January 24-26: Miracle or Mirage OBS Thread!

[urbansnowlover]

In western Culpeper County right on the radar sleet line, can confirm 4 inches on the unofficial measurer and pingers started about 30 minutes ago.

[Jebman]

4 minutes ago, Terpeast said:

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

I hope that IS the case, because it would mean so much to so many

[baltosquid]

Just got up with not enough sleep but don’t care. 2-3 inches on the deck. Snow falling nicely. Decent, not massive (yet) flakes but coming down. Seeing the mixing line get absolutely clobbered by rates on the radar is a thing of beauty. Here’s hoping we all get a turn at that band as it works its way up. If we do end up switching at 9-10am as the HRRR is saying, I think it will be a good result!

[aldie 22]

Just now, urbansnowlover said:

In western Culpeper County right on the radar sleet line, can confirm 4 inches on the unofficial measurer and pingers started about 30 minutes ago.

We have the same snow stick thingy!

[Wetbulbs88]

12 minutes ago, Ji said:

lol had sleet line fell south ?

Literally about to post this. It didn't fall south it's like it collapsed completely. Wonder if it's just not picking it up? 

 

[Ka60]

Clarksburg, MD @5:30am  +SN  4.6"

[dailylurker]

25 minutes ago, Terpeast said:

Just measured 3” in Ashburn, pure powder

It's so funny what we call powder here, and I also agree with you. This is DMV powder. I was up on the Tug Hill a couple weeks ago like I've mentioned 100 times now lol. The snow there is just different. It's harder to walk in this 3" i have on my street than it was to walk in 20" up there. I walked in fresh stomach high snow on morning and you could almost run in it. Once it packs down it's a different story. 

[baltosquid]

3 minutes ago, Wetbulbs88 said:

Literally about to post this. It didn't fall south it's like it collapsed completely. Wonder if it's just not picking it up? 

 

I believe once it enters a small enough radius around the radar you will lose sight of it? Can still draw that line across the gap to estimate where it is.

[WVclimo]

Picked up an inch in the past hour without ever having 1"/hr. visibility.  This is easily 18-20:1 ratios so far.

[BristowWx]

3 minutes ago, wawarriors4 said:

Heavy Sleet with some snowflakes mixed in too.

And so it begins.  The words I hoped you’d never type.  14/4.  SN for now

[Terpeast]

Just now, dailylurker said:

It's so funny what we call powder here and I also agree with you. This is DMV powder. I was up on the Tug Hill a couple weeks ago like I've mentioned 100 times now lol. The snow there is just different. It's harder to walk in this 3" i have on my street than it was to walk in 20" up there. I walked in fresh stomach high snow on morning and you could almost run in it. Once it packs down it's a different story. 

Yeah totally. Even with the more compactness of this dmv powder I can’t make a snowball with it to save my life. But the lake effect powder is a whole another level. Makes it much easier to clear the roads up there. 

[Ji]

6z gfs is a meh in long range. Do better

[MillvilleWx]

Measurement incoming at 6am, but trained spotter less than a mile down the road from me was 3.0” at 5am. Should be pushing 4” or more with this measurement. Pics and measurement to come 

[Keith1174]

Took dog out about 445, shoveled off some of the patio for her.  Went back out at 530 and shoveled again.  Between 1/2" and 3/4" in 45 minutes.  Measured with a credit card, lol.  Decent rates here in Harford County.

 

 

[MillvilleWx]

2 minutes ago, WVclimo said:

Picked up an inch in the past hour without ever having 1"/hr. visibility.  This is easily 18-20:1 ratios so far.

Hi  

[urbansnowlover]

3 minutes ago, Wetbulbs88 said:

Literally about to post this. It didn't fall south it's like it collapsed completely. Wonder if it's just not picking it up? 

 

Standing here and it's a loud pinging sleet, very small and fine like falling granulated sugar.

[NorthArlington101]

[stormtracker]

Its fantastic out there.  And that yellow about to swing thru

[bncho]

3.5", easily could get up to 8-10" if rates stay like this for the next few hours.

[Terpeast]

Just now, urbansnowlover said:

Standing here and it's a loud pinging sleet, very small and fine like falling granulated sugar.

If we set it to tilt 3, can better see where the sleet line actually is 

[bncho]

Neighbors house 

[stormtracker]

[diatae]

I haven't gone out to measure but looks like just under 4" and a heavy wintry mix. Bigger flakes vs heavy sleet. The snow and sleet are in a street fight basically.

[WVclimo]

1 minute ago, MillvilleWx said:

Hi  

You're better to have show up than Jim Cantore. Hope you jackpot !  

Going to melt some of this for a 7:00 report.  Our better liquid should be later this morning after many in the forum are pinging.

[aldie 22]

Just now, WVclimo said:

You're better to have show up than Jim Cantore. Hope you jackpot !  

Going to melt some of this for a 7:00 report.  Our better liquid should be later this morning after many in the forum are pinging.

Start the coffee ill be there in about 20 

[bncho]

lol at the 10z HRRR

[Wetbulbs88]

Absolutely beautiful out there. So bummed we're close to flipping but it's been very enjoyable. 

[WeatherShak]

lol at the 10z HRRR

I went to bed at midnight with you posting and woke up at 6 am with you posting. Did you sleep?

[bncho]

Just now, WeatherShak said:

I went to bed at midnight with you posting and woke up at 6 am with you posting. Did you sleep?

Of course I did! Went to bed at midnight and took a long nap until 5am!

[csnavywx]

3" on ground. Pouring sleet here. Transitioned over a period of about 90 minutes. Coming down hard enough that it's still accumulating.