aldie 22 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Steps, sidewalk and street all covered in ice in Tenleytown.<br /> <br /> <br /> Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Covered...solid sheet...totally??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristowWx Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 you will get much better severe there than here come summer... I have not found that to be the case at all. Our severe is crapola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I'm not trolling...just being more accurate with obs Have you even gone outside to check your surface conditions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. August Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Some bamboo now touching the ground. It's great because I don't have to risk my life to check ice accretion, I just look out the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacintoshPro Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 All rain at temps below freezing is freezing rain. This piece explains it. http://www.theweatherprediction.com/habyhints/210/ I guess puddles are still freezing rain then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ers-wxman1 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 28F, steady ZR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 3/16" glaze on the top of the snow. Actually pretty decent. Makes a fun sound when you throw it around. 29.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Just went out for a few minutes -- it is a mess here with mod frz rain accreting on all surfaces including the street, 28 degrees. I didn't get the snow I was expecting but the ice is worse than I thought it was going to be. Good thing we are warming up later tonight or this could have been ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I guess puddles are still freezing rain then. Freezing rain is rain that freezes on contact, so depends on how soon a puddle freezes. Even a few minutes later I would not classify that that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Question for the smarter people here: Temp seems to spike up +.5 or so every time I get under good returns. Is that from freezing rain accreting near the sensor warming it or is the surface temperature actually rising with each good burst? If the second is true, our fun could be cut short. The temps are rising across the area. ZR isn't very fun anyway. Hope this storm gets out of here soon because it has worn out its welcome since the snow stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristowWx Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 This event is playing its last cards. But not a bad ride from what I thought was going to happen. Almost memorable at least in my little neck of the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacintoshPro Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Freezing rain is rain that freezes on contact, so depends on how soon a puddle freezes. Even a few minutes later I would not classify that that way. The article hosj linked basically said the opposite... freezing rain is any rain that freezes after it hits the surface. It said that the times to freeze would vary based on droplet size and temperature of the surface object, but its still freezing rain regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Have you even gone outside to check your surface conditions? Yes..several times. Of course my deck has ice and puddles..my car has some ice on it..yes the snow is crunchy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 This event is playing its last cards. But not a bad ride from what I thought was going to happen. Almost memorable at least in my little neck of the woods. Probably half of 2007 around here, better than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Took a little walk. Everything is icy, but it wasn't all that slippery. Just a bit of tackiness to help out. Would be a different story at 24 degrees. Good event anyway. Hope we get a monsoon tomorrow to cap it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hosj III Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 29.8. Torching. Heading out to check out ice right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Just went outside and it's really bad walking around. I stayed on the crunchy snow as best I could. Sidewalks are a a sheet of ice, and they put salt down on them earlier. My guess is rain kinda washed some of the salt away, allowing many areas to ice over (plus being mostly undisturbed, nobody is out walking around) . I know this will be gone by morning, but could be bad for several hours before that. Especially if the 4km NAM temps are right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 The article hosj linked basically said the opposite... freezing rain is any rain that freezes after it hits the surface. It said that the times to freeze would vary based on droplet size and temperature of the surface object, but its still freezing rain regardless. Time for a red tagger to answer. I'm pretty sure meteorology books I've read unanimously refer to zr as rain that freezes on contact...that weatherprediction page has me wondering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hosj III Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Short range models seem to agree that DC proper goes above freezing between 2-4 AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cae Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 28 and raining here (freezing rain). Everything was already coated with ice, and this will probably just add to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warm Nose Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 In all a decent event after thinking we might get nothing but rain. It was still winter-ish and a rarer track with a cold airmass. We'll cap it off with some flooding tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cae Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Short range models seem to agree that DC proper goes above freezing between 2-4 AM. It's hard to tell from this map, but it looks like the RGEM flips DC at about 1 AM. Just about everything around it flips later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midatlanticweather Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 28 and pouring down rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 It's a skating rink out there, no icicles forming yet but bushes are glazed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRanger Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 power flickers in HoCo, surprised as the zr does not appear severe enough for that around here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peribonca Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Winds are gaining an easterly component which will be the nail in the coffin. It's been an awesome 24 hour winter event. Hope we get a thunderstorm tomorrow morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disc Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 25 degrees and pouring ZR. It's gonna get bad fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuki neko Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 The NAM still has that 10 degree spike in 1 hr tomorrow morning. Is that realistic at all? 160216/0900Z 9 12006KT 33.3F RAIN 160216/1000Z 10 13007KT 37.7F RAIN 160216/1100Z 11 15012KT 48.1F RAIN 160216/1200Z 12 15016KT 50.8F RAIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 Steady at 30. Slippery on the sidewalk but nothing crazy. I like the crunch on the snow. ETA: A bit over 0.1" ice so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamHLG Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Baltimore County upgraded to Winter Storm warning. ETA: Northern Baltimore County. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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