North Balti Zen

On the season? Ok, thanks, have updated.

YTD now: 3.0 BWI (2.3 on 3/14) 3.4 DCA (1.7 on 3/14) 7.3 Dulles (5.6 on 3/14) That 3.0 for the season is 5th worst all-time for BWI on the seasonal snowfall list. The 3.4 seasonal total for DCA moves them off the top 5 worst ever list. The 7.3 for Dulles also moves them from what had been in running for their worst seasonal total ever to off the top 5 worst list. Late season "save", I guess, although doesn't feel like it to me.

Closing in... YTD remains - 0.7" BWI (would tie for worst) 1.4" DCA (top 3 worst) 1.6" Dulles (would be new worst)

a south and east winter...lol.

Drawing into range now.

YTD as of 2/9/17: Tie for top 1 worst, top 3 worst and top 1 worst snowfall seasons at the respective airports still on the table as an option.

Yeah. Game on.

We got this.

It would appear futility chase remains alive.

That's what I needed, thanks MN!

Thanks!

I had this in the banter thread, but am pulling it out and dropping it here for quick reference, and, because, well, it may be relevant sadly in other years too. At any rate, if people could help double-check, I think we are at year to date: 0.7" BWI 1.4" DCA 1.0" Dulles Seriously, if someone can fact check the current numbers that would be great. Here's the relevant futility lists for each airport for reference: http://www.weather.gov/lwx/winter_storm-pr#SeasonalSnowfall Hoping we get snow that takes the airports off of these lists, but, if not, they are the markers.

Sure is - as befitting a snow town... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looking at those months - have to assume those were all pumped up with tropical systems or remnants maybe.

Feb. 8 - 11, 2015. The models didn't really lock into the cold air being in place enough for the 3 feet we ended up getting area-wide until about Friday. Those Saturday runs were nuts, never been around a happier board.

psstt...read three posts above yours...in a post responding to you.

Really nice piece, Ian. Well done.

Remains a good read Ian.

Word, by my calculations, by 2017 we will be as hot as the surface of the sun around here.

Coastal, 1000 thanks. Much appreciated.

Wx, thanks, I thought I had seen them used interchangeably in discussions, but then when reading on them they appeared to be different. That helps.

I have done that reading. It is not getting it for me. I apologize for being so goddamn stupid. My bad for ducking into this thread.

Here is something that I am hoping someone can explain in more layman's terms...I have read on the Jeff Haby site the definitions of a "Vort" and "Shortwave" and "Trough" (and read explanations of those terms elsewhere) but was wondering if a red tagger (or learned non-red tagger) could generally sum them up with relation to developing storms. For instance, it used to be, before discovering eastern, I would look at a map and only focus on the "L" with regard to a developing storm. It is clear now that how strong the "L" (or weak or if it forms) is dependent, maybe, on the above concepts, do I have that right? So, for example, the issues with the modeling of the storm last week were that there were a number of potential different energies (vorts?) that might lead to the development of the "L" that became the storm that got the southern VA folks snow. Is that generally right? A related question...when I look at the 500 heights/vort maps, what should I be gleaning from where the "X" is placed with regard to the various vorts on the map? I apologize ahead of time if this question was too disorganized (or stupid), but it is stuff that I am having trouble sorting out and, despite plenty of reading on it, have not been able to sort it out satisfactorily yet.

The 1st person reports that CNN is taking right now from NY and DC are high comedy. Apparently people felt "shaking".

No such luck. Was working in the Towson office today (next to courthouse). 7 floors up, rather than 20. And, um, 7 was plenty high up. Talking to clients, dawning realization that it was an earthquake, mostly when the large table began to move. None of my co-workers at my usual office are answering the phone, so I am guessing they are outside at the moment. Will be curious myself how that felt.