paxpatriot Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 School districts usually error on the side of caution with winter weather around here, but today seems like a super bad call for MD districts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 interested to see how long this goes. this could produce 2" if we're talking it going until early afternoon. greens are sagging south of my area, but still some decent returns showing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Ok the roads are terrible in Germantown. Borderline undrivable. Saw cars skidding everywhere. They have the salt trucks out finally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfpackwxDC Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 minute ago, LP08 said: They have really had a rough go of it this year. November debacle, then the only school to close the Tuesday after the Jan storm. Now today with just a delay and no reassess like Fairfax did. Yikes! Yeah, it was really a no win situation for them. Guidance suggested 2 hrs was the right call. Oh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted February 1, 2019 Author Share Posted February 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, Wentzadelphia said: Man, seems to me all the models have done a piss poor job for your location, even the latest HRRR and 12z NAM seem to be not picking up on the heavier precip near DC etc.... 12z 3k NAM initialization is comically bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Just now, supernovasky said: Ok the roads are terrible in Germantown. Borderline undrivable. Saw cars skidding everywhere. They have the salt trucks out finally. Yeah. They are a disgrace out here as well. I dont know if salt is gonna do anything. It is 12 degrees here. NWS just upped me to 2-4. Great event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydreb Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, wolfpackwxDC said: Neighborhood roads in Arlington completely covered. Just watched a FWD car struggle to get up the little hill that is my street. Tough to see ACPS not close at this point as there are much steeper hills in other parts of the county that buses certainly will not be able to navigate, right? Too late. Some Kids are already in school. The delay actually made it worse as the roads were much better two hours ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ka60 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, das said: 0.5” and 14.8°F in Clarksburg as I left for the airport at 9:15am. @Ka60, you have the conn for Clarksburg measurements for the rest of the storm! this is a good surprise......I will PM you later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. August Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 16.0 with sand falling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfpackwxDC Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Just now, jaydreb said: Too late. Some Kids are already in school. The delay actually made it worse as the roads were much better two hours ago. Ah, gotcha. New parent here, so I have 4-5 years before I have to deal with this sort of stuff. At least our elementary school is within walking distance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormpc Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 10 minutes ago, Deer Whisperer said: Anything now? Random flakes, but nothing otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Just enjoyed the rare Jebwalk taking the kids to school. We're up to .5" in N. Bethesda. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osfan24 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Seeing snow starting to stick to the sidewalks and parking lot in small spots in Woodlawn. Guessing it's the areas that were untreated or not oversaturated by salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, 87storms said: interested to see how long this goes. this could produce 2" if we're talking it going until early afternoon. greens are sagging south of my area, but still some decent returns showing up. Who knows how much will make it over the mountains, but radar shows it's still snowing all the way back to Knoxville, Kentucky. And several counties in the nothern tier of central West Virginia have just been upgraded to WSW from advisories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osfan24 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: 12z 3k NAM initialization is comically bad. Yeah, what in the world? Did someone break the NAM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Steady light snow. Temps hovering between 11-13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisy Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Moisture distribution/locationon the models has been really terrible so far for this event in a lot of places IMO, even down in KY/TN... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Light snow in Pikesville. Probably .3". Untreated roads and parking lots are covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Ok I have limited experience with this. Why are the roads this bad right now? I’ve been here for 3 years and never skidded once, including the sleet bomb. But for this 0.5” pixie dust there are cars in ditches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisy Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 5 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: 12z 3k NAM initialization is comically bad. It just goes to show you, we sometimes get excited on a NAM run 48-60 hrs out when it is wrong now WHILE the event is occurring lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeguyfromTakomaPark Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Models really busted on the southern edge of this. Still well below DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astarck Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 DCA deathband 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Some returns popping up to my south... holing I can get in on the action even if just for a little while. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydreb Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Just now, supernovasky said: Ok I have limited experience with this. Why are the roads this bad right now? I’ve been here for 3 years and never skidded once, including the sleet bomb. But for this 0.5” pixie dust there are cars in ditches. Thin layer of icy snow is actually much worse than 6” of snow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Just now, supernovasky said: Ok I have limited experience with this. Why are the roads this bad right now? I’ve been here for 3 years and never skidded once, including the sleet bomb. But for this 0.5” pixie dust there are cars in ditches. Because A) Roads are frozen after 48 hours of the coldest air of the season. B ) I dont think they had enough salt crews out because they didn't expect this much snow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, real said: Who knows how much will make it over the mountains, but radar shows it's still snowing all the way back to Knoxville, Kentucky. And several counties in the nothern tier of central West Virginia have just been upgraded to WSW from advisories. yea, i feel like this is a case of just being right in the beeline of a minor system. they happen here sometimes and i guess this is one of those quirky ones that the models don't pick up very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deer Whisperer Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 5 minutes ago, Stormpc said: Random flakes, but nothing otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LP08 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Just now, jaydreb said: Thin layer of icy snow is actually much worse than 6” of snow. And our snowstorms aren't usually 12-18 degrees either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zac1245 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Solid flake size and rates in Old Town. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 minute ago, supernovasky said: Ok I have limited experience with this. Why are the roads this bad right now? I’ve been here for 3 years and never skidded once, including the sleet bomb. But for this 0.5” pixie dust there are cars in ditches. Roads temps are vodka cold and the traditional ice melt that's used on local or municipal roads in Montgomery is usually just rock salt. The good stuff it typically reserved for interstate roads...our road temps are below 22° in the county so the treatment isn't going to work very well. A lot of folks forget that brining and rock salt isn't designed necessarily to make roads wet and perfect during the event but rather after the event once the sun comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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