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February 7th Snow To Rain Event


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3 minutes ago, AfewUniversesBelowNormal said:

WWA's for everything. why they do that

if you were to ask mdecoy, he would say its stupid.

in reality, it makes the most sense. chance of frozen anything during rush hour = advisory. 

need moar snow

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i don't think the dews should rise much if any with that high in place.  i'm actually a little more interested in this setup than i was yesterday.  could end up with a better chance of a prolonged snow/sleet mix than the other day, which was a lot of nothing here aside from much needed rain.

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Yikes

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
200 PM EST Tue Feb 6 2018

MDZ003-501-502-WVZ050>052-503-504-070300-
/O.UPG.KLWX.WW.Y.0008.180207T0800Z-180207T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KLWX.WS.W.0002.180207T0800Z-180207T2100Z/
Washington-Extreme Western Allegany-Central and Eastern Allegany-
Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-
200 PM EST Tue Feb 6 2018

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet
  accumulations of a coating to around 2 inches. The highest
  amounts of snow and sleet will be near the Mason-Dixon Line. Ice
  accumulation around a quarter up to one-half inch. The highest
  ice accumulation will be along the ridge tops over 1000 feet.

* WHERE...Western Maryland...portions of the eastern Panhandle and
  Allegheny Highlands of West Virginia.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 4 PM EST Wednesday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow and sleet will overspread the area
  between 1 am and 5 am early Wednesday morning. Precipitation
  will change to all freezing rain by 10 am before ending
  Wednesday afternoon. Power outages and tree damage are possible
  due to ice accretion. The ice will result in difficult travel
  conditions, including during the morning commute on Wednesday.
  Be prepared for reduced visibilities at times.
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1 minute ago, paxpatriot said:

I get the sense they are banking on the models missing the low-level cold. Not sure I agree, but I think they feel like they went too low on Sunday's storm.

I like your location to approach the numbers from LWX better than mine.  That 20 miles or so north makes a big difference sometimes in systems like this one.

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3 minutes ago, WVclimo said:

I don't see a single model that supports the totals in that WSW.  Hope LWX is on to something.

C-2 of snow/sleet

.25-.5 of ice

 

I think most models have the low end of both of those for your area, no?

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
200 PM EST Tue Feb 6 2018

MDZ004-VAZ028-031-WVZ053-070300-
/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0008.180207T0800Z-180207T1900Z/
Frederick MD-Frederick VA-Clarke-Jefferson-
200 PM EST Tue Feb 6 2018

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 2 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet
  accumulations of a coating to an inch expected and ice
  accumulations around two tenths of an inch expected.

* WHERE...Frederick County in north-central Maryland...Clarke and
  Frederick Counties in Virginia...and Jefferson County in West
  Virginia.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 2 PM EST Wednesday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow...sleet and freezing rain will
  overspread the area between 1 am and 5 am early Wednesday
  morning. Precipitation will change to all freezing rain by mid-
  morning before ending as a mixture of rain and freezing Rain
  Wednesday afternoon. The ice will result in difficult travel
  conditions, including during the morning commute on Wednesday.
  Be prepared for reduced visibilities at times.
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9 minutes ago, mappy said:

C-2 of snow/sleet

.25-.5 of ice

 

I think most models have the low end of both of those for your area, no?

12Z NAM is close with the amount of precip that falls and time spent <32.  Cant imagine even with that solution that much ice would accrete with moderate+ precip rates and temps 30+ during the day.  3k NAM is drier in my yard, less than 0.25" while temps hold.  Euro drops about 0.25" total as frozen.  GFS is hard to tell with the big jump in temps between 12Z and 18Z.  RGEM keeps most of the frozen above the M/D line.

I am pulling for LWX though.  Would love to meet WSW criteria.

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8 minutes ago, WVclimo said:

12Z NAM is close with the amount of precip that falls and time spent <32.  Cant imagine even with that solution that much ice would accrete with moderate+ precip rates and temps 30+ during the day.  3k NAM is drier in my yard, less than 0.25" while temps hold.  Euro drops about 0.25" total as frozen.  GFS is hard to tell with the big jump in temps between 12Z and 18Z.  RGEM keeps most of the frozen above the M/D line.

I am pulling for LWX though.  Would love to meet WSW criteria.

Sounds like a tough forecast either way. Rooting for you! I know you guys have had it rough this winter, rougher than the rest of us. 

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5 minutes ago, mappy said:

Sounds like a tough forecast either way. Rooting for you! I know you guys have had it rough this winter, rougher than the rest of us. 

:hug:  My yard was a good spot on Sunday morning.  I usually do pretty well in these types of storms given how effectively the cold can hold on here.  But even on Sunday we didn't get much ice accumulation.

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25 minutes ago, yoda said:

12z WRF-ARW crushes W MD into C MD on its snow/sleet map lol -- can't see the Ferrier on TT

12z WRF-ARW2 is a bit more reasonable in NW MD into C MD... but gets the 2" snow/sleet line towards I-95 -- Ferrier n/a on TT either for this run

this definitely has a cad feel.  chilly out there right now with a cold front making an entrance this afternoon.  just gotta hope we stay on the good side of the boundary as the front lifts back north later.

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9 minutes ago, WVclimo said:

:hug:  My yard was a good spot on Sunday morning.  I usually do pretty well in these types of storms given how effectively the cold can hold on here.  But even on Sunday we didn't get much ice accumulation.

cold held on for quite a while IMBY Sunday. I think it was late afternoon or so when I finally got above 32. But it was raining pretty hard after the initial layer of snow/sleet, that the freezing rain only stuck so much. most ran off.

still, schools closed yesterday so that may bode well for my future tomorrow morning, and whether i get to sleep in or not ;) 

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28 minutes ago, yoda said:

12z WRF-ARW crushes W MD into C MD on its snow/sleet map lol -- can't see the Ferrier on TT

12z WRF-ARW2 is a bit more reasonable in NW MD into C MD... but gets the 2" snow/sleet line towards I-95 -- Ferrier n/a on TT either for this run

       minor point, but the Ferrier method is based on the Ferrier-Aligo microphysics which are only in NMMB models.   The ARW models use the Thompson microphysics.

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