Ice Threat Melts; More Snow Thursday

Fog in Stewartsville Tuesday morning after overnight rain

Thankfully the ice threat never materialized in southern locations overnight. Much warmer air overtook the area as the storm system passed to our west and we were on the “warm” side of the storm.

When warmer air hits the cold snow pack, it common to make fog as is seen in many areas this morning

Ice? I did not see nay in Stewartsville area overnight as the temperature was just above freezing all night. Anyone get ice? If so please let me know in the comments

Overnight lows in northern NJ tuesday morning, Feb. 16, 2021

As shown on the above map, overnight low temperatures. I’m sure many of these were recorded just after midnight

Overnight rainfall in northern NJ, Feb. 16, 2021

And then there’s the rain. Many areas received at least 3/4″ of an inch and some more. This should put a nice dent in the snowpack. But don’t worry snow lovers – reinforcements are on the way!

NWS snow forecast for Thursday

Speaking of snow, our next parade of storms will arrive on Thursday. At this point this storm appears to be somewhat colder and snowier than the last storm. Look for snow to arrive Thursday morning and last a good part of the day. The snow looks to be plowable and be in the 4-8″ range – more to the north and less to the south.

Warmer air looks to arrive thursday night and change many areas (especially south) to a wintry mix of first sleet and then possibly freezing rain.

We’ll keep an eye on this and update accordingly.

Some good news? After this storm the atmosphere looks to “take a break” for a little while so expect some calmer and seasonable conditions. But remember: it’s still winter and still February!

SKIT’s “Seussical” Saturday Shows To Be Rescheduled Due To Snow

Here are additional details from SKIT regarding this weekend’s performances and the snow:

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ANYONE WITH TICKETS FOR EITHER SEUSSICAL PERFORMANCE ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 23RD!

 

Thanks to all the snow,

we have to move our show.

Stay warm, stay safe,  just stay in bed 

Please come at the same time on Feb 6th instead!

 

“It will be worth the wait,

this show is great!”

said The Cat in the Hat,

and that is that.

 
 NO FIRM DECISION HAS YET BEEN MADE ON THIS SUNDAY’S PERFORMANCE. THE FOLLOWING PLAN WILL BE PUT IN PLACE IF A RESCHEDULING IS REQUIRED:
 
 
SUNDAY, JANUARY 24 2:00 PM PERFORMANCE WOULD BE MOVED TO SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7 AT 2:00 PM
 
ALL TICKETS PURCHASED AND SEAT ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE ORIGINAL DATES WILL BE HONORED ON THE RESCHEDULED DATES. IF THE RESCHEDULE CANNOT BE ACCOMMODATED, THEN WE WILL TRY TO WORK WITH YOU TO SEAT YOU IN ONE OF OUR OTHER SEUSSICAL SHOWS.
 
AMANDA PARKER, OUR TICKETING MANAGER, CAN BE REACHED ON 908-797-9324.

Dancing Frost

OK I know that’s a strange title. But as a photographer, its difficult for me to blog about this because I don’t have photographic evidence.

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It was a cold morning (10 degrees!). As I greeted my rental car, it had a nice wintertime display on all the windows courtesy of Jack Frost.

OK here’s the hard part. As I started driving, I noticed one of the frosty snowflakes on the windshield started spinning! I can assure you I was awake and not hallucinating! As I picked up speed, the spinning flake flew off the windshield. It was so young!

As I drove across PA and into Ohio, below are some of the images from the road showing the recent snow and ice that was on the roadside trees.

 

 

 

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Snow Pile Update

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Frequent blog readers will recognize I posted a large pile of early season snow at our local mall back on November 7th. That was 9 days after the freak October snowstorm which dumped 8” of snow to the area.

This picture to the left is what’s left of the same pile. This is over 2 weeks ago! I think the snow being so wet had a lot to do with how long it lasted.

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Snow Piles 9 Days Later

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Out local mall is famous for making piles of snow big enough to block out the sun. So here 9 days after the unusual October snowstorm, here is one of the larger piles. I included my car to show the scale.

I’ve seen this one from the highway last week and it was so high you wanted to plant a flag on the top!

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Parking Lot Glaciers Recede

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This pile of snow and ice was large enough to not only block out the stores behind it but the trees as well. In fact it turned into a mini ski slope. OK maybe that didn’t happen but this is what’s left of the pile after several heavy spring rains and warmer temperatures.

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