nj2va Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Temperature really falling fast now. 37. Light RA/SN continues. SN becoming much more prevalent though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisy Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Once the main low takes over the radar will absolutely blow up over VA, in the next 2-4hrs....Right now moderate snow, not sticking on the parking lot, but grass/cars covered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Wishing precip could/would start up this way, not sure how long it will take to move into my part of Balt City. Temp down to 37 at any rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMU2004 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Meso models show the changeover around 7/8 am beginning with the Short Pump / Midlo areas moving east. I may be getting close here. Temps bottomed around 9, now starting to drop again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdhokie Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 That's cool. Got to watch it start. Looking outside, got pretty windy and snow and rain just broke out. 11:37pm onset. its only 11:31pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo2 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Flakes in Frederick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor Easter Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Temp 31 dew 28 Mod snow with grass,cars,grill, and deck getting covered. Nothing yet on pavement. Woodbridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 34/30 with light snow. Off to bed for a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I don't see that anywhere. Winter Storm WarningURGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC1100 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013DCZ001-MDZ005>007-009>011-VAZ052>056-061200-/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0005.130306T0500Z-130307T0800Z/DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...FREDERICKSBURG1100 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM ESTTHURSDAY...* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WEST OF INTERSTATE 95.* TIMING...RAIN MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO WET SNOW FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW TAPERS OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT.* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S.* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. Here is the exact wording: Overnight Rain and snow after 3am. Low around 32. East wind 14 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Wednesday Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 33. Breezy, with a northeast wind 20 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible. Wednesday Night Snow, mainly before 3am. Low around 30. Blustery, with a north wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 dont know what it is....we cant do a normal snow event. Its either a MECS/HECS or a .01 qpf garbage or just nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Winter Storm Warning URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC1100 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013DCZ001-MDZ005>007-009>011-VAZ052>056-061200-/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0005.130306T0500Z-130307T0800Z/DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...FREDERICKSBURG1100 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM ESTTHURSDAY...* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WEST OF INTERSTATE 95.* TIMING...RAIN MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO WET SNOW FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW TAPERS OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT.* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S.* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. Here is the exact wording: Overnight Rain and snow after 3am. Low around 32. East wind 14 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Wednesday Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 33. Breezy, with a northeast wind 20 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible. Wednesday Night Snow, mainly before 3am. Low around 30. Blustery, with a north wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible Ah, OK. I guess I wasn't refreshing sufficiently. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouchot Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Raining now in the Dulles Town Centre... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlothianWX Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Local RIC stations upping totals slightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Light snow and a steady breeze around 10 mph, 33 degrees now in Leesburg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Ah, OK. I guess I wasn't refreshing sufficiently. LOL It is not just you, I saw everyone talking about it and I had to clear my cache to get it to show the new updates which has never happened to me before on the NWS website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 dont know what it is....we cant do a normal snow event. Its either a MECS/HECS or a .01 qpf garbage or just nothing Yeah, it is weird. It really is big storm or nothing around here. The 3-5 inch storm has gone extinct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurojosh Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 dont know what it is....we cant do a normal snow event. Its either a MECS/HECS or a .01 qpf garbage or just nothing warmer oceans = warmer littorals, but more moisture. Give it another 10/15 years and we'll be down to 1 BECS every 3 years, and hurricanes into Jan in place of clippers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 Light snow and a steady breeze around 10 mph, 33 degrees now in Leesburg 33 already wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needbiggerboat Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Big fat flakes here...starting to stick to deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fodie77 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 As a novice, would should I take away from this map? Is this showing the placement of the new low or something less consequential? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esullivan Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Light snow with a good breeze! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 flakes in bethesda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohndc Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 light drizzle, 38/28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathervswife Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Roads covered now. Eyeballing looks very close to an inch. Ripping snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 -SN in West Springfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOVAForecaster Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 -RN/SN 35/31 Oakton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwxfan Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Local RIC stations upping totals slightly. to what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 GFS shows a big and real -NAO in long range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 As a novice, would should I take away from this map? Is this showing the placement of the new low or something less consequential? Thanks in advance. I spy Omega. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtstack Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Looks like an eye foms over norfolk on the rap 18 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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