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5.85" since Thursday. Some nasty flooding just south in the Parsons - Davis WV corridor. @jonjon hope you guys are doing OK...never want to see that. On the upside, this was overall sorely needed especially since we're back to the dust bowl beginning tomorrow but ohhhhh what a beautiful upcoming weekend it's going to be

Obviously I certainly hope so. Ever since moving here, I've been surprised at the overall lack of precip but I also know we've been in a long term drought for ages. After this wet stretch, we go right back into the dust bowl unfortunately. In looking at the stats for winter 15-16 (you can't use the Oakland weather stats...the reporting site is right next to the hospital building and is wildly inaccurate, so I use Bayard as a proxy - whoever is their observer does a great job) you had the bomb in January and some other precip during the second half of winter but overall, it's what you would expect during a significant El Nino. @dailylurker and I communicate regularly and have been looking for a reasonably priced snow camp up on the Tug Hill east of Lake Ontario to get our fix...maybe we'll be lucky enough not to need it this upcoming winter!

Narrow band set up shop over head this morning bringing the total to 4.89" thus far. @MillvilleWx I've thought all along what an incredible snowstorm this would have been. Imagine our thunderous squall we experienced yet for several hours at a time. Yes, please and thank you I'll take another lol.

This batch moving through means business. 2.23” since 6:30 pm. Event tally so far is 4.33” which is easily the best rain I’ve had since moving here nearly 4 years ago.

Pretty cool shot of the western extent of the cool and cloudy wedge cresting Backbone Mountain. Pic taken on Route 135 in Mountain Lake Park (Garrett County).

The horizon to horizon stream of RX 350s with NoVa tags arrived right on schedule. The lines at the Oakland Wal Mart resemble the 1994 South African election. The sh*tty weather didn't stop the coming of summer age pilgrimage to Deep Creek...at least it is now above 50 with 2.10" of badly needed precip with #DroughtBuster'26. 200 foot ceilings be damned! Looking past early next week, unfortunately things turn absolutely bone dry again. From 117 to 384, GFS has my area with ~a half inch of precip.

0.09" for the beginning of our drought buster. 1.25" so far for the month. Turned into a nice afternoon/evening albeit a bit humid (DPs ~65).

89.1 which is the 4th highest temp I've recorded since moving here in the fall of '22. Not a long time obviously but still rather impressive warmth.

Stiff breeze, upslope rain showers and 39 degrees. Gotta be some flakes up on the ridges as its below freezing at Spruce Knob.

0.38" with a nice little thunderstorm. Chilly tho with temps right around 51. 1.07" for the month so far.

48/31 today. Currently 36 with a bit of a breeze. Felt like a November day (except for the greenery). If we clear out and decouple tonight, temps will likely get well into the 20s.

Chilly low of 31 and now in the low 40s with a wind whipped light rain. Spastic spring continues even for out here.

Had a couple of heavier downpours yesterday for a total of 0.71" (same as @Interstate). 3.22" for the month as things begin to green up.

Fairly stout snow shower moving through this morning. No accums in mby but traffic cams up at 68/219 show some non-road accumulations. LWX notes in their disco that the growing season hasn't started out here yet but there sure is a lot of greenery from the warm spring. Tonight will be interesting to see how cold it gets given the green up.

Cold at 20.3 this morning. Might be a while before that's seen again. Please don't be gone too long.

Funny, I just got done with my first cut as well. Hit 82 today. The highest it got summer of '23 was 85.8. Back to reality tomorrow but the 6-10 and 8-14 shows us all roasty toasty. Might be shaping up to be a long summer.

Roads are starting to cave lol. Light snow and 24. Last hurrah?

For MBY, I'd give it a B-. The most notable experience was the squall that @MillvilleWx and I chased up at Keyser's Ridge. Awesome LES chase with @dailylurker but that doesn't go towards the grade here at home. The sleet bomb with temps in the mid single digits was notable - and disappointing since we wasted a ton of QPF with such cold air. But, almost exactly climo snow and slightly below average temps yielded an overall solid winter at the resorts. Grade could have been higher but it's weird that sustained winter, at least out here, seems to always die after about the first of February.

Decent soaking overnight, 0.70" recorded for a liquid total so far this month of 3.98". Temp was nearly 70 at midnight and currently sits near 40 and still falling.

Yesterday was spectacular - hit 80 for the first time this year. Today? Snow showers lol.

Awww Roger, I didn't know you personally but loved your enthusiasm and posts. Your reach extended well beyond most, and our collective community is much better because you were a part of it. We'll be watching the models for ya from here on out. Time to rest.

@IronTy that's also what I recorded this morning: 8F for a low. It'll likely be next season before we see single digits again. All in all, a decent winter out here. I'd give it a B.

This is my 4th winter here and wrt Wisp, this was their best season of the last 4. In fact, each year since the 22-23 dud, it's gotten better (not saying much, I know). Hopefully next year, we'll get a couple of bona fide coastals that bury us. Since they threw in the towel, the Wisp employees are in limbo right now and the ~25 J1 visa employees have all returned to South America. It's that weird intra-seasonal space between ski and golf season where it's tough to get anything done there. Looking outside, occasional snow showers continue and temp is still at 19. Not too shabby for St. Patty's Day

Ended up with a really nice snowfall. 4.5" as of 10 AM. Occasional light snow continues with the temp in the upper teens. What's really nice is this put me above 100" for the season!

Hi today was 63, now it's 27 with a legit snowstorm outside. Winds clocked in the upper 40mph range w/visibilities under 1/4mi at times. I just got back from a business trip and was paying attention to the severe threat and didn't really think about the wintry side. Nice surprise!