clskinsfan Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 9 minutes ago, WinterWxLuvr said: Not in January we didn’t. OKV doesnt keep precip totals. But I had 2.15 inches in January. That is 20 inches of snow with decent temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Freezing drizzle in Reisterstown at 27 degrees. Everything is quickly getting encased. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevWarReenactor Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, rjvanals said: DC has been running real bad recently which is probably just terrible luck: 2/7 - storm was supposed to some in at 4 AM but was slightly delayed; this allowed us to torch the day before and caused the best snow to come in just after sunrise. This combined w the prior days torch caused white rain which had it come at 4 am would’ve been 3-4 inches 2-10- DC missed 3-4 inches by being ~20 miles to far south due to storm track; bad luck 2-12- DC misses 3-4 inches by being ~ 25 miles to far north due to storm track again; bad luck 2-17- initial wave isn’t strong enough to dislodge the shallow warm layer and the column is off by 1-2 degrees at 6-8K causing the sleet storm; DC misses 4-6 Get just 2 of these storms to hit, I’d be much happier Yeah, Good summary of the fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paxpatriot Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 This freezing drizzle is for real. Almost died walking out to get the dog. Have to believe the roads are treacherous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Wow. I’ll echo the obs that it’s nasty out. Freezing drizzle and the pea gravel that fell earlier is now concrete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherCCB Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Nasty freezing mist if this keeps up till morning it will be an ice rink outside 28/25. 1.7” of sleet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, clskinsfan said: OKV doesnt keep precip totals. But I had 2.15 inches in January. That is 20 inches of snow with decent temps. Jim’s Weather Station located very near the airport (you may have seen his site) recorded 1.70 inches in Jan with 0.85 coming on New Years Day in that freezing rain/rain event. He has us at 1.9 for this month. Granted there will be discrepancies around the county but that Jan amount just shows what I always say here. Precip is the issue. January wasn’t warm. It was plenty cold enough for some snow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southmdwatcher Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Radar from Charleston WV and Blacksburg is confirming a developing light precipitation shield regionwide with scattered heavier spots 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Non-weather enthusiasts better stay inside. I fear that people may look out, see what looks like their clear wakways and take a spill. Radar still showing plenty of light returns over the metro area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 28.2 and freezing drizzle. Nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, WxUSAF said: You beat me by 0.8”! Actually, that sounding looked exactly as predicted by the models yesterday afternoon. I checked... maybe even better since IAD sounding was actually drier in the warm layer. Figured that would easily wet bulb below freezing for our snow thump. Obviously that didn’t work out. I slantsticked my typing. Lol. 1.6" is the right amt. It's really unusual out there. My grass is almost covered in the back and it looks like snow. But you can walk of top of it and not leave footprints at all. I suppose feb 07 was just like that at some point. Legit concrete glacier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolz1 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 4.5" snow today with about .2" sleet. Freezing drizzle currently. 27/25 Fun few hours this morning with great rates and flake structure. Ended up below my 6" bar but a fun, quick storm nonetheless. Let's do a real deal, forum wide bowling ball in March! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetbulbs88 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, Kmlwx said: Non-weather enthusiasts better stay inside. I fear that people may look out, see what looks like their clear wakways and take a spill. Radar still showing plenty of light returns over the metro area. Just took the pups out for a very long walk. Still some slush, especially in the deeper puddles, but shallower pools are freezing fast. If I hadn't been wearing my hiking boots which have good grip it would've been a back breaker. One guy was shoveling his sidewalk, and I don't think he realized he was only making it worse; there was already a significant layer of ice forming in place of the sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormfly Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 25/25, Freezing mist. Can see the ultrasonic anemometer housing nicely encased in ice via surveillance PTZ. Would not want to walk around on this! Treated roads probably OK at these temps but black ice and steel plates and bridges - watch out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Can confirm a freezing mist here too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delgto04 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Wetbulbs88 said: Just took the pups out for a very long walk. Still some slush, especially in the deeper puddles, but shallower pools are freezing fast. If I hadn't been wearing my hiking boots which have good grip it would've been a back breaker. One guy was shoveling his sidewalk, and I don't think he realized he was only making it worse; there was already a significant layer of ice forming in place of the sleet. Agreed. Many out shoveling today but don't realize that there is better traction just leaving it be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 I'm sure this was discussed but I just looked at the 18z gfs. Lol. Wtf. That's a bit absurd for a top 5 global wx model 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 I'm sure this was discussed but I just looked at the 18z gfs. Lol. Wtf. That's a bit absurd for a top 5 global wx modelThe gfs likes to broadbrush precip similar to how the cpc likes to broadbrush temps for nina or nino winters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeguyfromTakomaPark Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 My neighborhood wasn’t plowed or salted and the roads are a literal sheet of ice now. Got some nice freezing drizzle to cap the day off. As much as this event was another snow fail at least it’s winter outside. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Cars have a glaze so I assume stuff is falling 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, RevWarReenactor said: It didn't seem like a banding issue to me. This was all directed straight up I-95, and yes, its sleet, but its pretty juicy. Meanwhile this same band hit up in Mon County, and spots there are reporting 9 inches of fresh snow tonight. They have the same climo as down here basically. So they have 40 inches on the year, and here we have about 6 inches? That to me is just awful luck. That 40 inches on the season represents to me what DC/Baltimore could have had this year had things "gone a little different". Good discussion. Also, that band hit too late after the column was wrecked. Look at the radar from 4am-8am. The heavy precip was all Winchester to Carroll County. That was the window for good snow along 95 and they were stuck in a dryslot. By 9am when that band did finally get there the warm layer had taken over. Heavy precip earlier could also have helped mix out that layer and held it at bay longer. But your point about bad luck is true. I think it’s some of both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 This light freezing drizzle is making it way more slippery then I thought. It’s going to get treacherous out there if it lasts for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherShak Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Cars have a glaze so I assume stuff is fallingHave a 20oz ribeye on the Weber. Deck is a skate rink right now. . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Freezing drizzle is icing everything up. Untouched sleet covered driveways and sidewalks are just a solid glacier, can walk across without leaving a trail. Plowed surfaces are now skating rinks. Kids are missing out on a bunch of snow days. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovechkin Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Too bad nothing strong or organized enough to overcome whatever warm layer is there and change things to snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, WeatherShak said: Have a 20oz ribeye on the Weber. Deck is a skate rink right now. . I couldn’t tell if the ground where I shoveled was slick. I don’t want to fall and bust my ass like @mappy so I might send out one of the kids. They have softer bones. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, jayyy said: Dang! Have me beat by 3.5”! That extra 400 feet doe The best part up here is how well we hold snow. This little high elevation area northeast of Westminster stays cold. I’m regularly 5 degrees colder than Westminster. Often I like to drive around the area after a snow and it’s amazing how much more is on the ground a few days after here v Westminster or other parts of the county. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WxUSAF Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 minute ago, ovechkin said: Too bad nothing strong or organized enough to overcome whatever warm layer is there and change things to snow. At this point is probably not a warm layer, it’s just shallow stratus. Clouds aren’t deep enough to have ice nuclei available for snow crystals. So you get weak precipitation as fzdz. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adelphi_sky Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 29.3 freezing drizzle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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