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7pm ovs 28.4 and very light snizzle dont know if we are done and don’t have all the reports but this does not seem to have been an extreme event as forecasted NWS has a preoccupation with freezing rain perhaps because it the most difficult situation for the public to handle safely , It’s is an unfortunate tread socially to portray “worst case” as “most likely” . Always scratched my head when their forecasts include”...for this afternoon rain or freezing rain likely with high of 40” Being safe rather than sorry I can’t decry much but don’t think it is the best forecast method .

If we had not had a 50 and 40 degree day with overnight lows around or above freezing then all roads except main and all concrete and blacktop would have been icey

6pm ibs 28.9 with light sleet and bit of freezing rain

5pm obs 29.1 with sleet and little bit freezing rain. Cleared a path down to concrete at 4pm and it is rewhitened

4pm obs Cooling off now. 28.6 and very light sleet and tiny bit freezing rain

3pm obs 29.5F and freezing rain. Had snow mix in pretty good several times during last hour. Sidewalks and the like very slippery but neighborhoods roads slushy and not slick

Saves our ass. Freezing rain glare ice is no good. Get some snow and sleet and crunchy and not a wet ice cube.

Brings up the “are we due” i don’t believe in it but 99 was a while ago?

Cold air is going to battle and will take time to get this over to any freezing rain monster.

Mores east to west with slight NS angle

Where is the warm air getting in here from and at what mb height?

These huge icers can happen but mostly not . There have been some but last time it was like what is being portrayed was 1999.

1999 was worst I’ve seen. Wheaton and Kemp Mill Glenmont and west 0.25+ and 27/28. Pepco had not trimmed yet and it was a 7 day out for some. We had to move relatives , Sharp demarcation as I was living in far a nw PG which is highest point and about 5 miles east and we definitely iced at 30/31 but only about 0.1 and not hard frozen.

NEver too much in a Snower!

Definite reportable light dusting

From 7pm yesterday until 10pm tonight BWI stayed between 32-34. I think there are stats and that seems unusual but not rare I guess?

Dime sized every 5 seconds and dusting of a dusting. Can’t photograph it but visible to the eye .

I know it This top of the line i-phone is better. Just got my first flat screen monitor Tonight!!

Very light snow 31.3

Main page radar for DCA was still frozen at 6:55pm setting about 30 minutes ago. It’s been a failure of an upgrade so far.

Something is and has been coming over last 10 days and for next 4. Models have not known what nor where and will not so neither do or will we. Looks like significant arctic plunge was a bust also even if two days for upper 20’s high upcoming A new method is desperately needed and I have the answer.

Basically everywhere but DC. Corn dust,

Sleet and rain and few flakes, down to 32.7 I moved cars and it’s bad out there now so do it quick if must

Starting to get some big wet fatties 32.9F

1”ph+. Right?