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The National Weather Service has put out an updated Winter Storm Warning that calls for 20 to 30 inches of total snow accumulation, with some locations in excess of 30 inches. They're now using phrases to describe travel conditions during this storm like "extremely dangerous" and "life threatening."
Please be safe out there, dear readers.
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Exactly when did you people plan to tell me it might snow this weekend?
Monday, maybe Tuesday at the latest.
It really isn't sticking to the ground yet in most parts, so for now, it seems overly generous to say it will be over 20 inches.
In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if it comes out to less than the December event. Monday closures don't seem particularly likely, either. Maybe late starts will happen on Monday to make sure the roads are warmed up and clear.
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To quote one of the guys at Capital Weather Gang, who just did a chat on the Post web site:
"the main heavy moisture and energy is still to come...we were expecting low to no accumulations up to this point (except on already snow-covered areas)."
and
"Wait for it."
Yeah it better get cold soon, or this is gonna be a wash. Got even a dusting out there
Snor'easter 2010
Who's with me people!!?
Oh wait, it's starting to stick... and they say we might get a foot just from dusk to wee hours of tomorrow morning. Yikes.
I think for Snor'easter 2010 the storm would have to be coming from the opposite direction. But I do like it other than it's complete disconnection from reality.
"so for now, it seems overly generous to say it will be over 20 inches."
You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. There is actual science involved in predicting weather. There is much more involved than just looking out the window and trustin' yer inteyition.
True, but that's at least half of it.
Although I appreciate the guess that because I am making a prediction different from what you heard on NPR this morning, I must be either (1) from the deep south or (2) incompetent.
Weather forecasting is a matter of reading competing data models that very often do not agree with each other. These models are available for public consumption from the NWS. In this instance, the difference between 20-25 inches of snow and 15-20 inches can be a matter of hours during which the surface temperature does not achieve the critical mass for the falling precipitation to actually accumulate. I've studied it long enough to know that meteorology is not rocket science. By that I don't mean it is easy. I mean there is way too much precision in rocket science to make the comparison.
But thanks for your insight, and enjoy the storm!
"Weather forecasting is a matter of reading competing data models that very often do not agree with each other."
Except in this case. If you head over to the Weather Gang's page, you'll see that one of the reasons nearly every meteorologist has said this storm is going to be significant is because all of the models were in nearly unanimous agreement. This isn't a pick 'em game.
They've also been consistent in saying that there would be little-to-no accumulation during the afternoon on Friday, and that Friday evening-Saturday morning would be the epicenter.
Yep, I read CWG, too; they're great at what they do.
What a bizarre winter this has been...
Technosophe, my own highly sophisticated models suggest that you will be nowhere to be found tomorrow, and we will all make fun of you.
Now now, Alexalexalex, nobody likes a trolltrolltroll, especially with such a pretty avatar as yours.
I didn't say anything about a bust. I was just estimating that downtown DC will have less than 20 inches when all is said and done. But seeing that they just issued a blizzard warning, anything's possible!
Bob Ryan is the biggest cock tease...
http://snowpocalypsedc.com/
That site really understates the situation, IMO.
25 lines of PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! would have been more appropriate.
please, that site is a pretender to the throne. accept no substitutes:
http://www.snowmageddondc.com
Please forgive me?
Oh this is fantastic...thank you thank you thank you
By the way, whoever typed snOMGWTFBBQ the other day, thank you also. I took your idea and ran with it. As soon as the snow lightens up tomorrow night I'm bringing the grill outside, lightin' her up and throwing up on the meat. 16oz PBRs were bought in anticipation of 16in of snow, but it appears now I'm gonna have to break out the funnel...
I'd invite you all, but my back patio is kinda tiny.
i'm pretty damn sure that the snowpocalypse site was up and live and being passed around the comments here and on twitter long before your site, doug.
IMGoph - you're right...but single serving hysteria sites are so 2008. I mean, the first link on snowmageddondc.com is "Bars staying open". Clearly some thought was put into this...
dcnaive: sure, his site has a couple links on it. but pimping your own site is just so—unseemly. if people like it, great. but selling yourself so much just reeks of desperation.
Doug, we've been over this. Let's just stop this charade already. Isn't it enough that you bit their idea? The least you could do is stop lying about it.
Your site was registered the day AFTER snowpocalypsedc went up and you copied their code.
Copy the code did he may. Shit about talk website other yes. Improved upon, however no?
Clearly I've taken the opportunity of an early closing to imbibe early and often...I'm not even that big of a Star Wars fan.
Doug, Doug, Doug... Quit biting our style. Just cause the CBS evening news ain't lovin ya style, doesn't mean you can be a fraud and say you're first...
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/02/05/couricandco/entry6177861.shtml
Oh wait, there was the article in the Washington Post too.
I think this battle between competing claims over a totally trivial, funny-for-five-seconds website concept deserves some hard-hitting, investigative journalism.
My God, that photo is frightening.
we're all going to DIE!!!!!!! aaaah!
sorry, just had to get that out.
No need to apologize. I've been doing that at least once per hour just to annoy the co-workers.
Well, you ARE speaking the truth. But we'd rather not have to think about that right now.
If you need toilet paper, contact me and I'll sell you a few sheets at $2.00 per sheet. The price increases $1.00 with each inch of snow. Buy early and buy often! Thank you.
New or slightly used?
How can you think about that at a time like this?
Haven't you heard we're in the midst of a WINTER STORM WARNING?!?!?!
DCist readers, please keep the comment streams alive this weekend, lest I die of boredom.
Let's talk...
When the zombies come out of the snowbanks in search of warm flesh, I will be prepared.
prepared with what exactly?
Warm Flesh?
HA! I already ate my own brain! What are going to do about that, stupid zombies?
Snow danger, I piss on you!
I'm staying in and playing the Bob Ryan drinking game: take a shot every time he says the words "Knickerbocker Storm".
"life threatening."
I wonder if the Red Cross is going to set up communications vans so we can let our family across the country know that we've survived (1) snow and (2) each other.
Jim Kosek at his finest!
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