Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Wednesday night snow

Today's clipper system tracked far enough to the South to provide cold enough temperatures to support snow. Right now the snow has ended across the Upper Shore counties and Central and Northern Delaware. A heavier snow band set up across the Upper MD shore and Kent county, DE county for much of the afternoon. That prompted a Snow Advisory into the evening for those areas for 1-2 inches of snow, with isolated higher amounts. There was an impressive unofficial report of 5" in Stevensville, MD in Queen Anne's county. I haven't heard or seen any other reports at this time. It's still snowing in Salisbury but it is light enough for it to melt on most of the streets. However temperatures will drop through the 20s tonight allowing for standing water to freeze and cause black ice. So the kids may get lucky tomorrow with possible delays due to icy spots.

I checked the latest satellite image for any breaks in the clouds to view the eclipse tonight. Right now the clouds look pretty overcast even up in the Northern areas where the snow stopped. But there did look like there were a few breaks in the clouds to the Northwest. Hopefully, there will be some breaks in the clouds, at least in the Northern areas for eclipse viewing. Just keep your eye in the sky until midnight tonight for a chance to see it.

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