mappy Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 4 minutes ago, Kleimax said: I see some pages that I follow(Justin berk and another) saying the warm bay is why there's so much sleet.. any validity to that statement? Not sure how much of a role it is playing. The low is too far west allowing warmer air to be pulled in up at the 800-850 levels, thus sleet. Need the low to move east for cold air to rush back in at all levels and the change back to snow to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdhokie Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 This narrow line of oranges aint no joke. Hopefully this is where the snow band sets up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdhokie Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 BWI at 1.2" of precip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I think so much sleet is because the track of the low is even further west than expected. I went over to the Philly and NYC forums to see what's going on - they have flipped to sleet all the way into Allentown and NYC, and they think only places well inland are safe. One poster said the low is coming up to the left of Wallops Island; another said TV mets are saying only 6-12" for NYC. Sleet in Germantown, 29 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdsnowlover Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 minute ago, mdhokie said: BWI at 1.2" of precip yes same amount here in east columbia rt 175, more ice than snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showmethesnow Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, Kleimax said: I see some pages that I follow(Justin berk and another) saying the warm bay is why there's so much sleet.. any validity to that statement? I had speculated on that yesterday after seeing an odd nose of warmer air at 850 on the Euro run. Just a guess but I think what we may have seen is better lift from the warmer bay in relation to the surrounding colder surface air. We had a warm nose of air underneath the 850's . With this lift it pushed that warmer air up into the snow growth region 850 and above. And with the easterly fetch of winds this pocket of warmer air has migrated west to over our region. Again, just speculation on my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ramjet Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Changing back to snow from sleet in Remington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Just was out shoveling the sn...err, slop. Probably 3-4" of snow packed down by sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdhokie Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 minute ago, Roger Ramjet said: Changing back to snow from sleet in Remington. Woohoo great news! For everyone else, I googled and remington is 20 miles SW of DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Surprised by the ZR. Pine trees are weighed down a bit. Probably around 3" of snow and sleet? Hard to say by eye though and haven't been outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterymix Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 The 0 degrees line on the warm air advection chart at 850 mb seems to line up nicely with the snow/sleet line. For those that want to follow, just go to the mesoanalysis site and look for 850 mb warm air advection. When that line slides east, we should flip to snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolHandMike Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Just went outside and stuck my hand in the sleetpack. Never seen inches of sleet accumulate like this before. Kinda neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdhokie Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 last couple radar frames show the "eye" stopped moving north and now more north east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 14 minutes ago, Kleimax said: I see some pages that I follow(Justin berk and another) saying the warm bay is why there's so much sleet.. any validity to that statement? No. No validity at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdhokie Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, winterymix said: The 0 degrees line on the warm air advection chart at 850 mb seems to line up nicely with the snow/sleet line. For those that want to follow, just go to the mesoanalysis site and look for 850 mb warm air advection. When that line slides east, we should flip to snow. Wow thats crazy how far inland it pushed. Sucks up north, although they will probably do better as the low is moving away than we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdhokie Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Down 1.1 degrees from a high of 30.2 in the last 45 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb@MAWS Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Overnite temps went from 27 to 30.6. Last 15 mins has seen temp drop from 30.4 to 29.9, pretty much removing rain from the sleet/rain slop combo. Guesstimating 3-1/2" to 4" have fallen at this time. Gonna have to rely on PIS for final tally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Went out to put the bird feeders out. Everything is very crunchy. Did a couple measurements 1.75 inches of sleet/snow/ice. Everything is caked in ice. Temp 33.4 Rain Gauge: 0.22 Temp went down to 28.6 here last night at 1:25 AM. Pretty impressive. Didn't expect it to get that low and is probably why we have more ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailylurker Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 How come "the low" is always to far in the wrong direction. It's never to far in the right direction and we bust positive. This is the perfect ending to the worse winter in memory. Anyone see signs of warmth in the LR? I'm so ready for spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb@MAWS Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 4 minutes ago, Herb@MAWS said: Overnite temps went from 27 to 30.6. Last 15 mins has seen temp drop from 30.4 to 29.9, pretty much removing rain from the sleet/rain slop combo. Guesstimating 3-1/2" to 4" have fallen at this time. Gonna have to rely on PIS for final tally. and 5 mins later, down to 29.7, so the trend is definitely my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Anyone remember if the 2007 sleet bomb had a lot of wind with it? This is crazy how the sleet is blowing in waves and loudly hissing against the house. I am thankful we have not had any freezing rain here. I HATE that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 30/29, pouring sleet. I think I have around 3.5".. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigrgd Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 3.8" on the deck at 7:20 AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Have not been out yet over here. Just by looking though we do not have as much as I would have thought, my eyeball guess is 5". Winds have really kicked up though. Currently 30 and snowing but not heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 5 minutes ago, Herb@MAWS said: Overnite temps went from 27 to 30.6. Last 15 mins has seen temp drop from 30.4 to 29.9, pretty much removing rain from the sleet/rain slop combo. Guesstimating 3-1/2" to 4" have fallen at this time. Gonna have to rely on PIS for final tally. Two spotter reports from HoCo are 3.3 and 3.5. I was eyeballing about 3", so we're all in line it seems. Might verify the WSW if we can get some fluff if/when it flips back to snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallen7908 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 >2" icicles (surface temperatures stayed below freezing barely .. at least when I peeked) <2" of snow/sleet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdhokie Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: Two spotter reports from HoCo are 3.3 and 3.5. I was eyeballing about 3", so we're all in line it seems. Might verify the WSW if we can get some fluff if/when it flips back to snow. I have 4.5" on my deck table. It was 2.25" just before the sleet started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiscaster Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 16 minutes ago, mdhokie said: Woohoo great news! For everyone else, I googled and remington is 20 miles SW of DC More like 60 miles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 This sleet just doesn't want to quit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 We're going to flip back once we pivot and mid level temps crash. My only concern is surface temps later this morning. Short range guidance is still killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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