Kmlwx Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 28 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said: Grew up in PA and never had school start until the day after Labor Day. Adults taking all the fun out of kids. Really sucks. I think we'll see more and more adoption of a year-round school year with more breaks scattered in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 10 minutes ago, Kmlwx said: I think we'll see more and more adoption of a year-round school year with more breaks scattered in. That's terrible. Adults suck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 VA used to have the "Kings Dominion" thing were schools couldn't start until after Labor Day, counties were allowed to 'exempt out' if they had enough snow days over a certain average of years I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 One huge issue with school calendars is the insane number of closures. Agree or disagree, that did not happen years ago. In 2010, on Ground Hog day, it snowed 6” that night. Winchester City schools were on a regular schedule the next day. Fast forward 7 years and we were missing school because of a forecast of snow or even as little as a dusting. With the virtual capability now, there is no excuse for a traditional snow day. Set your calendar and follow it and you could start after Labor Day and finish by the first of June. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, wxdude64 said: VA used to have the "Kings Dominion" thing were schools couldn't start until after Labor Day, counties were allowed to 'exempt out' if they had enough snow days over a certain average of years I believe. That is exactly right. Imagine making laws governing public education with the priority of feeding theme parks with customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 7 minutes ago, WinterWxLuvr said: One huge issue with school calendars is the insane number of closures. Agree or disagree, that did not happen years ago. In 2010, on Ground Hog day, it snowed 6” that night. Winchester City schools were on a regular schedule the next day. Fast forward 7 years and we were missing school because of a forecast of snow or even as little as a dusting. With the virtual capability now, there is no excuse for a traditional snow day. Set your calendar and follow it and you could start after Labor Day and finish by the first of June. Counter point: snow days are awesome 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Since this is the observation thread its 81 and feisty 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowenOutThere Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Eskimo Joe said: Grew up in PA and never had school start until the day after Labor Day. Adults taking all the fun out of kids. Really sucks. It does suck how much summer has been reduced, I’ve seen it throughout my school experience. 1 hour ago, Kmlwx said: I think we'll see more and more adoption of a year-round school year with more breaks scattered in. Ultimately I think you are correct a lot of places are heading that way, if it is pulled off well it might be ok. 33 minutes ago, WinterWxLuvr said: One huge issue with school calendars is the insane number of closures. Agree or disagree, that did not happen years ago. In 2010, on Ground Hog day, it snowed 6” that night. Winchester City schools were on a regular schedule the next day. Fast forward 7 years and we were missing school because of a forecast of snow or even as little as a dusting. With the virtual capability now, there is no excuse for a traditional snow day. Set your calendar and follow it and you could start after Labor Day and finish by the first of June. The snow day are way more useful and nice in several aspects than 7 extra days of summer vacation also virtual learning sucks instead of having a day off to play in the snow or hyper focus on short term changes in the hrrr as it’s falling. I will say the 14 days off fcps gives us is excessive, and now after 5 snow days it’s virtual. So why are the 14 days still built in. It’s stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said: Grew up in PA and never had school start until the day after Labor Day. Adults taking all the fun out of kids. Really sucks. The school districts I deal with here in PA have not started school yet. Most are next week or after. The largest district in the area (Cumberland Valley) is not until Aug 31. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormfly Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Constant thunder here. Weird returns on radar. Quarter sized drops and small hail now, about pea sized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 4 hours ago, H2O said: Since this is the observation thread its 81 and feisty I thought violent was this years buzz word?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Picked up a half inch with a cell that moved through earlier this afternoon. Won't have to water for a day or 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Nice blob dropping through leesburg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 minute ago, CAPE said: Picked up a half inch with a cell that moved through earlier this afternoon. Won't have to water for a day or 2. Y’all growin rice or what? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Just now, WinterWxLuvr said: Y’all growin rice or what? The usual annual grass reseeding project. Soil was dry and powdery when I loosened it up on Saturday. Been dry over here the last couple weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormfly Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 That was a refreshing, gusty thunderstorm here! Nice close bolt sounded like a rifle shot. 60dBz rain was super heavy, the 8mm hailstones probably pushed that into that range (purple). Nice temp drop for us. Picked up 0.75 in under half an hour! View to our south looks so peaceful! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Being teased again. My yard could use a real soaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Nevermind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Storm popping up over NE DC seemingly headed south towards Alexandria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 That Dulles blob that developed stole my rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 No storms here. No violence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Eastern DC getting smacked around again. Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 What’s the years total 90+ this year, like 27/28? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GramaxRefugee Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Hvy rain t- storm here. Bit of hail. Tiniest hail I've ever seen. Call it about 1/4 pea size. 0.75" very quick. Lighter now but still raining. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Nice thundershower earlier. Came down heavy, picked up an inch. Couple decent house-shakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTy Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Crazy loud and long thunder here, vibrating the house. Moderate rain, nothing too heavy. Feels like a sauna outside again. Luckily I got a new condenser coil in my air handler and the outlet air is 58F. I hope this precip pattern lasts to winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 34 minutes ago, GramaxRefugee said: Hvy rain t- storm here. Bit of hail. Tiniest hail I've ever seen. Call it about 1/4 pea size. 0.75" very quick. Lighter now but still raining. these hail reports are interesting...and I'm annoyed, I was distracted by work stuff during the storm and did not manage to visually check out what I assumed were large, loud drops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucketts Life Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Sitting at a pleasant 65° after a 20 minute shower. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 I have been so lucky in OC MD this week! From Monday until today there has been a large swath of rain and embedded storms on radar just sitting less than 100 miles east but we have been sunny and in the 70s. I just looked at the 72 hour rainfall map and wow there are areas of 4-7 inches out there. Talking about dodging a bullet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 3 hours ago, GramaxRefugee said: Hvy rain t- storm here. Bit of hail. Tiniest hail I've ever seen. Call it about 1/4 pea size. 0.75" very quick. Lighter now but still raining. Some people might mistakenly call that sleet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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