RDM

Indeed. Don't think we've seen that level of concern 5 days out with any of the systems thus far this year. Have we?

Indeed that is beyond extreme. Have relatives down in Corpus Christi and Beeville. They are not prepared for that kind of stuff. Could be a cataclysmic event for much of the southern half of the state.

Know those hills on Guinea well from our time in W. Spfld. Lawyers road where we live is somewhat similar envioronment and atm treacherous. The fzrn coating as a base for the sleet is going to compound things. Based on the looks of the radar and the inbound precip field, this has the potential to over perform up here. Either way, would rather have the sleet than fzrn - far fewer power outages.

Just got home from work. On the drive from Dulles to home just outside of Vienna I encountered sn, sleet, rain and graupel. Temp went from 36 near Dulles to 32 at home. (The thermometer in our car is pretty accurate). Driveway and sideway at home is starting to cave and the street is about to start.

Maybe they don't like the upslope effects and more snow? Is that even possible? Was it used on the listings for the properties as a plus? Does the sn value increase the county assessment for taxes? Sorry, too many questions and I've digressed. Hope the remaining band sets up over you. For all you contribute here you are among the most worthy.

Hi Yoda, I think we may have exchanged notes about this a few years ago - can't remember. In W-Spfld we lived right behind the Cary Building and the middle school on Ole Keene Mill near Carleigh Pkwy. We lived there 5 years from 97 until 2002 when we went overseas. When we came back in NOVA in 2005 we moved to Vienna for a couple of reasons. Then finally moved again to where we are now just NW of Vienna. Just a little better climate here being N of 66 and every bit helps! haha Enjoy the snow! We all needed this and snow is snow! Take care, Rob

Yup - can relate to the same thing. Used to live in W. Spfd near Old Keene Mill and Rolling and saw the effects you are talking about there. Now we're at 385' asl just NW of Vienna. Even though Tyson's is near 500' they often get reduced by the heat island effect. A little further to the east and Falls Church often gets 2-3" when we get 4-5". Just little to the west and a little higher and away from the concrete helps a lot, especially when on the margins.

These flakes are not aggregates. They are conglomerates! Amazing. Can see the rate of decent decrease with the size.

Woke up at 0600 w/rain just NW of Vienna. Woke up again at 0720 with sn+. Wasted .14" with the rain. Temp down to 32 now and ripping. Approaching 1" already. Reminds me of the Nov 1987 event that caused chaos around DC. This is going to look spectacular in a couple of hours the way it's sticking to everything.

37/28 here just outside Vienna. Lot of thunderstorms training over GA and Nrn FL.

Yup - you can tell in that horse's eyes he knows he's gona be holding furniture together in the near future. Reminds me of living in India. Used to go to the market there to buy chicken... It was an unworldly experience. The seller had a bunch of rickety cages packed with chickens, a 2 foot curved blade sticking up between his knees, a pit on one side of him and a boiling pot of water on the other side... Those chickens knew that every time the gate to the cage was opened one of them was going to have a bad day. As soon as the owner started to reach for the gate they all scampered to the back of the cage. They had the same look in their eyes as the horse - they knew what was coming next. In one fell swoop the owner would grab a chicken, pull him out, run him up the blade, the head when one way into a basket and the chicken was shucked into the pit to run around thumpty thumpty thump until he was run out. The owner would then throw the chicken into the pot of water for a good boiling while the rest of the chickens remaining in the cage enjoyed the temporary reprieve from the inevitable. About 5 mins later I was on my way with my fresh, cleaned, and plucked chicken. All the while, the remains of the chicken was running out a hole in the bottom of the pit, around the side of the vendor's stall and out the back where the pigs were doing what pigs do, before their time came to become pork. Mind you, the words here don't convey the smell. I can still smell it 25 years later...

Rgr that - gotta push the envelop sometimes. When I read the offer of the option the other day to keep it casual or start a storm thread I cringed, but thought - "ok, let's see how this goes". Haha... well, the rest is... glue.

Laughing out loud here... That's a classic Randy! Could be the start of a new meme. Most don't know where hide glue comes from. Been around for thousands of years...

What the heck is going on in the main Storm Thread? Way too many posts that are straight up banter. Many of the posters need to read more, post less and/or move it here. Especially a select few who are not getting the hints from several others trying to keep things proper. If someone wants to just be a Deb, avoid being a dweeb and bring here. In the end, most everyone here is going to get at least SOME snow! One would think that would be the grounds for some more positive atmospherics!

Ummmm - looks great. For someone from Ohio you really cook a large variety of cuisines. bon apatite

Good grief. That's indeed one heck of an odd one. Look at that laminar flow that covers nearly the entire latitude of CONUS.

We wish you were still here with us Jeb. When you going to move back??? Even though you are way out there in TX, it's great to have you join in...

Pouring SN+ here. Picked up about a 1/2" in the last 15-20 mins. Band is training from NNE to SSW along I-95 over MOCO, FFCO and PWCO

Finally getting some sn+ after all these hours... If only it had snowed like this for the full 36 hours. Or even half that, but that's being greedy...

ctrl-c -> ctrl-v from the last observation (cut-n-paste). Repeat of the same ole stuff in our neighborhood ever since the lull kicked in yesterday morning... pixie dust. Congrats to those to are getting dumped on.

Just walked down our 500' driveway to Lawyers Road NW of Vienna. In the 5 mins walking to the street and back it was pixie dust when I left the house, turned to sleet for a min or two and then transitioned to what appears to be freezing drizzle. 28/28dp. The precipitation never completely stopped since 3pm and in those 6 hours has racked up the additional grand total of about 1/2". At least it's white...

The sky has lightened up a lot here over the last hour - pixie dust at best most of the time with intermittent sn-

About a 1/2" so far here just NW of Vienna. Coming down nicely. 28F/27dp

55.7" I know it's a clown map, but geese.... Anything close to that would be cataclysmic. Would that be a new category in the MECS, HECS, BECS hierarchy? A CECS? Cataclysmic East Cost Storm...

Temp and dp rising slow but steady. Up to 28/20dp from 26/14 a couple hours ago. RH up to 71%. Radar rapidly filling in just SW of Roanoke.