North Balti Zen Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 19 minutes ago, supernovasky said: Oh my god guys, I have a pile of snow that is 3' high from shoveling. My son now has a tiny shovel that a neighbor gave me. I really got to meet all of my neighbors who helped a clueless person like me figure out how to deal with all the snow. This is great. Bonus pictures! 11.5" was my final snowfall amount. SNOW IS AWESOME! I am super happy for you that you finally got to experience a legit snowstorm. There's nothing like it, in my view. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmanbrad Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 good discussion of how this storm formed/evolved by CWG: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/01/14/first-snowstorm-packs-wallop-how-much-snow-fell-how-it-happened/?utm_term=.54287740f8da 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 4 minutes ago, batmanbrad said: good discussion of how this storm formed/evolved by CWG: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/01/14/first-snowstorm-packs-wallop-how-much-snow-fell-how-it-happened/?utm_term=.54287740f8da Meh, not worth 99 cents per week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 54 minutes ago, supernovasky said: Oh my god guys, I have a pile of snow that is 3' high from shoveling. My son now has a tiny shovel that a neighbor gave me. I really got to meet all of my neighbors who helped a clueless person like me figure out how to deal with all the snow. This is great. Bonus pictures! 11.5" was my final snowfall amount. SNOW IS AWESOME! That's right...start 'em off early with doing the chores! Uphill, both ways, with the sun in your eyes! And like it! But seriously...nice photos, and glad your first "real" snow event since being in this area was so fun! (ETA: I heard Jebman offers training courses in proper shoveling technique!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snjókoma Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Going with 10.3” as my storm total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 57 minutes ago, supernovasky said: Oh my god guys, I have a pile of snow that is 3' high from shoveling. My son now has a tiny shovel that a neighbor gave me. I really got to meet all of my neighbors who helped a clueless person like me figure out how to deal with all the snow. This is great. Bonus pictures! 11.5" was my final snowfall amount. SNOW IS AWESOME! Those are lifetime memories you are creating for your son. Good job training him up in the ways that are good and right!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 First bluebird sky starting to peek out. Can't wait to get home this evening. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wxdavis5784 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 2 hours ago, PrinceFrederickWx said: I moved from Glen Burnie to Prince Frederick in December 2013. Gotcha. Feb 5-6 2010 was awesome here. 28.5" and another 8" a couple days later. Most ive ever seen here and I am a Native Southern Marylander. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, wdavis5784 said: Gotcha. Feb 5-6 2010 was awesome here. 28.5" and another 8" a couple days later. Most ive ever seen here and I am a Native Southern Marylander. Before the move I lived in Glen Burnie all my life, so 2010 and all the classic HECS (2003, 1996, etc). I experienced up there. January 2000 was huge in southern MD too wasn’t it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wxdavis5784 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 minute ago, PrinceFrederickWx said: Before the move I lived in Glen Burnie all my life, so 2010 and all the classic HECS (2003, 1996, etc). I experienced up there. January 2000 was huge in southern MD too wasn’t it? Yes we got about 18" out of that one in Charlotte Hall ( Where I grew up, at the northern tip of St. Marys) I remember I was up playing guitar when the 10 oclock news came on and Sue Palka said anyone who went to bed before this newscast is in for a rude awakening when they wake up!! That was such an awesome storm because we were supposed to get 1-2" of slop and then the storm was heading out to sea. The last couple years havent been great, but we have actually managed to eek out a little more than those in the northern portion of the sub-forum. I am hoping we get one HECS this year to ease the pain of the last few years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmanbrad Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 16 minutes ago, das said: First bluebird sky starting to peek out. Can't wait to get home this evening. Will we get to see that time-lapse footage you mentioned you'd set up for this storm? That'll be cool to watch with such a long duration but placid (wind-wise) storm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 34 minutes ago, wxtrix said: here’s one of the bands—visibility dropped even more after this: Yep, nice dendrites there. Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arlwx Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 My storm total in Arlington VA was 9.5. I had gotten a path cleared to my car, but now I have to do that and the car ALL OVER AGAIN. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 11 minutes ago, batmanbrad said: Will we get to see that time-lapse footage you mentioned you'd set up for this storm? That'll be cool to watch with such a long duration but placid (wind-wise) storm... I hope so. I'll dig it up when I get home. First time using these cams so I hope I set it up right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flsch22 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 6 inches from first part (measured 9am yesterday) plus 2.5 inches yesterday/evening - storm total of 8.5, Fairfax/GMU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I actually got out of my house instead of tracking next weekends rain storm 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haudidoody Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 13 minutes ago, flsch22 said: 6 inches from first part (measured 9am yesterday) plus 2.5 inches yesterday/evening - storm total of 8.5, Fairfax/GMU Tracks with me near Bonnie Brae, accounting for losses during the day. At the end of the storm we had about 7 inches OTG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astarck Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I can’t find the post but wasn’t it mentioned here there are very few (or maybe even no) instances of DC getting more than 8-10” and NYC getting nothing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Ji said: I actually got out of my house instead of tracking next weekends rain storm Nice Grambling hat 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 18 minutes ago, astarck said: I can’t find the post but wasn’t it mentioned here there are very few (or maybe even no) instances of DC getting more than 8-10” and NYC getting nothing? I recall reading it when it was posted here, and there were like - two times on record - where that happened. Extremely rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 snow bombs everywhere today....heads up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, astarck said: I can’t find the post but wasn’t it mentioned here there are very few (or maybe even no) instances of DC getting more than 8-10” and NYC getting nothing? I'm pretty sure it was a Don Sutherland post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 11.5 final and might lose 2” today in full sun and zero in shaded/partial 32F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I didn't get as much as some folks to the south but what I got was pure powder. Finished with 5.75" which melted down to 0.33" for a 17:1 ratio. I think the .33 was pretty much along the lines of most guidance except probably the last NAM runs ha ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, astarck said: I can’t find the post but wasn’t it mentioned here there are very few (or maybe even no) instances of DC getting more than 8-10” and NYC getting nothing? On 1/12/2019 at 9:56 AM, donsutherland1 said: The 12z NAM shows an unusual distribution of snowfall centered around Washington, DC (where I believe 3"-6" is likely with locally higher amounts). The NAM shows 10" or more snow at DCA, less than 3" at Philadelphia, and no snow at New York City (where I believe no measurable snow will be reported). The only storm since 1950 that had 8" or more at DCA, <3" at PHL, and no snow at New York City occurred on March 9-10, 1999. Accumulations during that storm were: Baltimore: 4.6" New York City: None Philadelphia: 0.1" Richmond: 0.8" Salisbury: 5.4" Sterling: 8.9" Washington, DC: 8.4" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 The cutoff was real. This is from 30,000ft as I was approaching the Mason Dixon line: 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 So... for those of you with more experience than me... how long does the ground stay white after 11.5” of snow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 34 minutes ago, WEATHER53 said: 11.5 final and might lose 2” today in full sun and zero in shaded/partial 32F What is this 'full sun' you are speaking of? Haven't seen the sun since Friday afternoon here. Still heavy cloud cover at 1:30 pm here, although have made it above freezing at 33.4 degrees. That is first time since Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowBeach Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/13/2019 at 8:47 AM, ThePhotoGuy said: Really like the second pic. I love that park. It is so pretty there in the fall. I bet the views from the overlook of the mountains/river look amazing in the snow. Pics from Cullers Overlook this morning. Spectacular. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smith Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 37 minutes ago, supernovasky said: So... for those of you with more experience than me... how long does the ground stay white after 11.5” of snow? If highs are in the 38-43 F range I would expect you would lose about 2" a day mostly to sublimation (loss into the air as water vapor). As I mentioned before the storm, we had a similar snowfall here last Wednesday that was unrelated to your storm except it happened at a similar temperature and we've had those sorts of temperatures since, and I still have full snow cover of about 2-3" here today. If it gets much above 43 F though, it's going to disappear in two or three days or so except in deeper shade. Since there's some chance of a top-up on Friday, I would expect you will get to that event with half your snow pack intact, and of course all large snow piles will start melting down a bit, but those will last until there's three or four very mild days and/or some heavy rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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