January 14 2019

The final snow reports are in for the first snowstorm of 2019. There is now doubt this was an overachiever, but we were leaning that way going in to it. If you had followed my forecast, then you saw my increase in totals going along with my thoughts that the storm itself would be stronger and farther north. That is what happened. This final snow report shows that northern areas did verify with the snow expectations, but some central Maryland regions got a lot more.

Snow Cover Seen From Space

Needless to say, snow covered the ground and when the sky cleared this afternoon, the visible satellite image showed the snow from space

Below is a breakdown of how much snow fell between Saturday January 12 and Sunday January 13 2019. We are still beta testing our interactive mapping of snow reports compared to my forecast. This feature includes reports from the four NWS Office Coverage areas for our region. These include: Baltimore/Washington; State College in PA, Mount Holly/Phildadelphia for Delmarva;  and Wakefield VA for southern Maryland and southeast VA. The list below is primarily from NWS Baltimore/Washington. But I added a few others in where I could.

 

Grade My Forecast

I do ask that you take a look and then go back to the post you saw this link and give my forecast a grade. Overall I would say this was a B+, but if you are location specific, you may differ. I know some are strict to the numbers, while others will look at the timing that worked out well. The mention of the overachiever potential along with the second surge of Sunday snow may play a role in your grading. I would like to hear what you think.

Since the interactive map may be tough to navigate on some phones, I am also including my forecast map and maps of the reports from some areas in Maryland.

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Key Top Snow Reports

  • 6.6″ = BWI Airport (Baltimore)
  • 9.0″ = Catonsville
  • 9.8″ = Annapolis
  • 10.2″ = Washington National Zoo
  • 12.7″ Damascus
  • 13″ = Columbia

 

Snow Map Project Partner

Supporter of Just In Power Kids and Maryland Trek 6 in August 2019.

 

With the help of my friend Jarod Scott, we put together this interactive snow map for our region. You should be able to see my forecast and zoom in to your area to compare.

Eventually we will build in more interactive features for you to be part of the reporting.  Please let us know what you think. #FITF

Interactive Snow Map

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Click each dot to read the latest snow report. Notice the time stamp when it was posted.

My forecast map and NWS forecasts should be able to be toggled to compare

If you are on a phone, turn sideways for better viewing

 

 

My Final Snow Forecast: Before The First Flakes Fell

The 6 to 12 inch range moved way north into Montgomery and Howard Counties in Maryland. The Pennsylvania locations were low, mostly just under 3 inches.

  • A:   6 to 12 inches
  • B:   5 to 8 inches
  • C:   3 to 6 inches
  • D:   1 to 3 inches

 

Snow Spotter List (From NWS Baltimore/Washington)

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

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

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

...District of Columbia...
   Somerset 1 SE         10.8   915 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   National Zoo 1 WSW    10.2  1028 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Rock Creek             8.8   952 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

MARYLAND

...Allegany County...
   Ridgeley 1 NW          6.5  1149 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Frostburg 2 ENE        5.5  1252 AM  1/14  Trained Spotter         
   Wolfe Mill 2 NNE       3.4   755 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...Anne Arundel County...
   Annapolis 1 NW         9.8  1100 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Crownsville 3 SSW      9.0   900 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Riva 2 WNW             8.5   930 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Fort Meade 2 ESE       8.0   935 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Upper Marlboro 4 E     7.7  1145 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Chelsea Beach  NNE     7.4   750 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Annapolis 1 S          7.1   630 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Bwi Airport            6.6  1200 AM  1/14  Airport                 
   Green Haven 1 ESE      6.2   830 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...Baltimore County...
   Catonsville 2 WNW      9.0   926 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Middle River 1 N       5.8   921 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Daniels 1 ESE          5.8   925 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   White Marsh 2 E        4.9  1201 AM  1/14  Trained Spotter         
   Glyndon 1 E            4.7  1034 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Upper Falls 1 NNE      4.3   900 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Brooklandville 2 NNW   4.2   715 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Long Green 2 NW        3.3   830 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter       

...Calvert County...
   Dunkirk 2 SSW          9.5  1005 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Prince Frederick 1 S   7.8  1100 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Huntingtown 2 WNW      7.2   835 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Huntingtown 2 SW       7.0  1036 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...Carroll County...
   Sykesville  E          5.8   900 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...Charles County...
   Dentsville 1 SW        8.6   130 AM  1/14  Trained Spotter         
   Waldorf 2 W            6.8   630 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...Frederick County...
   Point of Rocks 1 NE   10.2   815 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Adamstown 1 ESE        9.5  1033 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Park Mills 3 ESE       9.0  1054 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Bloomfield 2 WSW       8.0   948 PM  1/13  NWS Employee            
   New Market  N          6.3  1045 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Walkersville 1 E       6.2   746 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Sabillasville 2 SSE    4.5   800 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...Howard County...
   Columbia              13.0  1028 PM  1/13  NWS Employee            
   Columbia 2 N          12.9  1145 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Simpsonville  E       12.0  1130 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Simpsonville 1 SSE    11.6  1030 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Elkridge 2 W          11.3  1100 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Simpsonville 1 W      11.0   945 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Scaggsville 1 ENE     10.1  1150 PM  1/13  NWS Employee            
   Roxbury Mills 2 ESE   10.0   930 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Savage 1 WSW           9.8  1100 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Elkridge 2 WSW         9.8   820 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Savage 1 ESE           9.6   805 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Elkridge 2 WNW         9.5  1005 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Columbia  W            9.0   745 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Ellicott City 2 NE     9.0   930 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Ellicott City          9.0  1148 PM  1/13  Broadcast Media         
   Elkridge               8.8  1055 PM  1/13  NWS Employee            
   Elkridge 3 WNW         8.2   830 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Columbia 2 NW          8.0   823 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Jessup 2 WSW           8.0   650 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Oella 1 WSW            7.5   715 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Hanover  ENE           7.0   800 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter     

    

...Montgomery County...
   Damascus 3 SSW        12.7   151 AM  1/14  Co-Op Observer          
   Germantown            12.5  1146 PM  1/13  Private Company         
   Damascus 1 SE         12.4  1100 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Washington Grove 1 N  12.3   843 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Rockville 2 SSW       11.6   930 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Olney 1 S             11.5   940 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Four Corners 1 N      11.2   615 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Bethesda 1 NNW        11.0  1000 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Four Corners 1 S      11.0   940 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   White Oak 1 W         11.0   800 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Norbeck 1 ESE         10.8  1000 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Potomac 1 N           10.8  1100 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Laytonsville 1 NE     10.0   744 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Montgomery Village    10.0   832 PM  1/13  NWS Employee            
   Potomac 1 ENE         10.0   930 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Rockville 2 WNW       10.0  1000 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Four Corners 1 NNW    10.0   640 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Garrett Park 1 WSW     9.0   102 AM  1/14  Trained Spotter         
   Somerset               9.0   725 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Fairland 1 NNE         8.5   735 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter  

...Prince Georges County...
   Glenn Dale 2 ESE      12.0   907 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   College Park 1 ENE    10.7  1000 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Cheverly  S           10.0  1030 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Laurel 2 N             9.0  1243 AM  1/14  Trained Spotter         
   Marlton 1 WSW          8.8   755 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...St. Marys County...
   Hollywood 1 SSW        8.6  1115 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Callaway 2 W           7.0   942 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...Washington County...
   Boonsboro 3 NNE        7.9  1030 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Hancock 1 ESE          5.0   900 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Long Meadow 1 SSE      4.5   900 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter       

PENNSYLVANIA

...ADAMS COUNTY...
   CASHTOWN 1S            3.0   700 AM  1/13  CO-OP OBSERVER          
   CASHTOWN               3.0   700 AM  1/13  CO-OP OBSERVER          
   ARENDTSVILLE           2.8   700 AM  1/13  COCORAHS                
   1 SSW EAST BERLIN      2.3   730 AM  1/13  COCORAHS                
   YORK SPRINGS           2.0   700 AM  1/13  COCORAHS                
   HANOVER                2.0   800 AM  1/13  CO-OP OBSERVER
..YORK COUNTY...
   1 S YORK               3.5   800 AM  1/13  SOCIAL MEDIA            
   SPRING GROVE           2.5   830 AM  1/13  TRAINED SPOTTER         
   1 S NEW SALEM          2.5   839 AM  1/13  TRAINED SPOTTER         
   1 ESE MANCHESTER       2.3   700 AM  1/13  COCORAHS                
   3 W MANCHESTER         2.1   700 AM  1/13  COCORAHS                
   WEST MANHEIM           2.0   850 AM  1/13  TRAINED SPOTTER         
   1 WSW EMIGSVILLE       2.0   700 AM  1/13  COCORAHS                
   HANOVER                2.0   800 AM  1/13  CO-OP OBSERVER
..LANCASTER COUNTY...
   HOLTWOOD               2.0   800 AM  1/13  TRAINED SPOTTER         
   MILLERSVILLE           2.0   700 AM  1/13  CO-OP OBSERVER          
   SAFE HARBOR            2.0   800 AM  1/13  TRAINED SPOTTER         
   2 SSE ADAMSTOWN        1.8   700 AM  1/13  COCORAHS                
   LITITZ                 1.8   800 AM  1/13  COCORAHS                
   4 NE LANCASTER         1.8   737 AM  1/13  TRAINED SPOTTER         
  

VIRGINIA

...Albemarle County...
   Charlottesville 1 W    4.7  1004 PM  1/13  Public                  

...Arlington County...
   Reagan National Apt   10.3  1259 AM  1/14  Airport                 
   Ballston 1 SW         10.0   800 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Westover 1 SE          9.8  1005 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Ballston 1 SSW         8.3   800 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...City of Alexandria...
   Alexandria 1 ESE       8.0  1014 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Alexandria 1 W         7.9   930 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...City of Fairfax...
   Fairfax 1 N            9.2   657 PM  1/13  NWS Employee            
   Fairfax 2 WNW          9.0   700 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...City of Falls Church...
   Falls Church 1 W       7.8  1005 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...City of Manassas...
   Manassas 3 SSE         7.8  1215 AM  1/14  Trained Spotter         

...City of Manassas Park...
   Manassas Park 1 SW     8.8  1203 AM  1/14  Trained Spotter         

...Clarke County...
   Berryville 1 NNW       8.0  1115 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Berryville 1 NE        6.0   715 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...Fairfax County...
   Chantilly 1 ENE       10.9   142 AM  1/14  NWS Employee            
   Merrifield 1 SE       10.5   730 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Chantilly 3 N         10.5  1148 PM  1/13  NWS Employee            
   McLean                10.5   830 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Vienna 1 SSW          10.3   145 AM  1/14  NWS Employee            
   Langley 1 SE          10.2  1100 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Chantilly 2 N         10.2   717 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Herndon 1 NNE         10.1  1030 PM  1/13  NWS Employee            
   Wolf Trap  S           9.9   825 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Reston 2 SW            9.7  1115 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Baileys Crossroads 1   9.5   745 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   McLean 2 SW            9.2   658 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Chantilly 3 NE         9.2   630 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Herndon 2 ENE          9.0  1035 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Vienna 1 WNW           9.0   750 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Franconia 1 SSW        9.0  1115 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Reston 2 N             9.0  1000 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Annandale  S           8.9  1045 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Rose Hill  ENE         8.6   800 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Centreville  W         8.5   945 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Oakton 1 WSW           8.5   805 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Lincolnia 2 S          8.2   850 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Franconia 1 N          8.0   139 AM  1/14  Trained Spotter         

...Frederick County...
   Winchester 2 S         7.0  1235 AM  1/14  Trained Spotter         

...Highland County...
   Monterey 2 WSW         4.0   904 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...Loudoun County...
   Leesburg 1 N          11.4  1021 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Leesburg 2 E          11.0   945 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Purcellville 1 SW     10.8  1144 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Leesburg 1 ESE        10.8   822 PM  1/13  NWS Office              
   Dulles International  10.6  1200 AM  1/14  Airport                 
   Ashburn 1 NNE         10.5   940 PM  1/13  NWS Employee            
   Leesburg 1 NNW        10.0   750 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Arcola 1 NNE           9.5   625 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Middleburg 2 NW        9.5   900 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Hughesville 1 ESE      9.5  1015 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Round Hill 1 WNW       9.3  1045 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Leesburg 2 NW          9.0   706 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Purcellville           8.6   800 PM  1/13  NWS Employee            
   Sterling Park 2 ENE    8.5   900 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...Orange County...
   Flat Run 1 N           5.5   730 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...Page County...
   Panorama 2 WSW         6.0   800 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...Prince William County...
   Woolsey 1 SW           9.1   950 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Greenwich 2 ENE        9.0  1133 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Independent Hill 2 E   9.0   945 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Sudley                 8.0  1254 AM  1/14  NWS Employee            
   Gainesville 2 SSE      7.8   930 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Dumfries 1 ENE         7.5  1149 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Nokesville             7.3   700 PM  1/13  NWS Employee            
   Lake Ridge 4 WNW       6.3   900 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...Stafford County...
   Brooke 1 ESE           7.4  1159 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   White Oak 5 SSW        7.1   950 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Aquia 1 NNE            7.0  1220 AM  1/14  Trained Spotter         
   Glendie 2 SSE          7.0  1024 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   White Oak 3 SSE        6.5  1000 PM  1/13  CoCoRaHS                
   Garrisonville 1 ESE    6.2  1030 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Garrisonville 1 SSW    6.1  1008 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Roseville 2 WNW        6.0  1040 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...Warren County...
   Karo 1 WSW             8.1   123 AM  1/14  Trained Spotter         
   Nineveh 2 NNE          7.5  1159 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

WEST VIRGINIA

...Berkeley County...
   Martinsburg 2 E       11.7  1000 PM  1/13  NWS Employee            
   Martinsburg Arpt 1 N  10.6  1144 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Bunker Hill  SE        9.5  1125 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Glengary 1 ESE         7.0   804 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Falling Waters 2 NW    6.3   923 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...Hampshire County...
   Capon Bridge 3 WSW    10.0   730 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...Hardy County...
   Wardensville 3 E       9.0  1205 AM  1/14  Trained Spotter         

...Jefferson County...
   Shepherdstown 4 NNW    7.0   915 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
   Halltown 2 N           6.8   705 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...Mineral County...
   Keyser                 5.8  1003 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         

...Morgan County...
   Smith Crossroads 1 W   4.7   820 PM  1/13  Trained Spotter         
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