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I'm at 12.7 inches for the year.  40% climo.  Haven't seen a 6" snow fall in stephens city since Jan 2016 (when I was in cross junction I had 3).  Seeing another storm fringe the NW zone is beyond frustrating. 

It’s become incredibly difficult to get a closed ull south of our latitude.
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25 minutes ago, 87storms said:


It’s become incredibly difficult to get a closed ull south of our latitude.

I moved up here after I finished school at Towson in 2017 thinking this was going to be awesome being up along Parrs Ridge. I have not really seen anything special yet haha.

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Have to admit - a lot of respect for those of you who can handle the rug pulls like this every couple of weeks, each year. Used to follow the models religiously and found that the ROI around here is… less than ideal (surprise). Probably some sort of confirmation bias in saying this, but it really does feel like models cave to whichever one paints a worse storm. This region feels cursed at times. 

Began to enjoy this hobby a lot more when I accepted that the mid Atlantic, specifically DC proper, is just not a great place for snow. 2016 doesn’t happen every year.. or even every five years. Don’t obsess over the 72 hour + HECS depictions and it all becomes a bit more tolerable. That being said, hope for once in my time in DC we buck the trend and bring that major storm back. 

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3 hours ago, Thanatos_I_Am said:

Have to admit - a lot of respect for those of you who can handle the rug pulls like this every couple of weeks, each year. Used to follow the models religiously and found that the ROI around here is… less than ideal (surprise). Probably some sort of confirmation bias in saying this, but it really does feel like models cave to whichever one paints a worse storm. This region feels cursed at times. 

Began to enjoy this hobby a lot more when I accepted that the mid Atlantic, specifically DC proper, is just not a great place for snow. 2016 doesn’t happen every year.. or even every five years. Don’t obsess over the 72 hour + HECS depictions and it all becomes a bit more tolerable. That being said, hope for once in my time in DC we buck the trend and bring that major storm back. 

My first “snowstorm” after moving to this area was March 6, 2013, so I learned pretty early to hold lightly to any snow predictions for the region, particularly for big events. I know this is the panic room and not a space for positivity, but my main takeaway is that the ingredients can still come together for a major east coast snow event at (and below) our latitude at all, which has seemed very much in doubt for the last 5ish years. I feel more confident that it’ll be our turn again, even if this isn’t our season.

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29 minutes ago, JenkinsJinkies said:

Still going to make one anyway, I know where this level of hubris leads.

You'll need the Panic Room from time to time as we experience Pattern Reloading and snow weenies panic, but most of the time its gonnabe forlorn. Because DCA and the entire greater metro region will get demolished by Brobdingnagian amounts of snow. And vodka cold.

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1 hour ago, Jebman said:

You'll need the Panic Room from time to time as we experience Pattern Reloading and snow weenies panic, but most of the time its gonnabe forlorn. Because DCA and the entire greater metro region will get demolished by Brobdingnagian amounts of snow. And vodka cold.

I'm also thinking of making a "When is it going to be our turn?" thread to serve as a spiritual successor to the "Is it ever going to snow again" thread, probably in December.

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9 hours ago, JenkinsJinkies said:

I'm also thinking of making a "When is it going to be our turn?" thread to serve as a spiritual successor to the "Is it ever going to snow again" thread, probably in December.

When is it going to be the Mid Atlantic's turn?

In the 2025-2026 Winter.

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On 12/16/2024 at 8:29 PM, Scarlet Pimpernel said:

Would you believe, I've just written a masterpiece as I was tying my cravat!  Yes, a little Christmas ditty for the season, appropriate for the Panic Room!  I hope the Reaper @WxWatcher007 approves!  Well, here it is...

 

The Twelve Days of Reaping

On the first day of Christmas, the Reaper gave to me…
Ji canceling winter in a pear tree!

On the second day of Christmas, the Reaper gave to me…
Two skeletons!
And Ji canceling winter in a pear tree.

On the third day of Christmas, the Reaper gave to me…
Three shovels digging!
Two skeletons,
And Ji canceling winter in a pear tree.

On the fourth day of Christmas, the Reaper gave to me…
Four gravesite headstones!
Three shovels digging,
Two skeletons,
And Ji canceling winter in a pear tree.

On the fifth day of Christmas, the Reaper gave to me…
Five…Hapless…Souls!
Four gravesite headstones,
Three shovels digging,
Two skeletons,
And Ji canceling winter in a pear tree.

On the sixth day of Christmas, the Reaper gave to me…
Six gallows waiting!
Five…Hapless…Souls!
Four gravesite headstones,
Three shovels digging,
Two skeletons,
And Ji canceling winter in a pear tree.

On the seventh day of Christmas, the Reaper gave to me…
Seven scythes swathing!
Six gallows waiting,
Five…Hapless…Souls!
Four gravesite headstones
Three shovels digging,
Two skeletons,
And Ji canceling winter in a pear tree.

On the eighth day of Christmas, the Reaper gave to me…
Eight souls a’screamin'!
Seven scythes swathing,
Six gallows waiting,

Five…Hapless…Souls!
Four gravesites headstones,
Three shovels digging,
Two skeletons,
And Ji canceling winter in a pear tree.

On the ninth day of Christmas, the Reaper gave to me…
Nine Debbie-downers cryin’!
Eight souls a’screamin’,
Seven scythes swathing,
Six gallows waiting,
Five…Hapless…Souls!
Four gravesite headstones,
Three shovels digging,
Two skeletons,
And Ji canceling winter in a pear tree.

On the tenth day of Christmas, the Reaper gave to me…
Ten axes grinding!
Nine Debbie-downers cryin’,
Eight souls a’screamin’,
Seven scythes swathing,
Six gallows waiting,
Five…Hapless…Souls!
Four gravesite headstones,
Three shovels digging,
Two skeletons,
And Ji canceling winter in a pear tree.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, the Reaper gave to me…
Eleven brand new caskets !
Ten axes grinding,
Nine Debbie-downers cryin’,
Eight souls a’screamin’,
Seven scythes swathing,
Six gallows waiting,
Five…Hapless…Souls!
Four gravesite headstones,
Three shovels digging,
Two skeletons,
And Ji canceling winter in a pear tree.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, the Reaper gave to me…
Twelve weenies jumping!
Eleven brand new caskets,
Ten axes grinding,
Nine Debbie-downers cryin’,
Eight souls a;screamin’,
Seven scythes swathing,
Six gallows waiting,
Five…Hapless…Souls!
Four gravesite headstones,
Three shovels digging,
Two skeletons,
And Ji canceling winter in a pear tree!!!!!

 

Happy Reaping!
 

THAT DOES IT!

I am gonna write one up that glorifies the snow and cold!

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On 2/15/2025 at 11:11 PM, Ralph Wiggum said:

I seriously loathe this fucking hobby. Why would anyone  do this to themselves? Sheer and pure torture. Would rather have my finger nails ripped out slowly and iodized salt poured into the wounds. This is just brutal. 

We'll be back in a few weeks suffering through another season of despair.

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