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March 20-21 Potential - STORM MODE THREAD


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52 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Watches unlikely before 12z tomorrow.

Good Call

21 minutes ago, weathercoins said:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
342 PM EDT Mon Mar 19 2018

DCZ001-MDZ011-013-014-504-506-VAZ025>027-029-030-040-052>054-501-
506>508-200345-
/O.EXB.KLWX.WS.A.0004.180321T0400Z-180322T0000Z/
District of Columbia-Southern Baltimore-Prince Georges-
Anne Arundel-Central and Southeast Montgomery-
Central and Southeast Howard-Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-Page-
Warren-Rappahannock-Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-Fairfax-
Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Northern Fauquier-
Eastern Loudoun-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-
Central Virginia Blue Ridge-
342 PM EDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Heavy wet snow possible, with a total wet snow
  accumulation of 5 inches or more.

* WHERE...Metropolitan Baltimore and Washington areas, as well as
  the northern and central Shenandoah Valley.

* WHEN...From late Tuesday night through Wednesday evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on difficult travel conditions.
  Significant reductions in visibility are possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Winter Storm Watch means there is potential for significant
snow, sleet or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue
to monitor the latest forecasts.

 

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Just now, Bob Chill said:

NAm is one hell of a sleet storm. Toss the snowmaps immediately. Surface near or below freezing and pounding sleet. That part of the storm in itself may be impressive. 

Snow depth map for the sleet speaks for itself (I wonder if this is wonky itself too)

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2 minutes ago, Cobalt said:

Snow depth map for the sleet speaks for itself (I wonder if this is wonky itself too)

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2-3 inches of sleet would be approximately 1" qpf.  and Northwest would be more snow. So this actually makes some sense.  That would make for interesting road conditions lol

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1 minute ago, DCAlexandria said:

Yeah that is a 10 hour dryslot that is possibly gonna cause some tempers to flare and people to get quite upset before round 2 sets in. Also notice that it really doesn't look like anything is coming underneath that dry slot for a while either. Something to keep in mind if you end up under it and are watching the radar.

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Just now, Cobalt said:

I mean, I'm assuming precip wouldn't be as prolific in a setup a month ago. Just IMO

That's a fair point. I guess dicey temps, mixing, and the sun angle come with the territory of juiced up March storms. Doesn't make it any less thrilling, though.

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Just now, Fozz said:

That's a fair point. I guess dicey temps, mixing, and the sun angle come with the territory of juiced up March storms. Doesn't make it any less thrilling, though.

I gotta say, I love March storms. Paste bombs can be epic, and they're pretty high impact.

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1 minute ago, Cobalt said:

I gotta say, I love March storms. Paste bombs can be epic, and they're pretty high impact.

Yeah I've been waiting for years to see something like this. Last year was so so close, but a last minute northern shift made it a sleety mess instead. Hopefully this one delivers.

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