January 24-26: Miracle or Mirage OBS Thread!

[Weather Will]

Just now, Ji said:

Think we hit 7-8? I need to hit the low part of my range lol

Weather Channel has me back to 14!

[Ji]

Pushing 4" now just below it on the stick

I was in panic mode at 2am. That sleet line was moving faster than Darrin Nelson

[GreyHat]

16F

Winds east 10

Snow is really going to drift a lot before the switch

[colonelaureliano1]

Absolutely beautiful snow at BWI. Can’t wait to make some breakfast and watch the snow and sunrise. It may not be perfect but this is the best snow we’ve had here since 2016. Thanks to all the knowledgeable people who I have been reading every winter since 2009.

[aldie 22]

1 minute ago, Ji said:

Think we hit 7-8? I need to hit the low part of my range 

Gotta stay snow until at least 10 but if you have rates I bet you can. If not the sleet should get you to your number 

[Ji]

Pushing 4" now just below it on the stick

If we get 8-10 I kinda want to see the sleet show as long as it’s wild

[Jebman]

Normally I'd be out delivering especially on a Saturday night when I usually push it to 7am BUT with all that sleet and ice out there I have been literally reading you guys ALL NIGHT LONG!

[bncho]

lol TWC has me progged for 11", apparently I have 5" and I flip at 16z after ~1.3"/hour rates. I don't know whether the 5" is accurate so I'll go out to measure. Plausible but unlikely?

[aldie 22]

2 minutes ago, Ji said:

I was in panic mode at 2am. That sleet line was moving faster than Darrin Nelson

Lol that's dirty...he dropped it Green had no say

[Terpeast]

[EHoffman]

3 minutes ago, Ji said:

I was in panic mode at 2am. That sleet line was moving faster than Darrin Nelson

I doomposted after my first jebwalk tonight 

[Ltrain]

16/13 

3" on the nose

Severna Park, MD. 

[CAPE]

3 minutes ago, Ji said:

Not even close . Thst was a light to moderate event. This is a qpf bomb

Wrong.

It was exactly like this at this point. It produced 7.5" here with temps in the mid teens. Places to my east had 10". Who cares about total qpf. This storm won't approach those numbers because half of it will be sleet and ice.

[bncho]

Jesus Christ these are like RGEM rates

[Ji]

lol had sleet line fell south ?

[bncho]

Just now, Ji said:

lol had sleet line fell south ?

it's dumping right now, maybe rates are fightin the warm nose?

[Jebman]

1 minute ago, Ji said:

lol had sleet line fell south ?

Maybe this could be a surprise overperformer? Got ninja'd by bncho lol

[Ji]

Wrong.
It was exactly like this at this point. It produced 7.5" here with temps in the mid teens. Places to my east had 10". Who cares about total qpf. This storm won't approach those numbers because half of it will be sleet and ice.

It’s a much more north storm than Jan 2010. The cousin of pd2 is better comparison

[aldie 22]

Been a long time since I can recall snow at 11 degrees. I was driving in Minnesota a few years back and it was snowing at 4...usually here its snow and 28-30.

[nj2va]

3” with really nice rates.  Guessing I have another 3 hours before the flip so a run at 6” is definitely in play if these rates hold.

[Paleocene]

Decent snow in silver spring right now. My one year old woke up at 5am lol

[LP08]

3.5” on the deck. Puking

[T. August]

2.2” measured in Havre de Grace. Like sand falling from the sky.

[CAPE]

4 minutes ago, Ji said:

It’s a much more north storm than Jan 2010. The cousin of pd2 is better comparison

Read what I wrote in my op, not what you think I wrote. You are so tedious lol.

[Terpeast]

4 minutes ago, Jebman said:

Maybe this could be a surprise overperformer? Got ninja'd by bncho lol

If the radar is correct, maybe this heavy batch is cooling the column as psu said would happen

[Ji]

Get those yellows in here baby

[Ji]

Read what I wrote in my op, not what you think I wrote. You are so tedious lol.

Pd2 was just as cold lol

[peribonca]

Ping ping ping in Colonial Beach. Transitioned at 530am, just a bit ahead of schedule. I'm rooting for either all sleet at this point or 33F and rain (didn't think I'd ever say that)

[EHoffman]

2 minutes ago, Ji said:

Get those yellows in here baby

God that looks so sick.  Coming right for dc 

[wawarriors4]

Heavy Sleet with some snowflakes mixed in too.