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2/22-23 "There's no way..." Storm Part 2


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21z SREF mean :weenie:1f5772eed650f5751af56b20323c5cea.png

Precip shield depiction (expanded NW) makes sense given the strength/location of the storm on this run (albeit probably a bit too smoothed over with totals given the banding setup and norlun wildcard)

I get that NYC is a better place to be than Baltimore for this one - I cashed in on these setups 100x when I lived in NY - but I REALLY think there’s still a lot of boom potential for the I-95 corridor, especially for Baltimore proper.
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Just now, AlexD1990 said:

Gimme dat orange or red

The graphics and the actual forecast don't always align. Not sure why you aren't in the orange. Some of the hi-res guidance indicates some sleet there..that being said the text based detailed forecast for there is 9-15".

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34 minutes ago, bncho said:

2/22-23 First and Final Call Forecast from the JV Team

Hopefully, the maps are pretty self-explanatory. This has been a very dynamic, tough-to-forecast storm. There have been many factors in which small changes upstream have led to large changes downstream. 

The GFS has undoubtedly crushed all the other models on this storm, but it was not enough to give us the HECS we were all looking for, just missing us and slamming New England. Still, a substantial snowfall is on the table and is poised to break the curse of late-February in DMV winters.

Precipitation will start at approximately 4-5 AM, gradually increasing in intensity. This precipitation will start as cold rain for most areas, with temperatures generally around 35 to 40. As we get into the late morning hours, however, a transition to a rain/snow mix will occur before changing to all snow in the mid-afternoon. But any snow that falls before 5 PM will struggle to accumulate, due to still-marginal temperatures (between 34 and 38) and a stronger February sun angle. As we get into the nighttime hours, precipitation will ramp up as the surface gets colder, likely hovering around 32. This is due to the deepening low, which will intensify rapidly. There will be two main bands during this. A norlun trough band west of the fall line and a larger CCB band mainly east of the fall line. Both of these bands will feature a much fluffier snow at a ratio of 12:1 or more, with snowfall rates between 1-2” per hour. There will likely be a subsidence zone that receives much less than the surrounding areas due to the banding. 

Precipitation should exit the area Monday morning, leaving a beautiful, clingy, late-winter-esque wet snow on the ground. We will refer to it as the slop storm that could, but New England will refer to it as the Blizzard of ‘26.

This system was extremely hard to forecast and an extreme roller coaster ride. But it’s happening soon. Thank you all for tolerating me on this journey, and let’s get buried!

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Solid write up, I really like it however I can’t see your map. You’re talking to a retired army guy and I swear by maps and we have a bunch of old farts in here too that may struggle to see what you’re talking about. Overall I like it.

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Storms like this i always think of the old days when would always say...tge heaviest snow always ends up further northwest than modeled...shut up dummy default_laugh.png

Not even really the old days. This still occurs pretty frequently. Being modeled JUST too far NW of the goods is not a bad place to be in a marginal setup with a bombing LP
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12 minutes ago, Miss Pixee said:

Ohtay. We're off and running...:blink:

 

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Lol I saw this earlier on Facebook. Thought about reporting it for fake news

6 minutes ago, CAPE said:

The graphics and the actual forecast don't always align. Not sure why you aren't in the orange. Some of the hi-res guidance indicates some sleet there..that being said the text based detailed forecast for there is 9-15".

Sleet? SLEET? don't you say that word lol

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24 minutes ago, TSSN+ said:

Anything is possible with this models anymore. Our early December snow looks like 4-6” a day out and that went to crap real fast inside 12hrs as it shifted nw 

Again, fail due to NW trend. That's good in our case (I know you kniw.)

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