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Anyone have the soundings for DCA and IAD for noon ET Thursday? Curious how close it's going to be and comparing the two. Out of consideration for the MD/DEL folks maybe throw in BWI too.

The only thing missing is "Prompts the return of Bob Chill"

Notice the teens in upstate NY with purples in Quebec. That's some really cold stuff there and strong flow pumping it southward.

Isn't that what happened with the surprise storm in Nov of 87 here? Forecast was for a few flurries and a deformation band setup along a line from Mt. Vernon/Woodbridge up through Eastern FFCO and the eastern part of the beltway. The influx of cold air from a stronger than anticipated hp up over the GLs helped create the lift and the intense results caught everyone by surprise.

When Wes talks, people listen. Just like the old EF Hutton commercials for those of us old enough to remember them. Great to see you back with us sir!

That about says it all for our cursed affliction.

Would love it to sn+++ so much you have to close, disband and/or otherwise strategically detonate the PR for at least the rest of the 20/21 season and at the risk of being greedy next season too.

Stepped away for a while... Upon returning 4 hours later the message ticker said "125+ messages" Brings a smile and that special feeling we all get when "it's on!"

Good to see you back Midlo. Hope you can get that snow machine going again soon in your back yard. Miss the depth reports.

Wow. Going anywhere ivo of a faulty 7.2kV feeder in the rain is brave. Seen first hand what a faulty feeder on a 2.5MW generator can do and it ain't pretty.

rotflmao - that's good. It may be a good thing neither one of us is a carpenter!

Does that mean you've lobbed of 2 fingers and all your toes? I can still count to 21.

26 currently - got down to 25. A tad chilly out.

Dunno - our home is at 385' asl. Merrifield is around 400' (at the Metro). International Drive and 123 is the highest point in FFCO (520') other than the transfer station at 66 and FFCO Pky, which at 550' is the highest point in FFCO. Sad the highest point in FFCO is on top of a landfill.

It's snowing here just outside Vienna! Ahhhhhh.....

Great - I used to hang out in 7-Sp a lot years ago before settling down. Had a group of telemark friends that were a blast to hang out with in the Foggy Goggle. 20+ years later and an untold number of additional pounds and it would be ugly to hit the slopes again. Lots of good memories from up that way.

Take em to 7-Springs in PA. Only 3 hours and if anyone around here has snow, they do. Put the kids in a ski school and head to the back side and hit Giant Steps. Plenty of non-ski things to do for the kids in the lodge too.

Ahem... Is that another form of slant sticking? If so, how low do you mow? Down to where a trace is measurable?

Nice ambiance. How do you keep the deer from eating the arborvitae? We've lost more arborvitae than I can count to them vermin. Even planted the "deer resistant" off-shoots. Ha, scoff at the concept. GD deer will eat about anything, so it seems. Live less than a mile from the Vienna city limits and had nearly 20 in our back yard last week at the same time. Like a bunch of Weight Watchers at an all you can eat smorgasbord as they mowed through.

Fully agree - Gator blades quickly mince leaves into bits. Stopped picking up leaves years ago. Minced leaves are great for the trees and grass too. The only thing I use my tow behind Cyclone Rake for is to pickup the pesky pine needles, which kill the grass.

Great map - thanks for sharing. Can really see the FFCO Waste Transfer Station stand out as the red blob near I66 and FFCO Pkwy. That also happens to be the highest point in FFCO, with a close second being in Tyson's Corner at 123 and Intl Dr.

26 here now with 24dp and dropping

28 here NW of Vienna already. First hard frost of the year.

Was thinking the same thing as I recalled that event. There were hundreds of people walking down I-395 late that afternoon. Once their cars ran out of gas, they became bipedal again. Once they abandoned their cars, the plows could not get through. Back in 1987, FFCO "only" had about 750,000 people, vice nearly 1.2M today. With not many more roads to handle the load now compared to then, the results now would potentially make commutageddon in Jan 2011 a walk in the park. Here's a good write-up about the story from CWG a few years ago. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/11/10/weathermen-recall-the-record-veterans-day-snowstorm-that-totally-fooled-them-30-years-ago/

That was a doozy. Remember it well. I was working downtown DC that day IVO the Dept of State Hqs on 23rd st NW. USG closed down late morning. My colleague Tim and I made the mistake of pulling a couple of people out of the parking lot in his Isuzu Trooper. That delay cost us. We skied a lot and had loaded his Trooper up with winter clothes and my logging chain that morning. TG we did... We headed down I-395 past the Pentagon and towards home in Lorton (me) and Woodbridge (him). I-95 around the Pentagon was a parking lot. That night the news said there were over 800 cars abandoned just IVO the Pentagon with pictures of women in high heels walking down Rt-1. We got off I-395 and went through Old Town to take the Mt Vernon Pky South with the chance a round about way would be better. It was about 2pm then and it was coming down in buckets. Got nearly to Mt. Vernon and the Pkwy was closed due to two big pines that lost the battle to the the very wet snow. They had completely blocked all 4 lanes of the pkwy. We bypassed the traffic backup and managed to get to the front of the backup with the Trooper. We commandeered people from their cars and hooked up the logging chain to the tops of the pines and were able to drag the pines enough to reopen one lane in each direction. We had 14 extra people sitting in the Trooper, on top of the roof, on top of each other, in the back, 2 on the hood, and more hanging off the open doors of the Trooper for weight (figured later it well in excess of 3000 lbs of weight). In 4WD and granny gear it worked. Wish I'd had a camera - it was a sight to see with all those people piled all over the Trooper. Everyone was laughing so hard it was comical. The crowd of onlookers in their dresses and suits wondered where on earth my buddy and I came from. They also wanted to know where we were going because they wanted to follow the Trooper with the chain. haha. We went through Ft. Belvoir, got on Rt-1 South and just sat there for over an hour. Finally got over to Newington and onto I-95 South. When we got to the Pohick Road bridge that goes over I-95 I got out, climbed over the fence and clawed my way up the embankment onto Pohick Rd. Turned around only to see about 15 people behind me who liked the idea and followed me up the hill. Everyone helped everyone else because nobody else had the right clothes or shoes on. I walked the last mile home and arrived a little after 6pm. Six+ hours after departing downtown DC. Measured 17" on the flat behind my house. The Mt. Vernon and Ft. Hunt area was bullseye for that one.