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Not sure most will care because many probably doubted the forecast in the first place, but this a pretty big  bust for. LWX. Forecast was for 4 to 6 in DC, and many parts of the city  saw zero accumulation.

All rain in downtown DC. Not even any mangled flakes mixed in.

10 minutes ago, mattie g said:

Yup. I’m west of the fall line at 325’ or so, which definitely has made a difference in these kinds of events in the past. I’ve mentioned this in discussions on here with H20, with 12/5/09 being one event that really sticks out as one that produced here but not so much in your neck of the woods.

I lived in Baltimore in the early 2000s, and I remember a few small events back then when Baltimore would end up with 1 to 3 or even 3 to 5 inches, while very little fell in DC.  Now, our fate seems more closely connected than had been the case. Maybe just coincidence since it seems like we get fewer smallish snow events in general now. But I do wonder if something else is at work.

2 minutes ago, vastateofmind said:

Ehh, it is what is is -- actually, I feel more for the Baltimore city/county crew, they've gotten screwed on snow more than most this year. You're only a few miles to the west, but glad to see you cash in more in situations like this.

Baltimore City used to do o.k. even when DC failed in marginal events. I wonder if the UHI effect, due to more growth in the corridor, is playing a role, or if climate warming is pushing the fail zone farther north.  

Just now, dallen7908 said:

We got 1/8" of snow before changing back to rain about 15 minutes ago.  Hopefully, it'll change back to snow.

I'd be shocked if DCA ends up reporting even a half-inch. Probably just a trace over there, which should put us well on-our-way to having a below-average season for snowfall.  Normal for this point in the year is 9.8. Before today, DCA was at 3.5

It's basically stopped in downtown DC.  Just a few flakes mixed with drizzle. 

2 minutes ago, Deer Whisperer said:

Road stickage in DC at 35? I can't get my driveway to cave at 32.5 

I am near downtown DC, and the only thing accumulating here is puddles of water. Some light slush building up on car tops, but even there, only on the cars that have been parked in one spot for days...

5 minutes ago, dukeblue219 said:

I'm not sure I buy it verbatim, but my sympathies to our Baltimore residents. 

 

Well, all you have to do is look at the traffic cameras. There is clearly a nasty UHL effect in the cities.  Elevation seems to help in the immediate suburbs north of Washington DC, and northern part of Baltimore Beltway some, but this storm is what it is, and it's not hard to see if you just look at easily available and accurate traffic cameras  https://chart.maryland.gov/trafficcameras/index.php

3 minutes ago, leesburg 04 said:

Not sure Baltimore is NW but ok

Most Traffic cameras show wet and no accumulation in Baltimore too, especially inside the Beltway and even many along 695.

https://www.weatherbug.com/traffic-cam/baltimore-md-21217

Just now, Imgoinhungry said:

micro agressions on a weather board...   Get a grip!

You get a grip and look up the definition. 

Rain appears to be mixing back in for now in Downtown DC, as rates really have let up over past few minutes. 

So the folks Northwest who whined and complained all week, at times making this board unreadable due to the micro-aggression and in-my-backyard-only weather analysis,  are the ones who are once again getting accumulating snowfall.  So predictable. 

Heaviest snow of the year in Downtown D.C., and maybe heaviest in at least a few years. But still not sticking.

All snow in Downtown DC low-lands. No sticking yet though. 

LWX lowering totals  but still expects changeover near daybreak https://twitter.com/nws_baltwash/status/1358355366212468740?s=21

Winter Storm Watch just issued -- been a while since I've seen so many counties in the DMV all included under a Watch

1 minute ago, wxdude64 said:

Ultimately, 6.4 inches of dry, powdery snow fell at National Airport. The high temperature only reached only 23 degrees before the sun rose, and the very cold temperatures helped snowfall measurements to be fairly uniform across the area.

 

??

I think that was the Jan 31 storm not the Feb. 2/3 snow event. There were three  events in that same week. One Sunday -- cold smoke 6 inches of snow that kept trending north.  Then the warm bust midweek. And then the blizzard on Friday.

13 minutes ago, GATECH said:

This setup reminds me of feb 2-3 2010.  I believe that was a marginal event that trended north, it was at night  too.  Nice refresher here from CWG and Ian.  Good reason to reminisce.  

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/01/30/looking-back-on-winter-2009-10-snowless-january-out-with-a-bang-just-the-beginning-of-an-epic-stretch/?_gl=1*1xgwv57*_ga*MjI0dHUtZmJoLVVUZFZway1zT3diaTExWktQM1JpTi13WHoxbzJNRHJESjdlYjdmWHhHTmZDUktuWFR1dlAzWA..

That storm really sucked in the city -- Forecast was for like 5 inches of snow, and  think we were even under a WSW. But it really struggled to accumulate, even though the snow fell after dark. I think DC ended up with maybe 1 to 2 inches on the grass..  It was a pretty big bust, but no one cared because everyone was so distracted by the Blizzard that was on its way 2 days later. 

Finally, some good snow back in Downtown DC. It had been mix of pixie dust and sleet pellets, but now ripping fat flakes, at least for now. Roads that had stayed wet all day, now covered in white. 

Just now, ovechkin said:

Dark echos to the south, east and north of the immediate metro. Sounds about right. WAA is better to the south. Miss the coastal to the north.  There has go to be something to why the immediate metro seems to suck at maximizing dynamics in  any circumstance.

Anyway, Was just out in the Arcola, Georgia ave, Kemp mill road university blvd area. Barely an event on the roads. Spittting pixie dust now. Barely needed the wipers. 

Meanwhile, DC declared a “snow emergency” and is towing cars from snow routes, which will cost lots of unsuspecting people $375.

Just now, Baltimorewx said:

That should fill some. You can see the stuff in central VA starting to come more NE...should be some filling down around Charlottesville and feeding NE. But the question will be the rates. If we just get this pixie dust all day there’s no way I’m getting more than 2” and the roads will never be covered 

Yea, but just 2 hours ago, some were arguing that it wasn’t even a real dry slot — just bad radar over Wear Virginia  -/ and yet, here we are with dry slot already to Fairfax

1 minute ago, ovechkin said:

Exactly. I’ve been saying this all morning. What we have outside would be impressive for March.  I get not getting the coastal- fine. But when WAA snows produce about 2 inches on the grass in late January with temps below freezing, sorry I just can’t get excited about it. 

And it certainly looks like the big dry slot is about to head into DC., within an hour or so.

Pretty meager snowfall rates in downtown DC. Maybe a quarter inch an hour, and that may be stretching it 

Chuck Bell on NBC 4 just said he sees the dry slot in West Virginia, and he is "worried" that is heading to DC area and "will cut down on snow totals"

The weather forecaster on WUSA 9 has a snow map of 3 to 5 inches for most of the region, but just said he's not that "confident' in it, and said he  may have to push his forecast up for areas south of DC because he is already getting reports of 4 inches on the ground near Charlottesville and Madison County, etc.