3/16/26 Severe Weather Event Thread (Moderate -> Enhanced -> Slight) RESULT: Significant wind after dark

[snowfan]

3 minutes ago, 87storms said:

Seems like there’s still one more line of showers/storms to go thru around 8ish.

Already flipped to snow in canaan 

[hstorm]

18z GFS still bringing the snow to DC N&W. 

[KAOS]

Narrowly escaped the jaws of death with this frontal passage. Fortunately, I prepared and did nothing. That was a close call.

[MillvilleWx]

50 minutes ago, aldie 22 said:

MDEM having a 5pm call with NWS to determine if i eat popeyes tonight or if my wife comes home early

Popeyes with the wife is ELITE!! 

[Eskimo Joe]

32 minutes ago, mappy said:

@Eskimo Joe 

friend on FB shared this, road flooding Bond Road/West Liberty Road, Parkton. Looks like Deer Creek overflowed its banks 

Wow! M2.05" Parkton mesonet site.

[87storms]

16 minutes ago, mappy said:

Yes. I have a wind advisory now. Gusts up to 55 possible with the line 

Cells are forming overhead here too, which is kind of annoying bc I wanted to bike lol

[Nomz]

Verify it! 

[understudyhero]

1 hour ago, Eskimo Joe said:

OPM got raked over the coals after the Jan. 26, 2011 snow event when they put an early dismissal out but folks waited until the last minute to leave. Now there's a "everybody out b [insert time here] rule. But yea, waiting that long to dismiss was kind of weird.

it's the same problem though. OPM directed everyone to basically leave at 2pm... everyone all at once.

Only once have they ever staged it as "up to x hours leave, NLT then Y departure."

You can also tell the normal reporting chains are not functioning, as it took forever for media to pick it up.

[snowfan]

5 minutes ago, understudyhero said:

it's the same problem though. OPM directed everyone to basically leave at 2pm... everyone all at once.

Only once have they ever staged it as "up to x hours leave, NLT then Y departure."

You can also tell the normal reporting chains are not functioning, as it took forever for media to pick it up.

Not entirely accurate. Many departments and associated agencies were informed of the decision prior to noon and were told to leave NLT 2pm. It was not all at once.

[nwohweather]

Busts happen. There's nothing to learn here. The important thing is that we keep posting through it. Always

Bingo. SPC was way too gung ho on this anyways. Day 2 Moderate was insane for this setup

[aldie 22]

Temp just dropped 11 degrees in a few minutes and the wind is howling down to 52 and dropping 

[aldie 22]

1 minute ago, aldie 22 said:

Temp just dropped 11 degrees in a few minutes and the wind is howling down to 52 and dropping 

Dropping a degree a minute with sustained winds down to 50

[snowfan]

[87storms]

Well I found a setup that Frederick does well in.

[SnowenOutThere]

Don't know if this is the appropriate place but some snow squalls making it over the mountains looks possible tomorrow. Anyways, if someone gets caught in one it might put down a quick coating based on the soundings

[Bob Chill]

Went from 65 to 48 in a blink. Wx has been a little bipolar last week or so lol. 

[aldie 22]

Heavy rain and serious wind 45 degrees 

[Eskimo Joe]

Frederick County, MD getting soaked

[WxUSAF]

3 minutes ago, Bob Chill said:

Went from 65 to 48 in a blink. Wx has been a little bipolar last week or so lol. 

March!

[wxdude64]

3 minutes ago, Bob Chill said:

Went from 65 to 48 in a blink. Wx has been a little bipolar last week or so lol. 

Down to 33.1/30.0 here with moderate snow, lol. I dropped 22 degrees in 90 minutes earlier. 

[Mrs.J]

2 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Frederick County, MD getting soaked

Looking nasty out and the wind is howling.

[aldie 22]

Be nice to get some snow since my wife had to stay in Maryland to monitor the windy rain

44 degrees and a quick .14 bringing today's total to .50 so far

[Eskimo Joe]

2 minutes ago, Mrs.J said:

Looking nasty out and the wind is howling.

Gotta be something going on with Cactoctin Mt.

[LeesburgWx]

Getting quite windy here now. Way more than anytime today. Feels ominous

[aldie 22]

Not going to lie this is pretty intense especially with the temps dropping 43 with another. 06

[WesternFringe]

Dropped from 61° around 6 o’clock to 45° now! It has been windy, but not crazy.

NW of Staunton in Augusta County

[Bob Chill]

5 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

March!

 

4 minutes ago, wxdude64 said:

Down to 33.1/30.0 here with moderate snow, lol. I dropped 22 degrees in 90 minutes earlier. 

Even for March standards this is pretty wild lol. Down to 43 now. 20+ degrees in an hour feels like a time warp haha.

Im starting to think I have a chance at some snow before the precip exits. Shield is pretty big in the cold sector. Last week it started snowing at 37 degrees. Accums seem much less likely (near 0% lol) this time but seeing snow fall again within 24 hours of sweat and t-shirts is comical 

[snowfan]

Find the front 

 

[katabatic]

Hi today was 63, now it's 27 with a legit snowstorm outside. Winds clocked in the upper 40mph range w/visibilities under 1/4mi at times. I just got back from a business trip and was paying attention to the severe threat and didn't really think about the wintry side. Nice surprise!

[87storms]

Something is brewing on radar