TowsonTownT

With my project management background I try to look at the big picture, and to me it seems like there are micro and a macro trends going on here. The micro trend that the mid Atlantic is warming meaning so called marginal events are more likely to be rain rather than snow is completely plausible to anyone who follows science. That however doesn't explain why places much colder and north of us are having horrible snow winters as well, that seems to be a macro trend that doesn't necessarily have to do with whether it was 28 or 35 degrees here. Seems like when the macro trend resolves itself we'll get our snow here as well as other places, just maybe with a lower baseline to account for the various marginal events per season we'll start to lose out on because of local micro trends in temperatures.

Hence my view that it will still snow here, eventually.

Winter Storm Warning for Baltimore just came through on my phone! First to cave will be Giant, then Weis, then.....

Are the school districts going to catch up here or are we going to be getting 4am texts?

Remember when we complained about how Roman running the ball cost us the playoffs? Those were the days!

Live view of my front yard.

4 minutes ago, Fozz said:

Here here! 

Looks like it’s finally wrapping up but it was awesome while it lasted.

Picked up a quick 0.4” which leaves me with the same exact total as the previous event - 4.4”

Yeah I spoke too soon. Street out front caved in a nanosecond of this. Might get .25 out of this if it lasts another half hour.

10 minutes ago, ThePhotoGuy said:

Any reports from the snow streamer in Baltimore County? Hopefully it holds up for Northern Anne Arundel. 

Coming down hard in Towson with the first fatties of the day. Looks like it's going to come and go to fast to do anything more than provide another coating.

2 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Watching the local news, and they were covering kids sledding at Rodger's Forge. One parent said when the flakes started falling, her son was outside in shorts and a t-shirt saying "I'VE MISSED THIS" She said the kid had been out there all day and half the night and said "I've been deprived...I'm not stopping! It may never happen again" 

This kid GETS IT 

Apparently my kid was one of them, which station was it, she didn't know?

Getting texts about everything shutting down for the weekend. No rec bball, no travel bball, no music lessons, and nothing to get between me and football!

Just now, SomeguyfromTakomaPark said:

It looks like they’ve already cleared the mountains 

Will they curve or continue SE....

13 minutes ago, WeatherQ said:

University of MD Medical System 

Bel Air MD

Warm and Dry feels like 87F

Heat Index 105F

oh … moderate snow outside 

ambulances getting covered 

 

Being from Texas, I still can't understand why buildings in colder climates are warmed to 80+ degrees. Inside should always be 65-70 tops no matter the season.

Completely overperforming in my Towson micro-climate. That table is snow on snow from Tuesday, such a beautiful sight not seen here for years. 

Just under 3" so far in Towson and really good snow rate coming down right now. 

Baltimore County just called it, no school tomorrow.

Still no word from BCPS, my guess is they're frantically trying to get the union to agree to make the teachers come up with some BS asynchronous content for tomorrow so they don't have to call it a snow day when it's already a 3 hour early dismissal for the end of the marking period. 

19 minutes ago, Interstate said:

Also, the NAM is on a island by itself with the 12Z run with the amount of snowfall.

The NAM obviously knows about this new thread, maybe word hasn't gotten to the others.

26 minutes ago, Interstate said:

They will make it asynchronous learning day I bet.  They do not want to burn through another snow day on a half day.

The official BCPS policy is 4 snow days then asynchronous, not sure they will be able to get around that. They've used 1 day so far.

3 minutes ago, jayyy said:

I’d take the 3-3.5” this depicts IMBY in a heartbeat

Same! 3" of snow on snow and frozen ground will look glorious.

Which model did best with this one? Seemed a bit of a rollercoaster with the GFS sniffing it out early then losing it then finding it again.

Going with 4.25 imby in Towson. The snow was a breeze to shovel but now getting a bit of rain to make things extra crunchy.

Brace for impact BMore!

And don't lose sight of the best part of this, that it won't be above freezing for most of us for a number of days. Except Georgetown of course, above freezing there already plus intense January sun angle the next few days.

We have pixie dusted our way to almost 2 inches in Towson. Can't wait to see some fatties come down.

It really has been the prettiest of days. It has snowed all day in Towson but still less than an inch to show for it. Time for the fatties to roll in while I get my football on!