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bUt tHe HaDLeY cELL!!!

What a day. We drove back from DCL to Calvert this afternoon. It was a surreal drive, like mad max. All the way from DCL to the beltway I encountered less than ten cars on my side of the interstate. It was like some nuclear winter or something. Nobody anywhere. Roads were slick but whatever it was worth it to have zero traffic. ...and then came the beltway. Traffic was minimal but then we got stuck behind a plow train that I kid you not had at least 25 plows in it. No joke. So that was 90min of 5mph torture being stuck behind it. Then they all went North on I-95 and it was free sailing the rest of the way. Got home to moderate rain and a solid 10" of slush and snow in Calvert. I decided to snow blow the driveway before it had a chance to turn into a glacier tonight, and tomorrow I have to prep for a Tuesday colonoscopy so I figure I wouldnt be up for much physical work tomorrow. Going to sleep well tonight.

7F right now and seems like it's mostly flipped over to sleet. Hard to tell, very windy. I was out snowblowing around the cabin and it seems like maybe 10-12" of snow? Very hard to tell because there's a ton of drifting up here and almost nowhere that's good to measure on. We're gonna eat breakfast and then go 4WD'ing in the snow!

I've got two oil lamps burning right now. I swear I have gallon jugs of shabbos lamp oil all over the place.

First flakes on top of Meadow Mountain! Actually picking up in a little intensity. 5F.

He eats better than a lot of humans on the planet...don't let his begging eyes fool you.

I was gonna take it down this trip up here but I think I'll wait til the end of February. Goes well with the snow.

Still nothing here. Down to 5F. Breeze has picked up though. We are eating some venison hunted onsite and Benson is on his best behavior hoping for something.

Well I pulled off the coup and convinced/tricked my wife into staying at the cabin tonight for the storm. 6F right now, just did a walk at dusk with the pup and we are just waiting for the storm. Still expecting 12-18" I guess. I hope it starts snowing soon.

My cover might be blown. Wife: what time are we leaving Sunday, when does the snow start? Me: oh I'm not sure when it starts, I assume we'll just leave mid morning on Sunday (hee hee) Wife: you've been monitoring this storm nonstop all week, don't tell me you don't know when it's gonna start snowing Me: Ehhhh, uhhhh, depends on the warm nose and 850 temps and other stuff we won't know for sure til Sunday morning. Virga! Wife:....

Topped out at 30F today at Deep Creek, dropped like a stone and now I'm down to 6F. I have no idea how high the wind gusts are but they have to be 40mph here on top of the mountain. It's been all day. I have a few flakes blowing around but otherwise partly cloudy.

Out at DCL right now, WSW for 12-18" just came out. 45mph winds too.

Just wondering, what happens after 72hrs?

GFS seems to hold.

Detroit rarely ever gets lake effect snow. Study up, man.

Wow looks like my parents end up with more snow than DC from this system...and they live in Detroit.

I'm gonna make sure we got to the cigar shop after we drive to the cheese/wine store in Oakland...to stock up just in case....

I was surprised, we have about 8" on the ground up here. Didn't think it would be that deep. Add another foot or two on Sunday and it'll be legit snowshoe conditions.

I'm thinking I just sort of play dumb on the start time of the snow, hinting to Sunday afternoon. Then be "totally caught off guard" when the storm comes in early and is dumping by daybreak on Sunday morning. Ah geez, too late to risk driving home...

I just arrived at the cabin out near DCL. It's very windy and 24F here at 3k ft. How we looking for snow totals out here for this? I'm trying to hatch a plan so I can convince my wife not to make us drive home early Sunday morning. How bout if I manage to get us to sleep on Sunday morning til like 9am, will the snow then be too heavy so I can convince her it's too dangerous to drive back to Calvert?

No it doesn't?

Reel it in baby!!

Flips to sleet around 00Z monday.

That's a loooooong precip shield at 18Z Sunday. Still all snow .

"Hate that for ya"