Friday, December 18, 2009

This Weekend: RECORD BREAKING DECEMBER SNOWFALL FOR BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON AREA

(IMAGE: National Weather Service Radar from Dec. 18, 2009 at 10:49 p.m. ET)

We've been inside for the night after a nice dinner at IHOP. Snow started east of Washington, DC around 9:30 p.m. ET. By 10:30 p.m. it has already coated the ground and cars. It's going to get much worse over the next 36 hours. Glad we canceled our Boston trip. We would never make it out the front door. I'm hoping we don't lose power, as with 1-2 FEET of snow, we could be in the dark for days.
From the National Weather Service: 1003 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
...RECORD BREAKING DECEMBER SNOWFALL FOR BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREAS BRINGING HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY...
TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREAS BY DAWN SUNDAY...WHICH SHOULD ECLIPSE THE DECEMBER RECORDS FOR BOTH CITIES. THE RECORD DECEMBER SNOWFALL FOR WASHINGTON IS 12.0 INCHES ON 18-19 DECEMBER 1932...AND FOR BALTIMORE TO RECORD IS 14.1 INCHES ON 12-13 DECEMBER 1960. SHOULD ACCUMULATIONS EXCEED 14 INCHES...THIS STORM WILL MAKE THE LIST OF THE ALL-TIME TOP 10 SNOWSTORMS ON RECORD FOR BOTH CITIES. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED ON SATURDAY...AS CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY AFTER DAYBREAK.
What's Happening Now: LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL EMERGE INTO THE ATLANTIC OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED.
LIVE RADAR: http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=LWX&product=NCR&overlay=11101111&loop=yes
Overnight: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 27. Northeast wind between 9 and 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.
Saturday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 30. Blustery, with a north wind between 18 and 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.
Saturday Night: Snow, mainly before 4am. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 27. North wind between 14 and 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

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