das Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 3 hours ago, usedtobe said: If you want icing, hope the precip stays on the light side, otherwise the freezing on contact will reolease too much latent heat to get you the icing you crave, +1. When it is raining moderately, my temp raises to 32F. When it is light or stops, it immediately drops to 31F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midatlanticweather Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 22 minutes ago, Round Hill WX said: Steady, accumulation freezing rain in Round Hill. Temp just hit 31. 6.25” snow/sleet total today. Brings me to an even 30” for the season. Right down the street and at 24.5 inches for the year.. Also lower elevation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDM Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, das said: +1. When it is raining moderately, my temp raises to 32F. When it is light or stops, it immediately drops to 31F. Same principle applied to citrus growers in FL when they spray water on their produce during freezing threats. The water helps protect the citrus from freezing. Very counterintuitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Some ice on elevated surfaces. None on paved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grothar of Herndon Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Icing on trees, but other surfaces just wet. Enjoyed the storm and some of the biggest snow flakes I have seen in all my 50+ years of tracking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Any power flickers yet? We're way overdue for that report to come inWe might get 3 hecs in a season before we get one real ice storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeguyfromTakomaPark Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 The modeling on this event was pretty good for the 12z-18z phase, but most models missed the dry slot and also over did the QPF bigtime. Overall if you had taken a blend of the snowfall amounts from the euro/nam/gfs you would’ve ended up with a good forecast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfewUniversesBelowNormal Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, Ji said: 1 hour ago, Yeoman said: Any power flickers yet? We're way overdue for that report to come in We might get 3 hecs in a season before we get one real ice storm Yeah.. when the snow melts it doesn't refreeze anymore. ~4.5" here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve25 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I have a fun fact. BWI has recorded 20+ inches of snow in March 4 times in the past 135 years. All 4 times BWI was below climo for the season heading into March. Last time was in March of 1960. Some may look at that and say it's super rare, I look at it and say we're DUE lol. In all seriousness, I enjoyed this storm and it got me to 15.5 inches for the season. So one more moderate snow or a couple small ones and I'll get to climo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Just measured ~0.15" ice accretion on tree branches. About the same on top of the snow cover. Pretty cool to break ice sheets off the top of the snow. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandurin Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 That looks cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Icing up pretty good. Sidewalk and driveway now too. 29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrlg1181 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 36 minutes ago, Ji said: 1 hour ago, Yeoman said: Any power flickers yet? We're way overdue for that report to come in We might get 3 hecs in a season before we get one real ice storm Unfortunately we had our 20+ yr ice storm back in Nov.... drive across Afton Mountain towards Waynesboro, looks like a giant hand of God karate chopped the tops off of every single tree ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 More lightning out west in WV/MD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx's Thanks Giving Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, MN Transplant said: More lightning out west in WV/MD. Not wintry this time though. Those bolts over northwest Maryland this afternoon looked pretty cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peribonca Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Even in NW DC trees have icicles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Man Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Was a pleasure going through this event with all of you 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notvirga! Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 35 minutes ago, Jrlg1181 said: Unfortunately we had our 20+ yr ice storm back in Nov.... drive across Afton Mountain towards Waynesboro, looks like a giant hand of God karate chopped the tops off of every single tree ... Agree. Shenandoah national park has had two terrible ice storms this year but that's a pretty different climate with most of it above 2500 feet. But yeah, they're still cleaning up trails from November. It was the worst ice storm in a long time up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristowWx Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, Solution Man said: Was a pleasure going through this event with all of you You as well. I think we all can get some well deserved shut eye tonight. Dream about one more round before the trees bud and weeds pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeoman Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Any transformers exploding yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notvirga! Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Most local temp readings (wunderground) are now are approaching 31 in Owings Mills. Probably going to be above freezing here before 1 am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Still stuck at 33 in UHI hell. Tough to scour out this air 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Rock solid event today. Over 5" snow, heavy rates for a couple hours, daytime snow, instant stickage, thundersnow/sleet for a few lucky folks, complete road coverage, sleet and zr topper, minimal rain after snow tapered off and my yard exceeded climo... Helluva lot to like right there! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydreb Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 The storm was exceptionally well modeled. It consistently showed up on ops and ensembles for a week or more. What do we have to thank? A stout 50/50? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bob Chill said: Rock solid event today. Over 5" snow, heavy rates for a couple hours, daytime snow, instant stickage, thundersnow/sleet for a few lucky folks, complete road coverage, sleet and zr topper, minimal rain after snow tapered off and my yard exceeded climo... Helluva lot to like right there! It was pretty much a classic 3-6” DC snowstorm. Low to our west, Thump then flip. Stubborn CAD. I appreciate a clean snowstorm, but I also like these. Part of our climo and body of work. If one only enjoys a clean storm, they’re not going to be very happy in DC metro. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ3 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, Bob Chill said: Rock solid event today. Over 5" snow, heavy rates for a couple hours, daytime snow, instant stickage, thundersnow/sleet for a few lucky folks, complete road coverage, sleet and zr topper, minimal rain after snow tapered off and my yard exceeded climo... Helluva lot to like right there! Well said. You have a lot of serenity. Puts this unusual hobby in perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Today is the kind of snow storm that I would come home as a kid tired, cold, and soaking wet from sledding all day. Even arm-tired from throwing snow balls at cars. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 32. A light glaze on branches as expected. Drip drip drip otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydreb Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 The flip wasn’t so bad. It flipped to sleet and then drizzle. At least it didn’t flip to pouring rain and wash everything away. My yard is still covered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 minute ago, losetoa6 said: Yea...I was guilty back in the late 80s of bombing MTA busses from elevated surfaces with snowballs ....I'm not proud of it .. Peer pressure ... I hated that I liked it, but it was so much fun trying to time a snowball to the roof of a car. eta: the thought is still appealing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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