Hunker Down, Take Cover: “Snowmaggedon Part II” Will Slam Hard, 30-Hour Winter Snow Storm Warning Issued (video)
Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on February 9, 2010
The on-ramp for Interstate 95 is desolate as a steady snow falls during a winter storm in Baltimore, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 | Photo: AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster
“Snowmaggedon Part II” is nearly here. Brace yourselves. Weather alerts for the East Coast and other regions of the United States are in effect for the second major snow storm to rage through this past week. All-time record snow fall has already been reported in many cities.
Be smart, be safe.
From The Sentinel, WEATHER ALERT: Winter storm warning now in effect for Tuesday and Wednesday:
The National Weather Service in State College has issued a winter storm warning for heavy snow in effect from 1 p.m. Tuesday to 7 p.m. Wednesday. The winter storm watch is no longer in effect.
Low pressure will move across the Ohio Valley on Tuesday, spreading snow into Central Pennsylvania Tuesday afternoon. The snow will continue Tuesday night and into Wednesday as a secondary low develops along the coast. The timing, intensification and track of the secondary low will ultimately determine storm total snowfall amounts over Central Pennsylvania.
At this point, the NWS said total snowfall accumulations are expected to average between 6 and 12 inches over most of the warning area. With amounts greater than one foot possible along and southeast of I-81, including Harrisburg, York and Lancaster.
In addition, the NWS said on Wednesday northwest winds will increase and produce areas of blowing and drifting snow for the region in the afternoon and evening.
A winter storm warning for heavy snow means a significant amount of snow is forecast that will make travel dangerous.
From Laredo Sun, More snow due for storm-battered US east coast:
The National Weather Service issued a 30-hour winter storm warning beginning midday Tuesday for Washington, Maryland and parts of Virginia, saying it expects another 10 to 20 inches (25-50 cm) of snow to slam the area.
“The combination of snow and strong winds will make travel very hazardous,” said the NWS in its advisory.
The extra squall would be on top of more than two feet (0.6 m) of snow around metropolitan Washington and Baltimore, and also comes after the massive December storm that dumped some two feet (61 centimeters) of snow in the area: meaning the region is coming up on the other historic seasonal totals.
With this season’s total so far at 45 inches (114 cm), according to NWS figures, more snowfall in the coming days could peak out the 1995-96 season’s 46 inches (116.8 cm) and the all-time deepest snow dump of 1898-99, at 54.4 inches (138 cm).
Washington residents struggled Monday to get to work, slipping on icy sidewalks and spinning wheels on snow-trapped cars, as hundreds of emergency personnel battled to clear roads of snow.
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The deepest snow left by “Snowmageddon” was in the small town of Colesville, central Maryland, which was buried in 40 inches (101 centimeters) of snow, the National Weather Service said.
WPRI Eyewitness News (Rhode Island & Bristol County, Massachusetts), Weather Forecast February 8, 2010
From Associated Press, Seats at a premium on planes, trains out of DC:
WASHINGTON – A $20 cab ride to the airport skyrocketed to the “snow rate” of $100 in the nation’s capital, and those travelers who could get to the airport or train station still had to haggle or wait in long lines to escape the snowbound Mid-Atlantic.
The most pressing matter: get out before another foot or more of snow comes Tuesday.
“I’m done with city, urban snow life,” said Chris Vaughan, a Washington resident who was able to re-book a flight to go skiing in Utah. He dodged the pricey cab fare by having a friend drop him off at the airport — in exchange for a bottle of wine.
The region had nearly 3 feet of snow in some areas. One scientist said if all the snow that fell on the East Coast were melted, it would fill 12 million Olympic swimming pools or 30,000 Empire State buildings. Philadelphia and Washington each need just a little more than nine inches to give the cities their snowiest winters since 1884, the first year records were kept.
Meteorologists predicted the snow would start Tuesday afternoon and continue into Wednesday. Between 12 and 18 inches was forecast for Philadelphia, the nation’s sixth-largest city and a travel hub — which could cause a ripple effect of travel problems for the rest of the Northeast. Airlines warned travelers more flights would be canceled, and the new storm was expected to hit a wider area, affecting New York and Boston.
Jocular tweet about Washington, DC’s blizzard on Twitter:
Twitter: 'DC blizzard pics are amazing. On Thursday a Republican replaces Ted Kennedy, & by the weekend hell really does freeze over!'
From CBS3 Philly 57, Region Bracing For Another Winter Storm:
Another huge snowstorm is expected to smack the Philadelphia area and make it the snowiest winter on record in the city.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening for most of the Delaware Valley.
Forecasters are predicting the major winter storm will roll into the mid-Atlantic Tuesday evening, socking the Philadelphia region with its third big snowfall since the start of December.
The snow is expected to begin between 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday evening and will be heavy at times during the day on Wednesday.
From WCBSTV.com, NYC Snow Unavoidable This Time Around:
NEW YORK (CBS) — On Saturday, New York City residents feared the worst, only to be pleasantly surprised when blizzard-like conditions that dumped more than 2 feet of snow on Washington D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia never quite made it to the heart of the city and points north.
On Wednesday, however, we all won’t be as fortunate.
A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for most of the CBS 2 HD viewing area in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York, including all five boroughs of New York City, from Tuesday night through Wednesday night.
CBS 2 HD Weathercaster Lonnie Quinn is calling for significant snowfall in the New York City metropolitan region, with totals likely between six and ten inches for a majority of the tri-state, and blustery conditions that could lead to blowing snow and large drifts.
“The storm that we’re watching is very similar to the storm we just finished with,” he said. “The snow begins Tuesday, around midnight. It’s gonna spread from the area southwest of the city to areas northeast of the city. The heaviest snow and the heaviest winds will be Wednesday midday.“
Snowstorm Slams D.C. (raw video, no audio)
From Boston Globe: Mid-Atlantic braces for winter’s Round 2:
Schools, federal agencies, and many businesses were closed yesterday and hundreds of roads were still impassible after the weekend blizzard in the nation’s capital, and weary and wary residents braced for the next onslaught: Forecasters say up to 20 inches of snow are supposed to start falling late tonight.
The Mid-Atlantic region was already trying to dig out from as much as 3 feet of snow that made travel nearly impossible. Federal agencies that employ 230,000 in Washington were closed, as were many local governments, businesses, and school districts. Utilities warned it could be days before power is restored to tens of thousands of customers.
With snow forecast through tomorrow, stranded travelers wondered when they might escape the icy, gray mess.
Snowpocalypse in DC | February 5, 2010
From WGN, Snowy, messy morning rush:
CHICAGO – A messy and snowy morning rush period is shaping up across the area, and police are warning commuters to slow down and drive with caution.
Between 3 to 5 inches of snow is expected in the daylight hours — falling this morning at a relatively moderate rate of half an inch per hour or less. But heavier snowfall is expected this afternoon, and totals could reach 8 to 12 inches by late tonight, according to the National Weather Service.
WGN-Ch. 9 staff meteorologist Tom Skilling believes 14 inches is possible by Wednesday morning. The storm is expected to extend over three rush periods.
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Travel times on area expressways “are getting worse,” said Illinois State Trooper Ivan Bukaczyk about 6:30 a.m. “There have been reports of more crashes in the last hour.” The southern part of the metropolitan area in the area of I-80, I-57 and I-294 was a particular problem spot with spinouts and crashes, he said.
Airlines already have canceled more than 200 flights at the city’s two airports. The city sent out its full contingent of snow-fighting trucks for only the second time this season. As of 6:20 a.m., about 60 schools, mostly private ones, across the area had closed their doors for the day.
A winter storm warning is in effect until 9 a.m. Wednesday for McHenry, Lake, Kane, Cook and DuPage counties including the cities of Woodstock, Waukegan, Aurora, Wheaton and Chicago. A blizzard watch also has been issued for Joilet, Kankakee, Morocco, Morris, Pontiac, Watseka, Paxton and Fowler until 9 a.m. Wednesday.
From The Baltimore Sun: Snow still blocked, slowed ways to work:
As crews continued to clear roads, train tracks and runways of packed snow and ice from the weekend blizzard, another storm was expected to pummel the region today, causing headaches for those returning to work.
Crews have worked overtime to restore some bus, train and airline service and to clear major highways ahead of the new round of snow, which could dump 10 inches or more. It helped that many government employees, as well as schoolchildren and other workers, stayed home.
Lawmakers at the General Assembly were expected to return to work today but the federal government shutdown will continue. All Baltimore-area school systems will remain closed. Baltimore County said schools will be closed tomorrow as well. Late Monday, Southwest canceled a swath of its flights in and out of Baltimore from this afternoon through Wednesday afternoon.
Officials warned that limited commuter train and bus service was expected to continue. Major roads such as Interstates 95 and 295 would remain icy and snowy in places, they said, and some lanes would remain obstructed – even before more snow falls.
“This is a record snowstorm,” Beverly Swaim-Staley, the state transportation secretary, said at an afternoon news conference Monday. “And we’re not finished digging out from this storm and we’re getting another one tomorrow.”
A tree branch downed by the snow storm blocks a street in old town Alexandria, Va., Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 | Photo credit: AP / Cliff Owen
From CTV.ca News, ‘Historic’ winter storm shuts down U.S. government:
Federal offices in Washington, D.C. will be closed on Monday thanks to a powerful blizzard that dumped more than 60 centimetres of snow on the U.S. capital.
The Office of Personnel Management made the decision on Sunday afternoon due to safety concerns, according to Sedelta Verble, a spokesperson for the agency.
The closing will cost about $100 million. About 230,000 government employees will stay home, but emergency employees were still expected to report for work.
Meanwhile, crews were working Sunday to clear streets and restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes.
The National Weather Service called Saturday’s storm “historic.” It came close to breaking snowfall records across the region.
Parts of Ohio received 30 cm of snow, and 60 cm or more were reported in Washington, D.C., Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The most snow fell on parts of Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia, where close to 90 cm of snow was reported.
Related reading:
Watts Up With That?: NOAA: All time record snowfall for DC and Baltimore? and New study using satellite data: Alaskan glacier melt overestimated
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ScienceNews: IPCC’s Himalayan glacier ‘mistake’ not an accident
GayPatriot: First, it was Himalayan glaciers, now it’s the Amazon rainforest and Another Day, Another Piece of Doctored Global Warming Data
Gateway Pundit: Climate Chief Knew About Bogus Glacier Data Before Copenhagen Summit …Update: They Fudged Rain Forest Data Too! and Unreal. Climategate Junk Scientist Michael Mann Awarded Half a Million in Stimulus Cash and Brrrr… Climate Scientists Say Mini Ice Age Likely For 20-30 Years and Ugh. Awful RINO Lindsey Graham Pushes Climate Policy Because “Congress Needs a Win” and UN Officials Lied About Melting Glaciers to Win Hundreds of Thousands in Grant Money and AP: Don’t Let the -45 Degree Weather Fool You… Global Warming Is REAL
Michelle Malkin: Look who’s opposing EPA’s war on carbon now and ClimateGate update: Mann handled
The Strident Conservative: Osama Bin Laden – al-Qaida’s Al Gore
James Delingpole, Telegraph: After Climategate, Pachaurigate and Glaciergate: Amazongate
Global Warming Facts: IPCC Made Up Amazon Rainforest Assertions, Relied on WWF – by James M. Taylor
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