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Well, we’re at that time again…another storm looks to be in eyesight for Monday Night. This one won’t be nearly as big as the last two. It is a “clipper” system which will ride through the midwest and wrap itself up off the New Jersey coast as a coastal storm. Right now, the strength and placement of this storm are in question. If the storm goes more to the south, we’ll only see 3-6 inches. If it comes close enough to the area, expect 6-10 inches of the white stuff. I am leaning more toward 6-10 right now, but you never know what may happen. Here is a preliminary snowmap I made for the area. It just outlines where snow will most likely fall:

Let me note to all kids out there that it MAY be possible that schools will close Tuesday giving some of you 7 day weekends (Wednesday, Thursday, Presidents Day long weekend, & Tuesday)

Yesterday was a wild day across the area. I actually got out and walked around a bit with my dad and sister and we witnessed the wrath of this storm first-hand. First of all, we saw a car go slipping and sliding down the road into a snow drift. While my dad was trying to push the car out of the drift, I noticed that a large branch had fallen on a transformer box and was on fire. Shortly after, it exploded in a shower of colorful sparks and flame. This marked the beginning of a 20 hour period in which we did not have power. In fact, we only just got power at 11:00. Although I don’t have a yardstick to out and measure the snow with, I think I got about 20 inches. That’s all from me, for now.

I only have one word to say about this storm: WOW. There were hundreds of thousands of power outages around the area and area highways were closed to public traffic. Winds are still howling here, I officially measured 18.8 inches of snow (average because of snow drifts). Every school in our coverage are closed and many driveways still haven’t been plowed yet. After hearing a few stories about people getting stuck and losing power for the whole night, I have concluded that this storm will be remembered for many years to come.

Here are the top 10 totals from around the area:

1. East Nanmeal in Chester Co. – 26.8 inches

2. South Coventry in Chester Co. – 26.1″

3. Willistown in Chester Co. – 24.0″

4. Eagleville in Montgomery Co. – 23.0″

5. Montgomeryville in Montgomery Co. – 22.4″

6. Abington in Montgomery Co. – 22.3″

7. Trappe in Mont Co. – 22.0″

8. Ridley Park in Delaware Co. – 21.5″

9. Perkasie in Bucks Co. – 21.0″

10. Sellersville in Bucks Co. 21.0″

Note that the top total in NJ was Ewing in Mercer County with 18.7 inches of snow.

Also note that Philadelphia reached a snowfall record of 72.1, beating their old snowfall by 7 inches.

Coming Later Today: Forecast, comment from Brett (if he has power), and looking toward the next storm

Tell us your thoughts on this storm, as well as doing the poll below.

1. If you visit my blog regularly, you will notice the header picture right below the title changes daily. This header represents what the conditions are for the day. For example, if you see a blue sky with one cloud expect a nice day. If you see a lightning bolt with heavy rain, I would advise you to stay inside.

2. My forecasts are only going to predict the temperature and conditions three days in advance. The exact forecasts will be an average of all the counties covered by Philaburbia.

3. My forecasts will be color coded. Here is a key to my colors:

Pink: 9° or below

Purple: 10° to 19°

Light Blue: 20° to 29°

Blue: 30º to 39°

Green: 40° to 49°

Yellow- Green: 50° – 59°

Yellow- 60° to 69°

Orange- 70° to 79°

Red- 80° to 89°

Black- 90°  and above

Note that all of these temperature reading are measured in Fahrenheit.

Coming later today:  My first forecast and more analysis of the Wednesday storm

I want to thank anyone who is reading this post right now; you have taken time out of your day to read my prodigious blog.

Now to the weather:

Some huge totals across the Philadelphia Suburbs from this amazing blizzard, here are the leaders as of 5:55 PM:

1. Cherry Hill in Camden County- 27.3″

2. Brookhaven in Delaware Co.- 26.0″

3. Pennsawken in Camden Co.- 25.5″

4. Drexel Hill in Delaware Co.-25.5″

5. Broomall in Delaware Co.- 25.0″

6. Chester Springs in Chester Co. – 24.1″

7.  Caln Twp. in Chester Co. -23.7

8. King of Prussia in Montgomery Co. -23.4″

9.  New London Township in Chester Co. -23.0″

10.  Villanova in Montgomery Co. -22.5

Here is the link to the snowfall total page if anyone is curious: http://kamala.cod.edu/pa/latest.nous41.KPHI.html

We will continue later tonight on the upcoming Wednesday storm. I looks to be very promising for any snow lovers out there!

Here is a preview from one of the weather models:

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I am Jason Hirsch and  am a 10th grader at an area high school. Weather to me is a hobbie and a love.

I feel that many TV stations, websites, and blogs focus too much on the city of Philadelphia and not on the areas surrounding the city. I decided a few days ago that I wanted to take a stand and made Philaburbia.

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