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

[mattie g]

Went into the Rec Center for swim practice at 4:45 with no accumulations yet and came out at about 6:15 with nearly 1” on the cars. Fun drive home from Annandale to Burke!

[EastCoast NPZ]

3 minutes ago, gunny23 said:

Someone wisely pointed out last storm if you turn your phone sideways, you can see locations

Well, you got me to turn my phone sideways, but, no, I can't. 

[Solution Man]

Just now, Solution Man said:

 

[Wetbulbs88]

2 minutes ago, Nomz said:

Norlun is pretty clearly defined on radar now. Definitely wider than 10 miles lol but could condense as it creeps east.

Is it? The yellow band west of DC that I thought was it is gone. So I can't see where it might be...

[bncho]

2 minutes ago, Nomz said:

Norlun is pretty clearly defined on radar now. Definitely wider than 10 miles lol but could condense as it creeps east.

where is it?

[mattie g]

Just now, Solution Man said:

First to catch and stay with the idea of a big storm. Just so happens it missed the bullseye by 50-100 miles.

[stormtracker]

Feel better about not coming home now. 

[EastCoast NPZ]

Just now, stormtracker said:

Feel better about not coming home now. 

Smart move.

[Chris_B]

32.5 F in N. Arlington near Seven Corners with about 3/4" of slush and light snow.  Unless the norlun slides 1 mile east, this is going to bust.

 

 

[SomeguyfromTakomaPark]

1 minute ago, bncho said:

where is it?

New HRRR has it forming over ashburn where that yellow blob on radar is now and then moving east directly over dc by 8pm.

[Ji]

Is the line moving back west?

[SomeguyfromTakomaPark]

Just now, Ji said:

Is the line moving back west?

That’s the norlun kicking off according to the HRRR. 

[Solution Man]

I’ve been looking for Norlun since Friday. Don’t see him yet, but if he shows up, I’ll let you know

[Nomz]

3 minutes ago, bncho said:

where is it?

 

 

[NorthArlington101]

Just now, Chris_B said:

32.5 F in N. Arlington near Seven Corners with about 3/4" of slush and light snow.  Unless the norlun slides 1 mile east, this is going to bust.

I guess expectations? I’ve been thrilled with the last 2 hours. Would also say closer to 1.5” than .75”

Also… coming soon?

[87storms]

This is honestly a 20th century level bust out this way. I don’t even see accumulation on car hoods lol.

[Eskimo Joe]

Please take the complaining to banter.

[mattie g]

1 minute ago, stormtracker said:

Feel better about not coming home now. 

It wouldn’t have been worth being upset about missing unless the storm ended up 75 miles west.

It’s coming down nicely here in Burke, but it’s not as if we’re getting clobbered.

[Wetbulbs88]

4 minutes ago, mattie g said:

First to catch and stay with the idea of a big storm. Just so happens it missed the bullseye by 50-100 miles.

Yeah for sure. GFS definitely led the way. The others were completely off. 

4 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

Feel better about not coming home now. 

Climo climo climo!

[nj2va]

Just now, NorthArlington101 said:

I guess expectations? I’ve been thrilled with the last 2 hours. Would also say closer to 1.5” than .75”

Also… coming soon?

Hell yeah.  Right over our yards.

[paulythegun]

Light snow into puddles in NE DC. Not sticking to anything, local station has 35/34

[Warm Nose]

2 minutes ago, Ji said:

Is the line moving back west?

No, lol

[Kay]

Just now, Solution Man said:

I’ve been looking for Norlun since Friday. Don’t see him yet, but if he shows up, I’ll let you know

People have been hallucinating the norlun for hours

[snowfan]

This board is currently overloading gpt with “explain Norlan troughs to me like I’m a dummy”

[Wetbulbs88]

2 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Please take the complaining to banter.

But it's an observation of my sadness. 

[Wetbulbs88]

2 minutes ago, snowfan said:

This board is currently overloading gpt with “explain Norlan troughs to me like I’m a dummy”

I feel attacked. 

[Solo2]

1 minute ago, 87storms said:

This is honestly a 20th century level bust out this way. I don’t even see accumulation on car hoods lol.

Really? We've picked up a couple of inches in a hurry in New Market, but we are 200-250' higher up.

[Eskimo Joe]

IAD reports M1.5"

[Skidude]

32 degress moderate snow  accumulation .2 inches wet slippery snow in Cloverly MD

[midatlanticweather]

Crazy seeing the snow back west but miss me by a few miles.

@MillvilleWxsaid there would be winners and losers very close to each other. Yep.. That is the way it looks. It may build more west but it is struggling.