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vastateofmind

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  1. Interesting radar screencap snapped from Windy a few moments ago...can't remember seeing that "radiating wave" pattern emanating from LWX radar site before.
  2. Excerpt from this morning's LWX disco and SPC's Day 1 outlook...incoming radar is pretty lit. The heaviest precipitation looks arrive later this afternoon and into this evening (3-8pm) before things quickly ending from west to east before midnight. Thunderstorm probabilities are low, but are not zero, for this front, given the increasing dewpoints and strong forcing. A marginal risk for severe weather has been issued from north-central MD and northern VA west into the MD/WV mountains. Forecast instability values are generally less than 500 J/kg with 0- 6 km shear values over 50-60 kts. With that said, a narrow line of shallow convection may develop along and ahead of the front later this afternoon and evening. Lightning will be limited with wind as the main concern as this linear convective line pushes through. Gusts of 45-55 mph can be expected with this convective line of showers as it pushes from west to east across the region. Rainfall amounts 0.5 to 1 inch can be expected areawide outside of the Alleghenies where 1 to 2 inches of rain is expected. Flood Watches remain in effect for western Grant, western Mineral, and Garrett counties to encompass this heavier rain threat combined with already saturated soils and elevated from melted snowpack in this area.
  3. Currently 61/44 here, vigorous radar to our west approaching the Apps.
  4. More like sullen resignation...punctuated with monologues, accusations, tantrums and catfights. #JustAnotherWinterOnTheMASub
  5. Trees and daffodils/crocuses have been hammer-down around here for the past two weeks, but the biggest tell was the huge chorus of peepers singing last evening in the wetlands surrounding our neighborhood.
  6. Need to try my hand at an herb garden, always wanted to...have an awkward, corner-ish alcove in the backyard that would be a perfect spot.
  7. Had some breezy showers a couple hours ago. Currently 57. Enjoying a bit of respite on this (apparently) Wind Advisory Eve.
  8. 51 right now, light to no winds. Not a bad afternoon to be outside.
  9. Great pics! When we were heading out for the dog-walk this morning, I noticed that there were some tiny purple flowers (don't know what they're called, not crocuses, smaller than that) along our front walk...and a crap-ton of tree buds blown down on our driveway. Whether we want it to be or not...early spring processes/workflows are kicking in.
  10. Probably the last gasp of winter in these lowlands for this season, taken at 2:30 a.m. this morning when we had our "peak" of accumulation. Hoping that @nj2va has some winter redemption pics to post here from his latest western MD trek this weekend, to wind down this seasonal thread in good form.
  11. I feel you...I really do. A decade or so ago, when we would have a bust like we did last night, I was a bear to be around. And would bitch on here, too. But I just can't get that emo about it anymore...and my butt-hurtness about missing out on a storm isn't going to change climo for my location, which (let's face it) just doesn't get that much snow anymore. I'm grateful for our solid week of January winter a few weeks back...two low impact snowstorms within a week. And now, having already heard the spring peepers last week...I'm ready for spring.
  12. 37 and now we have flurries with intermittent sun. Glad I stayed up half the night to see our slushy .2" on the grass before it all melted at sun-up. Enough of this...onto spring. Hopefully the severe thread opens soon.
  13. 33/29, between .1"-2" on grassy surfaces now but the back edge is coming in fast. Enjoy the rest of it, you late nite trackers.
  14. 34/26, moderate snow for about 30 min now, but only just started sticking to grass, mulch and cars. Think we'll be lucky to get to .25" to .5" -- but hey, snow TV.
  15. Yeah, we tore through six seasons on less than a month. One of my favorite characters on any TV show comes from The Wire: Omar Little. Michael K. Williams is one of the best...and gone too soon.
  16. The Wire will be your saving grace tonight...one of the best TV shows ever. NightSight mode on the Google Pixel is the absolute best.
  17. 39/22. And flakes have been falling for past 15 or so minutes
  18. Figured y'all would head out there. Hope you get some "snow-piled-halfway-up-the-sliding-doors" pics again.
  19. SV = good food, good wine, great choice....and I like your follow-up plan. I only have Evan Williams 1783 on hand...but I think I'll pour a couple fingers of that between 10 and midnight, and see how long my old ass can stay up beyond that to catch some pics of the incoming snow.
  20. Saw that mentioned in a wx disco two days ago. I haven't experienced it here in well over a decade, but here's hoping.
  21. Yeah, current radar is mildly interesting...cold front/clipper moving through? Our Amazon Echo/Alexa speakers (about as accurate as DT) started spouting off within the past hour or two that there was "precipitation" due within the next hour or two. Don't think any of us "lowlanders" see anything, but appears that you north-of-DC folks might see...something. Don't know what form that falls in, though.
  22. Okay, that's legit gold. And not too far off the mark.
  23. A number of mommies from the "Real Housewives" Lamebook group for our subdivision SWEAR by DT's "phenomenal" forecasting skills on his odioius WxRisk site, and recommend to all of the other neighborhood mommies fretting about FCPS calls to delay and/or close schools, to follow DT because of his "good track record."
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