Ian Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 the band later should hold together better.....I dont think the RAP ever had this band doing much once it hit DC...it looked a little better than it ended up. getting legit --sn now and off and on for a while. need darkness to pile up dustings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Down to about 2 mi vis. Rockin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 If the tornado storm was a HECS this few days would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraff Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 I believe I'm ready for February 2014. Oh wait. Climo? Sun angle? 2015? Ehhh. Just mad with crap winters and how bad the Caps (craps) are playing. However, the Ravens today will be my KU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Baby powder-esque snow just gradually started again within past few minutes, 36F, temp has dropped a degree for each of the past three hours. Still nothing sticking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 If the tornado storm was a HECS this few days would be awesome. Yes completely different story to get snow everyday for a few days on 12 fresh inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Steady snow 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Yes completely different story to get snow everyday for a few days on 12 fresh inches. Big burst as the sun comes out. SN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Big burst as the sun comes out. SN. Im at Ps. -SN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 still flurrying here, 31* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Big burst as the sun comes out. SN. Instability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 It's been snowing in Clarksburg for the last two hours. Heaviest batches whitened the ground and car tops. Temp when it is snowing is 27F but it jumps to 31 during the sunny snow flurries in between the heavier batches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Nearly all traces of the 1" from this morning are already gone. Fluffy clipper snow is simply no match for Feb sun. I hate the sun. Edit: I hate Feb too. It really wasn't all that fluffy. Just because its a clipper or we have cold surface temps doesn't mean the snow is fluffy(airy). Need strong lift through the snow growth region to get the dendrites, and the more dendritic the flakes are the more "airy" as it accumulates. Didn't really have that with last night's clipper as the lift was weak. But either way the sun this time of year will erase the snow quickly if the temps are not well below freezing. Sorry for the tangent. Interesting stuff though...somewhere on this forum a while back there was a post discussing theta-e and omega and snow growth, I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 On and off flurries and SN- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disc Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Flurries again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Pixie dust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 It really wasn't all that fluffy. Just because its a clipper or we have cold surface temps doesn't mean the snow is fluffy(airy). Need strong lift through the snow growth region to get the dendrites, and the more dendritic the flakes are the more "airy" as it accumulates. Didn't really have that with last night's clipper as the lift was weak. But either way the sun this time of year will erase the snow quickly if the temps are not well below freezing. Sorry for the tangent. Interesting stuff though...somewhere on this forum a while back there was a post discussing theta-e and omega and snow growth, I recall. The snow we had in Burke was quite fluffy yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 The snow we had in Burke was quite fluffy yesterday. Lol I am being a stickler I guess..it was more fluffy than compacted, but the flakes were mostly small(plates), some might call it pixie dust or stunted or compact, as opposed to the larger well formed dendrites, which accumulates more quickly and gives the fluff factor (as long the surface temps are cold enough to prevent melting/compaction). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 snowing moderately after a long lull. starting to stick to the grass and raised surfaces. tiny flakes. Location please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 conversational snow this morning, moderate at times. thanks to boundary layer issues and some sunshine at times. most of the snow melted. north facing slopes picked up an inch. most of that is history as we are above freezing due to the increasing sun angle. we picked up another day of snow cover for four on the season and another gloppy short lived inch for three inches on the season. In 2001-2002 we managed four inches on the season. tomorrow night is our last chance. after monday night gradual warmup. by the time gwo comes around by mid march we will be climatologically out of the chase for snow. I expect milder for most of feb then a brief cooldown in march. we will see a miller A roar up the coast in early-mid march in a classic track for snow but it will be too late for us - couple inches of wind driven rain in 34 degree temps. this storm will dump 16 inches of fresh snow on Virginia mts and also in Maryland and in Delaware. This storm will be a whopper for the Northeast as well. as I stated - tomorrow night is our last call, our last chance we need another winter with a new pattern - anything but enso neutral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ger Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Snow heavy at times. Expecting 2-4 inches thru midnight. Location: McHenry, MD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midatlanticweather Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Wife is out in Purcellville VA said snow is coming down hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris21 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Hillsboro is in Greenbrier County, WV on Rt 219 between Lewisburg and Marlinton about 1/2 mile south of WV Rt 39. Sits at about 2400 elevation. Birthplace of Nobel prize winning author Pearl S Buck. Hillsboro is actually in pocahontas county about five miles north of the greenbrier county line, incidentally I work at the pearl s buck house for Americorps. Otherwise you are spot on, moderate to heavy snow here now with temps falling and winds picking up creating widespreadblowing snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Nice band of mod snow here in Leesburg now. Deck covered quickly, big flakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Enough to whiten the ground up again with a dusting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Hillsboro is actually in pocahontas county about five miles north of the greenbrier county line, incidentally I work at the pearl s buck house for Americorps. Otherwise you are spot on, moderate to heavy snow here now with temps falling and winds picking up creating widespreadblowing snow. Oops! Sorry, forgot about the county line, you of course are right. I spent many a days driving 219, 39, 55, 20, 60 and 150 in my younger years snow chasing. We have had several 'showers' here, enough to cover my cleared open area, then it lightens and melts off. Still a good 1-1.5 on ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Spent the day at Canaan. Here's a couple of pics as I was leaving. And one as I came back into Winchester. Quite a difference huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Nice band of mod snow here in Leesburg now. Deck covered quickly, big flakes Same here. 0.2" actually stuck from the 2 hour batch from 1:30pm-3:30pm. We'll see what sticks from this next batch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVsnowlover Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Spent the day at Canaan. Here's a couple of pics as I was leaving. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1359931198.300358.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1359931221.461669.jpg And one as I came back into Winchester. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1359931301.652362.jpg Quite a difference huh? On my way first thing in the morning. How were the roads coming back? Do you recommend 50 or 48? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 On my way first thing in the morning. How were the roads coming back? Do you recommend 50 or 48? I'm not sure where you are (can't see locations on phone), but from Winchester the best route is to go to Wardensville and then take 55 (new) until it ends. It's finished to the bottom of the mountain. I was in 4 wheel all the way from Bismarck to Canaan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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