Pittsburgh Weather: Blizzard of 2010
Blizzard of Pittsburgh 2010. The snow is coming. (daveynin on flickr)
The city is expecting to get 6-12 inches of snow this weekend. Wait, scratch that, 8-14 inches! OMG, didn’t you hear? 9-17 inches of… ok, ok. We heard it will be nearly 24″.
According to all the meteorologists on Twitter, one thing is certain – The Blizzard of 2010 is coming! “Snow” has become a trending topic for Pittsburghers today and here are some of the breaking-news tweets about it – you can see how the predictions are all over the place:
NillaBooty Weather.com now says up to 16 inches by tomorrow afternoon. Whoa.
STEELCITYARTIST Now projected NWS forecast calling 8-14″ snow Pgh. area. Haven’t had foot snow in 16 yrs. from one storm.
bimmerboi223 Just might get stuck in Pittsburgh… 8-12 inches of snow accumulation expected in 2 days!
lm1976 this weather is crazy. Sis-in-law in Pittsburgh could get between 9 and 17 inches of snow this w/end
@Dianne613: 7 to 10 inches of snow coming 2night in pittsburgh #SnOMG
kk_adlucem Soo pittsburgh may get up to 14 inches of snow. Wtf.
Amanda__Ray BE CAREFUL coming to pittsburgh tonight. were scheduled to get 6-12 inches snow starting at 3 and not stoping.
whochrisporter …Pittsburgh is about to get laid out with snow…4-7 inches….#snomgpgh
pittnews 6 to 12 inches of snow to hit Pittsburgh
Breezo412 Sum1 just said pittsburgh posed to get 24 inches of snow
And the winner of the most accurate prediction comes from none other than our very own news station, Channel 11. Here is what they have to say about the coming winter storm:
wpxi Latest Snow Predictions: Pittsburgh is expected to get a lot of snow overnight into the week…
The image below could be to blame for all the confusion. It’s from the weather forecast on WPXI and you should watch the video here. Pay close attention to the map, the line runs right through Pittsburgh! Are we getting 4-8″ or 8-12″???
Snowstorm in Pittsburgh to bring who knows how much snow.
Some other funny snow-related tweets:
DAVEandDAVEshow At least this weekend will be a white Xmas for all those who left their outdoor Xmas lights up. #lazybonus
theebayk1d The grocery stores are uber busy!
protocol_rain They say the #snowpocalypse is coming today. I’m actually kinda looking forward to it! This should be interesting at least!
schrenk Classes and activities at Duquesne University cancelled after 3 p.m. today due to the snow. #pghsnow
SteelCityTerp Doing what Pittsburghers do best… @Giant Eagle before the storm; stocking up like its the end of the world
JulieGong bored bored bored. boredy bored bored.
We tend to agree with Julie on this one…
Maybe it’s because of global warming? The crazy weather is happening everywhere. Florida had snow and Europe had one of the worst winter in so many years.
Looks like “Breezo412″ was the right one, we’re going to get about 24″
wpxi: “a lot of snow”. LOL way to play it safe, news people. You were right for once! We got a lot of snow.