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Lots of BLDU obs out there at the manned ASOS sites. Love to see it.

this month we've had snow soon after 80 degrees, so maybe we can also get snow soon after a tornado, snownado?

What about 1986 and 2009? (I'm not including 1987, because that el nino was already in progress, and it had dissipated already by the end of winter 1988... giving a jump start on the very strong 1988-89 la nina).

Yeah, feel the big tree concern. I am in the DC condo situation so I’m unconcerned, but family is well in the forests of Arlington. Big tree took down the neighbor’s roof during the derecho. We get ours inspected every year since that but it always scared me during thunderstorm season.

Good to hear! We're in the foothills not too far from you as the crow flies. We've picked up some snow as well this month. Unfortunately every bit of moisture we get is quickly sucked up by the un-ending wind. I've lost track of the severe wind events we've had this past fall/winter; we've had our power knocked out 4 or 5 times.

Perhaps I am wrong, but based on experience I tend to be highly skeptical of these forecasts when there is an easterly flow off the very cold Atlantic ocean. That is a stable air flow in March. The forecasts stubbornly have rain tonight. It likely will not happen until the flow is southerly (later in the am.) Hopefully the action heats in the afternoon, but I have a hard time believing we have anything beyond mist until then.

I’m definitely disappointed we missed out on big dog numbers. It looks like 10-14” totals in the southern burbs a few miles south of the airport, but this has still been a quality storm. Snowing all day and top tier time outside with the kids.

This is nuts

You’ve inspired me. I think we will do Panera! Here’s a picture of the hundred plus foot trees around my house

tornadogenesis time for a new screen name

I’ve thought about telling my family to do something similar but will wait til the line actually forms. At least head to the Starbucks lol.

Won't see many ZFPs like these in our region Zone Forecast Product National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 415 PM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026 DCZ001-160000- District of Columbia- Including the city of Washington 415 PM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 60. Southeast winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. .TONIGHT...Showers in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. .MONDAY...Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and tornadoes in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Rain showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then rain showers likely after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and tornadoes. Much cooler with lows around 30. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.

We live in the foothills west of Fort Collins and you can add about 5 mph to what Fort Collins had. It kinda tore up our trailer cover, that had previously survived fierce winds the past several years. Oh well the damage could have been worse - our house and trailer are still standing .

Agreed. Currently surrounded by 4 - 100 year old white oaks near the GW Parkway. Considering taking family to library for when the line passes. My wife thinks I’m overreacting.

The irony is that we could have a 20" pack in place on April 1st ...

Fake news.

I'd be having a mental breakdown. lol

Still some deeper patches, big piles, and pond frozen at my folks. Amazing what radiating will do. Local pond in Weymouth pretty much ice free now except for a smaller area.

Back to snow here after a brief dry slot

Good point - that was such an unusual day, I remember following the line from the moment I woke up, all the way through the work day, then that evening when it actually arrived.

MSP was at 8.5” as of 1pm.

DTW had a trace of light snow early this morning. It was 40° at 11am and has shot up to 70° at 4pm

Subtle upticks in accumulations further east.

View from their house in WI this morning. The trees are maybe 100 yards from the window.

Down to 37, bottom really fell out fast