Feb 11-13: Nowcast/Obs

[clskinsfan]

45 minutes ago, EastCoast NPZ said:

Early morning snow got me to 3.0".  Longest duration 3" in history, but for the first time this year I actually made it to the low-end NWS forecast.  

You actually got more than that if you had been sweeping your board. But yeah. I am happy to have snow pack again. 

[Paleocene]

5" or 6" depending on where I measure in the yard near downtown silver spring this am. Drippy out there, but still beautiful. The driveway had a huge compaction factor from being warm yesterday (especially compared to the 1/6/25 storm). Only half that on the driveway, slushy stuff that was easy to slide right off.

[aldie 22]

I know it won't last long but to me this winter will go down as the winter with snow pack. More than 3 weeks with the last batch in January and now for a day or two. Hopefully more next week!

[bsperlin]

At 7:30 this morning here in Hybla Valley, there was 6" on top of the car roofs.

Not sure if compaction mattered, but it was my only measurement.

Currently drizzling (water) so the pack should shrink.

It's unusual to have the ground with snow for so many days, from late December. The crocus' will be late this year!

 

[T. August]

Flurrying

[Herb@MAWS]

4.6” with compaction Columbia east side. Expectations met. 

[WxUSAF]

50 minutes ago, high risk said:

New HRRR and NAM Nest runs have the late afternoon precip starting as snow or sleet for areas northern and central areas (before quickly turning to rain). 

Hmmm...to wipe or not wipe the snowboard, that is the question.  I've gotten burned before in marginal temp environments where new snow won't accumulate on bare surfaces.

[EastCoast NPZ]

28 minutes ago, clskinsfan said:

You actually got more than that if you had been sweeping your board. But yeah. I am happy to have snow pack again. 

Probably.  But I only care about what's on the ground.

 

Looks like it'll be gone tomorrow in any case.  Snowpack is hard to keep here by this time of year.

 

[clskinsfan]

1 minute ago, EastCoast NPZ said:

Probably.  But I only care about what's on the ground.

 

Looks like it'll be gone tomorrow in any case.  Snowpack is hard to keep here by this time of year.

 

Pretty happy with temps for this event actually. Still only 27 here. I think we get more frozen this afternoon. 

[gymengineer]

13 hours ago, BlizzardNole said:

LOL at NWS still having my area at 4-6 when we barely have 2 and it's over.  Just like last time WSW for 3-5 and we got 1.5.  They should start using cm for snow forecasts

Why were you so adamant about the storm being over last night when it was clear on radar it was going to continue? You posted the same thing at 1.5" too. And now, you're reporting around 3" when the lowest report in Montgomery County in the latest PNS is 3.4" and the rest of the reports are 3.6"-6.3".

Your neighborhood must just really have a snow-shield microclimate. 

[hsq]

36 minutes ago, IronTy said:

In Huntingtown I got somewhere between 8-10", hard to be sure as it's consolidated quite a bit and is sleeting now. 

I measured a tad over 9 early this AM before the additional precip. I'm off of Ponds Wood Road.

[usedtobe]

I had 8.5" at the very northern end of the Calvert county. 

 

[BlizzardNole]

9 minutes ago, gymengineer said:

Why were you so adamant about the storm being over last night when it was clear on radar it was going to continue? You posted the same thing at 1.5" too. And now, you're reporting around 3" when the lowest report in Montgomery County in the latest PNS is 3.4" and the rest of the reports are 3.6"-6.3".

Your neighborhood must just really have a snow-shield microclimate. 

At that time it did look over but we got another 1" overnight to make it not as bad as the last miss.  Just the frustration of getting missed to the south so much

[grhqofb5]

After an ~10 hour period of (mostly) steady, but never particularly heavy, snow beginning about 4pm yesterday, the grand total in Odenton, MD was 4.75 inches.  Not bad, considering we appeared to be on the edge of a dry slot for a few of those hours.

[Wonderdog]

Almost 6 in Gainesville. Nice storm.

[gymengineer]

4 hours ago, donsutherland1 said:

Washington, DC picked up 6.3" of snow. This was the second 6" or above snowstorm this winter. The last time that happened was Winter 2013-2014.

I've posted about this before- the group of winters when DCA has 2 or more 6" storms is extraordinary in terms of final seasonal totals.

[DanTheMan]

Down to ~ 6” after compaction, but eyeballing what fell after I measured 6.5” last night I think I got to 7”

[MDphotog]

51 minutes ago, aldie 22 said:

I know it won't last long but to me this winter will go down as the winter with snow pack. More than 3 weeks with the last batch in January and now for a day or two. Hopefully more next week!

You know, I have to say even though I haven't gotten much in overall snow amounts this year it has to be considered a success.  The number of days with snow on the ground has been fantastic compared to the usual snow and quickly melt in the next few days.  

[Interstate]

Whatever happened to Baltimore County Schools using the Hereford zone?

[hstorm]

1 minute ago, MDphotog said:

You know, I have to say even though I haven't gotten much in overall snow amounts this year it has to be considered a success.  The number of days with snow on the ground has been fantastic compared to the usual snow and quickly melt in the next few days.  

When I was a kid in southern New England, there was a TV meteorologist (on either a Boston or Providence station) who would calculate "snow depth days" -- adding up each day's snow depth.  I've always liked that as a measure.  A 6" storm with a snowpack that sticks around for a week or two (or three) is much different than one that melts/washes away in a day or two.

Using snow depth days, this has been a very good winter for most of us.

[aldie 22]

Aftermath... 

[Interstate]

finally broke freezing 32.2/31.2

[The Dude]

I ended up with 5.25" in N. Bethesda, bringing the yearly total up to 14.5".  Hoping to add to it next week.

[WesternFringe]

Ended up with about 11” here in NW Augusta County! Less on the roads. One last pic before tonight’s ice. 

 

[TSG]

1 hour ago, WxUSAF said:

Hmmm...to wipe or not wipe the snowboard, that is the question.  I've gotten burned before in marginal temp environments where new snow won't accumulate on bare surfaces.

is it within protocol to have a second one sitting in the freezer, ready for a precip switch or just reg 6 hr mark?

[rjvanals]

5.25 total in Potomac

[mattie g]

2 hours ago, mattie g said:

Ended up with 8” on the dot, which jives with one of the spotter reports nearby. Looks like we jacked here, which is a nice change of pace. 

Took this pic before shoveling early this morning. Look closely enough and you might see the new dude looking out at me from the front door.
 

Is it considered snow on snow if we still had small piles of snow that fell from our metal roof after the January storm?  Lol

[TowsonWeather]

I didn't do a great job measuring, but we got somewhere between 3.5 and 4 inches here on the southern edge of Towson. Not too shabby. I'm more than happy with that given how being on the fringe of these things can go sometimes. 

Congrats to the southern crew on your big numbers - and esp to DC-area folks who so often get hosed.

[Interstate]

2 hours ago, mappy said:

That’s ridiculous lol not even close to 4” up here. 

Maybe! lol

Department of Highways just south of you reported 4.1...lol

 

Bentley Springs 6 S     4.1   800 AM  2/12  Dept of Highways

 

 

[Round Hill WX]

3.75" in Round Hill. I had forecast 4.75" so I busted low.

17" on the season. 

31/28