Scarlet Pimpernel

Well, tracking is rarely happy in this area, but...LOL!! That's not entirely fair, of course. Good that you know a lot of names on here.

The GFS has never really been "big" on that for late this upcoming week. It got close to something a few times, but that's about it. And really nothing like what a couple of recent runs of the Euro or UKMet showed. Beyond this Friday, yeah, we'll see...

Hello and welcome to the mid-Atlantic Forum. Where the snow weenies are nuts and the storms are getting nervous! We're all crazy here, but since you're joining in, then what does that say?...well, I'll just leave it at that LOL! Seriously though, it's a good group in here, and hope you have fun!

Nice! I haven't heard that overture either. Next time I see something at the Kennedy Center, I'll have to keep that in mind about the orchestra pit. Last time I was there was to see Phantom of the Opera a few years back. And my daughter in a performance of Washington Ballet's "Alice in Wonderland" years ago when she was younger. She was a student in the ballet school, and they had several students perform in that (same thing with Nutcracker every year, but that's performed at the Warner).

No, haven't seen that! Cool! Ludwig van's signature.

Hey Randy...how was the concert?

Yeah I was looking at that. Talk about a glacier! There was a run or maybe 2 of the GFS that hinted at an icing event with this.

Well this has shown some interesting developments in the past couple of days. I'm getting slightly more than mildly interested...hmmm. @Bob Chill and @stormtracker, is this the same system that last week was an all-out cutter, pretty much? I seem to recall that, and then it started getting pushed more south.

Same here in the southern part of MoCo!! Big flakes floating down!

Yay! Light snow coming down at a halfway decent clip right now. Good-sized flakes.

Yeah saw a hint of that on the GFS when I looked more closely. It definitely appears as several waves traveling up the Arctic front as PSU pointed out. Might be interesting to keep an eye on.

Very pretty!!!

Saw a few flakes falling, a couple of times, but nothing much. Clouds seem thicker now, though that has gone back and forth with it brightening up some earlier.

Hail???

Acting like such fragile snowflakes!! I swear! Saw a few flakes here a short while ago but nothing now.

I recall you mentioning this last year...or at least referencing last winter. That the "bad years" at least in the metro areas seem to be "worse" than previously. I have only been here since 2001, but I think I've even noticed that in my time here. I know that's anecdotal, but still. You also made a comment that last year, you got ~50" while DCA/BWI were single-digit amounts (where I'm at, also single digits but a bit more than DCA). And how that is highly unusual for DCA to be THAT awful when you get that amount. I think you were spot-on with your assessment that there were some marginal events that year and the DC area just missed and didn't do well, while in other past years they would have fared better. Yeah, part of that was the December Pac puke before there was any decent cold air source. But that affects everyone. We had some "perfect track rainstorms" here that not far away gave decent snow. Of course, we know what the "elephant in the room" is concerning that.

Oh, hi there Jebman!!!

As @WxUSAF mentioned, it's kinda nice to hear that snow reports this morning indicate nice sized flakes. Hope that bodes well as the day goes on.

You might have a dog-topper soon at that rate!

Cute! Has that look of "can I go out and play?"

Nothing here yet. Awaiting what will happen later on. Hopefully it will be picturesque enough for some photos!!

LOL! Perfect! I actually saw trucks out earlier brining the roads. Is that the PRE brine event then?

OK, here goes. Though not sure I'm familiar with all of those or had them all... --Old Fashioned, as in a Manhattan (Maker's Mark, preferably!) --Martini (slightly dirty, I do prefer vodka over gin, sorry @stormtracker!) --Margarita (salted rim) --Daquiri (strawberry preferably. No banana!!) --Mojito (only have had a couple) --Pina Colada Haven't really had a gin/tonic or a Moscow Mule. I generally am not a fan of gin, but if it's quality stuff then it's great! I don't care for feeling like I'm chewing on a pine tree!

With you there! Though I don't drink stuff like that much anymore, there really is nothing like a fountain Cherry Coke. Or even the "old fashioned" way, regular Coke with cherry syrup!

Yup, RC was "Royal Crown" cola! I remember that one. I honestly can't handle soft drinks as much anymore, at least the "regular" ones, they're just too sugary for me beyond a few sips or gulps. And even "diet" versions, I only have those upon occasion.