mappy Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 3 minutes ago, MillvilleWx said: It was looking okay per the HRRR through the 5z runs for you guys near the border, but 6z did a major downward trend in accumulation and it never looked back. Kind of sucks to see it play out like that. It actually did a fantastic job with regard to changeover times at long leads for the HRRR, but it took a bit for it to eventually catch up to radar trends. Hope there's enough snow for the Kiddo to make a mini snowman! oh yeah, she had plenty to jump around in. was excited to wear her snow boots to daycare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 1 hour ago, WxWatcher007 said: The kicker is that temps actually aren't awful. We went from 70s to low/mid 30s before 12z. The one thing we thought was a lock--qpf--busted spectacularly. Seriously, we won't know if it'll snow this season until we can visually confirm it in our backyards. Yeah, but it was still low 40s when the main batch of precip moved out. And some of the models that had us falling below freezing or even in the upper 20s this morning were just plain bad. Remember the conversation yesterday about roads freezing? My low is 34.9 and has actually ticked up from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isohume Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Sry, but this made me lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 16 pages for a garbage event sounds right for this year. Eh, we were due for a bad one. If you offered me 60 and sunny now through the end of March I wouldn't hesitate to take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 15 minutes ago, Fozz said: Wes and his gang predicted 1-4". Ended up with a dusting. I wish he was right. He said he was pessimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Yeesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 10 hours ago, Fozz said: But the recent disparity is still insane. Hmmm...disparity in big events or just overall snowfall? Big events is expected. And, there really hasn't been a big disparity on overall snowfall on the average throughout the last decade. Central Park has an average of 33.8 inches in the last decade. Williamsport has an average of 31.2 inches. The big difference being last year when Williamsport was mostly shut out. NYC has the edge mostly because of large coastal storms (which we've cashed in on as well) that Williamsport is typically on the back edge of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickinBaltimore Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 What little snow we got, the snowflakes were extremely pretty. I couldn't snap a photo in time, but they looked nice on my gloves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Time to start tracking that lone snow streamer on the mesos? Could be epic if you are lucky enough to be in its 3 mile wide path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 34 minutes ago, mappy said: well yeah, for places like yours. But I still had hopes I'd do well. The lull from the hour of 5-6 really killed my accumulations. Was snowing pretty damn good at 4am, then again when it picked back up around 6am or so. But by then it was a lost cause, precip was on it's way out. Exactly. That's why I mentioned that those of us not along the Mason-Dixon could have used common sense and figured out what was(n't) going to happen. For folks further north it was a different situation, but it ended up busting there, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 4 minutes ago, snowfan said: Hmmm...disparity in big events or just overall snowfall? Big events is expected. And, there really hasn't been a big disparity on overall snowfall on the average throughout the last decade. Central Park has an average of 33.8 inches in the last decade. Williamsport has an average of 31.2 inches. The big difference being last year when Williamsport was mostly shut out. NYC has the edge mostly because of large coastal storms (which we've cashed in on as well) that Williamsport is typically on the back edge of. I meant the disparity in big storms, which is much bigger than it normally is. Also, for NYC to even average more snow than Williamsport for an entire decade is itself obscene. In 1971-2000, Central Park averaged 22", while Williamsport averaged 39". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ltrain Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 At least we can claim to be the lamest now that PHL, NYC and BOS got snow with this. BWI and DCA should have the lowest seasonal total so far. I think BWI is even behind DCA. I can always watch Cantore get pummeled in Plymouth today to get my snow fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevWarReenactor Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I am not happy here in Harford County, pathetic doesn't even begin to describe it. At work and so tired. But I have hope that we get SOMETHING this year. I'd settle for a 4 inch storm, 4 inches? Is that really that much to ask. How about 3 inches? I could even do that. This is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 56 minutes ago, MN Transplant said: Yeah, but it was still low 40s when the main batch of precip moved out. And some of the models that had us falling below freezing or even in the upper 20s this morning were just plain bad. Remember the conversation yesterday about roads freezing? My low is 34.9 and has actually ticked up from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevWarReenactor Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I think we should have known better though, we've had a couple of these in recent years Remember Snowquester? The 10 inch snowstorm that ended up being cold rain? I think there was one last year too where it was a winter storm warning for not even a dusting. Those stupid snow maps are useless in these situations. Lessons learned hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraff Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I can't keep taking shots to the nuts! I'm dying ovah here! Something has got to give at some point. Somehow we will snap out of it. It's gotta happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 1 minute ago, Mdecoy said: I think we should have known better though, we've had a couple of these in recent years Remember Snowquester? The 10 inch snowstorm that ended up being cold rain? I think there was one last year too where it was a winter storm warning for not even a dusting. Those stupid snow maps are useless in these situations. Lessons learned hopefully. It's understandable that folks would latch into the couple of decent runs that were coming out, but some of us (I won't say who ) realized that most of the region was in a bad place given the look. What's surprising to me is just how badly things turned out for pretty much everyone here. I figured there'd be a slushy coating on grass and mulch in my neck of the woods, but even that looks to have been optimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 We know how to do fails around here, but even for us, this was a spectacular one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 How's STORM MODE coming along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 18 minutes ago, mattie g said: Can't stop laughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PivotPoint Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 1 minute ago, MN Transplant said: Can't stop laughing. Hahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 30 minutes ago, stormtracker said: We know how to do fails around here, but even for us, this was a spectacular one. This sucked, but I don't put it in the league of March 2013 or Boxing Day. March 2013 will always live in infamy for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 1 minute ago, WxUSAF said: This sucked, but I don't put it in the league of March 2013 or Boxing Day. March 2013 will always live in infamy for me. You're right. Boxing day was a soul crusher. This is just a mere kick in the nuts with a steel toed boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Probably the second most disappointing bust/screwjob after Boxing Day. March 2013 sucked but at least I saw a few inches. This was a mere dusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 1 minute ago, stormtracker said: You're right. Boxing day was a soul crusher. This is just a mere kick in the nuts with a steel toed boot. I just remember good to bed before march 2013 seeing this wall of snow about to hit D.C. and all the central VA folks saying it was dumping. Then I woke up to a dusting and was like What in the Actual F uck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 For me it was March of 09. Watching the local news out of DC showing nearly blizzard conditions while here there was only a stray flake or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I'm pretty sure more than half our regularly posting forum members are dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I also look forward to another threat before winter is really over and I can laugh at all the dead people pleading to be brought back to life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasnownut Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, mappy said: I also look forward to another threat before winter is really over and I can laugh at all the dead people pleading to be brought back to life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 9 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: This sucked, but I don't put it in the league of March 2013 or Boxing Day. March 2013 will always live in infamy for me. March 2013 was a dick punch, but Boxing Day ran us over, then backed up and lent us a hand, only to then floor it and hit us at full speed, leaving grease stains on the ground in its wake. What made it worse is that we hopped into the car to drive home from South Jersey just as the clouds started building in. Saw flurries all the way back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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