mattie g Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 If I'm at home, I'm going to wipe the snow board (i.e. a glass table on my deck) and measure at least every hour. I should be able to overcome some of the boundary layer issues that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 yup http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/high-impact-heavy-snowstorm-to-hammer-washington-dc-area-tonight-and-wednesday/2013/03/05/eb0f4978-85a2-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394_blog.html#comments Almost exactly what I've been telling some friends. 4-8" S/E of I-95 including DC and Baltimore proper, 6-14" N/W of I-95. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurojosh Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I see them going with the Liberal Leave policy. Fed usually only closes if they getl or are expecting, 8 inches or more Fed closed earlier this year when a couple of inches were predicted (we ended up with rn-). I'm pretty confident in a Weds closing and maybe even a Thurs delayed opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 If I'm at home, I'm going to wipe the snow board (i.e. a glass table on my deck) and measure at least every hour. I should be able to overcome some of the boundary layer issues that way. You can't do that, it would inflate your totals. You've gotta give at least 6 hours between wiping the snow board (unless there's a precip type change, in which case you can clear right away). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catoctin wx Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Fed closed earlier this year when a couple of inches were predicted (we ended up with rn-). I'm pretty confident in a Weds closing and maybe even a Thurs delayed opening. The DC Fed? We haven't had a "closing" since Sandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNash Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 If I'm at home, I'm going to wipe the snow board (i.e. a glass table on my deck) and measure at least every hour. I should be able to overcome some of the boundary layer issues that way. Don't warm it up too much with the heat of your hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 You can't do that, it would inflate your totals. You've gotta give at least 6 hours between wiping the snow board (unless there's a precip type change, in which case you can clear right away). Exactly. Like I said, I'm hoping to overcome the BL issues. Scientific slant-sticking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueapple Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I see them going with the Liberal Leave policy. Fed usually only closes if they getl or are expecting, 8 inches or more They had a few delayed/liberal leave days over the last few months, If those wimpy storms can do it, this certainly will. Also, they need to take into account areas outside of DC since people commute from MoCo, Fredrick, and Loudoun counties, where 12" is a real possibility I predict a CWG FedCast of 3 capitals and a SchoolCast of 3.5 apples. EDIT: Thought they closed, guess just delayed opening. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurojosh Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 The DC Fed? We haven't had a "closing" since Sandy You're right - went back and checked my dates. Felt like that was more recent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Exactly. Like I said, I'm hoping to overcome the BL issues. Scientific slant-sticking. I don't know, melting on contact may be worse than compaction tomorrow. You may want to gently remove anything over 1/2". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I see them going with the Liberal Leave policy. Fed usually only closes if they getl or are expecting, 8 inches or more think they may close tho if they have to shut the metro in the burbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catoctin wx Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 They closed once and had a few delayed/liberal leave days over the last few months. If those wimpy storms can do it, this certainly will. Also, they need to take into account areas outside of DC since people commute from MoCo, Fredrick, and Loudoun counties, where 12" is a real possibility I predict a CWG FedCast of 3 capitals and a SchoolCast of 3.5 apples. The DC Federal offices have not "closed" since Hurricane Sandy due to weather. IIRC there has been 1 delay and just a couple of liberal leave days. The last true closing that I can recall for DC offices due to snow was in February 2010. Now, you may be right and I hope they do close tomorrow, but generally they do not unless there is 8" or more because the metro won't run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catoctin wx Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 think they may close tho if they have to shut the metro in the burbs I agree that there is a good chance. Been a while since the last closing due to snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 If I'm at home, I'm going to wipe the snow board (i.e. a glass table on my deck) and measure at least every hour. I should be able to overcome some of the boundary layer issues that way. You can't do that, it would inflate your totals. You've gotta give at least 6 hours between wiping the snow board (unless there's a precip type change, in which case you can clear right away). Well, then they may just be able to do that 1 hour deal, at least for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathercoins Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 think they may close tho if they have to shut the metro in the burbs Agreed... Metro shuts above ground if 8 inches is likely (third rail is 8 inches up). Red/orange lines will need to be shut, at least west... Fed gov will close because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurojosh Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Agreed... Metro shuts above ground if 8 inches is likely (third rail is 8 inches up). Red/orange lines will need to be shut, at least west... Fed gov will close because of it. If they don't, then I look forward to discovering how my shiny new smart car does in the snow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 What? Soundings headed in the Wrong direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I don't know, melting on contact may be worse than compaction tomorrow. You may want to gently remove anything over 1/2". Good point. Then each new measurement will include the 1/2" I left on the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickinBaltimore Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I hate asking this question, but what would you expect for Baltimore/Columbia? My not-so-expert guess would be perhaps 2-3 inches in Baltimore of a sloppy messy snow and 4-5 inches in Columbia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdude Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I hate asking this question, but what would you expect for Baltimore/Columbia? My not-so-expert guess would be perhaps 2-3 inches in Baltimore of a sloppy messy snow and 4-5 inches in Columbia? Columbia will see some mixing but not much. I'm thinking 6-8 in Columbia. Baltimore 4-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 York and Lancaster Counties just upped to WSWs with 5-8 inches listed in the warning, but 5-10 in the 7-day text forecast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 so we have nam with 2" of qpf all snow in dc vs 1.5" of qpf, mostly rain on gfs. great hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmatte Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 so we have nam with 2" of qpf all snow in dc vs 1.5" of qpf, mostly rain on gfs. great hobby. This is seriously out of the GFS range......NAM/HRRR/SREF/Nowcasting trumps imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNash Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 "White Lion"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristowWx Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 This is seriously out of the GFS range......NAM/HRRR/SREF/Nowcasting trumps imho. But it's a high resolution model? Wouldn't it get better as we get closer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 DT must be seriously butthurt that the Euro caved to the GFS IRT snow up in SNE and no models show significant snow into Chester, VA. Hasn't posted all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurojosh Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 LWX seems to be going more with the nam... my point and click (Cabin John, MD) now says the precip will last as snow until ~10 AM thurs, then mixing before gradually ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joc111 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 NAM going with 20.9" at DCA? Yeah... no. http://68.226.77.253/text/NAMSFC/NAM_Kdca.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 About Fed Govt -- with telework now common, the idea is they will be more liberal with it and allow unscheduled telework even for marginal events. However they will almost never close. That's the give-and take...you can stay home but you're expected to work from home. I don't know about the 8" rule though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 DT must be seriously butthurt that the Euro caved to the GFS IRT snow up in SNE and no models show significant snow into Chester, VA. Hasn't posted all day. I don't really follow him, but I have read some of his stuff before (especially the stuff copied to here). I can't say I'm unhappy that a person as sh**ty as he is busted horribly and is going to get rained on. I do feel bad for the good posters from his area though. I'm not without compassion there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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