jmk Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Still coming down heavy in Manassas. My eye wants to say around 1.5+ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris78 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just got home from work and measured 2.5 in Smithsburg. Roads are starting to cave. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 34, w/ ~.5" on grassy areas/mulch. Had -SN for past 45 minutes but picking back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris78 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 37 minutes ago, WVclimo said: Just reached 4" for the day. 5.7" on the season passes the total I received in 2008-09. You were in a great spot. Congrats!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx's Thanks Giving Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 That back edge really broke up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolz1 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 13 minutes ago, WVclimo said: Interesting. My 4" came in almost exactly 4 hours, so I'd say rates were consistently good for the duration. Another localized phenomenon here is the effect that S Mtn has a rain shadow. Its not all of the time but the right SEish wind does dry things out just a bit. I often tell my wife if we hit the lottery we are tearing that mountain down....lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just now, BTRWx's Thanks Giving said: That back edge really broke up. Huh? Going to be snowing here for at least another hour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Wizard Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just flipped to snow here in Annapolis with giant flakes. For the rest of you near the Bay, your time is coming shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baltimorewx Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Congrats to you guys who got some fatties and caked icing...Living by the bay sucks in these events. Need some cold smoke in February Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, Sparky said: 7 minutes ago, wxtrix said: moderate to heavy since since 11 am. 4" on the ground. Awesome stuff, much better than I was expecting. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWC Split Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 One last hurrah coming through right now. Big flakes and moderate snow for last 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonelaureliano1 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Ive been googling with no luck, I know there was a really bad snow commute in 2016 but I felt like there was an even worse one in the late 2000s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just noticed BWI reported +SN at 4pm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx's Thanks Giving Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Bottom line is use snow depth maps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Been snow TV for the last 90 min. Whatever snow is falling is melting. Temp at 33F and won’t drop. measured 0.5” so that’s what I’ll go with for the storm as I don’t see it adding up any further 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just now, BTRWx's Thanks Giving said: Bottom line is use snow depth maps! I don't think snow depth maps showed 2 to 5 inches out west Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 A plow just drove by, lol. Still going, fairly light. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 1 minute ago, colonelaureliano1 said: Ive been googling with no luck, I know there was a really bad snow commute in 2016 but I felt like there was an even worse one in the late 2000s? I think the really bad commute was January 2011, when about 5 inches of snow fell from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., on a day when I don't think there was an OPM early dismissal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just got home from Harrisonburg. 81 was an absolute disaster. Still snowing here with 4.1 inches on my board. Very light swnow falling though. Really a great event. And it was beautiful driving up and down 81 in it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, colonelaureliano1 said: Ive been googling with no luck, I know there was a really bad snow commute in 2016 but I felt like there was an even worse one in the late 2000s? 1/26/11 and 1/20/16 1/26/11 was an event that busted cold and juiced at the last minute. It was one of the biggest winter power outage events from Richmond to Philadelphia and forever changed how the Federal government looked at telework. Since then OPM and many other public and private agencies have invested heavily in reoutfitting their staff for telework. 1/20/16 was about a half inch of powder falling right at sunset that flash froze. This was the same day the last Blizzard Watch was ever issued by LWX WFO for the 2016 "blizzard" and DOT crews were home resting and planning for the weekend. It reaffirmed for many the reason why early, staggered release was needed because a lot of jurisdictions wanted their staff in all day in anticipation of losing the coming Friday and parts of the next work week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristowWx Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, PWC Split said: One last hurrah coming through right now. Big flakes and moderate snow for last 5 minutes. This was pretty awesome. W PWC cashed in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonelaureliano1 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Thanks to both of you Ive been lurking for 10 years now and really only post snow obs but I just couldn't remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Snow has ended. Overperformer here. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Sky here is breaking. 4" on the nose on elevated surfaces. Trees caked in heavy snow. Beeuuutiful! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainGeek Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, yoda said: I don't think snow depth maps showed 2 to 5 inches out west Yeah snow depth was nowhere near accurate out here, we're about 4" and snow depth was showing half that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Almost 2". How much longer? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dabuckeyes Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 SN+ here. Roads have since caved. Estimating an inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainGeek Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just now, mappy said: Almost 2". How much longer? Extrapolating the radar, you still have a decent bit to go -- I'm guessing you'll hit 4" of WHITE RAIN easily. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just now, MountainGeek said: Extrapolating the radar, you still have a decent bit to go -- I'm guessing you'll hit 4" of WHITE RAIN easily. Oh wow! Wasn’t expecting 4" cc: @WxUSAF 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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