WEATHER53 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 US 29 is still snow covered after a convoy of 8 plows just came through. That happened around 8:30 on Betway with a convoy of trucks speading salt that was not working. No blades down, just spreading and snow mush everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 What I saw that night was incredible. Just a quarter of that would be a win in my book.I stood outside for 20 minutes and it was better than s**. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesota Meso Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 That happened around 8:30 on Betway with a convoy of trucks speading salt that was not working. No blades down, just spreading and snow mush everywhere Sorry for a long distance post, just my observations from some one that lives in a state that prides its self in snow removal. Chemical's won't work well in temps below 15°, you have to remove the snow with the blades and than put the chemicals down from the back of the truck. Those roads will be washboard's soon. Send them up here, we will teach them....j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Sorry for a long distance post, just my observations from some one that lives in a state that prides its self in snow removal. Chemical's won't work well in temps below 15°, you have to remove the snow with the blades and than put the chemicals down from the back of the truck. Those roads will be washboard's soon. Send them up here, we will teach them....j/kSince we rarely see snow with temps this cold they have no clue what to do. Roads will be a disaster around here tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nflwxman Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Maybe about 6.7" total in CHO (I haven't yet done a 3 AM measurement). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 3:00am, 4.1" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaETC Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 The good stuff appears to be ending? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Since we rarely see snow with temps this cold they have no clue what to do. Roads will be a disaster around here tomorrow. Main roads will be fine within a few hours after it stops snowing. And certainly by noon. People always underestimate how quickly road crews can clear a few inches of snow, even in frigid temperature. Pretty sure I was driving on a wet beltway a few hours after the 2009-2010 blizzards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 4.2" and snowing heavily now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 The good stuff appears to be ending? Yes...I think most of us wrap up in the next hour....some people to the east might be able to hang on for a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherCCB Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 3:15 obs 14 very light snow 3.2" don't think I'm going to beat my 3.75" I got on 1/6/15 Literally has been snowing for 10 hours , hell I got 2.7 " in the squall sat. Night Weird storm. Really no fluff at all. Basically the consistency of sand. Oh well, hope to verify a WSW before the seasons over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Alright, I'm heading to bed. Probably going to wrap up with ~3.4" or something like that. Good event. Still #2 imby and I think many of us are still going to be waiting for that widespread warning event to verify when final totals come in. More snow tomorrow, deep cold Thurs/Fri, and maybe another round of measurable this weekend. We talked about this weeks ago when things sucked around here--this could be one of those situations where we suddenly get locked into a good pattern for a short window. This is a solid start. Yup im heading to bed also to rest up for a long next 10 days. Looks like my WSW will verify. Very nice storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I am coming up on 6 inches of snow. Still snowing pretty good. I never expected 6 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I am coming up on 6 inches of snow. Still snowing pretty good. I never expected 6 inches.Good for you Jeb, enjoy it. When you finish shoveling by you please come up here and help me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Less than 4" on a fairly well-founded 6-10" forecast. This one goes down as a bust in my book. Will do liquid equivalent in the morning to see whether ratios or precip were to blame. I'm guessing both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I'm elated. 6 inches of snow! The moisture is collapsing SE real real fast but this was definitely a very good storm! Now, we get to enjoy cold weather with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Less than 4" on a fairly well-founded 6-10" forecast. This one goes down as a bust in my book. Will do liquid equivalent in the morning to see whether ratios or precip were to blame. I'm guessing both. probably more ratios...DCA has 0.48" through 3am....You probably have less, but I don't think liquid was a huge bust....Curious to see what you come up with...As far as the 6-10" forecast, I thought NWS was a tad too ambitious for DC/MOCO/FFX.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaETC Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 3:40 AM, Kingstowne, VA - 5.5", 15 degrees/11 degrees dewpoint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOfClimatology Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Finished with about 3.85" on avg. Got a few 4" measurements but not enough to satisfy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ers-wxman1 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Less than 4" on a fairly well-founded 6-10" forecast. This one goes down as a bust in my book. Will do liquid equivalent in the morning to see whether ratios or precip were to blame. I'm guessing both. Agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ers-wxman1 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 4" for IAD... Coming to a rapid end. Another hour or two max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ltrain Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Meh, looks like I'll end up with 3.5 or so. I was expecting more here and people in NW burbs even beat me lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOfClimatology Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Either way, given how this winter has gone thus far, I'm happy with this storm. I'll end up with ~4", with more possibly on the way over the next 2-3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterymix Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 4" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdsofprey02 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 3.5" here and still snowing strong. I'll probably hit the 4" mark and verify the 4-6" forecast but I'm disappointed that areas south won't see their 8-10" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSOWxWizard Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Started taking hourly measurements at 8 p.m. tonight. About a half mile east of St. Charles Town Center. Lots of pixie dust, the rimmed snow and then a nice period of dendrites. Since the snow is slacking off I am heading to bed. Here are the hourly totals: 8 pm : 2.25" 9 pm : 2.85" 10 pm : 3.45" 11 pm : 3.85" 12 am : 4.25" 1 am : 4.6" 2 am : 5.3" 3 am : 6.1" 4 am : 6.6" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Final Total: 4.1" I'll measure once more in the morning in case something miraculous happens, but at this point, it is just non-accumulating dust 6:00: 0.5" 7:00: 0.8" 8:05: 1.4" 9:20: 2.0" 10:05: 2.4" 11:15: 2.9" 12:20: 3.1" 1:10: 3.3" 1:45: 3.8" 2:55: 4.1" 4:10: 4.1" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Either way, given how this winter has gone thus far, I'm happy with this storm. I'll end up with ~4", with more possibly on the way over the next 2-3 weeks. Me too...it is beautiful out....I don't care about the total...The only thing that I am peeved about is not seeing bigger flakes..not because of ratios, but because it is pretty to walk around it and watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I was woken by the plow going down the street, so I decided to measure. My submitted report is 4.7" with very fine, light snow falling. I expect this as a final accumulation amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Roughly 3 - 4" just shoveled.. Off to NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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