The Dude

That back side was the best snow of the day here. I ended up with an inch.

Ripping here. Everything is turning white except the roads and sidewalks. 34/31

Glad to hear your haircut went well! All snow here; no real stickage yet. 35/32

Snow starting to mix in.

Still light rain here at 38/34. Hoping the yellows on my doorstep will bring the changeover.

Drizzle here. 43/29

44/23 in N. Bethesda

MoCo has joined the list of school jurisdictions closing early.

A few flurries in N. Bethesda about an hour ago.

Not a super exciting year. For me, the February wind event and a thunderstorm at OC that spun up a quick water spout and turned umbrellas/rafts into projectiles are the two events that stood out.

Were you still in Kemp Mill at the time? How much did you get for that winter?

A few stray flurries here.

Just shy of .5" in N. Bethesda

I was surprised how much staying power my .25" had. There was still some on the deck last night.

.25 here in N. Bethesda.

Got down to 21 here. Coldest of the season.

23 for my low. RIP mosquitoes!

1.75" here. I like the death band placement. Good practice for winter.

We ended up with 1.42 here.

I think it can be implied in the right to bare arms.

That, and Mdecoy's fleshlight...

While I concede that LWX can be a little trigger-happy on the warnings, you seem to be asking for a level of precision that simply is not available given the current state of the science. Thunderstorms are inherently unpredictable--in where and when they form, how strong they become, and when they decay. The best meteorologists can do is issue warnings for an area that appears to be at risk for severe weather. Occasionally that risk will manifest; most times it won't. The alternative is to only warn storms they are certain will be severe, which will mean that the vast majority of storms that produce severe weather will go unwarned.

Wild day at OC today. Saw a small waterspout (photo below), then chaos ensued at the beach when the leading edge of the storm came through (video below)

1.4" here in N. Bethesda. The worst of it went just to our west.

Wow. Report of water rescue on the Beltway between Clara Barton and River Rd.