Herb@MAWS

When you consider we didn't even get the main storm but rather the WAA out ahead of it, I can't complain about approx 5" while the main storm went to the Lakes. We can thank the strong HP (strategically positioned) to the north for that. This was an energetic, spring-like system, with plenty of GulfMex juice. While I noticed temps rose toward the end of the snow, the temp has remained quite steady around 30.6 for the past few hours. Just a bit of sleet IMBY as the snow slowly fizzled.

12:30pm 30.1° (up 1° in last hour) Light snow/sleet approx 4-3/4"

Temp up from morning low of 27.5 a few hours ago .... to current 29.0. Snow has hung on very nicely all morning, with only a few times having a "sleet-y look". Going out to shovel now .... and to measure. Eyeballing 3.5"-4", maybe a touch more.

Left house at 8am w/approx 1" OTG, roads covered, mod snow and temp at 31.3 (down from high of 31.7) Got home 9:15am, approx 3"-3.5" OTG now; steady, mod snow, temp fell to 27.9. Driving sucks but is certainly doable altho am not recommending it. Route 108, a local main road, is covered with a few inches.

Like everyone else, rates picked up quickly. Immediate stickage on deck, cars. Looks like sidewalks and my side street not far behind. Mod-hvy snow, small flakes, 31.5°

Does anyone have a link for 3-hr US air pressure changes? It looks like the Unisys weather maps are .... no longer.

SN- began just before 7am (IMBY) 31°

The waiting yesterday late PM was painful. But the results .... more than satisfying!

''Columbia Death Band'' FTW! 5" between approx 5-10pm, 12.3" total.

9.5" to 10" plus/minus looks like a good average at 9pm for eastern HoCo area.

Exactly what I measured. Thought I was seeing things. Gotta be on either side of 9" now.

8.3ish total == and pouring 6.3ish OTG

Finally got into the good stuff about 30 mins ago.

Pouring to the left of me, Banding to the right, Here I am stuck in the middle .....

Activity slowly picking up again. 29.7 degrees

9:40am -- went out out 9am to do Shoveling Round #1. Good timing as a lull moved in near end of shoveling. At 9am, measured about 5.0"-5.25" .... and then probably a decent 0.5" more while shoveling for 1/2 hr before the lull, so approaching 5.5"-6.0" OTG before any compacting during lull. Current temp is at the low for the day at 26.5° after being about 27-28 at midnite. Steady, very lite snow continuing.

6:30am: 25.6° with snow falling. Coffee-ing up and then will go out for first round of shovelling and will measure. But eyeballing, looks like 5"

Dumping, 27°, about 1-1/4" OTG

Nice / whitening / caving / 28 / steady snow

Steady flurries/S- and 31°

First very fine flakes in the air. 33.5°

Am supposed to have a band job tonite at Londontowne Grill until 1am. Not looking good

[Old news, but from NCEP's 1/12/19 @ 3:30am heavy Snow Discussion] A COASTAL LOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST SUNDAY MORNING. WITH DEEPER COLD AIR IN PLACE, WARM ADVECTION SPREADING EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS FOLLOWED BY ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION WEST OF THE DEVELOPING LOW MAY CONTRIBUTE TO SOME SIGNIFICANT SNOW/SLEET AMOUNTS FARTHER TO THE NORTH. A CONTINUED TREND TOWARD HIGHER SNOW ALONG THE LOW LEVEL WARM FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC IS SUPPORTED BY LOW DAY 1 WPC PROBABILITIES FOR 8 INCHES THAT BLEED EAST FROM THE BLUE RIDGE OVER CENTRAL VA.