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In very early 2021, I found the Oakland CVS had vaccines available (only place in MD at that time) and fell in love with GC. The pace and quality of life is second to none and when I had the chance to move last year, I went from not having an idea I'd be here...to moved in, in less than a week. The area around Deep Creek is spectacularly expensive so have my eye on Alpine Lake WV across the state line which gives you a similar vibe but at a third of the cost. And of course, the night-and-day snowfall compared to my old stomping grounds in Germantown was the primary driver for the move (something that my spouse still rolls his eyes at) lol. IMBY I ended up with 43" last winter which, for here, is pathetic but as I am a frequent visitor to this Board and felt eeeeeeeveryone's pain, is a lightyear ahead of DC metro.

I'm in Garrett County and this is by far the worst air quality we have had since the fires began impacting our region. Can't really smell smoke per se but the oft-reported chlorine smell (doing wonders for the lungs, I'm sure) is potent.

I've had 1.89" in MLP in the same timeframe...agreed that the agri businesses were really beginning to hurt. Glad you got in on the goods. My husband works at Wisp and he said it was briefly pretty intense this morning. Just wish it was area wide.

0.75" on the nose this morning. Hoping it continues to make it over the hills in one piece - sending everyone downstream some good juju.

0.70" as the rain tapers off. This was sorely needed as we have all said. Every drop soaked in and softened the concrete ground. Really hoping folks to the east get in on the goods.

40 with a shallow layer of fog and the quietness of the morning was pierced by the sound of…the furnace kicking on

Pretty cool (literally and figuratively) night with the strawberry moon.

DCA 99 IAD 98 BWI 100 RIC 100

Even when the weather may seem “boring” (aka spectacular of late), it still fascinates me. IMBY, it was 40.8 degrees at 6 am. At the Garrett County airport which is ~450 feet higher in elevation it was much milder at 54. I’ve lived out here since last fall and the inversions where I am at a slightly lower elevation can be quite strong. It sure made for great sleeping weather!

Spectacular (albeit cool) spring day. Morning low of 37.1, currently 63.8. Looking forward to tomorrow's mid 70s. Bring it!

Pretty good soaking this morning - 0.92" so far. When the sun and warmth come back tomorrow, the final burst of greenup will commence.

Final pic after an impressive snow shower came through. The roads (briefly) caved. Ended up with 3.5” on the car…less elsewhere. Neat event. Damn near the “biggest” all season.

While this doesn’t compare to Davis/Snowshoe, nevertheless a beautiful scene in Mountain Lake Park this morning.

We have had snow flurries off and on all morning (no accumulation) with up to 3 inches in GC tonight (WWA hoisted about an hour ago). Pretty neat honestly.

Front has passed through SW Garrett County. Will be interesting to see if a fraction of those (seemingly outlandish) modeled upslope snow totals come close to verifying outside of Snowshoe/Canaan.

What a difference a few miles makes. Had some flakes earlier but absolutely zero on the ground and 34.

54 mph gust and 0.26” rain in ~8 minutes with small hail and a single rumble of thunder just now. You know, typical Garrett County February weather.

They’re just as excited to finally have something to write about as we are to track.

A very hopeful 3-4 week disco from CPC along with their revised maps showing well BN temps throughout most of the country supports this.

Almost made it. 1.9.

For those coming to Garrett County, best winter day thus far. Intermittent snow falling now with winds IMBY gusting to 43 mph. Temp is 29.4 and has been slowly falling all night. Impossible to measure but eyeballing between 1/2 to 1 inch thus far. Rates look to pick up through the day with NWS forecasting 7” in Oakland. @Terpeastyou picked a good weekend!

Your bit of elevation helps. It’s 33.6 in MLP although we got 2.2 inches over the course of Friday thru early Saturday AM but a disgusting light rain and 33-34 all afternoon today. LWX is calling for 4” beginning with tonight’s passage and interested to see what the end of the week brings. “Prolonged” doesn’t mean significant.

After a week of spring, hoping that’s the end of it for a while. May get some flakes here tonight. Down to 31.4.

Another option is Wisp. Quick glance shows availability on the 14h of January. My husband is a lift operator there and even today the area was manageable. By the 14th we will have had some colder weather and while Mother Nature looks stingy AF re: natural snow, it’ll be cold enough to make it.

Where are you?