southmdwatcher

Impersonate other people?

One hour of those extreme rates is fine, several hours....no thanks.

In the southern end of the area, it was still mixed precipitation at 530 to 630 am when many people commit to driving for their morning destinations. The rain prior to the changeover kept brine from being used. I experienced the January 26, 2011 disaster at Oxon Hill and the same thing in southern MD the day prior to the January 2016 blizzard. I believe this situation was largely unavoidable. Many people are going to get out on the roads and think they can make it up an incline because they are a good driver and have a vehicle equipped for the conditions, all it takes is a few others that can't make it to start the chain reaction. Also, I drove down to North Carolina about 4 or 5 days after the January 25 2000 snowstorm and I85 was absolutely littered with abandoned 18 wheelers on any incline. Yesterday it snowed on average 2 to 3 inches per hour from 630am to almost 1pm in the area impacted around Fredericksburg and southern MD.

My final storm total accumulation was 14.3" and on average, I still have just over 10" depth this morning. Hope the Thursday night event gives us snow on snow, but is centered on our northern forum members.

Another inch in the last 20 minutes up to 9.5"

1015am 8.5" in 4 hours

Power flicker

This is amazing up to 7" now and in 3.5 hours, heaviest snow yet and visibility is maybe 1/8 mile.

4.8" now SN+

3 inches, all since 615am and currently SN+ and breezy

Rippin medium size flakes now.

Stuck in between a band to the north and the south, sleet and rain continues after a brief changeover to snow. Slush has accumulated on elevated surfaces.

Finally the rain/sleet mix has changed to snow here between Waldorf and La Plata.

SREF's.....Wth is that shift?

So NAM is onboard and Winchester, Philly, NYC and Boston get zero? WHOA

Rain and sleet at 42 degrees, here south of Waldorf.

Oh my, this supercell and tornado just won't quit. Mayfield KY. This is December, right?

Banter, but wow at what's happening in the MO/AR/TN/KY IL area right now.

Heavy frost and 30 degrees here, several stations showing as low as 27 nearby.

BWI: 19.8 DCA: 15.2 IAD: 22.8 RIC: 8.2 LYH: 18.4

Yeah, the ground that had dried up is wet and with standing water again and we have a training event moving northward into southern MD again.

The skies are dark west and south and the sun is almost breaking through overhead. Lol. Good thing this inversion held.

So will we have a chance at additional storms after this first wave runs northward through the area? Seems like the best shear is coming in behind this.

The storms along I64 started this morning down in North Carolina and have been moving northward steadily since then.

80 F and 64 are the current temperature and dewpoint from my Kestrel 4500. Still plenty of sunshine ongoing.