HighStakes Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 minute ago, showmethesnow said: It's hammering here right this second. Probably one of the better snow squalls i have seen in a long time. Some gusts of wind thrown in as well. Wouldn't be surprised if I can pick up a quick inch or two when I look at the radar. Coming down real good here too. Radar does look good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 41 minutes ago, Wonderdog said: I feel your pain. I used to live off Franconia Road and experienced a number of times these marginal events that come at us from the sw. Wind direction aloft is important for these types of storms. Had it been coming up the coast, obviously a much different outcome for your area. Keep the faith; Feb. will be your month. Yes. Coastals and cutters pose their own problems with warm noses and so on and I've had that happen a lot. This one was def due to temps on fire before clouds got in. i still would have been happy with snow falling during 80% of the storm as opposed to 50% even if my totals were the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Just got the snow squall warning on my phone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 woo second snow squall warning for me this winter. coming down real nice. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatoctinRN Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Just drove from Smithsburg MD to Emmitsburg MD over Blue Ridge Summit and it was pure white out conditions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderdog Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, H2O said: Yes. Coastals and cutters pose their own problems with warm noses and so on and I've had that happen a lot. This one was def due to temps on fire before clouds got in. i still would have been happy with snow falling during 80% of the storm as opposed to 50% even if my totals were the same. Yeah, me too. At my advanced age, I'm more into watching it fall as opposed to driving in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I want a snow squall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, losetoa6 said: Wow...a whiteout. . Reminds of my chase to Erie several years ago I want the part out near Thurmont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolz1 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Nice mod snow shower currently. Beautiful outside this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevWarReenactor Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Anyone else getting the snow squall warnings on their cell phone? Our entire office has their phones going off. Rather interesting. Snow squall inbound for APG area. Its sunny but the skies to the west certainly look ominous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, leesburg 04 said: I want a snow squall how about a warning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Just now, RevWarReenactor said: Anyone else getting the snow squall warnings on their cell phone? Our entire office has their phones going off. Rather interesting. Snow squall inbound for APG area. Its sunny but the skies to the west certainly look ominous. yes. its new this winter. they made it an emergency alert warning for motorists. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arlwx Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 SNOW SQUALL WARNING NWS BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 756 AM EST WED JAN 8 2020 MDC021-031-VAC107-081301- /O.NEW.KLWX.SQ.W.0003.200108T1256Z-200108T1330Z/ 756 AM EST WED JAN 8 2020 Frederick County MD-Montgomery County MD-Loudoun County VA- The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Snow Squall Warning for... Central Montgomery County in central Maryland... South central Frederick County in north central Maryland... Northeastern Loudoun County in northern Virginia... * Until 830 AM EST. * At 756 AM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located near Poolesville, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Poor visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow. Wind gusts up to 30 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes Interstate 270 between Middlebrook Road and Urbana, and Highway 15 near Point of Rocks. Locations impacted include... Germantown, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Olney, Damascus, Poolesville, Aspen Hill, Montgomery Village, Redland, Boyds, Rossmoor, Cloverly, Clarksburg, Derwood, Washington Grove, Laytonsville, Barnesville, Brookeville, Lucketts and Dickerson. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Reduce your speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions. Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden whiteout conditions. LAT...LON 3923 7704 3922 7703 3921 7701 3909 7704 3919 7758 3927 7756 3923 7704 $$ SNOW SQUALL WARNING NWS BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 752 AM EST WED JAN 8 2020 MDC025-081301- /O.NEW.KLWX.SQ.W.0002.200108T1252Z-200108T1315Z/ 752 AM EST WED JAN 8 2020 Harford County- The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Snow Squall Warning for... Northern Harford County in northern Maryland... * Until 815 AM EST. * At 752 AM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from Emmitsburg to near Bel Air North, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Poor visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow. Wind gusts up to 30 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This affects Interstate 95 between Maryland Highway 543/Riverside Parkway and the Susquehanna River. Locations impacted include... Aberdeen, Havre De Grace, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Bel Air South, Bel Air North, Fallston, Riverside, Perryman, Darlington, Churchville, Carsins, Scarboro, Forest Hill, Bynum, Harford Furnace and Hickory. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Reduce your speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions. Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden whiteout conditions. LAT...LON 3943 7606 3954 7647 3970 7622 3967 7619 3965 7616 3962 7615 3959 7611 3955 7608 3955 7606 3949 7611 3947 7607 3945 7606 3943 7606 $$ SNOW SQUALL WARNING NWS BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 733 AM EST WED JAN 8 2020 MDC005-013-021-025-081301- /O.NEW.KLWX.SQ.W.0001.200108T1233Z-200108T1300Z/ 733 AM EST WED JAN 8 2020 Baltimore County-Carroll County-Frederick County-Harford County- The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Snow Squall Warning for... Northern Carroll County in north central Maryland... Northwestern Harford County in northern Maryland... North central Frederick County in north central Maryland... Northwestern Baltimore County in northern Maryland... * Until 800 AM EST. * At 733 AM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from just north of Thurmont to near Jarrettsville, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Extremely poor visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow. Wind gusts up to 30 mph are possible. The heaviest part of the snowfall was located just north of Thurmont as of 733 AM. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This affects Highway 15 within a mile of the Pennsylvania state line, as well as Interstate 83 from the Pennsylvania state line south to Maryland Highway 137/Mount Carmel Road. Locations impacted include... Westminster, Emmitsburg, Bel Air North, Fallston, Taneytown, Hampstead, Manchester, Jarrettsville, Pylesville, Sabillasville, Fort Ritchie, Freeland, Cardiff, Norrisville, Bentley Springs, Forest Hill, Street, Keysville, Monkton and Whiteford. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Reduce your speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions. Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden whiteout conditions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Second wave coming through now. Got very dark and visibility went way down. Probably under 1/4 mile in S++. Strong winds too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Just now, HighStakes said: Second wave coming through now. Got very dark and visibility went way down. Probably under 1/4 mile in S++. Strong winds too. there are oranges in that part! I hope you get them and tell me how it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Just now, mappy said: there are oranges in that part! I hope you get them and tell me how it is! A true whiteout 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Just now, HighStakes said: A true whiteout I want it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, mappy said: how about a warning? Beggars can't be choosers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Wow. I can confirm this snow squall is legit! Near whiteout in Germantown! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Stuck in the middle although a couple of streamers back towards Romney might try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris78 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Driving on rte 15 around the Gettysburg area around 7 am was some of the most intense rates ive seen since January 2016. White out conditions. Huge silver dollar flakes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I got a rock. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, losetoa6 said: I turned around and went home lol. I've only seen a squall like that around here 1 other time in 25+ years . About 1.5" from 2 squalls Yes. Definitely one of the best. Maybe 2 inches here. Touch to tell because the winds really kicked up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 another inch at least, windy and cant see beyond the neighbor in the back 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy_wx Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Getting some relatively large aggregates with this squall here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Getting flakes even though radar says no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Nice obs! Send a few pics if you can. What a shutout pattern... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Squall is perfectly splitting between work and home. Grumble grumble grumble 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevWarReenactor Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Snowsquall misses APG to the north. Unreal. Must be content with watching my house in Delaware get it via my security cam. Looks like its coming down up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showmethesnow Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Really hard to get an accurate reading on what I got with the squall around 7 due to the winds but am going with 1.25" which is more then likely low. Looking at radar and it looks as if I will have another one roll in shortly. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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