Winter Storm Thor Roars Through Early March

Winter Storm Thor is being called the "Winter Lion of March©."  By me.  And now by you.

The storm has already created the largest snow-nut of the season, and it's not done yet.

We all saw this one coming, so there was no reason to hype any forecasts or predictions.  What we couldn't predict was just what kind of impact The Winter Lion © would have.

We at the Weather Insider were forced to do the unimaginable.

Yes, the sheer volume of snow forced us to sleep late and put off reporting for several hours.

The deep snow almost overwhelmed local electric power shovels.  However, persistent efforts eventually allowed snow throwers and the human spirit to prevail.

Perhaps most impressive was the fact that school closings in the area were almost unanimously agreed upon as appropriate. 

 

Jeb Pyle, long time West Grove resident commented, "Now THIS is what I call snow.  All year long they've talked a good game, but finally they had a reason to close school. A flake here, a flake there, 2 hour delays... Gimme a break ... In MY day that would have been a joke. We had no problem getting to school with our sleighs and snow shoes. This generation is soft.  And school taxes are too high, too."

Local citizens are not the only ones thrilled to have a true weather event to talk about.  Meteorologists are thrilled too.  "It's great!  Finally we got it right!  I would say out low point was when the national discussion turned from storm totals and real feel temperatures to llamas and dress colors.  It's good to be back to talking about the weather," shared a local meteorologist who wanted to remain anonymous for reasons we have yet to figure out.

We have almost doubled seasonal snowfall totals at this point, and according to gr8 4caster™ there is more to come for the next 4-5 hours.  As satellite images show, very little progress has been made, as the storm crawls from west to east.  

Local weather watcher Santi Pizzini found this out the hard way - she was hoping spring was around the corner, but woke to this message on her computer screen:

Meanwhile, our crack team of meteorologists have been scouring maps trying to puzzle out when relief will be in sight.

While the picture is clearing up in the west, the east is still a big muddled mystery.   We will have more as things clear up!  Stay warm and happy weather watching!