Scarlet Pimpernel

It'll be enough of a disaster as it stands now, no matter the weather! (skating the political line there, I know!). But on a weather-related note for the medium range, one does have to like how the overall setup looks as advertised right now. No, we may not get the first wave (is that the one near the 20th?), but after that...looks like possibilities are good!

Wow...that's a beautiful scene and shot, Bob!! Love the transition from the blue sky, to the whiteish-gray snow/ice, to the green more in the foreground! And yeah, I see that hawk! Hope you score some good snow from this event.

Yup...that kind of reminds me of an event in Feb. 2015. It was extremely cold that whole month, there was an event around mid-month that everyone "assumed" would be high ratio fluff (so lots of excitement). But it wasn't. The growth rates and growth zone weren't ideal. We still got a solid amount to be sure, but it was more like thin ice crystals or pixie dust, not the huge flakes like we saw last night.

Actually, in all seriousness, I don't even know what method is used to compute the Kuchera ratios. Maybe it's good in some situations, but I've heard so many mixed things about it. Seems almost better to show 10:1 and go from there, fudge as needed.

Can't hate that, really! Though I though the use of Kuchera ratios was perhaps not the best. Still, that is a nice advisory-level event in these parts (warning level in some others).

Damn. Was hoping you'd be at the bar drinking complimentary tequila shots again, while doing the PBP!

Thank you...so kind! I actually really like that one as well. As I said, black and white just works so well with snow scenes many times!

Eats, shoots, and leaves... Eats shoots, and leaves... Eats shoots and leaves!

And...one more (file sizes required multiple posts)...

Photos (continued)...

Photos from today's snow (a couple are black and white...snow just facilitates itself to good B&W shots!)

Always good to hear from you, Bob! I hope the new digs are working out well...those photos you've sent over the past few months are amazing! Agree...another winter weather event is likely going to affect us this upcoming weekend. Details, as you say, TBD (as always!). I feel reasonably confident or at least hopeful that a decent event for many of us is a good possibility. Doesn't even have to be a bomb, really.

Rippin' pretty good out here now, nice flakes. They may even be chunky (that's for you @diatae!! ). Just measured, now up to 6.5".

So...Papal approval then!

Actually I wonder that too. I know it stands for "Historic East Coast Snowstorm", but how is that defined? I guess something that would make the Kocin-Uccellini list, perhaps.

And I take it JAWS would be a HECS...however one defines that (> 12", I'd guess, in that ballpark).

It's still a solid pants tent level event for this area!!

Yeah definitely. Like I said above a little earlier, not expecting a HECS per se (but would take one!). But I have to like how things look to be shaping up in terms of chances for a pretty decent event next weekend, in a broad sense.

Are we getting into Folks, Jaws, @Bob Chill OMG surprise face territory?

Gotta love chunky flakes!!!

Agree...though of course if a HECS happens I'll absolutely take it! Right now, I have to like the position we're in for at least a decent event this upcoming weekend.

I know exactly what you mean! My 5 year old is suddenly 21 and graduating U MD this upcoming spring semester. Where the hell did all that time go?! You really do look back on the "old times" which were fun and really do miss them. Can't get it back of course, but as long as you keep them in your mind and your heart (and many photos!), that's what matters. I have a picture of her during the December 2009 storm (she had just turned 6), with the snow nearly up to her waist!

Afternoon measurement (around 3:00pm): 6.0". Waiting to see how much that can be topped off with the ULL bands. Went for a rather long Jebwalk to get some photos, when I suddenly realized that my right boot had somehow cracked with the sole dragging on the ground. Ugh!! I was a fair distance from home and managed to get back before the whole bottom came off!! Must have gotten brittle somehow, it was fine earlier when I was out. So my Jebwalk turned into a moonwalk!! Hope to post a couple of photos in the next day or so, when I have a chance to offload the images and process them some.

This is the most appropriate response to a (bad!) pun, and the greatest compliment one can give!!