Drove Rt. 9 into northern Virginia this morning. Beautiful ride from the top of the mountain at the Loudoun County line all the way to Paeonian Springs with lots of ice in the trees.. even saw a few branches down.
As soon as I got to Rt 7 there was no ice left.
My first winter in WV. I was so frustrated after that bust, and the winter to that point, that I headed to the mountains for a snow fix. When I returned, a great pattern set in and there were numerous snowfalls through mid-March.
With yesterday’s rainfall, Martinsburg may be able to record above-normal precipitation for the month of November for only the 3rd time in the past 16 years. Other years were 2011 and 2018.
I’m at 35% of annual snowfall heading into February. It’s snowed three times this winter, with one of those not accumulating. Nice cold weather the past 4 weeks, but not much in the way of results here.
Big early February rain storm just beginning.
Would normally be excited by freezing rain. But I have a very important appointment Friday in Frederick and really don’t want a cancellation. So, expect ice.
I dated a woman who was conceived during the 1966 blizzard lol.
Seeing photos of the insane drifts in Maryland, it’s one of the storms that I regret missing, as I was not quite 3 years old and have no recollection of it.
Have had 4 hours of a steady light snow here at 32° with no accumulation. The breeze is stirring and is now out of the north, so not sure how much will be left as temps and darkness fall.
Getting a nice snow shower here. Visibility around 1 mile. 32°.
Midday sun angle doing a number also, but the snow and ice on the ground is freshening up nicely.