Matt Ritter
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Nine years ago today, the shelf cloud went directly over us in Cathedral Heights. This was when my desk was next to the Glass Enclosed Nerve Center. The actual severe thunderstorm followed soon after.
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#wtop #GENC #glassenclosednervecenter #severestorms #DCwx #VAwx #MDwx
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#wtop #GENC #glassenclosednervecenter #severestorms #DCwx #VAwx #MDwx
August 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Nine years ago today, the shelf cloud went directly over us in Cathedral Heights. This was when my desk was next to the Glass Enclosed Nerve Center. The actual severe thunderstorm followed soon after.
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#wtop #GENC #glassenclosednervecenter #severestorms #DCwx #VAwx #MDwx
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#wtop #GENC #glassenclosednervecenter #severestorms #DCwx #VAwx #MDwx
ATTN, fellow weather nerds (mostly meteorologists): this is sick (as the kids say)! Check out the isolated t'storms quickly growing as the cap breaks and the anvil tops are blowing east to west. [imagery COD] #meteorology #science #DCwx #VAwx #MDwx
June 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
ATTN, fellow weather nerds (mostly meteorologists): this is sick (as the kids say)! Check out the isolated t'storms quickly growing as the cap breaks and the anvil tops are blowing east to west. [imagery COD] #meteorology #science #DCwx #VAwx #MDwx
#Metallica update: still on track from the constant, non-stop pouring rain to taper to spotty showers and drizzle between 4p-6p. Cool, damp, and drizzly through the show, unfortunately.
#NorthwestStadium #DCwx #MDwx #VAwx #Pantera #SuicidalTendencies
#NorthwestStadium #DCwx #MDwx #VAwx #Pantera #SuicidalTendencies
May 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
#Metallica update: still on track from the constant, non-stop pouring rain to taper to spotty showers and drizzle between 4p-6p. Cool, damp, and drizzly through the show, unfortunately.
#NorthwestStadium #DCwx #MDwx #VAwx #Pantera #SuicidalTendencies
#NorthwestStadium #DCwx #MDwx #VAwx #Pantera #SuicidalTendencies
And there it is! More snow for us from the remnants of the upper low that moves over us overnight into the morning on Thursday. This is the energy that if it had phased with the southern stream in the Deep South would have led to a big storm.
February 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
And there it is! More snow for us from the remnants of the upper low that moves over us overnight into the morning on Thursday. This is the energy that if it had phased with the southern stream in the Deep South would have led to a big storm.
Oh, it's snowing aloft, but like we talked about yesterday, tremendously dry air in the low levels is just destroying it. That's why no data under 3k ft. I believe ultimately we'll get a dusting out of the upper low remnants tonight/tomorrow AM a la 12z HRRR. Hampton Roads coastal storm long gone.
February 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Oh, it's snowing aloft, but like we talked about yesterday, tremendously dry air in the low levels is just destroying it. That's why no data under 3k ft. I believe ultimately we'll get a dusting out of the upper low remnants tonight/tomorrow AM a la 12z HRRR. Hampton Roads coastal storm long gone.
36 hrs away from the start of the event and the SREF plumes look like this??? What kind of data is getting into the deterministic models, or are the physics of the current setup too complex? Note the mean (black line) is much higher than the recent "nothing" amounts. /jargonformeteorologists
February 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
36 hrs away from the start of the event and the SREF plumes look like this??? What kind of data is getting into the deterministic models, or are the physics of the current setup too complex? Note the mean (black line) is much higher than the recent "nothing" amounts. /jargonformeteorologists
All else being equal, I am also anticipating areas of dense fog tonight with the rain and milder temperatures moving over the snowpack
February 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
All else being equal, I am also anticipating areas of dense fog tonight with the rain and milder temperatures moving over the snowpack
Yesterday DCA got 5.9" of snow, 0.60" liquid equivalent. That's almost bullseye 10:1 ratio.
February 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Yesterday DCA got 5.9" of snow, 0.60" liquid equivalent. That's almost bullseye 10:1 ratio.
Doppler radar "donut hole" is shrinking rapidly, so precipitation is getting closer and closer to the ground. With temps in the mid 30s and dewpoints in the teens, I think we'll start off as a mix of rain and sleet briefly before changing over to all snow. HRRR has that scenario. #DCwx #VAwx #MDwx
February 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I think the #SusquehannaValley is going to get 1"-2" of snow before quickly changing to sleet, which will accumulate for several hours, then changeover to pure freezing rain for several hours. Keep in mind, models always get rid of the low level cold air there too soon. #PAwx
February 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I think the #SusquehannaValley is going to get 1"-2" of snow before quickly changing to sleet, which will accumulate for several hours, then changeover to pure freezing rain for several hours. Keep in mind, models always get rid of the low level cold air there too soon. #PAwx
Obv. ice early Thursday morning this week, possibly Sat. morning, and then a potential storm of some variety around this time next week.
February 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Obv. ice early Thursday morning this week, possibly Sat. morning, and then a potential storm of some variety around this time next week.
For DC Wed night, the freezing rain should be brief before plain rain. In Lancaster PA, I know what deterministic models are saying, but MOS and the SREFs insist on brief accumulating snow and sleet before freezing rain, plain rain later in afternoon. /meteorology
February 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
For DC Wed night, the freezing rain should be brief before plain rain. In Lancaster PA, I know what deterministic models are saying, but MOS and the SREFs insist on brief accumulating snow and sleet before freezing rain, plain rain later in afternoon. /meteorology
The escalators in my building's lobby are temporarily stairs.
February 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The escalators in my building's lobby are temporarily stairs.
I just drew on my limited ATC experience via my Flight Service Specialist career to hopefully help our reporters covering the crash ask some good questions. I was definitely able to explain a lot more during the 2023 NOTAM system crash because I dealt with those bulletins every single day.
January 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I just drew on my limited ATC experience via my Flight Service Specialist career to hopefully help our reporters covering the crash ask some good questions. I was definitely able to explain a lot more during the 2023 NOTAM system crash because I dealt with those bulletins every single day.
Man, I hope that #snowsquall breaks up before it gets to Interstate 80 in #Pennsylvania. Why do I feel like this is going to lead to something very bad? Snow squall #warnings in effect all the way up into New York state. Radio stations in PA, you gotta be on the air right now talking about these
January 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Man, I hope that #snowsquall breaks up before it gets to Interstate 80 in #Pennsylvania. Why do I feel like this is going to lead to something very bad? Snow squall #warnings in effect all the way up into New York state. Radio stations in PA, you gotta be on the air right now talking about these
I got this awesome #SunPillar this morning on #WMATA's Blue Line as we were coming into DCA. As usual, my phone washes it out too much, and the contrast was much better to the naked eye. Still, awesome. Moving on, let's thaw out now.
January 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I got this awesome #SunPillar this morning on #WMATA's Blue Line as we were coming into DCA. As usual, my phone washes it out too much, and the contrast was much better to the naked eye. Still, awesome. Moving on, let's thaw out now.
Little known fact: I lived during the pandemic in #LittleRiver #SouthCarolina (a temporary arrangement lasted three years). I am blown away at the snow pics and videos. Send more of them to wpde.com/chimein
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January 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Little known fact: I lived during the pandemic in #LittleRiver #SouthCarolina (a temporary arrangement lasted three years). I am blown away at the snow pics and videos. Send more of them to wpde.com/chimein
January 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
It's funny; seeing all the kids' reactions to the #snow in the South (presumably for the first time ever) reminds me of my reaction when I saw a desert for the first time ever. (It was on I-10 west of San Antonio).
January 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It's funny; seeing all the kids' reactions to the #snow in the South (presumably for the first time ever) reminds me of my reaction when I saw a desert for the first time ever. (It was on I-10 west of San Antonio).
Request for #Texas : photos/videos when it's safe to take them of snow around landmarks like a @HEB
, @TacoCabana
, or a @bucees.bsky.social
. #TexasSnow #WinterStorm .
, @TacoCabana
, or a @bucees.bsky.social
. #TexasSnow #WinterStorm .
January 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Request for #Texas : photos/videos when it's safe to take them of snow around landmarks like a @HEB
, @TacoCabana
, or a @bucees.bsky.social
. #TexasSnow #WinterStorm .
, @TacoCabana
, or a @bucees.bsky.social
. #TexasSnow #WinterStorm .
Reposted by Matt Ritter
This certainly seems like Lake Charles first Blizzard Warning since at least 2005 and likely since at least the early 1990s for their forecast area. It appears the same can be said about Louisiana as a whole.
LCH issues Blizzard Warning valid at Jan 26, 3:00 AM CST till Jan 26, 9:00 AM CST Link
January 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
This certainly seems like Lake Charles first Blizzard Warning since at least 2005 and likely since at least the early 1990s for their forecast area. It appears the same can be said about Louisiana as a whole.
Never mind potential anymore; I am going with 2"-4" total, snowing during the entire Rams - #Eagles game on Sunday, and it will be very cold and kinda windy regardless.
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And as a reminder: #FlyEaglesFly
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#Philadelphia #PhiladelphiaEagles
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And as a reminder: #FlyEaglesFly
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#Philadelphia #PhiladelphiaEagles
January 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Never mind potential anymore; I am going with 2"-4" total, snowing during the entire Rams - #Eagles game on Sunday, and it will be very cold and kinda windy regardless.
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And as a reminder: #FlyEaglesFly
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#Philadelphia #PhiladelphiaEagles
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And as a reminder: #FlyEaglesFly
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#Philadelphia #PhiladelphiaEagles
There is potential for at least some accumulating snow during the Rams - #Eagles game on Sunday, and it will be cold regardless. If not snowing at kickoff, starting during the game.
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Also: #FlyEaglesFly #Philadelphia #PhiladelphiaEagles
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Also: #FlyEaglesFly #Philadelphia #PhiladelphiaEagles
January 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
There is potential for at least some accumulating snow during the Rams - #Eagles game on Sunday, and it will be cold regardless. If not snowing at kickoff, starting during the game.
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Also: #FlyEaglesFly #Philadelphia #PhiladelphiaEagles
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Also: #FlyEaglesFly #Philadelphia #PhiladelphiaEagles
The smoke from the #PalisadesWildfire and others is so thick that it is showing up on dual-polarity doppler radar. It looks like some of the embers are so large that the algorithm is detecting them as "big drops" (second image). #CaliforniaWildfires #Malibu #LosAngeles
January 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The smoke from the #PalisadesWildfire and others is so thick that it is showing up on dual-polarity doppler radar. It looks like some of the embers are so large that the algorithm is detecting them as "big drops" (second image). #CaliforniaWildfires #Malibu #LosAngeles