Blizzard Warning for Washington DC, MD, VA

[Marti]

Feb 5, 2010 Friday Afternoon 4:00 PM

Blizzard Warnings Friday & Saturday for
Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia

Super Storm

Snow may reach 20"-25"
Possible 25"-30" or more

Winter Weather Alert

Things You'll Need

Survival Kit..

A Trip to the Grocery Store
A Trip to the Gas Station
Snow Shovel or Snowblower
Flashlight and Batteries


Get plenty of non-perishable, ready-to-eat food.
And remember the manual can opener! Store water.
You'll want one gallon of water per each person per day

Begin by filling your cars with gasoline.
Get gas for the snowblower and emergency generators.
A snowblower is useless without gasoline

Find the snow shovel! Dig out the snow shovel and keep it handy.
Keep an extra blanket, water, food, a little bit of sand and shovel
in your car at all times.

Charge the cell phone. You may lose home phone service during a snow storm and you'll
need your cell phone battery charged to call for help in the event of an emergency.
Portable phones are useless without power! So dig out the hard line phone just in case.

Be sure to check on friends and family and let everyone know you are ok!
Please be careful and stay home and watch the (local) weather channel..

Note: As of 4 PM
Airports in the DC, MD, VA are still Open!
Please call ahead to check on your flight.

This storm may rival The Great Knickerbocker Storm
DC Blizzard that occurred on January 27–28, 1922.

[Marti]

February 6th, 2010 Sat 9 AM - The Blizzard Warning has been expanded!

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for Washington, DC and surrounding areas
until 10 p.m. Saturday. Over 20 plus inches on the ground - Expect up to 30"


Live News & Weather - Historic Super Storm - Videos, Webcams and Photos
Click on Website Link - Then Select - Live Video - Full Screen and Turn Volume Up


Baltimore TV Channel 13

WJZ 13 - Baltimore, Maryland's - Breaking News, Weather & Sports Station


DC - TV Channel`s 7 and 9

WJLA 7 News - On Your Side with Local News, Live Weather in Washington, DC

WUSA9.com - Washington - News, Weather, Video, Traffic, DC, VA & Maryland


Feb 6, DC Metro Suspends Above-Ground Rail Service
Virginia Regional Transit Buses Suspended - Canceled

[GrayFal]

Marti, why don't you join everyone else over on THIS thread http://www.timeshareforums.com/forum...where-you.html (Is it snowing where you are?)
and tell us how the snow is where you live?

[Marti]

According to the National Weather Service, in the Baltimore, MD
region, snowfall totals exceeded 30 inches (76 cm) in many areas.

* Localized reports include*

38.3 inches (97 cm) in Elkridge, MD,
30.2 inches (77 cm) in Ellicott City, MD,
32.9 inches (84 cm) in Laurel, MD,
33.8 inches (86 cm) in Columbia, MD,
31.5 inches (80 cm) in Clarksville, MD,
28.0 inches (71 cm) in Baltimore City,
26.5 inches (67 cm) at BWI Airport
Baltimore Washington International,
30.5 inches (77 cm) in Dundalk, MD,
29.0 inches (74 cm) in Catonsville, MD,
34.0 inches (86 cm) in Crofton, MD,
29.0 inches (74 cm) in Frederick, MD,
36.0 inches (91 cm) in Frostburg, MD.


In Washington, DC
Throughout the Washington, DC region,
snowfall totals amounted to 20 inches to over 36".

Rockville, MD reported 24.5 inches (62 cm),
Colesville, MD reported 40.0 inches (102 cm),
Gaithersburg, MD reported 22.0 inches (56 cm),
Olney, MD reported 28.0 inches (71 cm),
Dulles International Airport reported 32.9 inches (84 cm), and
Germantown, MD reported 27.4 inches (70 cm) of snow.

Philadelphia, PA had totals of 28.5 inches of snow
This was the second highest snowfall in city history, after the
blizzard of 1996, and made for the first winter where the city saw
two storms producing more than 20 inches (51 cm) of snow.

Some areas in Southern New Jersey had totals of 29
inches of snow by 4:00 PM EST on February 6, 2010.

Wilmington, DE reported 25 inches of snow,
Atlantic City, NJ reported 16.3 inches
Vineland, NJ reported 19.8 inches.

[Marti]

Weather Warning

Accumulating wintry precipitation is likely Tuesday and Wednesday
Feb 9-10 in Washington DC, Maryland, VA and surrounding areas..
Please monitor forecasts for the latest information on this storm ..

weather.gov

[bigfrank]

MY Sil told us they got 36 inchs in VA

[Marti]

February 9 & 10, 2010 - Tues & Wed.

Another Winter Storm Warning In Effect
For DC, DEL, Maryland, Virginia, WV, PA