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where the heck is PSU? and what happened to usedtobe? I really miss his posting here.

now this is a map worth showing! my all time favorite with absolutely unbelievable rates in Baltimore!!

will it hold for another 36 hours? Hopefully returns to its first idea of insane blizzard!

With a low in that location, I still think the ccb band will be further west some.

High of 50 today. I thought I would try to do some gardening since it was so nice out. Tried to dig up some of the darn onion grass that always shoots up this time of year. The ground was still rock solid frozen. I think this bodes well for our event on Sunday. This event is occurring after a long, long cold period. Ground temps are still really cold. I'm hoping that we bust on the cold side of this event.

Sun Dogs (google pic)

double rainbows (google pic)

Not so fast Betty! Let's wait for your tits to recover some. And maybe for some more support. Let's will this Blizzard to us. We need it!

Put some gloves on! It's cold out! I've been totally lazy today. shoveling's tomorrow in little bits.

call me weird but I am hoping for the freezing rain glaze at the end. It's so cool to see the glace of ice on top!

This is true but not so much so in recent times. tends to be true more so when it comes to freezing rain turning to plain rain as surface temps are difficult for models but I am I right there with you on hoping the turn over does not occur or at least holds off longer.

agree that GFS is starting its gradual cave towards Euro. To me it appears to have lost a couple inches of snow for most/many from the 18Z run. I expect it will shave a couple inches off each run and meet the Euro fairly closely at game time. For me in Towson, I am expecting 5-10 inches of snow turning to sleet. then a light freezing rain to top it off. It will still be cold, white, and beautiful! Just not as deep! But should be fun walking on top of it this week.

Okay, where is PSU? I wont feel like this a real hit until I see his long posts on what could go wrong. Or even a post about how Pars Ridge is in the fringed zone.

From here on out, I will follow the sage, "Ji". His word is always true! "The model that shows the least snow always wins." I will only focus on the model with the least, then I will not be disappointed!

Yes, that's him. Thanks!

The only time I really ever watched JB videos is when he did "Point, Counter-Point" on AccuWeather. I can't remember the name of the other Met that would do the videos with him. I believe he died at a fairly young age from some sort of ladder accident. Does anyone remember the name of the other met on "Point, CounterPoint". I actually thought that his points were better than JB's.

Agree with the bolded 100% I guess when the snow prospects go down the toilet, the only game in town is to watch the cats fight. Aldo 04 is an instigator

Not sure we want to use the words "dead" and "winter" together. lol

All frozen is awesome! Each form has its own uniqueness. You just need to know how to deal with each....kinda like having children...no favorites

This is how we roll around these parts. Frustrating, for sure, but it is just the way it tends to be. I suspect that in the middle of the frustration, another, little, surprise event will start to materialize. If not, we go back to chasing pink unicorns in the future. C'est la vie.

Even though the accumulation in Towson were on the low side, I thoroughly enjoyed this wonderful winter day. Went for a snow drive down towards DC in the AM and got to see the heavier dendrites. Had lunch, then wife and I went for a Hike at Lake Roland. It was crisp with snow flurries sprinkled in. Felt so good. Then, after dinner, got to take a little run with snow still falling and actually heavier than most of the day. Was not expecting that! It looks beautiful outside with the lights and the sugar coating of snow on everything. What a great day!

see now. Aren't you glad they brined the roads for you

models, model, models! so many models! eons ago there were two models that were the go to models. I think it was the AVN and the Eta model. I remember folks talking about the E/A rule (i believe it was called). If these two models agreed on snow, then it was a sure bet. Later the models changed and increased in number, but when the Euro came to America, it rapidly took over the kingship of models to trust most. Now with so many models printing out such a variety of possibilities when it comes to snow in a given area, I've had to put all my chips into the Ji rule: whichever model shows the least amount of snow is the one that verifies. I find if I put my faith in the snowless model, it usually verifies, and if not, I get the excitement of a surprise snow! According to the Ji rule, I should expect no snow for the next two storms, despite the fact that some of the majors are showing some snow for my area just north of Baltimore. Going with the least snow solution is depressing, but there is the thrill of a surprise, if indeed, the least snowy model is wrong and we get a decent snow. Hate to say it, but Ji is becoming my HM! He will never, ever take the place of usetobe, however. usetobe is always the EF Hutton of this board. When he says its gonna snow, it snows! All that said, my faith in the flakes/forecasts really rests in the many mets. who post on this board. Their insight, thoughts and ways of understanding the synoptics and interpret the models is really of extreme value. What a blessing it is to be able to learn from so many trained mets., forecasters, and expert teachers! And if I am too old to learn it, I just appreciate the knowledge shared by our experts!! Keep on doing what you do so well!!! There will always be onlookers (like me) who will gain from your insight.

snow/sleet/rain mix now in Towson.