12/8 Southern Slider

[Solution Man]

2 hours ago, Ephesians2 said:

Beautiful, magical look 

[katabatic]

31 minutes ago, Midlo Snow Maker said:

Can't remember the last time it snowed this many hours in a row at rva.  pushing 5" still snowing

8" so far for the month, shades of Dec. 1989 

My Dad lives in Midlo (I used to...Midlo class of '95) and you've now had more snow than I have in the Appalachian snowbelt. 

[WesternFringe]

51 minutes ago, Ephesians2 said:

Finally getting the high ratios some models advertised. Returns have been pretty light, but could have easily picked up an extra half inch or a bit more in the past two hours. It's very pretty, fluffy light snow. It has been snowing, albeit fairly lightly at times, for almost 14 hours now. 

Yes, 15 hours straight here and still snowing lightly when I just went out for a Jebwalk.  It was quiet and 19°, with the snow crunching under my feet.  Awesome!

[wxdude64]

7 minutes ago, WesternFringe said:

Yes, 15 hours straight here and still snowing lightly when I just went out for a Jebwalk.  It was quiet and 19°, with the snow crunching under my feet.  Awesome!

I didn't go far, just out to bring some more wood in from the wood shed, but it is beautiful out there! Still lightly snowing from 5:30 this morning. You are colder than I am, 22.8 here. 

[WesternFringe]

4 minutes ago, wxdude64 said:

I didn't go far, just out to bring some more wood in from the wood shed, but it is beautiful out there! Still lightly snowing from 5:30 this morning. You are colder than I am, 22.8 here. 

Supposed to get down to 14° tonight!

[Ephesians2]

48 minutes ago, Solution Man said:

Beautiful, magical look 

This was the vibe:         

I really, genuinely hope you all get this type of event this month. Also, we can get back to our specialty down here - sleet and freezing rain 

[Ephesians2]

Storm total - 4.7"

Measured 4.3" around 5:45 and an additional 0.3-0.4" since then. Snow depth is between 4 and 5 inches depending on where I measure, maybe a bit more in the grass. What a wonderful snow day. 

[nj2va]

1 hour ago, Midlo Snow Maker said:

Can't remember the last time it snowed this many hours in a row at rva.  pushing 5" still snowing

8" so far for the month, shades of Dec. 1989 

Awesome stuff, enjoy it!

[SnowenOutThere]

Pictures taken the last nighttime burst of snow. Might be my best yet (or at least my favorites)

[wxdude64]

1 minute ago, SnowenOutThere said:

Pictures taken the last nighttime burst of snow. Might be my best yet (or at least my favorites)

Awesome!

[SnowenOutThere]

It is also somehow still snowing here. So far all I can say about the character of this winter is that it just never wants to stop snowing.

[nj2va]

10 minutes ago, SnowenOutThere said:

Pictures taken the last nighttime burst of snow. Might be my best yet (or at least my favorites)

Well done, these are great

[wxdude64]

11 minutes ago, SnowenOutThere said:

It is also somehow still snowing here. So far all I can say about the character of this winter is that it just never wants to stop snowing.

Ditto here. Snowing, nothing major, but snowing a bit. I can see the snowboard from the back window, guesstimate 0.5-0.7" has fallen since 7 pm clearing. 

[Midlo Snow Maker]

1 hour ago, katabatic said:

My Dad lives in Midlo (I used to...Midlo class of '95) and you've now had more snow than I have in the Appalachian snowbelt. 

Class of 89 here 

[CavalierHoo]

3 minutes ago, Midlo Snow Maker said:

Class of 89 here 

Monacan '90.  Good times.....

[diatae]

35 minutes ago, SnowenOutThere said:

Pictures taken the last nighttime burst of snow. Might be my best yet (or at least my favorites)

These need to be framed! Beautiful!

[Disc]

16 hours ago, Jebman said:

Hey Disc what is that 97th Century equation in your sig? What's it for?

It's an equation for summing all of the projected snowfall for a given forecast period, along with accounting for compaction.

[SnowenOutThere]

Walked back to my dorm and it started moderately snowing again with some decent flakes. Was so nice I ended up lying down and taking a jeb hammock nap for 30 minutes! It just wants to snow 

[wxdude64]

OK, I THINK it has finally stopped snowing (at least accumulating) so I'm gonna go see what is on the board to get a final number. It has snowed for a bit over 18 hours straight! Be right back...

EDIT- so another 0.5" since 7 pm clearing, that makes the event total 5.6". Just a HAIR over 4.5" OTG.

[Jebman]

21 minutes ago, SnowenOutThere said:

Walked back to my dorm and it started moderately snowing again with some decent flakes. Was so nice I ended up lying down and taking a jeb hammock nap for 30 minutes! It just wants to snow 

Right on both counts. You can afford to miss the snow because the snow gods have the Mid Atlantic in their sights this winter and there is going to be so much snow that many snow enthusiasts are going to be so tired of snow they will be snoozing  a lot this winter. Also, because they will be so exhausted from shoveling snow tallies approximately 400 percent above normal in many communities. Congrats! Enjoy the snow! There will be tremendous amounts of snow this entire low sun season! This is destined to be a Brobdingnagian snow winter in the entire Mid Atlantic!

[Jebman]

26 minutes ago, Disc said:

It's an equation for summing all of the projected snowfall for a given forecast period, along with accounting for compaction.

Thanks, Disc. That's a very complicated-looking equation!

[SnowenOutThere]

I measures 2.7in on a table, though on grass I was getting 3.5-4in so I’ll average it out to somewhere around 3 inches of snow. Fridays storm technically had a bit higher total but this storms more compact flakes makes it feel more impressive. 

[Jrlg1181]

Finished with 4.25...

Last flake fell just after midnight , now its perfectly clear and temp of 19 ... Icy look to the snow..

[Jebman]

1 hour ago, Jrlg1181 said:

Finished with 4.25...

Last flake fell just after midnight , now its perfectly clear and temp of 19 ... Icy look to the snow..

Look at those SPARKLES! Back in the Day years ago, the sparkles were what often made me yell woooooo-hooooooo so loud then RUN full in the snowpack throwing up plumes of fresh dendrites as I happily ran like an overly happy dog just got out of the gate!!!! I'd SLIDE on that ICE, too wooo-hoooing all the way! Then I'd turn up the Michael Jackson on my trusty headphones and start trying to dance like Jackson right on the ice out of sheer happiness so great I felt my heart would burst with pure JOY!

I can still remember those days, even thru my knee hurting and now my damn NECK.

[Buddy1987]

Solid 4” easy here. Pretty awesome storm. Haven’t been able to shovel that much in what felt like a good while. Also nice in the fact that I was outside around 730 last night and the temp had dropped down to 25 at that point. 

[nw baltimore wx]

9 hours ago, Disc said:

It's an equation for summing all of the projected snowfall for a given forecast period, along with accounting for compaction.

 

8 hours ago, Jebman said:

Thanks, Disc. That's a very complicated-looking equation!

When I saw the “SA = …,” followed by that mess, it reminded me of what some of my former geometry students thought about surface area formulas

[hokie92]

11 hours ago, wxdude64 said:

OK, I THINK it has finally stopped snowing (at least accumulating) so I'm gonna go see what is on the board to get a final number. It has snowed for a bit over 18 hours straight! Be right back...

EDIT- so another 0.5" since 7 pm clearing, that makes the event total 5.6". Just a HAIR over 4.5" OTG.

Similar in Clifton Forge...I measured hair over 5" on cars and deck around 7pm last night.

[wxdude64]

3 hours ago, hokie92 said:

Similar in Clifton Forge...I measured hair over 5" on cars and deck around 7pm last night.

We've definitely been in the 'sweet spot' to start this winter!

[eyewall]

We had about a half inch at home but I of course had to chase once more during the day and did so between Red Oak and Wylliesburg, VA. I was there in time for the real heavy band which was awesome. Here is some of what I captured:

[Kay]

39 minutes ago, eyewall said:

We had about a half inch at home but I of course had to chase once more during the day and did so between Red Oak and Wylliesburg, VA. I was there in time for the real heavy band which was awesome. Here is some of what I captured:

Gorgeous shots, every one. Well done. I love cemeteries in snow. Also the hints of red/orange/warmth that come through in snow pics/winter scenery IRL, like in these pics the cut firewood, berries, etc...the color palette is just, chef's kiss.