulls in enough cold air to make it snow more than what is being stated.

Early Snow

Well the forecast information that I studied yesterday did not project what actually happened.  Meteorologists have a difficult job trying to compile as much information as they can, even using sophisticated computers, they can end up looking like they were wrong.  Anyway I feel that sufficient information was put out there telling people that there was a freeze watch, and possible snow.  I read too much into the information I found and stated that the snow should not stick because of the ground being too warm.   At this hour there is a very heavy band of snow, hitting the area.  Temperatures are hovering around the freeze mark and since this has been the case now for much of the day, there is the danger of bridges and certain areas of roads can freeze and make driving very dangerous.  Because of a good quantity of leaves that are still on the trees, there are reports of branches and entire trees falling on wires, causing power outages.  Do not be surprised if you loose power, hopefully you still have batteries you purchased when Hurricane Irene came through our area.

For parts of PA and NJ, it is now not recommended to go out unless you really need to.  I was driving around and there is a lot of wet heavy snow still on certain roads.   If this freezes we can really see a problem, especially on hills or narrow roads.

Be safe so stay at home, the storm warning is over at 2am but temperature will stay in the lower 30's, which means the roads will continue to freeze.

Tomorrow will be a bit warmer and the roads will be clear and everything should melt, if you need to go out and shop, just wait until tomorrow.

This pic was taken at 3pm today, at this time it had started to be a mix of rain and sleet.  I checked online and they are reporting that some areas had anywhere from 2 to 5 inches within a 10 mile radius of Horsham.