Kmlwx Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 51 minutes ago, Bob Chill said: Sandy wasn't a big deal in my yard either. I wish I could find the picture of my yard I took the day after. There were some leaves and like a 2' branch on the ground but that was it. I didn't get any gusts over 50mph. I know that for sure but my house sits in a stream valley. I'm pretty sure tomorrow is going to be a better wind producer than Sandy. It's going to roar for sure. I haven't lost power since pepco went all Edward Scissorhands on the trees a few years ago. We'll see how that goes tomorrow. I think it depended on exact location. A giant tree fell onto our garage damaging it and totaling one of our cars. All based on exactly what happened in your yard I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, Mrs.J said: I am on Potomac Edison aka First Energy. They have been in the past very responsive. Potomac Edison is very aggressive at power restoration. They are certainly better than Exelon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 they don't say march comes in like a lion for nothin'. i'm still skeptical that it gets crazy out there, but it does seem like there's going to be some wake up call winds in the morning. we can't do snow here, so let's do wind. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 13 minutes ago, losetoa6 said: Some top gusts from Sandy... "In the greater Washington, D.C. area, Sandy brought slightly lower wind gusts generally, but isolated gusts topped 80 mph, including a 90 mph gust at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Some other notable gusts:" -79 mph: Thomas Point, Md. -79 mph: Chester Gap, Va. -76 mph: Laytonsville, Md. -61 mph: Reagan National Airport -60 mph: Baltimore-Washington (BWI) Airport Sandy and the Derecho are the benchmarks for wind in my book. If we meet or exceed these wind gusts regionally then it's a big event. Even the more conservative forecaster I follow on Twitter are honking on this so it's definitely got my interest piqued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Isabel: meh Sandy: meh Derecho: OMGWTFBBQ that one takes the cake for sure as far as wind events and who wants to go to the bay bridge tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Getting some nice rainfall. Hopefully see it flip to snow tomorrow AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motsco Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 this may sound stupid but here gos - the winds from sandy seemed higher up it was windy on the ground but much of the wind force seemed at the tree tops. derecho the frontal wind was in your face almost like it was coming from the ground, one of the most powerful winds i have ever experienced. i do hate wind but (here the stupid). wind damage imo comes from what level (height) the wind comes from- may be hard for some to understand and i wish i could explain it better - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Latest HRRR snowfall wise. Looking like we will have a period of windblown snow showers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Sandy didn't make much of an impression on me wind wise. Somehow the strongest winds jumped right over Parrs Ridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 hour ago, losetoa6 said: Some of that had to be flooding. 5 1/2" imby. I think I had a peak gust to 49 . Baltimore area gusted much higher i remember . I lost two huge pines in sandy in my old neighborhood in Baltimore. Got lucky and both missed the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Most of maryland was on the "cold" side of Sandy and there was a bit of a temperature inversion which kept the winds from mixing down and reaching their maximum potential. I don't see anything that prevents the winds from mixing down this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukeblue219 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 The 2012 derecho is memorable to me because my (now) wife and I went to a movie and hadn't really paid much attention to the forecast. The power never so much as flickered. Walked out totally unaware and drove home through a bizzare world of downed trees, sirens, and debris everywhere. I still don't know how we missed it so completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Surface low down to 996 just north of Pittsburgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandurin Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I was in Hawaii during Sandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandurin Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Up to .03 for the last 3 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 14 minutes ago, motsco said: this may sound stupid but here gos - the winds from sandy seemed higher up it was windy on the ground but much of the wind force seemed at the tree tops. derecho the frontal wind was in your face almost like it was coming from the ground, one of the most powerful winds i have ever experienced. i do hate wind but (here the stupid). wind damage imo comes from what level (height) the wind comes from- may be hard for some to understand and i wish i could explain it better - Derecho was a hit then it moved on. Sandy was not fun. Maybe being closer to the mountains, but I distinctly remember questioning why I went to bed up on the 3rd floor. The sounds from the roof all night made me think it would get ripped off. We had to shut the bathroom door as you could hear the wind in the toilet. And all without power. If this event is as worse I am sleeping on the sofa bed in the lower level. And I am with you I hate wind. Warm, cold does not matter it is that weather event that I can live without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Just got a Tweet from NWS DC/Baltimore saying that high wind is approaching. Charleston WV just gusted to 55 mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, Mrs.J said: Just got a Tweet from NWS DC/Baltimore saying that high wind is approaching. Charleston WV just gusted to 55 mph. Same here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristowWx Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 25 minutes ago, Mrs.J said: Derecho was a hit then it moved on. Sandy was not fun. Maybe being closer to the mountains, but I distinctly remember questioning why I went to bed up on the 3rd floor. The sounds from the roof all night made me think it would get ripped off. We had to shut the bathroom door as you could hear the wind in the toilet. And all without power. If this event is as worse I am sleeping on the sofa bed in the lower level. And I am with you I hate wind. Warm, cold does not matter it is that weather event that I can live without. Wind is great with snow or 10F temps. This will have neither. But this is the only weather game in town so whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulythegun Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Last two HRRR runs have a half an inch of snow for DC. We could see some pretty substantial drifts, perhaps as high as two inches in spots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Hardy / Jefferson / Mineral / Grant / Hampshire counties in WV and Prince William county in VA have closed school for tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristowWx Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 PWCS closed schools. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohndc Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Given how many delays and closures we have had this year for minimal accumulations and how aggressive NWS has been in forecasting this, I thought more districts would have called it off for tomorrow already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Charlestown, WV just guested to 55mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianonymous Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 minute ago, bigjohndc said: Given how many delays and closures we have had this year for minimal accumulations and how aggressive NWS has been in forecasting this, I thought more districts would have called it off for tomorrow already. AACo was already closed for P/T conferences. Maybe other districts are as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristowWx Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Just now, bigjohndc said: Given how many delays and closures we have had this year for minimal accumulations and how aggressive NWS has been in forecasting this, I thought more districts would have called it off for tomorrow already. It’s early. They will all fall like dominoes eventually. Just takes one to start and they didn’t use nearly that many days. Our county gets 10 I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 It begins.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Our HM is all in. It's happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. August Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Over .5” of rain already..... I figured precip obs can go in here too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandurin Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Tbf of all the things to close for this isn't that bag a reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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