Poochie’s Weather

We got dryslotted folks.

Upper level low allowed a dry slot to dominate the area, causing snow to end a lot earlier than expected.

Sorry bout that! Hope you didn’t get ya hopes up for snow…

Hey all you diehard Poochie Fans.

Sorry for the delay on this next storm, I have been a tad busy.

Here is my general thought on this next storm:

• 1-2 inches south and east of I-95
• 2-3 inches bordering I-95
• 3-5 inches north and west of I-95

There may be some rain mixing in southern parts of Howard County as temperatures in the upper atmosphere may not be below freezing. Mixing would definitely cut down accumulations. Locations in the northern parts of Frederick and Carroll will most likely see the higher accumulations, possibly approaching 6 inches.

There is a possibility of some changes with this storm. I am working with the Foot’s Forecast team monitoring this situation closely as this storm looks to be pretty tricky.

So stay tuned for updates.

The National Weather Service has a Winter Storm Warning in effect for all of Maryland calling for 10-20 inches of the white stuff. Roads that haven’t been plowed, will not be plowed for a long time.

16-22 inches will surely fall in our area. Amounts will increase as you go east throughout the state. Highest accumulations will occur in northeastern Maryland.

Light snow will arrive between 2-3pm today turn to moderate snow by 6pm, then heavy snow will take us over from midnight to Wednesday afternoon. Snow will end by Wednesday evening.

Check out FootsForecast.org for in depth detail on the storm and our Facebook page for the updates. I will be posting some storm videos throughout the night on the facebook page.

Here’s something cool to look at. This is the water vapor imagery for the U.S. There is an upper-level low pressure in the Midwest (swirling piece) and a surface low coming up from the gulf.

Oh and remember, no school the rest of the week.

WOW.

Both NAM and GFS models agree on 15-21 inches in our area.12-18 inches looks like a good bet for the Central MD area, with accumulations increasing as you travel east.

Arrival time will be between 12pm-2pm tomorrow afternoon and the storm will departure Wednesday afternoon.This hurt this region bad. Some places will have over 50 inches of snow on the ground. I really have no clue what road crews are gonna do with all the snow. Hopefully all roads have been cleared by now, or else it may become impossible to clear them, after the next snow.

Winter Storm Watch still in effect calling for 10+ inches.

Oh and no school for the rest of the week.

Another 6-12 inches looks to be heading our way. This El Nino winter has a lot in store for us.

A Winter Storm Watch is already in effect for our region calling for 5+ inches of snow.

Right now 6-12″ looks like a good possibility. However one of the weather computer models (GFS) gives us 18-20 inches! Woah…not out of the realm of possibilities the way winter has been this year.Several models have had differing outcomes, so we will see which way the models trend.

Check for updates tomorrow.

Haha…. no way. I am not going to even consider school until Thursday. If my opinion changes on that, I will inform you.

During the storm I was up all night, out and about making some videos of the conditions. I posted them all on “Footsforecast” Facebook page. Here is one of them

And guess what? We have another storm. That could at maximum bring us 18″. But right now it is looking like 6-12 inches is a good possibility.

This storm will arrive Tuesday afternoon and exit Wednesday.

Here is a good link to see a summary of the storm and a bunch of storm totals

P.S. Carroll and Howard counties are already out Monday.

You asked, you got it!

Some snow totals for our region after this Super Kahuna Winter Storm:

Sykesville: 28″

Elkridge: 38″

Columbia: 33.8″

Laurel: 28″

BWI: 26″

Annapolis: 17.6″

This storm has set the single storm record  for snowfall in BWI. Although in 2003 28 inches were recorded over 4 days, the snowfall was said to occur over two storm systems. This was a storm of epic proportions setting many records across the Mid-Atlantic.

Hey guys. Huge snow. 30+ inches. No school rest of the week hopefully. Another snow Tuesday Night/Wednesday.

On facebook check out footsforecast page I have put up several updates throughout the night. Pretty crazy conditions.

Well this is certainly a Super Kahuna storm. Glad we got that early dismissal already locked, now we just gotta wait for the closing. We may not be back in school until Wednesday if things shape up. Below is an excerpt of what I posted on footsforecast.org about the storm.

Winter storm warnings have just been put into affect for all of Central Maryland. Winter storm warning calls for 16-24 inches, with the heaviest snowfall occuring Friday night and early Saturday morning. This means you will wake up with an excess of a foot of snow on Saturday morning. Friday night’s conditions will be extremely trecherous. As winds pick up in combination with heavy snow, near blizzard conditions are possible. Moderate/heavy snow will continue throughout Saturday, ending during the evening. End accumulations look to be 18-26 inches by Saturday evening.    

Timing of the storm:

This storm is shaping up to be a 24hr+ storm. Precipitation will begin in central Maryland around noon, varying as you move north or south throughout the region. Snow will stop accumulating in the evening hours of Saturday. 

Decisions:

The storm arrival looks to be a dangerous one for all school systems. With an early dismissal buses are still running around just after 1 o’clock, just in time for the snow to begin. A closing of school systems would avoid any possible travel conflicts with the snow. 

Preparations:

It is highly advised to stock up on the food necessities, water, batteries, etc. as soon as possible. Grocery stores will be a complete mad house tonight and tomorrow morning. This storm has the potential to take out power for and snow us in for a couple days. So take preparations immediately.

After-Effects:

As already mentioned, this heavy wet snow could take down trees, leading to down power lines. This amount of snow will also be very heavy and hard to plow  and may cause some plows to break. Any snow that is not plowed will re-freeze as temperatures will dip into the lower teens. School systems will most definitely be affected next week. 

The difference between this storm and the December Blizzard is that the snow during this storm will be heavier and possibly greater in accumulation. Heavier snow always causes more problems than the light fluffy stuff we got earlier in December.

Last night’s snow was an appetizer, hope you aren’t full, because we got a main dish that won’t let you down.This sucker has the potential to be more powerful than the December blizzard we had. There is more precip in place, with higher temperatures. This will most likely produce anywhere between 12-24 inches of snow for our area.

Check out this satellite imagery.

I kid you not, but this already looks very similar to what the ‘93 perfect storm looked like but the storm was already over our area.

During the perfect storm our area received somewhere around 12 inches while places north of us received a general 12-20 inch. In fact localized reports of 30+ were reported. During this storm we had a rare situation where the jet streams encountered a triple phase. This means that all three jet streams (arctic, polar, sub-tropical) will combine and produce massive cyclogenesis (development of low pressure aka. explosion of moisture/wind). Theres a good history lesson for ya.

If 20 inches verifies, we will not have school Monday or Tuesday. There is also another storm possible Tuesday Night into Wednesday getting us that snow week that we have wanted for so long.

This snow will be heavy and wet causing problems with removal and possible roof collapses.

BUST POTENTIAL:A shift northward with this storm could bring possible mixing issues. Any sleet/freezing rain would cut down amounts. But sleet is just as good as snow for getting outta school.

Winter storm watch is already in effect from Friday morning to Saturday night. It states” ACCUMULATIONS…THIS STORM IS LIKELY TO PRODUCE 12 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IN THE WATCH AREA…WITH A GOOD CHANCE FOR  LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OVER 20 INCHES.”.

That’s a panic attack for MD.

Check footsforecast.org for the latest on this super kahuna.