Mimiof2 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Snow started about 9:45 in Sharpsburg, Washington County MD. Light-Moderate snowfall rate.Immediate stickage. Alley has caved. Street is covered on both sides. Driveway is caving. Temp is 28 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 I haven't been this anxious for snow to starting accumulating since the last time snow accumulated. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo2 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Surfaces caved in a hurry once we got beyond flurries in New Market... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDweatherman Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Where’s @MillvilleWx, I’ll repost what he said overnight for us folks in the northern counties: “I'm gonna say it now. Someone north of I-70 between 20-00z is gonna see some absolutely insane snowfall. The 85H frontogen is beyond incredible for that area during that timeframe. This reminds me of some of the surprise overperformers in recent past with front end thumps.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayyy Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Light snow 30 degrees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zdudswx Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Super tiny flakes in Baltimore city, had to squint Lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbes9 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Fairfax Station, holding at 32 with light snow. Car, sidewalk, and mulch is getting covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Already seems to be more sleet pellets than flurries falling in downtown Washington DC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Solid mix of better quality flakes, pixie dust, and a little sleet at the moment in my corner of N Arlington. Still 30.5/22 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deer Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 31/27 in lake ridge -SN/SN Temp dropped nicely since the snow got going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakkelWx Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Man is it hot outside. 36/29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 been light snow in bethesda. no issues sticking. it's a snowy type of cold out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LP08 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Just now, NorthArlington101 said: Solid mix of better quality flakes, pixie dust, and a little sleet at the moment in my corner of N Arlington. Still 30.5/22 or so. 31 here. Definitely better flakes. I think we with better rates, we snow up until 12-1230 ish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopper Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 First tiny snowflakes spotted just south of Towson! Woo-Hoo!! It's a win!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adelphi_sky Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 snow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Parking lot is caving in Germantown, everything is turning white. 29/21. I feel pretty great about this front end thump. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zdudswx Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Ripping flurries now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 31 here. Definitely better flakes. I think we with better rates, we snow up until 12-1230 ish?Seems to have transitioned fully to better flakes IMBY. Sleet is temporarily gone. I’m hoping we can push it a little past 12:00-12:30 but that’s because I’m hugging the HRRR. That’s probably a realistic guess, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warm Nose Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 26.8 / 20.8 Snowing for an hour and neighborhood road has already caved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayyy Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, SnowGolfBro said: Just get that Low off the OBX and then we are cooking! We need to just avoid that damn NW movement models depict. For the love of god, send that low off OBX and head due NE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker03 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Light snow in Derwood (north Rockville, Bob Chill country), sticking to roofs and driveways. There is such a gradient in MoCo I still have no idea what to expect here. Trying to enjoy what we get. Good luck to those out west/north who have higher expectations -- hope you cash in! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDSnowyWxTracker Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Pavements getting covered, some streets. Coming down at a good clip now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Daughter said its snow now at home. Snowing nicely here at work Car rooftop caved. Pummeled. Drifting snow....flakes. its windy. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 this is warmest HRRR gets for JYO 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Quote Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1031 AM EST Wed Dec 16 2020 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure will reside over Quebec and northern New England, extending southward across the eastern slopes of the Appalachian Mountains. Low pressure over the Southeast will lift northward today and strengthen as it tracks toward the Virginia Tidewater region and the Delmarva Peninsula tonight. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Mid-morning update: Precipitation is currently overspreading the area from southwest to northeast as large scale ascent/warm advection aloft overspreads the area in advance of the approaching shortwave. A pronounced warm nose at around 800 hPa was evident on the 12z IAD sounding, with wetbulb temperatures at that level just below freezing. An even stronger warm nose was noted on the RNK sounding at the same level (with temps there pushing above freezing around 800 hPa). As of 10 AM, this warm nose has pushed northward into portions of central Virginia. CHO has switched over to sleet, and a drop in CC/ increase in Zdr is evident on radar stretching from Greene County to southern Stafford County. This depicts the current location of the mixing line (drop in CC/increase in Zdr is indicative of melting of hydrometeors within the cloud layer). The main challenge throughout the day will be forecasting the advance of this warm nose aloft toward the north and west, and its resultant impact on precipitation types across the area. Current guidance suggests that the warm nose will make it roughly to the Blue Ridge, making mixing possible at times for locations to the east of the Blue Ridge. Mixing with sleet is also expected to the west of the Blue Ridge in the central Shenandoah Valley. Precipitation is expected to remain all snow further north in the I-81 corridor near MRB and points west, where the highest totals are expected. Snowfall rates may reach 1-3 inches per hour in those locations by later this afternoon and evening, making for hazardous travel. Surface temperatures will need to be watched closely along the I-95 corridor to see just how much frozen precip occurs before locations go over to plain rain. The rate of advance of the warm nose will also be key, as it will determine just how long precip stays snow initially. As of now, the only major forecast change planned is to cut back snow totals across central Virginia, where they've already switched over to mixed precipitation. We will continue to monitor trends and adjust the forecast as needed throughout the remainder of the day. An 18z balloon launch is planned to assess the state of the warm nose aloft. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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osfan24 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 7 minutes ago, SnowGolfBro said: Just get that Low off the OBX and then we are cooking! For real! The low is really bouncing all over the place on HRRR. It's zig-zaging all over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ole Bucket Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Basically it's coming down pretty good everywhere except literally where I am. This is not a complaint. Not really. Just an observation. A few miles up the road it's a strong snow/sleet. In Culpeper everything is white. I haven't tested it outside but I fear a lot of ice.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmk Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Been steady at 30 degrees almost all morning in Gainesville. Coming down good now and driveway is almost fully dusted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowtoRain Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, JakkelWx said: Man is it hot outside. 36/29 Must be the Goldsboro UHI, 34.7/29.8 in Easton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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