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February 11-12; 12-13: Are they real??


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2 minutes ago, winter_warlock said:

Ok if u look at the model. It shows rain in short pump and Salisbury  yet it Shows outrageous snow totals.  They are wayy over done down there lol

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You're looking at the Wednesday event. All of their snow falls on Tuesday and overnight.  Yes, it's still overdone but this doesn't show that.

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5 minutes ago, SnowGolfBro said:

Not sure that is a trend. More of a wobble. I still like that stripe to come a little north at game time. But splitting hairs at this point. We will know in about 24 hours

The precipitation distribution wobbled back to what it looked like in the 00 UTC run. 

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3 minutes ago, winter_warlock said:

Ok if u look at the model. It shows rain in short pump and Salisbury  yet it Shows outrageous snow totals.  They are wayy over done down there lol

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In order to be accurate you have to show or look at the simulated radar throughout Tuesday til the changeover.

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6 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

I’m not believing in this Wednesday evening snow until I see some other guidance show it

Well, looks like GGEM maybe has 1” north of DC Wednesday afternoon/evening? More for mountains.

GGEM has a brutal gradient north of DC for precip tomorrow though.

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This storm has Boom or Bust written all over it.....Im in Northern Neck so Ive been rooting for that Southern Trend like the GFS just showed however all other models seem to really like Fredricksburg to DC.   I will say the GFS has handled this storm best but gotta believe some of these totals are way overdone for central VA and sleet/,mixing may be issue.

 

I will say models really mishandled the Saturday event here.  We were expecting all rain and woke up to moderate snow and ground covered.  Temps stayed quite a bit cooler all day then what was modeled.  Just food for thought.   I still think the best of this one is North of my neck of the woods.

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My area might have the highest boom/bust potential for this event.  If the initial wave trends north some I could get hit good from both part 1 and 2, on the other hand it is equally or maybe even more likely I get fringed by both and get stuck in a snow minimum in between.  

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6 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said:

If I was forecasting this I’d go 3-5” for DC and assume we get 4”. Setting a bar of 3” so I’m not too disappointed. 
 

A 50mi n shift at game time would be great for group morale… here’s hoping. 

3" seems to be the realistic outcome here for most.

 

LWX discussion:

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
Heading into Tuesday, we have a favorable setup for a long duration
of snow across the area. With a broad upper trough over the CONUS
and a CAD wedge over the area with surface high pressure to our
northeast, we`ll have a cold thermal profile in place and Gulf
moisture streaming in aloft from the SW Tuesday and through midweek.

Guidance has been trending later with this system, with precip
now expected to begin mid-late Tuesday morning and overspread
the area SW to NE through Tuesday night. Precip type is expected
to be snow to start, with some sleet/freezing rain mixing in along
our southern tier where temps rise through the day. There is some
uncertainty regarding temperatures during the day Tuesday as the
surface high to our northeast begins to erode. Precip type and
accumulation will be dependent on these temperatures as well as
precip rates. Currently, high temperatures are expected to top
out in the mid 30s.

While temperatures will be dropping Tuesday night after sunset,
WAA aloft to expected to gradually erode the CAD wedge from
south to north overnight. More sleet/freezing rain is expected
to mix in as a result Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
Winter Storm Warnings and Watches are currently out for Tuesday
and Tuesday night for expected snow totals of 3-5 inches, with
locally higher amounts to 6-7 inches possible. Ice accumulation
of around a tenth of an inch is possible along our southern
tier. Further Warnings and Advisories may be issued today, so be
sure to check weather.gov/lwx/winter for the latest information.

As the initial disturbance moves offshore during the day
Wednesday, a lull in precip is expected before a second
disturbance approaches from the southwest. Precip type is
expected to be more of a sleet/freezing rain mix than snow,
before gradually turning over to rain through Wednesday
afternoon. IP/ZR likely continue along and east of the ridges
where cold air hangs on a bit longer.
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6 minutes ago, psuhoffman said:

My area might have the highest boom/bust potential for this event.  If the initial wave trends north some I could get hit good from both part 1 and 2, on the other hand it is equally or maybe even more likely I get fringed by both and get stuck in a snow minimum in between.  

Iow, this one ain't ours unless the Nams are correct.

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I'm outside doing some chores getting ready for the storm - washing the car, charging the battery in the muck truck, etc.  I don't even have a coat on and with the sun it feels downright warm.  I'm feeling a bit of bust for this one.  The ground certainly isn't gonna be cold when it starts so im expecting a layer of slush til rates overcome it.  Should make shoveling it real fun.  

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Just now, T. August said:

12z HRDPS is the closest we have gotten to a non-event so far. Doesn’t start until 8pm and peak rates are .5”/hr for a few hours. Total is 1-4” M/D line to DC. 5-6” SoMD through SBY.

Any other good news?. 

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12 minutes ago, Shad said:

This storm has Boom or Bust written all over it.....Im in Northern Neck so Ive been rooting for that Southern Trend like the GFS just showed however all other models seem to really like Fredricksburg to DC.   I will say the GFS has handled this storm best but gotta believe some of these totals are way overdone for central VA and sleet/,mixing may be issue.

 

I will say models really mishandled the Saturday event here.  We were expecting all rain and woke up to moderate snow and ground covered.  Temps stayed quite a bit cooler all day then what was modeled.  Just food for thought.   I still think the best of this one is North of my neck of the woods.

"I will say the GFS has handled this storm best"

I mean - it def could score a win here once it's all said and done. But I'm not sure can say with confidence which model has handled this best until we see what actually transpires. 

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4 minutes ago, IronTy said:

I'm outside doing some chores getting ready for the storm - washing the car, charging the battery in the muck truck, etc.  I don't even have a coat on and with the sun it feels downright warm.  I'm feeling a bit of bust for this one.  The ground certainly isn't gonna be cold when it starts so im expecting a layer of slush til rates overcome it.  Should make shoveling it real fun.  

You don't need frozen ground for snow to accumulate very quickly. 

That said, the potential for meh rates on this one - at least north of DC - could definitely make the OTG totals less impressive overall.

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3 minutes ago, aldie 22 said:

Does any other model show that paltry of a storm with that sort of distribution?

Rgem is similar but a little wetter. Hrrr at hour 1,000,000 was kind of like it too.

edit: The DC area at a minimum gets ~4” on almost all guidance. So not a bad floor.

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