T. August Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Wonderful storm. At 10 last night, I was already "out". I looked out the window and saw the snow melting, and no snow falling lol. But then somehow everything changed. Now, I look out the window, and everything is covered in snow! Snow Total: 5" (I was hoping for 3") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Yeah, great forecasting by NWS. That 10%, 90% product actually worked out pretty great LOL. Yup they nailed it. They deserve big time kudos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 True enough and good point about the deform band you mentioned earlier. I was personally much more wary of temps then I was of getting precip. I figured 0.2-0.3" of "wasted" precip and then the remainder with 8-10:1 ratios. So, a 3-5" or maybe 4-6" event for those of us not inside the DC urban oven. But...sometimes all the chances work out in your favor. Yeah you wetbulbed real quick which limited any wasted QPF Good stuff. The soundings aloft seemed relatively cold enough...but the key is getting that def banding because those usually have lift through he DGZ. The euro at 12z nailed that band. At that point the issue was where would it set up and how persistent would it be. That was my question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Loudoun County schools still have one more built in snow day left...I say let's use it later this month on another storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. August Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Can someone tell me DCA and BWI's totals? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker03 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Couple pics from N Rockville. We got 9" here. Amazing storm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ole Bucket Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Sterling actually had to up the expected totals out west and up into DC proper. But absolutely drilled it for Cville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prestige Worldwide Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Whoever said it couldn't snow 6-10 in coastal Delaware in March after being near 70- FAIL. About 8.75 inches in Lewes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Can someone tell me DCA and BWI's totals? Thanks. I'm 2 miles north of BWI and, like I posted, somewhere between 8-10", probably 8-9" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDM Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 A tad over 8" just NW of Vienna. About 6" on the driveway with fluff on top and slush on the bottom. Took a while for the hard surfaces to cool down. Lawyers road is hard packed and plowed, but not much traffic. Spectacular looking on all the trees. 23F/22dp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 About 5 inches here I think, still snowing. LWX > CWG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. August Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I'm 2 miles north of BWI and, like I posted, somewhere between 8-10", probably 8-9" lol I forgot... Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris87 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 About 5 inches here I think, still snowing. LWX > CWG The real lesson here is that sometimes in anomalous patterns raw output >> MOS. LWX went with trusting NWP; CWG hung it's hat on climo -- could had easily gone the other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ole Bucket Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Whoever said it couldn't snow 6-10 in coastal Delaware in March after being near 70- FAIL. About 8.75 inches in Lewes Nice. Jeez looked like everybody south of the M/D made out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 The real lesson here is that sometimes in anomalous patterns raw output >> MOS. LWX went with trusting NWP; CWG hung it's hat on climo -- could had easily gone the other way. True that, but LWX spanked them on this one...they held firm for the most part and CWG kept adjusting. That first map of 1 to 4" was lolz. That being said, CWG DID come around in the end and caught up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogulbasher Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Measured 10" on the hot tub cover where it started to settle immediately and around 6" on the driveway, On average around 8 on the grass here in Darnestown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Good morning West Springfield. Seven-plus inches on the ground. Snow emergency route mostly clear. No way trash gets collected today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Yeah you wetbulbed real quick which limited any wasted QPF Good stuff. The soundings aloft seemed relatively cold enough...but the key is getting that def banding because those usually have lift through he DGZ. The euro at 12z nailed that band. At that point the issue was where would it set up and how persistent would it be. That was my question. Yup. Not only did we wetbulb really quick (it was snowing with temps around 40-41F at the surface when it started), but we were cold advecting all afternoon. I think that made a real difference as it brought in colder/drier air in advance of the precip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris87 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 True that, but LWX spanked them on this one...they held firm for the most part and CWG kept adjusting. That first map of 1 to 4" was lolz. That being said, CWG DID come around in the end and caught up. Yes very true -- I think they both had justified forecasts at the time. I think we all can agree in this case it was great to see LWX pull out a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 The real lesson here is that sometimes in anomalous patterns raw output >> MOS. LWX went with trusting NWP; CWG hung it's hat on climo -- could had easily gone the other way. After last year's March 6th event, CWG played it safe and who can blame them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ers-wxman1 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Wait, does WNW Reagan National count for DCA, or does it have to be the official DCA site. Airport observers measure for DCA. We measure IAD at our office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Just doesn't wanna stop out here. Still have moderate snow. If it can hang on another hour or so 10 inches will fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Little over 5 here, it looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Pics? Wow what a great winter. Congrats View out the kitchen window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. August Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Little over 5 here, it looks like. Same here. Us "northerners" did pretty well lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 BWI apparently had 4.9" by midnight?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 View out the kitchen window image.jpg trees grow funny down there, lol,man thats great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 View out the kitchen window image.jpg looks like this snow has turned your life upside down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Little over 5 here, it looks like. Nice recovery from the slow start, Phin. I ended up at 6". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 eyeballing it, I have at least 8" and maybe 9 or 10.....I'm shocked considering I went to bed a little after midnight and had around 2.5" I'm a little shocked to see 5" considering the dry start here with only a dusting around midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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