North Balti Zen

Just now, Terpeast said:

I’m only a few inches from climo imby and we may have another shot by next weekend. This winter has exceeded many expectations.

That’s true (but last sentence varies wildly by location lol)

4 minutes ago, wtkidz said:

8.2” here inf Fredericksburg.  Not bad. I expected 5” and happy for the extra. 

That’s a wonderful snow event - happy for your area, enjoy.

Just now, snowfan said:

Measured 5” on the mark. That makes for the second snowfall this season of 5” or more. Not bad for AA Co. Still need a few more inches to hit climo on the season. 

That’s excellent - and I really think you get there by mid-week next week. 

1 hour ago, CAPE said:

Its pretty now. Lots of shoveling to do before it gets too wet and heavy. Not looking forward to the half inch of rain that will fall into it later. Then more rain this weekend. My driveway is going to become a mess.

Cleanup of heavy snow definitely less ideal, that is true. Got 2.5” and just cleared the driveway in about 10 minutes so score one for always being fringed lol…

14 minutes ago, CAPE said:

At least 9" here. I will measure in a few spots. Obv there is compaction but I didn't do the snowboard thing so I will report what's otg.

Whoa - that’s excellent - glad for you - must be gorgeous 

I’m dog sitting tonight - so…two inches it is for my locale.

2 inches at my home in Monkton.

3 minutes ago, aldie 22 said:

I'm really glad i didn't drive to northern Jersey today

It’s terrible on the roads even where it isn’t pouring snow.

Treachrous as hell leaving Roland park area at 6:30. Roads were hella icy. Three separate wrecks I passed on 83 from northern parkway to the beltway.

took an hour to get to monkton.

1” on the ground here so far when got to my home.

I’m not even in area that will see much snow so not a note about my frustration with the model and all but…

…can we all just agree not to ever ever ever use the hrrrrr during an unfolding winter event? Like, ever?

Flurries downtown baltimore looking out my window 20 floors up. No idea what it is like in Monkton. 

1 minute ago, psuhoffman said:

someone else see Feb 25 on the GEFS...I don't want to be the one to say it...what that is way too close to in terms of a setup 

March 2001?

Boxing day 2010?

Just now, mitchnick said:

Don't even suggest to me it goes to our south, or else! Lol

My money is on miss East this time.

14 minutes ago, Interstate said:

We keep missing all these baby storms to the south. That is okay, because the north will get the monster at the end of the month. 

North of us?

yes, that’s true.

9 minutes ago, H2O said:

29.8/23. Clouds held off long enough to cool almost 16° from my high yesterday. 
 

Now the waiting game begins. Good luck to everyone and I hope y’all see lots of snow

We won’t up here but enjoy this again - nice that you got good early help on the temps , should be a really good winter event.

Just now, aldie 22 said:

Sticking with my 5.6" call from yesterday for mby with some amazing consistency with some of these models give or take some wobbles. Has Woodbridge to Fredericksburg ever NOT been in the bullseye with this thing? That type of long run hit is what we all wish for. Congrats guys enjoy the snow.

It has been super consistent for that group, yes. File it under “I definitely want to be in the bullseye on every run every time”…

Yes, cold very dry air is not a problem in northern Maryland.

Just now, Interstate said:

@North Balti Zen had been quiet the last couple of days. Lol

Reading. What more is there to say? Congrats to the usual winners in the forum for getting to fully enjoy what we all love for the sixth year in a row while we get hosed. 

Also, this discussion is why I laugh over the “you don’t want to be in the bullseye ___ days out posts” -

my experience is that the general area that starts to get bullseyes repeatedly early enough in a threat cycle has the best chance at legit warning level SN+ for a time verifying at some point. 
 

bullseye my area on every run for every threat, please and thank you. Not been like that either for years and years up this way.  For all the shit that certain cranks on this board give to models in the long range, as someone who reads in those threads way more than posts, the models are pretty fucking great at highlighting early on the areas most likely to be snowiest in a given period. And they’ve been pretty great at showing this area on the edge over and over again from range.  This current storm threat they’ve been rock solid at that for at least a week.  

13 minutes ago, aldie 22 said:

Yeah color me skeptical on the full totals comparison...sure on the single storm thing but it's colder up there and they can nickle and dime the heck out of a winter. Shoot even out west where i am hasn't been awesome for the most part. Anyway...hope everyone gets slammed soon. 

I probably have nickel dimed to more than Fairfax a few times in the last seven years, but, for me, that is a full I don’t care. 17 one inch snows sucks compared to two 8 inch snows (for me anyway, others see that differently).

i just want a legit snowstorm where my obs is ZOMGITSPOURINGSNOW - been a minute. 
 

my obs for years have been (squints) - “I think something is falling the grill is starting to turn white”.

But, speaking just for me, the frustration has been the years and years of no warning level snows. There is something awesome about SN+ falling over a period of hours and aldie, I promise you, we just can’t get that. Over and over again this area gets the post event analysis where a red tagger explains  how the snow growth our way was off, why we got needles for 24 hours while it poured legit snow 15 miles away, or how the dry air couldn’t be overcome, or etc etc etc

this isn’t the first time, more like the tenth time. And the frustration is that folks write “it always comes north” and , friend, it does not. 
 

i personally don’t give a shit who gets the most, I just want to once be in SN+ for three or four hours and hit half a foot.

it has been a long time.

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4 minutes ago, T. August said:

Probably rgem/srefs combo

Clearly !

Just now, psuhoffman said:

Some snow weenie in NE MD did something very very bad. One of y’all needs to fess up so they can make whatever sacrifice is necessary. 

It is genuinely hilarious at this point