2010 was similar. We had the great storm in December, but then it got very cold and dry for the rest of the month. Finally got one of the best weeks in winter history around here.
After the morning accumulations of around 6.5". it snowed all day but only increased about a half an inch from the pixie dust. Until now. I went outside with the dogs for a few minutes and we have bigger flakes again. Probably picked up about 2" in the past 2 hours.
I haven't really seen a complete lull as we've had pixie dust snow since around 10 am. We had some larger flakes mixed in, but I think we've only picked up about 1/2 inch since 10 am. (Herndon area)
Anyone out towards Harrisonburg or Staunton? My husband is hoping to go to western NC tomorrow to visit his mother but doesn’t know whether to go 95 or 81.
I just went outside and measured again and it’s 5”, but now mixing with sleet. Need some heavier rates to overcome this out here in Fairfax.
I cleaned off my board to measure again later.
I noticed that the WSW changed to up to 16” possible in some areas. Definitely looks to be the biggest snowstorm since 2019!
I measured 4” an hour ago in western Fairfax Co. near Herndon.