BlizzardNole

Such nice looking flakes for 37 degrees -- the conditions upstairs must be great.  Trying hard not to look at forecasts for the coast

If that map verified Calvert County would have triple the snowfall to date compared to places like Frederick 

19 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

I just need it to be over from Feb 9 - 14.  I'll be in Mexico.  So I hope yall can enjoy 60's for that period.  It's a short break, you'll be fine!  I'll be back in time for our prime time...and President's Day 4 storm. 

Enjoy!  We went to Puerto Rico Jan. 8-15 and it was a thrill to take off at 18 degrees and land at 83.  Then we got back in time to enjoy the 3" on the 16th before it switched.  Man I wish that one had a better track!

28 minutes ago, Jersey Andrew said:

It’s supposedly the largest documented storm to hit DC and Virginia. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson claimed in their diaries that snow reached a depth of 3 feet region wide. Hard to verify this though.

I read about that somewhere and remember a quote like "...36 inches deep on a level."  To have a snow depth of 36" the snowfall amounts by today's measuring must have been in the 45" range!

10 minutes ago, snowmagnet said:

I like your excitement about 14 and 15. I really don’t remember specific storms those years, just that we had several hits, and some fairly big. Those were 2 great winters here, which is why, in my opinion,  so many people were disappointed in ‘16 when we only got 1 Storm (even though it was of epic proportions). I could be wrong, but I remember reading that we had blocking due to the displaced PV rather than a -NAO for much of 2014 and/or 2015. 

Those really were great winters!  What was the ENSO state those years?  2015 had some unusual events like that decent anafrontal snow plus a big hit by a low moving well to our west that stayed all snow.

If that deal this weekend hits south and east like Jan 3, the snow totals to date for say  Frederick compared to Huntingtown will look funny

3 minutes ago, Bob Chill said:

Hit 3". Perfect. Enjoyable storm. Considering the flaws it performed well. This winter has a habit of that lately. 

Agreed!  In Germantown we've had approx. 2", then 5" and today 3".  I would have never thought we'd be at about 10' for the winter by mid-Jan!

28 and freezing rain forming a crust  

12 minutes ago, MillvilleWx said:

Clarksburg is a beautiful microclimate for snow in that area of MoCo. Enjoy!! 

Sure is -- I live just a few miles down from Clarksburg (near 27 and 355) and I've seen them get 3-4 inches when we've had a coating.

Germantown:  Sleet just now mixing in eyeballing about 3 inches.  Going to clear the driveway and walk so I don't end up with a slab!

Germantown - light snow with a dusting; 22.  Amazed we are on the 3rd snow event given the way the winter looked as of a couple weeks ago!  Lots of cold ahead and something else will likely come out of that. 

Cloudy and 14. 

I remember a storm in '78 with good antecedent cold but bad track, with the forecast of an inch or so of snow then quick changeover to rain.  The front end thump way overperformed (PG County at the time) and we got several inches real quick, then a dry slot with mainly drizzle.  We can hope!  

If the track doesn't change much, a thump and a dry slot would be a nice outcome.  I can't believe given the way this winter looked that I've had 2" and 5" snows already, and have another to track!

Glad it's Sunday - we fly back from Puerto Rico to BWI on Saturday.  Oh BTW sunny and 84 today 

22 minutes ago, jewell2188 said:

Regardless of the airmass, doesn’t this map just look off given the track??? I find it hard to believe with a shitty track we even receive half of this….

Although rare, there was a storm (I think 2015?) where the low went over/west of us but there was so much antecedent cold that we got mostly snow before the slot.

2 minutes ago, Imgoinhungry said:

shocked mcps hasnt closed!  Roads are ok I am assuming?

Just eyeballing out front it looks like the streets have half the amount compared to decks, etc.  Combination of temps yesterday and leftover treatments from Monday's little event.

Germantown -- wow I woke up just before 2 am and saw less than an inch as it was getting going then woke up around 4 am and we have 4-5"!  I wish I had woke up in the middle of it!  Thanks for all the posts describing it in this thread.

28 minutes ago, Solo2 said:

Better question might be when was the last time DCA had back to back snow storms with higher accumulation than northern burbs in a week...

Right?  Total snowfall to date for DC south and east compared to say northern Frederick County will look crazy 

1 hour ago, hsq said:

Final measurement, 15.5".  Lost power for 6 hours.  But check out the sun coming through!

Huntingtown MD

 

Was that your report that NWS Sterling has up on their snowfall map?  Congrats on jackpotting!  My sister lives off Walton Road down there, and my parents are off Rt. 4 about 4 miles south of Dunkirk.  They lost a lot of trees!

26 minutes ago, Wetbulbs88 said:

Do the Bethesda friends live in Chevy Chase? Either way they have to be less than one or two miles from me. I haven't gone out to measure (work ugh), but I was eyeballing anywhere between 5-7" by the looks of it. 8.5" seems high!

They didn't measure just said "like 8 inches" and I saw this report not far from them (they're off River Road close to the DC line and this report is a little north).  But this report looks a little high compared to others around and 5-7" for that area is probably more like it.

The cutoff is crazy!  I have a friend 15-20 minutes away near Frederick with nothing, got about 2" here in Germantown, and my wife's brother in Bethesda near the DC line got 8!  (I couldn't believe it then I saw a spotter report of 8.5 just down the street from them).  Wow

Bad part is my niece in rural Anne Arundel has no power as with many people.  Hope they get it back quick as tonight will be frigid!

Germantown:  just flurries now and eyeballing about 2" which was my bar for this storm.

My family in Calvert and St. Mary's are having a ball with this one!

24 minutes ago, osfan24 said:

Yeah, I feel really badly for anyone in our area that ends up fringed with this one and gets a few inches while others get clobbered. We've all waited so, so long for this. Likely the best storm for a bunch of us since the 2016 blizzard.

Really hope people that have missed out cash in!  I got close to a foot in that 2019 storm so if I'm on the edge of this one so be it.  Temp down to 43

18 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said:

Counting on you to measure well tomorrow - need a Charlottesville ob for my records.

82/67 along the northern coast of Puerto Rico with 8-10ft waves offshore.

Good luck tonight/tomorrow everyone — looking forward to seeing the leftovers Tuesday night. Gonna be tough getting the car out of the airport parking lot.

We are *supposed* to fly to PR this Saturday, all we need is negative tests and no flight cancellation! 

Down to 59 in Germantown

1 hour ago, wxtrix said:

bone dry here.

i honestly don’t want any snow until after i’m home from my vacation next month.

HA!  January 8-15 here.  Would be my luck we get one big storm right then.

Had a brief period of sleet at little earlier

1 hour ago, IronTy said:

This is hardly something unique to this board.  Message boards in general have been dying for over a decade.  People have moved on to social media.  Eventually this place will dry up like the rest of them.  Just enjoy it while it lasts.  

I hope not because this place and a sport board where I follow my (currently disastrous) football team are two of my favorite places. I tried social media like FB years ago and it just didn't click with me.  I mostly just read on here as I don't have the expertise but it's been a fun place over so many years. 

Some memorable quotes:  a few days before the Dec. 2009 storm someone posted "Welp time for the Euro to squeeze one off into the punchbowl" and another poster said "If that happens I'll intentionally roll my car on I-70"  

And how about the thread "The Hoffman cometh"

So many good times on here!

10 minutes ago, nj2va said:

As dumb as this product is, I love the fact that DC has more snow on that clown map than NYC.  It’d be mass weenie suicide in the NYC forum if that happens.

How about Short Pump with 25" and PSU-ville less than 10 

Point-and-click at 10,900 feet near Ebbets Pass, CA for some chuckles.  Think there'll be some drifting? 

OMG the news coming out of there is awful.  Reminds me of Joplin