[SamAdams76]

We went through this same routine almost exactly a year ago and it was a big dud. NYC and Connecticut was completely shut down and we ended up with only a few inches in NYC proper.

The winter overall was a nasty one but the storm that was hyped the most fell flat.

[jjsheridan5]

We went through this same routine almost exactly a year ago and it was a big dud. NYC and Connecticut was completely shut down and we ended up with only a few inches in NYC proper.

It would be a major indictment of weather forecasting models if DC is not hit very hard by this storm. This isn't one or two models showing a direct hit: it is pretty much all of them, on every single run. If anything, they are underplaying the threat here. They all seem to be assuming low ratios, and if higher ratios are used, the models are predicting record setting amounts of snow (coupled with sustained winds >40mph). Even the few outliers have shown over a foot (and subsequent runs went back to the 2+ foot amounts).

The infrastructure in and around the metropolitan area simply cannot deal with what appears, at this point, likely -- 2-3 feet over much of the area. This may not be a national disaster or anything. But it is going to be a major pita for those who live around DC.

[jocon307]

“The winter overall was a nasty one but the storm that was hyped the most fell flat.”

Yep and my company fell for the hype hook, line and sinker. It was nice having 3 days off for no reason at all, but you just knew it would make them reluctant to close again, which is of course what happened.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Were all the models agreeing, the way they are with this one?

[NoKoolAidforMe]

Yeah, and our a—hole governor shut down interstates and the Kaiser Wilhelm shut down the subway. For a damn snow storm???