Ian Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 You know, not to play down this clipper, but what happened to real clippers. Dec 2010 style. It missed us to the south, but that's the last decent one I remember. I don't have specifics on others, except feb of 2007. That one gave Beckley, Huntington about 6 inches. That one probably missed this region too ( I didn't live here then ). Where are these anymore?probably the same place big cold went tho i'd assume most of our clippers are more like this one than the good ones. i havent seen many here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 probably the same place big cold went tho i'd assume most of our clippers are more like this one than the good ones. i havent seen many here. I think they have just been missing the metro region as far as I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 You know, not to play down this clipper, but what happened to real clippers. Dec 2010 style. It missed us to the south, but that's the last decent one I remember. I don't have specifics on others, except feb of 2007. That one gave Beckley, Huntington about 6 inches. That one probably missed this region too ( I didn't live here then ). Where are these anymore? Dec 5, 2007 was a pretty good clipper for DC. But Ian is right, most clippers aren't very good. If they were, everyone would average a lot more snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Wasn't there a good one on 3/7/07 too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Wasn't there a good one on 3/7/07 too? Almost positive that's 2/7/07. That's the one I referenced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvantHiatus Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Wasn't there a good one on 3/7/07 too? Late season snowstorm? There was a clipper in April of 07 or 08, can't recall the exact time but totals were decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Actually, I was wrong. Just checked the unisys maps and it was 2/6/07. Doesn't look like it affected the DC area much. It laid down a good stripe of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Wasn't there a good one on 3/7/07 too? Yes there was. It was pretty good I guess for DC and points south. 1-2" generally. But, 12/07 was probably the best recent one. Everyone hopes for a repeat of 1/5/03 and 1/9/96-- those two are the standards of positive clipper busts in our area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 Yes there was. It was pretty good I guess for DC and points south. 1-2" generally. But, 12/07 was probably the best recent one. Everyone hopes for a repeat of 1/5/03 and 1/9/96-- those two are the standards of positive clipper busts in our area. what was march 99? thought it was a clipper.. or was it a mauler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Yes there was. It was pretty good I guess for DC and points south. 1-2" generally. But, 12/07 was probably the best recent one. Everyone hopes for a repeat of 1/5/03 and 1/9/96-- those two are the standards of positive clipper busts in our area. That Jan of 03 storm looks cool on the unisys maps. Looks like you had a snow event on the third also that came from a southern low. Is that part of your snow memory archive? Those maps only give a little info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Wasn't there a good one on 3/7/07 too? Yeah, it was pretty decent especially for March. It was also a very cold snow for March. Received about 3. If I remember correctly it moved in a couple hours before the time models had it. Snowed from about 4am to early afternoon. Cold push from the north helped to shrink precip field and move it southward. A couple of very cold nights follwed. Temps were in the mid twenties, but the rates were never that great and sun angle hurt. Would have been easily 4plus if it occurred earlier in the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 what was march 99? thought it was a clipper.. or was it a mauler? It wasn't a clipper. It was one of those complicated cross-country lows (CA to East Coast) that petered out before getting to the east coast, and we ended up being incredibly fortunate to be in on its last gasp stripe. I believe it dropped like a foot of snow over Minneapolis. Here it was the day before: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeguyfromTakomaPark Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 lookin' at the weatherunderground radar methinks the returns are expanding north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Almost positive that's 2/7/07. That's the one I referenced. That was a good one also, but there definitely was one on 3/7/07. I think the Frederick area was the big winner with one you remembered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Stoked for my 0.02" of QPF to be virga-fied to overcome the 25F dewpoint depression I'm sporting. Good luck to Wes and points south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 It wasn't a clipper. It was one of those complicated cross-country lows (CA to East Coast) that petered out before getting to the east coast, and we ended up being incredibly fortunate to be in on its last gasp stripe. I believe it dropped like a foot of snow over Minneapolis. Here it was the day before: ahh, should have looked myself i suppose. probably a sin not to know how march 1999 happened. that's a peculiar way to get a big snowstorm here with the initial 500 low cutting up like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 That Jan of 03 storm looks cool on the unisys maps. Looks like you had a snow event on the third also that came from a southern low. Is that part of your snow memory archive? Those maps only give a little info. Yes, it was really an awesome snow blast. We were forecasted to get 1"/1-2", but ended up with 2.5-5" areawide, with some locations reaching almost 6". It started snowing Sunday around mid-day and just dumped for a few hours before ending by mid-afternoon. We got in on the snow well before the center got close to the area-- it was over Ohio still Here's a better link: http://www.raymondcmartinjr.com/weather/2003/05-Jan-03-SurfaceMaps.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Stoked for my 0.02" of QPF to be virga-fied to overcome the 25F dewpoint depression I'm sporting. Good luck to Wes and points south. The humidity has soared to 42% here in Winchester. Soupy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 ahh, should have looked myself i suppose. probably a sin not to know how march 1999 happened. that's a peculiar way to get a big snowstorm here with the initial 500 low cutting up like that. It was a miracle storm. We were forecasted to get some snow (1-3"ish) but of course it way surpassed forecasts. This is one of the triad of most impressive positive busts in the last 20 yeras-- the other two being 2/16/96 and 1/25/00 (of course). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 Dulles sounding is pretty dry but in the past it seems we can get snow starting around 50% RH. Radar presently looks about as bad as you'd want it to if you thought you had a chance for snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathervswife Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Where's that guy from Orange? Probably virga, but I wish to verify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Yes there was. It was pretty good I guess for DC and points south. 1-2" generally. But, 12/07 was probably the best recent one. Everyone hopes for a repeat of 1/5/03 and 1/9/96-- those two are the standards of positive clipper busts in our area. To me, 12/5/07 and 1/5/03 were one in the same, we were expecting 1" or so, ended up with 3-5. The snow came early and heavy in both storms. As bad as 07-08 was, having a few overperforming events really helped make it more bearable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I see virga in our future.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Of course the the radar could fail to fill in around midnight, but if it were to, at least the change in direction is starting to happen in the last couple of frames. East of the mountains, the virga is orienting now more W-E vs. WNW-ESE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 They kinda have to...its so cold, that if it gets on the roads, they could get icy. As much as I hate to say this, I agree with her. In the long run, if we keep getting advisories for these little dusting events that probably don't materialize most of the time (I don't think it will where I live, yet I'm in a WWA), then people may not take them seriously when we end up with legit 2-4/3-5" snow or small zr events which really can cause nightmares for those caught off guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 Of course the the radar could fail to fill in around midnight, but if it were to, at least the change in direction is starting to happen in the last couple of frames. East of the mountains, the virga is orienting now more W-E vs. WNW-ESE. There is no reason to leave weenie mode tho Wes is conspicuously absent of late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 This will be an under performer. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 That was a good one also, but there definitely was one on 3/7/07. I think the Frederick area was the big winner with one you remembered. Actually I remember that there was a system that came through on my birthday, 3/17 one year was possibly 07. My parents were "surprising" me and drove down from OH and got caught in it. They showed up and we were out shoveling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmatte Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I might be hallucinating but radar seems to be heading in the right direction after looking pretty craptastic not long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 I might be hallucinating but radar seems to be heading in the right direction after looking pretty craptastic not long ago.The vort is still out near Chicago. It's early.. people love to flip out when radar sucks early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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