PrinceFrederickWx Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 The grass and cars are finally starting to cave. We might actually get a measurable event here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Down to 26, winds definitely picking up over past two hours. Snapped this vid about an hour ago....not blizzard conditions, but probably as close as we're gonna get in SE FfxCo anytime soon. Definitely saw more horizontal snow during today's event than I've seen the whole time I've lived here. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 3pm ob 29F and had another 5-10 minute interval of 30+ winds, moderate snow and blowing snow with sharply reduced visibility. Now light snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 1 minute ago, PrinceFrederickWx said: The grass and cars are finally starting to cave. We might actually get a measurable event here! Eyeballing a quarter inch drift on the deck. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ge0 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Something like 4-5" in Germantown. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baltimorewx Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 44 minutes ago, CAPE said: This event did not fail due to "warmth" in the lowlands. The cold came in right on schedule. Lack of precip at that point is the problem, and the 6z NAM kinda nailed that. Dead zone in between the better forcing to the west behind the front, and the slug of moisture that moved along/ahead of the front that was rain. I hear ya but I also think there’s something going on with the column for some of us too…radar says it should be snowing halfway decent at my house but it’s literally just a few flurries. I think I’ve had trouble with the snow growth zone and maybe a pesky warm layer or two. Even the decent snow a half hour ago seemed to be rimmed pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherCCB Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 26/23 2.5” windy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Just now, Baltimorewx said: I hear ya but I also think there’s something going on with the column for some of us too…radar says it should be snowing halfway decent at my house but it’s literally just a few flurries. I think I’ve had trouble with the snow growth zone and maybe a pesky warm layer or two. Even the decent snow a half hour ago seemed to be rimmed pretty good Snow growth definitely sucks in these bands behind the front. It's the same here with the radar- looks good but ground truth is underwhelming. Cold(dry) air advection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ka60 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 5 minutes ago, ge0 said: Something like 4-5" in Germantown. Almost the same in Clarksburg. I have measured 5" as of 2:45pm. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, Baltimorewx said: I hear ya but I also think there’s something going on with the column for some of us too…radar says it should be snowing halfway decent at my house but it’s literally just a few flurries. I think I’ve had trouble with the snow growth zone and maybe a pesky warm layer or two. Even the decent snow a half hour ago seemed to be rimmed pretty good If some of the earlier runs that had that fgen forced band right along I-95 were correct, you would have done fine there. Given the setup, I always thought that would end up further west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 39 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said: I feel like we must’ve added 0.5”+ in this last hour but not sure I could prove it. 30 minutes ago, MN Transplant said: This is very reminiscent of the upper Plains. The footprints from earlier in the day are filled in, but it is hard to make measurements that prove that more snow fell. My snowboard and car have lost snow since noon, but there’s clearly more snow on everything. Kids patio table has almost 2.5”. Grill has 2”. Both look relatively unaffected by wind. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Have had steady enough additional snow that I am up to 2 inches now. Trees are absolutely gorgeous. Temp 24. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 2.5 now on board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 10 minutes ago, Baltimorewx said: I hear ya but I also think there’s something going on with the column for some of us too…radar says it should be snowing halfway decent at my house but it’s literally just a few flurries. I think I’ve had trouble with the snow growth zone and maybe a pesky warm layer or two. Even the decent snow a half hour ago seemed to be rimmed pretty good That has happened with a bunch of the March events since 2016 that others have cashed in on and around Baltimore city area not so much. No idea why. Probably a peculiarity for these kind of March systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baltimorewx Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, North Balti Zen said: That has happened with a bunch of the March events since 2016 that others have cashed in on and around Baltimore city area not so much. No idea why. Probably a peculiarity for these kind of March systems. Yeah it’s just a pit lol. Seems like everyone around does well at some point but not here. I just saw a pic on 95 in Elkton and it looks like blizzard conditions. Don’t quite get why I never got it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbook Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 A bumper of a F-150 is not a great snowboard, but it provided the deepest snow measurement. The average measurement was 3.2" near Oakton, Va. That last snow burst was impressive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowershoresadness Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 thunderstorm at 9am now snow squalls, impressive system 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 23 minutes ago, Baltimorewx said: Yeah it’s just a pit lol. Seems like everyone around does well at some point but not here. I just saw a pic on 95 in Elkton and it looks like blizzard conditions. Don’t quite get why I never got it here Locations like yours are just subject to a multitude of issues with any given event, but it's not always the same issue. Two that are always present are UHI and proximity to the bay, and then lack of elevation, which is the primary issue here. I have zero UHI to contend with, and I am on the interior upper part of the eastern shore, so not close to the moderating influences of either bay. The ocean effs us both over when we get a wrapped up coastal or one that tracks just inland. You can miss out on marginal events(me too) where places just to your NW do well, but then I can cash in on offshore tracking lows like this past January, and you mostly miss those too lol. So all that, plus bad snow climo for the region in general, and it can suck pretty bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDM Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 The effects of the solar radiation with the increased sun angle are in full force on the 50x70 asphalt parking pad next to our house near Vienna. Plowed the 2" of snow and slush off this morning so it wouldn't free up tonight. The entire area has stayed wet ever since even with temps hovering around 24/25. No stickage at all with the latest band that went through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 The yellow returns on the radar seem to be were the legit flizzard action is. Seeing that mostly pass just to my SW and east over DE the past hour or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Pixee Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 26/22 Nice coating on non paved surfaces. Streets wet but starting to look 'shiny.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. August Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 .7” in Havre de Grace. Most of it fell in the last band (.5”). Visibility briefly dropped to .2 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Measured 0.1" Achievement unlocked: participation trophy 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmk Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Sun now out in Gainesville - Guessing around 2.5-3 inches on the grass. Roads kept getting dusted and then melting and repeating. The last band that came through was the highlight of the event. Overall really fun to watch on the weekend and got out with my son during the heaviest snows. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 31 minutes ago, PrinceFrederickWx said: Measured 0.1" Achievement unlocked: participation trophy That's probably what I would go with here but its hard to tell with all the drifting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormfly Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 I lost two tennis balls in the snow, the drifts were easily 10". 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayyy Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Interesting how the two storms I didn’t really care to track (the first and final) ended up being 2 of the top 3 snowfall for the winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraff Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Nice ending. I’m happy. Never got road caveage, but everything else looks and feel like a mid-winters dream. ETA: My beer fridge shelves luckily didn’t cave either! I’ve been helping to lighten them today just in case. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestrobjwa Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 29 minutes ago, CAPE said: That's probably what I would go with here but its hard to tell with all the drifting. What does a 0.1" drift look like? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormfly Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 5 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said: What does a 0.1" drift look like? 2016 If you were say a sugar ant! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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