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From: smwincva_wxman{at}webtv.net
Date: Fri Jan 28 2005 - 19:29:17 EST
Winchester VA
For the third time this week, morning lows fell into the single digits.
Temperatures early Friday fell to near zero in the mountains. Elkins WV
fell to 1 above, and Savage River Dam fell to 1 below.
In the northern Shenandoah Valley, 17 of 22 AWS-Weatherbug sites fell
into the single digits.
Coldest readings include:
Inwood (WV) Primary School 4
Mussleman MS, (Bunker Hill WV) 5
Sandy Hook ES, (Strasburg VA) 5
Five sites in the Martinsburg WV area fell to 6.
Last weekend, the mid Atlantic got a taste of winter weather. The snow
totals in most areas (except N & E of Baltimore) were generally light.
We had the heaviest snow between 11:30am and 1pm last Saturday. We had
another coating about 11pm that night. I measured 3" total with a water
content of .30"
The Weather Channel compiled the following unique factors with last
weekend's storm:
*Richmond VA- Freezing rain & sleet w/ lightning
*East Falmouth MA- 8 inches of snow in 75 minutes
*Barnstable MA- 78mph wind gust
In addition, Jesse Ferrell, founder of http://www.weathermatrix.com
posted these extremes:
Most snow- Plymouth & Salem MA 38"
PWG- 84mph at Nantucket MA
More at http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/stormreports/message/9526
Winds picked up later night & caused some blowing snow, but a lot less
than I expected. Winds Sunday increased to 25 - 30mph. My peak wind gust
(PWG) was 35mph, similar to Weatherbug sites in the area.
Other strong PWGs in western areas include
Capon Bridge (WV) ES 42
Sandy Hook ES (Strasburg VA) 44
Winchester (VA) Regional Airport 46
In northern VA, I found 18 sites with PWGs over 40mph. Stronger gusts
include:
Leesburg Godfrey Apt. 51
Chantilly HS 46
In Washington DC, 7 of 20 sites had wind gusts over 40mph. The strongest
were
Childrens Hospital 54mph
Roosevelt HS 50mph
In the MD suburbs of Washington, 11 of 34 sites had PWGs over 40mph.
Stronger gusts include:
Neelsville MS, Germantown, 48mph
Kingsview MS, Germanstown 44mph
On Monday am, with a breeze & snow cover, temperatures fell to the
coldest yet this season. Of the 21 Weatherbug sites in the northern
Shenandoah Valley, only 2 failed to fall to the single digits. A total
of 4 sites fell to 2 above. My low was 6.6º on Monday, down from
8.9º the morning before.
>From NWS data, the coldest lows Monday were shared by 3 stations, all at
2 below zero:
Moorefield WV, Sharpsburg MD; & Luray VA
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With the surge of colder air Thursday night, we had a dusting of snow
about 11pm. It either blew away or evaporated by daybreak Friday.
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And yet another winter weather "event" is forecast for this weekend in
the mid Atlantic. At this time, in our area, only 1-2" of snow is
expected. As a result no watches are in affect.
That is a different story for areas to my south.
Blacksburg (sw VA)
http://kamala.cod.edu/va/latest.wwus41.KRNK.html
Wakefield (se VA)
http://kamala.cod.edu/va/latest.wwus41.KAKQ.html
Below are some links to last weekend's storm and this week's cold.
I'll be posting updates when the snow starts accumulating this weekend.
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PHOTOS
http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=4003288&a=31615040&f=
SNOW (& ice) TOTALS
Snow totals for Jan 22nd clipper:
Blacksburg (sw VA)
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/43710
Baltimore/ Washington
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/43709
Wakefield (se VA)
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/43696
Clipper snow in SW VA, amounts from Fri 1/21
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/43711
NEWS COVERAGE
from the Washington Post & Richmond Times Dispatch
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/43712
from the NY Times, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, & from Rhode Island
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/43745
TEMPERATURES
Hi & Lo temps precip, 24 hours ending 8am Sun 1/23 in Baltimore
Washington CWFA
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/43694
at 7am Mon 1/24 in MD/VA/WV
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/43695
at 7am Fri 1/28 in MD/VA/WV
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/43740
24 hours ending Fri am 1/28 for Baltimore Washington CWFA and WV
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/43741
WIND GUSTS (Sun 1/23)
Baltimore Washington
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/43707
Blacksburg (sw VA)
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/43708
Steve Minghini
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