Two to Three Feet!!
LOL!
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Apparently, President Obama has officially declared it in a meeting this morning, here’s more… http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalweathergang/
As many of you know, I grew up in the D.C. area and can still remember the ‘79 & ‘83 snowstorms which dumped upwards of 32″ where I grew up in Columbia, Maryland.
Here are few pictures I will show more later…
NOTE: IN THE SUNSET PICTURE, 22.5″, but that’s not the interesting part, notice none of the homes show any lights… The power is out…
Other Snow Totals:
Not so sure of the final totals, the official amounts, it appears that DCA had 17″, Dulles had 24″ and BWI had 28″…
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
349 PM EST SAT FEB 06 2010
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS
FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED
TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS
AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR
HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BALTIMORE
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
...DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...
1 NNE WASHINGTON 20.0 959 AM 2/06
MARYLAND
...ALLEGANY COUNTY...
FROSTBURG 36.0 112 PM 2/06
ECKHART MINES 31.0 122 PM 2/06
2 NNW FROSTBURG 28.0 1052 AM 2/06 21 F
...ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY...
1 WNW GREEN HAVEN 26.5 1047 AM 2/06
BALT-WASH INTL ARPT 26.5 1159 AM 2/06
RIVERDALE 22.5 118 PM 2/06
1 ESE CHURCHTON 20.6 1030 AM 2/06
1 E RIDGEWAY 20.5 1030 AM 2/06
CAPE ST. CLAIRE 20.0 1100 AM 2/06
1 NNE OWINGS 20.0 1250 PM 2/06
BELVEDERE HEIGHTS 18.0 1011 AM 2/06
2 ENE DEALE 15.5 1230 PM 2/06 AVERAGE DEPTH
...BALTIMORE COUNTY...
1 NW RANDALLSTOWN 29.0 1130 AM 2/06
1 SE GARRISON 29.0 1145 AM 2/06
PARKVILLE 28.0 137 PM 2/06 AVERAGE DEPTH.
1 E OELLA 27.0 1100 AM 2/06
PARKTON 26.3 1120 AM 2/06
REISTERSTOWN 24.5 1100 AM 2/06
MONKTON 23.5 1050 AM 2/06
2 NE JACKSONVILLE 23.0 308 PM 2/06 SNOWFALL
2 NW LONG GREEN 21.0 1130 AM 2/06
TIMONIUM 20.0 1100 AM 2/06
...BALTIMORE CITY...
1 S GWYNN OAK 26.0 1205 PM 2/06
...CALVERT COUNTY...
2 WSW SAINT LEONARD 13.0 1125 AM 2/06
...CARROLL COUNTY...
ELDERSBURG 24.5 1100 AM 2/06
MOUNT AIRY 24.5 956 AM 2/06
2 NW ELDERSBURG 22.3 1023 AM 2/06
3 WSW LINEBORO 22.0 215 PM 2/06
2 E LINEBORO 21.9 100 PM 2/06 AVERAGE DEPTH
...CHARLES COUNTY...
WALDORF 13.5 1000 AM 2/06
1 SW DENTSVILLE 9.5 1000 AM 2/06
...FREDERICK COUNTY...
2 NE JEFFERSON 29.5 155 PM 2/06 AVERAGE DEPTH
JEFFERSON 29.5 1130 AM 2/06
WOLFSVILLE 28.0 1107 AM 2/06
WALKERSVILLE 27.0 307 PM 2/06 SNOW DEPTH
...HARFORD COUNTY...
STREET 24.0 1231 PM 2/06
FALLSTON 24.0 1220 PM 2/06
EDGEWOOD 21.0 1100 AM 2/06
ABINGDON 19.0 1000 AM 2/06
...HOWARD COUNTY...
1 ESE ELLICOTT CITY 29.0 1200 PM 2/06
1 ENE GLENELG 29.0 1123 AM 2/06 TREE LIMBS BROKEN
1 WSW SAVAGE 28.5 1000 AM 2/06 2.99 LIQ EQUIV
2 W ELKRIDGE 28.5 1100 AM 2/06
1 SSE SIMPSONVILLE 27.3 1030 AM 2/06
1 N SAVAGE 25.0 1100 AM 2/06
1 SE CLARKSVILLE 15.0 1215 PM 2/06 COCORAHS
...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
MONTGOMERY VILLAGE 30.0 311 PM 2/06 SNOWFALL
1 SSW MONTGOMERY VIL 30.0 250 PM 2/06 AVERAGE DEPTH
2 WSW DAMASCUS 28.0 1230 PM 2/06 CO-OP
2 N BETHESDA 27.0 311 PM 2/06 SNOW DEPTH
2 ESE GERMANTOWN 25.9 1014 AM 2/06
1 N FOUR CORNERS 25.0 300 PM 2/06
2 WNW OLNEY 17.0 1200 PM 2/06
...PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY...
LAUREL 28.0 1045 AM 2/06
1 N FRIENDLY 24.8 200 PM 2/06 SNOWFALL
HYATTSVILLE 22.0 240 PM 2/06 AVERAGE DEPTH
1 SW COLLEGE PARK 21.0 1100 AM 2/06
FRIENDLY 18.5 1016 AM 2/06
CAMP SPRINGS 18.3 1233 PM 2/06 NCEP HPC
...ST. MARYS COUNTY...
1 ESE HILLVILLE 17.0 305 PM 2/06 SNOW DEPTH
2 S GOLDEN BEACH 14.0 1146 AM 2/06
1 NNE HOLLYWOOD 11.8 1130 AM 2/06
...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
2 W ROHERSVILLE 20.0 1100 AM 2/06
1 WNW LONG MEADOW 18.0 1100 AM 2/06
VIRGINIA
...ALBEMARLE COUNTY...
2 S MONTICELLO 16.5 300 PM 2/06 SNOWFALL
EARLYSVILLE 16.0 249 PM 2/06
2 SE ADVANCE MILLS 15.5 115 PM 2/06 SNOWFALL
2 WSW MONTICELLO 14.1 1100 AM 2/06
CROZET 11.5 1130 AM 2/06
FREE UNION 10.8 1057 AM 2/06
6 SW MONTICELLO 10.0 1055 AM 2/06
...ARLINGTON COUNTY...
1 NNE BAILEYS CROSSR 20.8 1130 AM 2/06
2 E BARCROFT 19.2 315 PM 2/06 SNOWFALL
1 ENE FALLS CHURCH 17.0 1000 AM 2/06
REAGAN NATIONAL AIRP 17.0 200 PM 2/06 KDCA
2 ESE BARCROFT 17.0 1145 AM 2/06
...AUGUSTA COUNTY...
FISHERSVILLE 14.7 1000 AM 2/06
2 N STAUNTON 14.0 1100 AM 2/06
...CITY OF ALEXANDRIA...
1 SE ALEXANDRIA 20.0 346 PM 2/06
...CITY OF HARRISONBURG...
HARRISONBURG 15.5 1100 AM 2/06
...CITY OF MANASSAS...
1 ESE MANASSAS 20.0 1200 PM 2/06
1 W MANASSAS PARK 18.8 1111 AM 2/06
...CLARKE COUNTY...
BERRYVILLE 28.0 1030 AM 2/06
...CULPEPER COUNTY...
1 NE CULPEPER 18.0 145 PM 2/06 AVERAGE DEPTH
...FAIRFAX COUNTY...
2 SE CHANTILLY 24.0 1212 PM 2/06
2 N RESTON 22.8 1145 AM 2/06
1 NE DUNN LORING 20.3 1130 AM 2/06
1 SE THE I66 AND I49 19.0 1018 AM 2/06
VIENNA 19.0 1100 AM 2/06
LORTON 18.0 1130 AM 2/06
...FAUQUIER COUNTY...
OPAL 18.0 1000 AM 2/06
...FREDERICK COUNTY...
3 WSW ARMEL 27.5 1045 AM 2/06
2 E STEPHENS CITY 25.0 1100 AM 2/06
1 ESE WHITACRE 25.0 1200 PM 2/06
3 E WINCHESTER 20.0 1036 AM 2/06
...HIGHLAND COUNTY...
MUSTOE 10.9 950 AM 2/06
...LOUDOUN COUNTY...
3 NW DULLES INTERNAT 32.1 117 PM 2/06 SNOWFALL
2 WSW LEESBURG 32.0 315 PM 2/06 SNOW DEPTH
SW BLUEMONT 30.1 1230 PM 2/06
1 N LEESBURG 28.0 207 PM 2/06
2 ENE LOVETTSVILLE 24.0 1000 AM 2/06
LEESBURG 24.0 1124 AM 2/06
1 SSE STERLING 22.3 1100 AM 2/06
2 S BELMONT 21.0 1045 AM 2/06
DULLES INTERNATIONAL 18.9 1036 AM 2/06
...MADISON COUNTY...
HAYWOOD 27.0 1255 PM 2/06
...NELSON COUNTY...
1 SSW ELMA 13.3 1212 PM 2/06
...ORANGE COUNTY...
1 NW BARBOURSVILLE 14.0 1230 PM 2/06
BARBOURSVILLE 12.5 1044 AM 2/06
2 ENE THORNHILL 11.0 215 PM 2/06 AVERAGE DEPTH
...PAGE COUNTY...
1 ESE HONEYVILLE 20.0 315 PM 2/06 AVERAGE DEPTH
IDA 17.0 1126 AM 2/06
...ROCKINGHAM COUNTY...
1 SSE SINGERS GLEN 17.0 1200 PM 2/06
GROTTOES 17.0 1145 AM 2/06
3 ENE ROCKY BAR 15.0 233 PM 2/06
...SHENANDOAH COUNTY...
3 E WOODSTOCK 26.0 128 PM 2/06 AVERAGE DEPTH
3 SSE TOMS BROOK 22.0 1210 PM 2/06
...SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY...
4 SE THORNHILL 7.0 1247 PM 2/06
...STAFFORD COUNTY...
2 E ROSEVILLE 14.0 1100 AM 2/06
...WARREN COUNTY...
1 ENE HOWELLSVILLE 32.0 1130 AM 2/06
1 SW FRONT ROYAL 26.0 238 PM 2/06 AVERAGE DEPTH
WEST VIRGINIA
...BERKELEY COUNTY...
1 SSW VANVILLE 28.0 1118 AM 2/06
1 ESE GERRARDSTOWN 22.5 1200 PM 2/06
2 N FALLING WATERS 22.0 1104 AM 2/06
...GRANT COUNTY...
BAYARD 33.0 1225 PM 2/06
...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY...
2 WNW LEHEW 34.0 1250 PM 2/06
1 SW BLOOMERY 33.5 1255 PM 2/06
3 E ROMNEY 28.0 956 AM 2/06 ELEV. 1400 FT
...HARDY COUNTY...
LOST RIVER 14.0 957 AM 2/06
...JEFFERSON COUNTY...
1 W CHARLES TOWN 19.0 1021 AM 2/06
...MINERAL COUNTY...
2 SW KEYSER 29.2 255 PM 2/06
KEYSER 28.5 1210 PM 2/06 WATER EQ 2.46 28F
1 WSW RIDGELEY 28.3 1122 AM 2/06
...MORGAN COUNTY...
1 W SMITH CROSSROADS 33.0 1000 AM 2/06
1 WSW BERKELEY SPGS 26.0 1022 AM 2/06
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Posted by gaughanbloggin
El Nino has definitely made an impact on our weather this winter, we’ve seen lengthy Freezes, cloudier, chillier than normal and unusaul number of tornadoes.
Today, the rains rolled through…
Meanwhile, up North…
This Senate Camera shows the heavy snows moving into our Nation’s Capital.
http://www.senate.gov/general/capcam.htm
Personally, I think the weather folks are going way overboard. It appears their hyper alertness stems from a missed 8″ snowfall last weekend, image if I missed that? LOL! Forecasts were for a dusting to an inch, then 5-8″ fell… Oops!
It appears to be a classic case of overcompensating, as before the first snowflakes had fallen, much of the area was being shut down, including Airports and then there was the Blizzard Warning…
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1030 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2010
Problem is… The National Weather Service’s own web site basically say’s it is for Heavy Snow, with 3 or more hours of visibilities under 1/4mile ALONG WITH winds over 35mph AND in MOST CASES temperatures below 20F.
DEZ002>004-NJZ020>027-052130-
/O.CON.KPHI.BZ.W.0001.100205T2100Z-100207T0000Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-
CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DOVER…GEORGETOWN…REHOBOTH BEACH…
JACKSON…MILLVILLE…HAMMONTON…CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE…
OCEAN CITY…ATLANTIC CITY…LONG BEACH ISLAND…
WHARTON STATE FOREST
1030 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2010
…BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EST SATURDAY…
Now, some of these conditions may develop at some point, but it is unlikely to happen at the same time… Blizzard conditions are rare and are rarely forecasted 18-24 hours ahead of their arrival.
Additionally, it has been snowing throughout the day, yet temperatures are above freezing, which means there has been little significant accumulations, so far… Furthermore, Sleet or Freezing Rain may mix in overnight which means amounts could be substaintially below the current forecast of 20-30″. Put me down for up 24″ near Baltimore, but under 12″ from the District of Columbia (D.C.) south and eastward.
Anyway, you can follow the weather meltdown by clicking on these links:
TV Stations Streaming on the web: www.myfoxdc.com www.wjla.com www.wusa9.com
Current Observations: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=MD&prodtype=hourly When reading these look at the WIND SPEEDS.
Snowfall Reports: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=MD&prodtype=public
I will add more links over the weekend…
JG
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The great folks at the National Weather Service have put together a pictorial of the tornadoes from last week.
Notice that the track was right towards Middleburg. Click on the image to load the pictorial, warning it may take a while to load…
I wrote about this back in December…
http://gaughanbloggin.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/gray-skies-some-sun-warm-then-cold-then-warm-el-nino/
JG
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The Forecasts were amazingly close to what actually happened, when you consider the normal settling rates and melting rates for a pre-Winter snow event. The conversion is around 80% over a 24 hour period. In this case a forecast of 30″ is equivalent to 24″.
The RPM Forecast - Very Close to reality...
Click to enlarge... Saturday during the storm... In the middle of the day, Dark Skies, Golf ball Size Snowflakes, 12" on the ground and 8-10" to go...
AND THE TOTALS WERE… HISTORIC…
THE GREATEST SNOWSTORM IN DECEMBER FOR WASHINGTON D.C. IN THE PAST 200 YEARS (EVER KNOWN), IT WAS ALSO THE 5th GREATEST.
BELOW ARE STORM SPOTTER REPORTS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
600 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN FOR THE STORM THAT
AFFECTED OUR REGION FROM DECEMBER 18TH TO DECEMBER 19TH.
APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE
OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS
SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BALTIMORE
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
...DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...
THE MALL 16.0 615 PM 12/19
MARYLAND
...ALLEGANY COUNTY...
LONACONING 17.4 412 AM 12/20
NORTH BRANCH 1 N 17.0 1015 PM 12/19
CUMBERLAND 1 SSE 14.5 702 PM 12/19
FROSTBURG 14.0 700 PM 12/19
...ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY...
GLEN BURNIE 22.5 915 PM 12/19
CROFTON 21.0 1030 PM 12/19
BALT-WASH INTL ARPT 21.0 1200 AM 12/20 KBWI
ANNAPOLIS 20.8 700 PM 12/19
OWINGS 1 NNE 20.0 845 PM 12/19
GREEN HAVEN 1 NE 19.9 424 AM 12/20
GAMBRILLS 1 NW 18.0 733 PM 12/19
MILLERSVILLE 18.0 815 PM 12/19
PAROLE 1 NNW 17.0 630 PM 12/19
RIVA 2 NW 15.0 933 PM 12/19
...BALTIMORE COUNTY...
CATONSVILLE 20.5 847 PM 12/19
GUNPOWDER 1 WSW 20.5 933 PM 12/19
GARRISON 1 SE 20.4 1025 PM 12/19
ESSEX 20.0 1020 PM 12/19
PARKTON 20.0 655 PM 12/19
DUNDALK 1 SSW 19.5 700 PM 12/19
MONKTON 19.0 915 PM 12/19
REISTERSTOWN 19.0 945 PM 12/19
HAMPTON 1 W 18.0 618 PM 12/19
HUNT VALLEY 17.8 1005 PM 12/19
JACKSONVILLE 17.0 900 PM 12/19
RANDALLSTOWN 1 NW 16.5 715 PM 12/19
PARKVILLE 1 ENE 12.0 830 PM 12/19
...BALTIMORE CITY COUNTY...
CARROLL 2 W 17.0 1115 PM 12/19
...CALVERT COUNTY...
DARES BEACH 3 NW 19.0 800 PM 12/19
HUNTINGTOWN 18.8 1050 PM 12/19
...CARROLL COUNTY...
LINEBORO 3 WSW 20.0 933 PM 12/19
MILLERS 19.0 1100 PM 12/19
WESTMINSTER 1 N 18.8 729 PM 12/19
LINEBORO 2 E 18.5 800 PM 12/19
...CHARLES COUNTY...
BRYANS ROAD 2 ESE 21.2 1000 PM 12/19
DENTSVILLE 1 SW 13.5 1050 PM 12/19
WALDORF 4 SE 13.5 600 PM 12/19
...FREDERICK COUNTY...
LIBERTYTOWN 2 N 22.5 931 PM 12/19
FREDERICK 1 ESE 22.0 1100 PM 12/19
NEW MARKET 2 NW 22.0 900 PM 12/19
MIDDLETOWN 21.0 930 PM 12/19
JEFFERSON 2 NE 20.2 931 PM 12/19
POINT OF ROCKS 19.0 930 PM 12/19
WALKERSVILLE 19.0 743 PM 12/19
...HARFORD COUNTY...
EDGEWOOD 19.0 800 PM 12/19
FALLSTON 1 N 18.0 931 PM 12/19
BEL AIR 1 NE 16.5 840 PM 12/19
...HOWARD COUNTY...
COLUMBIA 23.0 945 PM 12/19
SIMPSONVILLE 1 SSE 22.9 1200 AM 12/20
COLUMBIA 2 N 22.9 950 PM 12/19
ELKRIDGE 2 W 21.0 930 PM 12/19
GLENELG 1 ENE 19.5 1050 PM 12/19
SAVAGE 1 WSW 19.0 1128 PM 12/19
HANOVER 19.0 945 PM 12/19
SAVAGE 1 N 17.0 900 PM 12/19
ELLICOTT CITY 1 ESE 16.8 900 PM 12/19
...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
BETHESDA 24.0 500 AM 12/20
OLNEY 23.3 1030 PM 12/19
DERWOOD 23.0 900 PM 12/19
GLEN ECHO 22.8 930 PM 12/19
OLNEY 1 S 22.5 800 PM 12/19
GERMANTOWN 22.0 650 PM 12/19
GAITHERSBURG 1 NW 22.0 632 PM 12/19
NORBECK 21.3 1200 AM 12/20
ROCKVILLE 2 NW 21.0 932 PM 12/19
NORBECK 1 SE 21.0 1000 PM 12/19
COLESVILLE 21.0 900 PM 12/19
GLENMONT 21.0 737 PM 12/19
POTOMAC 3 ENE 20.6 1100 PM 12/19
DAMASCUS 20.3 918 PM 12/19
BETHESDA 2 NNW 20.0 743 PM 12/19
FAIRLAND 1 ESE 20.0 815 PM 12/19
ROCKVILLE 1 SSW 20.0 800 PM 12/19
NORTH POTOMAC 1 E 19.0 1000 PM 12/19
POOLESVILLE 19.0 1230 AM 12/20
DARNESTOWN 1 SW 19.0 815 PM 12/19
SILVER SPRING 1 ESE 18.0 1000 PM 12/19
GERMANTOWN 3 E 16.5 700 PM 12/19
...PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY...
LAUREL 19.1 1000 PM 12/19
BOWIE 2 NNW 19.0 921 PM 12/19
BOWIE 18.8 802 PM 12/19
HYATTSVILLE 18.0 812 PM 12/19
GLENN DALE 3 ENE 18.0 1050 PM 12/19
FOREST HEIGHTS 1 SSE 17.0 720 PM 12/19
BELTSVILLE 1 SSW 15.0 1110 PM 12/19
ADELPHI 1 ENE 13.8 1000 PM 12/19
...ST. MARYS COUNTY...
HOLLYWOOD 1 NNE 15.8 300 AM 12/20
HOLLYWOOD 14.5 950 PM 12/19
...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
SMITHSBURG 21.0 742 PM 12/19
HANCOCK 16.0 630 PM 12/19
VIRGINIA
...ALBEMARLE COUNTY...
EARLYSVILLE 3 NW 23.0 1045 PM 12/19
EARLYSVILLE 23.0 1010 PM 12/19
CROZET 22.0 600 PM 12/19
MONTICELLO 1 NW 19.0 1000 PM 12/19
...ARLINGTON COUNTY...
BALLSTON 1 SW 20.5 100 AM 12/20
ARLINGTON 20.5 800 PM 12/19
BAILEYS CROSSROADS 1 19.3 945 PM 12/19
FALLS CHURCH 1 ENE 19.2 1100 PM 12/19
REAGAN NATIONAL AIRP 16.4 1200 AM 12/20 KDCA
...AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA...
STUARTS DRAFT 28.8 600 PM 12/19
FISHERSVILLE 26.0 600 PM 12/19
...CITY OF ALEXANDRIA...
BARCROFT 2 ESE 20.0 1244 AM 12/20
ALEXANDRIA 19.0 741 PM 12/19
ALEXANDRIA 1 SE 15.0 614 PM 12/19
...CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE...
CHARLOTTESVILLE 21.0 600 PM 12/19
...CITY OF WAYNESBORO...
WAYNESBORO 28.0 600 PM 12/19
...CLARKE COUNTY...
BERRYVILLE 1 NW 22.0 857 PM 12/19
BERRYVILLE 22.0 720 PM 12/19
BERRYVILLE 2 NE 21.0 700 PM 12/19
...FAIRFAX COUNTY...
CENTREVILLE 1 SE 23.0 820 PM 12/19
CHANTILLY 1 N 22.0 1230 AM 12/20
GREAT FALLS 2 NW 21.8 1120 PM 12/19
HERNDON 1 NNE 21.0 1000 PM 12/19
BURKE 1 NNW 21.0 1200 AM 12/20
LORTON 20.8 1000 PM 12/19
VIENNA 20.5 700 PM 12/19
CHANTILLY 3 SE 20.0 845 PM 12/19
RESTON 20.0 845 PM 12/19
FAIRFAX STATION 1 NN 19.2 1100 PM 12/19
LINCOLNIA 1 W 19.2 940 PM 12/19
FRANCONIA 1 N 18.0 1227 AM 12/20
RAVENSWORTH 17.5 830 PM 12/19
...FAUQUIER COUNTY...
OPAL 21.8 1035 PM 12/19
MARSHALL 21.0 1107 PM 12/19
WARRENTON 4 SE 20.5 900 PM 12/19
BEALETON 1 ESE 18.0 900 PM 12/19
...FREDERICK COUNTY...
WHITACRE 1 ESE 19.0 600 PM 12/19
STEPHENS CITY 2 E 18.5 945 PM 12/19
WINCHESTER 18.0 930 PM 12/19
WINCHESTER 5 NE 17.8 800 PM 12/19
...GREENE COUNTY...
RUCKERSVILLE 1 W 19.5 815 PM 12/19
MCMULLEN 16.5 702 PM 12/19
...LOUDOUN COUNTY...
LUCKETTS 22.0 1000 PM 12/19
BLUEMONT 21.0 745 PM 12/19
DULLES INTL 3 NW 19.3 1200 AM 12/20 NWS OFFICE
ASHBURN 19.0 710 PM 12/19
LOVETTSVILLE 19.0 611 PM 12/19
ARCOLA 1 SSW 18.5 810 PM 12/19
DULLES INTERNATIONAL 18.0 1200 AM 12/20 KIAD
...NELSON COUNTY...
WINTERGREEN 30.0 600 PM 12/19
...PAGE COUNTY...
LURAY 1 SW 17.0 1130 PM 12/19
...PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY...
WOOLSEY 3 NNW 19.3 932 PM 12/19
MANASSAS 18.0 1200 AM 12/20
...ROCKINGHAM COUNTY...
GROTTOES 22.0 1100 PM 12/19
MASSANUTTEN 1 SE 20.5 607 PM 12/19
...SHENANDOAH COUNTY...
TOMS BROOK 3 SSE 17.5 900 PM 12/19
...SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY...
BELMONT 4 SE 19.0 649 PM 12/19
CHANCELLORSVILLE 4 S 18.5 721 PM 12/19
...STAFFORD COUNTY...
FALMOUTH 14.0 1000 PM 12/19
...WARREN COUNTY...
LINDEN 2 N 26.8 800 PM 12/19
FRONT ROYAL 1 ENE 21.0 748 PM 12/19
WEST VIRGINIA
...BERKELEY COUNTY...
VANVILLE 1 SSW 21.0 951 PM 12/19
BUNKER HILL 1 WNW 20.0 1000 PM 12/19
MARTINSBURG 20.0 800 PM 12/19
GERRARDSTOWN 19.5 622 PM 12/19
FALLING WATERS 2 N 19.5 613 PM 12/19
FALLING WATERS 1 NNW 17.0 1015 PM 12/19
GERRARDSTOWN 1 ESE 14.5 900 PM 12/19
...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY...
SPRINGFIELD 22.0 739 PM 12/19
LEHEW 2 WNW 20.0 739 PM 12/19
CAPON BRIDGE 6 SW 19.0 936 PM 12/19
...JEFFERSON COUNTY...
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION 20.0 900 PM 12/19
...MINERAL COUNTY...
KEYSER 21.0 738 PM 12/19
$$
KLEIN
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Posted by gaughanbloggin
THE RAINFALL TODAY WAS… about what was expected…
As I mentioned last night, today’s weather would be very changeable and it has been! Not only the steady morning rains/downpours, but we have also seen the sunshine return as temperatures “popped” into the 70’s! And because changes have been happening fast, rains rolled through here pretty quickly, most saw under 1/2″, except at the beach which was close to 1 1/2″
See Below…
Click on Image to Enlarge
THE LOW PRESSURE GIVING US RAIN TODAY LOOKED LIKE A HURRICANE…
This was not an “Eye”, but rather a circulation center whose center was clear of clouds…
BUT NOW THE STORY TURNS TO SNOW, no, not for us, but from the Mountains of North Carolina to Boston, the ground will be covered by snow… Some 2″ to 24″ of Snow! Major Cities, including Richmond (8+”), D.C. (10+”), Philadelphia (2-4″), New York (4″) and Boston (2-4″), the heaviest will be in the Piedmont areas of North Central Virgina, areas like Fredericksburg may see 18+” !!!
Click on the image below to watch the snow…
Click on Image to go to the website and see what is happening right now!
JG
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Posted by gaughanbloggin
IN THE FIRST 10 DAY’S OF DECEMBER…
We will have seen Rain 7 of 10 days, daytime highs range from only 51 to 80+, night time lows range from near freezing to only around 72… Up and Down, Up and Down…
What gives???
El Nino… Water temperatures along the equator in the Pacific Ocean are way above normal. This warming of the Pacific Equatorial Water Temps is what El Nino is all about… See this image below…
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Now, below is a different looking map showing the last time a MAJOR El Nino event was taking place, the winter of 1997-98. That winter, we had our wettest December-January-February ever! And then, we had our driest Spring in decades, which later fueled the extreme FIRES in June. Those fires were everywhere and included the evacuation of Flagler County (not kidding, if you didn’t live here back then, this is true, as embers rained down on dry ground, new fires spread like… wildfire).
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For us, short term…
It means Saturday will see Heavy Rains somewhere between St. Augustine and Brunswick, GA.
JG
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HURRICANE IDA continues to intensify this afternoon and I suspect that when hurricane hunters find Ida around 1pm we will find a Category 2 Hurricane, with the central pressure around 975mb and winds near 100mph.
UPDATE: Hurricane Hunters did find Ida with the above strength…
This will mark the peak intensity of Ida, Ida will now slowly increase in size, but weaken in terms of maximum winds.
WATER TEMPS barely support tropical storm intensity after tomorrow morning, see image below. This represents the amount of available Heat Energy. Yes, Tropical Cyclones can exist and even intensify with low Heat Content, rarely do the hold maximum winds greater than 75mph.
Earlier this year Hurricane Grace, near Ireland showed we can indeed have hurricanes over cool waters, but her winds may have never been higher than 60mph.
After she moves into the Central Gulf, this will be the case with Ida.
IMPACT ON JACKSONVILLE – Think Nor’easter
Except we will be on the Warm, Moist, not necessarily wet side of the storm. Rains will be “around” starting on Tuesday. Highest chance of rain will be west and north of Jacksonville. This includes Waycross to Live Oak. Maximum rain amounts, I suspect, will be under 2″.
JUST GOT BACK FROM BALTIMORE, I know the Jags are in town, but I am going to watch the Blue Angels this afternoon.
I will update IDA tomorrow morning.
JG
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WOW! AMAZING INDEED, BUT… Read the important message at the bottom of the blog…
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All but this one, above, appear to be typical Mid-West thunderstorms. The one above may have been from Katrina, but from Mississippi, associated with the storm surge that pushed in, but unless the photographer who took this steps forward I may never know…
NOW THE REASON I SHOW THESE, other than they are really cool looking, and they are, is that they were attached to one of the many e-mails I get throughout the year regarding HURRICANE KATRINA. Well, I can tell you emphatically all, except possibly the last one, were not taken during any point of Katrina, before, during or after…
Just another internet hoax…
MEANWHILE OVER MOSCOW, RUSSIA, “O” IS FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA? This amazing cloud formation floated overhead, see below…
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My guess is that the atmosphere near the center of the “O” was super-cooled and an aircraft just happen to loop through the region triggering rapid condensation, which can lead to sinking air, which in turn, warms the air and thereby, dry the air, leaving an “O” in the sky… Of course, it could have been an action by the CIA to intimidate the Russians by putting an “O” for Obama in the sky! Ahhh…. Probably not… 
I have also seen this look in the wake of Silver Iodine or Dry Ice testing to “seed” clouds for rain. The Chinese and Russians have been known to be doing this for decades. Here’s an image…
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JG
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AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, WE HAVE BEEN CHANGING OUR NEWS “LOOK”… And these changes are moving into the weather department as well… Been working very hard on these changes and I will be looking for any and all, for better or worse, comments when we debut them at the end of the month.
In the meantime, changes came to JAX today, an expected cool front, unexpectedly moved further south and the result… A 20 degree drop in afternoon high temps!
JIA, yesterday… 93
JIA, today… 74
But just south of town… 92 in Ocala!
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I will talk-up the blog once all of our new weather graphics are on-air… About 2 weeks from now!
JG
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