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  1. I had never thought about it that way... brilliant! So true.
  2. I will make sure to post observations every 90 seconds or so. Agree. Nobody cares but it's better than rain, and it fits our "nickel and dime" climo
  3. Lol I just made a similar comment on the train wreck thread for the weekend threat. People somehow talk like NNE has been having a banner year while I think relative to average SNE has been doing much better.
  4. Why are people saying that NNE has done well so far? I'm pretty sure we are running average if not slightly below, while SNE has had a huge month. All relative to climo of course but this does not strike me as a great winter so far up here.
  5. So true! And if it does, there will be more chances shortly thereafter.
  6. While everyone is busy jumping off bridges, perhaps we can look at the lesson here - which is what I was trying to say earlier this morning when everyone was so ecstatic about one or two runs of the Euro that they convinced themselves that Euro is king and GFS sucks, and if Euro says it's going to snow, of course it's going to happen and this was one for SNE not NNE - forgetting that 12 hours earlier, the Euro said we were in the bullseye. It's hard to keep emotions out of the forecast for us weather enthusiasts. One algorithm spits out a few inches of snow and all of the sudden that's DEFINITELY what's going to happen; someone even said "Euro has been steadfast with this" when if you look back it's bounced more than Pam Anderson in an old episode of BayWatch (I know, dating myself). Then they get worked up because PF, JSping and I "steal people's snow" when in reality, we know it's Diane that does it. And in reality, this is NBD for anyone but if anyone is going to get something, of course chances are it's more likely to happen in NNE than SNE, simply because of climatology - just like a lot more things need to go right for it to snow in DC than SNE. Point is... we all need to chill. OK, done with my useless assessment, back to watching this new episode of bridge-jumping on my favorite channel, AmWx.
  7. And the weenies are all "oh yeah and it's definitely happening because the models have been so steady with this"
  8. It seems to me if any model has been holding on to the same idea is the GFS. Not saying it's right, but the Euro had like a foot of snow for us 12 hours ago, down to nothing. GFS had 4-5" and still does. I know everyone like to think the model that's right is the one that gives them snow - including myself, but objectively it seems like the Euro has been screwing up just as much as any other model lately
  9. Winding down after another 0.7", making it 1.1" for the day.
  10. Really, you could get rid of storms and give me a moist NW flow all winter and I'd be just fine! Another half inch tonight, stake up to 10"
  11. Measured 0.4" from the daytime stuff. Light hi steady snow continues
  12. 1.8" overnight, 3.2" total from the ULL/upslope part of the storm. Unlike the previous cement, very scenic way to start the year!
  13. Squalls to start 2020. 1.4" so far
  14. I have NO idea what any of that means But it sounds good
  15. Oh Yey! It's snowing now but lightly. At least without wind it's actually covering the picnic table
  16. Where the hell is my upslope?
  17. Hard to measure but 3.5" seems a good average for the overnight plus daytime yesterday stuff, bringing the total to 5.9". 8" at the stake
  18. The ghostly face on my house makes me chuckle
  19. It's like a damn blizzard out there. Snow coming down pretty heavily but it goes in every direction and doesn't stick to anything. I hate wind
  20. We've had just about everything today but stayed well below freezing. Freezing rain has been fairly limited, mostly snow/sleet with some freezing drizzle mixed in. Now a mix of sleet and snow with a really strong wind, makes it very difficult to tell how much we got. It's drifts everywhere
  21. 2.4" overnight. Dense snow but no sleet or freezing rain. Currently moderate snow 25/15
  22. 2.4" overnight. Wasn't expecting much of anything from this first batch so that's good. Dense snow but no sleet or freezing rain yet. Currently moderate snow 25/15
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