This is the text discussion straight from the National Weather Service for Washington D.C.
This Afternoon: Snow. High near 34. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Tonight: Snow and areas of blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 28. Blustery, with a northeast wind between 13 and 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 16 to 22 inches possible.
Saturday: Snow and areas of blowing snow. High near 30. Blustery, with a north wind between 17 and 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.
Saturday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 16. North wind between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for these areas (duh), but still, I read that and can’t recall seeing that more than a handful of times if that for the mountains, let alone the D.C. metro area. 16-22 inches is what fell in that massive snowstorm we had here in Denver back in October and that took over 24 hours to do. They’re talking those accumulations in about a 12 hour period.
Yeah, I want that type of storm… holy crap! LOL
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Feb 05, 2010Posted By
Will AstleHey TL! Im right in the middle of it here in the northern shenandoah valley! Will be interesting here later this evening and tomorrow morning…I’ll trade a snowstorm for a couple tornadic sup’s any time!
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Feb 05, 2010Posted By
Jason FosterYeah Tony….bad ass isn’t it.
Of course other areas get more snow. Chicago, NYC, etc. But this is HISTORIC for us. NWS Special Weather Statement indicated we may actually see the highest snow fall total with this storm EVER. More than even the 1922 Knickerbocker Storm (so named for hundreds killed when the Knickerbocker Theater roof collapses under the weight of the snow). 20 to 30 inches in and around DC are very possible. May be higher in other areas too. Of course that is a lot of snow, and anything could possible diminish the final amounts, but it’s a good bet at the moment.
BTW, my link is specifically to the live stream page which should be up and running by 5:00pm or earlier.