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What a melt........lol

I looked again and Ellinwood and NWS aren't that far a part. NWS and Ellinwood

I now see why 18z cut snow totals for dc to Baltimore and just to the nw. Has a dry patch it’s not cause it’s too warm.

Found one generator left at home depot... after the order was bounced between 5 stores. Can't find any gas cans tho Guess I'll skate back and forth from the gas station to refill what i do have lol

Because it’s us .

Cold rain incoming on the HRRR .

Anyway, thanks for your good storm juju with this thread! It's appreciated. We'll post pics.

Gray slushy roads for the foreseeable future, yay!

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At least it'll be the weekend

Yep. Like I said in the post just above, I like the ingredients at play here. You look at the model output on those runs that show nothing and the somewhat obvious question is; where is the storm that should be right there? I like your phrase, “restoring system”. I am going to steal that.

I haven't watched the weather channel in years and I just turned it on tonight and those guys are over the top.

Why is it in 40s before the precipitation even gets to the valley

Went through that once. Never again I hope.

Best storm ever here. No lie. But what a shitty winter overall it was. I think people will be shocked how long whatever falls sticks around with this one. There is about to be some 80's type winter stuff going on. 6-8 weeks of frozen cover will change a whole bunch of peoples minds about what is fun and isnt.

Curious what you guys think. Can sleet accumulate to cause tree damage or power outages? I have never experienced a sleet storm that has stuck to anything other than the ground.

It’s a thankless pro bono job

NWS just updated the watch to 8 to 15 inches and introduced low chance of sleet south of I-70 in the watch. So, the possibility is definitely there.

And a dew of -31. It’s amazing when you have an arctic airmass like this, and the normal diurnal swings are neutralized. H85 temps are near -40C in northern MN right now, an extremely rare occurrence.

Open up your Apple weather app, lol

Absolutely insane cold temps across the Midwest and Northeast this weekend as this storm is occurring. Lots of below zero readings. Been a long time since I’ve seen this kind of cold and it looks locked in for a few weeks.

TWC is tweaking

Even though models have started to converge a little, I still can't shake the uncertainty of this forecast. If 700mb temps are off by even 1c, we have massively different outcomes, especially in the DC/South MD area. Literally two degrees C at 700mb stands between 5 and 12 inches. Tough forecast!

That's my hope at well.