crazy snow in MD
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From: Mount Airy,MD
Weather update for my area, another 8 or more inches.
Winter Storm Watch
DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-VAZ042-053-054-WVZ053-090100-
/O.EXT.KLWX.WS.A.0005.100209T1700Z-100211T0000Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-
NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-LOUDOUN-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...
WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE. ..ANNAPOLIS...
LEESBURG...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...CHARLES TOWN
1158 AM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW. THERE IS
A GOOD LIKELIHOOD OF SNOW IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES.
* TIMING...MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING AT THE ONSET TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TUESDAY BECOMING NORTH-
NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.
&&
DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-VAZ042-053-054-WVZ053-090100-
/O.EXT.KLWX.WS.A.0005.100209T1700Z-100211T0000Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-
NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-LOUDOUN-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...
WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE. ..ANNAPOLIS...
LEESBURG...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...CHARLES TOWN
1158 AM EST MON FEB 8 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW. THERE IS
A GOOD LIKELIHOOD OF SNOW IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES.
* TIMING...MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING AT THE ONSET TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TUESDAY BECOMING NORTH-
NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.
&&
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From: Butler, Pennsylvania
Butler County
Winter Storm Watch:
Winter storm watch remains in effect from Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon,
The national weather service says a winter storm watch remains in effect from Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon.
A strong low pressure system moving eastward through the upper ohio valley Tuesday into Wednesday may bring more than 6 inches of snow accumulation this period. A short period of mixed wintry precipitation is possible south of interstate 70 late Tuesday.
There is still much uncertainty with the exact track and timing of the storm, both of which will greatly affect snowfall accumulations.
A national weather service winter storm watch means there is a potential for significant snow, sleet, or ice accumulations that may impact travel, as well as continued snow clearing and power restoration efforts.
Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.
When snow begins Tuesday, report your snowfall accumulations and weather related problems to the national weather service by calling toll free, 1-877-633-6772.
Winter Storm Watch:
Winter storm watch remains in effect from Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon,
The national weather service says a winter storm watch remains in effect from Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon.
A strong low pressure system moving eastward through the upper ohio valley Tuesday into Wednesday may bring more than 6 inches of snow accumulation this period. A short period of mixed wintry precipitation is possible south of interstate 70 late Tuesday.
There is still much uncertainty with the exact track and timing of the storm, both of which will greatly affect snowfall accumulations.
A national weather service winter storm watch means there is a potential for significant snow, sleet, or ice accumulations that may impact travel, as well as continued snow clearing and power restoration efforts.
Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.
When snow begins Tuesday, report your snowfall accumulations and weather related problems to the national weather service by calling toll free, 1-877-633-6772.
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From: McAllister, MT
You can use mine, last time I had to use it was over a year ago -
We haven' had any of that snow here, keeps missing us, it's depressing. I'm going to have to move if this keeps up lol.
We haven' had any of that snow here, keeps missing us, it's depressing. I'm going to have to move if this keeps up lol.
Well jbrew it looks like we are finally going to get some snow! Its about time!
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From: MD
yea the snow here is insane. i work at a hardware store. we have a waiting list for snow blowers like 50 people deep. we have more snow blowers then i have ever seen in for repair. and by about 10 this morning we were sold out of shear pins and every belt related to snow blowers. people kept coming in and before they even asked we were saying no were sold out haha
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From: Statesboro, Ga.
In 1996 The east coast had a huge blizzard. Baltimore/MD area had a huge blizzard called obviously the blizzard of '96. It was craaaaazzzzy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_A...izzard_of_1996
I doubt this has been the worse snow in MD 
You live in MD long? I'm 24 and remember that...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_A...izzard_of_1996
Washington D.C. and Baltimore
Blizzard of 1996 snowdrifts, Yonkers, New York.
Snow began falling on Washington, D.C. and Baltimore during the late evening of January 6 and continued at a consistent rate until mid-afternoon the next day. At that time, the metro area received 13 to 17 inches (33 to 43 cm), and after a few hours of sleet and then a complete stop for several hours, it seemed the worst was over. But overnight, as the storm slowly crawled northward, extremely heavy bands of snow came in from the east. These bands created whiteout conditions as winds gusted past 40 miles per hour (64 km/h), along with thunder and lightning. By the morning of January 8, the bands tapered off, and the metro area was left with a blanket of 15 to 25 inches (38 to 63 cm) of snow. Baltimore received 22.5 inches (57 cm) and Washington Dulles International Airport received 24.6 inches (62 cm). Many areas north and west in Maryland and West Virginia received well over 2 feet (0.6 m) with a few locations in the mountains of West Virginia and Virginia receiving up to 4 feet (1.2 m).
Because of unseasonably warm weather in mid-January, the snow melted quickly and caused the worst winter flooding in decades for river and stream valleys from Southwest Virginia to New York.[1]
[edit] Philadelphia
30.7 inches (75 cm) of snow fell in Philadelphia, the most of any major city in the storm's path. It was the city's all-time greatest snowstorm, compared to its previous greatest snowstorm which was a "mere" 21.3 inches. Most of those 30.7 inches, 27.6, fell in just 24 hours, a new record for the city for the most snow in 24 hours. The mayor declared a state of emergency, and only police and other emergency workers were permitted to drive on city streets leaving the city to pedestrians.
Because of the ban on driving, there were also no restaurant (or other) food deliveries. In response, Darryl Brophy, General Manager of the TGI Fridays on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, offered a special souvenir "Blizzard of '96" menu. Meanwhile, workers at the nearby Wawa food market, unable to leave their store, resorted to eating food from the shelves.
For three days city trucks loaded with plowed snow dumped their contents into the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers eventually causing major problems with the natural flow of the rivers. It is a rare occurrence for trucks to "dispose of snow" in the Philadelphia area, since the snowfall amounts typically do not warrant it. However the snow was so extensive, that plowing would cause massive snow piles. City officials had no choice but to resort to hauling the snow to nearby rivers. Disposal of snow became a major issue but temperatures quickly returned to normal and began to quickly clear the snow. This resulted in flooding, when on January 19th, a jet stream disturbance from the Gulf of Mexico caused a rapid melt, followed by thunderstorms, which both brought three inches of rain, and caused the snow to melt 20 inches in one day. Philadelphia saw its worst flooding in twenty years. That evening, the storms moved out, with a cold front entering, and subsequently froze over the now-flooded Delaware Valley. Damages were estimated to reach $1 billion.[1]
Blizzard of 1996 snowdrifts, Yonkers, New York.
Snow began falling on Washington, D.C. and Baltimore during the late evening of January 6 and continued at a consistent rate until mid-afternoon the next day. At that time, the metro area received 13 to 17 inches (33 to 43 cm), and after a few hours of sleet and then a complete stop for several hours, it seemed the worst was over. But overnight, as the storm slowly crawled northward, extremely heavy bands of snow came in from the east. These bands created whiteout conditions as winds gusted past 40 miles per hour (64 km/h), along with thunder and lightning. By the morning of January 8, the bands tapered off, and the metro area was left with a blanket of 15 to 25 inches (38 to 63 cm) of snow. Baltimore received 22.5 inches (57 cm) and Washington Dulles International Airport received 24.6 inches (62 cm). Many areas north and west in Maryland and West Virginia received well over 2 feet (0.6 m) with a few locations in the mountains of West Virginia and Virginia receiving up to 4 feet (1.2 m).
Because of unseasonably warm weather in mid-January, the snow melted quickly and caused the worst winter flooding in decades for river and stream valleys from Southwest Virginia to New York.[1]
[edit] Philadelphia
30.7 inches (75 cm) of snow fell in Philadelphia, the most of any major city in the storm's path. It was the city's all-time greatest snowstorm, compared to its previous greatest snowstorm which was a "mere" 21.3 inches. Most of those 30.7 inches, 27.6, fell in just 24 hours, a new record for the city for the most snow in 24 hours. The mayor declared a state of emergency, and only police and other emergency workers were permitted to drive on city streets leaving the city to pedestrians.
Because of the ban on driving, there were also no restaurant (or other) food deliveries. In response, Darryl Brophy, General Manager of the TGI Fridays on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, offered a special souvenir "Blizzard of '96" menu. Meanwhile, workers at the nearby Wawa food market, unable to leave their store, resorted to eating food from the shelves.
For three days city trucks loaded with plowed snow dumped their contents into the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers eventually causing major problems with the natural flow of the rivers. It is a rare occurrence for trucks to "dispose of snow" in the Philadelphia area, since the snowfall amounts typically do not warrant it. However the snow was so extensive, that plowing would cause massive snow piles. City officials had no choice but to resort to hauling the snow to nearby rivers. Disposal of snow became a major issue but temperatures quickly returned to normal and began to quickly clear the snow. This resulted in flooding, when on January 19th, a jet stream disturbance from the Gulf of Mexico caused a rapid melt, followed by thunderstorms, which both brought three inches of rain, and caused the snow to melt 20 inches in one day. Philadelphia saw its worst flooding in twenty years. That evening, the storms moved out, with a cold front entering, and subsequently froze over the now-flooded Delaware Valley. Damages were estimated to reach $1 billion.[1]
You live in MD long? I'm 24 and remember that...
Last edited by OrdnanceCorps; Feb 9, 2010 at 07:11 AM.
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From: Pasadena, Maryland
I've lived in MD all my life (30 years) and this is the worst I've seen, since I actually have to deal with cleaning it all up now at my house. In 1996, I was just a slacker high school kid still living at home with no worries 
I remember helping my parents dig out and all, but I wasn't concerned about possible power outages, huge amounts of snow drifts piled up on my house's roof, getting to work safely, and having enough food stocked up, etc.
The President's day storm in 2003 might still be the worst I've seen so far, but I think that will change after the 20" + amounts we get tonight, on top of what's already out there. I don't know where I'm going to put all this snow!
I remember helping my parents dig out and all, but I wasn't concerned about possible power outages, huge amounts of snow drifts piled up on my house's roof, getting to work safely, and having enough food stocked up, etc.The President's day storm in 2003 might still be the worst I've seen so far, but I think that will change after the 20" + amounts we get tonight, on top of what's already out there. I don't know where I'm going to put all this snow!
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From: Statesboro, Ga.
Well guys, please, get prepared for this doomy gloomy weather, especially if you have young kids or elderly. Weather like this can kill, seriously.
So please have a plan to keep those older and younger safe and warm!!!!!
God speed.
Suckers..
I got an extra room here in GA where it was 65 degrees and sunny today.. any takers!? Hot chicks only need apply.
So please have a plan to keep those older and younger safe and warm!!!!!
God speed.
Suckers
.. I got an extra room here in GA where it was 65 degrees and sunny today.. any takers!? Hot chicks only need apply.
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From: Mount Airy,MD
Snowing and blowing. As of about 7:30 this morning we had an additional 10". Now snowing heavy and drifting. I have never seen the snow as deep as it is no in this area since I moved to Mount Airy in 1983. I am a fan of winter, but I am getting real tired of snow. It's deep enough around my deck that I can't sweep the snow off it even though I have started pushing the snow under the deck. And the deck is almost 4' off the ground.
