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March 2-3 Storm Disco, Part II


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Probabilities initially come straight from the WPC 10 and 90 percentiles which are available on their page. They are a 32 member ensemble blend which does integrate factors of the sref. The forecasters then edit or tweak them to come more in line with expected conditions on a local level. They are then quality controlled and sent to webpage.

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While we are waiting for the next round, I'll say a word about 9-10. I had 80" TOTAL for the winter in Frederick Co Va. Somehow the legend of that winters snow total is growing. I had 50" in 12 days from Jan 30-Feb 10, 4 events. I had a 20" and a 6" snow in December. 95% of my total snow occurred in 6 days. You can look up my posts from back then. I repeatedly said I would rather have had the snow spread out.

This winter has seen colder temps and more consistent snow. I like it better than 9-10. And the great thing is, my opinion about what I like best is the only one that matters.

Yeah 09-10 had some frustrating periods, between the epic Dec bomb and the super cold late Jan event, then of course the back to back destruction in Feb. But winter was over after that. I will probably never again see 65 inches in one season here, but I like that this winter has had persistent cold, arctic outbreaks, and more frequent snow.

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Prob too close in for usefulness but euro ens are money. Precip max between 12-18z on Mon moved n from the last run and got wetter. Looks outstanding to me.

Nam is worthy of caution but there is so much overwhelming guidance looking the same that it's easy to hedge against it. Nam is an outlier for sure. Seems like every good storm has an outlier at short range but it usually doesn't verify.[/quote

Yes. All major guidance pointing to us reaching over 40" on the season. Cold will not b denied this year. Still think this ticks a bit wetter. And high ratio powder in March is so rare. Bring it !!!

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I'd easily take 02-03 over this winter. 09-10 should not be involved in this discussion, period. This winter, while certainly cold and relatively snowy, has had its share of busts for our region. Busts really put a bad taste in my mouth. Very few busts in 02-03. The difference is we usually bust and the winter turns out generally bad, but this year we've busted but the winter has turned out generally good anyway.

I certainly agree. Dec 8th of this year was painful as Baltimore and Philly especially got destroyed while MBY and the rest of the area missed out. Then the Dec. 10th bust as well.

I thjink part of it is a perception issue. The last 3 absolutely horrific winters have made this one seem even better than we'd ordinarily consider it. I'm not saying this hasnt been an amazing winter--it has been incredible for sure, and assuming no bust on Monday, I'll rank it even higher. But it's nowhere near 02-03 and especially not 09-10 IMO.

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Other two products are based off the range of possibilities and cover confidence factors for certain thresholds of snowfall. These thresholds are the result of work done with emergency managers in determining what snow amounts cause problems or lead to uptick in resources and personnel and issues on roadways etc...

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I hate predicting a model outcome, but I think this will be better than 6z for us...not that it matters.

I think we're going to be in the purple when it's all said and done referring to Elinwoods map. I just seem to remember that when we have these types of storms where it's getting colder even during the day, that are accumulations are that much better. And to think I gotta get on a plane this afternoon for Miami for 2 weeks and I'll miss the whole thing.

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