AACOUNTYMD Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 alternating between light pixie dust snow and light snow slightly larger pixie dust. Still pretty out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowtoRain Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Just now, JakkelWx said: The radar is slowly filling in from the west. Snow is definitely lighter and there is a little more than a coating on the ground, eyeballing it. Seems like the coastal is starting to take over Have large snowflakes with moderate snow in Easton...makes me wonder where the sleet line is lurking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 1 minute ago, JakkelWx said: The radar is slowly filling in from the west. Snow is definitely lighter and there is a little more than a coating on the ground, eyeballing it. Seems like the coastal is starting to take over nope. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 12z RGEM and Icon are still solid for MD going through the day with ~0.5” of QPF before any mix. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said: Better rates and flakeage here while listening to Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown album. Skating is such a great song and can be listened to all winter. 34 here, light snow, streets and siewalks wet. Taking first official measurement soon. Probably about 1”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakkelWx Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Nevermind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jayyy Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 7 minutes ago, Kmlwx said: There wasn't a "wild swing" with the WAA (part 1) of the storm. The shifts have been with the transfer to the coast and the Monday/Tuesday part of the event. The low location and the upper level stuff has adjusted just a touch to be unfavorable for us. I think his point is... who’s to say the low won’t actually transfer a touch further south and that models are wrong about what they show right now? I understand the question - but, as someone said, models gets better as we get closer, not worse. There’s also simply not enough confluence to our N to push this thing further south. Models have been weakening the Confluence slowly but surely for days. Meanwhile, it’s only 17 degrees at my parents house in Rockland county NY leading up to this. Pretty Unreal. 1.5” of QPF headed their way with 12:1+ ratios for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Paq Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Nice band coming through Easton right now. Dime-sized flakes, good rates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayyy Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Ellicott city seeing some fatties 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Just a pretty light snow fall up here so far. Nothing that I would warrant for a WSWar for as of yet. Just barely covering the grass would maybe eyeball about 2" started around 5ish this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayyy Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Just now, wxtrix said: physics, chemistry, oceanography, and mathematics We know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDM Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 The sky has lightened up a lot here over the last hour - pixie dust at best most of the time with intermittent sn- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 4 minutes ago, SnowtoRain said: Have large snowflakes with moderate snow in Easton...makes me wonder where the sleet line is lurking I think its still pretty far south. Looks like a nice band moving through there on radar, which has produced a bit of subsidence here. Barely snowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 1.9” as of 10:15am here in McLean. Rates a bit higher than they were this past hour, but still somewhat light snow. Can’t complain though, getting most of a January’s worth of snow in one storm certainly isn’t a gut punch, even if it isn’t the 1’+ costal we were all hoping for. Meanwhile Gus absolutely loves it, so if he’s happy I’m happy. Kicking around the ball for him while powder accumulated makes this all worthwhile. . 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowtoRain Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 1 minute ago, B-Paq said: Nice band coming through Easton right now. Dime-sized flakes, good rates! Yeah giant snowflakes probably just under 0.5-1" per hour rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Dare I say a band is trying to set up over me? Beautiful out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Will never laugh at the NAM again. This will be 2 storms this winter where it won. Dryslot is coming. And it was the first model to sniff it out. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestrobjwa Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 27 minutes ago, psuhoffman said: 28/20 no wind at all. It’s too cloudy to see but the real problem is there must be one of those little prop planes they send up from Westminster circling around over head and whoever is flying that thing has the worst case of dandruff I’ve ever seen. It’s disgusting. Getting all over everything. This qualifies for Top 10 post of the year, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 27/25, -SN, 3.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb@MAWS Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 My bar is low: 4” bust, 10” boom for storm totals I’m happy if I only have to shovel 6”. 12” is more work, but I’ll be pleased either way. Daytime snow, ground is white. All good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowenOutThere Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Here from western Fairfax county we just got around 2" of snow and we need at least 1" more to just cover the grass. My lowest bar for this whole storm was 4'' which I thought was pretty good but with the dry slot I wonder if the grass could not get covered. All I really need to enjoy a snow is the grass being covered. I think I am just underestimating the snow bands today and the dry slot will probably fill in but makes me nervous none the less. Sorry for being a downer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeguyfromTakomaPark Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Just now, clskinsfan said: Will never laugh at the NAM again. This will be 2 storms this winter where it won. Dryslot is coming. And it was the first model to sniff it out. I agree with this. For all the crap we collectively give it it always seems to lead the way on East Coast snowstorms inside of 72 hours. We dismiss the first run where it shows a north trend, and then the second, but then by the 3rd or 4th all the globals are on board with it. It's way better than the RGEM imo. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 And we have the usual contrast between the glass half full and glass half empty posts. Some glasses seem completely empty. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osfan24 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 5 minutes ago, jayyy said: I think his point is... who’s to say the low won’t actually transfer a touch further south and that models are wrong about what they show right now? I understand the question - but, as someone said, models gets better as we get closer, not worse. There’s also simply not enough confluence to our N to push this thing further south. Models have been weakening the Confluence slowly but surely for days. Meanwhile, it’s only 17 degrees at my parents house in Rockland county NY leading up to this. Pretty Unreal. 1.5” of QPF headed their way with 12:1+ ratios for sure. Because the models are only wrong when they show snow and then it doesn't. When they don't show snow, you don't get a pleasant surprise, lol. Ripping good here in Ellicott City. Would love to see this intensity all day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowtoRain Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, CAPE said: I think its still pretty far south. Looks like a nice band moving through there on radar, which has produced a bit of subsidence here. Barely snowing. I'll make sure to send it your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Snowing nicely just made French toast and bacon watching fatties fall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Just now, SnowtoRain said: I'll make sure to send it your way. It's moving. Have an inch there yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 DC metro should get back into some good banding this afternoon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osfan24 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 I never understand why people outright dismiss the NAM. You can be skeptical of it, but all guidance should at least be considered and analyzed, not just tossed. Even the ICON. Maybe. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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