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

[EHoffman]

3 minutes ago, bncho said:

It looks like the main inv trof band is the eastern one.

Not necessarily.  I think it'll sorta merge as it strengthens honestly, the western band looks healthier anyways.  Should be a fun night tho

[dailylurker]

Just a full on smoke job here in Central Del. It's getting colder and the snow is starting to blow around. I'll take pictures when I go back out. It's so heavy thst it soaks my phone immediately. Radar looks horrible in the lowlands. I'm glad I came here lol

[Terpeast]

Mod snow and wind is picking up.

Looks like the best rates is just east of me. Things must be insane at dulles town center. At least KIAD should pad its stats!

[Nomz]

Heavy snow in Georgetown right now. Sidewalks are slush and just now starting to accumulate on grass.

[paulythegun]

Just ran out into the middle lane of the Beltway to take a measurement. Just a trace.

[CAPE]

2 minutes ago, SnowenOutThere said:

I think today was a great example of the margins we lose. I'm at around 2 inches of snow and waited till 2pm for snow to start mixing into the rain. We run that back 2-3 degrees colder and I'm below freezing a whole hour or two ahead of time which is probably around an inch extra of snow. Now, to truly get this storm further we would need 5+ degrees colder to get it all snow from morning onwards.

What margins are we losing when eastern areas at low elevation are getting crushed, in a marginal cold set up!. There is always nuance to this stuff. The deepening low and its location in this situation favors heavy snow in places that normally get less, while places inland at elevation are struggling to accumulate. I need more explanation about losing margins. Otherwise it sounds like whiny BS.

[George BM]

Into the norlun I go. Herndon, VA.

Snowy and kinda windy.

[Nomz]

1 minute ago, CAPE said:

What margins are we losing when eastern areas at low elevation are getting crushed, in a marginal cold set up!. There is always nuance to this stuff. The deepening low and its location in this situation favors heavy snow in places that normally get less, while places inland at elevation are struggling to accumulate. I need more explanation about losing margins. Otherwise it sounds like whiny BS.

An extra degree or two gives us like 3 more hours of accumulating snow.

[stormtracker]

 

[Maestrobjwa]

Just now, CAPE said:

What margins are we losing when eastern areas at low elevation are getting crushed, in a marginal cold set up!. There is always nuance to this stuff. The deepening low and its location in this situation favors heavy snow in places that normally get less, while places inland at elevation are struggling to accumulate. I need more explanation about losing margins. Otherwise it sounds like whiny BS.

Or perhaps just s tad nitpicky in terms of impact. If this snowfall would've been 3" instead of 1.5" I'm not sure it makes that much of a difference. Now, the argument is that losing an inch here or there adds up in the final snowfall tally of the season I can understand that.

P.S. I think we should all get a salty pass tonight...I mean the hecs is just NE...

[CAPE]

Just now, Nomz said:

An extra degree or two gives us like 3 more hours of accumulating snow.

What?

[Terpeast]

Latest measurement 2.5”, with heavy compaction it’s a little over half that otg

[87storms]

Cartopper achieved. Light snow shower in progress. Go Norlun!

[pazzo83]

4 minutes ago, paulythegun said:

Just ran out into the middle lane of the Beltway to take a measurement. Just a trace.

express lanes have about 0.5"

[87storms]

2 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

 

Uh oh

[osfan24]

1 minute ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Or perhaps just s tad nitpicky in terms of impact. If this snowfall would've been 3" instead of 1.5" I'm not sure it makes that much of a difference. Now, the argument is that losing an inch here or there adds up in the final snowfall tally of the season I can understand that.

P.S. I think we should all get a salty pass tonight...I mean the hecs is just NE...

At least it looks like some of the totals are getting cut for some of those north of us. Philly probably not getting a HECS. Debatable for NYC now.

[Nomz]

Gonna go jebwalk to the dining hall now

[Jebman]

36 minutes ago, bncho said:

There's TWO NORLUNS?

I am in Dale City and I got NORLUNNED TWICE! 

[snowmagnet]

5 minutes ago, George BM said:

Into the norlun I go. Herndon, VA.

Snowy and kinda windy.

I keep waiting for it to pick up. 

[Maestrobjwa]

Just now, osfan24 said:

At least it looks like some of the totals are getting cut for some of those north of us. Philly probably not getting a HECS. Debatable for NYC now.

It's mentally unhealthy that they makes us feel better, lol

[IronTy]

I'm gonna call a bust for the western shore here.  If I wake up with 2" on the ground I'll consider that a success.  Juice def not worth the squeeze - lot of wasted model humping for me this past week.  From here on out I'll be limiting myself to tracking cherry blossoms.  Congrats to those cashing in on the norlun, enjoy it!

 

 

[SnowenOutThere]

Just now, snowmagnet said:

I keep waiting for it to pick up. 

I’m now from 2 miles outside the yellows to a singular mile. So close

[Nomz]

1 minute ago, osfan24 said:

At least it looks like some of the totals are getting cut for some of those north of us. Philly probably not getting a HECS. Debatable for NYC now.

They've definitely been bumped up for SNE though... trust me I know

[BristowWx]

4 minutes ago, Nomz said:

An extra degree or two gives us like 3 more hours of accumulating snow.

Excuse me stewardess I speak jive 

[J.Mike]

1 hour ago, stormtracker said:

Feel better about not coming home now. 

No reservations made for this storm. We are running out of time.

[Wxtrix]

2 minutes ago, snowmagnet said:

I keep waiting for it to pick up. 

if it's not snowing heavily it's not a Norlun trough, by definition.

[pazzo83]

1 minute ago, Nomz said:

They've definitely been bumped up for SNE though... trust me I know

SNE usually wins out.  Learned this many, many times living in NYC.

[Interstate]

See everyone in December 

[clskinsfan]

Getting some upslope snows out this way with the direction of the flow. Happens a lot with noreasters. But I wasnt expecting it with this one. Little consolation prize for us out here I guess. 

[PrinceFrederickWx]

Exactly 3.0” on the snowboard so far.