Mid Atlantic Winter Storms 2009-2010 updated

[tomboudreau]

Just removed 3.5 inches of snow off the driveway. Its the very wet and heavy snow in Pittsburgh, PA. NWS is calling for 10 to 14 inches now with isolated 18 inch reports. The Pittsburgh office has already 6 inches on the ground, and there are a bunch of 4 to 6 inch reports around southwestern PA. I seem to live in a hole that doesnt get as much snow as others do. On the way home from work, there was about an inch on the ground and roads were starting to become snow covered....10 miles away at home, it was snowing, but it wasnt sticking to anything.

[ohiostorm]

Just measured here in Hopewell Township, close to the Pittsburgh airport, and I have 6 1/2". Radar looks pretty busy. I would assume we will clear the foot mark tonight. Starting to get very windy now though.

[lester]

********************storm total snowfall********************

Location storm total time/date comments
snowfall of
/inches/ measurement

District of Columbia

... District of Columbia...
American University 4.0 645 PM 2/05

Maryland

... Allegany County...
Westernport 11.0 600 PM 2/05
Eckhart Mines 8.5 631 PM 2/05
1 ENE Cumberland 8.0 642 PM 2/05
1 N Frostburg 6.6 540 PM 2/05
1 ENE Mount Savage 5.1 342 PM 2/05
Frostburg 3.0 234 PM 2/05

... Anne Arundel County...
Churchton 6.0 800 PM 2/05
1 WSW Ridgeway 4.0 700 PM 2/05
1 NNW parole 3.8 705 PM 2/05
1 NW Annapolis 2.7 600 PM 2/05
1 E Churchton 2.5 700 PM 2/05
Green Haven 2.0 543 PM 2/05
Eastport 1.8 610 PM 2/05
2 NW Riva 1.5 510 PM 2/05
2 ENE Deale 1.5 534 PM 2/05
Millersville 1.0 438 PM 2/05

... Baltimore County...
1 W Hampton 3.0 715 PM 2/05
2 NW Long Green 3.0 800 PM 2/05
1 E Oella 2.0 525 PM 2/05
2 NE Catonsville 2.0 630 PM 2/05

... Baltimore City...
1 S Gwynn Oak 5.2 755 PM 2/05
Baltimore 2.5 800 PM 2/05

... Carroll County...
2 NW Eldersburg 4.5 800 PM 2/05
3 WSW Lineboro 3.0 653 PM 2/05
Mount Airy 3.0 517 PM 2/05
2 se Westminster 2.4 711 PM 2/05
Sykesville 2.0 600 PM 2/05
Taneytown 2.0 600 PM 2/05

... Charles County...
2 ESE Bryans Road 5.0 755 PM 2/05
1 SW Dentsville 2.0 615 PM 2/05

... Frederick County...
1 NNW ballenger cree 7.0 800 PM 2/05
Jefferson 3.5 400 PM 2/05
New Market 3.3 545 PM 2/05
Frederick 3.0 527 PM 2/05
1 S Frederick 2.8 507 PM 2/05
Point of Rocks 2.5 500 PM 2/05
4 SSW Frederick 2.3 500 PM 2/05
5 N Mount Airy 2.2 520 PM 2/05

... Harford County...
Pylesville 4.8 808 PM 2/05
2 E Norrisville 4.0 710 PM 2/05

... Howard County...
1 WSW Savage 4.0 710 PM 2/05
2 W Elkridge 4.0 800 PM 2/05
2 N Columbia 3.8 645 PM 2/05
1 SSE Simpsonville 2.1 500 PM 2/05

... Montgomery County...
2 ESE Germantown 5.6 800 PM 2/05
1 N Four Corners 5.0 804 PM 2/05
1 se Norbeck 4.9 740 PM 2/05
1 SSW Rockville 4.2 600 PM 2/05
1 NNW Somerset 2.5 600 PM 2/05
1 NW Gaithersburg 2.0 416 PM 2/05
1 NW Damascus 1.0 430 PM 2/05

... Prince Georges County...
3 ENE Glenn Dale 5.0 715 PM 2/05
1 NNE Greenbelt 4.5 749 PM 2/05
1 N friendly 4.0 700 PM 2/05
1 S Montpelier 4.0 700 PM 2/05
1 SSW Beltsville 3.6 708 PM 2/05
2 NNW Bowie 2.0 515 PM 2/05
2 WNW Glenn Dale 2.0 603 PM 2/05
1 NNW Berwyn Heights 2.0 545 PM 2/05

... St. Marys County...
2 se Sotterley 5.3 750 PM 2/05
ridge 5.0 720 PM 2/05
1 NNE Hollywood 5.0 740 PM 2/05
2 NNW Dameron 3.0 630 PM 2/05
1 ESE Hillville 3.0 606 PM 2/05
Hollywood 2.5 557 PM 2/05

... Washington County...
Hancock 5.4 630 PM 2/05
4 ENE Clear Spring 4.0 556 PM 2/05
2 NNW Sharpsburg 3.5 516 PM 2/05
Smithsburg 2.5 515 PM 2/05

Virginia

... Albemarle County...
2 S Monticello 7.8 706 PM 2/05
Crozet 7.5 600 PM 2/05
1 NNE charlottesvill 4.5 500 PM 2/05

... Arlington County...
1 NNE Baileys crossr 5.0 730 PM 2/05
2 ESE Barcroft 4.0 740 PM 2/05
1 SW Ballston 3.5 700 PM 2/05
Reagan National airp 3.5 800 PM 2/05
1 ENE Falls Church 3.5 700 PM 2/05

... Augusta County...
3 E Greenville 7.0 600 PM 2/05
2 W Waynesboro 6.8 615 PM 2/05
Fishersville 6.7 600 PM 2/05
2 N Staunton 5.5 300 PM 2/05

... City of Alexandria...
1 se Alexandria 4.5 736 PM 2/05
Alexandria 2.2 600 PM 2/05

... City of Harrisonburg...
2 W Keezletown 5.8 500 PM 2/05

... City of Manassas...
1 ESE Manassas 5.0 800 PM 2/05
1 W Manassas Park 1.8 436 PM 2/05

... City of Winchester...
Winchester 7.5 745 PM 2/05

... Clarke County...
Berryville 7.2 745 PM 2/05
1 NW Berryville 3.5 400 PM 2/05

... Culpeper County...
Culpeper 4.0 518 PM 2/05

... Fairfax County...
1 ENE Wolf Trap 8.0 700 PM 2/05
1 SW Burke 5.3 715 PM 2/05
Herndon 5.0 704 PM 2/05
1 se Centreville 5.0 555 PM 2/05
1 NNE Herndon 5.0 805 PM 2/05
Vienna 5.0 615 PM 2/05
3 NE Chantilly 4.0 521 PM 2/05
Lorton 3.7 700 PM 2/05
2 N Reston 3.2 600 PM 2/05
1 se the i66 and i49 3.0 422 PM 2/05
Ravensworth 3.0 530 PM 2/05
1 ENE Centreville 2.9 400 PM 2/05
1 N Franconia 2.0 557 PM 2/05
1 SSW Centreville 2.0 524 PM 2/05
Burke 2.0 415 PM 2/05
2 NE Oakton 1.5 424 PM 2/05

... Fauquier County...
1 NW Opal 2.8 600 PM 2/05
3 NNW Woolsey T 720 PM 2/05

... Frederick County...
1 S Stephenson 8.8 800 PM 2/05
2 E Stephens City 7.3 700 PM 2/05
1 N Wilde Acres 6.5 531 PM 2/05
2 S Winchester 6.0 555 PM 2/05
1 ESE Whitacre 5.0 620 PM 2/05
3 E Cross Junction 5.0 519 PM 2/05
2 E Winchester 4.0 513 PM 2/05

... Greene County...
2 se Lydia 6.0 530 PM 2/05
Ruckersville 4.0 454 PM 2/05
1 W Ruckersville 3.1 330 PM 2/05

... Highland County...
Mustoe 6.0 407 PM 2/05

... Loudoun County...
Lovettsville 6.6 800 PM 2/05
3 NW Dulles internat 6.4 700 PM 2/05
Leesburg 6.0 700 PM 2/05
Arcola 5.5 710 PM 2/05
3 WSW Ashburn 4.5 700 PM 2/05
2 ENE Lovettsville 4.0 515 PM 2/05
1 NE Ashburn 4.0 725 PM 2/05
2 SSE Arcola 4.0 520 PM 2/05
2 S Belmont 4.0 625 PM 2/05
Bluemont 3.5 333 PM 2/05
Dulles international 3.4 427 PM 2/05

... Madison County...
Haywood 6.5 606 PM 2/05

... Nelson County...
1 SSW Elma 11.8 700 PM 2/05

... Orange County...
1 NNW Barboursville 6.0 544 PM 2/05
Locust Grove 4.8 740 PM 2/05
Barboursville 2.7 444 PM 2/05

... Page County...
Ida 4.0 718 PM 2/05
1 ESE Honeyville 4.0 658 PM 2/05
1 SW Luray 4.0 800 PM 2/05

... Prince William County...
3 NNW Woolsey 5.0 515 PM 2/05

... Rappahannock County...
Washington 7.0 805 PM 2/05
2 ENE Rock Mills 5.8 700 PM 2/05

... Rockingham County...
1 SSE Singers Glen 7.8 730 PM 2/05
1 se massanutten 6.0 748 PM 2/05
Grottoes 5.0 550 PM 2/05
3 ENE Rocky Bar 2.5 322 PM 2/05

... Shenandoah County...
3 SSE Toms Brook 5.5 745 PM 2/05
2 SSW Maurertown 4.0 540 PM 2/05 wet snow

... Spotsylvania County...
4 se chancellorsvill 2.5 547 PM 2/05

... Stafford County...
3 NNE Fredericksburg 3.6 645 PM 2/05
2 E Roseville 2.5 600 PM 2/05

... Warren County...
2 N Linden 9.0 745 PM 2/05
1 S Front Royal 5.0 745 PM 2/05

West Virginia

... Berkeley County...
3 W Martinsburg 10.5 740 PM 2/05
2 N Falling Waters 8.0 800 PM 2/05
1 SSW Martinsburg 7.5 728 PM 2/05
1 SW winebrenners CR 7.0 710 PM 2/05
Bunker Hill 7.0 615 PM 2/05
2 E Martinsburg 6.3 700 PM 2/05
3 WNW Martinsburg 6.0 430 PM 2/05
1 SW Jones Springs 5.0 425 PM 2/05
1 ESE Gerrardstown 3.8 530 PM 2/05
Martinsburg 2.2 400 PM 2/05

... Grant County...
Mount Storm 10.0 750 PM 2/05
1 WSW Mount Storm 7.0 506 PM 2/05
Bayard 6.0 513 PM 2/05

... Hampshire County...
Romney 12.0 615 PM 2/05
1 SW Bloomery 2.5 152 PM 2/05

... Jefferson County...
3 NW Harpers Ferry 5.5 615 PM 2/05
1 W Charles Town 3.0 400 PM 2/05
2 WNW Halltown 2.9 435 PM 2/05

... Mineral County...
Headsville 13.5 620 PM 2/05
2 SW Keyser 13.1 800 PM 2/05
3 ESE McCoole 10.0 500 PM 2/05

[Squarethecircle]

Just went outside and took a few measurements. I got 10" in the back yard (no trees), and 7" in the front yard (trees) and on the road (no trees).

And I definitely just saw lightning.

[tomboudreau]

Wife just told me that through her twitter feed with CNN, Delaware has declared a state of emergency and has ordered all cars off roads by 10PM.

[Squarethecircle]

Also, pretty much all of the snow here has come since 5 o' clock. I nearly lost power and more importantly internet a few minutes ago.

[lester]

Also, pretty much all of the snow here has come since 5 o' clock. I nearly lost power and more importantly internet a few minutes ago.

My cable's out darn crapcast

[Squarethecircle]

There's some very heavy stuff coming in on the radar in Sterling

[lester]

There's some very heavy stuff coming in on the radar in Sterling

This is only just the beginning

Blizzard Warning extended to baltimore city

RGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
939 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

MDZ007-011-061045-
/O.EXA.KLWX.BZ.W.0001.100206T0300Z-100207T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KLWX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100206T0300Z/
HARFORD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BALTIMORE
939 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST SATURDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 TO
30 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCATIONS IN EXCESS OF 30 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE
MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS OCCURRING OVERNIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW ONE-QUARTER
MILE ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT IN HEAVY SNOW.

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35
TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RECORD
SNOWFALL FOR THE BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREAS.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS AND LIFE-THREATENING. HELP YOUR LOCAL AND STATE
GOVERNMENT FIRST RESPONDERS AND TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES BY
STAYING OFF THE ROADS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

[Stephanie]

Wife just told me that through her twitter feed with CNN, Delaware has declared a state of emergency and has ordered all cars off roads by 10PM.

I just saw that on Twitter as well.

My S.O. FINALLY came home from karate.

[Squarethecircle]

Strangely, the NWS has lowered the expected nighttime accumulations for this area from 16-22 inches to 12-18. I've already had about 7-9 inches so far tonight!

[lester]

Strangely, the NWS has lowered the expected nighttime accumulations for this area from 16-22 inches to 12-18. I've already had about 7-9 inches so far tonight!

that's an additional 12-18" with the 7-9" you already have

[Squarethecircle]

Really? They could do a better job of making that clear.

I went out and got 9" on the road, 13" in the backyard. That's kind of strange - there was only about a one inch difference during the December snow storm.

[leaf blower]

http://www.wusa9.com/video/livestream/9 ... -chat.aspx

[WeatherLovingDoc]

Would appreeciate any webcam links to watch the snowstorm if anyone has any..

been watching this one in Washington..

http://www.earthtv.com/en/camera-locati ... capitol-en


i live in Ireland and the god damn Gulf stream prevents me from ever getting any decent snow

Hello Ireland Leaf Blower! We sure could use your blower power tomorrow or so when all this snowing stops. It's a formal blizzard now, with visibility down to <1/4 of a mile, wind gusts in bands around 15 to 20 mph or so, and snow at about 2 inches per hour. Electricity has gone off, then flickered on and you can hear transponders popping with the black out. I'll look for some decent webcams in the morning, as you'd not see much tonight. Maybe too I can figure out how to post some pictures. Glad you like the snow, and wish we could send it your way. Stay well. WLD

[Squarethecircle]

Wow. About thirty minutes ago, I got 13 inches in the back yard. It's now 15 1/4. That can't possibly be right.

Also, the NWS website seems to be adjusting their figures quite frequently. They're up to 15-21 total for the night now, an inch less than they had it a couple hours ago and an inch more than they had it about a half an hour ago.

[leaf blower]

Would appreeciate any webcam links to watch the snowstorm if anyone has any..

been watching this one in Washington..

http://www.earthtv.com/en/camera-locati ... capitol-en


i live in Ireland and the god damn Gulf stream prevents me from ever getting any decent snow

Hello Ireland Leaf Blower! We sure could use your blower power tomorrow or so when all this snowing stops. It's a formal blizzard now, with visibility down to <1/4 of a mile, wind gusts in bands around 15 to 20 mph or so, and snow at about 2 inches per hour. Electricity has gone off, then flickered on and you can hear transponders popping with the black out. I'll look for some decent webcams in the morning, as you'd not see much tonight. Maybe too I can figure out how to post some pictures. Glad you like the snow, and wish we could send it your way. Stay well. WLD

Im watchin on the live stream a couple of posts up- some epic amounts of snow there- stay safe if your in it

[tomboudreau]

Live scanner feeds for different areas around PA. This is live feeds for police/fire/emergency management agencies. Probably can get these feeds for other states as well.

http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?stid=42

[tomboudreau]

This is now a recording breaking snowstorm in Pittsburgh...

Code: Select all

SXUS71 KPBZ 060530
RERPBZ

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1230 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2009

...RECORD CALENDAR DAY SNOW TOTAL FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AT
PITTSBURGH...

11.4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT PITTSBURGH ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5TH.
THIS IS A CALENDAR DAY RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. THIS
BROKE THE RECORD OF 10.4 INCHES SET ON FEBRUARY 20TH 1947 AND
FEBRUARY 14TH 1940.


[brunota2003]

Wow. About thirty minutes ago, I got 13 inches in the back yard. It's now 15 1/4. That can't possibly be right.

Also, the NWS website seems to be adjusting their figures quite frequently. They're up to 15-21 total for the night now, an inch less than they had it a couple hours ago and an inch more than they had it about a half an hour ago.

Blowing and drifting of the snow, perhaps?