January 24-26: Miracle or Mirage OBS Thread!

[Eskimo Joe]

1 minute ago, DDweatherman said:

Truthfully, I’m not too bullish on the radar at the moment. Seems spotty and scattered. 

Deeper returns now appearing on LWX radar west of Berkley Springs, WV. You're probably an hour to hour and a half from snow.

[Snowciopathic Snow Bro]

10 minutes ago, wxdude64 said:

What?!? I think VDOT pre-treated even the secondaries both Thursday AND Friday here. 

VDOT pre-treated my den.  I've got football yard lines striped on my TV,

[BTRWx's Thanks Giving]

1 minute ago, clskinsfan said:

Just gonna leave this here. 

I wasn't going to say anything, but it was finally a hold from the prior run. 

[wxdude64]

21 minutes ago, wxdude64 said:

Yep, I keep dropping too. Currently 14.1/9.2 at 9:15 here, eyeballing I'm close to an inch. I'll measure at 9:30.

OK, just checked, exactly 1.0 inch on the snowboard and on the deck at 9:30 pm. Still 14.1/9.2. Flake size has increased at least 50% in last 10 minutes. It ONLY took 5.5 hours to reach an inch. 

[BTRWx's Thanks Giving]

1 minute ago, BTRWx's Thanks Giving said:

I wasn't going to say anything, but it was finally a hold from the prior run. 

Correction, I was looking at 1z.  lol

[DDweatherman]

3 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Deeper returns now appearing on LWX radar west of Berkley Springs, WV. You're probably an hour to hour and a half from snow.

I should remind myself the radar there also doesn’t pick up much of the action coming over the mountains. 

[winter_warlock]

Interesting. Just out from LWX!!!

 

"If anything, perhaps some guidance
leans slightly slower in terms of a transitioning to sleet
Sunday morning. However, not buying into that just yet, and
would like to see the 00z guidance roll in with the latest upper
air data around the country. Could be something to watch though,
as a slower onset of sleet in any one given location could make
a significant difference in snow amounts. Will be something to
watch this evening into tonight."

[VA Mad Man]

17 minutes ago, bncho said:

Just realized that there is absolutely no salt on the roads. Thank God!

Dude - I’m next door in Great Falls and all the roads have been brined for 48 hrs

[LeesburgWx]

Just now, winter_warlock said:

Interesting. Just out from LWX!!!

 

"If anything, perhaps some guidance
leans slightly slower in terms of a transitioning to sleet
Sunday morning. However, not buying into that just yet, and
would like to see the 00z guidance roll in with the latest upper
air data around the country. Could be something to watch though,
as a slower onset of sleet in any one given location could make
a significant difference in snow amounts. Will be something to
watch this evening into tonight."

LFG!

[bncho]

Just now, winter_warlock said:

Interesting. Just out from LWX!!!

 

"If anything, perhaps some guidance
leans slightly slower in terms of a transitioning to sleet
Sunday morning. However, not buying into that just yet, and
would like to see the 00z guidance roll in with the latest upper
air data around the country. Could be something to watch though,
as a slower onset of sleet in any one given location could make
a significant difference in snow amounts. Will be something to
watch this evening into tonight."

That must be why they have such high totals!

[Ji]

trying to bring back the good vibes

[Ji]

Just now, bncho said:

???

slower to go to sleet. That is good

[hstorm]

Just now, VA Mad Man said:

Dude - I’m next door in Great Falls and all the roads have been brined for 48 hrs

Yep. Was about to write the same thing. 

[bncho]

Just now, Ji said:

trying to bring back the good vibes

[Disc]

Just measured 2" on the snowboard. Down to 10.8F. Still all snow.

Blacksburg VA

[MillvilleWx]

8 minutes ago, clskinsfan said:

Just gonna leave this here. 

Internal model ratio is really nice too. QPF solid for our areas. The key is that morning period. Really slams us good out here. 

[Silver Meteor]

THE WEDGE

A bit out of your range (off to your southwest) but interesting anyway, at 3K feet elevation in northwest NC (near Boone) it's 17.8/15.8 with mix of sleet/ZR.

[balltermen]

1 hour ago, BTRWx's Thanks Giving said:

I don't know what to think about it for D.C.

6-10"'incl sleet. changeover 8-9 am. 

[DanTheMan]

First microscopic little flakes falling here just west of Warrenton 

[Terpeast]

It’s coming. Within the hour or less.

anything to the N or NE of is virga

[balltermen]

15 minutes ago, wxmeddler said:

Every single road today that I drove on between MoCo / PG / AA Co's were salted and brine'd to heck. What a waste of tax money, and unfortunate for our small streams.

that's how it's done in this area. the streets are painted white with salt 

[IronTy]

18 minutes ago, katabatic said:

Still bone dry here in MLP 6.4 / -6.7. Like a few others in these parts, we're hugging the HRRR and the show can start any time.

First flakes on top of Meadow Mountain!   Actually picking up in a little intensity.  5F.  

[Cobalt]

11F with -SN. Larger flakes starting to pop in with the pixie dust. Seems to be go time! Might be the last time I see bare ground until the second week of February, kind of incredible. 

[nj2va]

Snowing at Wisp on the cameras.

[balltermen]

7 minutes ago, winter_warlock said:

Interesting. Just out from LWX!!!

 

"If anything, perhaps some guidance
leans slightly slower in terms of a transitioning to sleet
Sunday morning. However, not buying into that just yet, and
would like to see the 00z guidance roll in with the latest upper
air data around the country. Could be something to watch though,
as a slower onset of sleet in any one given location could make
a significant difference in snow amounts. Will be something to
watch this evening into tonight."

i would lock in 15z for DC without even taking a second to think about it 

[nw baltimore wx]

I hope @Ji keeps drinking that TWC jazz.  I've liked more of his posts in the past three days than in the past 15 years.

[Terpeast]

1 minute ago, balltermen said:

i would lock in 15z for DC without even taking a second to think about it 

Thats my bar. An hour or two extra of all snow during heavy precip before the flip is how we hit our high ends

18/-3

[winter_warlock]

9 minutes ago, LeesburgWx said:

LFG!

Hell yess

[balltermen]

19/0, cloudy 

[nj2va]

Virga pushing north into Fairfax County.  We’re close.