Deck Pic Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Im in ....its almost april. What else choice do i have Raleigh got 2" on 4/18/83...we have plenty of time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Raleigh got 2" on 4/18/83...we have plenty of time... No idea why it says season finale. We thought that in early Feb. We are a snow town anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ers-wxman1 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Don't worry about tj...he's been around for decades and has not yet once made sense. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 No idea why it says season finale. We thought that in early Feb. We are a snow town anyways. we haven't had 1"+ in DC in April since 1924 at least officially.. odds are probably pretty poor this is the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 we haven't had 1"+ in DC in April since 1924 at least officially.. odds are probably pretty poor this is the year. Euro ens shows a solid -nao d8-15. GEFS says -ao coming in early april. The odds are low but tc's are starting to look interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 we haven't had 1"+ in DC in April since 1924 at least officially.. odds are probably pretty poor this is the year. It was mainly sarcasm. I wouldn't count something trackable out though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Euro ens shows a solid -nao d8-15. GEFS says -ao coming in early april. The odds are low but tc's are starting to look interesting. can't completely rule it out.. especially NW but I certainly wouldn't expect more than dusting or so IMBY once April starts. we're about to enter needing -30 departures during the day for anything meaningful heh. we have seen very light april snow more recently like in 2007. that may have been close to 1" in this part of DC.. wasn't here for that one, but dropped 0.4" at DCA. it does figure we'll get an -NAO too late, not that we needed it.. but maybe it can help screw up severe weather season by locking in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peribonca Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Yeah Ian I remember that April 2007 clipper well... Dropped a fluffy inch overnight while I lived on Tunlaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Yeah Ian I remember that April 2007 clipper well... Dropped a fluffy inch overnight while I lived on TunlawI was in CT for some reason. We got like 10" there. If any year is going to have late snow this might be it.. Just a huge battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I was in CT for some reason. We got like 10" there. If any year is going to have late snow this might be it.. Just a huge battle. Early April 1990 was a nice event but that was at night. Pretty sure DCA recorded something. Afternoon rain changed to snow and lasted into the early morning hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Early April 1990 was a nice event but that was at night. Pretty sure DCA recorded something. Afternoon rain changed to snow and lasted into the early morning hours. 0.2".. dulles got 3.8" from that sys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Sure, appreciable snow can fall in April. This has kind of been our year and if we get a -nao and a storm at the right time maybe. But say it out loud "April snowfall in DC". If you are looking for more than a cartopper, it is going to be a big battle to get it. Even Dulles has only passed 1" four times in April since it opened. Those are not very good odds.. except perhaps we're nearing being due. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 can't completely rule it out.. especially NW but I certainly wouldn't expect more than dusting or so IMBY once April starts. we're about to enter needing -30 departures during the day for anything meaningful heh. we have seen very light april snow more recently like in 2007. that may have been close to 1" in this part of DC.. wasn't here for that one, but dropped 0.4" at DCA. it does figure we'll get an -NAO too late, not that we needed it.. but maybe it can help screw up severe weather season by locking in. It is kinda funny that a -nao might come too late but we kicked ass all season so maybe a -nao would have hurt more than helped. If we had big blocking with those cold shots it may have ended up a congrats Atlanta season I'm in anomalous weather of any kind mode. Whatever gets dished is fine as long as it's interesting. I'm not sure that having a winter full of cold shots means much in April. Quite a bit of hurdles to overcome no matter which year. I'm too lazy to look it up but I doubt April snow correlates with any dominant winter pattern. It's like Oct/nov snow in the east. We get all excited thinking it's an omen for a good year and then we end up torching when it counts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 It is kinda funny that a -nao might come too late but we kicked ass all season so maybe a -nao would have hurt more than helped. If we had big blocking with those cold shots it may have ended up a congrats Atlanta season I'm in anomalous weather of any kind mode. Whatever gets dished is fine as long as it's interesting. I'm not sure that having a winter full of cold shots means much in April. Quite a bit of hurdles to overcome no matter which year. I'm too lazy to look it up but I doubt April snow correlates with any dominant winter pattern. It's like Oct/nov snow in the east. We get all excited thinking it's an omen for a good year and then we end up torching when it counts maybe for this winter, but maybe it's just next winter showing us its hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ers-wxman1 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I was in CT for some reason. We got like 10" there. If any year is going to have late snow this might be it.. Just a huge battle. I remember my boss telling me he experienced a 36" heavy wet snow in Boston on April Fools Day a while back...not sure of the date but it was more than 8 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I remember my boss telling me he experienced a 36" heavy wet snow in Boston on April Fools Day a while back...not sure of the date but it was more than 8 years ago. 2001 I think (maybe 2000) mby actually had a couple inches...rotated in from the NE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 2001 I think (maybe 2000) mby actually had a couple inches...rotated in from the NE 1997. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaWx Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I remember this storm that was rain to snow with a pivot. Surprise five inches. I think early 2000s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD0815 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I remember my boss telling me he experienced a 36" heavy wet snow in Boston on April Fools Day a while back...not sure of the date but it was more than 8 years ago. april 1 1997, i was going to school 20 minutes west of boston. Insane heavy paste snow, it also snowed for about 30 hours. I remember hearing the forecast the night before and thinking it was an April Fools Day joke on the radio, it had been about 70 degrees a day earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacintoshPro Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 april 1 1997, i was going to school 20 minutes west of boston. Insane heavy paste snow, it also snowed for about 30 hours. I remember hearing the forecast the night before and thinking it was an April Fools Day joke on the radio, it had been about 70 degrees a day earlier. Here's the wikipedia article, pretty insane. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fool's_Day_Blizzard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 1997. not surprised I was wrong on that....time freakin' flies as you get old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Elko, NV forum slow right now? There is no such thing. Actually the Philly forum is slow right now so I've been stopping by. This place is a bit saner than NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Nevada has a forum? I think I may take my talents there. Reno has snow until May. Its snowed and stuck in June here once, but certainly not since I've been here. Maybe this will be the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 The norlun trough angle on the NAM doesn't really have any support. I'd be skeptical it's real. We almost never see that down here for one.. more common PHL and northeast. Someone told me Snowgoose in NYC said it never happens south of Philly, but I know that's not correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 No wonder why I don't remember it. I was a kid! Pretty unique event for everyone affected. Areas in Maryland that saw measurable were mostly confined to northern and central areas. Snow in the air may have been seen as far west as Hagerstown. Snow backed into the area from the northeast late in the afternoon and early evening. Snowed moderately to heavily until the early morning hours with temps falling into the low to mid 30's. It was also quite windy during the snow and the following day. I got a couple inches in Reisterstown but parts of Northeastern Maryland got a more general 3-6 with some 8 and 10 inch amounts showing up in a few locations. Pretty sure there were no local forecasters that mentioned the possibility of snow. The Orioles opening day was postponed as a result and played the next day. Temps rebounded quite nicely with sunny skies the next day although strong winds made it feel chilly. Temps were supposed to stay in the 40's but instead they approached 60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Someone told me Snowgoose in NYC said it never happens south of Philly, but I know that's not correct. I don't think I've ever seen it happen here (since 2006) but my memory is foggy with that stuff. Even up north it's not all that common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I remember this storm that was rain to snow with a pivot. Surprise five inches. I think early 2000s.4/9/00? That was rain to snow after a 40+ degree drop in temps behind a front. Montgomery County, MD was 1-2" generally (1.5" in a Potomac), but I'm not sure anywhere got up to 5". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I remember it snowed on Opening Day in the mid-2000's in Baltimore. It was actually a convective snow shower on a CAA day if I remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I remember a storm (this is in the Philly area at that point) around 2000 or so in which it was 70 on a Saturday, woke up the next morning and there was 1-2" of snow on the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ers-wxman1 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 2001 I think (maybe 2000) mby actually had a couple inches...rotated in from the NE Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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