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MLK Weekend Event - Making Lemonade Out of Lemons


Bob Chill
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Looks great for my trip up to Killington this weekend!!!  NWS going with 18-24" there.  As for here...this is an easy one to let go, pattern was never right.  I do think the NW fringes of our forum get a little bit of snow 1-2" on the front side and then some ice before the deluge.  For the rest...better times are ahead.  Just remember, we had rain in the middle of some of our best snow periods in history, we just tend to gloss over that years later when we think back on the snow.  

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3 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Wow thats a jump in the ice.  Probably would predicate the watch probably going eaat to Frederick and Carroll and maybe even northern Baltimore.

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1105 AM EST Fri Jan 18 2019

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.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
A strong area of low pressure will approach the region from the
Tennessee Valley on Saturday. Warm advection aloft will
overspread the area late Saturday morning through early Saturday
afternoon allowing precipitation to breakout. Precip looks to
arrive a bit earlier than previously anticipated, but still
should transition fairly quickly from snow to sleet to freezing
rain and then, in the warmer spots, rain. With high pressure
situated to the north, and model guidance indicating a small
wedge of higher pressure holding strong to the west of the Blue
Ridge/East of the Allegheny Front, there is high concern that
cold air will remain locked in at the surface much longer
across portions of West Virginia Panhandle, Western/Northern
Maryland and the northern Shenandoah Valley. All model guidance
has a strong southerly low-level jet (on the order of 50 kts)
blasting warm air in aloft Saturday evening across the entire
CWA. If cold air remains locked in at the surface for the
aforementioned areas, a prolonged period of freezing rain or
sleet could ensue. Temps were trended down and ice amounts
trended up based on this. Some expansion of the winter storm
watch is possible later today.
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6 hours ago, losetoa6 said:

WPC latest track looks like the nams 

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I said yesterday low goes right over DC. That track keeps us in low 40’s and then when you have extreme cold lurking the low quickly “flushes” the cold air downward and into our area very quickly after moving east/northeast of the city.

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Euro wind gust panels (usually overdone) are showing 35-40mph gusts with temps in the teens late Sunday afternoon. We may not get much frozen out of this deal but it's going to feel like deep winter late Sunday through all of Monday. 

ETA: Up to 50mph gusts in NE MD on Monday. Not a good day to walk around nude in the yard. 

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Just now, nj2va said:

Euro is a significant event for the mountains of western MD.  Cumberland gets over 6” of snow.  Garrett basically stays below freezing the whole event except for an hour or two after midnight as temps really crash.

How much snow does Garrett county get?  It is hard to tell on these maps how the mountains in Garrett county are affected.

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8 minutes ago, Bob Chill said:

Euro wind gust panels (usually overdone) are showing 35-40mph gusts with temps in the teens late Sunday afternoon. We may not get much frozen out of this deal but it's going to feel like deep winter late Sunday through all of Monday. 

ETA: Up to 50mph gusts in NE MD on Monday. Not a good day to walk around nude in the yard. 

NEMD pummeled! By wind chill

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6 minutes ago, pitmd said:

How much snow does Garrett county get?  It is hard to tell on these maps how the mountains in Garrett county are affected.

NWS Pitt just upgraded to a warning for Garrett and an advisory for Canaan. Here is the warning for Garrett:

O.UPG.KPBZ.WS.A.0002.190119T1200Z-190120T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KPBZ.WS.W.0002.190119T1800Z-190120T1800Z/
/O.CON.KPBZ.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-190118T1900Z/
Garrett-
Including the cities of Mountain Lake Park, Oakland MD,
and Grantsville
110 PM EST Fri Jan 18 2019

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Patchy freezing drizzle will wane this afternoon. Heavy
  mixed precipitation is expected Saturday and Sunday. Total snow
  accumulations of 3 to 5 inches and ice accumulations of one-tenth
  to two-tenths of an inch expected.

* WHERE...Garrett County Maryland.

* WHEN...For the Winter Storm Warning, from 1 PM Saturday to 1 PM
  EST Sunday. For the Winter Weather Advisory, until 2 PM this
  afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on slippery road conditions and
  difficult travel conditions.

 

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WWA just posted for S Baltimore, Central & SE Howard, and SE Harford Counties.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
ISSUED: 1:27 PM JAN. 18, 2019 – NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM EST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Snow, sleet and freezing rain expected. Total snow and
sleet accumulations of up to one inch and less than a tenth of
an inch of ice accumulation expected.

* WHERE...Southern Baltimore, Central and Southeast Howard and
Southeast Harford Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 PM to 9 PM EST Saturday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on slippery road conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow, sleet or
freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Expect slippery
roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving.
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23 minutes ago, Bob Chill said:

Euro wind gust panels (usually overdone) are showing 35-40mph gusts with temps in the teens late Sunday afternoon. We may not get much frozen out of this deal but it's going to feel like deep winter late Sunday through all of Monday. 

ETA: Up to 50mph gusts in NE MD on Monday. Not a good day to walk around nude in the yard. 

I think we gust to 50 around DC with sustained at 25-30 for  hours. Who has the date of that arctic plastering frontal squall from several years ago?

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6 minutes ago, notvirga! said:

Winter storm warnings up for northern Baltimore County and other parts of Maryland. I'm shocked.

They seem to be being overly cautious..I guess maybe they think colder ground temps will come into play? Or the shutdown has mentally drained them. I don’t see any model that supports 1” of snow around Baltimore currently 

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