Yesterday a low pressure system brought an overachieved snowfall event here in the DC metro region.
Here are the totals from the National Weather Service of the storm and here is a link to the snowfall totals in the exact locations.
You can see the low pressure system and the stationary front associated with the storm. High pressure was to the North. The article by the Capital Weather Gang, gives a great explanation of why the forecast was not up to par. Many of the computer models did not agree and some where showing that there was not enough cold air or moisture to produce such an event. When the snow did start falling, the end result was more than an inch in some areas. You can also see the area around Texas which brought flash flooding to Houston.
I found the snow event a delightful treat, it was my birthday yesterday. The event is also the first snowfall of the 2012 season for DC. It was just enough for a coating and looked really nice coming down and covering the grass. There were a few slick spots on the roads however. Hopefully this won't be the last snowfall event for the season or anything like Snowmageddon, back in February last year. Oh yeah or like that DC snow hole which is clearly shown after a snowfall event back on December 26, 2010:
Yeah that's real.
Me enjoying the bit of snow :-)
I also recorded a video posted on TwitVid. Search @weathersavvy1.
Here are the totals from the National Weather Service of the storm and here is a link to the snowfall totals in the exact locations.
The storm brought over 1" in some areas. In Adelphi, MD the snow was about 0.5". This was nothing compared to the over 10' of snow that parts of Alaska received recently. I took this screen shot of the radar of the storm yesterday, as well as the weather map:
You can see the low pressure system and the stationary front associated with the storm. High pressure was to the North. The article by the Capital Weather Gang, gives a great explanation of why the forecast was not up to par. Many of the computer models did not agree and some where showing that there was not enough cold air or moisture to produce such an event. When the snow did start falling, the end result was more than an inch in some areas. You can also see the area around Texas which brought flash flooding to Houston.
I found the snow event a delightful treat, it was my birthday yesterday. The event is also the first snowfall of the 2012 season for DC. It was just enough for a coating and looked really nice coming down and covering the grass. There were a few slick spots on the roads however. Hopefully this won't be the last snowfall event for the season or anything like Snowmageddon, back in February last year. Oh yeah or like that DC snow hole which is clearly shown after a snowfall event back on December 26, 2010:
Yeah that's real.
Me enjoying the bit of snow :-)
I also recorded a video posted on TwitVid. Search @weathersavvy1.
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