List Of Posts Under the label Weather

Who Knew We Would Need The Fan In The Bedroom Window In April?

Who knew we'd need the fan in the bedroom window in April?
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Sitting Here With The Windows Open

After a slow start this morning, it turned out very nice today. I am sitting here with the window open after being outside for a bit.
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The Grass Is Finally Greening Up

This winter the grass turned browner than I can remember in the past. We had the prolonged cold period with deep snow and ice on top of it for weeks.
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Slept With The Window Open In March?

When the window is open at night, I always seem to sleep so much better.
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First Eighty Degree Day Of 2026

Today was nice and warm. It was our first 80-degree day of 2026.
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Big Weather Hype Bust!

I love when the weather people who do nothing but hype bust badly!
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Checking Out Other Radar Apps

I am checking out other radar apps for Android.
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This Relentless Cold Is Keeping The Snow Around

This cold has been relentless, and it's keeping the snow around looking untouched.
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One Of The More Unique Storms

Yesterday's storm was one of the more unique ones here. Very cold and lots of sleet.
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Let The Weather Hype Begin!

Let the weather hype begin! Snow and Arctic air!
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Snow And Burgers On The Grill

We had a couple more inches of snow this morning. It picked up again this evening while burgers were cooking on the grill.
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Snow Silence

We had a couple of inches of snow this morning. It brought that nice silence outside.
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Got A Bit Of Sun After Second WOD

After I did my second WOD late this morning, it was nice outside so I got a bit of sun.
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Second January Day To Get Some Sunshine

Today was the second day in a row that it was nice enough to get a little sunshine.
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Springlike Today

Today it feels very springlike for only being early January.
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Salt Looked Like Snow

When I woke up this morning, the white on the street made me think it had snowed again overnight.
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Starting 2026 With Snow!

The snow squalls made it over the mountains last night, so we start off the new year with snow-covered ground!
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Third Accumulating Snowfall Of December

It is just a couple of days before Christmas, but we have had the third accumulating snow of the month.
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Second Accumulating Snowfall Of December

Here we are in the middle of December, and we have our second accumulating snowfall.
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First Snow Flurries Of The 2025 - 2026 Season

This morning we had our first snow flurries of the 2025-2026 winter.
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New Cord Fixed My Ambient Weather Station Console

My quick internet research was correct. I bought a new cord for my weather station console, and that fixed it.
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Ambient Weather Station Console Stopped Working

My WS 5000 console has been stuck in a boot loop since the power went off yesterday morning.
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Had To Clean The Rain Funnel On My Weather Station Again

My weather station didn't properly measure the heavy rain in a thunderstorm again, so I had to clean the funnel.
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Our Electric Just Went Out For The Second Time In Less Than A Year!

Our electricity went out from strong winds today. It never goes out, but this is the second time in less than a year.
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First 70 Degree Day Of 2025

Today we had our first day with the temperature reaching the 70s of the year.
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Neatly Illuminated Clouds

This evening I noticed that the rain stopped, and the sun was out. I went to take a rainbow. No rainbow, but the clouds were lit up in a cool looking way.
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First Snow Flurries Of The 2024 - 2025 Season

This morning we had our first snow flurries of the 2024-2025 cold season.
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Slept With The Window Open Twice In Late October

It's late October and we slept with the window open!
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No Aurora Here Thanks To Clouds

The given rule here is cloudy weather; any time there's something interesting going on in the sky, it happens again.
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First 90 Degree Day Of 2024

The temperatures today overshot the forecast by a few degrees. It turned out to be our first time of the year reaching the 90s.
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First Chance To Sleep With The Window Open

Last night was our first chance to sleep with the window open so far this year, and it was wonderful
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Clouds Broke A Little For Today's Solar Eclipse

Today was another solar eclipse. Clouds made it a bit disappointing, but they broke in time for the maximum.
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Finally Cleaned The Rain Funnel On My Weather Station

My weather station didn't measure the heavy rain in the thunderstorm today, so I finally got around to cleaning the rain funnel. There was a seed or two in the hole.
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Spring Is In The Air Early This YeaR

Yesterday it even smelled like spring outside
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Neat Looking Ground Fog This Morning

This morning, I noticed some ground fog after sunset.
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Sunny And In The Upper 50s!

After I got a shower, it got very sunny, with the temperature rising into the upper 50s. Perfect day to break out my swovie shorts and collect some vitamin D.
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Nice Soaking Rain Yesterday Into Today

It has been dry here all year. Yesterday and last night, we had a nice soaking rain.
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Finally Feels Like Fall

We are finally having weather that feels like fall. We've had some cooler days, but nothing sustained, and this won't be either.
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First Frost Of The Season

I glanced at the weather during the commercials last night while watching the Phillies game and saw a frost advisory was active. I brought the hibiscus into the garage.
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Slept With The Window Open

Here it is, early October, and after yesterday's eighty degree high, we slept with the bedroom window open.
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Good Old Fashioned Rainy Day

Today started out sunny, but it turned into a good old-fashioned rainy, fall-like day. There was a nice steady rain this afternoon.
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Last Week Was Hot And Humid

Last week was just hot and humid. It brought our highest temperature of the year and our longest heatwave of the season.
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Got Woken Up By Thunder!

It's been a while, but about 3:30 or so I got woken up by thunder. As always, I had to get up and watch the storm.
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That Smoke Was Wild!

That wildfire smoke from Canada was crazy. In the past, we've had hazy skies, but this time you could taste it and smell it. Visibility dropped to less than a mile.
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Dry Thunderstorms?

It's not often that you see the potential of dry thunderstorms mentioned around here. Today I see that in the forecast and forecast discussion. I can't remember seeing that in the past.
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The Grass Is Mostly Brown

This spring has been a very dry one. We've had less than a third of an inch of rain in May. The grass is mostly brown now.
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Very Vivid Rainbow

This afternoon brought thunderstorms repeatedly popping up and passing just to our south. We only got a little light rain, but this evening I was treated to a very vivid rainbow.
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Nice Looking Storms This Afternoon

We had nice looking thunderstorm off to our west this afternoon. The line eventually made it into Mount Joy but it took a while.
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What A Nice Day Today Turned Into

Yesterday was a really nice day from the start, but today was slower to start. By mid-afternoon, the clouds moved out, and it warmed into the lower 80s. Late in the afternoons, a refreshing southerly breeze kicked in.
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Had To Cut The Grass, Proof that Winter Sucked

The winter that just ended was not a good one at all for us snow lovers. We had hardly any, and the winter was dominated by a southeast ridge, keeping it mostly mild. I had to mow the lawn in late March because it's growing so much and so green.
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Yesterday We Had Our First Thunderstorm Of 2023 And They Didn't Disappoint

Here in Mount Joy Yesterday we had our first thunderstorms of the year. The one in the morning just brought us heavy rain and a rumble of thunder. The ones last night brought lots more.
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Accumulating Snow!

This winter, there really hasn't been all that much fur to us in the snow or even cold department. Today we're finally getting our first appreciable snow Accumulation, and even that won't last.
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Our First Snow Of 2023

This winter so far has been abysmal at best as far as snowfall is concerned here in Central Pennsylvania. We ended up getting a coating overnight, which was nice to see.
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This Rainy Night Is Reminding Me Of Hearing Day Boat Horns

Today has been one of those rainy and foggy winter days. Tonight it's got me remembering hearing the fog horns on ships once in a while growing up not too far from the Delaware river.
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Temperature Swing

Today was a day to remember with the large temperature swing. The high was in the mid-fifties a couple of hours before dawn, and it had dropped to the single digits by late evening.
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Our First Snow Of The Season

It's pretty late this winter, but we're finally getting the first accumulation of snow that I've seen so far. It won't last long, but it's nice to see it.
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Talk About Being On The Edge

This morning we're having some freezing rain. We held on to temperatures just below freezing along with freezing rain just a little longer than other local weather stations.
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First Time Seeing Snow In The Forecast This Fall

This week is the complete opposite of the weather last week. I glanced at the NWS forecast this morning and it's the first time I've seen snow in the forecast this fall.
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Back To More Normal Fall Weather

After the recent very mild period, a cold front moved through. We're back into the more normal fifties range for the high temperatures, instead of the seventies.
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It's November First And I have The Window Open

It is November and I have the window open. The temperature is pushing 70 ℉.
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Refreshing Cooler Day For My Lifts And A WOD

Today was much cooler than the past few days. It was very refreshing. It was really helpful with my lifting session this morning. A little while later, I did a WOD outside, enjoying the breeze.
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Cool Cloud Iridescence

We were leaving a ball field close to sunset today and some cool iridescent clouds caught my eyes. I don't notice them nearly as much in the summer as the winter, so it was nice to see them.
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Got Woken Up By Unexpected Thunderstorm Last Night

It was a nice surprise to get woken up about 2:30 or so last night by an unexpected thunderstorm. The storm itself was nothing special, but it being unexpected made it cool. There were a couple of close lightning strikes by the sounds of it.
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First Chance To Eat Supper On The Patio

It's such a nice day today, we decided to take advantage of i and eat supper out on the patio at the table. The sinking sun and slight breeze felt good.
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It's Time To Put The Screen Back In The Front Door

With today and the next few days being so warm, and it's the middle of April now, we decided to take the glass out and put the screen back in the front door.
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Mowing The Lawn In Snow Flurries

It's said there's a first time for everything. Today was my first time mowing the lawn with snow flakes and graupel falling.
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Two Thunderstorms Yesterday!

Weather wise today was a pretty interesting day. All day long there was a strong south easterly wind. Eventually towards evening the clouds broke up and the sun came out for a bit. We had a decent thunderstorm in the evening then a better one a couple of hours later.
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Cold And Windy Day

Today has been a cold and windy day with gusts getting up near 30 mph. The high was only near freezing though with lots of snow squalls around. Just not one here in Mount Joy.
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Thunderstorms In The Area

Here it is March 19th and after our mid 70s spring like day a broken line of thunderstorms was moving through the area in the evening. We were between cells so we got nothing more than some very light drizzle. We did get to see some lightning in the distant thunderstorm off to our south east and a red rainbow since it was just about at sunset.
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Spring Fever

As much as I love cold and the winter these recent 70 degree days are really giving me spring fever now.
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Icy Sidewalks

We got out for a nice walk this evening after supper. It was our first after supper walk I think since last fall that it wasn't dark. It was nice not being blinded by the passing traffic's headlights. There were a disappointing number of homes and businesses that didn't clear the snow yesterday and just had an icy mess.
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Decent Snow Storm After A Mediocre Winter

It's the middle of March, and we're finally getting a decent snow storm. The storms so far this winter have been mostly mediocre around here at best. We ended up with three or four inches.
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More Pictures From Today's Snow Storm After The Sun Came Out

I have always liked seeing fresh snowfall on the trees and stuff when the sun first comes out after a storm. Today was one of those chances I got to see that before it melts or blows off.
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It Did Actually Snow Today!

Even though the temperature has been above freezing all day, and it's been warm, it did actually snow today. Some even accumulated in the areas that don't get any of the strong solar radiation yet.
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First Severe Thunderstorm Warning Of The Year And It Was A Good One For March Here In Mount Joy, PA

March seventh we had our first severe thunderstorm warning of 2022. My weather station recorded a maximum wind gust of 48.1 mph. It was a surprisingly good thunderstorm for early March here in Mount Joy, PA. Even had a couple of flashes of lightning.
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First Chance To Open The Windows Today

This morning things didn't really look like the forecast high in the 70s was going to verify with the thick clouds hanging on. They broke up around lunch time and the temperature went up to 70.
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Feeling Like Spring The Past Couple Of Days

It's starting to feel like early spring now with the sun being stronger when it's out and days getting warmer. mid sixties and sunny yesterday and it was mid 50s and cloudy with afternoon rain today.
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Decent Snow Squall Made It All The Way To Here

We had a decent snow squall actually survive after it moved east of the Mountains. Decent burst of snow in Lancaster and even more at home in Mount Joy with a fresh dusting.
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Nice Cold Front This Morning

I feel like I remember cold fronts being much sharper when I was a kid. That could be just the bias of remembering bigger deals. This morning's cold front featured a nice squall line with wind and quick drop in temperature and dew point
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A Few Miles Can Make All The Difference

A few miles can make all the difference in weather sometimes. We went to Lititz today, and it appeared that they had more snow than we did yesterday. Ours is almost all gone, but the ground was still covered up there.
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Couple Of Inches Of Wet Snow Last Night

The past couple of mild days were mild, but now winter is back, at least temporarily, with some wet snow overnight.
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Overshot the Forecast High By Five Degrees Today

Today's high temperature overshot the forecast by 5 degrees. I noticed it felt pretty waRm when I took Brooke to the bus stop this morning.
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These Coastal Storms Never Cease To Amaze Me

Watching these coastal storms blow up off of the east coast have always amazed me. With the tools available on the internet it's even more interesting to watch them explode.
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First Cloud Of The Day

One single cloud first appeared in front of the sun giving that awesome winter irreverence effect that you see at times when the clouds are ice crystals
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Walk In The Nice Fresh Dusting Of Snow

We made it out for a nice walk this evening. It was a really nice walk with the fresh dusting of snow and it still being daylight out.
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Certainly An Interesting Storm

Nice impressive winter storm for us here. Not all snow but it was a fun storm.
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My Personal Weather Station Picked Up The Shock Wave From The Tonga Volcano Explosion

I was pretty surprised to wake up this morning and peak at the pressure plot from my Ambient weather station and see that it picked up what I assume is the shock wave from that massive Tonga Volcano explosion
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Nice To See The Storm Over Performed

Last night before I went to bed the radar was looking really good for snow. This morning it was pretty clear that the storm over performed with what looked like at least 4 inches of snow.
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Better Have Those Snowblowers Ready!

We finally get a winter weather advisory for 2 to 4 inches of snow tomorrow night. Of course, the neighbors have to get their snowblower ready for that.
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Nice Walk Tonight As The Snow Was Beginning To Fall

We managed to time our evening walk just right today. We got out there just as the snow was beginning to fall.
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So Close But So Far Away

finally a snow storm but it's going to miss us to the south. It's good to see one not cutting up well to the west at least.
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Nice To See Some Surprise Heavy Snow Today

There had been a chance of snow in the forecast for today, but I wasn't expecting any accumulation, but we ended up with a nice surprise. Everything is white. Even the roads!
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Another Warm December Day

It turned out sunnier and warmer today than I expected with the high in the mid 50s.
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Made It To The 60s Today

It turned out pretty nice today. The sun came out and the temperature spiked into the low sixties.
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First Daytime Snow Flurries Of The Season

It's pretty late, but we had our first snow flurries of the year. Well, it was our first daytime snow flurries that I saw.
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Our First Snow Of The Year

We have had our first snowfall of the season finally. It wasn't much, but it's something.
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Decent Winds Today

Today was a fairly breezy day and it was cool to have my personal weather to measure it. I've missed that.
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Saw Some Virga Under A Cloud

We were leaving the grocery store near sunset this evening and I noticed some cumulus clouds off to the northwest. I also noted some virga under it. That was probably snow flurries
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Got An Ambient WS-5000 Weather Station As An Early Christmas Gift

I was given an Ambient WS-5000 early as my Christmas gift. So far, I am really liking it. I've been wanting a personal weather station for a long time now, but haven't gotten one and set it up properly until now.
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Freeze Warning Tonight

Finally we are getting our first freeze here in early November. Our flowers have been thrilled with the warm fall but that's over now.
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Cooler Fall Like Day Today

Finally the cooler fall like weather has arrived. The low this morning dipped into the 40s for the first time since last spring.
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NWS Mount Holly Has Confirmed Seven Tornadoes

The NWS in Philadelphia has confirmed 7 tornadoes that came from Ida. It was just a few weeks ago they confirmed ten if I am remembering correctly.
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What A Day For Weather

With the remnants of what was Hurricane Ida approaching the and passing the area, it brought all sorts of extreme weather for this area and the entire region, really. Flooding all over the place and some tornadoes were the main features.
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Tomorrow And Tomorrow Night Look To Be A Mess

With the remnants of what was Hurricane Ida approaching the area then interacting with a cold front right in our area tomorrow and tomorrow night certainly look to be a mess. I don't know if it will be right here In Mount Joy, but where everything set up, there will be a lot of rain.
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It's A Rainy Day

Today it is a rainy day. My middle finger is a bit angry from curling my step grandson yesterday. I did a lighter WOD than I normally have because of that When we went for a walk in the evening, I had to jump in the puddles because life's too short to not have fun.
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What A Thunderstorm Here Last Evening

What a thunderstorm that was, we had here last evening. It Easily had the strongest winds I can remember since the microburst years ago.
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Good Thunderstorm Just Missed Mount Joy Last Night

I was sleeping pretty well when I got woken up by unexpected thunder. There was pretty good lightning with it and being the darkest part of the night it seemed extra bright.
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Good Thunderstorm Here

We had a pretty good thunderstorm here this evening. On top of that, there was a nice double rainbow this evening as the storm moved off to the east.
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Bensalem Storms Again

It has certainly been a stormy summer back in Bensalem. Today brought them a tornado instead of flooding.
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Hearing So Many Wrens Is Reminding Me Of The Mountains Growing Up

I have been hearing quite a few wrens singing outside. It's really bringing back the fond memories of summer days up the mountains with Nan and Pop.
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You Know It's Humid When It's Sunny And Raining

You know that it must be pretty humid when the sun is shining, but it's raining. There were only very thin clouds, but it was raining enough to wet the ground this afternoon.
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Decent Thunderstorm Two Days In A Row

For the second day in a row now, we had a pretty decent thunderstorm.
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Heat Dome, The New Polar Vortex?

Great, the media learned the term "heat dome." Now they will be over using and abusing that term, like they do with "polar vortex." It will be the new scary summer hype word.

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Much, Much Cooler Today

Today is a much cooler day compared the the hot and humid weather we've been having. It certainly made working out a lot nicer than it has been.
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The Cooler And Drier Air This Evening Reminds Me Of The Camp Fires Up The Mountains

Today has been much cooler and drier than it has been. It really reminds me of going to the mountains when I was a kid, where the evenings were much cooler than the Philly suburbs.
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Pretty Good Thunderstorm Last Night After Being Missed By A Few Earlier

We had a pretty good thunderstorm last night. That storm came after yesterday being a hot and humid day, with a few thunderstorms missing us earlier.
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It Turned Out Nice Today

The forecast this morning was for the sky to remain cloudy all day today but shortly after lunch it cleared up. Not just breaks in the clouds but the sky fully cleared up and remained that way at least until after sunset save a few small clouds.
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The Humidity Has Arrived

Spring is finally feeling like it's here. It was nice this morning and today was the first day so far this year that it just felt humid
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It Was Nice To Sleep With The Window Open

I've always preferred sleeping with the windows open. That's exactly what we got to do last night. It seems to make me sleep better
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First Rainbow Of The Year And It's A Double Rainbow

We just had our first rainbow of the year and it was a vivid double rainbow.
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Pretty Good Thunderstorms Last Night

We had a pretty good early spring thunderstorm last night.
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About A Foot Of Snow Since Sunday

The storm was one of those with a lot of hype, but things had to be just right for it to verify. This time it worked out, and we wound up with about a foot of snow.
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Pretty Good Snow Storm But At Least Here It Wasn't What The Usual Suspects Hyped It Up To Be

We had a decent snow storm for being so early. Not what the usual Facebook "meteorologists" hyped it to be, but it was decent enough.
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First Snow Of The Year

We have had our first snow of the year, and it was pretty early. It was accumulating while I was doing my WOD.
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It Looks And Feels Like Snow Today, Reminds Me Of Deer Season With the Guys

It looks and feels like snow today. It reminds me of hanging out with the guys up the mountains for buck season. Being visually impaired I did not hunt, but I did eat, drink and play cards.
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Listening To The Wind Tonight

It's pretty windy tonight I am hearing the occasional gust outside. It's really reminding me of going to the mountains growing up. I'd often hear the wind blowing at night during the fall and hunting season
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Pretty Good Thunderstorm For November

We had a pretty good thunderstorm last night. Being in the middle of the night in the middle of November I was really impressed with it since conditions are not great for thunderstorms here in the fall.
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Smoky Skies

It's really strange to me to see the skies so smoky from the west coast wildfires. The smoke is traveling thousands of miles and still dense enough to dim the sun and haze the skies.
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Not A Bad Thunderstorm After All

Today brought heat and humidity. That helped us get a decent thunderstorm later in the day.
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Pretty Decent Thunderstorm Popped Up Just Before Hitting Us Today

We had a pretty decent thunderstorm pop up just before hitting us. It makes the past couple of brutally hot days sort of worth it at least.
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Pretty Good Lightning From A Storm That Was Just Missing Us

The past couple of days have been hot and very humid with showers and thunderstorms popping up every day. A nice cluster popped up this evening but missed us by a mile or two. We did get a nice view of cloud to ground lightning under the storm.
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It's About As Humid As It Gets Around Here

Yesterday into this morning its been extremely humid. The dew point's been in the mid 70s. That's about as humid as it gets around here.
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Yesterday's Derecho

A derecho moved through Pennsylvania and New Jersey yesterday. We only got a decent storm with moderate wind. The bow moved north of us though.
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Fast Moving Line Of Thunderstorms Today

This morning there was a very fast moving line of thunderstorm moving through Pennsylvania. The severe thunderstorm warning had them moving 100 miles per hour. That's not something I remember seeing to often if ever.
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Mentally Tough Day Today With The Humidity

Today it was very warm and humid. That made the day's lift mentally tough. I just don't deal with the the heat well.
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Today's Humidity Is Nasty

It's just a nasty humid spring day. It's been drizzly and miserable. The tropical storm moving up to our west is pumping all that tropical moisture in.
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Another Windy Day Today

Today has been a strange day. It's been surprisingly windy with winds from the east.
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Finally A Warm Spring Like Day

We're finally getting a warm spring like day after the first half of May was rainy and Chilly. It took until the middle of May to even reach the 80s this year.
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Windy, Cold And Snow Flurries Yesterday

Yesterday was a windy and cold May day. There were snow flurries nearby, but I didn't personally see any.
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Wx, Finally A Weather App For Android Seems To Be What I Want

I finally found what I think is as close as perfect weather app for android that their will be. I've been using the Wx app. Rather than trying to be pretty it is just functional with loads of information available.
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May Eighth And Snow Showers In The Forecast

I had to laugh at the chance of snow showers in the forecast. It's even funnier being may and after the fact that we've had such a poor winter.
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If Only We Could Have Had This Weather Pattern In January Or February

It took too long, but we are finally getting into a weather pattern that could have given us snow during the winter. We were stuck with a milder pattern during the winter but now, but it's cool and stormy.
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It's Been Windy Since Those Storms And The Cold Front Rolled Through Yesterday

It has been windy since yesterday's storms and cold front moved through. There have been some strong gusts here.
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Pretty Impressive April Thunderstorm

We had a pretty impressive April thunderstorm race past us. WE didn't get directly under the cell but we got the edge which brought plenty of wind and of course thunder and lightning.
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Pretty Good Morning Thunderstorm

We had a pretty good thunderstorm about 3:00 AM this morning. It brought pretty decent lightning and winds especially for othis time of the year.
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First Thunder of 2020

It's a chilly day with on and off heavy rain today. A few minutes ago I heard my first thunder of 2020. Hope we get in on some good storms this spring and summer.
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Today Turned Out Really Nice!

Today started out damp and dreary but it turned out to be a really nice day. After we got home from the grocery store I did my starting strength. After that I half slept/ zoned out on the chair in the sun on the patio.
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In The Winter This Rain Would Have Been Snow

It is a cool and rainy spring day. During the winter, this could probably have been a decent snow storm.
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A Little Bit Of Snow This Morning, After The Failure Of A Winter

We had a bit of snow falling this morning. Not much, but it was nice to see something after this failure of a winter.
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Our First Eighty Degree Day?

Today started out warm. It was our first 80 degree day of 2020
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It Cleared Up And Got Nice So We Went For A Walk And A Couple Of Caches

It cleared up today and got nice. We decided that it was the perfect opportunity to go for a nice walk and a couple of caches on the Northwest River Trail.
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Finally A Nice Day When We Could Get outside For A Bit

We finally had a nice day so we could get outside for a nice walk. We were able to grab a couple of caches while we were out.
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Wow, It Was Dry Today

It was very dry today, too dry even. My nose felt like it was drying out. Local weather stations showed the relative humidity being around eleven percent.
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Watching The Carolinas Get Snow

Today I get to watch the radar instead of the snow. The Carolinas are getting hammered, but we're barely even getting clouds from the storm.
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The Coldest Night Of The Year And It's Wasted Cold

We had our coldest night of the year so far, and of course, it was wasted cold. It didn't include any snow.
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High In The 60s Means Unwinding On The Patio After The WODS

Today's high was in the 60s. That meant I got to go unwind on the patio in the sunshine after the two WODs today.
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Rainstorm With temperatures In The Forties

Back to this winter's normal pattern again. We had yet another rainstorm. At least it's fairly mild and not just 33 ℉ and rain.
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January High In The 50s Means Burgers On The Grill

Today's high in the 50s means we get to have cheeseburgers on the grill for supper! I good part of the day was even sunny!
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Another Cold Front But Nothing Like The Past Few Years

Another cold front moved through. So far, this year apart from the arctic shot in December, nothing has compared to the past few years.
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It's Windy Today

It's windy today, with occasionally strong gusts. It's really relaxing to me to hear it.
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High In The 60s Yesterday and Today

We got into the 60s today and got into the 60s yesterday. Any trace of last week's snow is long gone thanks to the mild temperatures.
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We Ended Up With A Few Inches Of Snow Yesterday

We ended up with a couple of inches of snow yesterday. It was wet snow and stuck to everything.
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It Looks Like We're Up To Two Inches Of Snow Or So Today

It looks as if we have received a couple of inches of snow so far today. The original forecast was for around an inch.
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Climate And Weather Are Not The Same Thing

I have always been a little annoyed when people use current weather to deny climate change. While they are related day to day, weather isn't climate.

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Another Little Snowfall

We had another little snowfall here. It's kind of nice having these early snows and promising for the winter.
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December Fourth And Already Two Snow Accumulations

It's only December fourth, and we've had two storms here in Mount joy with Snow accusations. It's pretty early yet.
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I Wasn't Expecting That Snow

I wasn't expecting that snow. I was surprised to see that the rain switched to pretty heavy snow.
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Fourth Double Rainbow of the year

The theme for this summer seems to be double rainbows. Here is a picture of our fourth one of the year here in Mount Joy.
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August Eighteenth, The Third Double Rainbow Of The Year

We had a pretty good thunderstorm this evening. As that moved away we had our third double rainbow of the year. It's only been a little over a week since the last one.
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Another Double Rainbow, The Second One Within A Week

Even though we really did not get much rain from it there was a thunderstorm in the right spot to our east that we had our second double rainbow of the year. It was also the second double rainbow in a week's time here in Mount Joy.
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We Were Driving Home And Saw Another Rainbow

When we were driving home we saw a double rainbow. This one was very vivid!
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Double Rainbow in Mount Joy

We had some heavy rain and then the sun came out while it was still raining. Of course I went to see if there ws a rainbow and there as a double rainbow.
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We Saw A Rainbow Over The Atlantic Ocean

We were at Cape May when we had a good thunderstorm move over us in the evening. When it moved off the coast the sun came out. We saw a rainbow out over the ocean. That's the first time in my life I've witnessed a rainbow over the ocean myself.
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Warm Day And Evening Thunderstorm

We had a warm day today and an evening thunderstorm in March is always good
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Milk, Bread and Eggs

I have always wondered why people go in the rush to the store to buy milk, bread and eggs when it's forecast to snow. Even the worst of storms wouldn't shut things down around here for more than a day or two.
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Snow To Ice To Rain

We had the normal snow to ice to changeover again. It's odd how there appears to be the biggest snow storms around Presidents' Day.
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Zero To Sixty

This week's temperature has ranged something like 60 degrees now with today's high being in the middle 60s.
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Ground Hog Day

Here we are back to groundhog day. They'll make a big production of nothing, of some stupid myth.
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Between Two Radars

One thing that is a disadvantage around here in NW Lancaster county is how we're so far from all of the local doppler radars. The beams are about ten thousand feet high so precipitation can be completely below it like today's snow squalls. It's usually more noticeable with stratiform rain.

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Finally Some Snow Before The Arctic Front Tomorrow

We finally got some snow before the arctic front moves through tomorrow. I saw a squirrel sitting on the patio table after the snow.
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Another Warm Storm

Like most of the storms so far this winter, We're having yet another warm storm.
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Quick Hitting Arctic Shot

We had some slow that quickly changed to rain. Now the arctic front is on its way through for a quick cold shot.
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2018 The Year Of Flooding In Lancaster

The year of 2018 was a year of major flooding here in Central PA and Especially Lancaster County.
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Early Snow This Year

This winter we've had some early snow. Technically, it was still autumn when the middle of November when we had the snow.
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Eighty Degrees in February!

Our biggest snow storms seem to be around President's Day. That won't be the case today, with the high temperature being near 80 ℉.
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Ice On Susquehanna River After Arctic Blast

We headed out to the NW river trail to check out the river ice. It was cool looking so I had to share some pictures.
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My First Big Snowfall Here in Lancaster County February 17th to 19th, 2003

I found some pictures of my first big snowfall after moving to Mount Joy. It turned out to be one of the area's top ten of all time, I believe.
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Today's Solar Eclipse

Today was really cool since we had the solar eclipse. It wasn't total here but it was really cool to watch things darken. The last time was when I was elementary school. I really noticed the wind pick up and the temperature drop when the sun slid behind the moon.
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February Tornado?

February tornado? Sure. We didn't get one but the cell had rotation when it went over us. It did drop a tornado over in York county before geting here though
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Got To Watch A Thunderstorm Blow Up

We were driving home from Lancaster on 283 when we saw a large mushroom cloud looking cumulus cloud. We stopped at a nearby park on the way home with a clear view to the west and watched it wax and wane for a bit.
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Two To Three Feet Of Snow Here In Mount Joy

We had a bigger snow storm on January 23rd. We ended up getting two to three feet of snow.
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Got To Watch Lightning In A Distant Thunderstorm This Evening

There was a potent thunderstorm today up towards Hershey, Lebanon. The sky was unusually clear for a day with thunderstorms this evening, so I got to watch the lightning flashing in and out of the distant storm.
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Lightning Over A Mountain

I am making more posts from our trip to the mountains as I come across some pictures. We had a great thunderstorm and I got this frame from a video of lightning over the mountain.
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Six Or More Inches Of Snow For Mount Joy

Another week and more snow for us is in the forecast. The storm should bring our heaviest snow fall of the year so far.
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A Few Inches Of Snow With More To The East Again

Per the forecast, it looks like a few inches of snow here. To our north, they'll likely get six or more inches.
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Some Light Snow With The Heavier Stuff Staying East Again

It looks like we should be getting a couple of inches of snow here in Lancaster County. The heavier snow should stay to our east.
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Another Missed Snow Opportunity

I woke up this morning to a coating of snow. I'm beginning to think that may be all we get this year with the pattern so far.
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December 4.1 Degrees Below Average

December was a cold and dry month around here. Harrisburg ended the month with the average temperature being 4.1 degrees below average.
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Last Storm Of 2010

We didn't get all that much snow from Sunday's storm, we did get a lot of wind. It will be the last storm of the year, and it was a windy one.
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Nice Snow Storm

We had a nice snow storm with snowfall rates of up to two to three inches per hour. Ended up with about twenty inches.
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More Cold

December was a good month. We had above average snowfall with the storms over performing. Now the forecast has plenty more cold air and chances in it.
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Finally A Snow Storm

It's March first and looks like we might finally get a snow storm! NWS has us under a winter storm warning for five to eight inches of snow.
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Strong Warm February Storm

We had a strong February storm system but it cut into the lakes keeping us in the warm sector. It didn't make it here but the cold front had a really impressive squall line racing across Pennsylvania.
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Arctic Shot Next Week

An arctic shot is coming next week. The cold has been building for a while now and looks like it's going to finally head southward.
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If Only It Had Been Snow

We had a NICE MOISTURE rich storm that is causing snow in New England. If only it had been snow here. With my Davis Vantage Pro2 recording just over two inches of snow.
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November Snow Squall

It's November 20th and there's a nice-looking snow squall stretching across Pennsylvania.
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Snow

The snow flurries I thought we might get last night turned into a nice coating of snow.
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Chilly For November This Week

The mild weather last week ended when we had a fairly strong move through. Now, it's pretty chilly for November.
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October 28th Storm

Well a nice coastal storm is developing off the East coast. It will bring rain here but it could have been a nice snow storm in January.
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Late October Storm

It's late October and the storms are starting. One spun up off the mid Atlantic coast. That brought some snow to higher elevations.
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Winter Is On Its Way

It's always a sign of winter coming when the leaves are turning. It's also a good sign to see CTP talking about lake effect snows
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Hurricane Omar

Hurricane Omar has been fascinating to watch. It shows how quickly these storms can change. It rapidly intensified faster than I expected it to.
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Tropical Storm Marco

After the tropics got fairly quiet now Tropical Storm Marco has formed in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Hurricane Ike Aftermath

Hurricane Ike's aftermath is a good example of how the category doesn't tell the whole store of the damage that can occur from tropical systems.
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Large Hurricane Ike In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico

Hurricane Ike is a large hurricane. It's not the strongest but it's large in size
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Morning Thunderstorms

There seems to be some pretty strong morning thunderstorm moving towards us.
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Very Nice Morning Thunderstorm

That was a pretty good line of storms. Especially given they mvoed through in the morning.
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Tropical Storm Hanna Makes Landfall

Tropical Storm Hanna made landfall in the CaRolinas. it brought heavy rains and is now back off the coast.
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Hanna Approaching The Carolinas

Tropical storm is approaching the Carolina coast. It's not that strong of a storm, as it's not even at hurricane strength.
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Atlantic Tropics Still Active

The tropical Atlantic is still active in the basin. It's near the peak of the season and we have two tropical storms and a major hurricane spinning out there.
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Hurricane Gustav Makes Landfall

Hurricane Gustav made landfall today in Louisiana as a category 3. It's been fun for me to track this one.
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Hurricane Gustav Strengthening

Hurricane Gustav has rapidly strengthened overnight and is now almost a major hurricane.
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Tropical Storms Hanna And Gustav

The tropics have gotten pretty active. We have both Gustav and Hanna.
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Hurricane Gustav

Hurricane Gustav has formed near Cuba.
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Tropical Storm Fay Brought Heavy Rains To South east

Tropical storm Fay was pretty interesting to watch. It never got strong, but it brought heavy rains to the southeast.
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Chilly August Night

A cold from blew through. The front made for a nice cool night last night where it almost felt a bit chilly.

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Feeling Like Autumn

We have turned the corner and are heading towards winter now. It's August but the sun is noticeably lower in the sky and it's been cooler and less humid the past week or so.
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Severe Thunderstorms And A Funnel Cloud On Sunday

We were away geocaching last week and as we were heading home we saw a nasty looking storm north of us. We never got under the storm but I saw reports of golf ball sized hail and a funnel cloud with it.
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Tropical Storm Dolly In The Gulf Of Mexico

Tropical storm Dolly has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. Looks like that one should strengthen into a hurricane and the make landfall in Texas. That'll give me something to track.
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Tropical Storm Dolly In The Gulf Of Mexico

Tropical storm Dolly has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. Looks like that one should strengthen into a hurricane and the make landfall in Texas. That'll give me something to track.
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Nearly Stationary Thunderstorms

Yesterday was a very humid day. Small thunderstorms were popping up but missing us. They seemed to be focused along the Susquehanna and were stationary.
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Yet Another Moderate Risk For Severe Storms

Severe weather season has been active this year. SPC has us in a moderate risk area again.
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Northeast Heatwave Ending With Storms?

Today will be the last day of this heat wave that has been affecting us here in central Pennsylvania. Hopefully it ends with a bang meaning good storms.
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Severe Weather Then A Heat Wave

What an awesome line of storms we had move through here on Wednesday. There were even reports of tornadoes with the second line. Now on to the heat.
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Moderate Risk Last Saturday But Not Much Happened

Last Saturday we ended up not getting any good thunderstorms here even though we were under the moderate risk. They tried to for m but not much could seem to make it. Got to watch some cool distant lighting to our north at least.
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Two Noresters Within A Week In May

It's may 12th and we've had two Nor Easters within a weak. It's been a cool weather week for sure.
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April 11th Thunderstorms

Last night was an interesting night. We had a couple of thunderstorms before I went to bed. Not anything major but it's still mid April. I got woken up at 4:30 AM by another storm.
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Another Very Wet Storm

Another week and we're continuing with the same pattern. It's another very wet storm.

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Weekend Storm

We didn't get as much rain as expected from last weekend's storm. It seemed to start to intensify just as it crossed central Pennsylvania.
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Flood Watch Again With More Heavy Rain Coming

More heavy rain on the way. We're back under a flood watch, too.
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Flood Watch And Mild

We're in for a milder storm with plenty of moister available. A flood watch will be active.
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Cold Night

It was a pretty cold morning here for the end of February. My Davis showed that it reached the middle teens.
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A Little Snow Is Better Than None

We ended up getting an inch or two of snow this morning. I guess a little snow is better than none.
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Another Week And Another Possible Ice Storm

It looks like the Susquehanna valley is in for another ice storm. We've been placed in a winter storm watch for it.
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Snow And Lunar Eclipse In The Same Day

Yesterday we had a nice surprises. We had a clipper leave us with more than an inch of snow. At night it had cleared up in time for the lunar eclipse too!
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Another Day Another Storm To The West

It's another day and another storm off to our west. That's been the pattern this winter.
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Fun Little Ice Storm

We wound up having a fun little ice storm. Some of the rain was heavy Quite a few branches broke from the weight. It's the first I remember seeing tree damage other than twigs since 1994.
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Switched Over To Freezing Rain And Sleet

We ended up with about 2 inches of snow, I'd guess. It switched to sleet and freezing rain since then with a temperature of only 23 ℉

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Last Year's Memorable Sleet Storm

This time last year we quite a memorable sleet storm. It was the most sleet I can remember seeing.
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Wasted Arctic Shot

Sunday ended up being blustery with temperatures getting down to 10 with a high only into the 20s. It seems like such a waste to get cold like that without snow.
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Surprise Snow Flurries

Nice, We are having some surprise snow flurries!
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What Season Is It Anyways?

What season is it anyway? Yesterday we had two thunderstorms and temperatures in the mid 60s. It's early February.
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Nice Cold Shot

We're having a quick arctic shot right now. It made it down to 10 degrees Fahrenheit but no where close to the record of -22 in 1994. That winter was something else.

by Carl 166 words

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Snow Surprise

I looked at the radar then out the window and got a surprise. It was snowing moderately, and the grass was white!
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No Snow This Time

As I was expecting, we didn't get any snow here in Mount Joy from this storm. It was rain instead.
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Sunday - Monday Storm

There is at least a potential for snow here in Lancaster County Sunday into Monday.
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Sierra Nevada Storm

I cannot even comprehend the snowfall forecast that the NWS has out for Sierra Nevada. The forecast is calling for Seven to Ten Feet of.
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October 2007 Was The Warmest On Record

October 2007 was the warmest October on record. I am certain that I will be seeing this much more often as my life goes on.
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Felix Is Category Five Storm Again

Hurricane Felix is about to make landfall in Nicaragua. It's back up to a category 5 storm!
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Felix - Second Category Five Hurricane Of The Season

It's not something that happens every year so it is interesting to me. Hurricane Felix is the second category five storm in the Atlantic basin this year.
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Hot And Humid Today Then Severe Storms

We had a great time attending a geocaching event. After the event Lynn twisted our arms into doing some more caching. We got caught in a severe storm and lots of roads were blocked by downed trees.
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5.25 Inch Hail at Dante SD

I just saw that Dante South Dakota had five and a quarter inch hail. I can't imagine the sounds of that hitting stuff or the damage can do.
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Hurricane Dean is Now a Category Five Storm

Hurricane Dean is now a category five storm. It's winds are up to 160 mph and should make landfall over the Yucatan Peninsula overnight tonight.
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Hurricane Dean Just Before Landfall

Hurricane is about to made landfall as a category five storm with 165 mph winds. It's now weakened to a category three storm while over the land of the Yucatan Peninsula.
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Category 4 Hurricane Dean

Hurricane Dean is still a category four hurricane. It should get clsoe tol Jamaica later today.
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Category Three Hurricane Dean

Hurricane Dean now has winds of a 125 miles per hour and a category three storm. It's expected to strengthen some more too. It's looking healthy on satellite right now.
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Finally A Hurricane In The Atlantic

So far this ear the Atlantic basin has been quiet in the Tropics but we now have finally have a hurricane. Tropical Storm Dean has strengthened into one.
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A Couple Days Of Hell Like Heat

Today we should get some nice thunderstorms and there were already nice looking cells out west this morning. It will be a nice break from the past couple of days of Hell like heat.
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Early AM Thunderstorms

We had near misses of thunderstorms yesterday and last night but nothing hit us. Early this morning I got woken up by thunder. Turned out a small one formed right over us.
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Great Summer So Far

So far this summer has been great. The easy has been mostly a trough and no real heat so far. Hope this pattern continues into the winter too! There's been plenty of thunderstorms too.
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No Thunderstorms Today

No thunderstorms for us today. I was hoping for some good ones but we were stuck under the remnant clouds from storms to our west overnight last night.
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July Fifth Thunderstorms

We had a pretty nice thunderstorms move through this afternoon. I wasn't expecting much with the clouds this morning but they popped.
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Last Night's Lightning

Last night we had a really good thunderstorm. It featured lots of close lightning strikes with very bright flashes.
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Summer Snow on Mount Washington

It's pretty cool to see summer snow on Mount Washington. That area just has such interesting weather due to its elevation and location.
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Hurricane Agnes 35 Years Ago

It was around this time in 1972 that the remnants of Hurricane Agnes impacted the area. I've always been fascinated by that storm even though it was before my time. I just have heard so many stories about it.
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Western Pa Storms

It looks like there are some nice thunderstorms out in western Pennsylvania today. It'd be great if we got some with the cold front.
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June 19s Thunderstorms

Yesterday was one of the best thunderstorm days we've had ina while. We had some lightning that was a little too close for comfort for me to sit on the porch/
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Slight Risk Of Severe Thunderstorms

Today could be a good day for thunderstorm activity. SPC has us under a slight risk.
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Wondering About Local Tornadoes

Last week there was a tornado warning here. That got me wondering about the local history of tornadoes.
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Thunderstorms Moved In From The Northeast

We had an unusual occurrence There were thunderstorms popping up the past couple of days and they were moving from north east. Normally they go the opposite direction.
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Lots of Lightning Yesterday

Yesterday we had some pretty good thunderstorms in the area. There was lots of lightning with these thunderstorms.
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The Weather Channel Isn't About Weather anymore

The weather channel is no longer about weather like it used be when I first got it. I was channel surfing today and saw how bad it has gotten. I used to love ikt.
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Thunderstorms

Earlier this afternoon it was looking good for thunderstorms. We only got some rain here since they ran out of time. Where they did hit they were slow moving and brought flash flooding.
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Possibly Strong or Severe Thunderstorms Tomorrow

Looks like there's aT least a chance for severe thunderstorms tomorrow. I hope we get some good storms!
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April Nor'easter

There's an intense April Nor'easter occurring right now. We got a couple of inches of rain. Imagine ikf ikt were snow!
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April Snow

It's April 6th and the radar is showing plenty of lake effect snow squalls and showers in Pennsylvania.
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Feels Like Summer Today

The calendar says march 27th but the weather says April 27th. It was in the 80s and the radar showed what appeared to be thunderstorm west of here.

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Making Snow On Mount Washington

I came across this video posted on a weather message board of them turning boiling water instantly into snow on Mount Washington. That weather station's climate is really fascinating to me.
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Snow In March Is Always Good

This strange winter is continuing. We're forecasted to get some snow, and snow in March is always a good thing.
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2006-2007 Winter

Meteorological winter is over now. It was not a good one for me as a snow lover since we didn't get all that much of it.
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Thunderstorm Season Soon

It has been warm outside the past few days. It looks like a thunderstorm is approaching. That has me hoping for some good ones this season.

by Carl 111 words

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Feels Like Spring Today

Today it feels a lot like spring. It's much milder than it has been.
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President's Day Snowstorm II

I am remembering the second major snowstorm on Presidents' Day, at least while I was alive. It was my first big snowstorm here in Mount Joy, PA.
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Valentines Day Storm

We ended up having about six inches of very compact sleet and snow. Everything froze into a rock-hard glacier like ice when it got colder.
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Not Snow This Time

The snow that I had hoped for yesterday didn't materialize. It was sleet and ice instead.
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Lake Effect Snow In NY

I was reading about the insane lake effect snow that occurred near Redfield, NY. I can't imagine experiencing that.

by Carl 60 words

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Maybe We'll Finally Get Some Snow

It looks like there's finally a potential for a snow storm. Maybe we'll finally have some snow here in Mount Joy.
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More Ice On The Susquehanna River

We decided to go check out the ice on the Susquehanna River today since it's been so cold. It's always wild to see all the ice on the river when you're used to seeing the water moving.
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Frozen Susquehanna River

It's been below freezing for a few days with the arctic air. We usually like to go check out the river ice if we get the chaNce.
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More Wasted Cold

We finally have arctic air in place. The cold is wasted though since we won't be getting any snowfall out of it.

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No Snow Again

As I expected all week, the forecasted snow last night never materialized here.
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What A Waste Of Cold!

This past week has been cold, with no real snowfall. I think it's a big waste of cold air.
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Arctic Cold Front And Snow Squalls

It's finally feeling like winter around here. We should have a chance of snow squalls with an arctic cold front.
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First Snow Of The Winter

We finally had our first snowfall of the year. It's a pretty late one this winter.
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Storm Damage

I just talked to my mom and she told me that the neighbor's tree fell on her roof. Must have been pretty severe thunderstorms in Bensalem
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