mappy Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Mr Map left me a note saying snow started around 1am. Measured 3” - pixie flakes falling 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruin Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 3 minutes ago, stormtracker said: I need this in my life Careful fruition about that.Because the dry area is just to the south.And west of those big blobs and moisture, unfortunately, it doesn't look like the radar is filling in.It's actually getting drier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 3 minutes ago, EastCoast NPZ said: That's probably next. 100% sleet now. Well that’s not ideal. Guess I need to head out soon, sinus cold or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsq Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 6 minutes ago, hsq said: 4.25” in Huntingtown. I’m in circled area, still no sleet mixed in… yet. Also, a few wind gusts in past hour have been a ton of fun! 17F I should’ve kept my mouth shut! Just changed over to IP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. August Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Obs/measurement question: should the snow board be cleared after the transition to sleet, even if it’s before the 6 hour clearing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 How is Winchester sleet? So the Nam won? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 5.0” on 0.56” precip. So we scored on the precip and the ratios were bad. As is evidenced by my mesh outdoor furniture not collecting snow at all with tiny snow grains. (Actual snowboard location in fencing above dog). 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrapinwx Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Starting to hear some pingers in Chesapeake Beach but still have solid flakes coming down. Wind has really picked up getting gusts up to 20 now, worried what that will do if we flip to freezing rain for an extended time . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balltermen Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 4.8". all snow still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 minute ago, 87storms said: Well that’s not ideal. Guess I need to head out soon, sinus cold or not. The change over was very quick. I saw flake size and intensity increasing so I got dressed to go out and enjoy.. As soon as i opened the door I heard the pings. A minute later it was all sleet. Now its pouring sleet. A kick in the nuts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Haven't measured. Maybe 3.5 or so. Moderate snow and almost heavy now but picking up in intensity now. Tiny flakes and low visibility. Piling up though. Temp has been hovering around 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 How is Winchester sleet? So the Nam won?NAM kicked butt on thermals for the most part as anyone should’ve reasonably expected. I don’t know if anyone modeled the I-81 corridor flipping to sleet before DC, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 2 minutes ago, T. August said: Obs/measurement question: should the snow board be cleared after the transition to sleet, even if it’s before the 6 hour clearing? Yes, then a best practice is to log the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terpeast Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 snow putting up a valiant fight. Will prob cross the 5” mark soon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetbulbs88 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 16 minutes ago, heavy_wx said: I measured just over 4" of snow here in North Bethesda with moderate snow falling currently. The aggregates are mostly compact indicating less than optimal snow growth at temperatures > -10C and possibly some riming. I did see a few dendrites mixed in so there is still some growth occurring at temperatures < -12C. Yes the growth is awful. We're not going to get near forecast totals. At least it's beautiful out, and we're not going to flip to rain (famous last words). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeesburgWx Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 minute ago, Ji said: How is Winchester sleet? So the Nam won? Loudoun holding on for dear life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LP08 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Back to good flakes in the band coming into dc. Probably last hurrah before the sleet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 minute ago, Ji said: How is Winchester sleet? So the Nam won? Why people discount that model is head scratching. It is almost always right with thermals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman. Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Pouring heavy snow still. North of Sterling VA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillvilleWx Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 4.8” at 7am for out here. Moderate snow continues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 ~4.9” still all snow but very rimed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I’ll say this…it looks awesome outside. Very hecs-y (while it’s snowing). About to go out and investigate. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifindppl Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Wind has picked up, much gustier. Still ripping flakes. No pingers yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 3.3” and we’ve flipped to all sleet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Seems people forget that the radar beam rises in elevation as it gets farther away from the radome. Hence the donut appearance in winter weather events - and also subsequently why low level rotation for tornadoes can get missed in radar sparse zones away from the radar. The beam height near Winchester is over 2500ft. Once you get out to Delray, WV it's almost 5000ft! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetbulbs88 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 minute ago, EastCoast NPZ said: Why people discount that model is head scratching. It is almost always right with thermals. Most focus on its QPF exaggerations. But the NAM has always had its benefits and I've always stood by its usefulness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltosquid Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Somewhere between 4 and 5 inches in Baltimore based on the very scientific technique and shoving my hand index finger first into the snow while walking the dog and measuring up to the spot it sunk to when I got home. Probably 4.25ish. Very beautiful walk though! Snow got heavier as it went on. May have been one of the first people to put footprints in Patterson park. As long as we get a band of heavy stuff before the changeover I think we are good for 6… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Snowing hard in Leesburg and still don’t hear pingers. I can see the snow easily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthHokie Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 minute ago, Terpeast said: snow putting up a valiant fight. Will prob cross the 5” mark soon Yea definitely now its starting to mix then go back. Coming down hard, but its about to give. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleocene Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Still all snow in silver spring at 715, dawn breaking. Mod to heavy. Eyeballing 4-5", haven't ventured out. Gorgeous! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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