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Drove from FFX to Arlington at around 5. It was 31 degrees the whole time when I was on 50 (car thermometer). No spin outs or anything but detected some crunchiness. I think we have a warm up tonight but if there is nothing, it's gonna be hairy for folks. This was inside the beltway.

Shoveled last night after the last game. Here in S. Arlington we got about 6–8 inches. Everyone said you should shovel while the sleet was still coming down. I didn’t — and honestly, it wasn’t too bad. The bottom layer of snow was powdery but semi‑compacted. The top layer, though, was about 4 inches of really dense, compacted sleet. Sometimes I’d break off long sheets of it with the other side of the shovel. It was heavy, but if I had started shoveling midday, all I would’ve had tonight was that solid sleet layer. The early snow actually helped me move the top crust. If I had shoveled midday, would it have glazed over and needed one of those flat ice spades? I think so, but who knows. Anyway, that’s my experience — could be wrong.

Just finished shoveling. Here in S. Arlington we got about 6–8 inches. Everyone said you should shovel while the sleet was still coming down. I didn’t — and honestly, it wasn’t too bad. The bottom layer of snow was powdery but semi‑compacted. The top layer, though, was about 4 inches of really dense, compacted sleet. Sometimes I’d break off long sheets of it with the other side of the shovel. It was heavy, but if I had started shoveling midday, all I would’ve had tonight was that solid sleet layer. The early snow actually helped me move the top crust. If I had shoveled midday, would it have glazed over and needed one of those flat ice spades? I think so, but who knows. Anyway, that’s my experience — could be wrong.

Getting hammered by rain and a little bit of thunder/lightning in Annandale.

I think it was 86 for a high but felt hotter. Even with low dewpoint. My car said 90 after i got rolling, too. Maybe have a head cold which makes my eyes wince when i go outside, though.

I went to the gym to get ahead of the rain situation. It was oppressive enough going in. However, when I came out it was light rain and was only 1 degree warmer (car thermometer). And it felt like the dewpoint had not budged. It was like the tropics. I think we'll get some decent rain out of this, but good luck to all getting hammered.

Agree, but the basic citizen really can't tell the difference between a Watch and Warning. I've always advocated for a Watch and a "Oh Sh##! It's happening" distinction.

I logged just under 2" in my unscientific tall shot glass on my deck. Also, the ground was really dry as my sump pump was not running this am. Usually, this amount of precip makes it run for a while.

1 of 2 things will happen today: we get hit hard with slamming thundershowers all around or it won't rain a drop and it will be just like today for 1 week straight.

Pretty intense sideways rain and wind w/some thunder thrown in. from the west. There was not a lot of precip to it, though. At least not here. Lasted about 15mins.

Thunderstorms. https://x.com/thetimes/status/1933194649457262720

It will be hard to clear .25 inside the beltway thus far. Maybe overnight we'll get more.

^^Or, the DC beltway split. All this activity all around and maybe light rain here.

(Radar) Rain clouds passed over me in Annandale, but nary a drop fell.

Driving east on rt 7 today at 5ish. Right before Tysons corner.