RDM

Just had a pretty intense 10 mins of hail in Vienna. Up to about nickel size. Was really coming down hard for about 5 mins. When it finished the sun was out.

It's that time of year - April. The super-outbreak of tornados on 3/4 April 1974 was one for the record books. Recall it well. Xenia, Ohio was demolished - about 25 miles from our home just North of Dayton. First responders provided mutual aid from throughout the Dayton area, and as far away as Columbus and Cincinnati. The F-5 that plowed through the center of Xenia left a path that is still visible today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_Xenia_tornado Our dad and several firefighters from our local volunteer department in New Carlisle provided support for many days with our rescue truck - which was advanced for the era. Families in town donated food which was ferried down to Xenia to feed our team, plus other first responders. About a week after the tornado hit our dad drove us through the center of town - only getting by the National Guard checkpoints because of the big red light on top of his red and white Rambler. The destruction was unworldly and unforgettable. There were over 30 F4/F5s in that outbreak. Was beyond extreme in the intensity of the tornados and their duration on the ground.

Yup several rumbles here IVO Vienna. Pouring outside - at 45F.

Thanks for the pictures. The sounds from the howitzers brings back memories of my time in the Alps. Lived in Germany 2 different times and skied all over the Alps (I telemark). They use a variety of methods to initiate controlled avalanches. Depending on the area and conditions, they may use howitzers also, or recoilless rifles mounted on vehicles, or artillery in strategic locations concealed behind fake fiberglass rocks, or bye helicopter, or by cable systems strung between ridge lines, or via hand by ski patrol or thrown from gondolas. They do it and have it down to the art.

Yup - bust here too just NW of Vienna. Right at an inch. Driveway totally melted last night - even the stepping stones by our deck melted. Went out for a feeble attempt at a Jebwalk around 0200 and it was coming down nice, until the sleet started mixing in. At that point it was over. Big disappointment around here. Congrats to those who scored 4+. Amazing with today's computing power how most the models missed it until the retraction started a few hours from the start.

Ground starting to cabe here already. SN and SN+ at times. One of the quickest changeovers I recall seeing around here. Transition came in with a gust of wind and 2F temp drop that only took a minute. IMG_9714.MOV

Was 38F and raining here until about a min ago. A gust of wind brought the changeover and within a couple mins it transitioned to all SN. Ripping pretty good now at 36F.

Sorry for the banter but... LMAO - given your superb vocabulary skills I actually looked up "redonculous" with the thought "that's a new one!" Alas, my expectations were grounded. haha.

Geeze - with the exception of one bump/ridge over the eastern Atlantic, that jet is roaring nearly around the entire globe. It's like the entire PV has been enlarged and displaced south a couple thousand miles.

205 Views in the first 13 mins. Great start Randy! Oops - I mean Bob Chill since he MADE you do it!

Still 27F here - been 26 or 27 all day since I got up yesterday morning - about 20 hours ago. Time to hit the sack. Good luck to all for the remainder of whatever is to come.

That sliver of yellow running through Nrn FFCO and Eastern Loudoun is likely not wide enough. We're approaching 5 here NW of Vienna and reports from Reston & Great Falls appear similar. Hope the banding that is filling in from down by Warrenton and Luray continues.

4.5" here - last measurement for tonight... sn- now Pretty amazing thin line of precipitation all the way back to GOM by NO.

Now 4"+ here NW of Vienna. Went for a Jebwalk and it turned to sleet for about 15 mins then back to the heaviest rates of sn so far - until a few mins ago when it got even heavier. Approaching sn+ at times. Fatties mixing in now. Awesome outside. Surface streets are largely unplowed around here.

Haha - yeaaaa I regret taking down the ground lights we put out on your yard. 10 rolls of lights - each roll with 36 LEDs that hang on small wires about 6" above the ground. Each roll is 360' long. So yes, that's 3600 feet of wire. Takes a while to install but I need the exercise. Wish's I'd left them in place. Enjoy the snow!!!