pazzo83 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 2 minutes ago, Brianonymous said: I dont even know how to measure this stuff. Some places its 1/2"... some places maybe 5? 6? it also easily falls off non-flat surfaces (a roof, tops of cars, etc) so it piles up in those spots a ton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 10 minutes ago, GATECH said: 5.0 of snow sleet. Snow board is useless, everything just bounces off! Use a sleet bucket 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 not sure how other folks in the DMV are doing, but DC so far seems to have done a pretty good job with its "snow team". Every street in our neighborhood has seen a plow at least once. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 29 minutes ago, wxmeddler said: There hasn't been this kind of CAD Wedge / Storm combo in this region since 2007 (Valentines Day), and even then, this dwarfs that for the depth and strength of the cold air. You'd have to find some really old timers to remember when something like this occurred. Not at all the same kind of storm, but I remember the "Storm of the Century" in 1993 turned into a sleetfest in south Arlington, where I was living at the time. But it was March and was much "slushier." Almost impossible to walk through on the streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUsedToHateCold Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I don't know what to call this precipitation. It's definitely sleet, but its so powdery it's weird. Heavy to shovel like sand but blows around. I imagine this storm is going to be studied for a long time. And like @dailylurker I definitely see flakes mixing in when the wind blows. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyHat Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Dark red and yellow heading to Dover 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harv_poor Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Measured about one inch of sleet since the transition. Almost 8 inches on the ground. While Jan 1994 was the incredible freezing rain/ garbage cans frozen on the street, this also brings back Feb 1994 (I think) and Doug Hill saying at 6 PM everything looks good for a major snowstorm with freezing temperatures throughout above and then on the 11 PM news saying how do you measure sleet as the sleet was pounding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09-10 analogy Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Not quite relentless puking pingers, but right next door, since early this morning. I don't remember the rates from Valentine's Day 07, but I doubt they exceeded -- or matched -- what I've been getting this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherQ Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Pure Sneet (mainly heavy sleet) 7.5” starting to compact due to pingers 14F/10F 30.18 in (falling) 83% RH 1/3 mile visibility Wind - West 3 mph Extreme NE MD (I can spit and hit PA/DE) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeesburgWx Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Not a shock but Alexandria, Loudoun, and Fairfax county schools all closed tomorrow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. August Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 minute ago, nw baltimore wx said: Is it just me or has anyone else the last couple of days been scrolling through threads and read a @WxUSAF post and scrunched your face and thought, “Wtf?”, and then realize it’s a Grey Hat post? YESSSS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I see the across the bay on the eastern shore it is supposed to get into the mid 30s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imgoinhungry Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Not a shock but Alexandria, Loudoun, and Fairfax county schools all closed tomorrowWill be interesting to see how many days schools will cancel. Nightly lows below 10 all week. Imagine this will be a nightmare to clean up. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somecallmetim Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 17 minutes ago, eyewall said: The scene this morning from Herndon (had to get LAANC clearance) As a fellow photographer, that is an extraordinary shot. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konksw Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 17.8 degrees still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Man Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Gotta be closing in on 8.5 inches of sneet, ain’t going out to measure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 8 minutes ago, pazzo83 said: not sure how other folks in the DMV are doing, but DC so far seems to have done a pretty good job with its "snow team". Every street in our neighborhood has seen a plow at least once. Not having a winter for almost ten years helps. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somecallmetim Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 There's some light flurries falling amongst the sleet here in Del Ray Alexandria amidst the "dry slot". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianonymous Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I'm also a FlightAware tracking station, and as far as I can tell there are only 3 airplanes flying over the entire state of maryland and delaware, lol.. Unless this stuff is good at blocking 1090mhz. Usually there are at least 80 I can see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1.3" of sleet so far. Also, don't look now, but Nam 3km and HRR still gives us like 2.5" more sleet. If that ends up being correct I'll end up with nearly 4" of sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickinBaltimore Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 11 minutes ago, pazzo83 said: not sure how other folks in the DMV are doing, but DC so far seems to have done a pretty good job with its "snow team". Every street in our neighborhood has seen a plow at least once. Not in the DMV, but my street here and in the neighborhood have not been touched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konksw Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 2 minutes ago, somecallmetim said: There's some light flurries falling amongst the sleet here in Del Ray Alexandria amidst the "dry slot". Heavy stuff coming up shortly from the SW. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I am on a main road and had a plow come by once. They have not touched the side street at the bottom of my hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Went outside to measure and currently there is more tiny flakes/needles falling than sleet. Can see it clearly on my navy blue jacket. Anyway 3/4" of sleet/whatever else is falling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Sleet line all the way up past Harrisburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowtoRain Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Just now, CAPE said: Went outside to measure and currently there is more tiny flakes/needles falling than sleet. Can see it clearly on my navy blue jacket. Anyway 3/4" of sleet/whatever else is falling. Yeah, I noticed when the intensity drops it turns to needles here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjvanals Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 7.75” snow/sleet so far in Potomac The sleet actually has a tint of blue to it when its shoveled which I’ve never seen before 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Man Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 This is incoming to the DMV Reflectivity 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickinBaltimore Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Just now, rjvanals said: 7.75” snow/sleet so far in Potomac The sleet actually has a tint of blue to it when its shoveled which I’ve never seen before Reminds me of the snow in 2016. I was shoveling and there was a tint of blue in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDweatherman Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 27 minutes ago, aldie 22 said: I walked up to our clubhouse...too bad the hot tub isn't open yet Aldie, isn’t that where creighton farms is? That place looks amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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