WVclimo

I was 16 for the Feb '79 storm, but living in western Md. where we had around a foot. No insane winds since we didn't get into the wraparound like DC and east. Just another run of the mill storm after the three 18"+ storms of the previous winter. Think I was Boston strong by that point, lol. 1996 was a great storm regionally, with over 30" here, but I was in College Park at <300' elev and sleet cut accumulations in my yard to 19". PD2 was 20"+ for me in Bethesda, but never got crazy rates and when the meat of the storm came at dusk on Sunday it was heavy sleet. The first Feb storm in 2010 was the heaviest I have personally measured at 28.5" and a great storm here. But the one that will always stand out for me was the 2/83 storm. Living in the Jessup area I measured 26" of pure powder; true whiteout conditions in thundersnow and 3-4" an hour. I worked night shift then, and the storm started with wind whipped snow as I was beginning my shift. Temperatures were frigid leading in. By the time I left work in the a.m. there were several inches banked up against the wheels and doors of the car, but the top of the car was dry. Then the daylight hours raged. True Zero visibility at times. Deep drifts on my northeast facing yard. Another 30+ storm in this area that I hope to get to experience again here in WV.

Yeah, I posted about it earlier today in this thread. We had "rusty" water last night. Changed the inline filter this morning, but we're gonna wait a few days and probably change the filter again before we use the water for drinking/ cooking.

The shaking of our well was bad enough to dredge up a lot of sediment and it fed it into our plumbing. Water is rusty. Changed the filter this morning, and already its nasty again. Will have to change the filter again in a few days. Probably won't be able to drink the water for the rest of this week.

Here at work in Frederick, some pictures are now hanging crooked on the walls. At home, wife grabbed up the two-year old and ran outside, as did all the neighbors. She said she thought the ceiling was going to fall in. No cell communication for about 20 minutes, though we were texting each other successfully.

Here's some hourly obs I took during the storm: 10:00 a.m. 32.7 light snow beginning 11:00 a.m. 32.9 light snow, accumulation beginning on mulched surfaces 12:00 p.m. 31.8 light snow, accumulation beginning on grass 1:00 p.m. 32.1 light snow, light accumulation on grass 2:00 p.m. 32.0 moderate snow, light accumulation on grass, accumulation beginning on paved surfaces 3:00 p.m. 31.6 moderate snow, light accumulation on all surfaces 4:00 p.m. 31.6 snow becoming heavy, 1.0" 5:00 p.m. 31.6 heavy snow, 3.0" 6:00 p.m. 31.7 heavy, rimed snow, 4.5" 7:00 p.m. 31.3 heavy snow, 6.0" 8:00 p.m. 31.3 heavy snow, 8.5" 9:00 p.m. 31.2 heavy snow, 9.0" 10:00 p.m. 31.2 heavy snow, 10.0" 11:00 p.m. 30.5 heavy snow 11.9" 12:00 a.m. 30.2 heavy snow, 14.0" 1:00 a.m. 28.6 heavy snow, 15.0" 2:00 a.m. 28.1 heavy snow, 16.8" 3:00 a.m. 27.8 heavy snow, 18.0" 4:00 a.m. 27.7 heavy snow, 19.2" 5:00 a.m. 27.6 heavy snow, 20.5" 6:00 a.m. 27.5 heavy snow, 22.0" 7:00 a.m. 27.0 heavy snow, 23.8" 8:00 a.m. 26.5 heavy snow, 25.0" 9:00 a.m. 26.0 heavy snow, 26.0" 10:00 a.m. 25.8 heavy snow, 27.0" 11:00 a.m. 25.7 heavy snow, 28.0" 12:00 p.m. 25.5 snow tapering to flurries, 28.5"

Kind of jumping ahead of the timeline, but doubt I'll be online much tomorrow. Fozz had asked for more Weathertap, earlier in the thread. I have a few.

MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>040-042-050-051-501-502-WVZ050>055-501>504-041345-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-HIGHLAND-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-PENDLETON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL- 843 PM EST WED FEB 3 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GARRETT COUNTY. . DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS UP FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM THIS STORM IS LIKELY TO PRODUCE 12 OR MORE INCHES WITH A GOOD CHANCE FOR LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OVER 20 INCHES. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. . SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.