mattie g Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 People in immediate DC metro should really post their viz....Having big flakes or steady snow or coming down good, doesnt tell us anything anyway..the reason midlo is getting raked, is the 850 low is in a perfect spot for him....once it moves more northeast we might fare a little better here Probably less than .25 mi visibility. But that's an educated guess, as I'm in my house, looking out the window and can only see trees less than that distance from this angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringfieldSkins Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 People in immediate DC metro should really post their viz....Having big flakes or steady snow or coming down good, doesnt tell us anything anyway..the reason midlo is getting raked, is the 850 low is in a perfect spot for him....once it moves more northeast we might fare a little better here I'm far from an expert but I'd say visibility is close to, or a hair over, 1/4 mile. Don't know if that helps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLPressure Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Do you mean visibility? yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Big snowflakes mixing in now... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Clearly the notion that we'd be getting raked with mega-bands all day is busted. The radar picture is pretty sad. globals were right, the WAA died fast as the low went through a redevelopment phase, and the precip became very hit or miss and showery. Thats not gonna work in March. We probably get the deform band for a few hours as this thing gets reorganized and fires up again, but we wasted a lot of potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeRedheads Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 34/30 +SN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Front Royal https://twitter.com/MartinMMC/status/309325504178159617/photo/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haudidoody Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 People in immediate DC metro should really post their viz....Having big flakes or steady snow or coming down good, doesnt tell us anything anyway..the reason midlo is getting raked, is the 850 low is in a perfect spot for him....once it moves more northeast we might fare a little better here I'll just note that I sit up enough to see pretty far, and haven't noticed visibility drop below a mile all morning, even with "big flakes." It's mostly rain here right now with a vis about 3+ miles, give or take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 People in immediate DC metro should really post their viz....Having big flakes or steady snow or coming down good, doesnt tell us anything anyway..the reason midlo is getting raked, is the 850 low is in a perfect spot for him....once it moves more northeast we might fare a little better here 3/4 to 1 mile right now. Has spent most of the last half-hour between 1/4 and 1/2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderdog Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Moderate snow in Gainesville for about an hour now. Last measurement was 5.5 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Plain moderate rain. Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timstobrazil Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 LWX from the 9:42 update .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... STACKED LOW PRESSURE OVER THE HAMPTONS WILL SLOWLY PUSH OFFSHORE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS HAVE SHIFTED TO THE NNE OVER THE I95 CORRIDOR...AND PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED OVER TO HEAVY SNOW. AREAS TO THE SOUTHEAST OF BALTIMORE/DC SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AS WELL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. GIVEN THE DURATION OF RAINFALL OVER THE REGION SO FAR THIS MORNING...HAVE LOWERED SNOW TOTALS ALONG AND EAST OF I-95...BUT MAINTAINING WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. ALSO ADDED ISOLATED THUNDER TO AREAS S OF THE DC METRO. CONVECTION CURRENTLY OCCURRING OVER SE VA MAY ROTATE NWD INTO THE PIEDMONT AND SRN MD. ONE STRIKE WAS NOTED EARLIER OVER CULPEPER COUNTY...AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE ELEVATED INSTABILITY. PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BANDS OF HEAVIER PRECIP EXPECTED TO ROTATE AROUND THE NORTH AND WEST SIDE OF THE LOW...AS LIFT CONTINUES TO BE STRONG. HRRR ADVERTISES ONE SUCH BAND ROTATING AROUND THE DC METRO AREA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...AND OTHER BANDING ACTIVITY ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS ALREADY FALLEN. A RAPID DECREASE IN SNOW INTENSITIES WILL OCCUR TOWARD THE MIDDLE/LATE EVE HRS FROM WEST-TO-EAST AS THE LOW ACCELERATES OFF THE COAST AND DISSIPATES THE LARGER SNOW BAND OVER THE REGION. ONLY FLURRIES AND RESIDUAL LIGHT POCKETS OF SNOW CONTINUE LATE THIS EVE BUT ALSO DISSIPATE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HRS. AS CONDITIONS DRY OUT...WINDS WILL REMAIN. TEMPS WON`T DROP TOO MUCH FURTHER BELOW FREEZING BUT WILL CHILLS WILL...AS A DRIER BITING NW WIND TAKES OVER INTO THE EARLY MRNG HRS THU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Keep going west you sob. Are you out in Front Royal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I love the way Dover's radar looks like it is just funneling precipitation back at us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Plain moderate rain. Yay! Back to all snow here. Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaWx Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Classic NW burbs storm. Got the bright banding over IAD ripping fat flakes. Down to 30* right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanWxFreak Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Radar is starting to look really good. Unfortunately it's completely divorced from the reality out of my window... I'm feeling the same way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlothianWX Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Just getting pounded here. 3.75" on the board with fat flakes. Radar is backing heavy bands over me. Unreal. Just unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Anyone from Westminster area lurking? My brother is contemplating driving that way with my nieces and my son to seek snow - preferably sleddable snow. Enough out there to make it worth the drive? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33andrain Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Came up with the 33andrain name a couple years ago in sarcastic fit of rage over the weather.......maybe I should change it. Snow has started to mix back in up around the Cub Hill/ Harford rd area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonjon Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 About a foot here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJwinter23 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Reston: How much you got there about 3" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathervswife Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 9" here now with more in CHO. Snow emergencies in many jurisdictions. Heavy heavy banding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnbomb Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Ok despite radar anomalies etc., I've resigned to accepting 'something pretty to look at.' Congrats to those getting what they deserved. Now I feel grateful for growing up in Ellicott City. DC climo is a b****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Front Royal https://twitter.com/MartinMMC/status/309325504178159617/photo/1 Marlow Motors across from Bing Crosby Stadium. Just imagine what it's like in the high spots around the county. My wifes parents live out 522S at about 1400'. They had 14" by 8AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnis Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Starting to pick up here. Moderate snow with vis I'm guessing between .5 and .75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 BWI people : bwi tdwr has been best with showing where snow is. Minute band on that tdwr got overhead the mix has showed big increase in flakes... see how far this gets us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Getting hammered in West Springfield, mile and a half west of I-95, with huge flakes. 31°. Yellow band has been over my neighborhood for 35 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astarck Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 My parents sent me an email saying they're approaching 6" in Fredericksburg. This storm is cruel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisy Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Are you out in Front Royal? Yes, last hour/ hour and a half has been boring, it got a little bright for like 20 minutes as well. Looks like some heavy banding starting to rotate back in. It might not make it all the way, but we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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