PhineasC Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Still coming down well and a little windy now. When the trees sway in the wind, tons of snow falls in the backyard making it look like a whiteout. Sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 DCA.lol i guess their 6 hour prob comes at 8? kinda sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 DCA.lol What did they measure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I'm eye balling over 3" on the sixth floor of my garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 And flurries have started up again in Fairfax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Is that how you are supposed to measure? You are not allowed to stick a ruler in the ground at say 6am when it is still snowing? it is kinda dumb in these situations.. and probably many. but it's policy and you know how that goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feloniousq Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 half-dollar sized flakes now...looks like 3/6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Scary that a storm that was forecast to be "up to an inch" about equalled snow totals from the past two winters combined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 we nailed it...1.3" So less than half of what 90% of the surrounding areas have gotten. lolf*ckingtastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhode Islander in Balto Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Just measured 5 inches IMBY in Parkville, MD. Still coming down at a decent clip too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Scary that a storm that was forecast to be "up to an inch" about equalled snow totals from the past two winters combined. not if you understand the whims of forecasting particularly late season. i think most of my personal thoughts were very good but i didn't think we'd get that kind of band thru the city so i went too low for my backyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Is that really the policy?...I'm not sure all airports do that i think so.. every 6 hours, i know the climo measurements come at 12z. the faa measures every hour which you see in metars but those are not noaa numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Nice -- how much for the winter in Winchester? It has to be one of the biggest differences seen between there and DCA in terms of total winter snowfall. 34" or so at my location north of Winchester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Great surprise to wake up to! Snow is just about done here. Measured about 2" in Fairlington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 not if you understand the whims of forecasting particularly late season. i think most of my personal thoughts were very good but i didn't think we'd get that kind of band thru the city so i went too low for my backyard. I think we did overplay the "will only stick to mulch and grass" angle a little. The roads were well-covered considering the late date. The rates aren't crazy, just solid moderate/heavy. Just goes to show 1 or 2 degrees makes all the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamrivers Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Nice -- how much for the winter in Winchester? It has to be one of the biggest differences seen between there and DCA in terms of total winter snowfall. 30.3" .... it's actually ripping pretty good right now again but compaction gonna make it tough to get anything "measurable"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Its still snowing quite well here. Moderate. I wasn't up earlier to compare to the heavier stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT ...FREDERICK COUNTY... 1 N WILDE ACRES 7.2 723 AM 3/25 NWS EMPLOYEE 7 SE WINCHESTER 5.0 700 AM 3/25 CO-OP OBSERVER 2 E STEPHENS CITY 5.0 610 AM 3/25 TRAINED SPOTTER STEPHENS CITY 2.5 844 AM 3/25 TRAINED SPOTTER Trained spotter? LMAO. Where is he measuring at, the middle of I-81? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I think we did overplay the "will only stick to mulch and grass" angle a little. The roads were well-covered considering the late date. The rates aren't crazy, just solid moderate/heavy. Just goes to show 1 or 2 degrees makes all the difference. maybe tho that's an argument both sides are adamant on their positions with. the sun this time of year matters.. we got like 2 hours of 30-40 dbz returns tho which overcomes any sfc warmth without much issue. once you lay that down you can keep going with lighter rates if they are sustained. as soon as the sun came up it was done here at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderman Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Just a hair under 6". Hoping for maybe another inch with the ULL passage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmatte Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Wow....I'm getting some great rates right now. Temp at 33.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCinEC Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Obs from Ellicott City: Car top measurement @ 9:00am IMBY @9:12am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Visibility is low I would guess a hair under a half mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Radar looks to have fizzeled. Can be deceiving though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Definite pivot going on. Band in moco is picking up and new band forming between dc and lwx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigrgd Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 8 inches in the Thunder Hill neighborhood of Columbia at 9:30 AM. Snow is tapering off. This is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midatlanticweather Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 A little increase here in Sterling. Some back building and the snow on radar is not really moving. Of course, getting accumulations is not gonna happen! But it is pretty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 Definite pivot going on. Band in moco is picking up and new band forming between dc and lwx. Yup, definitely see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDweatherman Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 HRRR(somehow) again. When you think its over it should fill in from HGR to EZF to ESN and points NE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 I measured around 2.5 after compaction. I slept through the lolzband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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