Thread for 12/14 potential dusting, arctic air, and 12/17 potential slop

[WxUSAF]

Some very long icicles hanging off the grill and deck. Etc. still mixing with sleet at times. 29F.

[RDM]

Moderate fzr here and 27F.  Just ticked up a degree with an increase in precip.  Stepped outside to do a quick asphalt test, got two steps out the side garage door and rethought that idea.  It's treacherous out there and the ice is building quickly...  No sleet here at all - just fzr.

[ThePhotoGuy]

Trees covered in ice. Porch a sheet of ice. Icicles from the gutters. 

[ThePhotoGuy]

Anne Arundel Fire ‏@AACoFD  6m6 minutes ago

@AACoFD handles 220 incidents on avg day. We have had 120 since midnight, most of them within the last 2 hours.

[PaEasternWX]

Once the temp gets above 32 be all rain right or no cuz ground has been frozen.

[BlizzardNole]

Just looked at WTOP's traffic map and counted 10 separate accidents where all lanes are blocked. 

 

[Bob Chill]

Had a little sandblast of heavy sleet a few minutes ago. Ice accreting quickly now. Good times. 

[Stormpc]

26.1. Light zr. Slim coating of ice. Not much precip here but the job is done. Dangerous. Pretty much missing most to the north. Be safe. 

[mdsnowlover]

  On 12/17/2016 at 12:35 PM, BlizzardNole said:

Just looked at WTOP's traffic map and counted 10 separate accidents where all lanes are blocked. 

 

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peopke arent smart enough to know you cant drive on ice PERIOD

[PaEasternWX]

Do you guys know of any good way to accurately measure how much ice you got.

[smokeybandit]

Why are so many people out early on a Saturday morning anyway?

 

I mean, Maryland has the nation's worst drivers to begin with.

[North Balti Zen]

Super pleased there isn't a wind component with this.


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[mdsnowlover]

  On 12/17/2016 at 12:37 PM, North Balti Zen said:

Super pleased there isn't a wind component with this.


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wind would hasten the exit of cold air

[WVclimo]

0.3" snow/ sleet accumulation with FZRA mixing in now.  27 degrees.  0.25" liquid through 7:00 a.m.  So much for all those model runs showing a QPF minima in this area.

[mappy]

Still in bed, have heard a plow come by a few times. 29/27. Weather station gauge hasn't recorded anything measurable so, must be nothing but frozen outside. Will get up soon

[WxUSAF]

Heavier bursts have more sleet and it's fzra when it's lighter.  

[Herb@MAWS]

7:45am  Mod sleet whitening deck and grass.  Temp up to 27.7

Wife has been stuck on I-95 for an hour due to accident at Caton Ave.  She is a nurse and must report to work.  Supposed to have been at UMMC at 7:00  

[WxUSAF]

DCA had an ob of light snow last night! BWI and IAD didn't even have that.  

[Stormpc]

Models nailed the lack of precip south of the Potomac. Very happy about that. Ice has no benefit, unless it covers and locks in a snowpack. 

[mdsnowlover]

state and county police should shut down all interstate roads till icing eases, no matter how long it takes, as a public saftey issue. and use emergency broadxast services to keep public informed plus normal broadcasting methods

[smokeybandit]

  On 12/17/2016 at 12:51 PM, mdsnowlover said:

state and county police should shut down all interstate roads till icing eases, no matter how long it takes, as a public saftey issue

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All resources are too busy responding to calls to be able to shut anything down.

[aldie 22]

Light mist out here in the middle of nowhere....deck is glazed. Heading up to Leesburg at 9am....should be fun

[mdsnowlover]

  On 12/17/2016 at 12:52 PM, smokeybandit said:

All resources are too busy responding to calls to be able to shut anything down.

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they could have started last night, this is preventable, it can be done, during ,martin luther riots county and state police enfrced a curfew in balto city no vehicles in or out

[H2O]

Temp only 27.2 here.  Decent glaze of ice on everything with freezing drizzle right now

[mappy]

Current deck view. Mix of sleet and freezing rain falling 

 

[smokeybandit]

Walked outside to get the paper.  Heavy icing on my truck, but the driveway/sidewalk is just wet and the road was slushy but not bad.  Which is strange since it's been below freezing for 36 hours+

[Kingstonian]

Measured 0.06" of ice accretion (using the branch method) at 07:30 for my spotter report in Kingstowne/SSW Franconia.  

Very light freezing drizzle now, but very slick.  While I was out with the dog, I saw one person wipe out on her steps, thinking it was just wet.

 

[H2O]

Interesting to note that per the GFS from yesterday I was supposed to be getting above freezing by 12z(8am)

[usedtobe]

29.5 here n northern Calvert with light rain and icy streets.  nasty morning

[H2O]

  On 12/17/2016 at 12:59 PM, Kingstonian said:

Measured 0.06" of ice accretion (using the branch method) at 07:30 for my spotter report in Kingstowne/SSW Franconia.  

Very light freezing drizzle now, but very slick.  While I was out with the dog, I saw one person wipe out on her steps, thinking it was just wet.

 

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