Posted on 02/05/2010 12:00:39 PM PST by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON – Shoppers jammed aisles and emptied stores of milk, bread and shovels Friday as a massive snowstorm blew into the Mid-Atlantic. Forecasters predicted a record 30 inches or more for the nation's capital, and authorities already were blaming the storm for the deaths of father-son Samaritans in Virginia.
The region's second snow storm in less than two months could be "extremely dangerous," and heavy, wet snow and strong winds threatened to knock out power, the National Weather Service said.
Flakes started falling around noon in Washington, where the federal government sent workers home early. The storm's wide swath and predictions of historic proportions for an area ill-equipped for snow had airlines canceling flights and school districts closing hours before any snow arrived.
The last time D.C. got at least 28 inches of snow was in 1922. The city has seen more than a foot only 13 times since 1870, according to the National Weather Service. The storm was expected to track through Virginia and West Virginia, across Maryland into southern New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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Washington county, PA. They’re saying at least 8 inches for us.
I’m thinking this is God’s way of telling them to forget about Global Warming and try doing something useful.
I was unhappy that Missouri is expected to get 4-6”. WAS unhappy...
Excellent! As U sit in a warm climate I’ll bet;)
ooooooooooooooPS - I checked your home page -
poor Maryland;(
Global Dumping
Merrifield Garden Center, la la (I can hear the jingle in my head).
Norfolk, VA. 1517 hours (that’s 3:17 PM) Humongous snowflakes coming down hard and starting to stick. Roads not frozen yet but traffic is hosed since all the dehydrated idiots (just add water) are on the roads. They are forecasting snow changing to rain tonight.
Second snowstorm in a week in an area that maybe gets flurries once in a winter.
Please sing with me:
We wish you some global warming
We wish you some global warming
We wish you some global warming
And bring it right here.
4WD SUV weather yea!!!!!!!!!
Scott Brown brought the New England winter weather into town with him!
Ha, I knew it was the Pants On The Ground song!
Heard an hour or so ago it was snowing in DC and that stores had been emptied like they were going to be stranded for days. All I have to say is DC deserves it. Here in Texas, the sun is shining brightly.
Very good!
;)
Starting to snow here. To the PA lady....you only getting EIGHT INCHES?
We’re looking over two feet in the eye.
Just praying power stays on. We got a Jeep. It’s in the garage.
Sing with me....
I WILL SURVIVE....
Mister Plow
That’s my name.
My name again is Mister Plow.
“Wear the jacket, Homey”
It’s coming my way then...Williamsport. Hope it’s only 3-5” here up above RTE. 80.
Stay safe, fishy. Don’t shovel unless you’re under forty with well-toned muscles and low blood pressure.
“..Human sacrifice! Dogs and cats living together...!”
Pot roast in the oven weather—YAY!
Even if you’re a lusty young blade, pace yourself carefully or you’ll receive a nasty surprise in the lumbar region when you wake up the next morning.
Got to love the forums at AccuWeather...they are already licking their chops over more mid-Atlantic snow NEXT week. What’s the rush???
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