haudidoody Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Visibility dropping fast... it's beginning. Winds creeping up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Question for the real experts...Are cg lighting strikes capable in a winter storm? Not a 'real expert', but I have experienced CG in snow, sleet, and freezing rain before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umdterps29 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Been under the death band for about 20 minutes now and i'm eyeballing an inch or in and a half in new accumulation. Definitely pushing a foot on the table on my back deck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk This is a whole new territory of radar images.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailylurker Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I just moved under that heavy band just north of Annapolis, near the bay bridge, with some oranges mixed in. Extremely heavy large dendrite snow coming down now. Haven't seen anything like this tonight. No sleet mixing. I had a slight funky flake for a few minutes during a lull. Now it just cold smoke dense for snow crazy awesome snow porn. Huge flakes just started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImThat1Guy Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Visibility is fine, winds nothing to speak about... and I'm sitting here in central Arlington. What gives? (I'm probably just totally downplaying things in my mind but I want more) Disregard this!! Winds just picked up and we are in business!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuki neko Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I have 2 plows reporting sleet/rain in Ashton md. guys I'm not trying to ruin the storm. just now casting. Maybe Ashton WVA, on the other side of the mountains, but MD? I can tell you it's 21 and dumping snow in Bethesda, which is further south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vance1167 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Im staying up for these returns. I hope theyre more fulfilling than the Euro last night. Not exactly a high bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesleyhtswx Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Of course futile ground for official records, but maybe for the sake of local media discussion, e.g., CWG/WPost, about where this storm places in the DC record books, and well, empirical consistency, the #1- 1922 Knickerbocker 28+ and #2 1899 20+ storm measurements were apparently taken from the central roof of the old Signal Service office at 2416 M Street in the West End (Natural elevation 112 ft + ~50 ft of building height). See http://mrcc.sws.uiuc.edu/FORTS/histories/DC_Washington_DC_Grice.pdf. Now, I bet several storms after the transfer to DCA in 1950 would have beaten at least the #2 1899 storm if measured at 24th and M. But maybe an official NWS spotter on the board, or at least someone more skilled at measuring than me, would be willing to take a shot at measuring down there tomorrow evening if we're actually close to 28 and the Knickerbocker record. That specific location is now a huge condo in the West End hotel district, but Francis Playground along Rock Creek Pkwy is one block up 24th with softball and other natural grass fields etc. that could be suitable. Or maybe I should just get some rest and stop geeking out…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 DCDeathband. I expect pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Not a 'real expert', but I have experienced CG in snow, sleet, and freezing rain before. Thank you for the responses. That's crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ltrain Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 My god. Most of us are about tonight destroyed. Sleet line has hslted also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 reminds me a little bit of 93. those heavier bands were coming straight from the atlantic from se to nw. same with jan 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I have 2 plows reporting sleet/rain in Ashton md. guys I'm not trying to ruin the storm. just now casting. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Andrews AFB is reporting the dreaded Unknown Precip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I have 2 plows reporting sleet/rain in Ashton md. guys I'm not trying to ruin the storm. just now casting. I'm dubious, that area just was in a lul. In a lul, rimed flakes are going to look like raindrops on the windshield. There is no way it is rain at 21 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Of course futile ground for official records, but maybe for the sake of local media discussion, e.g., CWG/WPost, about where this storm places in the DC record books, and well, empirical consistency, the #1- 1922 Knickerbocker 28+ and #2 1899 20+ storm measurements were apparently taken from the central roof of the old Signal Service office at 2416 M Street in the West End (Natural elevation 112 ft + ~50 ft of building height). See http://mrcc.sws.uiuc.edu/FORTS/histories/DC_Washington_DC_Grice.pdf. Now, I bet several storms after the transfer to DCA in 1950 would have beaten at least the #2 1899 storm if measured at 24th and M. But maybe an official NWS spotter on the board, or at least someone more skilled at measuring than me, would be willing to take a shot at measuring down there tomorrow evening if we're actually close to 28 and the Knickerbocker record. That specific location is now a huge condo in the West End hotel district, but Francis Playground along Rock Creek Pkwy is one block up 24th with softball and other natural grass fields etc. that could be suitable. Or maybe I should just get some rest and stop geeking out…. Great idea! Any takers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacintoshPro Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 mega deathband is pixie dust here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Maybe Ashton WVA, on the other side of the mountains, but MD? I can tell you it's 21 and dumping snow in Bethesda, which is further south. It's not raining or sleeting where he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 7.7" at 12:30AM. Winds seemed to have let up a bit for now. Some rimed flakes/graupel mixed in with larger dendrites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtropics Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Can someone please save this in the archives picture thread? Unreal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHoffman Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 It's not raining or sleeting where he is. It's rain/sleet bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshfsu123 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Puking snow... high winds. Small flakes mixed in with larger flakes... all snow. This is going to add up very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09-10 analogy Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I'm tired but this incoming band must be dealt with head on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Two official measurements at 6 and 12pm. Both were 3.75"....total 7.5". Next measurement at 6. It never has been really heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Someone drive to Olney and take pics of the rain/sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohndc Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I'm tired but this incoming band must be dealt with head on! It's the only thing keeping me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I'm tired but this incoming band must be dealt with head on! I think you just spoke for all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astarck Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 This band is bringing some pretty good gusts with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Someone drive to Olney and take pics of the rain/sleet. it's probably just wet snow. i was driving through it here in bethesda and in the lull it was sloppier with those mini snowball like flakes that bounce off like sleet. it can look like rain/sleet when really it's just wet snow/graupel/riming/etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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