Tag: weather
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Taking a Look at Seasonal Forecasts for Winter 2011-2012
Read more: Taking a Look at Seasonal Forecasts for Winter 2011-2012Last weekend, the weather played quite a trick on the Northeast, including the Bloomsburg area. Snow of varying amounts fell across Pennsylvania, as shown in a National Weather Service State College Office public information report. Amounts ranged from an inch up to just over a foot, an impressive snowstorm for January, much less October. Halloween decorations in a Christmas-y natural scene made for quite an unusual sight last Saturday night.However, we are back to more normal early November weather, giving us a chance to take a look at what may happen when winter finally arrives. There are a variety of…
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Potentially Historic Snowstorm a Possibility for Bloomsburg Saturday
Read more: Potentially Historic Snowstorm a Possibility for Bloomsburg SaturdayThe National Weather Service in State College has issued a Winter Storm Warning for all of Columbia County from 2 am-10 pm Saturday due to expected snowfall of 4-8 inches. The snow should start late tonight/early tomorrow morning, and may be mixed with a bit of rain at the onset. The snow should pick up and possibly become heavy at times tomorrow afternoon. Temperatures during the snow will be right near freezing, so the snow will be the heavy, wet variety. This raises two fairly serious hazards. First, many trees still have their leaves, and heavy, wet snow will weigh them down…
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Rainfall Brings a Chance of Localized Flooding
Read more: Rainfall Brings a Chance of Localized FloodingIt had to end sooner or later – our fantastic run of weather over the last week is ending with a storm system moving north from the Florida panhandle and up just inside the East Coast. A few months from now, we would be talking snow, but this will be a classic October rainstorm. Lately, folks in Columbia County hear rain and immediately wonder if that means flooding. As it appears now, it seems the storm track would focus the heaviest rain to Bloomburg’s west, back into the spine of the Appalachians and western Pennsylvania. This would mean that there…
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Fantastic Run of Weather Ends with Rainstorm Next Week
Read more: Fantastic Run of Weather Ends with Rainstorm Next WeekIt goes without saying that everyone in Pennsylvania, especially flood-ravaged Columbia County, is sick of rain. Fortunately, Bloomsburg is in the midst of the longest run of rain-free weather since July. Along with the dry weather, there’s also going to be warmer-than-average temperatures. Highs through early next week are going to be in the upper 70s to around 80, which is 10-15 degrees warmer than the average highs. That includes Bloomsburg University and Bloomsburg High School’s Homecoming. During a normal weather year, this would be fantastic enough, but this year, it feels like a blessing. With so many people still…