Grothar of Herndon Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Rough trip home, 20mph on Beltway. Trucks should stop salting, it is not working, just blade the snow. Are you still optimistic about the storm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Take a shot every time somebody in the obs thread says the word dryslot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailylurker Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Radar looks good. I'm seeing real flakes, I'm good. Getting my lawn chair out now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuddz Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Take a shot every time somebody in the obs thread says the word dryslot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caviman2201 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Take a shot every time somebody in the obs thread says the word dryslot Do you not want to be able to Jebwalk in an hour? I really took nj2va's advice to me earlier and stopped looking at the radar. Its snowing until it isn't anymore. I took a long walk in it and its amazing out. 2" or 8"... slainte! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 our best chance to do well was a band of enhancement along the nw fringe but right now at least that seems north of us. I know I'm watching it. I wonder what kind of rates that's producing. A lot of the time that is the band that sets up here. We'll see if it drops into our area but this this really isn't the type of system that would support something like that happening. I can't figure out where our best rates will come from if they do at all. Will the decent bands break out when the low takes over or will we just get light stuff until it shuts off in the early morning. The band in Ohio looked healthy for awhile but now it losing it's punch as the low takes over. There is also some nice bands in southwestern PA so will see if they hold together and collapse into the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 On second though - adding disclaimer to not try this at home - we'd have some cases of alcohol poisoning at this rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 OPM Closed apparently. I'm glad I was wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Do you not want to be able to Jebwalk in an hour? I really took nj2va's advice to me earlier and stopped looking at the radar. Its snowing until it isn't anymore. I took a long walk in it and its amazing out. 2" or 8"... slainte! I don't bother looking at the radar during storms - the dry slot talk in the obs thread gets too much to handle...I just like to enjoy what falls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I know I'm watching it. I wonder what kind of rates that's producing. A lot of the time that is the band that sets up here. We'll see if it drops into our area but this this really isn't the type of system that would support something like that happening. I can't figure out where our best rates will come from if they do at all. Will the decent bands break out when the low takes over or will we just get light stuff until it shuts off in the early morning. The band in Ohio looked healthy for awhile but now it losing it's punch as the low takes over. There is also some nice bands in southwestern PA so will see if they hold together and collapse into the area. those bands are from convergence along the arctic boundary. It may shift down here as the coastal takes over, or everything could reform to our southeast. Tough to predict that. Frustrating right now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motsco Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 my beer can just dry slotted . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Mike Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Has DT used the phrase "snow anus" for this storm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Feds closed. Come on DC Gov't. F*ck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caviman2201 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Just want to say... when it comes to a decent storm, banter thread > obs/nowcast thread... no question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Feds closed. Come on DC Gov't. F*ck! If you want, I can predict DC Gov't will open with a delay. It seemed to work on my bogus call earlier for the Feds. I'm seriously terrible at making predictions on this board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caviman2201 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Feds closed. Come on DC Gov't. F*ck! Its gotta be coming... do they usually close at the same time or later? I have to live vicariously through you gov guys... the company I work for has only closed twice - 2/6 and 2/10/2010 haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 If you want, I can predict DC Gov't will open with a delay. It seemed to work on my bogus call earlier for the Feds. I'm seriously terrible at making predictions on this board. Yeah, I always thought Feds would close. Told my friends like 70% chance they close. Whew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Its gotta be coming... do they usually close at the same time or later? I have to live vicariously through you gov guys... the company I work for has only closed twice - 2/6 and 2/10/2010 haha Usually...but the last two times, we had to go in on time when the Feds had two hour delays...so who knows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Yeah, I always thought Feds would close. Told my friends like 70% chance they close. Whew. With all the school closings and now the Feds, I'd guess DC closes too. Bowser probably doesn't want to get flak for not heeding caution during the first DC snowstorm of her tenure. Hope it works out for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caviman2201 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I'm really starting to wonder what the roads will be like in the morning... I mean on one hand, this crunchy dry pixie dust really isn't that bad to drive in. I found that on the way home, decent all-season tires can actually bite into it fairly well. On the other hand, with the temps, salt isn't gonna do a darn thing so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Didn't expect the NWS met to be the one pushing the dryslot issue, it seems to be clearly filling in. Maybe it spells trouble for their official 6-8 or 8-10 call or however its shifted in the past two hours, but if your expectations were in check this isn't a problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaETC Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I found this gem on Capital Weather Gang: "My dear Frodo. Snowbros really are amazing creatures. You can learn all there is to know about their ways in a month, and yet after a hundred years they can still surprise you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 10:05, 15 degrees, -SN, 0.75 viz, 2.4" on ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 *snipped* Well played sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caviman2201 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 520 total users on the obs thread right now... I wonder what the record is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdhokie Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 520 total users on the obs thread right now... I wonder what the record is... Nothing will beat the 2/6 and 2/10 storm threads, but those were on the old board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestater Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Looks like it's time for new windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwonder Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Looks like it's time for new windows. Pretty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailylurker Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I've decided to include my old snow in my measurements lol. I've got 4" in my backyard. Feeling pretty good about that. The frozen mud is gone for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 The thing about an idiot like me looking at 3 hour panels on a model for days on end leading up to the time a storm starts, is that it's hard to tell how the radar is going to look to give you that .13" in 6 hours. I just see a blob of green or blue over my house each run and envision a perfectly filled-in radar.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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