J.Mike Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 From the corner of Little River Tpk and Braddock Rd near Annandale: Temp: 33 Snow amt: 1.5" Current radar shows I'm in a dry slot. Street is wet. I'm just glad to see snow on the grass. We've got along way to even get 3". Notice on radar that the winds are shifting from the east now. A few flakes starting to fall. I'm ready for phase two of the storm. It better not disappoint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Radar (using the color table Ian sent me for GR Analyst) is still a bit messy. No massive bands except for enhanced ares of precip around Leesburg and another one near and SE of Manassas. There are some other enhanced patches scattered about but no huge deathband at least locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyBo Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Nice dry area over MoCo on the radar right now, sigh, lol. 32 on the nose here, super light flurries, wind still from the east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I think we should probably run with the original forecasts from before the big bump last night. Remember before the whole overnight stuff came into view yesterday (wrongly) we were expecting best during the day. As others have said we've probably just gone back to the original idea minus a little bit of wasted precip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Light snow, maybe 0.7-0.8" or so on the ground. Nothing on roads, driveways. Temp 33.8F. I didn't buy the 6-8" by this time the short range models were showing last night, but I did think I'd have broken the streak by this point...glad folks in VA have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Really doesn't seem to be doing anything outside on U Street in DC. Perhaps some drizzle, but can't tell. Traffic is obviously light cause everything is closed, allowing for an easy commute into town at above average speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 radar is so shweet! this is easily the best storm we've seen in the dc/nva region in the past two years. http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full_loop.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symblized Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 34 and windy rain. Gross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 boy, surprised to see this mess when I went to bed 3 hrs ago I thought it was in the bag but it has turned back to all decent snow now so we'll see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxMan1 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Maybe a quarter inch in Crofton MD. It is snowing, but in clumps of very wet flakes. Indicative of surface temps probably 34-35. This will do nothing but make it look like winter outside until we get into the CCB banding and get better column cooling. Now I know what it's like for the lower elevations in Washington and Oregon like Seattle or Portland when they get their snow showers at 35-36F. What I would give to be 2-3F colder, or about 1000 ft higher (same result). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodhi Cove Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Snow mixing in with the rain on the Bay in Eastern Balt. Co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-83 BLIZZARD Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 3 inches on the ground here and steady light snow with wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteoutWX Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 So guys... Was just awoken to thunsersnow in the west end of Richmond. Coming down pretty good and sticking to everything. This was completely unforecasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 32/31 out here. Big flakes flying every which way. Street actually looks passable for now. Was surprised when I woke at 3:30 and they streets were not covered at all. I am guessing about 3/4's of an inch on the grassy surfaces for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 snow really coming down hard now if this is like 2/10, I should stay all snow from here on out RAP qpf still looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Snow mixing in with the rain on the Bay in Eastern Balt. Co. Glad it's changing over out your way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Sounds like those around Richmond are cashing in. Not sure if that means anything with regard to how it is supposed to unfold up in Balt. A few days ago, the modeling that had those in SE Va cashing in left us in Balt out of the good stuff. Don't know if that still is the case or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnis Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Very light snow here...it had completely stopped for a while. It looks like over 2" closing in on 3 here. It quite windy as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormpc Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Eyeballing almost 4 inches...roads covered. Nice event Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 snow really coming down hard now if this is like 2/10, I should stay all snow from here on out RAP qpf still looks great When any return of 20 dbz or higher rolls through here, it reminds me of the second blizzard out there. The wind here is getting pretty gusty, so I'm thinking it gets really good later this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisy Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Sounds like those around Richmond are cashing in. Not sure if that means anything with regard to how it is supposed to unfold up in Balt. A few days ago, the modeling that had those in SE Va cashing in left us in Balt out of the good stuff. Don't know if that still is the case or not. The 6z data trended a bit farther East, so once this thing gets cranking in the next 6 hours might be better for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Snowing at a light to moderate clip here now, it is sticking on the sidewalks and driveways but not streets yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ramjet Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 If you look at the last few frames of the Wakefield radar, you see it starting to blossom. This should begin to rotate up into our area over the next couple of hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterymix Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 3" Reisterstown. This snow has such high water content that it is compacting and this may limit snow depth measured on the ground. This may be the sort of snow that has a faint blue tint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisy Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Last few radar frames starting to blow up, here we go, perfect timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Just eyeballing it there is around 4-5 inches out there now. temp is 31/32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisy Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 All the mesoscale models show the period from now to 10am is when the radar goes bonkers.....here we go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlothianWX Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 It's been pouring snow here in Midlothian for about an hour now. 1/2-1" on the ground already. Huge surprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Nice picture, Trixie! Damn, different world out there. Moderate snow here for the moment with gusty winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 It's been pouring snow here in Midlothian for about an hour now. 1/2-1" on the ground already. Huge surprise! DT bust bust antibust? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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