arlwx12

Oh NO!! As a warminsta, I thought I and DCA might get nothing. The NWS winter weather update map Snow and Ice Forecasts & Services Expected: 4" Best case for me: >1 Worst case: 7" Of course, this could all change by Monday morning.

Flakes near Crystal City. Lasting about 30 seconds on the car.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1254 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 DCZ001-MDZ013-014-504-VAZ050-051-053-054-502-527-080200- /O.EXB.KLWX.WW.Y.0007.250208T1500Z-250209T0000Z/ District of Columbia-Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Central and Southeast Montgomery-Orange-Culpeper-Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Southern Fauquier-Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park- 1254 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch. * WHERE...The District of Columbia, central Maryland, and central and northern Virginia. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM EST Saturday.

That reminds me of the 1966 storm in Hampton Roads.

The Hill of Doom has been thoroughly treated. Black pavement is showing though. Guess I won't be entertained by vehicles crashing into mine...

My Mark 4 eyeballs estimate three and a half inches (presuming my neighbor's curbs are the same height as mine) on The Hill of Doom west of Crystal City, An hour ago, a four-wheeler actually made it UP (but the road was pretreated, and the vehicle made a running start). Not so sure that would work now.

WTOP radio in DC is calling for 4"-8", maybe up to 10".

What the DC TV stations are saying on the 7 am news about the DC metro: Channel 4: 5"-8"+ Channel 5: 4"-8" Channel 7: 5"-10 (4"-8" SW parts) Channel 9: 6"-10"+

I have two weather radios, and even though one of them was switched off they wailed together when the WSW for DC came through.

WTOP in DC just went with 4"-8". They did mention s****, but not i**.

What the DC TV stations were telling the public a couple of hours ago for DC metro: Channel 4: 4"-7", possibly 8 Channel 5: 4"-6" Channel 7: 6" Channel 9: 3"-6" Let's see if they change much by suppertime. P.S. At 1116, NWS was still expecting 5"-10" over a broad swathe.

NWS radio just announced the tornado threat is unlikely and the warning will expire at 6 pm.

Tornado threat mentioned on NWS radio for Oxon Hill/National Harbor , Forest Hills, Andrews AFB, etc

Just got a bolt within 2 miles of me near DCA.

As a warminista, hoping for much less but basically going with climo: BWI: 17" DCA: 14" IAD: 20" RIC: 7" Tiebreaker (SBY or LYH): SBY 7"

Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 810 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Loudoun County in northern Virginia... * Until 845 PM EDT. * At 810 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Purcellville, or 10 miles southeast of Charles Town, moving east at 25 mph. * Locations impacted include... Leesburg, Hillsboro, Paeonian Springs, Lucketts, and Waterford.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 739 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Loudoun County in northern Virginia... Northeastern Clarke County in northwestern Virginia... Southern Jefferson County in the Panhandle of West Virginia... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 739 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Berryville, or near Charles Town, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by downed trees. Localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles. * Locations impacted include... Purcellville, Round Hill, Bluemont, Hamilton, Hillsboro, Wickliffe, Summit Point, Gaylord, Stringtown, and Rippon.

Radar indicates DC metro may get wet in an hour or two.

DCA hit 55 interhour, now back up to 57.

Elkins hit 35 intrahour, at 6 am 36. That's the coolest spot I found on the NWS maps.

From the LWX 953 AFD: As for thunderstorm timing, expect convection to begin to bubble over areas just east of Alleghenies (ahead of the dry slot) early to mid-afternoon before advancing toward the I-81 corridor and Blue Ridge around 20-22z/4-6pm. Beyond this point convection continues east toward the metros between 22-2z/6-10pm. Convection gradually wanes before midnight with any severe threat wrapping up after sunset.

LWX radio just announced a severe thunderstorm watch.

Am I seeing tiniest bits of hail in the downpour near Crystal City??

Basically from Montgomery/Fairfax/PW eastward.

STW posted per NOAA radio.