WinterWxLuvr Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astarck Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Live camera at Blacksburg, VA. http://www.eng.vt.edu/signaturebuilding/livecam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Mike Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 The folks at WJLA are feeling the love Faulty guidance and poor forecasting methods led to much of the hype surrounding the snow “storm” that would “hit” Washington. We passed along the WINTER STORM WATCH. We did not issue it. This was never going to be a major impact event and we have been playing down and throttling back the scope and impact since yesterday afternoon. Snow and sleet may develop this evening as colder air is entrained into two low pressure centers moving across the GA and SC. Very little impact is expected across the metro area and virtually no impact expected through the northern listening areas. Within and south of the ADVISORY areas, snow and sleet accumulations are still quite possible. Accumulations in the metropolitan Washington area will be less than an inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 getting crushed up above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathervswife Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 OK, we've gone from slushy rain to very very wet snowflakes. The difference being the raindrops are not as aerodynamic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 getting crushed up above Base reflectivity is showing some extension from the NE trying to connect with the stuff to the SW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUweathermanDD Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 you'll be all snow soon yes? looks about right, though I don't like what I'm seeing on the last few frames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 The folks at WJLA are feeling the love kinda totally disagree with their first sentence. LWX made a call based on how they thought models were moving. they were wrong.. but they didn't just regurgitate guidance and actually did some forecasting. hopefully we stop beating a dead horse soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Radar is filling in over DC at 3600ft. Edit: That's the top of the BL with a sfc temp of 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I see everyone has their weenie 3D glasses on. Mine shows the large area of precip further to the SW being squashed ESE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 kinda totally disagree with their first sentence. LWX made a call based on how they thought models were moving. they were wrong.. but they didn't just regurgitate guidance and actually did some forecasting. hopefully we stop beating a dead horse soon. good luck with the local media and the general public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffwx Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 If snow had a first cousin, we are doing it here. I feel a little bad for the NC peeps. It's not looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 It should be precipitating at Wes's house by now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nflwxman Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 If snow had a first cousin, we are doing it here. I feel a little bad for the NC peeps. It's not looking good. Did you finally change over? Why is NC seemingly getting screwed here? Precip shield too north or are boundary layer temps too high? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qaanaaq Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Snow now (at the moment)- maybe we will get a dusting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 my biggest problem is they kept the watch but dropped the threshold....not sure if they broke protocol or if they were allowed to issue a watch with a 3 or 4" threshold...if so there was no reason to use 5" as a baseline yeah it's another one of those gov communication issues that keep cropping up. tho their initial forecast for our part of the watch was around the 5" criteria. they noted very specifically in the midday update that they were hedging on the northern zones. probably should have released that before or concurrently.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffwx Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Did you finally change over? Why is NC seemingly getting screwed here? Precip shield too north or are boundary layer temps too high? Close-- some wet wet flakes mixed in. It's marching EAST now-- looks to change over later. The people from CLT to RDU had some expectations. My guess is RDU may do well, but CLT is in trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 If snow had a first cousin, we are doing it here. I feel a little bad for the NC peeps. It's not looking good. their getting screwed has increased our chances of at least getting a little it's a cruel world not that we will see anything, but that it's so hard to get snow in the piedmont from NC to the MD/PA border (except the higher spots in central/northern MD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budice2002 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 It's sleeting and mixing with rain in Gainesville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUweathermanDD Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 their getting screwed has increased our chances of at least getting a little it's a cruel world not that we will see anything, but that it's so hard to get snow in the piedmont from NC to the MD/PA border (except the higher spots in central/northern MD) To be honest, I'm looking at radar says its over. Everythings starting to make the push e/ese. Steering currents for the low look interesting, but those usually don't work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderdog Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Light sleet and rain in Gainesville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathervswife Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Still rain on Pantops in Cville. This is excruciating as snow is falling heavily east of here. I have elevation here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 To be honest, I'm looking at radar says its over. Everythings starting to make the push e/ese. Steering currents for the low look interesting, but those usually don't work out. you're just mad that you won't get any flurries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACFD FIREMAN Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Sleet in fair oaks ffax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 To be honest, I'm looking at radar says its over. Everythings starting to make the push e/ese. Steering currents for the low look interesting, but those usually don't work out. we're on the edge of the shield, the cold/dry air is pouring south and eating the snow now, the Euro didn't really have it getting started at BWI to closer to 5PM so we'll see at this point, a whiff is still completely possible but the computers (i.e. Euro) are smarter than me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Sleet in fair oaks ffax That's a good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathervswife Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 OK 100% snow in Cville now. I think I lost a year off my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 one thing that bothers me is that there are radar returns over Elkins and they are just reporting cloudy skies the dry air, even at their elevation, is killing them too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 light snow in centreville per twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qaanaaq Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Snow now (at the moment)- maybe we will get a dusting! What I want to know is this the "deformation" or the "rubber" band ? I get mixed up after all those years reading an ex-famous met. Temp at 36 and all snow now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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