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Hank Scorpio

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  1. Worst gif ever, but the base was showing the tiniest little itty bitty signs of rotation just as this cell got going. Guessing lots of storms do this though, and it's only through the power of a sped up gif I noticed anything hyperlapse-20220702-202144-4x_1.mp4
  2. At least this storm looked nice as it missed me just to the north
  3. Towers going up looking towards southern Loudoun / northern PW county. Guessing we see radar light up down that way shortly
  4. Nice sky earlier after the rain was about done
  5. New hat for the summer acquired
  6. Lots of good lightning and loud thunder with that stretched out blob moving into Leesburg. Great example of a classic afternoon summer thunderstorm
  7. I did end up taking a drive in search of big hail stones. Even though I arrived 15 minutes after the hail ended there were still lots and lots at quarter size and above covering the ground. A couple examples plus some weirdo shaped hail
  8. Thanks! I feel like I should ditch my meeting and see if I can go find some big hail stones laying around lol
  9. I was stuck in a meeting and couldn't get outside, but that Loudoun cell was looking pretty beastly from inside on approach. Thankful that the worst stayed just north of me
  10. Looking like some pretty healthy rotation right now
  11. Has anyone else ever received a call from the local NWS office asking about storm damage? I've moved since originally taking the Basics 1 spotter course, so I think they were inquiring based on my old address. It's been at least 10 years since I took the class and they've never proactively reached out... Wonder if that's something new.
  12. The last heavy band that came through Leesburg like half an hour ago was pretty legit. Could barely see the neighbors house across the street for a bit
  13. Same just happened in Leesburg, sleet is giving way to snow quickly. Looks like we're a bit ahead of schedule
  14. I'm riiiiiiiiiiight on the edge of that heavier band that's setting up in Loudoun. Flake size and rates have both increased, but still is just a light snow. Hoping it keeps building and gets us all in on better rates soon.
  15. Nothing much on radar but the flurries have commenced in Leesburg.
  16. It's been neat seeing so many local distilleries pop up all over the place. Have you checked any of them out? I'm a big fan of everything copper fox puts out. Their spot way out in sperryville is worth a visit, too. Also, for my nova people, I always think it's fun to recommend bourbon from A Smith Bowman. They got their start in what's now Reston back in the 30s, back when their farm made up that entire area. Eventually as the area got more and more developed, they moved operations down to fredricksburg, but their original distillery building was still hidden away in busy reston until very recently.
  17. Ohhhh yeah, that sounds delicious. I bet your brussel sprouts with a white sauce, pancetta, and caramelized onions would be a winner.
  18. Hook me up with some of those brussels as a pizza topping and I'll split the pizza with you! Tonight it was torn fresh mozz, jalapeno, and pineapple. That'll probably make someone mad but that's OK, because I enjoyed it and that's all that really matters haha
  19. Peach, plum, pineapple, cantaloupe*, apple, pear, blueberry, cherry, orange *cantaloupe is hugely dependent on when and where it's purchased. Too many times I've had bad cantaloupe that tastes like sweet dirt. But, when it's right, it's so good
  20. Can you imagine 27" for DC and 8" for Leesburg? What a gradient that'd be driving west on the toll road towards dulles.
  21. Love when the Montana nose is sniffing the ridge up high
  22. That's one of my favorite parts of a snowstorm. Not only does it change how everything looks, but it also changes how everything sounds
  23. Here's what that looks like, in case you're curious. That mountain in the background is close enough to the radar site that it interferes with the radar beam.
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