SomeguyfromTakomaPark Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Really a shame we didn’t have just a tad cooler temps, would’ve been a nice snow storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wawarriors4 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Left house around 11:30 with just rain and no ice on trees and 33.....just got home. Ice all on trees and my front shaded walkway. Temp has fallen back to 31, ice is building on trees in Stafford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristowWx Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Just now, DCTeacherman said: Really a shame we didn’t have just a tad cooler temps, would’ve been a nice snow storm. And we are talkzing a tad. Could have gone either way. Again we are unlucky...but could have been worse. Told the wife today once the last kid goes we go too. Life’s too short to have bad snow climo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cae Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 31 and ice continues to build on tree branches. I'm beginning to get worried about losing power before the Super Bowl. 19 minutes ago, gymengineer said: Once again, even the coldest model— 3km NAM— is a bit too warm/too quick to go above freezing in the favored areas. You're right. The HRRR in particular continues to struggle with temp profiles. The 13z run said it should be 41 degrees here now. It's 31. It's playing catch-up. The recent HRRR trend for 2m temps is below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattskiva Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 12 minutes ago, ers-wxman1 said: 33F, plain rain here in Ashburn. I had a coating of snow, sleet, period of FZRA which produced a glaze on trees, sidewalks etc. Kind of odd there - I just drove from Leesburg back home (just SW of South Riding). 30 and lots of ice on trees in Leesburg; according to the car, the temp jumped to 34 in the Ashburn Village area, then back down to 32 as I went south towards Route 50. All the trees here are iced over and a glaze on the sidewalk, and I'm south of you. There was less in Ashburn. Maybe intensity of precip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristowWx Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I think temp variations in this situation are so sensitive to wind, elevation, precip, etc that you can have 34-31-33 in a very smal distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ers-wxman1 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, mattskiva said: Kind of odd there - I just drove from Leesburg back home (just SW of South Riding). 30 and lots of ice on trees in Leesburg; according to the car, the temp jumped to 34 in the Ashburn Village area, then back down to 32 as I went south towards Route 50. All the trees here are iced over and a glaze on the sidewalk, and I'm south of you. There was less in Ashburn. Maybe intensity of precip? I’m in Ashburn Village. Just steady plain rain here now. Leftover glaze of ice on trees and secondary roads, sidewalks. Nothing bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristowWx Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I have two temp gauges. The one outside my second story is 32.9 and under my deck is 31.8...that’s a difference of 20ft or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Power lines have ice buildup and I’m still at 32 degrees. Every tree branch is encrusted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Haven’t broke 32 since it peaked around 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clueless Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Ice really building up on my trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 3pm update 31.8f streets ok, cars encapsulated, lots of icing on trees and fully shaded spots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Ice on trees and power lines but roads just wet. Even front steps only are slightly slick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 36 and rain here. Man my yard brings all the rain lately. Also, y'all need to quit tracking this weak azz rain event and get into banter. It's dead! Need some SB party chatter. Thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Been hovering between 32.0 and 32.5 all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 1 hour ago, MillvilleWx said: Sitting at 31 at the house with ice glazing everything according to GF. NWS Employee just north of Chantilly just reported 0.1" freezing rain accretion, so it's getting pretty ugly out there. Temperatures not budging with surface winds still calm across the area. Same temp here in Clarksburg and the trees have that winter wonderland look to them. Icicles are nearing 3” and ice accretion looks to be 0.1” so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Just like others some serious ice build up on the trees. Holding steady at 31 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillvilleWx Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 1 minute ago, das said: Same temp here in Clarksburg and the trees have that winter wonderland look to them. Icicles are nearing 3” and ice accretion looks to be 0.1” so far. Nice pics! Looks similar to what my GF showed me earlier. It's pretty out, but man, not sure how much more we want that to increase. Rain getting steadier outside and temp will not budge. Work is just showing a little ice on elevated surfaces, but you don't have to go far to the north of Germantown to see more ice accretion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristowWx Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 My trees are spectacular for being in western PWC. 32.2. Here’s what I predict the precip will shut off and my temps will actually rise after sunset. If they do not the scene will be epic tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDIII Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I have been at 32 all day... Ice really building up now. Trees look beautiful. I am surprised. Thought it would be 38 and rain. Catonsville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 What a mess out here. My high was 31. I dont see it going above freezing. My low tonight is forecast to be 23. the morning commute should be a blast. Roads are already a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Just now, clskinsfan said: What a mess out here. My high was 31. I dont see it going above freezing. My low tonight is forecast to be 23. the morning commute should be a blast. Roads are already a disaster. Really glad you got a decent event out there. You deserved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Haven't budged from 32. Roads are fine, just wet, but the amount of ice building on trees, signs, and powerlines is very noticeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 If nothing else, on top of being a pretty legit ice event now, it has also been really wet today in Balt city. Which is nice to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx's Thanks Giving Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I've risen from 33.3 to 33.4 through the afternoon and many branches have accretion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cae Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I just looked into how much ice we can get before power outages become a major concern and found this. https://weather.com/news/news/ice-storm-damage-impacts-20121123 A lot of you probably already know this, but it sounds like trees / power lines start to get damaged after about 0.25" of accretion. Over 0.5" of accretion would be "crippling", causing outages that last for days. eta: Just after I posted that, we got up to 32 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Seeing some spotty 50dbz returns out west. What precip type is that? did an odd thing here, went up to 33 at 305 but now back down to 32 with same precip rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 33.4 here in west end dc with 0.5" of rain so far, muuuchhh needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wxdood Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Def a lot of rain wondering how roads will be myself, chances are they will dry out with a NW wind before damage is done but I don't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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