wolfpackwxDC

I stupidly thought when we were down to 29 by 9pm that we had an outside shot at starting as freezing rain or snow in Arlington. Well, I've all but thrown in the towel and can't wait for a nice, cold rain 

Snow flurries in Arlington. I guess dreams do come true! 

At least we are not talking about a Harrisburg Hauler this round.

9 minutes ago, clskinsfan said:

22 years ago today was the surprise snowstorm for DC. Also known as the Carolina Crusher. The storm was supposed to miss SE and ended up being a great storm for just about everyone. By the way. Can someonw recommend a site for historical upper air maps other than this one: https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncepreanal/

http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncepreanal/data/2000/01/reanal_2000012500.gif

NWS Raleigh and NC State MEAS have done a good job with the catalogue of events affecting NC. Might find more there? Here is the link to the storm you referenced:

https://projects.ncsu.edu/atmos_collaboration/nwsfo/storage/cases/20000125/

Full site: https://www.weather.gov/rah/events

Lol, I lost track of time with dinner and kids bedtime routine. Check the 18z GFS, come straight here and am not disappointed by the conversation. Cheers everyone! 

FWIW, just drove from Arlington to Woodbridge (IKEA, because again, I hate myself). Flakes mixing in around beltway when I left at 8:45, then all rain from Braddock Rd south. On the way back, no flakes until I-66 (9:45ish), so it does not look like the snow line was really dropping south quickly at all.

40 and .22 inches of rain this far. Bet all these Arlington parents are glad the school jumped the gun on canceling school last night! 

7 hours ago, MN Transplant said:

I’m just a mile or two west of you and my official CoCoRaHS total is 1.36”.  0.33” snow and sleet, 1.03” zr and rain.  

Agreed. My CoCoRaHS total was 1.22 total. Not sure what the deal with the automated gauge was...

Automated rain gauge says 1.62 inches so far, snow/ice melt. Winds have thankfully died. Power flickered twice, but seems to be holding on.

Wind driven liquid at 31.3, with 2.5 inches on the ground. AMAZING 

This snow is the perfect type for my stupid battery powered snow blower. Didn't take too long to clear. Could hear the pinging of sleet as I was clearing the sidewalks.

An official (enough for me) 2" in western Arlington. Still coming down hard, but figured I'd get a measurement before the changeover occurs.

We started store and 1:30. Temps have dropped and dewpoint has risen nicely!

1 minute ago, Potvinsux said:

Blizzard conditions in Snowshoe... Snow coming into cracks of windows and sliding door now.  Impossible to be on the slopes right now.

 

https://youtu.be/9N12c42uK_E

Tomorrow should be awesome!

20 minutes ago, wolfpackwxDC said:

Pixie dust flurries in Arlington

24.3/13

 

Already sticking to the roads and it is barely coming down. This is gonna get interesting quick!

Pixie dust flurries in Arlington

24.3/13

We are slowly rising up to near 20, but dewpoint is not decoupling, so that's good!

14 minutes ago, Swiscaster said:

Lol, I actually stop in Tightsqueeze for gas sometimes when I drive down 29 to Atlanta.  And I stop mainly because of the name!  Interesting history, actually.  That town basically invented the drive thru back in 1870!  

“The community of Tightsqueeze got its name due to the construction of two buildings close to a road that connected Chatham and Danville during the 19th century. In 1870, W. H. Colbert built his general store close enough to the road that women could go straight from their carriages to the store without getting muddy or dusty.

Soon, another merchant, Isaiah Giles, built a blacksmith-wheelwright shop directly across the road from the general store. It, too, was on the road's edge. Due to the closeness of the two buildings, buggies and wagons had to slow down as they passed between the two buildings. Thus, individuals were told to slow down for the "tight squeeze" where the two stores were located.”

(from Wikipedia)

If that happened today, it would just be a lawsuit waiting to happen. Cool history though!

7 hours ago, BristowWx said:

That’s impressive for Arlington.  

We bottomed out at 11.7. Station is elevated 2-3 meters off ground, 20 feet away from the house, so I  it's legit! 

13.8 / 7 west Arlington

Dewpoint up a degree in the last hour.

Anecdotal analysis...

15z backyard model run: Squirrels are out in force this morning, digging all over the place, despite it being 25 degrees. Much more active than over the past week. Perhaps they know something...

3 minutes ago, Weather Will said:

What is the criteria for an ice storm warning?

Some of these criteria vary from region to region, but here is what LWX has on their site. Looks like .25 inches of ice.

https://www.weather.gov/lwx/WarningsDefined#:~:text=A Winter Storm Warning is,weather is occurring or imminent.&text=2) Enough ice accumulation to cause damage to trees or powerlines.,-AND%2FOR&text=AND%2FOR-,3) a life threatening or damaging combination of snow and,or ice accumulation with wind.

24 minutes ago, Bob Chill said:

That low jump is just a digital thing from what I can tell. Model graphic output is programmed to stamp an L at the lowest pressure but the lowest pressure is fluid so the L jumps around inside the "bag of low pressure". I like using the shaded mslp anomaly maps to just compare the bigger bag (general center) and not the L (specific center). I could be wrong here so someone correct me if so

I always find it odd that people live and die based on where contours are closed and letters are drawn, especially if run to run they move +/- 25 miles.

1 minute ago, SnowenOutThere said:

Geez, look at the north south line.

Caroline County - big winner here!

Just now, kristia said:

That would be me. Have a great generator. It’s the trees that worry me. 

I balked on buying a generator after 2 big storms knocked out power here in Arlington last summer. Lights flickered during the snow last week. I think we will be getting said generator as soon as we can secure one!