Solo2 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 D.C in a WWA? Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Winter Weather Advisory LWX is totally screwing the pooch on this one. Sorry. Whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo2 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I am a bit shocked in the WWA for D.C. This whole new trend of upgrading as events unfold has to stop. I can't stand them putting out WWA then after 4" is already on the ground.....upgrading. Just make the call and stick too it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanegrenade Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 WHY! What!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haudidoody Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 All this for a pathetic WWA and 3-5 inches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 My totals went up 5-10" now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 All this for a pathetic WWA and 3-5 inches? Why would what type of warning/advisory determine your level of enjoyment for the storm? Point is, LWX could be right, but I'm just shocked at how they are handling this. I would have bet money we'd all be under a warning instead of a WWA. Oh well, maybe they'll update at 10 am or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GATECH Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Idiots. Can't belive they did that, unless its wwa for today til 6pm and then wsw. Still dumb move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adelphi_sky Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I'm not too worried. I'm under a WWA in Adelphi, yet Silver Spring has a WSW. I can walk to the county line. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobie Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Woke at 3:39am -33/S/E Fairfax Station to a wet snow dream..... only to go to the window and observe moderate wet snow. Now at 3:51am wet snow has changed to sleet and a occasional freezing rain mix. Did not expect to see any snow at this point. I am surmising that this (sleet/rain) will continue 'till the secondary low can sweep into the area. At this point (I'm thinking 2-4pm) I expect a change over to all snow. This is not seem to be the classic Nor'Easter..excuse me if I'm wrong here. It seems as though we have two separate convection areas that have yet to transfer energy. Doppler indicates rain headed this way (4:10am). Will report back in a few hours. Will be looking for afternoon snow!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adelphi_sky Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 By the way, snowing with cars, streets, grass, and deck covered with about 1 inch of snow in Adelphi, MD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 WWAdvisory Well 3-5 inches is the best we've ever even heard of this winter. I gladly take it. There's always next year for a WSW. Too bad we have to waste so much of our QPF on rainfall - but we need the water real bad. There's always next winter. To think I laughed at the NWS this morning. I jinxed myself - and I deserve this. I get rain all day long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen48guins Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 All snow here. Roads are covering up nicely. I'm glad I don't have to deal with morning rush hour or any rush hour today for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haudidoody Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Why would what type of warning/advisory determine your level of enjoyment for the storm? Well, if I posted as much on this forum as I do on others, you would know such a post from the guy with my user name is generally not to be taken as a serious one. I guess my post was a lot like your question, in a roundabout way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardexn1 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 1/4 inch snow on sidewalks and driveways. A little less on neighborhood roads. Light snow still falling in Brambleton, VA. (2 miles west of IAD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanegrenade Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I dont know if I trust the NWS. These are the same folks that said it was raining when it was clearly snowing at the start of the event. And someone earlier said temps should stay in the 20's? I'm not too sure about that but how did DC get 2-4? Is the storm weaker then expected? Is it warmer now? Thanks guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 It's pouring snow here just north of HGR. Already .5" and coming down hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Looks like about an inch of snow at College Park, maybe a bit less. 2-4" to go! EDIT: It is 0.8" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdsnowlover Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 heavy snow, accumulating about .5in and coming down hard big flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdwx Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 32.4 30 all snow still little over an inch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdwx Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Just an example how far behind NWS is, my neighbor a Baltimore County Salt Truck driver was called in 20 minutes ago. Last storm they were sitting on side of road in a rain storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormpc Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 33.1...after picking up about .25/.50 (eyeball) of snow, we went over to sleet then light rain about 3:15-3:30...was primarily light rain until the heavy echos came back over the last 10 mins and now predominately sleet. Looks to go back to light rain with the lighter echos. Road has a covering of snow/sleet and slush. I am sure the main roads in NOVA are good with most temps above 32. Good luck to all and let's get some thundersnow later this afternoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdwx Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 taken about 20 min ago with Iphone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 now raining in Northwest DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdsofprey02 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I started to go into work at 4am and didn't quite make it. (Bel Air, md to Columbia, Md). No way I was taking a chance getting stuck down there. This is rt. 24 in Bel Air. Pretty major road. i turned around before i95. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Still 33 degrees with primarily sleet, snow and some rain coming down, with a slushy .25 inch already on ground. Roads slushy and a bit dicey in Kingstowne/Franconia area, though salt trucks are hovering on roadsides every couple of miles or so. Is NWS being negligent issuing only a WWA for FfxCo just south of beltway? I know we're borderline criteria, but sounds like this storm might overperform later this afternoon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Got up around 4:45 and pretty much everything is covered and the snow is falling.....well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derecho Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Sleet now with some gloppy flakes mixed in here near IAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Wow, what a fail by the NWS. Precip coming down heavily in all forms right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdwx Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 These TV forecasters still don't have a clue, what a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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