bncho Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I'm thinking I might record 3-4" of sleet here. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 18z sterling sounding. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Man Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Can you imagine the outside ass whipping tomorrow with the cold wind and sneet blowing in your face 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winter_warlock Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I shoveled for the second time today just trying to keep up with it.. first time was 5 inches of snow.. this second time was 2 inches of snow and 2 inches of sleet. Seemed like it was a lot heavier and I could tell a lot more ice. Wore my ass out!! Lol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frd Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 7 minutes ago, CAPE said: Not too thrilled about this. 3km NAM has been better with thermals all day- most other guidance has been too warm- and has pretty significant freezing rain here. Currently 25 with light sleet and freezing rain- in a bit of a lull again. Going above .40 really puts tree damage on the table. Freezing rain in the Valentine's storm from many years ago totally killed several beautiful evergreen trees I had, believe I measured 14 inches of snow and then hours and hours of sleet and then freezing rain. Extreme branch damage occurred. Ugh. I feel bad your area is under the darker colors. However, upstream from you in my area we look to go to freezing rain but not as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeguyfromTakomaPark Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Gotta be like 8 inches storm total now, who knows. Unhinged amount of sleet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bncho Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I might just be completely wrong but I think I'm starting to mix with freezing rain? 90/10 sleet/zr? Maybe I'm tweaking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adelphi_sky Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 2 minutes ago, winter_warlock said: I shoveled for the second time today just trying to keep up with it.. first time was 5 inches of snow.. this second time was 2 inches of snow and 2 inches of sleet. Seemed like it was a lot heavier and I could tell a lot more ice. Wore my ass out!! Lol The sleet has the consistency of sand. It's crazy. I shoveled the 5 inches of snow. Will get the sleet later. Steps and sidewalk covered with sleet. Temp up to 22F. Can see a dry spot coming from the SW on radar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanWxFreak Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Going above .40 really puts tree damage on the table. Freezing rain in the Valentine's storm from many years ago totally killed several beautiful evergreen trees I had, believe I measured 14 inches of snow and then hours and hours of sleet and then freezing rain. Extreme branch damage occurred. Ugh. I feel bad your area is under the darker colors. However, upstream from you in my area we look to go to freezing rain but not as much. Thankfully, practically no snow stuck to trees with this storm. So the ice won’t have that to cling to and add extra weight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GATECH Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 7 minutes ago, H2O said: I haven’t had any rain yet. It’s all pellets. But when it pours IT POURS. I’ve had 3” sleet. Up to 8” total Perhaps a weird transient shower/sprinkles thing. You can see the actual drops where they froze. On cars, and fence…maybe birds just pissed overhead…. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 My sister in California, MD says freezing rain there now and a glaze already developing. Nearby temps are 26 at St. Mary's Airport and 28 at Pax River. Not good with lots of precip to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LP08 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 minute ago, bncho said: I might just be completely wrong but I think I'm starting to mix with freezing rain? 90/10 sleet/zr? Maybe I'm tweaking? I saw it too on the car 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snjókoma Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Temps spiking in the last hour in DC -- up to 23. Makes me worried about ZR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltosquid Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I did my first sleet shovel. This stuff is no joke. So strange compared to snow. I’ll repeat the granulated sugar comparison but the grains are bigger. Tough to shovel as it is dense and hard to pile up somewhere convenient - it just slides down the pile and spreads out. Easily 2+ inches of it so far. https://streamable.com/tqwk2t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bncho Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 minute ago, LP08 said: I saw it too on the car Yeah, that's exactly why I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDSnow93 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 minute ago, bncho said: I might just be completely wrong but I think I'm starting to mix with freezing rain? 90/10 sleet/zr? Maybe I'm tweaking? I keep checking the tree right outside the window. That's always the first/most obvious spot to see zr accretion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LP08 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Temp spiked from 21 to 24…not thrilled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestrobjwa Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 4 minutes ago, BlizzardNole said: My sister in California, MD says freezing rain there now and a glaze already developing. Nearby temps are 26 at St. Mary's Airport and 28 at Pax River. Not good with lots of precip to go! This completely threw me off at first because I had no idea that town existed, haha I was like California??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 RD-QVP from KLWX of the Storm so far. Very prominent warm nose. I'm not sure what the lower enhancement of the ZDR is. Snow Growth? If it is, our "flurries mixed in with the sleet" will be coming to an end shortly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevil02 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 POURING sleet in Alexandria right now under these orange returns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winter_warlock Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Sleet is so heavy, can't see across the water to rivera beach!! And the water isn't water, it's frozen all the way across!! 21F temp here in sparrows point MD 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltosquid Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Just now, bdevil02 said: POURING sleet in Alexandria right now under these orange returns Baltimore also just got way more intense with the sleet. I really hope we can avoid too much freezing rain/drizzle. It would be extremely dangerous on top of all of this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 12 minutes ago, snowfan said: 18z sterling sounding. Thats not even close to ZR 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 My ruler says 8.5” and that’s about 6-6.5 snow and 2-2.5 sleet 19F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LP08 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Just now, WxUSAF said: Thats not even close to ZR I’m not sure how to describe what’s going on. Sleet, bigger sleet? Giant rain drops. It’s wild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherQ Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I think the SN accumulation is 7.5 with 1-2 inches IP and it’s just pouring sleet. 18F/14F 29.95 in (falling) 81% RH Winds W at 3 mph Vis 1 mile Extreme NE MD (I can see PA from my house) where the Peanutbutter Whiskey is flowing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUsedToHateCold Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Very heavy sleet. 5.5" snow + 3.5" sleet = 9 inches total, 7.5" depth. 21.7/19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konksw Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Just measured 2 inches of sleet in NW DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoworbust Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 A little over 7.5" of snow/sleet depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopper Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 3 hours ago, baltosquid said: I did my first sleet shovel. This stuff is no joke. So strange compared to snow. I’ll repeat the granulated sugar comparison but the grains are bigger. Tough to shovel as it is dense and hard to pile up somewhere convenient - it just slides down the pile and spreads out. Easily 2+ inches of it so far. https://streamable.com/tqwk2t Put some gloves on! It's cold out! I've been totally lazy today. shoveling's tomorrow in little bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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