BlizzardNole

Sorry IronTy -- I grew up a few miles south of Dunkirk and know all about southern MD heartbreak. Once my job locked in DC I started shopping for a NW area. My family is still all there and they have fun with me when southern MD gets a big hit that I miss.

Montgomery County Exec proposing new restriction to go into effect Tuesday at 5 p.m. if approved limiting retail store capacity to 150 total. There could be BIG lines for grocery stores that night! Man I can't wait for this afternoon's Euro.

Rain and 39. It's amazing how different it can be so close by! I drove 33 miles to Greenbrier State Park on on I-70 once when I had all rain and even Frederick was a slushy inch, and found 5" with cottonballs coming down. I might have to make that drive again Wednesday if things trend worse here. My crusty old '01 Outback would enjoy

Very light dusting on the ground just NE of Germantown

It's funny seeing winter storm warnings in far western MD and severe thunderstorm warnings/tornado watch in the east. Here in between we never had more than mod rain; mostly just light. Radar est. looks like about 0.6

Just move that system to December 5 and it will happen.

Reached 30 for the first freeze. It's weird seeing all these temps in the 20s and yet Garrett Co. airport is 36 as the milder air moves in from the west. They were at 28 at 6 PM then rose all night on a S breeze.

Next summer I am going to try a few in large pots, then bring them in for the winter. I love those plants -- flower all the way until freeze, low maintenance, butterflies and hummingbirds, and most importantly, our hordes of rabbits and deer won't touch it. Looks like we got a nice weekend incoming!

My little warm spot got to 33. I checked my tropical milkweeds and lantanas and they live another day, which confirms it (they die instantly at 32). It's funny how this spot is one of the last in the area to freeze, even compared to Gaithersburg. Wow at Staunton reporting 22! I think tonight is the night though as my point/click has low of 26. I will go with 30.

Just incredible. Year to date showing range from 30 inches in far north MD to over 70 in southern MD.

Great stories. Can you imagine this board if that happened today with some getting 12-17" and areas not far away getting 2-4? Looks like southern MD is gonna get some more heavy rain tonight. Sorry about that Waterworlders!

Wow what a story. You were right in the jackpot! I missed that one as I was at FSU. My parents in Calvert told me about it.

The maples behind my house are all bare now. It's funny watching the ginko street trees in parts of the neighborhood -- they turn bright yellow for a couple days then dump all their leaves literally in hours, even if clam weather. They did this yesterday. Steady rain starting to move in now and 66 degrees, which was basically the low temp. I still have potted plants on the deck full of flowers. Hard to believe we had a massive snowstorm 33 years ago today!

Yeah I call it "the dark" when the trees are bare, no gardening, and it's usually dreary, and snow is very rare most years anyway. I'm going to have to fix that when I retire in 5 years because 5-6 months of dark is way too much. But man is today beautiful!

Thanks for these updates. You're gonna be making a lot of guacamole ha. We've got relatives on the other side in Marco.

Wow the wind is ROARING out there! This should strip a lot of the remaining leaves off the trees. Lots of raking coming up next weekend with short sleeve shirts on.

Lantanas are annuals here and have to be replanted each year. As soon as we have the first freeze, they are gone. Looking downright wintry feeling tomorrow with strong winds and low 40s, but that is a big ridge for later into the week and next weekend. Get those grills ready!

Heavy rain east of I-95 and just light stuff up here. Shocking! My mother and niece just voted in person down in Calvert which took an hour and 45 minutes. They said the heavy rain started just as they finished and they feel bad for all those people in line. I somehow escaped the growing season ending for NW Montgomery and my tropical milkweeds and lantana are fine. I should be able to keep them for a while longer now. Gaithersburg airport reached 30 and that would have killed them instantly. This is one of the lantanas taken yesterday.

Some frost on roofs but only got to 34. My lantana shrubs live another day -- they die instantly at 32.

From LWX: "While it appears that the best frontogenetical forcing (along the 850mb boundary) may set up to our north and the best instability and tropical moisture (from the remnants of Zeta) may set up to our south..." Yep, I am expecting 0.2 or less here in the central MD desert.

I wish we could get the Chiefs at Denver game at 4! Look at this forecast -- yeah Denver gets snow in October but these temps are extraordinary: This afternoon: Snow. High near 19. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. (It's 13 degrees right now) Tonight: Snow, heavy at times. Low around 5. New snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches possible. Monday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.

Gonna be weird going from the really warm weather we've been having, to highs in the 40s tomorrow, then back to the 60s Monday. Of course my wife's Denver relatives say pssshhhh

I was wondering what that might have been too -- maybe a severe outbreak, or a heavy rain event with wind?

I covered by cherished lantanas to hold on to them for a while longer. We got to 37 and had light frost, mostly on roofs and cars. Garden looks good for a while longer. Could use some rain though!

All the rain missing to the east. Gee what a shock!