87storms Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 On 3/14/2017 at 12:41 PM, mitchnick said: Northern stream vort turned what could have been really impressive into a mediocre, climo event. Expand Yea this one was a mess. Also not sure we even had a high in the right place. That SE wind was a major clue that may have been overlooked a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo2 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Already up to just about 32 here.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWC Split Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Moderate snow with big flakes at 29F. Haymarket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderdog Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 On 3/14/2017 at 12:43 PM, 87storms said: Yea this one was a mess. Also not sure we even had a high in the right place. That SE wind was a major clue that may have been overlooked a bit. Expand Yeah wind direction is very important no matter what the models spit out. I forget about that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 Light sleet/snow mix in south Arlington, I want the heavy stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GATECH Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 1.75 inches of slop, mostly sleet. Very surprised at the freezing rain on top, easily .1 of that. In the process of going back to snow now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 On 3/14/2017 at 12:43 PM, 87storms said: Yea this one was a mess. Also not sure we even had a high in the right place. That SE wind was a major clue that may have been overlooked a bit. Expand Se wind was in response to the northern stream vort to our nw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Sleet and 32.5 degrees. Icy trees are really starting to sway in the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Measured 3" last night, 3.5" this morning. I've been getting lots of sleet and freezing rain lately. All of the surfaces I measure on are scoured by the sleet/ZR. Still very frozen though, 30.5 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Getting the first flakes mixing in with the sleet, 29. RadarScope shows the sleet/snow line right over me and it's dead-on accurate. Best app ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grothar of Herndon Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 30/27 Went from pixie dust flakes to moderate snow in past 5 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Temps have risen all morning for me. now above freezing. All I'm getting is -zr right now so surprised at the snow reports nearby. 2.2" of cement. Report sent to LWX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TERPhD Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Just came back in from a walk. About 3 inches of a sleet/frozen rain mix on grassy areas. Unsalted sidewalk areas at 1.5-2.0 inches. It has switched over to hard sleet pellets (fully frozen) instead of the half sleet/half rain from earlier. It's coming down at a decent rate, and I suspect the changeover to snow is not too far off. Just need the 850s to retreat a bit more. Edit: in hindsight, it's probably closer to 2 inches on grassy, 1.0-1.5 on sidewalks. Haven't slept much, so my judgment is off some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 On 3/14/2017 at 12:49 PM, mitchnick said: Se wind was in response to the northern stream vort to our nw. Expand Yea I saw the maps. It never looked ideal. Almost looked like a strung out frontal passage thru the Midwest. We need a simpler setup here and obviously a stronger high to the north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 On 3/14/2017 at 12:51 PM, BlizzardNole said: Getting the first flakes mixing in with the sleet, 29. RadarScope shows the sleet/snow line right over me and it's dead-on accurate. Best app ever. Expand Good, whatever you get, I'll get right behind you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Holding at 31.5, but it would be nice to get the snow starting back up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clueless Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 6 inches With all the sleet I thought I'd have much less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Measured 3.5" of slush....good flake size and wind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cae Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 We got a little over 2" of snow before the changeover, and now we have nearly 4" of snow and sleet. 27 degrees in Towson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symblized Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Snow mixing in again in Towson after sleeting since about 130 a.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Just went out. It's difficult to put a ruler into a block of cement, but measured 3.2" of mostly sleet and whatever compacted snow that occurred early on. Very light sleet falling now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 On 3/14/2017 at 12:51 PM, supernovasky said: Measured 3" last night, 3.5" this morning. I've been getting lots of sleet and freezing rain lately. All of the surfaces I measure on are scoured by the sleet/ZR. Still very frozen though, 30.5 degrees. Expand This is a good first storm for you because it illustrates how tough snow forecasts can be for the area. We've been spoiled in recent years in that we've gotten more than the usual all snow events and today is a reminder of how most of our "snowstorms" work out. You're generally in a pretty safe location for snow, but keep this storm in mind going forward because in most systems, you may be experiencing all snow, and a lot of our forum to your south and east are dealing with slop. We can't take any snow for granted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 On 3/14/2017 at 1:00 PM, nw baltimore wx said: This is a good first storm for you because it illustrates how tough snow forecasts can be for the area. We've been spoiled in recent years in that we've gotten more than the usual all snow events and today is a reminder of how most of our "snowstorms" work out. You're generally in a pretty safe location for snow, but keep this storm in mind going forward because in most systems, you may be experiencing all snow, and a lot of our forum to your south and east are dealing with slop. We can't take any snow for granted. Expand Well, I'm not disappointed or anything. In a way this seems like a very unique event to me - 3" of straight sleet and accumulation of mixing precip, icycles, its all kind of pretty cool. Way better than anything I've ever experienced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb@MAWS Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Temp was down to 27.9 but just upticked to 28.1 Can't seem to break out from only having snow grains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 This back band is drying up quick! Praying for another half inch at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Flakes finally mixing in in Gaithersburg. Big ole fat flakes too. Not a ton though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Still sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderdog Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 On 3/14/2017 at 1:03 PM, supernovasky said: Flakes finally mixing in in Gaithersburg. Big ole fat flakes too. Not a ton though. Expand Growing up I never liked seeing fat flakes. It meant the end is near, or so it seemed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb@MAWS Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Temp was down to 27.9 but just upticked to 28.1 Can't seem to break out from only having snow grains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeoman Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Back end pivot setting up too far east for DC, it appears.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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