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Temp up from 27 to 29 in the last 90 mins.

Yes - a fairly thick band too. https://www.windy.com/-Show---add-more-layers/overlays?satellite,37.983,-77.695,7,m:eHJaelN

Down to 26 with a 22dp. May drop a couple more degrees, but not much. Winds are shifting shifting around already. Hope to get something on the front end before the mid lvl warm fetch scours out the cold. Going to be depressing with temps in the low to mid 30's with rain.

32/23dp here. Never got above 38 today here.

He must live in a trailer down by the river!

NWS posted a large swath of notices from Fredericksburg South for Hazardous Weather Outlook for Fri night/Sat. Somewhat odd - nothing N of that.

If sheer willpower was an applicable variable we'd skip over HECS and go straight for a BECS on this one. The forum needs it in the worse way.

That winter has special meaning. The first snow in Dec was on my birthday, 2 weeks after we moved into our new home after returning to the US from 3 years in Thailand and Afghanistan. It don't snow much in Thailand! Was the best welcome home/birthday present ever!

Good memories H2O. I joined Eastern early on - iirc it was late 99 or around 2000. But that was long ago. Recall reading about some of the snows in the WMA when living in Germany and then Thailand later, where we didn't get much snow. Was on some other forum/read board before that but don't recall the names. Joined the first one in 96 while living in Japan. I typically read more and post less out of reverence for those with more expertise, to whom I'm grateful for the knowledge transfer over the years.

There's a couple other members here who lived through it too. One of them sent me info about a book on the Blizzard of 78. It's a great read for anyone here from several perspectives. The meteorological elements that formed the intensification so rapidly and the human element of the impact on society, and how people pulled together to help each other out. Happy to provide the info on the book if there's interest. Mods - regrets if this is clogging things up.

Lowest measured in 78 was 955.5 - measured after it crossed into Canada. Was 956 in MI and slightly higher in Ohio/Indiana (its track was nearly due North). It was a surreal experience I'll never forget. If we get something like that here in the DELMARVA in today's environment, the results would be devastating. People back in the 70's were more independent and able to cope.

Should have added the caveat the LP was one of the top 5 recorded in N America - extratropical.

If you are referring to the blizzard of 78 that hit the midwest, respectfully disagree. Lived through the blizzard of 78 as a teenager and this is not even close. The LP in 78 was one of the top 5 ever recorded - with sustained winds of 50+ for over 24 hours and gusts to 70+. This isn't on the same planet.

Great picture - we have one who frequents our front yard. They are a beast. The largest woodpecker in N. America. They can also cause significant damage to homes - spoken from first-hand experience. Ours loves the cedar siding on our house, unfortunately. When he's doing his thing it's like a Ma Deuce sounding off. There's also several smaller woodpeckers who frequent our yard and home. It appears sometimes as though they follow the big guy around. Even though they are a fraction of the size, the smaller peckers do more damage. FWIW - Have a great horned owl in our back woods too. Saw him the other evening when he about took my hat off. Haven't seen any geese lately, but the squirrels were out again today doing their thing.

Flurries here NW of Vienna @ 39F.

Stepped away for a bit and came back to 120+ posts in less than an hour. Knew something was up, but the ICON looks drool-worthy. But the totals on the clown map showing more for DC than NW burbs is questionable. Great to have you back with us Bob Chill. Your like E.F. Hutton for those of us old enough to remember those commercials. Hope the outcome going forward bodes well for you sticking around.

Hilarious Randy. ROTFLMAO - you are the MFICOE

Same here - they are going nuts (full pun intended) with the hoarding of acorns in our front yard. Late in the season for that, but they've been hard at it for several days.

A bit off topic, but we were off the lower end of the chart in Ohio during the blizzard of 78. Wind chill was -60+. Mainly due to the winds (70+ mph gusts with sustained over 50). The temps were down below zero too, after being in the upper 40's the evening before. The 24 hour temperature drop was one of the largest ever recorded for Ohio. Over 50 lost their lives - mainly due to the white out conditions and freezing to death. Nrn Ohio and Michigan got the worst of it where the flat terrain offered little resistance to the wind. Was 16 at the time and will never forget the sound of the howling winds, which started very early on the morning the storm hit. The howled all day and into the morning of the second day. Farmers lost an untold number of livestock, despite efforts by the National Guard who delivered feed by helicopter. Many roads around our town north of Dayton were closed for more than a week until they brought out the snowblowers from Dayton Airport and Wright Patterson AFB. Was an amazing experience.

Merry Christmas to all. And a special thanks to the red taggers, mods and long term contributors who make this forum what it is. Been here since nearly day one and was a member of Eastern before that since the late 90's. Prefer to read more, learn more and post less out of respect. Learned a lot over the years from those who represent the foundation of our cursed hobby/science. May we all get the gift we wish for in 2024. I'll refrain from asking the trolls who clog up the LR with nonsensical banter to avoid the temptation. (tic)

He posts wayyy too much. Needs to read more, learn more and post way less.

PSU - your last couple of posts underline how this hobby/art/science/obsession afflicts us all. My family and my wife don't understand why I can't sleep for nights before an inbound storm hits, nor why I check the radar returns every few mins, nor why I stare at the screen after screen of wish-casting posts when things don't go so well. A curse I've had since I was in elementary and got my first book on weather (which I still have) and made my first Heathkit weather station. I've been fortunate to witness first-hand some of the best winter weather mother nature can dish out, but each new storm is still like the first, even at my now ripe ole age of 62. Thank you for the passion, objectivity and sound reasoning you bring to the forum. Ditto for the red taggers, mods and other experienced weenie wannabes. Let's hope the writing on the wall brings the goods.

Do we want to go for a BECS?

Haha - Indeed Jeb - when I plow the parking area by our house I see how high I can pile it up with the Kubota (see profile picture) to maximize how long the pile lasts (aka Midlothian Snowmaker in Richmond). When the pile height exceeds the limits of the Kubota I blow more on top with the Gravely and the "snow cannon" (snowblower) which has the nickname of "dog eater" with our Gravely club because of it's tendency to eat things. (just kidding, sort of). Last winter I never even put the front plow on Kubota even once out of fear it would jinx our snow chances. Didn't make any difference as we struck out big time. This year I'm taking the opposite approach. Bought new radial tires for the Kubota, which are supposed to be superior in snow. Just finished installing a second winch to pull me out of the deep drifts which are sure to come from the penultimate storms in JFM. No doubt the entire sub-forum will soon be on long Jebwalks!

2.05" so far here...