WCO Report - Dec 15

All combined from the last two storms we have had about 4 feet in southern Erie county.  I believe they got quite a bit more over toward Wattsburg and Corry so 6 feet is not out of the question.  With all the wind it is really hard to tell exactly how much is on the ground because it blows around so much.  Also, over the weekend we have a thaw and rain.  The snow compacted as it got wet so even though the original amounts were more, what is on the ground right now looks to be less.

I'm thinkin' once you get to 4' it might be time to stop counting and think about moving...

If you guys keep that much snow on the ground all winter long, then it's going to be a very rough year for the deer around that area. 

I think I've read somewhere that when it starts getting up around 6 feet and above for the entire winter, that the snow can start significantly impacting deer mortality.  You guys just had that much in a week! 

Very small area with that much snow..
All depending on where the bands of snow had set up...
Luckily that rain settled it a bit before the second blast..
I know trying to cut logs in 5 feet of snow really really suckks.

Pics or it didn't happen.

Bings is right. It's a narrow band that runs at the base of the first mountains Southeast of the lake. Sometimes this band reaches from just east of Corry all the way west past Edinboro...more often it barely reaches Union township. It's not uncommon for Corry to get over 400" of snow a year. Last year was over 440" (That's 37 feet of snow folks!). Just for reference sake...it's considered a bad winter when Erie (or Buffalo for that matter) gets 180-200". Usually meteorologists underestimate Corry's snowfall, but they've been pretty accurate this year.

My former neighbor is a retired meteorologist and he tracks temps and precipitation throughout the year. We had 69" so far for the year as of about 6:00 last Wed. night. We got hit pretty hard until early morning Thursday. So I'd guess we had over 6 feet by last Thurs. We got a big thaw over the weekend and just received about 6" on Monday and 18" yesterday/overnight with an additional 8-12" forecasted for today/tonight. This should bring us close to 9 feet by mid-December. This may seem like a lot of snow, but we're used to it here. Although over 100" of snow by mid-December is a bit more than normal.

ahh there just flurries... no big deal

ORIGINAL: fisherofmen376

honestly that kind of snow is not for me. i can deal with some, but that would get old real fast. cabin fever and a sore back from shoveling would set in.

A PTO driven snowblower and a front end loader keeps my back safe.

My sister & brother- in- law live in edinboro I thought he told me there average is 180"- 200"   Does this sound correct ????

ORIGINAL: eye-c-man

My sister & brother- in- law live in edinboro I thought he told me there average is 180"- 200"   Does this sound correct ????

Little exaggerating. Average about 90 ".