Jebman Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 The end of this particular storm: fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Done up here. I would say a dusting, roads just look wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 The NAM was awful with this event. I know you tend to like it in the short range but I'm not always sure why other than you are an HPC guy. Perhaps we get another area of precip later this evening but the Euro destroyed it on this event just like it did on 10/29 and 1/22. I didn't like this event for us. With sheared events, the nam often gives us too much precip. I generally like it's surface temps if all the other fields look similar to those of the GFS and euro. When they differ, the euro usually wins for QPF but not for temps as it is often too warm. I wouldn't count on much with the evening stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxlady Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 The flakes were so huge and fluffy, that my snow depths in spots were up to 2.5 inches. The average depth was around 1.7 inches. Here's a video I shot from earlier: http://twitpic.com/8frg5a Plus a pic of my dog enjoying getting white... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I'll go with an inch but it may have been a tad more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I didn't like this event for us. With sheared events, the nam often gives us too much precip. I generally like it's surface temps if all the other fields look similar to those of the GFS and euro. When they differ, the euro usually wins for QPF but not for temps as it is often too warm. I wouldn't count on much with the evening stuff. I'm not counting on later though I wouldn't mind seeing some flakes fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris87 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I'm not counting on later though I wouldn't mind seeing some flakes fall. it was frustrating to see 33 and predominantly rain....surface temps don't always correlate to the depth of the warm layer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I'm not counting on anything either, but I am watching that precip streak from about Charleston back through Ohio and Indiana. It's narrow, but with the right trajectory we might be able to get a little more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 it was frustrating to see 33 and predominantly rain....surface temps don't always correlate to the depth of the warm layer... Im on a phone. Where do you live that you were 33 and rain? I don't remember seeing any Obs like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris87 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Im on a phone. Where do you live that you were 33 and rain? I don't remember seeing any Obs like that. it's cool, i'm in silver spring, i was near 34/33 (33 now...check Lowell School weatherbug for nearest other ob to mine, 33 right now) for the last hour of the event...mostly rain/snow mix...never fully changed over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I'm not counting on later though I wouldn't mind seeing some flakes fall. DT chose the run storm not to make love to the euro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Latest HRRR seems to like the idea of more later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaWx Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Mostly rain here with 15 minutes of light snow as it ended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristowWx Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Latest HRRR seems to like the idea of more later. Same area or further southeast...seems like the band is pushing ESE on radar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUweathermanDD Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 random small area of snow popped again in CMD shows the forcing is there for later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 stuff in Indiana and Western Ohio will be the area I will watch for later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristowWx Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 random small area of snow popped again in CMD shows the forcing is there for later. My temp is down to 34 in W PW...if I could get some precip maybe there is a chance for a flake or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUweathermanDD Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 stuff in IN and OH is starting to get its act together actually on the last few frames, something to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Nothing showing up even on composite radar, but I'm getting drizzle with some drops also. All liquid now, at 32.0 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 we'll probably get some more to cross but it looks less organized than modeled so hard to get too excited about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grothar of Herndon Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Temps never went below 36 and all rain. Probably a flake or two mixed in, but nothing more. (null) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillzPirate Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I'm wondering what's dca's precip type will be with whatever manages to fall in the 2nd batch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Nothing showing up even on composite radar, but I'm getting drizzle with some drops also. All liquid now, at 32.0 degrees. Precip back to snow as rates pick up. Radar upstream looks like we might stay with snow showers the rest of the night. Cleared the snow board after today's fall. Will be interesting to see what can add up from spotty light snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 The Ohio moisture looks to be getting better organized...at least to my weenie eyes....looks pretty far North as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 The Ohio moisture looks to be getting better organized...at least to my weenie eyes....looks pretty far North as well Justin Berk agrees This radar from ~8:30pm shows enhanced snow filling into northern Ohio. This is a sign of a jet streak or vort max swinging through the northern branch jet. There is some phasing going on, allowing moisture to pull north. The track will be north of morning models and what I hinted at as the first wave hit... So more snow likely to arrive midnight-2am and depart around sunrise. Another inch or so possible. Colder air will help places in AA Co and DC area get some. There will be some flurries and showers before midnight, but also some melting with temps 33F-35 in many places. So the overall snow vs. what you see on the ground in the morning will not be exactly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUweathermanDD Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 The Ohio moisture looks to be getting better organized...at least to my weenie eyes....looks pretty far North as well Yea it definitely does, getting its act together and has some time to continue doing so before later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Looks like round 2 might be fun to watch out the window for a while. Wont amount to much but at least it will be all snow this time. I got mostly rain with round 1 until the very end. Nice to see the usual spots to the west and north get some accum. Alot of time was spent tracking so at least the ground turned white in some places. Doesn't look like DT's map is in jeopardy of verfiying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 nice fetch of moisture from the equitorial PAC of all places along with interaction beginning with that Canadian s/w http://www.ssec.wisc...s_comp_big.html p.s. almost looks like there's a tropical feature west of Cuba....wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Extrapolating radar has often disappointed, but if you go to the Dacula radar, slide it so that you can fully see the Ohio precip, it looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Well that was a nice little surprise - we drove from Germantown up to Frederick around 5:30 to go out for dinner and it was snowing nicely all the way up. Got a table by the window and enjoyed watching the fat flakes illuminated by the streetlights. An inch ain't much but you gotta take what you can get in a winter like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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