Well, this morning, just before 7:30 Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, meaning 6 more weeks of winter is on the way. This is actually a prediction that is more common than not for the groundhog.
If you are wondering about Punxsutawney Phil’s track-record, I have broken it down for you year by year.
The Last 20 Years:
2009
Phil [...]
Usually the Storm Team gets an advanced copy of the Almanac. This year our weather center has yet to be graced by the book. That is beside the point.
The Winter prediction by the Farmer’s is, however, making headlines for it’s predictions of “Numbing cold” on the way to a good chunk of the country this [...]
As of midnight, we still stand four inches away from the “Snowiest Season On Record”. We picked up 1.4″ yesterday, which takes our seasonal snow total to 145.1″. Close, but no cigar!
Ray Petelin,
WSEE Storm Team Meteorologist
According to weather spotters for the National Weather Service, here are the snow totals for the last 24 hours, ending just after nine this morning.
…CRAWFORD COUNTY…
CROSSINGVILLE 2NW 5.0 745 AM 4/7
CANADOHTA LAKE [...]
Lake Effect Snow Warning
GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CHARDON…JEFFERSON…EDINBORO…
MEADVILLE
…LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO LATE [...]
Typical lake effect snows developed over the weekend spreading three inches to over a foot across the area. Many feel that we should have broken the “Snowiest Seasons” record, but we are still lingering in fourth place!
The “official” reporting weather station for Erie is at Erie International Airport. We need to exceed 149.1″ there to [...]
I hope you enjoyed the mild weekend! As I said, many of us are starting to see more grass and less snow in our yards, and from what most of you are telling me, this is a welcome sight. Actually, for most of the area, this is the first time we are “seeing green” since [...]
If you believe in a rodent, situated in Rural Pennsylvania, it looks like another six weeks of winter will be thrust upon us. Punxsutawney Phil did see his shadow this mornng at Gobbler’s Knob.
Seeing his shadow is not out of the norm for Phil. Of the 120 years (including this one), he has seen his [...]
It can always be worse! After our recent cold snap (or as some called it a “cold-OH-SNIPPITY-Snap”), Margaret Keller of Albion sent us a picture from 1994.
The thermometer reads about -25 degrees. The coldest temperature ever recorded in nearby Erie (the official National Weather Service Station) was recorded that same day at -18.
Ray Petelin,
WSEE Storm Team [...]
Here are the snow totals from our recent winter storm. We did accumulate enough snow at Erie International Airport to tie for seventh place on the “Snowiest Seasons On Record” list. So far this season, we have had 122.6 inches fall, with more on the way! We are also the fifth snowiest January on record [...]