osfan24 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Just now, losetoa6 said: Hrrr has rounds of freezing rain returning later . 28 currently. Very few pingers here before the dryyyy slotttt . Got 4.8" total between 8:30 - 12:20. Great rates once it started. Missed lasts hours measurement but I'll go with the 4.8. Fun storm and it's far from over here with hours of ice coming . 28/26 with a se wind Dry slot better fill in if the storm is far from over. Not much to the west at the moment and I'm guessing a thinning cloud deck will lead to a bump in temps. I'm already at 30 and hearing the drip-drip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Great start disaster finish. Opposite of normally how we do it 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristowWx Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, Wetbulbs88 said: After growing up in Ellicott City, I was shocked at how many March snowstorms hit NYC. Last year was particularly crazy, with big snows going into April. I've learned never to say die until it's really over. One thing is for sure the folks here will let us know when it’s really over. There will be no wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osfan24 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Just now, Ji said: Great start disaster finish. Opposite of normally how we do it Guess it's time to turn our attention to the late Feb/early March HECS. Or is it back-to-back HECS? LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Heavy sleet. Roads slick. Just passed a car spun out on the side of the road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevWarReenactor Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 HRRR says precip returns, but it is probably rain by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 13 minutes ago, mappy said: is that it? Looks to be. HM posted on twitter how some NVA on the northern edge of the MO/MS moisture plume was robbing a lot of the precip in N. MD...maybe we pick stuff back up later? This lull is sort of a let down. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternFringe Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Ji said: Great start disaster finish. Opposite of normally how we do it Not sure how you can predict the finish yet. I thought I was done with freezing mist, then came the sleet and snow mixed in beat down. I am WSW of you, so my present could be your future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Looks like there is one more batch of something to my west still to come through. I wonder what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. August Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Grand total 3.5” HdG. I nailed mby forecast of 3.5 lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestrobjwa Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 If this were going to be all snow this dry slot wouldn't be as much of an issue...but obviously, since this will eventually changeover to rain, we needed to squeeze as much out of this period of time as we could...because the mixing line marches, lol 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osfan24 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 4 minutes ago, losetoa6 said: Hrrr has .30"- .4" qpf through 3z with temps below freezing here . Yea...I was speaking for mby +Westminster on n+w . Makes more sense for you since you can probably hold below 32 significantly longer than us. Could get slick up there if it gets in soon enough. I will say HRRR wasn't that accurate after say the 13z run or so. Gave us too much snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 0.2" of sleet on top of the 1" of snow so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, supernovasky said: That march 2017 storm was something else. The world around me was like a glacier. Hardest snow I've ever shoveled, all 3" of it. The great sleet storm of 2007 was one the craziest things I've ever seen. Sleet is usually a just transition precip around here and we rarely see more than a coating or half inch of the stuff. In that 2007 storm it POURED heavy sleet for hours with a loud hissing sound and sleet literally cascading off of roofs. We got like 6-7" of pure sleet which was welded together by a crust of freezing rain. You could walk on top of it without breaking through. I remember people's cars helplessly stuck because inches of ice had their tires locked in place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arlwx Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 About half the flights at DCA are still cancelled. But a few are actually departing now (in contrast to WTOP's claim). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve25 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Snowed here from 8:30-12:30. Got 3.5 inches. That's pretty good for a day time snow. Changeover here just in time like the forecast showed. No dissapointment here. Got what I expected. Anyone that didn't get what was predicted, bust or boom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandurin Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 i got literally what i expected snow lasted until just past noon as i expected/wanted, impressive snow for at least a second (2 waves of ~30 minutes) and opm closed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleocene Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Got what I expected here in College Park. Took a jebwalk along the NW branch of the Anacostia in some light sleet. Wondering if we'll get that second wave of ice... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraff Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 For me, that’s a wrap! Loved this event. Totally worth the early bird start, Jebwalk in the heavies this morning, sledding with the kids late morning in the final push, homemade mac n cheese, a few good beers throughout.......and I’ll be napping until the happy hour GooFballuS. Oh. And I’m currently in love with the Maryland HRDerrapins model, but if someone could just conjure up a WVUDerps model......I’d be grateful. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arlwx Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Don't leave home just yet if you don't have to. WTOP just noted nine crashes and two unresolved situations in its two-minute traffic report. I'm sure there are more out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpaschall Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, Deck Pic said: yeah..It looks like there will be some consolidation and pretty good returns late afternoon to mid evening...Not sure anyone can hold on to snow until then, but I'm sure there will be areas to the NW that will still be below freezing Still holding steady at 27 with winds fluctuating from NE and ESE. Hopefully I can get some more frozen up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve25 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Let's give a huge round of applause to the high pressure that allowed us to stay cold enough to get some snow out of a low track that had no business giving us snow. You the real MVP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I drove home from Woodlawn to Odenton about 12:45. Main and secondary roads were slushy but fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osfan24 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, Scraff said: For me, that’s a wrap! Loved this event. Totally worth the early bird start, Jebwalk in the heavies this morning, sledding with the kids late morning in the final push, homemade mac n cheese, a few good beers throughout.......and I’ll be napping until the happy hour GooFballuS. Oh. And I’m currently in love with the Maryland HRDerrapins model, but if someone could just conjure up a WVUDerps model......I’d be grateful. Yep, got a little sledding in and made a snowman and enjoyed the 90 minute snow downpour, so I got everything I could squeeze out of this event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormpc Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Just plain old rain driving up 95 in Fairfax County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeguyfromTakomaPark Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 3-4” storm total here in Takoma Park. Compacted depth is around 3.25-3.5”. Very nice event and glad it didn’t change over to a soaking rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmagnet Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 It’s really exactly what we expected, but maybe a bit more snow on some areas. I got about 3-4” before the sleet and freezing rain took over. Most people got a snow day, so it’s a nice mid-week event after winter was canceled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestrobjwa Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I had a personal forecast of 2-4 inches for Balt. City....and sure enough we got exactly 4"! Lol Of course there's a good dose of "what could have been"-itis here...but still not a bad event! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy1987 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Finished up with somewhere around 2-3” compacted. Currently have heavy sleet and zr mix coming down. Not bad considering I thought it would be rain by now. Temp right at 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 It frazzles a few but the 30.60 High is going to always have some form of adverse effect. Cold enough it surely is but usually suppressive or introducing dry air as part of its strength. Tried to share this but got some Old Howard’s Almanac chirping so carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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