December 16-17, 2020 Winter Storm Obs/Nowcasting

[Flying Bouncy House]

Big flakes here in CT.  Expecting sleet shortly.  

[jayyy]

Just now, osfan24 said:

Mixed in flakes was short-lived. Back to sleet. Guessing it was just a heavier batch of precip helped get some flakes to fall.

You’re by turf valley right? Think you’ll go back to snow after 8-9

[leesburg 04]

Just now, jayyy said:

You in Sykesville or Leesburg for this one bud?

Sykesville, mostly snow again...imagine Eldersburg on North is all snow

[DDweatherman]

+SN continues in Westminster at 27 degrees. Up to around 6” so far. Thinking if we can hold off the sleet for another 2 hours we’ll crack 10 for the storm, especially if we tack on any extra tonight.

[lpaschall]

Just now, DDweatherman said:

+SN continues in Westminster at 27 degrees. Up to around 6” so far. Thinking if we can hold off the sleet for another 2 hours we’ll crack 10 for the storm, especially if we tack on any extra tonight.

I am about to head out in about an hour and will take some pics of the road conditions.

[leesburg 04]

This storm is fascinating, or at least being caught in a battle zone is. It's snowing pretty well right now but enough pingers to smack the windows. I'm enjoying this

[Maestrobjwa]

Anybody in the Owings Mills/Randallstown area report 6 inches?

[Baltimorewx]

Just now, DDweatherman said:

+SN continues in Westminster at 27 degrees. Up to around 6” so far. Thinking if we can hold off the sleet for another 2 hours we’ll crack 10 for the storm, especially if we tack on any extra tonight.

Nice move out of dundalk lol....Not even an inch here..Sleet/rain mix now, more rain than sleet

[lpaschall]

That sleet line is getting close. It is sleet right?

 

 

[midatlanticweather]

10 minutes ago, Ji said:

we are at 27 in Leesburg, we are not going above freezing are we?

I don't think so.. that mix back to snow was brief! East of Leesburg looks close to seeing some freezing rain. Stupid warm nose, poor track, climate.. etc! But this was fun! That heavy band was sweet! Maybe some snow can top off the crust we are getting now.  

[DDweatherman]

Just now, Baltimorewx said:

Nice move out of dundalk lol....Not even an inch here..Sleet/rain mix now, more rain than sleet

Hey, we had our fun in 09-10. Beat my friends to the NW cracking 20” in all 3 monsters and 30” in the Feb 5/6 storm. About a 90” winter that year. 

[leesburg 04]

Just now, lpaschall said:

That sleet line is getting close. It is sleet right?

 

 

combo poo poo platter but more snow than sleet

[RickinBaltimore]

Just now, Baltimorewx said:

Nice move out of dundalk lol....Not even an inch here..Sleet/rain mix now, more rain than sleet

It looks nice while it lasted. Just a cold rain here now, not even pingers. Sucks because a shift 15 miles or so south and we could have joined in on the fun. 

[DDweatherman]

Definitely back in the 2”/hr stuff with the orange band moving over town. 

[leesburg 04]

Sleet bomb commencing wow

[mdhokie]

snow has let up in deep creek, hoping its not a dry slot.

[notvirga!]

4 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Anybody in the Owings Mills/Randallstown area report 6 inches?

I’m about 2 mi west of owings mill and have probably 4

[nj2va]

Pouring snow here...not the huge sized flakes but a good medium sized (aka the Goldilocks kind i guess..not too big, not too small, just right?).  20/19 with winds out of the east.  

Guy just came to plow our hill and driveway...immediately covered again.

ETA:  Pouring has stopped but still coming down.

[ErinInTheSky]

Still 30 degrees in Germantown. We have a steady rain and everything is turning to ice. The roads will be ice rinks soon. The snow feels like shoveling wet sand.

[nj2va]

1 minute ago, mdhokie said:

snow has let up in deep creek, hoping its not a dry slot.

It’s ebbed and flowed all day.  Doubt there’s a dry slot this far west of the low.

[HighStakes]

3 minutes ago, DDweatherman said:

Definitely back in the 2”/hr stuff with the orange band moving over town. 

Impressive rates for 4 straight hours here.

[MDphotog]

Just now, ErinInTheSky said:

Still 30 degrees in Germantown. We have a steady rain and everything is turning to ice. The roads will be ice rinks soon. The snow feels like shoveling wet sand.

Looking at Google maps for 270, it looks like it has already started. Yikes.

[mappy]

Just now, HighStakes said:

Impressive rates for 4 straight hours here.

Over 5” here!

[notvirga!]

Back and forth between all snow and sleet with snow. Not going to accumulate well this way but better than rain. And I just shoveled and the snow is super heavy here. Prob from the sleet mix

[umdterps29]

1 minute ago, nj2va said:

Pouring snow here...not the huge sized flakes but a good medium sized (aka the Goldilocks kind i guess..not too big, not too small, just right?).  20/19 with winds out of the east.  

Guy just came to plow our hill and driveway...immediately covered again.

ETA:  Pouring has stopped but still coming down.

Pixie Dust Here. Looks like all the heavy returns are staying to our west all day. We need some bands to move through quickly here 

[EB89]

turned to snow sleet mix but looks like snow is trying to take back over. looks like the CC took a minor jump south in Frederick over the past couple panels.

[lpaschall]

6 minutes ago, DDweatherman said:

Definitely back in the 2”/hr stuff with the orange band moving over town. 

Heaviest snow of they day I think.

[haudidoody]

Pouring rain at 33... maybe flood watch will verify?

[DDweatherman]

1 minute ago, lpaschall said:

Heaviest snow of they day I think.

Yeah right now it’s the heaviest and flake size is huge. Has to be over 2”/hr, watching it stack as I shovel. 

[leesburg 04]

Sleet/freezing rain now 29 degrees