@CAPEaneed @csnavywx, whats the latest? 2 to 6" of snow, 1" of sleet, 0.25" of freezing rain, followed by rain? Seems like icing impacts could be alleviated by marginal temps and change to rain?
Looks like we will all see rain at some point with this storm. Soil temps should be at or below freezing so I am not sure if that provides some buffer to the snow when there is rain.
Looks like GFS and Euro are slowly starting to meet in the middle. Suspect the rain/ice line will setup somewhere just west of Easton in the end. Obviously, much of precip type/amount and how quick things change over is more of day of thing in a situation like this.
GFS likes to give us a nice thump of snow still.
6z Euro slightly less aggressive with the ground level warm air push across Delmarva, basically east of the portion of rt 50 that runs north to south is where it gets above freezing.
Just read Mount Hollys forecast discussion, they are banking on high ratios to get to the 12 to 18" they show on their current snow map. A lot of caveats in the discussion for our region regarding lower potential totals due to rain and mixing, so their current map is basically best case scenario.
Gross, we need the rain though. Based on the Euro and GFS trends I think we know where this is headed now. Marginal warning level event, better odds to be on the low end of the guidance.
Euro gets most of us above freezing for a period, everything else the same. 4 to 8" snow, to sleet, freezing rain, and then rain briefly. GFS is similar but stays a bit colder.
@CAPEand @csnavywx, you all seeing anything different?
Euro said break out your ice skates. Looks like we are in for a text book Delmarvalicious winter event, 4 to 8" followed by unforgiving sleet and freezing rain. Its been awhile. We have been lucky recently to have some nice pure powder events so time to enjoy this storm and every winter p-type possible.