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Stepped away for a bit and came back to 120+ posts in less than an hour. Knew something was up, but the ICON looks drool-worthy. But the totals on the clown map showing more for DC than NW burbs is questionable. Great to have you back with us Bob Chill. Your like E.F. Hutton for those of us old enough to remember those commercials. Hope the outcome going forward bodes well for you sticking around.

Hilarious Randy. ROTFLMAO - you are the MFICOE

Same here - they are going nuts (full pun intended) with the hoarding of acorns in our front yard. Late in the season for that, but they've been hard at it for several days.

A bit off topic, but we were off the lower end of the chart in Ohio during the blizzard of 78. Wind chill was -60+. Mainly due to the winds (70+ mph gusts with sustained over 50). The temps were down below zero too, after being in the upper 40's the evening before. The 24 hour temperature drop was one of the largest ever recorded for Ohio. Over 50 lost their lives - mainly due to the white out conditions and freezing to death. Nrn Ohio and Michigan got the worst of it where the flat terrain offered little resistance to the wind. Was 16 at the time and will never forget the sound of the howling winds, which started very early on the morning the storm hit. The howled all day and into the morning of the second day. Farmers lost an untold number of livestock, despite efforts by the National Guard who delivered feed by helicopter. Many roads around our town north of Dayton were closed for more than a week until they brought out the snowblowers from Dayton Airport and Wright Patterson AFB. Was an amazing experience.

Merry Christmas to all. And a special thanks to the red taggers, mods and long term contributors who make this forum what it is. Been here since nearly day one and was a member of Eastern before that since the late 90's. Prefer to read more, learn more and post less out of respect. Learned a lot over the years from those who represent the foundation of our cursed hobby/science. May we all get the gift we wish for in 2024. I'll refrain from asking the trolls who clog up the LR with nonsensical banter to avoid the temptation. (tic)

He posts wayyy too much. Needs to read more, learn more and post way less.

PSU - your last couple of posts underline how this hobby/art/science/obsession afflicts us all. My family and my wife don't understand why I can't sleep for nights before an inbound storm hits, nor why I check the radar returns every few mins, nor why I stare at the screen after screen of wish-casting posts when things don't go so well. A curse I've had since I was in elementary and got my first book on weather (which I still have) and made my first Heathkit weather station. I've been fortunate to witness first-hand some of the best winter weather mother nature can dish out, but each new storm is still like the first, even at my now ripe ole age of 62. Thank you for the passion, objectivity and sound reasoning you bring to the forum. Ditto for the red taggers, mods and other experienced weenie wannabes. Let's hope the writing on the wall brings the goods.

Do we want to go for a BECS?

Haha - Indeed Jeb - when I plow the parking area by our house I see how high I can pile it up with the Kubota (see profile picture) to maximize how long the pile lasts (aka Midlothian Snowmaker in Richmond). When the pile height exceeds the limits of the Kubota I blow more on top with the Gravely and the "snow cannon" (snowblower) which has the nickname of "dog eater" with our Gravely club because of it's tendency to eat things. (just kidding, sort of). Last winter I never even put the front plow on Kubota even once out of fear it would jinx our snow chances. Didn't make any difference as we struck out big time. This year I'm taking the opposite approach. Bought new radial tires for the Kubota, which are supposed to be superior in snow. Just finished installing a second winch to pull me out of the deep drifts which are sure to come from the penultimate storms in JFM. No doubt the entire sub-forum will soon be on long Jebwalks!

2.05" so far here...

To the comments about how juicy the atmosphere is, indeed. Just came in from an hour outside and it's soup. Can feel the mist/fog on your face just walking around. The inbound radar returns appear to mean business for later. The fetch trails down through Cuba.

About an inch in exposed areas - less on the driveway, with some areas just wet. 33F now. Nearly more than all of last year.

35 here NW of Vienna with half & half sn/rn with a few pingers mixing in.

The returns from WVA are showing some blues now - gradually expanding...

Very large tornado watch issues for SE VA and eastern NC.

Temp is up to 58 now, despite .30" from round one. Radar returns are rather haggard compared to a couple hours ago.

Noticed that too. It's right on top of the fall line. We're in the purple, but I'm not going to be holding my breath until it's otg. Hope someone cashes in with this - the entire MA deserves something.

Rain just started here a mile NW of Vienna - 57 atm.

Yup - same here. Good to hear some rumble... Nice line inbound that stretches all the way back to Charlotte and beyond. The fetch trails down through the GOM.

For those of us on the elder side who remember the show Hee Haw in the 60's and 70's, our wish casting in the MA region is akin to the old song in the cornfield with Roy Clark and Buck Owens... ".... If it weren't for bad luck we'd have no luck at all. Gloom, despair and misery on us all" Let's hope this year is "The Year" we'll all remember for the GOOD... not the bad and the ugly.

That line was pretty intense when it came through here too. Up to 2.05" for the event. Model forecasts did well on this one...

1.40" so far here near Vienna. Looks like several more hours of it. Really nice soaker - just what we needed around here.

Currently 42F and .21" for the day. A nice slow soaker like this will be good for the region, but if only a few degrees colder...

I hope I am way under... for everyone's sake. BWI: 36.4 DCA: 24.2 IAD: 43.8 RIC: 18.6 Tiebreaker - SBY: 26.3

No shortage of wind and low temps a few days ago in Northern China on the border of Mongolia.