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I’m actually at the point I want a thaw to just get rid of the snowcrete. Then it can try for one last hurrah for the season. Either way, this winter is one to remember with the snowcrete storm followed by a crazy sustained cold period.

Got woken up at 230am with a brutal migraine and ended up calling out of work (Thankfully non-operational shift). Is anyone else having headaches recently? I think the dryness is starting to crush my sinuses and hits at night. Might have to start back up a saline rinse regimine

I always a appreciate a strong defensive performance. This is beautiful. Mike MacDonald is a mastermind. So happy for him and the Seahawks right now.

I am loving this ass kicking the Pats are receiving. Not a Bad Bunny listener, but I enjoyed the vibe and energy from the music. My Mom is from Ecuador, so I understand some of the lyrics. It was a good time.

Some shots I took with @katabaticwhen we visited Swallow Falls on Friday 2/6

I want to take a moment and thank @katabatic for amazing hospitality and a truly fun trip out to Western MD and the Canaan Valley region, including a slide over into Davis, WV. That was such a fun day of friendship and loving every moment of winter. It was a truly deep winter day with temps in the upper teens to low 20’s with snow falling the entire day. Saw all of the intensities too from light flurries to heavy snow. The Arctic front capture is a moment I’ll never forget. That was absolutely wild. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen something like that. Likely since 2/14/15 up at college. Would do it again in a heart beat!! Thanks again @katabatic!! Now I have excuse to come up there since we never got a chance to eat at Englanders

Some insane wind gusts out of nowhere in the lowlands. Mixing must be finishing out right before sunset. That was out of nowhere after a lull

We love verification!! What an experience.

One of the strongest gusts we had. We had one that was stronger but I didn’t have a camera ready. Easy 50+ in video. The one I missed was 60+. I had to stand still and keep my balance. 86AEF405-E88D-44A0-9A56-1715E7C91F9F.mov

Right as the squall was hitting. Pardon language end of video. Just surreal IMG_0009.mov

On top of Keyers Ridge. Wind gusts 40-60mph with snowfall rates easily at 2”/hr. The gas station 150 yards from us completely disappeared when it came through. Absolutely stunning display of Mother Nature. EB5754F4-B744-483F-951F-C958A305BD6C.mp4

That was one of the most insane, ferocious weather experiences of my life. Just wow. Videos will be shared.

Legit SN+ on top of Keysers Ridge before the squall. Reports upstream were 2-3” in 45 min. This is gonna be wild.

Sure was!! Man, what a pull!

Moderate to heavy snow in Davis, WV 25° @katabatic and I stopping to get pizza

HRRR is best when it's inside 8 hrs, but can more useful up to 12 hrs if it is assimilating the data correctly. It has its struggles with certain setups and is best within convective environments or well-established thermal environments. Winter is not its strong suit, but can be useful at times. Right now, regional CAMs are better at handling this type of setup. Best ascent has been modeled south through the day, but some very light precip is still plausible north of I-66, but not looking likely at this point.

I'm probably going to slide out to western Garrett Co. for this one. I am off after Thursday AM, so I'm probably going to leave early Friday AM and head out there for the Arctic front and snow squalls. Should be fun! Anyone care to join the ride?

Analysis of pavement temps after today show there has been very little movement up in the temperatures with most places between 22-27F off the asphalt. Anything that does fall will easily stick to every single surface, so anything could be impactful for rush hour on Wednesday morning. Unless we get nothing of course.....but I'm not manifesting that

Got to 37F briefly in the neighborhood today, but was down to 33F when I left the house and falling. Expecting some black ice issues to crop up with some of this melting and subsequent refreezing. Stuff will take a small hit next few days, even with any refresher snow we receive before it settles back to pure concrete this weekend.

You’re not even using it to its full capabilities! At least put up the Kuchera and give yourself an extra 0.1”

Just some context for how insane this cold outbreak is in Florida, here are some nuggets for your viewing pleasure.... Great Falls, MT was officially warmer than Key West, FL today by 4 whole degrees (62F vs 58F) Boca Raton, FL never got out of the 40s for a high (48F) Havana, Cuba just BARELY beat out Great Falls for a high today (63F vs 62F) 12z sounding from KEY eclipsed their low 850mb temp record for the day by reporting below 0C after never recording below 5C on this date at any point in their history of record dating back to 1954 The 850mb temperature at KEY was -1.8C at 12z. If this is confirmed, it will be the all time coldest 850mb temperature ever recorded via RAOB at Key West, again dating back to obs from 1954. Over 40000 soundings have been launched in its period of record

Currently 26° after a low of 14°. Didn’t feel too bad this morning coming home. Still chilly

This is easily one of the craziest cold stretches in my lifetime. Insane enough, one of my coldest was the 2021 Arctic Outbreak when I lived in TX. Midland was below freezing for 8 days in a row with 3 days highs in the teens and one morning below zero. I seem to bring winter with me wherever I go….I’ll take it!! I love winter

Did a live interview with BBC this evening. Love my job and completing interviews!