H2O Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Dreamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Stop posting every thought that comes to mind! /rant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snownut Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 32.0 here 1.8 on the deck with light snow still falling.. a bust from forecast yet I am pleased and surprised to be in the white again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnis Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Snow starting in Damascus. I don't know the temp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 DCA should finally get their freeze during one of the next 3 nights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdude Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 A few snowflakes mixed in here in Dale City around 10:30, but it was mainly rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 January's going to be rockin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snownut Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 cold windy night after all the rain and 1.7" of snow. good solid freeze with 25.9 now. will shovel the deck and certainly have some snow patches through the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Dawn broke clear and frosty here at 24F Everything is frozen from car doors to ice on the roads where the water was still running from the rain yesterday. I didn't see a flake of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormpc Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Winds calmed and now down to 29.4. Nearly 4 inches of rain from the "event". Mixed with snow a bit at the end. Ended as rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I ended up with 4.40" inches of rain from the event. Pretty impressive. Didn't stay up late enough to say for sure whether I got any snow but I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I had about 10 minutes of pasty water-logged snow that went back to a mix before ending. But the important thing is that the basement stayed dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I ended up with 4.40" inches of rain from the event. Pretty impressive. Didn't stay up late enough to say for sure whether I got any snow but I doubt it. Yikes... It's pretty amazing that there was that much moisture in an event in December. In a Nina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 The southern stream is certainly not dead this year as might be expected in a Nina and occurred last winter. If we can ever get cold air, I think the potential for a big storm is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 The southern stream is certainly not dead this year as might be expected in a Nina and occurred last winter. If we can ever get cold air, I think the potential for a big storm is there. We certainly don't seem to be having any trouble in getting dynamic systems through. I've said several times on this forum, give me the precip during the winter, I'll take my chances with the temps. I think you are correct. I bet we end up with several chances for good snows this year, even if the pattern won't allow for prolonged cold periods. In that context, the 384 GFS ( ) has a decent look for Christmas eve. Let's start tracking that one today since our last tracking event worked out so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 In that context, the 384 GFS ( ) has a decent look for Christmas eve. Let's start tracking that one today since our last tracking event worked out so well. Just posted the exact same thing in the other thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 The southern stream is certainly not dead this year as might be expected in a Nina and occurred last winter. If we can ever get cold air, I think the potential for a big storm is there. It seems like the atmosphere just doesn't want to accept the general Nina dry trend. I hate wintertime rain (especially really cold rain), but it should give us a chance for a good snow if and when we can get some cold air to stick around. I'll be in South Carolina for Christmas, so bet on some white flying around up here this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlo Snow Maker Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 this just shows how warm it's been. this tree still has leaves from the fall on it , but now has buds showing at the same time. pretty wild looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 The southern stream is certainly not dead this year as might be expected in a Nina and occurred last winter. If we can ever get cold air, I think the potential for a big storm is there. I don't want to misquote him, but HM made a comment about this a couple of weeks ago. I think he said something along the lines of the mid-Atlantic possibly getting the bulk of (our) snow in one storm once (and if) the pattern improves. There was a discussion on Eastern awhile back about whether you would want one big storm or several minor events. I think that I'd take the two foot blizzard over 6 four-inch events, but if I could pick the days of the minor events, I might go that route. Snow on Christmas Eve and Day would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 this just shows how warm it's been. this tree still has leaves from the fall on it , but now has buds showing at the same time. pretty wild looking That must be a Bradford Pear. Those trees are something else. I have pictures of one when I lived in Wise Co. (2500 feet) with full new leaves on it, in April, with 4 inches of snow on them. Every leaf on it died, and two weeks later it was green again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I'll certainly take the 18z GFS as is. No changes needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Druff Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 In that context, the 384 GFS ( ) has a decent look for Christmas eve. Let's start tracking that one today since our last tracking event worked out so well. RIC is on a streak of 2 white Christmases in a row. I can't imagine we extend it to three, but I'd be stoked if we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Flood watch, instead of Flood warning, for main-stem river flooding (Potomac River at Pt. of Rocks)? I don't recall this happening in the recent past, but I could be totally wrong... does anyone remember other instances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Flood watch, instead of Flood warning, for main-stem river flooding (Potomac River at Pt. of Rocks)? I don't recall this happening in the recent past, but I could be totally wrong... does anyone remember other instances? looks like it's forecast to go up to just below flood stage http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=lwx&gage=porm2&view=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 looks like it's forecast to go up to just below flood stage http://water.weather...1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 And of course, for there to be even the possibility of Potomac River flooding from *rainfall* (not snow melt) in met. winter shows how amazing this rainstorm was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Just posted the exact same thing in the other thread! 18z Gfs still advertising possible storm on the 18th. Half the fun for me is tracking and reading the analysis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Yet another morning where IAD goes into the icebox, DCA doesn't, and I overlook my green backyard and the frozen field at a lower elevation behind it. 34.0 for my low. Still one freeze and (not) counting this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormpc Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 26.6 now after a low of 25.3 at my house. Heavy frost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Frost on the cars and grass this morning. DCA should be able to record its first freeze this weekend. I was kind of hoping to go until 2012 to hit it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 24F here this morning. Beautiful frosty morning. Would have been a nice night for snow cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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