Kmlwx

Guys - let's not cycle into another round of making this thread unreadable. If you're going to continue this can we please do it over in banter? Bottom line, we now all know the proper measurement procedures - his amounts shouldn't be included in an official map or mappy's map at the end of season. The Winter Storm Warning criteria is not simply 5 inches. Okay?

Here's the LWX Winter Storm Warning criteria - A Winter Storm Warning is issued when a significant combination of hazardous winter weather is occurring or imminent. Significant and hazardous winter weather is defined as a combination of: 1) 5 inches or more of snow/sleet within a 12-hour period or 7 inches or more of snow/sleet within a 24-hour period AND/OR 2) Enough ice accumulation to cause damage to trees or powerlines. AND/OR 3) a life threatening or damaging combination of snow and/or ice accumulation with wind. The snow/sleet criteria for a Winter Storm Warning for the five westernmost counties (Allegany, Mineral, Grant, Pendleton, and Highland) is higher (6 inches or more within a 12-hour period; 8 inches or more within a 24-hour period).

700mb mesoanalysis.

It's been such an interesting storm - so much of the accumulation has been drawn out over a ridiculously long period. Talk about nickel and diming.

Picked up another inch or so (perhaps a little more) overnight with this banding! Wow.

I don't think I've ever gotten such a small accumulation that has necessitated a plow coming through my parent's street 3 times. They've done two passes since the snow started on Sunday - and with that band that went through...seems they will need to plow/salt again. Already had a neighbor skid down the street in a truck already.

That is a salivation inducing post around these parts...

Actually coming down nicely here now in Colesville! Walkway is slushily caving again - maybe even a hint of a dusting on the street too (dead end road/low traffic).

If I could just get a taste of that deathband down here in Colesville for even just 15 minutes I'd call it a storm and move on to tracking the mid/long range again.

That band looks neat on radar. Kind of reminds me of a backdoor cold front!

Light snow with varied flake size here in Colesville, MD.

Depending on which part of Rockville you're in, there's some subsidence between bands of whatever is falling.

Tell us how you really feel In all seriousness - YES to Radarscope - probably the most widely used mobile radar app. It's great.

Definitely seems like north of the Potomac and then north of US50 might be your best shot at seeing more wintry weather today. And ideally the further NE the better (of course).

Surprisingly lost only a few of my parent's bamboo stalks (big swath of it between the neighbors and their house). Still no sign on the snow here - light freezing rain persisting. No pingers that I can hear either.

A 7-day forecast is always going to change except under extreme rare circumstances. Even a 5-day is likely to shift - though hopefully not as much.

Was just out trying to get the walkway clear of the icy coating - seems like it's still rain here (so freezing rain). Hoping the change is not far.

Makes sense - I am getting a couple drops of rain still - so either freezing drizzle or light freezing rain. Hope to switch soon since Gaithersburg has flipped.

Definitely not to the extent as north of DC, but it does seem some light returns have been growing in size near Upper Marlboro and Andrews.

Radar showing some very light (but noticeable) enhancement over the bay as well as in the area down near ADW. Seems a decent chunk of the area may be moistening back up.

There' s a ship off of Virginia Beach by a bit that reported 20kt winds out of the southeast around 01z.

Always attributed them to stronger storms. Cool to see on radar!

Are those gravity waves on the radar radiating up the bay?

But it WILL include anything after 18z. So that was way earlier this afternoon.

CC shows mix line pretty much right along I-95 up to near Laurel/Bowie and other than that mainly south of BWI to Rock Hall. Pretty standard line for climo purposes.