snjókoma Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I don't understand how there's a small but visible glaze on plant branches when my PWS has read 33.0-33.5 for the past 5 hours. Is that just a function of elevated surfaces being slightly colder or is my PWS reading too warm by a little? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Steady drain...temp says 30 but not much icing it appears. Not much melting either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GramaxRefugee Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Just now, snjókoma said: .... or is my PWS reading too warm by a little? Quite possible. Install 4 different units around your site and get 4 different readings. We have so much nice gadgetry these days that it's tempting to unpack the box and expect it to be right. But it's often not. I had a met friend in the old days who had , (at one time) 15 instrument shelters in his yard in Burtonsville. Learned a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestrobjwa Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 20 minutes ago, jaydreb said: 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. Yeah I mean this is probably the best we could've gotten out of this event (aside from the dryslot hours, lol). Will still have snowcover to enjoy for another, er...24-48 hours? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Down to about 2.5 now but trees still really nice. I got the bonanza of 11.5” from the long duration event. So many got so much less; however it’s been a good snowfall winter right here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Still 33 in UHI hell. I’m pretty sure models had me warmer at this point. CAD is super legit. We’ve seen much more entrenched but this episode is legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 13 hours ago, Stormpc said: Then you must be young or new to the area. We got 4 inches of sleet on top of 13 inches of snow during PD II. Woodbridge does sleet very well. Roger that! That was Feb 12-14 2003. I was in Harrisonburg with my ski friends for that one. Talk about whiteout on I 81! Also, Feb 9 1994, storm started out as freezing rain at 19 degrees. Then it changed to HEAVY SLEET and it POURED heavy pingers for hours. We wound up with 3-4 inches of sleet otg which glaciated overnight. Then it was FUN FUN FUN to jebwalk on! I saw ppl with digging bars trying to remove the stuff. It would warm to 48 degrees, little pools of water formed on top of the glacier then it just froze again at night lol. Good Times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncletim Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 41 minutes ago, Jebman said: Roger that! That was Feb 12-14 2003. I was in Harrisonburg with my ski friends for that one. Talk about whiteout on I 81! Also, Feb 9 1994, storm started out as freezing rain at 19 degrees. Then it changed to HEAVY SLEET and it POURED heavy pingers for hours. We wound up with 3-4 inches of sleet otg which glaciated overnight. Then it was FUN FUN FUN to jebwalk on! I saw ppl with digging bars trying to remove the stuff. It would warm to 48 degrees, little pools of water formed on top of the glacier then it just froze again at night lol. Good Times. That Feb '94 storm was one of the legends. I was in Arlington where it was also 19 degrees and absolutely pouring rain. Standing there looking out the door saying "What the...?" A lot of people don't believe it when I cite it, and I was almost beginning to doubt my own memory. Thanks for confirming! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 AA County caves at the last minute and goes with the delay. And wakes me up at 4:45am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb65 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Still 31.6 on the pws this morning. Impressive CAD almost always holds longer than predicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Gorgeous outside! Looks like winter to me. And in case anybody took me seriously yesterday with my D rating and meh about the storm. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Oh, Leesburg. Trust me. I don't think that you're sarcastic. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy_wx Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Still looking wintry out this morning. I did notice a bit of ice accumulation on the tree branches here in North Laurel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 32.7 here. Warm enough overnight to take care of the rest of the snow/ice that was on the driveway, but the elevated surfaces are still frozen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Fog, snow, ice...31 degrees. Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Temp stayed below freezing overnight. It always does in these situations. Looks very wintry this morning... not too different from last week's event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I finished with exactly 1.00" liquid. 0.76" was snow (sleet mix at times) and 0.24" was freezing rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 hour ago, losetoa6 said: Yep...CCCCAD wedge is still alive lol. Below freezing still .Its a glacier palace ...EJ would be proud . Meh it's not surprising. Anybody who believed that we'd be in the 50s today is a fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanWxFreak Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 hour ago, heavy_wx said: Still looking wintry out this morning. I did notice a bit of ice accumulation on the tree branches here in North Laurel. What part of N Laurel? I’m in Maple Lawn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, losetoa6 said: My guess is 41 mby..final call ...lol How much do you have on the ground? North of I-70 I'd agree with you that you peak in the low to maybe mid 40s. DCA might somehow magically torch..lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Picked up 0.5 of sleet yesterday before the flip to freezing rain then rain. Rain was heavy for a couple hours. So that is 4.6 total snow/sleet for the storm and 1.79 liquid. Wet, wet, wet. Still have right at 3" of VERY sloppy snow/sleet/glop on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 still 32-33 degrees at almost 11. 51 is the forecast high out here...maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, leesburg 04 said: still 32-33 degrees at almost 11. 51 is the forecast high out here...maybe So many temp forecasts are going to bust. Yesterday NBC4 and News Channel 8 were giddy about spiking into the low 50s today. For that to verify we're going to have to get to full sun soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolz1 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Still find it amazing that with an h5 map like this there was a forum wide warning snow event. I understand why....but still impressive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said: Meh it's not surprising. Anybody who believed that we'd be in the 50s today is a fool. i think it'll be easy if we can get the clouds to scour out. got a nice west wind now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wxdood Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said: Meh it's not surprising. Anybody who believed that we'd be in the 50s today is a fool. What is your location? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, 87storms said: i think it'll be easy if we can get the clouds to scour out. got a nice west wind now. Piece of cake. Full sun out here. 50F. Feels like a furnace outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wxdood Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said: Meh it's not surprising. Anybody who believed that we'd be in the 50s today is a fool. and... since us who believe we would be in the 50s today are fools, what do you classify mets like yourself that make such a completely wrong claim like you did here? Not being in 50s today? what do you call them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 BWI up to 46 at noon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 37 but we have sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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