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Anyone have the soundings for DCA and IAD for noon ET Thursday? Curious how close it's going to be and comparing the two. Out of consideration for the MD/DEL folks maybe throw in BWI too.

The only thing missing is "Prompts the return of Bob Chill"

Notice the teens in upstate NY with purples in Quebec. That's some really cold stuff there and strong flow pumping it southward.

Isn't that what happened with the surprise storm in Nov of 87 here? Forecast was for a few flurries and a deformation band setup along a line from Mt. Vernon/Woodbridge up through Eastern FFCO and the eastern part of the beltway. The influx of cold air from a stronger than anticipated hp up over the GLs helped create the lift and the intense results caught everyone by surprise.

When Wes talks, people listen. Just like the old EF Hutton commercials for those of us old enough to remember them. Great to see you back with us sir!

That about says it all for our cursed affliction.

Would love it to sn+++ so much you have to close, disband and/or otherwise strategically detonate the PR for at least the rest of the 20/21 season and at the risk of being greedy next season too.

Stepped away for a while... Upon returning 4 hours later the message ticker said "125+ messages" Brings a smile and that special feeling we all get when "it's on!"

Good to see you back Midlo. Hope you can get that snow machine going again soon in your back yard. Miss the depth reports.

Wow. Going anywhere ivo of a faulty 7.2kV feeder in the rain is brave. Seen first hand what a faulty feeder on a 2.5MW generator can do and it ain't pretty.

rotflmao - that's good. It may be a good thing neither one of us is a carpenter!

Does that mean you've lobbed of 2 fingers and all your toes? I can still count to 21.

26 currently - got down to 25. A tad chilly out.

Dunno - our home is at 385' asl. Merrifield is around 400' (at the Metro). International Drive and 123 is the highest point in FFCO (520') other than the transfer station at 66 and FFCO Pky, which at 550' is the highest point in FFCO. Sad the highest point in FFCO is on top of a landfill.

It's snowing here just outside Vienna! Ahhhhhh.....

Great - I used to hang out in 7-Sp a lot years ago before settling down. Had a group of telemark friends that were a blast to hang out with in the Foggy Goggle. 20+ years later and an untold number of additional pounds and it would be ugly to hit the slopes again. Lots of good memories from up that way.

Take em to 7-Springs in PA. Only 3 hours and if anyone around here has snow, they do. Put the kids in a ski school and head to the back side and hit Giant Steps. Plenty of non-ski things to do for the kids in the lodge too.

FWIW - https://www.yahoo.com/news/accuweathers-2020-2021-us-winter-162219383.html

Had a new cell popup just W of Oakton/Vienna over the last 15 mins. Picked up .34" in about 8 mins. Tapering off now... Impressive how quickly things are firing up still, although it was still relatively warm for this hour. NWS returns showing what appears to be a new line forming out near I-81

Been wondering the same thing. Many of the recent events since early Dec that went N of us did so in a way we were 2-300 miles from the action. (which is a world away, I know). Realize from I-81 N and W there's another entire climate at play, especially from mid-PA N in latitude. But in some cases one could see if the setup of the ridges and troughs over the Pac and CONUS was shifted some we could be closer to at least in the game (assuming also the WAR stays out of play). Perhaps wishful thinking here, but the boundary has often been in eastern Ohio diagonally down through western KY and SRN MO. My relatives in SW Ohio have already had multiple 4"+ events, which is a bit rare for them this early.

That was a great storm for us for many reasons. The 18th of Dec is my birthday for one. That aside, it was the best welcome home present our family could have hoped for. We'd just returned to the US that Fall from a few years in Thailand, where I may point out it don't snow... ever! (except inside the snow house at the Dreamworld amusement park). We'd just bought a new house on 30 Nov and moved in the first week of Dec 09. Also bought a small Kubota tractor with a front end loader the week before the storm to go along with my two Gravely walk behinds (our driveway is 500 feet long). The Kubota with loader, a blade on one Gravely and a blower on the other Gravely saved us and the neighbors. What a Dec that was, only to be followed by the back to back fun in Feb 2010. No snow this year for my b-day - darn it.