Thought it was over ...

It hit the mid 60's yesterday! That is the first time above 40 since last year. I held off on riding cause of the salt and gravel on the roads ... but there were a lot of bikes out. It's 48 as I write this ..... BUT .... raining and the rain will change to snow and ice around 1 this afternoon .... another winter storm advisory .... I pray this is winter's last gasp ...

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EDT THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* SNOW BEGINNING...EARLY AFTERNOON.

* PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SNOW ENDING...LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING CAUSING WIDESPREAD DEVELOPMENT OF ICY ROADS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* WIND CHILLS BETWEEN -10 AND -15 THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT TRAVELING WILL BE INHIBITED DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING 412-262- 1988...POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE...OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WIND WILL PRODUCE LOW WIND CHILL INDICES. THIS COULD RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS PROPERLY.

bummer , looks like mother nature has other plans for us , grab the snow shovel ,     

It wasn't to cold here but the wind was gusting about 50 mph.

I'm feeling it for my northern brothers. Y'all are getting your collective butts kicked this winter.

I lost two large White Pines yesterday in the wind. Been cutting and splitting most of the day. Also lost part of my fence.

that's a shame , 2 trees are a lost ,and a pain to rebuild the fence , bummer , but the pine will smell good when you burn it  , we got hit about a month ago up here , took a lot of trees down in the woods , how close are you to the ocean wes ,      

I'm about 200 miles from the ocean.  White pines grow to about 35 years old in this area.  Mine are 37 years old.  They are a northern tree.  There were 54 around my property when I moved in.  I have 5 left.  I take a couple down every year so I don't have to worry about them falling on something.

trip wrote:I'm about 200 miles from the ocean.  White pines grow to about 35 years old in this area.  Mine are 37 years old.  They are a northern tree.  There were 54 around my property when I moved in.  I have 5 left.  I take a couple down every year so I don't have to worry about them falling on something.

I use to own 10 acres and I had one old growth white pine , that sucker is at least 150 years old , its a good 5 ft at the butt , it was left when they clear cut the pine in the early 1900 or so , it had a big crook in it so they didn't cut it , it would of been timber bound and no good for saw logs