Feb 22nd/23rd "There's no way..." Obs Thread

[Keith1174]

17 minutes ago, Solution Man said:

Mixed 35f USA USA USA

not gonna lie when that moment happened I was no good and crying like a little baby.  not sure if it was because of this or the storm, lol.

[CAPE]

3 minutes ago, CAPE said:

Some of these flakes are legit parachutes. So big they are already sticking on wet ground.

Temp down to 34

[NVAwx]

Luray at 10 am versus now.

[Wetbulbs88]

Light rain here in Chevy Chase. 
 

Please include your location for folks on phones! 

[JakkelWx]

THESE FLAKES... NEARLY 2 INCHES WIDE

[Jake Wx]

Def one of those storms suburbs do 1-3" better then metros

[JenkinsJinkies]

1 minute ago, Jake Wx said:

Def one of those storms suburbs do 1-3" better then metros

The 6z euro seems to think so. Downtown Baltimore gets 4" while I and most of the rest of the county get 6". Tough break Dundalk.

[GreyHat]

Magnolia 

35F temps keep falling 

Snowing big flakes 

 

 

[Maestrobjwa]

5 minutes ago, Chris78 said:

Unfortunately I think there's going to be alot of disappointment in the area between the actually coastal and where the IVT sets up.

With these marginal temps its going to be hard to accumulate without rates.

I told my wife this morning don't be surprised to wake up to bare grass tomorrow morning lol.

Here's to hoping we all get slammed

 

Yep...smh I reeeeallly need next year's Nino to deliver, lol

[hsq]

Down to 34 now in huntingtown

[Maestrobjwa]

7 minutes ago, Chris78 said:

Unfortunately I think there's going to be alot of disappointment in the area between the actually coastal and where the IVT sets up.

With these marginal temps its going to be hard to accumulate without rates.

I told my wife this morning don't be surprised to wake up to bare grass tomorrow morning lol.

Here's to hoping we all get slammed

 

Yep...smh I reeeeallly need next year's Nino to deliver, lol

[weatherCCB]

Snow mixing in Rockville 

[WVsnowlover]

6 minutes ago, Chris78 said:

Unfortunately I think there's going to be alot of disappointment in the area between the actually coastal and where the IVT sets up.

With these marginal temps its going to be hard to accumulate without rates.

I told my wife this morning don't be surprised to wake up to bare grass tomorrow morning lol.

Here's to hoping we all get slammed

 

Agreed. I'm preparing the boys that there's a good chance they have school tomorrow.

[midatlanticweather]

25 minutes ago, Terpeast said:

There’s a “ridge” a mile to the west of me peaking at 475-500 ft, and I haven’t noticed any difference. But if talking about going up past the bigger hill on rt 7 west of leesburg, then yeah they’ve done better. 

Earlier that hill had rain/snow mixed. I am about to head home back in Purcellville but it looks like it is all rain out there now. Looking at security cameras 

[bncho]

I've been under subsidence for two hours. This is starting to get a little bit annoying...

[SomeguyfromTakomaPark]

Just now, bncho said:

I've been under subsidence for two hours. This is starting to get a little bit annoying...

Don’t worry this is just white rain anyway, around 4-5 it should start to matter. 

[aldie 22]

Literally every meteorologist who posts on here said today was an all day snoozer until after 5pm. Why are all you easties jumping ship? Boo hoo you're not getting 10"...or are you?

[NorthArlington101]

I've been under subsidence for two hours. This is starting to get a little bit annoying...

With love, who cares? Storm not starting to accumulate til 5pm for anyone in the suburbs

[nw baltimore wx]

The radar is looking good.  It's back filling in central and western VA and moving north.

[PrinceFrederickWx]

We’re now nearly all snow here. 0.24” of rain fell in the gauge before the changeover. Temp still 39F.

[mitchnick]

Just now, nw baltimore wx said:

The radar is looking good.  It's back filling in central and western VA and moving north.

Just going to post that it's starting to pivot.

https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/?parms=LWX-N0B-1-24-100-usa-rad

[JenkinsJinkies]

1 minute ago, aldie 22 said:

...or are you?

Maybe if you're on the PA line based on the 6z runs.

[aldie 22]

2 minutes ago, bncho said:

I've been under subsidence for two hours. This is starting to get a little bit annoying...

Ive had moderate snow all morning and a 1/2" inch to show for it. I'll trade places with you 

[Warm Nose]

 

2 minutes ago, midatlanticweather said:

Earlier that hill had rain/snow mixed. I am about to head home back in Purcellville but it looks like it is all rain out there now. Looking at security cameras 

It's all nothing out here, actually. No precip.

[paxpatriot]

17 minutes ago, Chris78 said:

Not much at all going on now and in the last few hours in  Smithsburg. 

Eastern Washington county.

 

Yeah, we’re down to snizzle here after a good start. Need to hope for the IVT later for us.

[Roger Smith]

I think the IVT is forming out of a secondary arctic front which will get squeezed into the circulation around the bombing coastal low. It won't be able to advance much further east than north-south through DC. 

The 500 mb low is currently located near central Ohio and will not phase with the coastal low until almost 00z, so there are many hours of gradual development leading to the rapid intensification phase. Milder air is being slowly transformed to a sub-freezing or near-freezing saturated air mass as heights fall over the entire region in advance of the 500 mb low reaching Chesapeake Bay around 21z. I think it will be snowing hard in many parts of this region by then. Rain will be suppressed to a line from RIC to Ocean City MD southeast. 

[AlexD1990]

12 minutes ago, CAPE said:

Are you the snow report on mPING in Easton?

[mattie g]

1 minute ago, aldie 22 said:

Literally every meteorologist who posts on here said today was an all day snoozer until after 5pm. Why are all you easties jumping ship? Boo hoo you're not getting 10"...or are you?

Personally? I’ve been down this road too many times. Warm temps hold on a smidge longer and rates don’t make up for it. We flip to white rain and end up with an inch of slush on the grass after the sun goes down.

I guess the fact that I have to travel at the ass crack tomorrow morning doesn’t help.

[JenkinsJinkies]

Just now, paxpatriot said:

Yeah, we’re down to snizzle here after a good start. Need to hope for the IVT later for us.

You're probably going to be too far west.

[bncho]

3 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said:

With love, who cares? Storm not starting to accumulate til 5pm for anyone in the suburbs

That's true. Probably just my impatient teenage self. Soon enough you and I will get 2" per hour in that norlun trough band!