Most snow in DC in 100 years - is this for real??

[malaise]

Stay safe DUers. :grouphug:

[marmar]

1. Is it a classic Nor'easter or a garden variety snowdump?

BTW, here in southeast Michigan, no stranger to winter, we haven't had much more than 5 or 6 inches total snowfall for the entire winter.

[malaise]

4. I hope you're not complaining

:D

[marmar]

5. Not a bit.

:)

[leftofcool]

30. Not your garden variety but a snow dump for sure

It has already started. Just checked out my patio and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge flakes are falling. They have now changed it to say we will get 30 inches here in Annapolis.

[HipChick]

2. I'm hoping they are wrong..DC cannot handle snow..

it shuts down even at 2 inches..

[MiniMe]

31. DC is already shut down, and the snow just started sticking

This is almost a 100% certainty at this point. The forecast for DC right now is 20-30 inches, They keep raising the forecast every time I listen. This will be the 2nd major snowstorm of the season for us, the other was in December. We have had a snowstorm almost every week, we had 6 inches on Tuesday and only 1-3 had been predicted. We are in a very strange pattern right now. More snow predicted on Tuesday. We are hunkering down here.

[SoCalDem]

42. Hold-in-place is the only remedy

Layer clothing, stay at home..prepare for power outages

for a few days, people can live on peanut butter & jelly & water..

got fancy stuff in the freezer? cook it NOW, while you can..share with neighbors..

have a snowed-in party

do NOT barbeque indoors (amazing how many people still don't know this)

blankets...sweaters....socks...

yummy home made cinnamon rolls..leave the oven door open after they are done.."free heat"..and put a pan of water in that oven for a little extra moisture in the house:)

ladder..(to get snow off a slightly sloped roof)

monopoly...sorry..parcheesi...cards...books..

keep a faucet open a little (don;t want the pipes to freeze)


ahhh the memories of "snowed in" all come back to me:)

[murielm99]

3. There is so much strange weather worldwide.

Fools can't see what we have done to the planet.

I echo your sentiments. Stay safe, everyone.

[BOSSHOG]

6. 100 year storms are okay

If they only come once every 100 years.

[malaise]

10. LOL

Rooting for you this weekend BOSSHOG :D

[BOSSHOG]

15. Thank You My Dear

We are going to the Quarter tomorrow for a little silliness, then Sunday Afternoon I'm making a Pot of Turkey Sausage and Chicken Gumbo.

Ain't dat Fleur Di Lis Purty!?

[supernova]

7. Hee, I lived in DC during the mid-late 80s

There was one winter (87-88?) we had three huge snowfalls in succession. Each in the 15-20 inch mark. Being from NC, I'd never seen that much snow all at once before. We were living in a 3rd floor walk up. Not pretty.

[shraby]

13. I lived in the upper part of lower Michigan for many years.

The rule was that if we got more than 80" of snow a year, the town got extra money for snow removal from the state. We almost always got the extra money.

[kwassa]

8. the forecast is for 20 - 30 inches here in the DC suburbs

This is our third snowstorm in a week. We generally get very little snow.

Our 20" storm before Christmas was #7 all-time snowfall.

It has been snowing for several hours, but is just beginning to stick. It is supposed to snow for the next 30 hours or so.

[krispos42]

12. This Minnesotan laughs evilly!

:evilgrin:


Take care over there... :hi:

[leftofcool]

32. Can you send us a few of yer snow plows?

[krispos42]

9. Thank god that global climate change is just a conspiracy...

...headed and funded by the enormously profitable corpoate giant conglomorates of the solar and wind industry and their bottomless pockets of PR cash to destroy the upstart, decentralized coal, oil, and natural gas companies.

Otherwise this might be worrisome.

[malaise]

14. I hope the White House roof holds up

Stay safe Obama and family.

[HipChick]

26. The snipers don't get to come off the roof...

they have to stay up there in all of this..

[bigtree]

11. forecasts are still holding

. . . temp dropping slowly, starting to stick to parts of the road now. I think tonight will be a trip.

[supernova]

16. You couldn't pay me enough for a DC commute anymore!

Man, those were some rough trips at times.

[bigtree]

17. I think lots of folks stayed home today

. . . but a lot left work early to shop, clogging the roads all day. Ground's just wet right now though. Little patience, and everyone should get home okay.

[leftofcool]

35. And tomorrow, digging out our cars and stuff

I really hate sidewalk shoveling.

[bigtree]

39. the heavy stuff too this time

. . . at least the bottom layer. I think a little prelim action on the walk during the storm would help the end job.

[leftofcool]

45. They did this last time in our condo area and it really helped

But that was only the 7 inch gig.

[gkhouston]

18. Hell is freezing over. Maybe the Senate Dems are going to do something for a change. n/t

[MikeE]

19. The snow is starting to pick up now

I live downtown, so it's not a problem for me. but now they are saying up o 28".
Snowball fight!!! :headbang:

[abelenkpe2]

20. My family lives in DC

This winter has been crazy so far. They're all hunkered down expecting to be snowbound for a while. I asked them to send pics since I live in LA and my kids don't even know what snow is. :)

[Mari333]

21. please be careful

hugs

[Bluenorthwest]

22. Anything short of a hail of frogs is too good for them.

Editing to say I mean for the Congress, and such. The good people of the District and nearby areas do not deserve a hail of frogs at all. May they drive safely, and remain cozy.

[Mari333]

23. someone having fun in DC

http://snowpocalypsedc.com/

[glinda]

24. There is not enough snow to cover the sins of those people in power IMHO

[MadBadger]

25. Wasnt the last storm like two feet in DC?

[HipChick]

27. yes...we got about 7 inches a couple of days ago..that hasn't cleared yet either..

[MiniMe]

37. We got a 16 inch storm in December

And there have been several smaller storms since then. It is a very unusual patter for us, we generally don't get much snow here. Now, they are saying that this could be the snowiest winter ever.

[ginnyinWI]

28. It's Pat Robertson's fault.

His outfit is in Virginia Beach, isn't it? Well now it seems to me that God is punishing ol' Pat for being so sinful. After all that's what God does to sinners, right? Inflict weather disasters to punish the wicked. So if your hometown gets dumped on, that means you are being punished. Right Pat?

[leftofcool]

36. God hates assholes

[foxfeet]

29. Meanwhile, in Seattle, our crocuses and flowering quince are blooming.

We just had our warmest January on record.
Y'all stay safe and cozy back East!

[leftofcool]

33. Oh go sit on a rose petal!

I miss spring!

[foxfeet]

41. Feeling a bit testy, hon?

:evilgrin:

[leftofcool]

44. Yep, anticipation of me with the snow shovel early in the morning

But I think I will sleep in, have a whole pot of coffee, a pack of cigs, then go tackle it.

[foxfeet]

47. Don't blame you. People in Seattle come unhinged when we get 1-2" of snow.

I've lived in Indiana, Connecticut and New York City, and though I miss the beauty of snow, I never did enjoy the shoveling.

[williesgirl]

34. I'm in Front Royal - expecting 30" out here on top of the 8" we got the other day. Just

finished shoveling that off my upper deck to get ready for this onslaught. I was in Arlington during the 87-88 back to back storms. Was working at the Wash Post, left early (which was historical in and of itself!), tried to cross the Memorial Bridge and couldn't. Folks actually got out of their cars and left them on the bridge. I couldn't believe it.

[MiniMe]

38. I blame Obama

He brought the Chicago weather to Washington. :hi:

[bigtree]

40. climate change

. . . we can believe in! :)

[MiniMe]

43. ...

:rofl:

[HopeHoops]

46. I doubt it will touch the double whammy from 1980

[ConcernedCanuk]

48. So THAT's where all our snow is going . . .

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We've had hardly any snow this winter - the least I can remember in over a decade.

Most people would be shoveling their roofs by now - only a few inches at most.

Snowbanks roadside are mostly knee-high; that's without having to wing them back.

But that's OK

You guys can have it; s'ok with me :silly: