Northern Garrett Cam facing east, glazed over and then snowed over, not much to see on it today.

Canaan really missing out on the action today. Light glaze, little sleet

Frostburg State University in the heart of todays action

 

March 20.                 min.       max.      avg

Bitt 2NW valley      22.7         37.7      30.2

Garrett College       22.9         38.8      30.8

Can-Heights            21.6          37.5     29.5

CRN-Canaan           23.4          40.0     31.7

Cabin Mt                 18.9          35.2     27.0

Cabin Mt north no data

Spruce Knob no data

Snowshoe/S.C          24.4          36.9      30.5

Can-Valley Floor     22.7          40.5      31.6

Cresaptown             30.8           45.3     38.0

Green Bank Obs      28.4          44.6     36.5

7Springs                    24.5          37.5     31.0

A day where huge differences occured across some tight gradients. From heavy snow, to a light mix and mostly nothing. I began briefly with a light glaze, brief sleet to heavy periods of snow. From 8:30 to 10:30 over 4″ fell

Snowfall Bittinger 2NW valley 5.8 through 1pm, 1.8″ from 1pm through 6pm. Total 7.6″ today. 127.9″ on the season.

Video from near Bittinger this a.m

Daily snippets

 

Snow falling across western Md, Garrett through Washington County as well as that heavy band moving up into southern Pa. Further south, Allegheny front and east seeing much action than west of the front.

Radar today, snow avoiding some areas like the plague, while building elsewhere. Large differnce northern Garrett to southern Garrett

Temp profile this afternoonrtma_t2m_conus2

ROUND 2 TONIGHT/TOMORROW

Overnight into tomorrow, round 2 develops. In general this looks like a widespread 4-8″ snowfall with areas that get into banding running 10-12″. Overnight, this area looks to be of high potential to see some of those heavy rates. Screenshot_20180320-141132

Tomorrow early morning to early afternoon that looks to trend north. This is still a bit questionable with some discrepancy in model output, but this area I think is the area to watch for some heavier rates.  Always a tough call when the energy is transferred to the coast. The NW edge will loose oomph. Screenshot_20180320-202523.jpg

3km Nam run for tonight, tomorrow

Further ahead, models showing potential for a significant system the weekend affecting the southern Alleghenies. Until this current system clears, I don’t think the models will handle track of that real well. Will post on this more tomorrow.

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