North Balti Zen Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Its snowing up at the 20th floor of my offce, when I get to ground level, rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDweatherman Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 the snow rate is now lower than the melt rate. I'm interested in seeing what happens when the low in OH swings by. That is my focus wxtrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 if we stay there, a low max in the 30s is super super solid for 3/25...I'm pretty sure DCA does not have a single daily MAX in the 30s in April looks like the coldest high this late at DCA is 38 on 3/26/1971 there are indeed no highs in the 30s in april at the current location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Its snowing up at the 20th floor of my offce, when I get to ground level, rain. lol r/s line at the 13th floor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Radiant starting to decline now. Is thelalter on talk similiar to the 2nd part of the 2nd part of Snowmaggedon where we are waiting for the 500mb to move by and thus another burst with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 looks like the coldest high this late at DCA is 38 on 3/26/1971 there are indeed no highs in the 30s in april at the current location How many 2"+ events at DCA 3/25 or later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Snow falling at the same rate as melting.. Steady at 3 inches. Great to see the dendrites again! If only it was January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Sky has brightened quite a bit. No accumulation for awhile, but been snowing steadily. If it was Feb 25th (and the temp was below freezing), it would certainly still accumulate at this rate. Measured just over 5" on my deck after I got home and that's after compaction and some melting. I'd say 5.5" so far IMBY. Temp now up to 36.2F. Pretty awesome to get WSW criteria snow finally! Even if I didn't have to shovel a bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 How many 2"+ events at DCA 3/25 or later? 2 if you count 1990 but 1.9 of 2 fell on the 24th. 3/30/1964 the other. There might be a few others more than 1" but less than 2". This is the biggest since 1990 this late. Looks like eight pre DCA tho I only have a partial spreadsheet here at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Currently under a pretty good band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigrgd Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Yes, my 8 inches in Columbia was in the grass. A more "official" measurement from an average of locations on the deck and driveway would be about 4.5" Are people measuring snow depth in the grass in some of those pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Yes, my 8 inches in Columbia was in the grass. A more "official" measurement from an average of locations on the deck and driveway would be about 4.5" that's a rather large difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderman Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Light ... to at times moderate ... snow should continue into the evening hours, as the upper level low moves slowly Eastward. Despite the snow, accumulations have been tough to come by thanks to a combination of above freezing temperatures and the late March sun angle. However, as we move closer to sunset, the snow will accumulate easier (much like we saw yesterday evening) and we could see up to another inch I think in some places. Some slick spots could develop as well later this evening on roadways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaSnow Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 2 if you count 1990 but 1.9 of 2 fell on the 24th. 3/30/1964 the other. There might be a few others more than 1" but less than 2". This is the biggest since 1990 this late. Looks like eight pre DCA tho I only have a partial spreadsheet here at work. IAD in position to set two records today: Daily snowfall already smashed (3.2 last I saw). Old record is 1.2 (1990). Lo max record is 38, set in 1974. Not done yet, but doable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 looks like the coldest high this late at DCA is 38 on 3/26/1971The March 26, 1947 maximum at DCA was 37. Also, the March 25th low maximum there is 40 in 1960, and I'm not sure today's DCA maximum will stay below that -- currently at 38. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 0.68" QPF so far at BWI, only 0.44" at DCA. I think Euro had storm totals near 0.5" for both? GFS was near 0.75" in the 18z run yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 The March 26, 1947 maximum at DCA was 37. Also, the March 25th low maximum there is 40 in 1960, and I'm not sure today's DCA maximum will stay below that -- currently at 38. ahh yeah i missed that one somehow. well it's there i just didn't see it. my guess is we'll nudge 40 at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDweatherman Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Call for tonight: .5-1" as ULL passage occurs, best chance for accums Towson, MD to Dale City, VA if I had to guess. Parrs Ridge could also do well with a favorable wind vector. Accumulations are possible thanks in part to what Tenman and Thunderman have mentioned, less radiation and sun difficulties. There will be no mid level torch, and even -SN to mdt SN will come in that form as the ULL will be efficient with a cold pool moving overhead. As mitchnick stated yesterday, someone looks to get a burst with a decent trailing h5 wave moving S of the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 38 and the sun is coming out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I ended up with a little over 3 inches imby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 0.68" QPF so far at BWI, only 0.44" at DCA. I think Euro had storm totals near 0.5" for both? GFS was near 0.75" in the 18z run yesterday. Sort of amazing. This storm punched above its weight around these parts. Not much wasted QPF before the sun came up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I ended up with a little over 3 inches imby. More than you expected, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Snow has ended out here. I dont expect any additional accum's. Just under 6 inches. I did not use a snow board with this event. Great late season event. Glad everyone got in on the action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 lol r/s line at the 13th floor? heh, somewhere around there, apparently. Stayed like that for awhile, then finally all rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steinweather Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Rain finally turning to snow in Rehoboth Beach, DE. We had about 2-3 inches 20 miles north in Milford. School cancelled. Biggest snow in 2 years. I think they have about 4 inches north toward Dover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Younar Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Light snow again in Tysons Corner after a long, drizzly lull. My office is at just about the highest point in Tysons (~430 ft and my office window is 13 floors above the ground). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedaSnowday Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Lull here... sun trying to peek out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigrgd Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Rain/snow mix and 37 in Columbia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 More than you expected, no? Yes, certainly at my house though last night Jason called and after hearing what Richmond got I'm not surprised. I also haven't been paying as much attention to the weather as I normally would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I measured 1.5 on the deck at 7:30 a.m, and think that was it for accumulating. I assume my fellow Harford Countian Phin outdid that. Great to see snow falling; I'm plenty happy with that. Nice moderate snow now with big flakes. Edit: oops, maybe Phin is in Balto. Co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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