AlYourWxPal Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Here is a traffic cam west of Grantsville in Garrett County. http://www.chart.state.md.us/travinfo/camera.asp?Rpuid=14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 http://www.wispresor...o/w.webcam.aspx Will be fun watching this over the next few hours. nice snow there now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathercoins Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Was just at the supermarket, and there were people there talking about the snowstorm and stocking up on some things "in case it's a big one, since you never know." :axe: In the DC area. Heh. :axe: :axe: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Here is a traffic cam west of Grantsville in Garrett County. http://www.chart.sta...ra.asp?Rpuid=14 I am very jealous, that looks sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderdog Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Was just at the supermarket, and there were people there talking about the snowstorm and stocking up on some things "in case it's a big one, since you never know." :axe: In the DC area. Heh. :axe: :axe: So why were you in the grocery store? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 LWX has me in "less than 1 inch" tonight, 1 mile to my NE away from the river they have 1-2 inches forecast. In reality I know what to expect (nothing), but it's annoying to my eyeballs still. My local zone is consistantly forecast with 1-3" less, and it always seems to verify that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUweathermanDD Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 LWX has me in "less than 1 inch" tonight, 1 mile to my NE away from the river they have 1-2 inches forecast. In reality I know what to expect (nothing), but it's annoying to my eyeballs still. My local zone is consistantly forecast with 1-3" less, and it always seems to verify that way. Since LWX will likely be wrong, enjoy your 2'' ground indent from the -2'' of snow you'll get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 LWX has me in "less than 1 inch" tonight, 1 mile to my NE away from the river they have 1-2 inches forecast. In reality I know what to expect (nothing), but it's annoying to my eyeballs still. My local zone is consistantly forecast with 1-3" less, and it always seems to verify that way. It is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathercoins Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 So why were you in the grocery store? To get food, Wednesday is my day off of school/work. Wasn't aware that grocery stores were exclusively to be used prior to snowstorms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 their map is still decent tho maybe hopeful. not sure it matches with the zone text tho.. http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/winterstorm/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 their map is still decent tho maybe hopeful. not sure it matches with the zone text tho.. http://www.erh.noaa....wx/winterstorm/ of course I'm in the appendage :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuddz Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 their map is still decent tho maybe hopeful. not sure it matches with the zone text tho.. http://www.erh.noaa....wx/winterstorm/ Whoo-hoo! I'll have to dust off my car in the morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Whoo-hoo! I'll have to dust off my car in the morning! what are you talking about? it ends by 3-4AM and it will have melted before 6AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 It is what it is. It is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuddz Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 what are you talking about? it ends by 3-4AM and it will have melted before 6AM Thank you for that well thought out forecast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 oh joy wow I'm so happy geeze flood warning northeastern VA sucks huge goat balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 http://www.wispresor...o/w.webcam.aspx Will be fun watching this over the next few hours. Wow, that was fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Temps holding tough in the 50s here I'm 100 percent sure I get all rain next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Upgrade MONTGOMERY MD-CHARLES MD-CITY OF FAIRFAX VA-CITY OF FALLS CHURCH VA- CITY OF MANASSAS VA-ARLINGTON VA-CITY OF MANASSAS PARK VA- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC-CITY OF ALEXANDRIA VA-PRINCE WILLIAM VA- STAFFORD VA-PRINCE GEORGES MD-LOUDOUN VA-FAUQUIER VA-FAIRFAX VA- 208 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA INCLUDING PRINCE WILLIAM...FAUQUIER...AND STAFFORD COUNTIES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. * UNTIL 800 PM EST * AT 203 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE AREA. RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...HEAVY AT TIMES. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS WILL CAUSE CREEKS AND STREAMS TO RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 1 TO 1.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 If you like heavy rain and flooding this is your storm. We've had over 3 inches of rain locally - the rain was simply torrential early this morning. Very springlike this afternoon The cold air will rush in like a major tsunami - AFTER the precip shuts off. Welcome to La Nina in Washington with a NEGATIVE pdo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Upgrade MONTGOMERY MD-CHARLES MD-CITY OF FAIRFAX VA-CITY OF FALLS CHURCH VA- CITY OF MANASSAS VA-ARLINGTON VA-CITY OF MANASSAS PARK VA- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC-CITY OF ALEXANDRIA VA-PRINCE WILLIAM VA- STAFFORD VA-PRINCE GEORGES MD-LOUDOUN VA-FAUQUIER VA-FAIRFAX VA- 208 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA INCLUDING PRINCE WILLIAM...FAUQUIER...AND STAFFORD COUNTIES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. * UNTIL 800 PM EST lol That's pretty sad for a winter storm thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 lol That's pretty sad for a winter storm thread. yeah, it's fair to say that our most memorable snows do not follow flood warnings/watches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caviman2201 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Jealous! Garrett County Rt. 68 @ Rt. 219 near Accident http://www.chart.sta...0471536ea235d0a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 it looks like it's a bit faster on the whole than 0z--i think that's been the trend all along. It has been trending faster the last 48 hours but I think we are missing something by just blaming this on the speed. Its true the end time has been trending sooner but so has the start time. The storm arrived sooner then predicted also. THe problem was the surface and 850 low trended north/west and even the H5 track trended a little north over time. The changeover time has stayed about the same, or even trended later for my area, even though the storm is arriving sooner and that is because the track is just not favorable. The whole "its moving too fast" argument is a little overdone IMHO. If this was taking the track the NAM/Euro were showing 48 hours ago we would be looking at 3-5" of thump snow tonight and the speed would be less of an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 It has been trending faster the last 48 hours but I think we are missing something by just blaming this on the speed. Its true the end time has been trending sooner but so has the start time. The storm arrived sooner then predicted also. THe problem was the surface and 850 low trended north/west and even the H5 track trended a little north over time. The changeover time has stayed about the same, or even trended later for my area, even though the storm is arriving sooner and that is because the track is just not favorable. The whole "its moving too fast" argument is a little overdone IMHO. If this was taking the track the NAM/Euro were showing 48 hours ago we would be looking at 3-5" of thump snow tonight and the speed would be less of an issue. i wasnt making a "it's moving too fast" argument.. tho still that's a problem if you want any legit backside snow as it always is. i think many of us have realized the storm track etc is not great for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I posted this in the obs thread but noticed this is the storm obs one, so here it is again. Lt. rain snow mix here now as the back edge of the solid area of precip has drifted back west some. Heavy snow falling in eastern Lee and throughout Wise county now. here's a cam from Wise showing it beginning to stick : http://www.mcs.uvawise.edu/webcam/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathercoins Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 For S. Baltimore- ... Winter Weather Advisory is cancelled...The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington has cancelled the Winter Weather Advisory. You know it's bad when you can't even get an advisory out of this thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 LWX backed down from the earlier 2-4" forecast for my area. Now back to 1-3" WASHINGTON-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-HAMPSHIRE- MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL... MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN 238 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... * PRECIPITATION TYPE...RAIN CHANGING TO HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 1000 FEET. * TIMING...RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW IN THE EVENING. HEAVIEST BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SNOW. THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 i wasnt making a "it's moving too fast" argument.. tho still that's a problem if you want any legit backside snow as it always is. i think many of us have realized the storm track etc is not great for a while now. I see your point and you are right, if the upper low were moving slower we might get an extra few hours of snow on the back even with this track. But I see the track as the bigger issue, since some places are getting back side snow, in central PA, just not us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Forecasting snow is not one of LWX's strengths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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