Jebman Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 That is one disjointed looking radar The shweet thing about fzdz is that we dont need a whole lot of moisture to get ice coated surfaces. All we need is an extended period of freezing drizzle FTW One poster mentioned snow on the tree branches. I can't even begin to imagine the resplendent majesty of snowpack, cold low and middle 20s ambient temps with low hanging clouds, a refreshing northeasterly breeze, dewpoints near 20 degrees and snow still on the tree branches with a steady freezing drizzle pouring down, freezing mercilessly onto every surface, weighing branches down to the ground and coating all of the snow with a lovely thick shining sheen of ice. What I wouldn't give to be able to go out and savor a long, leisurely jebwalk on a snowpacked roadway that has been coated with a solid inch of ice, with FZDZ still coming down. I love winter so much. Too bad I have to live here so far away from the mountains right on the tropical fall line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Yep--- you have the ground truth now for ice glaze in the entire metro area. Got a really light coating here so far but "decent" freezing drizzle in the lull. A patch or two of sidewalk felt slippery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 What a mess. Everything coated. Where is the sleet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 31/28...raised metal and glass surfaces have a glaze...streets and sidewalks just wet...on an impact scale of 1 to 10, so far I give it a 0.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormpc Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Heavy mist really doing a number on deck, walkways, street aprons and cars. 30.6. Very tricky out there now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 DCA 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmatte Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Don't forget to mPing! mPing'd my freezing drizzle. Sidewalk/Steps are glazed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Wxbugs are up a little too I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormpc Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Wxbugs are up a little too I think. I went up to 31.5 in a hurry a short time ago then settled back down to the current 30.6. Doubt it gets any lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 What a mess. Everything coated. Where is the sleet? Sleet starting to mix in now. It's gonna be a mess out here in the morning. Everything iced over almost instantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnis Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Wxbugs are up a little too I think. My closest weather bug is 25.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattskiva Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 FZDZ 31/28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Mostly sleet now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnis Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 very light rain with temps between 25 -26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 how much will/has that smaller system that sprung up today over the area affect[ed] the amount of precip we could get from the main system? you're still in good line per hi res models but rates may run a good bit of it off. i think guidance was more or less suggesting this happening with the precip pattern most of the day, or at least midday on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiscaster Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Drizzle here, 30. Minor icing of elevated surfaces, but it's not even a glaze. Mostly wet with a trace of frozen water mixed in. Roads and sidewalks are just wet. I am distraught I didn't get any spotty sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 My closest weather bug is 25.4 Mine says 27.1F (900m to my south) and my PWS says 26.9F. Nice night. Glaze covers everything, including the roads. First icicles are starting to form. My concrete walkway is so cold that the ZR did not turn it wet. It looks like clear, wavy glass on dry concrete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Mostly sleet now Where are you again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Mine says 27.1F (900m to my south) and my PWS says 26.9F. Nice night. Glaze covers everything, including the roads. First icicles are starting to form. My concrete walkway is so cold that the ZR did not turn it wet. It looks like clear, wavy glass on dry concrete. Great times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Where are you again? 7 miles north of Winchester, 3 miles from WV line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 thanks, Ian. I wish the other system could displace the main system, but I'm good with everything that just runs off, lol, especially as winterwxlvr is reporting sleet in Winchester.No sleet there? Maybe he is delirious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 7 miles north of Winchester, 3 miles from WV line Interesting. Must be a deeper cold layer banked up against the hills to your west. All liquid here in Clarksburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 thanks, Ian. I wish the other system could displace the main system, but I'm good with everything that just runs off, lol, especially as winterwxlvr is reporting sleet in Winchester. When it's heavy it's sleet, when it slacks it's rain. Don't know which way it's going to go but it looks like heavier precip working in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillvilleWx Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Stay safe down there everyone. Townships up in York are already losing power. Could be a rough night for some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 This changed rather abruptly! http://www.nws.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/lamp/getlav.pl?sta=KDCA&sta=KBWI&sta=KIAD GFS LAMP FORECASTS KDCA WASHINGTON GFS LAMP GUIDANCE 2/05/2014 0400 UTC UTC 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 TMP 32 33 33 33 33 34 34 34 35 36 37 39 41 43 45 46 46 45 44 43 42 40 39 38 36 DPT 29 29 30 30 31 31 32 33 34 36 37 39 40 41 41 41 41 39 36 33 30 27 25 23 22 WDR 05 05 06 06 07 06 04 03 06 07 15 23 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 31 32 32 32 WSP 06 07 07 07 07 06 06 06 05 03 05 06 07 07 08 10 10 12 13 15 17 16 18 19 19 WGS NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG 21 23 25 23 25 26 26 PPO 78 97 94 88 83 80 74 80 72 69 66 50 35 23 16 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCO Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N P06 100 93 15 TP2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 TC2 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N POZ 66 65 57 46 47 34 34 35 30 30 24 21 21 19 14 18 16 16 12 11 8 5 5 5 1 POS 13 11 10 14 8 14 16 15 13 8 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 20 32 42 49 63 70 77 TYP Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z R Z Z R R R R R R S S S S S CLD OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK SC CIG 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 8 8 8 8 CCG 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 VIS 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 CVS 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 OBV BR BR BR BR BR BR BR BR BR BR BR BR BR HZ N N N N N N N N N N N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 26 degrees, wind N 9 G11. Been a steady light rain for the last 90 minutes and all surfaces have a nice glaze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I think we will end up being happy the big ice missed. C PA is on its way to be a mess. Accident reports all over, ppl already losing power, etc. the snow followed by this is not a good combo. CrazyBlizzard83 probably won't be able to make it to work tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Actually, looking at CC on dual pol there is a spot or two of mix in there.. one did pass over Winchester, but it disappeared after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnis Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Mine says 27.1F (900m to my south) and my PWS says 26.9F. Nice night. Glaze covers everything, including the roads. First icicles are starting to form. My concrete walkway is so cold that the ZR did not turn it wet. It looks like clear, wavy glass on dry concrete. The sight I was referencing is at Damascus Elem. My guess is it is about 1 degreeF too cold. I think the sensor is in a location that never gets sun...(I used to work there) Anyway, I think 27 is a good overall temp for our vicinity. The glaze here is solid and crunchy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 my precip just ticked up a bit so we'll see if it switches over. looks like it's all washing out now. there is/was a bit of a cold pocket out west of winchester looks like: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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