MN Transplant Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 66 at DCA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDM Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 In the FWIW department, I had a nice chat with a lineman from Dominion VA Power (DOM) this past Summer. Had a pine tree fall across the pwr lines in front of our house. We were waiting for the tree crews to show up about 4 hours later (subcontracted out) we had a nice group chat with the fire dept. The lineman told us the transformers (the kind we see on the top of telephone poles) will typically try to reset up to three times when they trip during an "event" before they "blow" and cut the service. So if you only see two flickers pretty close to each other, you'll probably be ok. The third one is often the blow that leaves everyone on that transformer in the dark. These are general statements as there's all sorts of things that can influence if the transformer/breaker blows on the first hit, or after three, or maybe even more if spread out over time. In our case, a 100+ foot pine falling over at a 45 degree angle to the ground was a "significant event" at the git-go. Was really amazing to see the power lines could arrest the fall of a tree that big with that much momentum. And, after the tree was removed they just put up a new cross-member on the top of the pole with some new insulators and reattached the power lines and flipped the service back on again at the substation. Power outages just exploded on DOM's outage map the last 15 mins. Now well over 50 plus outages, mostly inside the beltway IVO McLean and Falls Church. That '50" is outages, not the number of customers. About 24,900 customers w/o power. Edit - now up to 79 individual outages with 30,000+ w/o power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodhi Cove Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 5 minutes ago, MGorse said: Lancaster County is handled by the State College NWS office. If it means anything, I've been reading the forecast discussion from both Sterling/Mt. Holly. Then, I split the difference. To me, it seems like Mt. Holly does a better job with forecasting for those who live along the Western side of the Bay. (We're approx 17 miles across from Rock Hall) Thank you for such thorough discussions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Looks like 30k outages for nova. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGorse Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 1 minute ago, MiddleRvrwx said: If it means anything, I've been reading the forecast discussion from both Sterling/Mt. Holly. Then, I split the difference. To me, it seems like Mt. Holly does a better job with forecasting for those who live along the Western side of the Bay. (We're approx 17 miles across from Rock Hall) Thank you for such thorough discussions! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailylurker Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Some nice gust roaring through the woods. Sounds like about 40-45. Nothing out of the ordinary so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umdterps29 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 I'm glad everyone is enjoying the wind but I'm starting to get really worried about my vacation flight out of BWI being cancelled in the morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGorse Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 8 minutes ago, BaltimoreWxGuy said: Fair enough. Btw, I do think the NWS does a great job....just maybe some of that collaborating stuff needs to be cleaned up No argument here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 A little bit of a side note, but did dca bust low for our highs today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 7 minutes ago, MN Transplant said: 66 at DCA! METAR for the record KDCA 130422Z 32045G57KT 10SM -RA SQ FEW048 BKN075 OVC090 11/01 A2982 RMK AO2 PK WND 32057/0421 RAB19 PRESRR P0000 T01110011 $ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaltimoreWxGuy Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Just now, BTRWx said: A little bit of a side note, but did dca bust low for our highs today? We all generally did...yesterday, todays high was suppose to be near 60F.....but we knew it was a tricky temperature forecast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 1 minute ago, BTRWx said: A little bit of a side note, but did dca bust low for our highs today? I'll cut them some slack on a really tough forecast. It was 82 in Richmond today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, MN Transplant said: METAR for the record KDCA 130422Z 32045G57KT 10SM -RA SQ FEW048 BKN075 OVC090 11/01 A2982 RMK AO2 PK WND 32057/0421 RAB19 PRESRR P0000 T01110011 $ Wow... highest in quite a while at DCA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 1 minute ago, MN Transplant said: I'll cut them some slack on a really tough forecast. It was 82 in Richmond today. I'm just trying to think about implications ahead. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaltimoreWxGuy Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Just now, BTRWx said: I'm just trying to think about implications ahead. lol Lol...wishful thinking but, the answer is..none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherShak Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Recorded from the roof of a 12-story building overlooking the Potomac 1 mile from DCA. The northwest corner. Hung onto the hand rail and measured for the duration of the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaltimoreWxGuy Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 BGE just jumped up to 5,000 outages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 1 minute ago, BaltimoreWxGuy said: Lol...wishful thinking but, the answer is..none. No more squalls tomorrow? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaltimoreWxGuy Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 1 minute ago, BTRWx said: No more squalls tomorrow? lol Nothing on the modeling but Im sure you know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Lol snow squall just north of HGR on the PA/MD border Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Just now, yoda said: Lol snow squall just north of HGR on the PA/MD border #wishfulthinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDM Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 DOM is up to 127 outages impacting 34,000 customers now. Large portions of McLean and Vienna are w/o power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 65 gust at Reagan already means that this storm means serious business! I might have to go up to downeast Maine and dig them out, three feet of fresh snow on top of what they already have on the ground might prove too overwhelming for them to handle LMAO weathafella can't help them, hes too damn OLD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 This is a really impressive event- reminds me a lot of the two windstorms in February 2011 (if anyone remembers those). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 73 mph at Andrew's AFB at 04:28z Quote KADW 130458Z AUTO 30025G35KT 10SM BKN050 OVC060 07/M02 A2981 RMK AO2 PK WND 29063/28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailylurker Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 28 minutes ago, PrinceFrederickWx said: This is a really impressive event- reminds me a lot of the two windstorms in February 2011 (if anyone remembers those). I remember. That was the winter of big wind. So far this has been pretty gusty. It's pretty calm between gust. I hope this ramps up some more. I like big wind events. Edit: gust became much more frequent as of 1230. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Wind is just roaring and roaring outside thru the trees. Is this going to happen like this all night? Is it going to get stronger ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ltrain Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 It doesn't seem as windy as I thought it would be here in AA county. Last weeks storm produced stronger winds here. Maybe it will pick up during the daytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Highest gusts so far right now. Once the sun comes up, I guess we will get the best of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arlwx Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Between SPC storm reports and WTOP, seems that quite a few trees and power lines went down in the DC area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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