Feb 11-13: Nowcast/Obs

[Grothar of Herndon]

31/28

SN moderate rates with dime size flakes.

3.5”

winter wonderland 

[bncho]

going to investigate what this white powdery stuff is thats falling out of the sky by taking something called a jebwalk. i will report my findings when i come back.

[Scraff]

Just got a solid measurement of 2.5”. We abscond. 

[Eskimo Joe]

NoVA jackpot. Makes sense why Fairfax Gov/Courts are closed tomorrow, 2/12.

 

 

[Mordecai]

Around 3" as of 15 min ago. Very serene nighttime scene 

[snowmagnet]

11 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

Indeed.  When I was a wee lad, I used to get so mad at him

Yes!  Me too.  My mom loved Channel 4 and I would get very annoyed with him and loved to see him be wrong. 

[aldie 22]

closing in on 4" hoping for 6"

[Weather Junkie]

4” in Downtown Silver Spring

[BristowWx]

1 minute ago, BigCountry said:

Haha. Completely understand. Good thing I am a Contractor though......

Me too. But less guilt if I punt tomorrow if they close.  We are easier to cut than govies.  

[Solution Man]

Yeah, this is a snowstorm 

[nj2va]

Just shy of 5” (4.9”+)

[Warm Nose]

2 1/4" here and judging by radar we'll be hard pressed to reach 3". Fun to look at, congrats to all that scored.

[Solution Man]

2 minutes ago, BristowWx said:

Me too. But less guilt if I punt tomorrow if they close.  We are easier to cut than govies.  

Bruh, I’m not going anywhere and I’m a govie, already got “5” on it

[Mrs.J]

Snow is barely covering grass surfaces. Even though it is 28 the roads and sidewalks barely have a dusting on them. And they were not treated. Have had a steady snow since around 4. I know we were on the low end anyways but just interesting to see with the temps  thought the roads would be more covered.

[Terpeast]

7 minutes ago, aldie 22 said:

closing in on 4" hoping for 6"

You’re about 0.5” ahead of me. I was just inside the northern edge of the mod-heavy bands. Still snowing steadily here

It looks great out there!

[gymengineer]

13 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

Indeed.  When I was a wee lad, I used to get so mad at him

He had some terrible decisions, like downgrading 2/11/06 to 3-5" just because it was rain/snow mixed in the afternoon. That was the "RAP storm" where Zwyts and company all stayed up late to experience some of the most intense snow bands in the overnight. 

And he called for 50's and rain multiple times in ice storm/sleet storm situations where CAD was obvious leading into the event. 

The one major plus side event he nailed was buying the ETA output and declaring the Blizzard of 1996 as a top 5 event for DC on Friday night's 11 pm broadcast, before any other DC TV met did. By the next morning, the events were set in motion for a Saturday pandemonium in preparation for the storm. 

[BristowWx]

2 minutes ago, Solution Man said:

Bruh, I’m not going anywhere and I’m a govie, already got “5” on it

Roger that sir.  See you Thursday. 

[Grothar of Herndon]

Radar looks like reload heading to NOVA from southwest

[Eskimo Joe]

Second batch in Ohio looks decent.

[aldie 22]

2 minutes ago, Terpeast said:

You’re about 0.5” ahead of me. I was just inside the northern edge of the mod-heavy bands. Still snowing steadily here

It looks great out there!

wonder how ji is doing

[southmdwatcher]

1 hour ago, mdhokie said:

Do people in Virginia know how to drive? This storm wasn't some sort of surprise. NBC4 is showing video of the mixing bowl and 95 south where it is all shut down. People stuck on ramps and no way for plows or tow trucks to get them un-stuck. 

Maryland drivers are bad but we never seem to have mass chaos complete gridlock of our transportation. 

There were numerous drivers heading INTO Maryland from VA that also gridlocked RT5 on the hills because their Dodge Chargers were spinning out and going forward....this was at 5pm.....The massive traffic mess the day before the January 2016 blizzard ALSO happened this same way....numerous MARYLAND drivers with vehicles and tires that spun out and stalled and trapped numerous others because their vehicles and driving skills were ZERO on the 1 to 10 scale

[weatherCCB]

8:00pm  3”

moderate snow   29/28

 

 

 

[Scraff]

Anyone know how Short Pump is doing? Asking for a friend. 

[Massanothing]

5" with moderate snowfall...27/26

[Jebman]

2 minutes ago, Grothar of Herndon said:

Radar looks like reload heading to NOVA from southwest

Roger that. Lots of moisture with this. South Central Texas is in for yet another round of heavy rain tonight on top of the 3.5 inches we got this afternoon. For the Mid Atlantic, high probability this puppy will overperform. Get those shovels ready!

[BTRWx's Thanks Giving]

21 minutes ago, BigCountry said:

Too early for this decision?

 

People will be weaving around stuck cars in the morning, lmao!

[SomeguyfromTakomaPark]

4 inches 

[csnavywx]

Heavy sleet with some snow mixed in. 4.9". Turning into concrete. Roads are a disaster.

[stormtracker]

Up to 4 at DCA

[GATECH]

6” as of 8pm.