Images of day: Massive storm, big time rains

Are you ready to get wet? Find those rain boots and cover jackets... I better look for them, too!

Any gardeners or farmers reading this--happy about this much rain? Or, in your opinion, is it too much...

umm, looking at that GOES image...does that storm have an "eye" ?!

Wish it was all snow.

@AndrewRockville

Don't think that's an eye-like feature...just a random easing in the cloud cover. Low pressure center was south of there.

If this were snow, that red spot would be a big blank hole over the DC area.

@JCR7

if this were snow, DC would get 25-30 inches.

CWG,

i am a farmer out in barnesville and all this rain for us will be bad. the fertilizer we just put down is going to wash away. :(

@JCR7

if this were snow, DC would get 25-30 inches.

CWG,

i am a farmer out in barnesville and all this rain for us will be bad. the fertilizer we just put down is going to wash away. :(

Drought buster!

If you look at radar now and trends from the last few hours, it looks completely unimpressive - almost like the bulk of the rain is going to miss us.

I'm not saying it will miss us, but it's interesting - if this were a pending snowstorm, we'd all be crying "bust" right about now.

March showers bring...depression. I hope this means a dry early Spring.

Folks, I posted these remarks earlier today, but they bear repeating. I'm beyond scared to death with all this rain coming. My shrink told me to buy an umbrella. I'm going to do that, but I'm still so worried. What happens if I get swept up by a raging Middle Patuxent Creek that runs about 1/2 mile behind my condo? Please, will someone advise me? Should I buy some t-paper, milk and bread just in case I can't get out for a few days?

rpcv84, your plan sounds solid. I'd include some Jack Daniels or Jameson on your list though. You know, just in case. . .

some march weather trivia:

wettest.. 8.84" in 1891

driest....0.05" in 2006

snowiest..19.3" in 1914

avg pcp...3.60"

avg snowfall..1.6"

record high...93° in 1907

record low...4° in 1873

lowest high temp...20° in 1873 & 1885

and on this day (march 9) in 1999, we had 8.4" of snow

Source: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/climate/dca/Dcamar.txt

gosh, march sure can be a dynamic month - - you could have a temp of 4° or 93° during the same month!

rpcv84,
hurry... go now! don't forget eggs!

300_sq_ft,
just based on the radar, i can totally see us sneaking through that little gap in the radar and getting essentially nothing. but the models seem to be showing something "new" popping up tomorrow kind of behind the radar stuff.

Some march weather trivia:
wettest.. 8.84" in 1891
driest....0.05" in 2006
snowiest..19.3" in 1914
avg pcp...3.60"
avg snowfall..1.6"
record high...93° in 1907
record low...4° in 1873
lowest high temp...20° in 1873 & 1885
and on this day (march 9) in 1999, we had 8.4" of snow

Source: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/climate/dca/Dcamar.txt

gosh, march sure can be a dynamic month - - you could have a temp of 4° or 93° during the same month!

Posted by: BobMiller2 | March 9, 2011 9:07 PM | Report abuse
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You forgot one thing:

most dreadfully scary rain storm ever requiring everybody to be equipped with an umbrella and duck boots: March 9, 2011

Is it raining yet? -taps fingers-

Some march weather trivia:
wettest.. 8.84" in 1891
driest....0.05" in 2006
snowiest..19.3" in 1914
avg pcp...3.60"
avg snowfall..1.6"
record high...93° in 1907
record low...4° in 1873
lowest high temp...20° in 1873 & 1885
and on this day (march 9) in 1999, we had 8.4" of snow

Source: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/climate/dca/Dcamar.txt

gosh, march sure can be a dynamic month - - you could have a temp of 4° or 93° during the same month!

Posted by: BobMiller2 | March 9, 2011 9:07 PM | Report abuse
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Fascinating. What's the chance we could have a hurricane in March? Please report minimal at best as I'm already scared to death.

Is it raining yet? -taps fingers-

Posted by: megamuphen | March 9, 2011 9:31 PM | Report abuse
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Yes, here in lower HoCo it's raining men!!

Oh brother...

@walter

I know what you're saying. It kind of looks like a rain hole is about to come our way.

@walter

I know what you're saying. It kind of looks like a rain hole is about to come our way.

Posted by: 300_sq_ft | March 9, 2011 9:48 PM | Report abuse
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I think you're right. I just talked to my brother in Roanoke. Skies are clear, winds are calm with occasional gusts out of the N-NE at 1 mph, barometric pressure is 31.85 and rising, temp is now at 71 degrees F.

Was all my worry and fear for naught?

rpcv84 the temp in roanoke is 44 not 70!

rpcv84 the temp in roanoke is 44 not 70!

Posted by: teebyrd86 | March 9, 2011 10:10 PM | Report abuse
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It's 70 inside the house. How stupid of me. I'm so upset about all this rain I can't even think straight.

Showers are around. A bit damp in Cleveland Park.. Who is seeing precip? I know you're out there!

It is actually raining here, I went and checked after I posted. :-)

that satellite image makes so much more sense when you've just had an exam on convergence and divergence, jetstreaks, and occluded fronts. I will never look at these storms the same way I used to :)

High winds and rain started about half hour ago at the 301 Bridge.

@rpcv84 - Abandon your car... NOW!

light, polite rain in falls church. this is so much less stressful than watching a snowstorm develop (or not develop - as tends to be the case...). if the rain under-performs, i'm like, "meh...oh well...what's the diff?"

Looks like a madonna holding the baby Jesus.