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Richmond Metro/ Hampton roads obs/disco winter thread


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Using 06z NAM I don't see accum snow before 06z Sun. save Suffolk WNW to Ric SE VA gets going quickly after 0300L with 1-2" acum by

12z Sunday.

Agreed. I really just meant by what I said of timing, is that the earliest possible accum snows would not start til after 8pm tonite.

I'm still holding out for a white Christmas! It will be close officially at ORF.

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Morning thoughts...

It has been a wonderful night for the models (trending in the right direction in a fairly big way). If the storm proves as large as the GFS is suggesting, the GFS will have scored an epic coup with its sudden recognition of the event yesterday. As I'll be heading out to visit family and will likely miss multiple model runs ( :( ), I'll post my preliminary estimates for select cities:

Allentown: 3"-6"

Baltimore: 4"-8"

Boston: 12"-18"

Harrisburg: 3"-6"

Hartford: 6"-12"

Islip: 7"-14"

New York City: 6"-12"

Norfolk: 4"-8"

Philadelphia: 5"-10"

Providence: 8"-16"

Richmond: 4"-8"

Washington, DC: 4"-8"

Per Don S.

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What does Bufkit soundings show for ORF on the GFS? I am not worried as it seems the most west model. Still interesting in what the worst case scenario shows. Those SREF's are really looking good!

6z gfs has 1.29" qpf for ORF. Gfs indicates sleet mix issue at hieght of storm. Nam indicated no sleet issue.

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6z gfs has 1.29" qpf for ORF. Gfs indicates sleet mix issue at hieght of storm. Nam indicated no sleet issue.

Yeah it is real close, but I agree with CSNAVY that at the coast it could limit accums but a few miles inland is where the big stuff will be. 850 line gets to VA NC boarder on 06z GFS but that is fine for ORF. Let the games begin!

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DT on Facebook MERRY XMAS TO ALL-- the local NWS forecast in in central & eastern VA is way too timid with this storm... They Have 3-6" for RIC- DOUBLE THAT please... ALL the data-- ALL of it... shows RIC east to the Bay in the 0.75 to 1.25" Liquid... NWS is assuming a 12:1 so DO THE MATH... HIGH WINDS... there is GOOD chance -JMHO BLIZZARD warnings might be needed Saturday Night and Sunday

he says it here

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Yeah it is real close, but I agree with CSNAVY that at the coast it could limit accums but a few miles inland is where the big stuff will be. 850 line gets to VA NC boarder on 06z GFS but that is fine for ORF. Let the games begin!

True.... Just giving sounding verbatum. The typical east/west all snow line is setting up, which 24 hrs ago didn't seem to be in play. But, we need no more w/nw movement of storm. Just crank that baby up get sub 980 off HSE !

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I am from Massachusetts not sure why it doesn't display that this morning, I thought it might have been because the site is in the storm mode.

I am staying in VA Beach till Weds.I am from New England sent here to guide you through the storm. (ha)

Randy Lee, where do you live? Please put your location in your profile.

This goes for everyone.....with the storm approaching, please put in your location so that everyone, including the NWS, can know where you are posting/reporting from. Thanks! :D

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I am from Massachusetts not sure why it doesn't display that this morning, I thought it might have been because the site is in the storm mode.

I am staying in VA Beach till Weds.I am from New England sent here to guide you through the storm. (ha)

From MA originally.. Stow/Maynard.. Welcome to the mid-south. Grew up mentored by Don Kent WBZ

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12z NAM down on numbers for ORF.. 4-8" reasonable. Notable change from 00/06z qpf.. Wig Wag

12z NAM is a lot less than 4-8" for ORF. QPF doesn't even get to .50, that would be 2-4" at best. It's obvious now that there will be no complete consensus with the models on this thing. Good luck to the forecasters, they're going to need it.

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