nw baltimore wx Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Damn. It's snowballing here now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo2 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Now at or slightly above the 2" mark with no pingers.....pic from balcony uploading.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaltimoreWxGuy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Looks like temps are starting to rise just a little throughout much of the area.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalfy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Depends..are you getting mostly sleet? I've never seen sleet/snow fall as hard as it did in a long time. Visibility is something else completely. Yea its essentially 100% sleet outside. I do agree its falling with a high intensity, but you said it exceeded snowfall rates last year which is what I contest since it was essentially white out conditions with rates of nearly 2-3'' per hour.. IMO that beats the intensity in this storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 At this rate I may have 3-4" before it changes over. The snow is really coming down. Nice. Do you see I95/NW changing over tonight to rain? Glad to see you posting again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Still snowing heavily, I think it's about 1.5" or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Looks like temps are starting to rise just a little throughout much of the area.... Snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Yea its essentially 100% sleet outside. I do agree its falling with a high intensity, but you said it exceeded snowfall rates last year which is what I contest since it was essentially white out conditions with rates of nearly 2-3'' per hour.. IMO that beats the intensity in this storm. Well, it was maybe 75% snow when it got here, and the flakes were quarter sized... last winter most of the heavier echoes missed me for some reason. Who knows, maybe I've just never seen heavy winter precip in awhile & my eyes are overblowing things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Mostly freezing rain here in Crofton with some sleet. Temps finally bottomed out and are starting to rise. Up to 28.2 from 28.0. Winds also have gone from N to ENE. SN has just changed to SN/IP here in Clarksburg. Temp is 23.1F and the DP has dropped a degree to 22.3F in the last hour on NNE winds of 5mph. Just measured 1.1" on the deck. Here's a pic: http://gallery.me.com/iphone/david.shive/100015#0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfewUniversesBelowNormal Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Nice. Do you see I95/NW changing over tonight to rain? Glad to see you posting again! It should turn to freezing rain and rain everywhere eventually. I don't think places NW of 95 ever go above 32 with precip though. The CAD signature is very impressive.. this always happens when we get a storm during a -EPO pattern breakdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 S MD "upgraded" in their accums URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1157 PM EST MON JAN 17 2011 MDZ017-018-VAZ057-181100- /O.EXT.KLWX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110118T1100Z/ ST. MARYS-CALVERT-KING GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST MARYS CITY 1157 PM EST MON JAN 17 2011 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...FREEZING RAIN * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH INCH. * TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...GRADUALLY CHANGING TO RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BY SUNRISE. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 is winchster close to 3-6 inches yet? About one. But the snow has picked up over the past hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Nothing but Fz rain in the District and you can already see the glaze on the trees and power lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 It should turn to freezing rain and rain everywhere eventually. I don't think places NW of 95 ever go above 32 with precip though. The CAD signature is very impressive.. this always happens when we get a storm during a -EPO pattern breakdown. Sweet. Lets hope PEPCO's tree cutting project worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbite_falls Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Heavy Snow 2" so far Dang Chuck you've got me by almost half an inch--but it sure is throwing it down right now. What're your temps like? Was 22.5 here last I checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-83 BLIZZARD Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Heavy snow, 10 miles north of Harford County line. 1.75 on the ground. 21.1 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo2 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 2"+.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 S MD "upgraded" in their accums I'm pretty sure that was also extended. Initially, when that advisory went up, I think it was suppose to expire at midnight. It's now been extended to 6 a.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I'm pretty sure that was also extended. Initially, when that advisory went up, I think it was suppose to expire at midnight. It's now been extended to 6 a.m. Yes. It was until midnight for a few hundredths of an inch. Now its till 6 am and up to one tenth of an inch of ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 1.6" so far with big fat sexy snowflakes falling currently . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 WOW SN+ and giant flakes, I am getting hammered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfewUniversesBelowNormal Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Dang Chuck you've got me by almost half an inch--but it sure is throwing it down right now. What're your temps like? Was 22.5 here last I checked. My temp has been steady around 26 since the snow started. It's starting to slowly climb now though. When it's snowing this hard, it's not surprising that there is a half inch difference in just a few miles. Most of my snow has fallen in the past 30 minutes. The flakes are huge. Pretty cool surprise storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 And here's why MD is seeing snow... note the critical thicknesses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symblized Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Mostly sleet and lots of pinging, but getting some ZR mixing in now here in Baltimore (Federal Hill). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 It should turn to freezing rain and rain everywhere eventually. I don't think places NW of 95 ever go above 32 with precip though. The CAD signature is very impressive.. this always happens when we get a storm during a -EPO pattern breakdown. At least not until the winds come in a more westerly direction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalfy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Well, it was maybe 75% snow when it got here, and the flakes were quarter sized... last winter most of the heavier echoes missed me for some reason. Who knows, maybe I've just never seen heavy winter precip in awhile & my eyes are overblowing things. well I mean if you saw it at 75% snow with quarter sized flakes then it certainly would seem like high rates which I wouldn't doubt in the least. I was experiencing it with pure ip so its a total different experience. Perhaps Im the one at fault since I havent had an experience with heavy IP.... I mean it was 50dbz... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsukev Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Off to bed. All freezing rain here in southern Arlington near Glebe/I-395. The approximately .20 inch of sleet I've had is now cemented in place. Still raining moderately. If I had to guess on temp, I'd say 29/30. I'm usually very close to DCA, which is only about 2 miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 well I mean if you saw it at 75% snow with quarter sized flakes then it certainly would seem like high rates which I wouldn't doubt in the least. I was experiencing it with pure ip so its a total different experience. Perhaps Im the one at fault since I havent had an experience with heavy IP.... I mean it was 50dbz... Not your fault at all, probably mine for not mentioning flake size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 80% Freezing rain and 20% sleet. Layer of ice on the fences and starting to form a layer of icing ontop of the sleet on the roadways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbite_falls Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 My temp has been steady around 26 since the snow started. It's starting to slowly climb now though. When it's snowing this hard, it's not surprising that there is a half inch difference in just a few miles. Most of my snow has fallen in the past 30 minutes. The flakes are huge. Pretty cool surprise storm. It is indeed. Just noticed LWX has bumped forecast to 1-3 overnight (say 1-3 sleet though--no sleet here yet though--closing on 2" last I checked, all snow) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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