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

[MDSnow93]

24 minutes ago, osfan24 said:

Yikes at the rates outside the IVT. Just nothing happening.

I'll just point out again that this is a 1-hour snowfall map.

.3-.5/hr is not nothing 

[Stormchaserchuck1]

19z Hrr really has that Norlun band

[Terpeast]

Ripping. 34. Should start to accumulate soon

[SnowenOutThere]

Seeing the reflectivity decrease across the ffx county/louden area probably means we’re going to get out of this rain snow mix soon into a more snow dominant ptype

[weatherbook]

Heavy snow in Oakton, just starting to stick to mulch.

[T. August]

37° and chunky rain in Havre de Grace

[EHoffman]

Finally a few flakes mixing in.

[ThePhotoGuy]

37.5 and light rain in Pasadena. 

Rain total for the day: 0.36

[gunny23]

2 minutes ago, SnowenOutThere said:

Seeing the reflectivity decrease across the ffx county/louden area probably means we’re going to get out of this rain snow mix soon into a more snow dominant ptype

I hope so.  Everyone around reporting fatties and we have light rain/drizzle

[arlingtonforest]

Snowing in Central Arlington

[aldie 22]

Much needed .41 in the rain gage but I sure wish it had been 4" of snow. I usually don't get too disappointed at weather because I can't control it but this blows a bit. I'll keep telling myself we need the rain but....

[osfan24]

5 minutes ago, MDSnow93 said:

I'll just point out again that this is a 1-hour snowfall map.

.3-.5/hr is not nothing 

.5 is fine but that area seemed very small. .3? With marginal temps? Meh. Pretty bad when 50 plus miles east there is a blizzard.

[EB89]

Looks like flakes are trying to mix back in finally

[87storms]

Still mostly rain at 300’ in Frederick, though it’s trying.

[WxUSAF]

It’s trying. Temps are definitely dropping. Come on snow, be the storm we know you can be!

[Solution Man]

At last mangled flakes, 35F

[Nomz]

I’m pretty sure this is the norlun band setting up on the State College radar.

[diatae]

Chonky flakes since the flip about 20 minutes ago.

[ThePhotoGuy]

Looking at the CHART cams.  RT 50 & 301 is the farthest west on the shore that has snow accumulating on the ground. Significant accumulations halfway between Chesapeake College and the Outlets. 

[yoda]

2 hour delay tomorrow @bncho 

[weathercoins]

Still just rain in Takoma Park

[Ravens94]

301 at 3

[MillvilleWx]

6 minutes ago, SnowenOutThere said:

Got any tools I could use to see where it’s setting up? I’m right next to Dulles and am liking where the banding has been.

SPC mesoanalysis page 850mb winds (Version 2) is pretty nice. You can see some  of the convergent winds over PA down into NoVA. That's a good indicator. Also watch the radar from PA down into MD/VA for localized reflectivity maxima orienting into a line. That's a good indication it's starting. 

[gopper]

3 hours ago, aldie 22 said:

Much needed .41 in the rain gage but I sure wish it had been 4" of snow. I usually don't get too disappointed at weather because I can't control it but this blows a bit. I'll keep telling myself we need the rain but....

I've been telling myself the same thing!  Even though I am looking forward to spring gardening weather, I still get that awful feeling when I am in the midst of a snow bust.  Years of being a weather weenie school teacher messes with your emotions when it comes to snow.  lol.

[Ravens94]

[Terrapinwx]

Up to almost an inch here in Calvert, roads starting to get covered. If rates stay close to this through the evening we have a good shot of reaching 6”


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[bncho]

1 minute ago, yoda said:

2 hour delay tomorrow @bncho 

they better reassess that shit or i am going nuclear

[Herb@MAWS]

A few wet flakes again/Columbia  

36.7, down from last hour 37.1

[yoda]

Just now, bncho said:

they better reassess that shit or i am going nuclear

Fairfax said that in their message on the website lol

[Roger Smith]

500 mb low now close to Charleston WV, not into any rapid deepening yet. 700 mb low appears to be detaching a coastal component over central VA from a mean center over w/c PA. Think this just keeps intensifying at current rates for 3-4 more hours and then goes boom.