Ian Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 It's an interesting topic that we should discuss down the line. Bay channeling does a good job maximizing s-se winds but not nearly as strong as caa w-nw flow events. I would guess that llj influence and mixing has a lot to do with that. S-se wind events are kinda limited by relying on gradient from offshore high pressure so it's mostly surface winds in play. But anywhere east of the fall line will do well wind wise before the up and over effect shelters areas just to the west. Yeah.. I mean, we probably get our strongest winds most years from the NW but we don't do as well as places like Dulles in NW winds. Anything right off the water helps maximize the gusts at DCA at least - as small as the water source is. But getting a truly ripping south wind has to be quite unusual. Usually more of a steady flow of decent wind rather than damaging gust type of stuff. Even hurricanes can't really give us a true south wind very easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disc Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Lost power for maybe a minute or so. Just enough to knock my weather station and weather cams offline. I suppose I should invest in one of those battery operated power protectors to keep things running during short outages like what just occured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I keep one thermo real close to house just for convenience. I can stand there and watch it drop 0.1* every 60-75 seconds. Down to 32 on it, 4.5 in last hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamHLG Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 No injuries. But... Wow. Sent from Chestnut Ridge N. Baltimore County Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I'd like to see 35 or under tomorrow afternoon and that would be very impressive for March 13th under sunny skies...even if we sneak a 37 in there.....April 7, 2007 we cleared in the afternoon and every OB was 39.9 or lower even though we hit 41 interhour...I think this air mass is similarly anomalous and should keep us under 35.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 This is really pleasant jebwalk weather, nice cooling breeze with a few big gusts and nice low 30s weather. If we can cool another ten degrees and keep this breeze, it would be a perfect night for a leisurely jebwalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 It fired me up out there. 32 and feeling like 15-20 in the wind. Middle of this afternoon felt like the 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Stupid falling tree woke me up. Back fence is toast. ~Sent from a device that cannot speel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOfClimatology Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Power still out, getting chilly in my house now. We're having a hard time sleeping with the wind making so much noise. I can't wait to drive around tomorrow. There's bound to be plenty of tree damage before this is all said and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 A stone cold plummeting of temperatures. Down another 2 in 60 minutes to 30 even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 Windy mess outside, down to 29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 This is one of the most beautiful nights in a while. It's refreshing, no longer as tropical as it has been in the past week. It is a very comfy 28 degrees with a cool dewpoint of 13. Windchills are invigorating at times, getting as cool as 9 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I feel like I was totally unprepared for this wind event. There was no bread o meter and I didn't know what supplies I should have stocked up on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Down to 25. Looks like my highest gust was 40. Stupid winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 It's like 17 and the highest gust was 53 yesterday 44 since midnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Really pleasant weather outside this fine morning in Dale City, 22 degrees with a nice 5 degree dewpoint, I enjoyed a nice breeze about 27 mph with a few gusts to 43 mph. Great sleeping weather this morning, and enjoyed a nice relaxing jebwalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 It would be interesting to know when the last 60mph wind gust was at one of the big three airports that didn't happen during a thunderstorm or tropical system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Winds woke me up several times last night. Just listening to the sound, they were rivaling anything we've had with Sandy and maybe even the Derecho. Temp down to 20 now in Columbia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Looks like 19.4 will be my low. Windchill is 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 It's pretty awful out there.. Not awful pretty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 0/10 should be today's digit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 A classic March day. Brilliant sunshine but a brick wind gives you the reality check that true spring is still a few weeks in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuddz Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I lost a lantern and 2 of my solid wood chairs that I found behind my fence got knocked over. It's going to take some time before things are back to normal around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needbiggerboat Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Stupid cold and insulting outside right now. Anybody who likes this kind of weather needs help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clueless Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Road closures all over the county since last night from downed lines. This is quite the wind event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOfClimatology Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 So, there's a big oak limb on my deck...thing is we don't have an oak tree..lol. Some pics from yesterday and today: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 It would be interesting to know when the last 60mph wind gust was at one of the big three airports that didn't happen during a thunderstorm or tropical system. Feb 25 2011 probably. 58 at DCA, 59 at Dulles, 60 at BWI. Sustained were a bit higher in that event perhaps--more uniform coverage of gusts. We had two HWW in that week.. prob should have had one last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 19 for a low here. Currently 24 and sun so far is not making inroads in raising temerpature that I thought it would. The 47 degree swing between my high and lowf(66/19) is the 7th greatest 24 hour temperature swing I have ever recorded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Feb 25 2011 probably. 58 at DCA, 59 at Dulles, 60 at BWI. Sustained were a bit higher in that event perhaps--more uniform coverage of gusts. We had two HWW in that week.. prob should have had one last night. similar low track too http://mp1.met.psu.edu/~fxg1/NARR/2011/us0225.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 It's pretty awful out there.. Not awful pretty You are getting funnier . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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