Snow!

[CountDeMoney]

Just look for the cheesy Opel.

[Grey Fox]

Brian Burke's son died from the Snowapocalypse. The gods have smitten Martinus.

[Liep]

snowpocalypse

Really? I see our media has a lot to learn when it comes to being stupid.

[Ed Anger]

6+ inches inbound for Monday night and Tuesday. WE ARE DOMED!

[Agelastus]

6+ inches inbound for Monday night and Tuesday. WE ARE DOMED!

Only if you build an igloo.

Anyway, assuming the weather patterns move as normal, we'll be getting the tail end of this in a couple of weeks; and you must have noticed just how "well" we deal with snow...

[KRonn]

Wow, you guys got clobbered! That's a huge snowstorm, especially for areas that don't get much, if any, snow fall!! (Nearly a meter of snow)

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/weather/02/08/winter.weather/index.html?hpt=T2


Snow-weary region expects second wallop

(CNN) -- As the mid-Atlantic region tried to dig itself out of a record-setting blizzard, a second weather system promised to dump more snow this week.

Federal workers in Washington were asked to stay home Monday except for emergency employees. Students in some schools in the nation's capital also got a snow day.

Many residents who spent the weekend gleefully making snowmen and hurling snowballs grumbled as they painfully shoveled hip-high snow from driveways.

"The streets are pretty well covered," Kingsley Barreto said about his Gaithersburg, Maryland, subdivision.

"No cars coming in or out of here. Hopefully everyone in the community has enough supplies to last them for a little while, because it doesn't look like we're going anywhere anytime soon," Barreto said Sunday in a post he submitted to iReport.

Crews worked around the clock to clear roads and repair power lines, warning that it might take days to restore electricity to some customers from Pennsylvania to Virginia.

A record 32.4 inches of snow fell on Washington's Dulles International Airport over two days, breaking a January 7-8, 1996, record of 23.2 inches.

Two of Dulles' four runways were open Monday morning, and officials said they hoped to have a third open later Monday, said Courtney Mickalonis of the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority.

The situation there is "getting back to normal," Mickalonis said.

But airport officials asked travelers not to go there without confirmed flights.

Reagan National Airport was scheduled to reopen Monday morning, with flights resuming on a limited basis, the airport authority said. Travelers were urged to check with airlines on flight schedules before heading to the airport.

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Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport was open Monday with limited service, spokesman Jonathan Dean said.

One of the two runways opened Sunday night, and some flights landed, Dean said. However, airport authorities anticipate carrier delays and cancellations because of the backlog.

Airport crews were dealing with a refreeze from overnight, but officials aim to have both runways open by the end of Monday.

Amtrak said it canceled several trains Sunday after downed trees and power lines fell on its tracks. Dozens of Greyhound routes in Middle Atlantic States also were canceled, the company said on its Web site. And officials across the region advised drivers to stay off slick roads.

Making matters worse, a new weather system loomed overhead, the National Weather Service said.

As early as Tuesday, it is expected to bring more than 5 inches of snow and winds up to 25 mph in the Washington and Baltimore region.

"Everybody's just trying to clean up and get a little bit ahead of the game before the next round comes," said Michelle Timberlake who lives on a farm in Boyce, Virginia, west of Washington.

The interior designer found herself running through a mountain of snow when about 40 cows escaped from a pasture on her husband's farm in search of food and shelter.

"This was not what I imagined for myself," Timberlake said Sunday, laughing about the experience.

[garbon]

The blizzard of '96.

[Agelastus]

Snowed for about 5 hours over here today.

But the ground was damp and the air temperature was too high, so virtually none of it settled.

I have higher hopes for later in the week.

[CountDeMoney]

Wow, you guys got clobbered! That's a huge snowstorm, especially for areas that don't get much, if any, snow fall!! (Nearly a meter of snow)

[billymiles]
But wait, there's more! At no additional cost!
[/billymiles]

The National Weather Service has posted Winter Storm Warnings for all of Maryland west of the Chesapeake Bay, calling for 10 to 20 inches of new snow by Wednesday evening.

Read it and weep:

"THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY
TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES.

* TIMING...MID-AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

Fuck you, Snow Miser, wherever you are!

[Caliga]

We got about three inches overnight and it's still snowing heavily.  That's not all that much, but my driveway is covered and it's about 300 feet long... so screw it, I ain't going in. 

[Darth Wagtaros]

Boston is getting 6-12 inches tomorrow.  Unless I get a snow day I'm hoping it stays there. 

[Ed Anger]

We got about three inches overnight and it's still snowing heavily.  That's not all that much, but my driveway is covered and it's about 300 feet long... so screw it, I ain't going in. 

If I had posted I was staying home from work, I'd get a frowny face from you. 

[KRonn]

We got about three inches overnight and it's still snowing heavily.  That's not all that much, but my driveway is covered and it's about 300 feet long... so screw it, I ain't going in. 

What, no snow plowing service at the Caliga country estate??   

[Caliga]

There's a guy who'll do it for 15 bucks, but I am: cheap.  Plus I need the exercise. 

[Ed Anger]

One good thing about these storms, I get to see the Fox affiliates news chicks. I'd warm the top one up when she is outside.