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The March 5-7 White Lion Obs/Nowcasting Thread


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Taking a look at the infrared / water vapor loop it is clear we are in a relative lull as energy transfers from the Ohio Valley low to the coastal.  Infrared imagery as of 10:00 am shows a progressive cooling and westward expansion of cloud tops as the coastal low really gets cranking.  This is translating to a notable increase in banding on Sterling and Dover radars.  Still confident in another round of accumulating snows, especially west of I-95.

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Pretty ugly here in Towson...the inch or so we got overnight has been steadily eroding/melting, and it's just a nasty and persistent RA/SN mix that refuses to stick to anything. I fail to see how we can turn this around - even with big rates, it's just too warm.

 

What a terrible bust...

 

Happy for everyone out west getting pounded, but this is pretty heartbreaking.

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Still very light snow, but sky has brightened considerably.  Some melting is occurring.  It may snow on and off the rest of the day, but if it doesn't get a lot heavier, for a long period of time, I don't see how I get any more to accumulate on top of the 3 inches that fell overnight here.  NWS will need to start reducing forecast totals soon.  Nice for March, and I'm OK with it, but sun angle is killer.  Too bad we didn't get this in January.  

 

Anyway, once this storm is over, I go into Spring mode.

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Snowing at a good clip still, picked up all my snow in the past couple hours.  Not much fell here overnight.

 

In places where it has stuck since the beginning there is nearly 5" while on the roads more like a coating.

 

Good storm for us in Loudoun, and it still has just begun.  Feel for anyone who's getting rain.

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BWAHHHH

HAHHAHAH

 

Oh sorry.....rain and lots of it. Still hoping for a switch to snow but the chances seem to be getting less and less as the energy of the storm just isn't there it seems. 

 

That is unfortunate, well I hope it still works out for everyone! Best of luck. 

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Temp at Parkville middle school keeps creeping up, now at 35.8.  I was looking forward to taking my 4 year old son sleding for the first time.  His little heart is going to be broken if things don't change soon. :cry:

Drive the kids to Westminster.  We are heading to the McDaniel Golf Course soon.  4" or so now.

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It's gone back to mostly flurries here, but I think the rain has already done the damage.  It's going to be hard to accumulate much on the half inch of liquid-y slop out there unless we get some really heavy, really persistent bands. 

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Looking at radar only it looks like it would be snowing nicely, but it's mainly "conversational snow" that is barely enough to maintain the 1" on the ground.  I think that's it for us, but I really feel for the folks getting rain.  I have to admit I went to sleep just after the exciting updates around 11:00 or so last night, and woke up around 5:00 just shocked.  I couldn't believe it.  This one really hurts.

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