The March 5-7 White Lion Obs/Nowcasting Thread

[spf]

Light snow now in Great Falls. Great rates for about 2-3 hours.  Hope we get another burst.

[mdhokie]

Of course video makes this look relatively tame...still fun to watc

h

 

 

So thats what snow looks like!

[stormtracker]

Of course video makes this look relatively tame...still fun to watch

That vid makes me feel better.

 

[Tenman Johnson]

Radiant sun effect even on a heavily overcasted, moderate precip early afternoon cannot be underestimated.  If we are getting snow rates like this at 4-5pm I think it will be a different accumulation ballgame.

[snowfan]

That 15 year old from last night is going to troll this thread hard when he gets out of daycare this afternoon.

[Deck Pic]

as of 1pm

 

BWI: T

DCA: 0.2

IAD: 3.1

[Dr No]

That band has sunk into here now and we have quarter-sized flakes.  The temp is 33, but it's now starting to accumulate with the heavy rates again. Eyeballing the snowboard theres probably an inch of slop on it, putting us in the 7.5-8 inch range for the storm if it holds before the next clearing around 3:30.  I don't think there's any spoit that the snow is more than 4 or 5 inches deep even on grass.

[NCSUchick27]

http://youtu.be/ya45mTVS_zY

Video I shot a few minutes ago in Herndon just off of 267. Sorry it is a little blurry. I shot it with my iPad. It looked better before I uploaded it.

[smokeybandit]

Yet NWS still insists on 4-6" through the rest of the storm. 

[Midlo Snow Maker]

mod snow the band has arrived 33 nice parachutes

[Amped]

DOn't count on any colder air from the NW. Nothing but rain for at least 20 minutes.

[Clueless]

That 15 year old from last night is going to troll this thread hard when he gets out of daycare this afternoon.

I have tears in my eyes.

[THEREALTOR1]

Really wish I went to the shore. Sustained winds at tropical storm force from Lewes, DE to Ocean City, MD gusting to upper 50s.

 

I still have never experienced true tropical storm force winds. 

 

Wind has been ripping non-stop here in Dover, DE since about midnight last night, and gusts have been steadily getting stronger it seems as the day goes on.  Just watching a warehouse/office building across the street from my office, they put on a new white rubber "rolled" roof on the building last summer, and the north end of the building must have come unglued as the wind has been blowing it up off the roof all day.  Picture a very large, very heavy, white sheet being "waved" every 15 - 30 seconds.  The only difference being everytime a "wave" comes by it picks up air conditioning units about 2 feet off the roof and slams them back down.  Its insane, i've never seen anything like it in my life.  Its probably about 100,000 sq. foot building so I would imagine if that roof decides to rip loose its going to take almost the entire parking lot of cars below it.  I'll see if i can get a pic of it.

[wxtrix]

still snowing but in waves, like waves of rain in a thunderstorm. not accumulating, but nice to look at.

[87storms]

Radar sure does look like dc could still be in the game for a streak breaker

[NOVAForecaster]

I used my younger brother's snowstick to take an unofficial measurement in Oakton. My snowboard actually has exactly 7", but I think this picture captures my feelings right now better!

 

[mitchnick]

the low seems to be consolidating along the VA Capes and it is sending the bands, as a result, into Richmond/SE VA EDIT: like a figure skater going faster as he/she brings his/her arms inward

I don't think that heavy stuff in DE makes it to us (BWI)

Looking at sat pics and water vapor, I think that u.l trough near the Great Lakes that was originally thought to phase with the system, has shoved it S/SE and helped to screw us (or at least BWI)

but I guess it doesn't really matter why at this point, does it?

[Ian]

as of 1pm

 

BWI: T

DCA: 0.2

IAD: 3.1

 

barfy

 

t-1" forecast never fails in dc

[mdhokie]

Wind has been ripping non-stop here in Dover, DE since about midnight last night, and gusts have been steadily getting stronger it seems as the day goes on.  Just watching a warehouse/office building across the street from my office, they put on a new white rubber "rolled" roof on the building last summer, and the north end of the building must have come unglued as the wind has been blowing it up off the roof all day.  Picture a very large, very heavy, white sheet being "waved" every 15 - 30 seconds.  The only difference being everytime a "wave" comes by it picks up air conditioning units about 2 feet off the roof and slams them back down.  Its insane, i've never seen anything like it in my life.  Its probably about 100,000 sq. foot building so I would imagine if that roof decides to rip loose its going to take almost the entire parking lot of cars below it.  I'll see if i can get a pic of it.

 

pics and vid please!

[Ji]

as of 1pm

BWI: T

DCA: 0.2

IAD: 3.1

Not one sref plume had iad under 10

[PhineasC]

Not one sref plume had iad under 10

This was a huge model bust. 

[Tenman Johnson]

Looks like center of low is just south of Crisfield, MD? If so, that's pretty far north from what was projected.

[Deck Pic]

Not one sref plume had iad under 10

 

the underlying model for the SREF Is one of the worst weather models imaginable....SREFS arent very good

[WxUSAF]

First dover superband hitting the west shore of the Bay.

[adamrivers]

We have 11.5" here at the airport in Winchester...getting consistent 15-16" reports out of Front Royal..some parts of our stations' listening areas have up to 18".... Here is a great gallery of listener submitted pictures from up and down the Shenandoah Valley.

 

http://www.kiss983.com/cc-common/gallery/photos.html?album_id=345631

 

 

Stephens City

 

Bentonville

 

Slanesville

[Fodie77]

Wow! The covering over the gas station up the road has collapsed. Winds have really picked up and the snow is back.

[DCTeacherman]

Storm isn't in a hurry.  Looks like it's just sitting in the same spot based on this radar.

 

http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/#

[MiddleRvrwx]

First dover superband hitting the west shore of the Bay.

I haven't seen wave heights this high in Curtis Bay since the last tropical storm rolled through.

[mitchnick]

Storm isn't in a hurry.  Looks like it's just sitting in the same spot based on this radar.

 

http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/#

good news, I'm enjoying the spring rains

[87storms]

This was a huge model bust.

Did they bust on qpf? And it has been snowing. Maybe it's up to us to do a better job forecasting mixing and stickage.