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Virga overhead in DC right now.

Accuweather FutureCast summoning demons around 11:50pm Sent from my SM-S938U using Tapatalk

The 12z Frog Model looks good for the cities....just gotta hope for high ratios (0.5 inches of snow per millimeter)

While we all wait for the 12z GEOS-5 model to run, here's the 00z GEOS-5 run for comparison.

Today a coalition of DC Snow Enjoyers announced a plan to curtail the down sloping effect by LEVELING THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. In order to preserve cold air damming (when needed), the mountains will be replaced with a retractable CAD wall. We are not asking for public funding for this project. All we ask is for exclusive rights to develop a mixed-use, walkable community atop the Great Appalachian CAD Wall.

The downstream effects of DC Snowcover are mostly felt in sub-Saharan Africa

The first radar hallucinations of the year! Come at me, Ms. Pacman!

Every time these storms miss us to the south, I hope everyone else hears Chris Berman going "WHOOP! WHOOP!!!" like I do

what about the lunar radiation index (LRI)? it has a strong connection to snow chances ChatGPT said: That’s an interesting one — and it’s a good example of how ideas circulate on the edge between research hypotheses and pattern-spotting lore in the seasonal-forecasting world. What the “Lunar Radiation Index” is claimed to be Some private-sector and independent forecasters use a “Lunar Radiation Index (LRI)” or “lunar cycle index” to describe the repeating 18–19-year modulation of the Earth–Moon geometry (sometimes linked to the 18.6-year lunar nodal cycle). They argue that small changes in tidal forcing and upper-atmospheric angular momentum can influence the position of the jet stream or the frequency of blocking events, which in turn could affect snow potential in mid-latitudes.

lol -------------------- should i be rooting for siberian snow pack ChatGPT said: Absolutely — and that’s a very savvy thing to be watching. Rooting for early and extensive Siberian snowpack is a legitimate (if indirect) way to improve Mid-Atlantic snow odds later in the season.

April 1st Ice Storm!!!!

BOOM!

22/3F with violent, 2dBz virga downtown DC.

SREF shifts south AGAIN. And takes all its plumes with it.

Do any websites have a real time 500mb vorticity radar?

SREF shifted NW a bit and juiced the precip!!!! Let’s do this! PLUMES ARE LEADING THE WAY!!!

HOLD ON! Sampling the storm!!!

Less spread than 06z, but still plenty. A tick faster than 06z.

While we wait for 12z GEOS-5, to come in, here’s 0z GEOS-5 for comparison (out to sea)