Last Update from here
Interstate 84 Shutdown underway at 11:45 from Middletown NY to PA
(15 miles) due to the accident. No word on exact number of
cars or trucks or injuries, (just starting to make national news).
System pulling away (apprently) from our area - Temps held
steady past hour. Most roads still very slick
Total accums 4-8 inches. many closures throughout the area
Charlie
Pike PA Weather
http://www.sbccomputer.com/Pikeweather.html
PS: Welcome to PA (Wait until this stuff melts!)
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Subject: 3rd Winter Event
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 10:57:50 -0500
From: bhile <bhile{at}epix.net>
To: Jesse <j{at}weatherwatchers.org>
Franklin County Winter Storm Report 13–15 Jan 1999
The 3rd Winter Storm event for the area began 13 Jan 1999 at 1450
hrs with rain. Rain fell off and on in the afternoon with a high
temperature for the day of 44 degrees and a low of 23 degrees by evening
with rain changing to freezing rain. Sleet began at 2015 hrs and changed
back over to freezing rain at 2230hrs. The 13th of Jan liquid
precipitation totaled 0.08.
The storm continued into the 14th of Jan 1999 with freezing rain
off and on until 0700hrs, where it changed back and forth between light
snow, sleet, and freezing mist. All sleet began falling by 0730 hrs, and
continued for the remainder of the day with a total of 0.35 of liquid.
On the 15th of Jan at 0001 hrs sleet continued falling till 0630
hrs when it changed to all snow before ending at 0930 hrs. Clouds then
began to break up, giving way to partly sunny skies. The total
precipitation for the day measured 0.14.
Total liquid for this event totaled was measured at 0.57.
The roads were never plowed until this morning causing many
motorists to become stuck, or crash. This was the 2nd time that road
crews failed to take action to clean roadways figuring on warm air
moving into the area which never did. Numerous crashes were reported.
Barry Hile
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From: Member Tim Armstrong
Saw this METAR from RDU this morning...
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SPECI KRDU 151014Z 33012G61KT 290V360 2 1/2SM +RA SQ BR SCT010
BKN017
OVC041 09/09 A2986 RMK A02 PKWND 24061/1009 WSHFT 0959 CIG 012 RWY
23R
PRESRR P0012
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Winds before that were averaging around 10 kt, so I checked to see
if
this was a mistake, or if Raleigh was actually in the midst of
something more significant...and found the following...
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RDUSFDRDU
TTAA00 KRDU 151132
STATE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC
629 AM EST FRI JAN 15 1999
WILL BE UPDATING ZONES FOR PRECIP ENDING IN THE WEST...PORTIONS OF
THE
CENTRAL SECTION AT 7 AM.
PEAK GUST OF 61 KTS AROUND 515PM AT RDU AIRPORT REAL. CHECKED
SRM...HAD FEW PIXELS OF 50KTS OR GTR.
ALREADY MADE HEADS UP CALL.
.RDU...NONE.
RA
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They meant to say 5 AM instead of 5 PM in there, but the rest of it
is
legitimate. As far as I can tell, they didn't update the NOWcast,
they didn't issue any kind of warning, advisory, or even statement
to
address the fact that winds could approach near-hurricane force in
the
highly populated area of Raleigh, NC.
Oh, well...
Tim
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