January 17 2018

One thing I can say about this winter is that we have consistently had little snow events and for the most part they worked out as expected. The only hiccup was the late night high resolution models the night before that suggested there would be a snow hole and limit the amounts in central Maryland. That was my final post before heading to bed, but I stayed with my original forecast noting they were only two models and we still had light snow expected Wednesday morning.

The upper level energy did catch up enough to give us the boost in the pre-dawn hours that allowed the cold air to work its magic and take wet roads back to the icy sheet I mentioned. That was why many schools closed, even though the bulk of the snow ended during there morning commute.

Below is the comparison of snow totals to my forecast (shown first). Please go back to the social media post for this article and grade my forecast. I am usually harsh on myself, but this seems to chalk up to another A-. What do you think?

My Call For Snowfall

Baltimore officially reported 1.3 inches fitting my forecast “around 1 inch”. This brings our seasonal total to 6.5 inches.

Overall this worked out well… but I did notice the boost of snow in parts of metro Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties that were over 1 inch.

My poor reports will come from the west side west of Washington and south of Frederick. That is the outer edge of my main view, but it is on my map and does count in the grading for those who live or travel there.

Official NWS Snow Spotter Reports

See the town snow reports below the map. Close up of southern Pennsylvania below…

Maryland Reports

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS                   
                     SNOWFALL           OF 
                     /INCHES/   MEASUREMENT

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

...District of Columbia...
   1 E Washington         0.6   750 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 WSW National Zoo     0.5   702 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         

MARYLAND

...Allegany County...
   2 ESE Frostburg        2.5   700 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   2 ENE Frostburg        2.0   700 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 NW Ridgeley          2.0   815 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   SSW Cresaptown         0.9   700 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         

...Anne Arundel County...
   2 NE Green Haven       1.5  1227 PM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 ESE Green Haven      1.5   700 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   3 WNW Riveria Beach    1.4   905 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   Bwi Airport            1.3   100 PM  1/17  Airport                 
   1 WNW Odenton          1.2   800 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   2 NW Riva              1.0   930 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   Severna Park           1.0   630 AM  1/17  Public                  
   1 NW Annapolis         0.5   846 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         

...Baltimore County...
   2 E Perry Hall         2.2   915 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 N Middle River       1.8   957 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   5 SSW Bentley Spring   1.5   958 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 SSE Catonsville      1.5   830 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 NNE Perry Hall       1.5   939 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 ENE White Marsh      1.5   835 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 WSW Glyndon          1.4  1239 PM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 NNE Upper Falls      1.3   900 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 ESE Reisterstown     1.0   842 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 SW Glyndon           1.0   857 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   Cockeysville           0.9   700 AM  1/17  Broadcast Media         
   1 E Bentley Springs    0.6   700 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         

...Baltimore City...
   SE Pimlico             1.8   800 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   2 W Park Heights       1.1   831 AM  1/17  Broadcast Media         

...Calvert County...
   2 SSW Dunkirk          1.0   945 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 S Prince Frederick   0.4   920 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   2 N Drum Point         0.2   845 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         

...Carroll County...
   NE Oakland             1.2   930 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 SE Eldersburg        1.0   700 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 W Westminster        1.0   800 AM  1/17  CoCoRaHS                

...Charles County...
   NW Ripley              0.3   725 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   La Plata               0.1   800 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         

...Harford County...
   2 W Bel Air            1.8   847 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 NNE Bel Air          1.5   745 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         

...Howard County...
   2 N Columbia           1.3   700 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   Elkridge               1.3   848 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   E Simpsonville         1.2  1030 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   2 NE Columbia          1.2  1124 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 SW Oella             1.1  1105 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         

...Montgomery County...
   Damascus               1.0   840 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 ENE Montgomery Vil   0.9   900 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 ESE Norbeck          0.9   700 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 NNE Washington Gro   0.9   708 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   Takoma Park            0.8   943 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   3 SSW Damascus         0.7   800 AM  1/17  Co-Op Observer          
   1 ENE Garrett Park     0.6   930 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   Gaithersburg           0.5   839 AM  1/17  County Emrg Mgmt        

...Prince Georges County...
   Greenbelt              0.5   703 AM  1/17  Broadcast Media         

...Washington County...
   3 NNW Pecktonville     4.0   700 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter         
   1 ESE Hancock          3.0   700 AM  1/17  CoCoRaHS                
   1 SSE Long Meadow      1.3   700 AM  1/17  Trained Spotter       

Pennsylvania
Most of York County was around 2 inches.
Harrisburg and along I-81 had snow most of Tuesday helping to boost their totals to 4 inches or more

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