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April 21st Weekend Rain-a-Thon?


Herb@MAWS

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Interesting, I would have thought the route through Garrett county with the higher elevations would have been the more opportunistic for snow....you think staying on the turnpike gets me more snow? Should be fun either way I suppose....

Yes. Have any of you guys suggesting the turnpike actually driven these routes before? Despite the turnpike route being further north, I-68 through Garrett *always* gets more snow. I drive that way several times a year. When there is snow forecast and we don't want to get stuck, we use the turnpike to avoid it, after years of experience of driving on I-68 when it has a foot of unplowed snow on it.

The only way you are more likely to see snow is taking 55/48 west from Strasburg all the way across to Davis then heading north on 219 through Garrett. But in a heavy wet snow storm, I would not recommend that route.

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I think it is obvious at this point that the outlier models showing a bullseye near DC are going to be wrong. Still should be a nice soaker.

49.2°

storm total 0.32"

I think most expected the bullseye to fall to the north and east of the DC/Baltimore area. Like you wrote though, still looks like a good soaker and also snow producer in the higher terrain to the north and west.

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Interesting, I would have thought the route through Garrett county with the higher elevations would have been the more opportunistic for snow....you think staying on the turnpike gets me more snow? Should be fun either way I suppose....

I would most defintely opt for the I 70 to Hancock to I 68 to I 79 route. True the TPK will have somewhat better toad conditions being a private road but I prefer the 68 corridor. I would say 68 is the more snow route.

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looks like a few hours of decent rain this afternoon and then dry slotted this evening...I hope nobody cancelled their plans this evening....you probably won't even need an umbrella after 8-9pm

you heading west?

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you heading west?

eh....not sure....the timing is bad I think...They probably don't change over until really late this evening or overnight...then MOnday looks iffy in terms of impact....I still think Jon JOn does ok, but these herculean totals are not going to materialize....I am more prone to go to Frostburg or BLue Ridge since it is closer and d-ick around there if my goal is just to see snow...Davis is a good 4 hrs

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eh....not sure....the timing is bad I think...They probably don't change over until really late this evening or overnight...then MOnday looks iffy in terms of impact....I still think Jon JOn does ok, but these herculean totals are not going to materialize....I am more prone to go to Frostburg or BLue Ridge since it is closer and d-ick around there if my goal is just to see snow...Davis is a good 4 hrs

I made it here in less than 3 hours from Vienna last Sunday. The new sections of highway that are open really have cut down on the trip.

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I made it here in less than 3 hours from Vienna last Sunday. The new sections of highway that are open really have cut down on the trip.

i have to talk to Randy...we might leave early tomorrow if we go and hit just west of Cumberland even though I know they wont do as well as you....you still have a room we can split at 50% tonight?

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