When you say radar extrapolation will work this time, Are you referring to the ease with which will be able to track the storm in real time rather than relying on the development or transfer of energy and ensuing creation of energy and precipitation? Or are you using a technical term that I am not aware of?
This might’ve been mostly tongue-in-cheek, but I think they’re easily the best out there in this area. Their ambiguity translates to the most honest forecasting around.
CWP just called for 2-4” with very low confidence. They seem worried about p-type issues which I think is sound given climo.
My first call is 3-6 for my little neck of the woods in NW DC.
I mentioned this the other day but honestly the NAM has been performing better for quite some time now. Then again you might just be NAMing the NAM because, well, it is, after all, the NAM.
I was in New York for ‘15, and I’m 32, but that was the coldest winter I’ve ever experienced. Weeks of highs not breaking 25 and nearly a whole week below 20. Unbelievable.
I grew up in Ellicott City. At least there, we’d get significantly higher totals than surrounding areas. I lived on the top of centennial lane and the lift there compared to surrounding areas was simply a thing of beauty. Really was a great microclimate.
That was the thing about this storm. Pretty powerful and far reaching but not the most organized precip shield. Outside that mega band, it was pretty spotty. And the mega band itself kept expanding outward minimizing durations.
I’d be surprised if the District was that low. I measured 6.8” here in Chevy Chase and this morning we had more than 4” on the ground WITH compaction and melting. But maybe urban heating did its thing.
Also not an expert, but I think it was Occam's Razor: ULL was simply too far north. The picture perfect placement of the coastal just couldn't fill the precip shield on the southwestern side. Just climo really. Western areas got great lift which sucked up a lot of what would've fallen in central MD. But these bands here are saving the day. One last thrust would get me over 7".
Would also love to see a storm loop though. Where can you access? I've seen blizzards on YouTube and this one was fairly sizable.