Deck Pic Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 KNYC got like 19.5 I believe... 11 here it was a very good storm...an imperfect storm but that is 95% of our storms...It is not that easy to get a 6-10" storm in DC...there were a fair amount of 10"+ readings in dc metro too....obviously it was much bigger in Balt and points north and east Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 oh oh. euro will be south You just know the Euro will crush this good vibe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 I got just under 7"....IAD/BWI got near 8"....generally a 6-10" storm for DC with +SN....obviously the timing made it more significant, but I wouldnt say it was overrated even down here...the next day it was a pretty serious dig out for the burbs...very heavy high QPF snow...I think Philly got 16"....pretty classic lower end KU well, i did say around here.. and im not from around here. it was fun but it was as close to white rain as you can get. i mostly remember street rivers after it ended with temps above freezing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 it was a very good storm...an imperfect storm but that is 95% of our storms...It is not that easy to get a 6-10" storm in DC...there were a fair amount of 10"+ readings in dc metro too....obviously it was much bigger in Balt and points north and east Hoffman storm, right? 14-16 here, as I recall. Saved that winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 almost entirely because of when it happened. late the next day there was like 1" of snow downtown. there was pretty good snowcover and then we got more snow 2 days later...it definitely wasnt a rapid melter...but yeah..downtown always kind of sucks in marginal temp wet events Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 well, i did say around here.. and im not from around here. it was fun but it was as close to white rain as you can get. i mostly remember street rivers after it ended with temps above freezing. your recollection isn't great with this one....anyway...Happy Birthday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 well, i did say around here.. and im not from around here. it was fun but it was as close to white rain as you can get. i mostly remember street rivers after it ended with temps above freezing. I think I had thundersnow during that one. 2010-2011 was the winter where NE MD kept getting more than everyone else. By more I mean 2 or 3 inches when IAD got 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 You just know the Euro will crush this good vibe. Maybe. Depends on expectations. If it shows a good vort like the gfs tracking across the s but doesn't pop a good surface to run up here then were totally gtg. If it shows nothing then a big step back is needed. I'm pretty sure it's going to be close to the gfs but I'm all in so bias is in play. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 your recollection isn't great with this one....anyway...Happy Birthday! my recollection is fine about the storm itself.. im sure you have better recollection of the days after (i checked DCA cover so it didn't disappear instantly)... but i was out in the storm quite a bit and temps were not cold. i know you have your snow narrative.. i'm not saying it was a bad storm, but it was mostly remembered because it crippled rush hour. put it in any other time slot and it's not the gigantic impact storm locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 I think I had thundersnow during that one. 2010-2011 was the winter where NE MD kept getting more than everyone else. By more I mean 2 or 3 inches when IAD got 1. You also did pretty good with the first part of the storm in the morning. I think some areas in Harford County got up to 5 inches before the main show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 I think I had thundersnow during that one. 2010-2011 was the winter where NE MD kept getting more than everyone else. By more I mean 2 or 3 inches when IAD got 1. we had thundersnow too and incredible rates...it was a very good storm even in DC.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 I think I had thundersnow during that one. 2010-2011 was the winter where NE MD kept getting more than everyone else. By more I mean 2 or 3 inches when IAD got 1. Yes, I heard some definite thunder as well during that storm. And lots of zaps from transformers blowing. It got down to 43 degrees in my place by the time power came back on. Quite a contrast to when I lost power for 3 days after this summer's derecho in the 99 degree heat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 You also did pretty good with the first part of the storm in the morning. I think some areas in Harford County got up to 5 inches before the main show. Yup. Had 4-5 down and then the lull before another foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 my recollection is fine about the storm itself.. im sure you have better recollection of the days after (i checked DCA cover so it didn't disappear instantly)... but i was out in the storm quite a bit and temps were not cold. i know you have your snow narrative.. i'm not saying it was a bad storm, but it was mostly remembered because it crippled rush hour. put it in any other time slot and it's not the gigantic impact storm locally. yeah...the timing was huge....I still dont think it was overrated, but I cant disagree with the bolded...people trapped for 10 hours on the highways made it more memorable, but I think timing of a storm is a huge component anyway.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 I think I had thundersnow during that one. 2010-2011 was the winter where NE MD kept getting more than everyone else. By more I mean 2 or 3 inches when IAD got 1. we had thundersleet and thundersnow. it was very dynamic and loaded with moisture. one of the higher totals since ive been here in a storm but not my personal fav. t-snow etc is overrated imo. i'll take more consistent mod rates and something that doesn't soak me when i'm out in it. i know it's part of our climo and was a big storm overall.. but compared to like jan 30 2010 no contest on which was better to me personally even with similar accum in dc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 we had thundersnow too and incredible rates...it was a very good storm even in DC.... I have pretty fond memories of that one. We willed it back from an inland rainer. How often does that happen? We still had the confidence of 09-10 on us, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 yeah...the timing was huge....I still dont think it was overrated, but I cant disagree with the bolded...people trapped for 10 hours on the highways made it more memorable, but I think timing of a storm is a huge component anyway.... im not sure we think the same way about snowstorms. they are fun though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needbiggerboat Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 my recollection is fine about the storm itself.. im sure you have better recollection of the days after (i checked DCA cover so it didn't disappear instantly)... but i was out in the storm quite a bit and temps were not cold. i know you have your snow narrative.. i'm not saying it was a bad storm, but it was mostly remembered because it crippled rush hour. put it in any other time slot and it's not the gigantic impact storm locally. Kind of interesting to set aside variables in the post analysis. There were fairly intense rates that overwhelmed road crews, and would have done the same whatever time of day. Like saying 12/19/09 wasnt a big deal if you take away the 18 inches that fell at IAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 we had thundersleet and thundersnow. it was very dynamic and loaded with moisture. one of the higher totals since ive been here in a storm but not my personal fav. t-snow etc is overrated imo. i'll take more consistent mod rates and something that doesn't soak me when i'm out in it. i know it's part of our climo and was a big storm overall.. but compared to like jan 30 2010 no contest on which was better to me personally even with similar accum in dc. i liked those both equally...same totals for me and you....1/26 was a bigger storm for DC/Balt metro and had better rates and had the higher impact...but cant complain about a 6-7" storm that is pure powder with frigid temps, no precip issues and sticks to everything immediately...i loved both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 I have pretty fond memories of that one. We willed it back from an inland rainer. How often does that happen? We still had the confidence of 09-10 on us, I think. VD2 looks similar..hope I am not battling 33-34 the whole storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Kind of interesting to set aside variables in the post analysis. There were fairly intense rates that overwhelmed road crews, and would have done the same whatever time of day. Like saying 12/19/09 wasnt a big deal if you take away the 18 inches that fell at IAD. not sure why my opinion on a snowstorm is such a problem. i said it was a big storm.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 im not sure we think the same way about snowstorms. they are fun though. we dont always which is what makes snow great...people like completely different aspects....though we both like sick rates...1/26 had insane rates for a period...though 1/30 did have several hours of +SN IIRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 GEFS isnt really fond of the VDAY... and for PD3 at 192 it has a 999 L over SBY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 yeah...the timing was huge....I still dont think it was overrated, but I cant disagree with the bolded...people trapped for 10 hours on the highways made it more memorable, but I think timing of a storm is a huge component anyway.... Yeah, I remember they sent gov't employees home after 3PM (?) or something like that. 2 hour early release I believe. Same for various other businesses and the like. And that's right when it started getting bad. There was a lot of criticism for not closing earlier, when it was quite apparent what was coming by late morning if not earlier than that. They sent everyone home at noon on Feb. 5, 2010, got everyone off the roads before that started getting bad. But for whatever reason, the Jan. 2011 event they waited until it was really too late. I think part of that was due to Sterling keeping advisories over much of the area, and only went to a warning in the early afternoon or there about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 we dont always which is what makes snow great...people like completely different aspects....though we both like sick rates...1/26 had insane rates for a period...though 1/30 did have several hours of +SN IIRC i loved 1/26 when it was going on. i'd take it in a second again. i just didn't find it among the more enjoyable personally. i remember being totally soaked walking from WaPo to the white house.. jumping into gigantic puddles. it snowed great once i was back home. when i went out afterwards everything was drippy and falling off the trees, with rivers running in the streets. my interest in snow greatly diminishes after it's on the ground for a bit so i don't remember the details of that period as well generally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 GEFS isnt really fond of the VDAY... and for PD3 at 192 it has a 999 L over SBY You shouldn't post unless you have good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 i loved 1/26 when it was going on. i'd take it in a second again. i just didn't find it among the more enjoyable personally. i remember being totally soaked walking from WaPo to the white house.. jumping into gigantic puddles. it snowed great once i was back home. when i went out afterwards everything was drippy and falling off the trees, with rivers running in the streets. my interest in snow greatly diminishes after it's on the ground for a bit so i don't remember the details of that period as well generally. it was about the wettest snow ever for us...though much less so even 15 miles north and west Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 You shouldn't post unless you have good news. FYP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 GEFS isnt really fond of the VDAY... and for PD3 at 192 it has a 999 L over SBY suppressed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needbiggerboat Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 not sure why my opinion on a snowstorm is such a problem. i said it was a big storm.. It's not a problem. It was a relative BFD for this area, so just find it hard to say it was overrated. But your style tends to skew towards conservative/not being impressed with much of anything...Is what it is I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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