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i feel like 96 came in a bit more moderate to start and each flake stuck. the way it started reminded me of '00 whereas '10 and '16 took a little while to really get going. one thing that each hecs seems to share is we either get a dry slot or close to it.

yea that dry slot was unexpected and pretty annoying. i was right on the edge of the cutoff, so i stayed in the light snow and dendrites for most of it, but i could see where dc would be a frustrating spot. the UL action made up for it here, though.

i still can't decide if it's better than 96. 16 might get the edge because it was all snow, but the front end of 96 was top shelf.

i actually was about to say that i thought you guys got buried, but just noticed your area is closer to the shore. i had no idea. for some reason, i always thought your location was boonsboro lol.

yea i took a ton of pics and vids. one of these days i should actually post something here lol. occasionally, i re-read the blizzard thread. i still remember that sunday night when the models seemed to be coming together. helluva storm.

i just realized what today is the anniversary of.

the board will be back to normal when we start tracking the clipper next week.

i posted my thoughts on this in banter. there was nothing wrong with the long range thread. if everyone utilizes the panic room and banter threads appropriately, then the actual weather threads would improve. part of the fun is when the long range thread spawns its own storm threat. some banter in all threads is probably fine, but meltdowns should go in the panic room and beer discussions should probably go in banter, etc. the other option is to go back to the way it was, but maybe having a separate thread for very long range/teleconnections.

the pattern over the last year has been choppy. the only thing that's safe to say is that we've had record breaking storminess the last 6-9 months. my concern has been whether a consistent cold pattern can get here in time to cash in on that stormy pattern we've seen (which will fade at some point). we've left a lot on the table, but 2 weekends ago is proof that all we need is that cold air (you made a similar post). no cold, no snow, period lol.

honestly, not a huge fan of separating the threads. didn't really seem necessary. the whole reason we check the long range is to spawn a separate storm thread at some point. it's not a showstopper to me either way aside from having one more thread, but thought i'd share my opinion on that. in regards to the bickering...meh, that's every single winter, even since eastern (was more of a lurker there). i don't think it's any better or worse to be honest. just like in sports...a win can cure a bad locker room. we just need a region wide storm. that's always how it is.

that super blood wolf moon is pretty cool and couldn't ask for better viewing conditions.

re feb 21, 2015...that was easily one of my favorite storms. sunrise to sunset snow. that's difficult to beat. and that snow squall on feb 14 was pretty epic as well. that was a strong winter.

john j bowman gets my bourbon vote. better than i expected. i think it comes from the mash bill #2 bloodline or similar, which wouldn't surprise me.

i think we're a bit jaded by the fact that it's been so stormy, but let's face it, if it snowed in every storm we'd be breaking records left and right. removing the rainers, it's not the worst winter so far and we still have february.

had some sleet earlier at the clarksburg outlets. that's about it. this storm was a day earlier than we needed it. just not enough cold air to tap into.

actually thought it was raining, but stepped outside and...false alarm. marginal temps, but maybe we can start out as some frozen once the better stuff moves through.

I thought it would calculate the 40% instead. Either way, I can see why the snow maps would be off. This event might be too marginal to toss yet, at least for the northern tier. edit: nevermind, I think you meant (1.3”)x(0.4). Makes sense

Should look pretty cool in the morning. Snow is sticking to every tree limb.

Round 2 is adding another coating.

it's hanging around a bit. successful imo. got some street stickage with the first band. a little bit of reenhancement going on. good enough.

it's a snow shower, thru and thru. enjoy it while it's here.

car tops are caving

So is the storm gonna end before the advisory begins lol. I’m kidding but it sure doesn’t look like the first band will last too long.

that's what i'm thinking. if we can change back over a few hours earlier than the gfs is showing, there might be enough precip to work with to make things interesting.

if the cad stays intact longer and is better than advertised, then the backside of this system could work out. there's still plenty of precip around when temps start to crash. it might just be a matter of how far they need to crash to changeover to snow. i'd be pretty interested in this if i was the northern tier since there's a better chance of the cad holding on longer. dc/bmore need some work.