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Hey now, Howard. It's been a minute.

This. That 500 low goes negative a low forms over South Carolina

Most won't remember but when the Jan 2000 storm passed over KC upper air vort (like this one will be close) they had a snow event that caused the icy roads that lead to the car wreck that ending up killing Derrick Thomas, albeit 2 weeks later. Morbid, i get it but I always connect the two.

Not that the reverse psychology works, but it seems the Euro and UK seasonal outlooks were promising in the 2 of past 3 winters. I guess last winter had some great features (-nao) with no blocking, so who knows. That be a super warm winter though.. like you said.

NYC Central Park has a 40 inch winter and someone complains about it-- Wow.

That flat ridge in the GOM isn't helping anyone.

Pretty warm out in front-- despite the NAO and lower heights near 50/50. IT's a timing issue where cold air is coming at the same time as the storm. Could end up 300 miles north or south depending on timing.

I live just outside Lynchburg. Was 40 the day before and the day after. Snowed all day with temps in the mid 20's. We did have perfect timing with a HP sliding through but the air was more dry than cold. Take out the precip and we would have hit 40 that Sunday as well.

Ji showed a graph where the NAO wasn't negative. I said a few times heights were higher Azorors were high as well and that is how they measure ( or use to) A lot of gray on on the calculations but agree base is warmer and PAC isn't helping. In early 02, we had blocking and it got colder as heights lowered. Had a suppressed storm Richmond to RDU.. maybe 12 at RDU again.

Heights were high near Azores as well..

We have high heights over Greenland but the block extends to near the Azores.

Had about .3 at my place in Forest. My office is right behind WSET TV- the official measuring station for Lynchburg. They were shut out last year for the first time ever (We had .3 in Forest last year too) Not sure what fell here at my office counts as more than a trace.

BWI: 14 DCA:9 IAD:17 RIC:5 Tiebreaker ( LYH): 12.5

Yeah, only one day out of school with 15 inches where I was. If this vort passes to anyones south, they would get some crazy rates for a while.

That was Feb 87. Temps hit upper 40s where i was but were at 37 when it started and hoovered around 32 all storm. Was a triple phaser actually.

About 1.25 just west of Lynchburg. Crappy ratio..7 to 1 maybe but roads are coveres. Sleet in Roanoke off and on. Hopefully we hold out a few hours.

I think it has moved around. It was very suppressed then surged north on the euro. She's having trouble from the foul line this yeat

I think all coastal lows have always been too far south per modeling. I 've been tracking model data since 1999.. always too suppressed.

Vets day storm was 1987. I'm not sure what you mean by no longer suppressed. I'm a philly native who lives in SW VA. We had 2 storms shunted to our south last year were we got 2-4 and south areas into NC got 6-10 inches.

That's high considering the RIC and SW posters. Jan 87 was much better..

I raked leaves that afternoon. I remember calling the weatherline that RICH HITCHENS worked Sunday am after a sleepover over and was shocked there was a WsWatch Sunday AM.. Saturday PM had a chance of rain or snow Sunday night. Gotcha. I guess the 00 storm to me was such a drastic shift from no storm out to see to BIG event in 6 hours. Now, Feb 22 87 was actually a triple phaser if I'm not misaken and it bottomed out 965 east of ACY?? So, I guess that was a big miss in that context but more lead time where I was in a lesser model era resonates with me.

There was still a winter storm watch Sunday AM< upgraded to a warning for 4-8 where I was in Northen Delaware with the afternoon package.

Jan 87 was not on par surprise with Jan 2000. We knew there'd be a nor' easter on Jan 22. We had Winter Storm Watches issued on Jan 21st in the morning package. They upgraded the areas NW of the big cites on the evening of the 21st and the 95 track was 1-2 inches, before changing to rain, but the Watch was up still. I was in Wilmington, Delaware and we were upgraded to a warning about 8pm Wednesday evening (Forecast at that time came from Sterling, not PHL) for 4 inches, then sleet and rain and then before the snow started Thursday am, 6-8 inches, possibly mixed with sleet. Night and day to me surprise wise.. Wes Junker tells a good story how the NGM had the colder profiles and was higher res...

The answer is 96 and it's not that close. Other storms may of had bigger impacts, but in smaller regions. 96 had 18 + from VA/NC border NE to NYC. It was the largest coverage of the largest totals. 79..DC to Philly focused 83-83 Maybe second considering all things and the 18 spot in Richmond. 86-87 impressive back to back totals but that's not ONE event. 02-03, not much snow south of DC. sleet city. Dec 09 was close but you lose Richmond and the Beach areas which had 6-12 or more in 96. Feb 10 such a broad area of 6-12 ish in Southern VA, lesser amounts into PA and parts of NJ

This. People can say what was best for THEIR house, but largest coverage of over 20 inches is Jan 1996