Yeah, I am not sure what protocol they follow or how well they follow it.
10" sounds safe. I think another poster on here from somewhere near Denton measured 10 as well.
All those emergency managers seem to be slightly slant sticking...COCORAHS guy in Easton is obviously not a weenie
In all honesty the mesonet stations probably give a good approximation
Yeah talked with my DE coworkers 12 to 16" trees down everywhere, same in Salisbury.
Yeah, this is a pretty typical result for the Eastern Shore. In my decade plus here my region usually underperforms for the reasons you mentioned and I reset my expectations. I was guessing Greenwood DE to coast would maximize and Easton would be 5 to 8". If the daytime accumulated better would have easily been closer to 8". Overall pretty good forecast by NWS.
The Eastern shore had a steep gradient. My forecast was 10 to 15" ended up with 5.5". Just to my east CAPE land down to Denton had 8 to 10" then most of Delaware to the beaches had 12 to 20". A lot of trees down in DE and Lowe shore of MD.
Unless something crazy happens I do not see much more accumulations for my backyard. Around 4" for now, probably eek out another inch before all is said and done. Looks like someone from Salisbury to Dover is going to see 10 to 15"