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PD Weekend 2019 Storm Threats


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Looks like 2-4/3-6 type deal.  Would probably go 2-4 inside the beltway with potentially higher amounts in the western burbs.  As depicted on GFS the storm will be a quick hitter and may start as rain in some areas.  Snow may not stick at onset which may keep accumulations down in the UHI.  

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3 minutes ago, osfan24 said:

GFS looks better but looking at precip panels, I thought it was going to be more a 4-6 hit rather than a 2-4.

I’m with you. You and I are both looking for the warning snow. Maybe some time to juice it up a smidge more?

 

Eta: or just ride the Euro. ;)

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3 minutes ago, osfan24 said:

GFS looks better but looking at precip panels, I thought it was going to be more a 4-6 hit rather than a 2-4.

i think the totals are a result of how quickly the storm is in/out.  with these temps we might actually fair better with short duration, good rates, than a long drawn out light, occasional moderate.

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1 minute ago, 87storms said:

i think the totals are a result of how quickly the storm is in/out.  with these temps we might actually fair better with short duration, good rates, than a long drawn out light, occasional moderate.

We definitely need a thump if we are going to get good accumulation.  Moderate to heavy snow for 4-6 hours would do it. Light to moderate for 12 hours would look very different on the ground IMO

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2 minutes ago, 87storms said:

i think the totals are a result of how quickly the storm is in/out.  with these temps we might actually fair better with short duration, good rates, than a long drawn out light, occasional moderate.

It's basically 6-8 hours it appears, with about 0.40-0.50" QPF looking at DC area.

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2 minutes ago, 87storms said:

that's a nice, classic event for this area.

It would be a nice event.  Daytime snow is great.  Plus temps would be just cold enough to make the side roads snowy but the main roads should be passable.  So a bit of a nuisance to get around but not crippling for the holiday travel (not that crippling would be bad but sometimes it’s nice to be able to get around!)

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