Storm Thread for VA (Jan 17 - 19)
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Storm Thread for VA (Jan 17 - 19)
In light of a possible developing ice situation over the MA tomorrow through possibly Sunday, I have decided to jump the gun a bit and begin this Storm Thread tonight.
I say Storm Thread because all we may be dealing with here is RA........but in light of the very cold SFC temps, we may be dealing with ice issues by Sunday. There is a slight chance of some snow Saturday night, but this is going to be one truly complex winter weather scenario here in N VA beginning late tomorrow afternoon.
So here is the very first report.................................
Yesterday we topped out at 36 degrees.
Last night we dipped to 12 degrees,
Today's high was 27 degrees, with a DP of -5 degrees. Winds last night were N at 13 to 21 with gusts to 37mph.
Winds are still N at 5 to 12 mph. Temperature is presently 24 degrees with DP of -3.
The GROUND is very, very COLD here. It is FROZEN. Many of our streams and local bodies of water are coated with a half-inch skim of ice.
DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT go walking on the ice. This is NO time for an icy jebwalk lol. That ice is TOO THIN to go walking on.
This upcoming storm may present N VA with no snow folks, but this could well be a serious situation as regards IP (sleet) and ZR (freezing rain)
There will be a layer of warmer air aloft. Late Sat afternoon we may see light snow, but Sat night this could turn to IP and ZR as the layer of warm air aloft grows thicker. The ZR (freezing rain) will fall into the cold air here at the surface and freeze on contact with the ground.
We have been experiencing very cold conditions here and the ground has cooled dramatically. In addition to the cooler lows last night, we had strong winds which added wind chilling issues to the ground. Wind cools the ground much more than just cold air alone with no wind. Last night, we experienced lows near 12 degrees with N winds gusting to 25, even 30 mph.
The ground is cold. When that freezing rain strikes that cold ground, I will assure you, it will freeze on contact and there will be a lot of ICE.
In the event of ice development here in VA, PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WALK OR DRIVE ON THE ICY SURFACES. It's very easy to slip and fall on ice-covered surfaces. Many people have broken legs, arms and even hips this way. Trying to drive in an icestorm is one of the dumbest things you can do and it could even get you killed!!!!
I will be updating this thread over the next 24 to 48 hours, until our precip changes to all plain rain. But before that happens, we will have an icy mess.
Everybody please feel free to chime in!!!!!
-JEB
I say Storm Thread because all we may be dealing with here is RA........but in light of the very cold SFC temps, we may be dealing with ice issues by Sunday. There is a slight chance of some snow Saturday night, but this is going to be one truly complex winter weather scenario here in N VA beginning late tomorrow afternoon.
So here is the very first report.................................
Yesterday we topped out at 36 degrees.
Last night we dipped to 12 degrees,
Today's high was 27 degrees, with a DP of -5 degrees. Winds last night were N at 13 to 21 with gusts to 37mph.
Winds are still N at 5 to 12 mph. Temperature is presently 24 degrees with DP of -3.
The GROUND is very, very COLD here. It is FROZEN. Many of our streams and local bodies of water are coated with a half-inch skim of ice.
DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT go walking on the ice. This is NO time for an icy jebwalk lol. That ice is TOO THIN to go walking on.
This upcoming storm may present N VA with no snow folks, but this could well be a serious situation as regards IP (sleet) and ZR (freezing rain)
There will be a layer of warmer air aloft. Late Sat afternoon we may see light snow, but Sat night this could turn to IP and ZR as the layer of warm air aloft grows thicker. The ZR (freezing rain) will fall into the cold air here at the surface and freeze on contact with the ground.
We have been experiencing very cold conditions here and the ground has cooled dramatically. In addition to the cooler lows last night, we had strong winds which added wind chilling issues to the ground. Wind cools the ground much more than just cold air alone with no wind. Last night, we experienced lows near 12 degrees with N winds gusting to 25, even 30 mph.
The ground is cold. When that freezing rain strikes that cold ground, I will assure you, it will freeze on contact and there will be a lot of ICE.
In the event of ice development here in VA, PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WALK OR DRIVE ON THE ICY SURFACES. It's very easy to slip and fall on ice-covered surfaces. Many people have broken legs, arms and even hips this way. Trying to drive in an icestorm is one of the dumbest things you can do and it could even get you killed!!!!
I will be updating this thread over the next 24 to 48 hours, until our precip changes to all plain rain. But before that happens, we will have an icy mess.
Everybody please feel free to chime in!!!!!
-JEB
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Please check out this radar. It shows the progression and development of the rather extensive shield of precipitation that is steadily approaching the East.
It's really a shame that we have to get rain with this feature; it is probable that if that immense ocean storm had not taken so much of our precious cold air with it off the East Coast, this upcoming feature would likely have given much of the east at least a foot of snow, if not 2 feet of the white stuff.
As it is, I believe Virginia will see at most 2, maybe three inches of snow, then a considerable amount of ice pellets and freezing rain activity with icing issues, then a significant amount of rain on Sunday. The rain may exceed an inch and a half in the rain buckets across the Mid Atlantic by late Sunday night. The rain and milder weather will melt all of the snow and ice that we manage to eke out of this system. It is truly a crying shame. :bcry: :bcry: :bcry: :bcry: :bcry: :bcry: :bcry: :bcry: :bcry:
Regions to the MA's north and west will experience heart-gladdening amounts of snowfall. Some locales will have to deal with significant amounts of ice. I think Ohio will see up to a foot of powder with this system.
At least the MA may be granted a little snow and some ice before the event goes over to all plain rain. Unfortunately, the rain will be accompanied over the MA by above-freezing SFC temps and dewpoints thus melting all winter accumulations down to muddy soil. The bare soil/atmosphere feedback loop issues will assure folks in the Mid Atlantic of continued relatively mild weather into the next work week.
There are going to be serious, serious ice issues to our north on Sunday into Monday. Some localities in Maryland and in Pennsylvania already have significant snowpacks and have endured very frigid temps; these places are at severe risk for ice accumulations as well as possible snow at the onset of the storm. Some places well to the north of the MA forecast region will see significant snow accumulations, then get slammed with significant freezing rain and ice accretions.
More on this developing situation as the event gets closer to us in time and distance.
-JEB
It's really a shame that we have to get rain with this feature; it is probable that if that immense ocean storm had not taken so much of our precious cold air with it off the East Coast, this upcoming feature would likely have given much of the east at least a foot of snow, if not 2 feet of the white stuff.
As it is, I believe Virginia will see at most 2, maybe three inches of snow, then a considerable amount of ice pellets and freezing rain activity with icing issues, then a significant amount of rain on Sunday. The rain may exceed an inch and a half in the rain buckets across the Mid Atlantic by late Sunday night. The rain and milder weather will melt all of the snow and ice that we manage to eke out of this system. It is truly a crying shame. :bcry: :bcry: :bcry: :bcry: :bcry: :bcry: :bcry: :bcry: :bcry:
Regions to the MA's north and west will experience heart-gladdening amounts of snowfall. Some locales will have to deal with significant amounts of ice. I think Ohio will see up to a foot of powder with this system.
At least the MA may be granted a little snow and some ice before the event goes over to all plain rain. Unfortunately, the rain will be accompanied over the MA by above-freezing SFC temps and dewpoints thus melting all winter accumulations down to muddy soil. The bare soil/atmosphere feedback loop issues will assure folks in the Mid Atlantic of continued relatively mild weather into the next work week.
There are going to be serious, serious ice issues to our north on Sunday into Monday. Some localities in Maryland and in Pennsylvania already have significant snowpacks and have endured very frigid temps; these places are at severe risk for ice accumulations as well as possible snow at the onset of the storm. Some places well to the north of the MA forecast region will see significant snow accumulations, then get slammed with significant freezing rain and ice accretions.
More on this developing situation as the event gets closer to us in time and distance.
-JEB
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It's about 1215pm here, on Jan 17th.
Well folks we have a storm with some moisture. As for precip types, it is looking very good for the usual places-----Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In those localities you may want to get a good snow shovel, because many of you stand to receive 6 or more inches from this as well as some sleet and/or freezing rain early tomorrow morning.
Farther south around DC and VA, well folks, we've experienced this before, and we're going to experience it once again: Some very light snow possibly this afternoon, then a very rapid chageover to sleet freezing rain then just a steady plain cold rain, with rising temperatures overnight. Not much to write home about.
Personally, I think we'll pick up a half-inch of snow, if that, then we'll see the rapid changeover to ZR and IP then plain RA in about an hour's time.
Virginia is definately NOT the sweet spot lol
In VA the rain will be steady overnight; we should pick up about a half-inch to three-quarters of an inch of liquid by 8am Sunday when the event begins to wind down here.
Up north in Penn and DE is an entirely different story:
All you lucky dogs up there will need your snow shovels as you prepare to dig out from under yet another half-foot of snow tonight into tomorrow. You may see some mixing with IP and ZR towards the conclusion of the event. It may get a bit icy up in those parts.
Virginia will dispense with the ice as temps rise all night into the low 40s by 8am Sunday. No travel probs anticipated here through Sunday.
Take a gander at this radar. You can see snow (probably virga at the present time, due to dry column issues, very low surface dewpoints) already spreading into the Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania regions. As the atmosphere moistens up, these localities can expect to see light snow develop through the afternoon, and become steadier and heavier and accumulate!
Your ground temps are very cold and you'll see snow accumulation from flake 1, something I refer to as instantaneous consolidation. Surface frigidization is evident over Pennsylvania and New Jersey, not only from the recent frigid temps and the frozen ground, but also from pre-existent snowpack. Your high temperatures will be below freezing as well.
Any place north of DC had better be prepared for winter conditions tonight into Sunday.
The current conditions in Woodbridge are as follows:
We are already up to 35 degrees with a 4 degree dewpoint. WNW winds at 5 to 12 mph, pressure is 30.12 and falling.
EDIT: We are now up to 36 degrees at 1244pm.
Second EDIT lol: We are now up to 38 degrees at 117pm.
This morning we hit 17 for a low. By 9am we had high thin cirrus; by 1030am we observed a cirrostratus deck; by 12 noon we saw altocumulus, followed by bands of altostratus and even some areas of stratocumulus, all streaming in from the west.
Clouds here continue to thicken up and lower, and the virga will continue to overspread the region as the column moistens up. We expect some very light snow by about 4pm here with very slight accumulation, probably a quarter to a half-inch worth, then we should see a very rapid changeover through IP to ZR to RA, all by about 8 or 9pm this evening. Temps will initially fall into the upper 20s due to low dewpoints and evaporative cooling processes, then as the WAA processes continue and deepen, we will experience warming SFC temps through the night. It should be quite mild (relatively-speaking) by about 9am tomorrow morning.
I'll keep ya all updated this afternoon and tonight.
ENJOY ALL THAT FRESH SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-JEB
Well folks we have a storm with some moisture. As for precip types, it is looking very good for the usual places-----Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In those localities you may want to get a good snow shovel, because many of you stand to receive 6 or more inches from this as well as some sleet and/or freezing rain early tomorrow morning.
Farther south around DC and VA, well folks, we've experienced this before, and we're going to experience it once again: Some very light snow possibly this afternoon, then a very rapid chageover to sleet freezing rain then just a steady plain cold rain, with rising temperatures overnight. Not much to write home about.
Personally, I think we'll pick up a half-inch of snow, if that, then we'll see the rapid changeover to ZR and IP then plain RA in about an hour's time.
Virginia is definately NOT the sweet spot lol

In VA the rain will be steady overnight; we should pick up about a half-inch to three-quarters of an inch of liquid by 8am Sunday when the event begins to wind down here.
Up north in Penn and DE is an entirely different story:
All you lucky dogs up there will need your snow shovels as you prepare to dig out from under yet another half-foot of snow tonight into tomorrow. You may see some mixing with IP and ZR towards the conclusion of the event. It may get a bit icy up in those parts.
Virginia will dispense with the ice as temps rise all night into the low 40s by 8am Sunday. No travel probs anticipated here through Sunday.
Take a gander at this radar. You can see snow (probably virga at the present time, due to dry column issues, very low surface dewpoints) already spreading into the Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania regions. As the atmosphere moistens up, these localities can expect to see light snow develop through the afternoon, and become steadier and heavier and accumulate!

Any place north of DC had better be prepared for winter conditions tonight into Sunday.



The current conditions in Woodbridge are as follows:
We are already up to 35 degrees with a 4 degree dewpoint. WNW winds at 5 to 12 mph, pressure is 30.12 and falling.
EDIT: We are now up to 36 degrees at 1244pm.
Second EDIT lol: We are now up to 38 degrees at 117pm.
This morning we hit 17 for a low. By 9am we had high thin cirrus; by 1030am we observed a cirrostratus deck; by 12 noon we saw altocumulus, followed by bands of altostratus and even some areas of stratocumulus, all streaming in from the west.
Clouds here continue to thicken up and lower, and the virga will continue to overspread the region as the column moistens up. We expect some very light snow by about 4pm here with very slight accumulation, probably a quarter to a half-inch worth, then we should see a very rapid changeover through IP to ZR to RA, all by about 8 or 9pm this evening. Temps will initially fall into the upper 20s due to low dewpoints and evaporative cooling processes, then as the WAA processes continue and deepen, we will experience warming SFC temps through the night. It should be quite mild (relatively-speaking) by about 9am tomorrow morning.
I'll keep ya all updated this afternoon and tonight.
ENJOY ALL THAT FRESH SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



-JEB
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2pm.......................
We have 37 degrees here in N VA. High so far has topped out at 38 degrees.
In the past hour we have observed a marked decrease in clouds, with only a cirrostratus deck overhead. I'd say we have a fair chance of cracking 40 degrees this afternoon...........................
Winds are W at 5 to 10 mph. Dewpoint is at 5 degrees. Pressure is 30.08 and falling.
Looking at the radar map, we can see virga overspreading much of western PA, much of Ohio and West VA. Some of this moisture may be reaching the ground to the west.
The sleet/frz rain line is not far behind the snow in VA.
This will be a very short wintry precip event in VA, mostly a rain event overall. We are warming dramatically and will probably hit 40 by late afternoon, though the onset might present a little light snow/sleet, then quickly over to ZR then plain rain for the balance of the evening/overnight.
Over Penn the column should be moistening up some by now; you folks have been under the virga presentation for a few hours. Expect flurries there by at least late afternoon then becoming a steady accumulating snow that should become moderate by early evening. Some of you may already be experiencing flurries/light snow in far western PA.
Please stay tuned for further updates throughout this afternoon and on into this evening.
-JEB
We have 37 degrees here in N VA. High so far has topped out at 38 degrees.
In the past hour we have observed a marked decrease in clouds, with only a cirrostratus deck overhead. I'd say we have a fair chance of cracking 40 degrees this afternoon...........................
Winds are W at 5 to 10 mph. Dewpoint is at 5 degrees. Pressure is 30.08 and falling.
Looking at the radar map, we can see virga overspreading much of western PA, much of Ohio and West VA. Some of this moisture may be reaching the ground to the west.
The sleet/frz rain line is not far behind the snow in VA.
This will be a very short wintry precip event in VA, mostly a rain event overall. We are warming dramatically and will probably hit 40 by late afternoon, though the onset might present a little light snow/sleet, then quickly over to ZR then plain rain for the balance of the evening/overnight.
Over Penn the column should be moistening up some by now; you folks have been under the virga presentation for a few hours. Expect flurries there by at least late afternoon then becoming a steady accumulating snow that should become moderate by early evening. Some of you may already be experiencing flurries/light snow in far western PA.
Please stay tuned for further updates throughout this afternoon and on into this evening.

-JEB
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I'll Help Too in Old Town Alexandria
Jeb- I'll try to post some reports as well here in an urban area along the ice covered (with some open spots) Potomac. Should be interesting to see how icy we get, and how long it takes the atmosphere to saturate enough to get this virga to the ground. Looking forward to a potentially interesting evening.
GO HOOS!
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Re: I'll Help Too in Old Town Alexandria
jtuckermartin wrote:Jeb- I'll try to post some reports as well here in an urban area along the ice covered (with some open spots) Potomac. Should be interesting to see how icy we get, and how long it takes the atmosphere to saturate enough to get this virga to the ground. Looking forward to a potentially interesting evening.
GO HOOS!
Thanks, jtuckermartin!

Yup------It'll be potentially an interesting late afternoon and evening here in the MA region. Hey, we're in for a little rain-----but the saving grace is, we may just get to enjoy a little snow and sleet and ZR for a bit.


EDIT: We just hit 40 degrees here. New high for the day lol, at 238pm.
Everyone-----Have an excellent evening-----And those of you up in PA, OH and NJ------ENJOY THE SNOW!!!!!!! You LUCKY dogs!!!!



-JEB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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330pm............................
We have a solid altostratus overcast here, and the temps have fallen to 35 degrees, down from a high of 40.
This radar indicates solid virga overhead. I went outside and yep, the sky has that 'looks like its about to snow' look to it. Dewpoints are currently running 6 or 7 degrees-----the column is pretty dry------I rather doubt the snow is falling much below about 13,000 feet at this time. It's going to take time to moisten the column up folks.
There is a fairly good precip shield over N and C VA, most of PA except the far eastern portion, all of West VA and Ohio. Snow is likely falling and reaching the SFC in C and W PA, N OH and N W VA at the present time. Parts of C PA and northern VA have been under the virga presentation for several hours, but the SFC layer is quite dry. Woodbridge has been under solid virga for a good 30 min to an hour.
Expect the virga presentation to continue spreading east over time. Light snow will workdown to the SFC from west to east late this afternoon and early evening. Expect very light amounts of snow in N VA before a changeover takes place this evening----sooner rather than later. PA and N OH are on track for snow to a frozen mix tonight into Sunday-----some northern locations will remain all snow and pile up 6 inches of snow.
Local obs........
36 degrees, dewpoint 7 degrees. Temps topped at 40 earlier, but have been yo-yoing ever since, dropped to 38 then 35 then 37 then 36 right now. Phew.......what a roller-coaster ride.
EDIT: Dewpoint is now 8 degrees.
Winds are light and variable, pressure is 30.06 and falling slowly. There is a solid overcast, with virga snow falling into very dry air overhead.
Stay tuned, I'll keep ya updated into tonight.
Where you have snow, ENJOY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-JEB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We have a solid altostratus overcast here, and the temps have fallen to 35 degrees, down from a high of 40.
This radar indicates solid virga overhead. I went outside and yep, the sky has that 'looks like its about to snow' look to it. Dewpoints are currently running 6 or 7 degrees-----the column is pretty dry------I rather doubt the snow is falling much below about 13,000 feet at this time. It's going to take time to moisten the column up folks.
There is a fairly good precip shield over N and C VA, most of PA except the far eastern portion, all of West VA and Ohio. Snow is likely falling and reaching the SFC in C and W PA, N OH and N W VA at the present time. Parts of C PA and northern VA have been under the virga presentation for several hours, but the SFC layer is quite dry. Woodbridge has been under solid virga for a good 30 min to an hour.
Expect the virga presentation to continue spreading east over time. Light snow will workdown to the SFC from west to east late this afternoon and early evening. Expect very light amounts of snow in N VA before a changeover takes place this evening----sooner rather than later. PA and N OH are on track for snow to a frozen mix tonight into Sunday-----some northern locations will remain all snow and pile up 6 inches of snow.
Local obs........
36 degrees, dewpoint 7 degrees. Temps topped at 40 earlier, but have been yo-yoing ever since, dropped to 38 then 35 then 37 then 36 right now. Phew.......what a roller-coaster ride.
EDIT: Dewpoint is now 8 degrees.
Winds are light and variable, pressure is 30.06 and falling slowly. There is a solid overcast, with virga snow falling into very dry air overhead.
Stay tuned, I'll keep ya updated into tonight.
Where you have snow, ENJOY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



-JEB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It will take time to moisten up the column so that any snow can reach the ground here. HOWEVER....................
I'd like to point out that Woodbridge is going to spend a good deal of time waiting to see snow because the air overhead is so dry. We will only have so much time, with that consistent SOUTH wind blowing at the SFC here, in the snow and freezing precip parts of the precipitation shield. Thus, I now believe we will see flurries in N VA by about 6pm, maybe about 7-ish, then going right over to sleet and frzra very, very quickly thereafter. The thinking at NWS now is that N VA won't go over to plain rain until the pre-dawn hours here.
It's 33 degrees, dewpoint up to 10 degrees, SOUTH winds at 4 mph, pressure at 30.04 and falling. Radar indicates moderate snow virga falling into dry air overhead. The dewpoints are coming up, the column is moistening up, but this is going to take some time folks, this is really dry air we have got here.
-JEB
I'd like to point out that Woodbridge is going to spend a good deal of time waiting to see snow because the air overhead is so dry. We will only have so much time, with that consistent SOUTH wind blowing at the SFC here, in the snow and freezing precip parts of the precipitation shield. Thus, I now believe we will see flurries in N VA by about 6pm, maybe about 7-ish, then going right over to sleet and frzra very, very quickly thereafter. The thinking at NWS now is that N VA won't go over to plain rain until the pre-dawn hours here.
It's 33 degrees, dewpoint up to 10 degrees, SOUTH winds at 4 mph, pressure at 30.04 and falling. Radar indicates moderate snow virga falling into dry air overhead. The dewpoints are coming up, the column is moistening up, but this is going to take some time folks, this is really dry air we have got here.
-JEB
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Watch out in N VA folks, we have sleet falling, moderate at times.
You need to look at this radar.
See where the blue turns red? Where I am is 70 miles north of the Sleet/Snow line---the red/blue demarcation line. We have SLEET not snow.
Secondly-----The highs rose to 40 today-----MUCH of the sleet is melting on the roads and sidewalks. Some cars tops have white sleet on them----IF they were parked, not run today.
It appears that because of the mild temps this afternoon-----that there is no danger to motorists from this event in N VA. Just watch the bridges and overpasses until about 9pm when SFC temps rise above freezing----it may not even take that long. We have a steady south wind----its advecting milder air into the FA even as we speak. Temps for the moment are 32 degrees, but that should not last long. There's a little sleet on the soil, but the rain later on should wash that right away.
Temp is 32, DP 12 degrees, with sleet, no snow whatsoever. Should go over to frzra soon, then expect rain showers through the overnight. No probs here in N VA-----seems I overreacted a bit LOL.
Just exercise a little caution driving in N VA until about 9pm----then the plain rain should be falling and that will be that.
No accums expected here from this system. That south wind really did a number on our chances for frozen precip.
-JEB
You need to look at this radar.
See where the blue turns red? Where I am is 70 miles north of the Sleet/Snow line---the red/blue demarcation line. We have SLEET not snow.
Secondly-----The highs rose to 40 today-----MUCH of the sleet is melting on the roads and sidewalks. Some cars tops have white sleet on them----IF they were parked, not run today.
It appears that because of the mild temps this afternoon-----that there is no danger to motorists from this event in N VA. Just watch the bridges and overpasses until about 9pm when SFC temps rise above freezing----it may not even take that long. We have a steady south wind----its advecting milder air into the FA even as we speak. Temps for the moment are 32 degrees, but that should not last long. There's a little sleet on the soil, but the rain later on should wash that right away.
Temp is 32, DP 12 degrees, with sleet, no snow whatsoever. Should go over to frzra soon, then expect rain showers through the overnight. No probs here in N VA-----seems I overreacted a bit LOL.
Just exercise a little caution driving in N VA until about 9pm----then the plain rain should be falling and that will be that.
No accums expected here from this system. That south wind really did a number on our chances for frozen precip.

-JEB
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At 6 pm. the driveway report from Arlington VA:
About 1 mm to 1/16 inch of sleet (and suspected freezing rain) sticking on cars and sidewalks.
It looks like the big bad storms might be trying a north hook again...
However, after 2003, I will accept this opportunity to not shovel the snow.
What if we strike a deal, Jeb? I try to keep all my hot air in the heat island of Arlington/DCA and encourage any cold air that tries to sink into my lowlands to visit the outer burbs such as Woodbridge?
About 1 mm to 1/16 inch of sleet (and suspected freezing rain) sticking on cars and sidewalks.
It looks like the big bad storms might be trying a north hook again...
However, after 2003, I will accept this opportunity to not shovel the snow.
What if we strike a deal, Jeb? I try to keep all my hot air in the heat island of Arlington/DCA and encourage any cold air that tries to sink into my lowlands to visit the outer burbs such as Woodbridge?
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No precip in Fredericksburg, Lowpressure?
http://www.nbc4.com/wxmap/1200700/detail.html
According to that, there is currently sleet in Fredericksburg.
This radar also shows some precip in Fredricksburg....
http://www.wusatv9.com/weather/weather_ ... barons.htm
http://www.nbc4.com/wxmap/1200700/detail.html
According to that, there is currently sleet in Fredericksburg.
This radar also shows some precip in Fredricksburg....
http://www.wusatv9.com/weather/weather_ ... barons.htm
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