Eskimo Joe

Not necessarily

From a climatology/historical perspective, that's insane.

Standard message: for anyone making a briefing package I strongly recommend including a "Created on: [insert date/time here]" and "Do not use for decision making after [insert date/time here". That way people know how stale the information is.

Paging @Bob Chill

^wow that would be an incredible way to bust a snow drought

Euro now trying to throw some Pacific moisture into the storm. This is likely why the snow totals are going up. Big moisture feed overrunning a dome of very cold air. Tons of lift, moisture, and cold air.

The whole page: https://www.weather.gov/lwx/winter

For those wondering, there isn't the wind component to verify blizzard warnings. Strong winds aloft come with their own risk, namely crystal destruction that could knock totals down. Just give me cold powder that stacks up.

FOLKS

12z "traditional" Euro EPS for DCA. Wow.

The 12z "traditional" Euro EPS really upped the ante for Philly. Several double digit hits, and only a few duds (less than 3"). Out of 50 members, I only count 11% (6 members) with less than 3" of snow. Everything else is warning level or better. Again, what a signal from Dr. No at this range.