New Storm Brewing?

Sandy ravaged much of the north east coast the last few days including parts of NYC.  The pictures coming from there are devastating.  As predicted, this storm was one for the record books...in more ways than one.  Thankfully here in NW PA we were spared the damage for the most part.  There were numerous reports of trees down across the county along with a few power outages.  Winds weren't as strong as predicted and the rainfall was also less than expected. 

Now that Sandy has come and is gone, it is time to get back to normalcy.  Looking at the weather the next few days, it is time to start talking some snow.  Friday to Sunday our area could see some snow flakes...nothing to heavy and no accumulations are expected but we are almost at the point where there is no turning back to the warmth.

Potential nor'easter for election day.

A couple weather models (most notably the GFS) is picking up on a potential nor'easter around election day.  A nor'easter is a coastal storm that originates in the south and brings alot of gulf moisture with it up the east coast.  It typically produces alot of rain on the eastern side of it and usually wraps in cold air on the western side.  The western side usually sees snow, which is what we typically see.  It is still to far out to see what the models do with this storm but definitely check back as I'll be following it over the next couple days.  The NAO index, which is a good indication of possible east coast storms, is very negative right now which means that an east coast storm is likely sometime in the near future.  We will have to see....