A Sight You Seldom See
ALTHOUGH NOT ALL ROADS LOOK THIS GOOD,
MUCH PROGRESS IS UNDERWAY BY AN ARMY OF CREWS.
9:30 AM 1/25 - In midst of the snow recovery, we wish to take a moment and recognize road those AWESOME and HEROIC road crews: At the state level, in counties, cities, municipalities and the many many contractors large and small. They are the "stabilizer" in the recovery fuel of our region. Need evidence? View Maryland Traffic Cameras here.
FROM ALABAMA TO ALLENTOWN, thousands of snow removal workers and managers have been up 36-48 hours straight or more, with just an hour or two of sleep in between. The proof is in the powder, or lack of it, on major roadways. This storm dumped snow from Alabama to Maine! Take a look at the latest NOAA Storm Summary Report with snowfall totals. The scope, intensity and duration of this event is why it's east to call this a Historic Event.
WHAT ABOUT MY STREET?!? Agreed. No doubt that many secondaries and many side streets still have a lot more to be cleared. But when you have 30" of snow in 24 hours, that's not a surprise. We all are human, and unless Optimus Prime and his crew are available, equipment does break occasionally. If you have the chance to safely bring a snack or drink to a road crew worker, they sure would appreciate it.
OFFICIAL NEWS: It was the snow of this life for BWI Airport, officially 29.2" as presented in this article by Baltimore Sun Reporter Scott Dance, to whom we send our thanks for including FF in the interviews. How much fell elsehwhere? Below is a preliminary estimate from NOAA:
WHAT ABOUT MY STREET?!? Agreed. No doubt that many secondaries and many side streets still have a lot more to be cleared. But when you have 30" of snow in 24 hours, that's not a surprise. We all are human, and unless Optimus Prime and his crew are available, equipment does break occasionally. If you have the chance to safely bring a snack or drink to a road crew worker, they sure would appreciate it.
OFFICIAL NEWS: It was the snow of this life for BWI Airport, officially 29.2" as presented in this article by Baltimore Sun Reporter Scott Dance, to whom we send our thanks for including FF in the interviews. How much fell elsehwhere? Below is a preliminary estimate from NOAA:
For Maryland & Mid-Atlantic Readers
TODAY: Temps in most areas with snowcover not rising above 30 F until around 1 PM, but dropping after 5 PM. Your last good chance to get the kiddos out for sledding if you have the good fortune to be home with them.
TONIGHT Temps hold in mid to upper 20s on south winds.
TUE 1/26 AM temps near 30 F will rise to 40 F by early afternoon. Light rain is expected from mid AM onward. We can't rule out rain arriving earlier and if so, it could easily become light freezing rain due to snowpack. We'll keep watch on it for you.
WED & BEYOND Rain from Tue is likely to refreeze in colder areas, making the AM commute still icy at times. Wednesday looks to be the most "normal" day of the week temp wise, highs in the mid to upper 30s, light NW winds and no daytime precip.
NEXT STORM? There remains some concern for a coastal system on Thursday, but updated indications as of 2 PM today show a more offshore solution. In our previous report from earlier today, we noted these points:
TUE 1/26 AM temps near 30 F will rise to 40 F by early afternoon. Light rain is expected from mid AM onward. We can't rule out rain arriving earlier and if so, it could easily become light freezing rain due to snowpack. We'll keep watch on it for you.
WED & BEYOND Rain from Tue is likely to refreeze in colder areas, making the AM commute still icy at times. Wednesday looks to be the most "normal" day of the week temp wise, highs in the mid to upper 30s, light NW winds and no daytime precip.
NEXT STORM? There remains some concern for a coastal system on Thursday, but updated indications as of 2 PM today show a more offshore solution. In our previous report from earlier today, we noted these points:
- The trend with many East coast systems this winter has been for some computer models to show the storms "just offshore" a few days out. The result was a tad more onshore than originally thought.
- That is atmospheric variability for you, it is inexact and Earth has yet to produce a human being who can nail down exactly where a storm will be down to the mile even at 1 day out, let alone 4.
- Snow on Thursday in the Mid-Atlantic is not a lock by far, but it is not ruled out either. The most probable call we can make at this stage is a 20-40% chance of some light snow in the eastern Mid-Atlantic to southern New England. Need some indication from others? Here is the NOAA Day 4-7 Experimental Winter Weather Outlook.
RESOURCES: You can explore this insightful suite of winter weather resources at the NOAA Weather Prediction Center in College Park, MD.
Finally, here's a sight mostly seen by those with snow.
From Maryland reader Ms Liz. A in Brunswick, MD: 32"