mappy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Well... got power back. Tree cutting project my a**. Only my block was out tho, everyone else was fine from what I saw I got 1 pic...for some reason my cellphone camera isn't working anymore, so looks like this is all I will get for this storm By my best measurements, we saw around 0.4" of ice, which means folks to my north probably saw around 1/2". This pic don't really capture the extent of the ice, but these branches are weighed down 15ft. Really? .4 of ice? The highest I've seen was .32 and that was in PG county. Everything else has been .2 to .25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Really? .4 of ice? The highest I've seen was .32 and that was in PG county. Everything else has been .2 to .25 maybe it was .2 + .2. how does someone measure .32" of ice anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 looks like you got more than anyone else in the area.. congrats! btw, dont go toward the light. haha I need a real cam, not a sh*tty cellphone. Still 33 here btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 maybe it was .2 + .2. how does someone measure .32" of ice anyway? No idea - was going by what LWX had in their storm totals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 No idea - was going by what LWX had in their storm totals. yeah, i saw it when i just checked to see that bethesda apparently was the epicenter. some ppl add the ice on both sides of a limb or something. but .32" would be hard to measure. ice measurments seem best rounded to the nearest .05, though i honestly feel most should round snow as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Really? .4 of ice? The highest I've seen was .32 and that was in PG county. Everything else has been .2 to .25 Again, I could be completely wrong, I can't really "measure" Ice exactly, but I walked around for about 15min trying to determine how much there was. The ZR is melting into my WXstation rain guage, & it has 0.26 precip measured so far (some is obviously sleet), so, not sure exactly. But it looks like 0.4, maybe give or take 0.05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUweathermanDD Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 a bit over .25'' of ice here in dundalk with a bit over .5'' of snow and sleet. Ice was pretty ugly here earlier this morning. I saw a spotter from around me reported .25'' before I sent my report in so i just reinforced him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Really? .4 of ice? The highest I've seen was .32 and that was in PG county. Everything else has been .2 to .25 Some of the stuff the NWS is reporting from various locations is BS... two reports of traces in MoCo, but I can tell you we had at least a quarter of an inch or more. As much as was needed to knock out power at work and cause a transformer to blow nearby with only 1/2 inch of snow before the transition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Forecasting DC has just been SO EASY this winter This is why I've been in perpetual Wait And See mode over the last two months. The other bothersome thing about the storm is the vort position which is pretty far north suggesting that there still might be some potential for the low to end up a little more to the north when it's west of the mountains. That could change the thermal profiles. That's why the CWG is going to be very conservative in their discussion today. The one saving grace for the nam is the jet streak to our south. It helps reform the low over VA. We're introducing a 30% chance of getting over an inch and are emphasizing that from the city east there could still be mixing or ptype issues. The sref members have quite a few showing rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD Snow Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Just checked the reporting stations around the area. Frederick - 36 Navel Academy - 34 BWI- 35 DC - 35 Patuxent River Navel Air Station - 36 Martinsburg, Wva - 33 Obviously temps only have to drop 3-4 degrees and NWS will have a problem on their hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 yeah, i saw it when i just checked to see that bethesda apparently was the epicenter. some ppl add the ice on both sides of a limb or something. but .32" would be hard to measure. ice measurments seem best rounded to the nearest .05, though i honestly feel most should round snow as well. Yeah thats one of the Many things I did, and it really appeared to over around the 0.4" mark no matter how I measured. There are a few Pine limbs that came down btw, but No real tree damage to speak of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Some of the stuff the NWS is reporting from various locations is BS... two reports of traces in MoCo, but I can tell you we had at least a quarter of an inch or more. As much as was needed to knock out power at work and cause a transformer to blow nearby with only 1/2 inch of snow before the transition. I do agree that trace amounts of ice are wrong, .25 is a bit more believable than .4, especially when no other place recorded that much ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteoutMD Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 What a temps supposed to do tonight? Just checked the reporting stations around the area. Frederick - 36 Navel Academy - 34 BWI- 35 DC - 35 Patuxent River Navel Air Station - 36 Martinsburg, Wva - 33 Obviously temps only have to drop 3-4 degrees and NWS will have a problem on their hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Yeah thats one of the Many things I did, and it really appeared to over around the 0.4" mark no matter how I measured. There are a few Pine limbs that came down btw, but No real tree damage to speak of. You should only take one side... So .20 might be more accurate and fits better with other reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Yeah thats one of the Many things I did, and it really appeared to over around the 0.4" mark no matter how I measured. There are a few Pine limbs that came down btw, but No real tree damage to speak of. Well there's your problem. Paraphrased from Ian... radius (measuring against gravity), not diameter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 What a temps supposed to do tonight? Remain steady, or even rise slightly. Don't see any mechanism for bringing in colder air ahead of the moisture. Warm air is pushing in ahead of the moisture in WV. Elkins was 51 at 2 p.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 You should only take one side... So .20 might be more accurate and fits better with other reports. Oh... That makes sense I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Oh... That makes sense I guess It's okay, now you know for next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 It's okay, now you know for next time Teachable moment? http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rnk/measuringnewsnow_ice.htm#ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Teachable moment? http://www.erh.noaa....now_ice.htm#ice And people think I'm mean... pfffftt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 And people think I'm mean... pfffftt You and Trixie lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 In other news - Lots of melting was going on a little while ago but for whatever reason has slowed just a bit. Lots of drips coming off the house and branches - almost like it's raining. Cars deiced themselves so less work there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 You and Trixie lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I am not in that crowd FWIW. Although Trixie was the reason I got weenie tagged back in '06 on Eastern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doplerdurite Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Remain steady, or even rise slightly. Don't see any mechanism for bringing in colder air ahead of the moisture. Warm air is pushing in ahead of the moisture in WV. Elkins was 51 at 2 p.m. Isn't Elkins under a Winter Storm Watch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD Snow Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 For thursday night and friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doplerdurite Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 For thursday night and friday. Gotch ya..my bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Teachable moment? http://www.erh.noaa....now_ice.htm#ice Thanks for the link. Just be sure to subtract the width of the twig if you don't pick one of negligible size! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Can make for good pictures though. If I had any skill and a decent camera, this could have been a nice shot. Waaaaaaaaaaaaay nicer than my expert ice shot. This one did make me chuckle as I sat at a light in northern MoCo this morning: Sitting at 30.8°F in Clarksburg right now (4:40pm). That's also the high for the day. Ended up with 1.1" of snow measured right around midnight when the changeover to IP started, an unknown amount of IP (too lazy/sleepy to go re-measure) and around .25" of ZR to glaze everything over. WSW seemed warranted up in far north Montgomery County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Waaaaaaaaaaaaay nicer than my expert ice shot. This one did make me chuckle as I sat at a light in northern MoCo this morning: Sitting at 30.8°F in Clarksburg right now (4:40pm). That's also the high for the day. Ended up with 1.1" of snow measured right around midnight when the changeover to IP started, an unknown amount of IP (too lazy/sleepy to go re-measure) and around .25" of ZR to glaze everything over. WSW seemed warranted up in far north Montgomery County. It certainly seemed warranted here in extreme SE Montgomery too. Solid ice on the roads here even into the morning rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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