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That is a hell of a blob of rain headed this way 

2 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

My consolation prize is already set.  Regardless of the fail, I win.  Know why?  Taco Tuesday.  And get this...I'm making them with NACHO CHEESE shells.  Yup. Mmmhmm. How 'bout that W?

over 1"

Dumping rains and wind

Rain is more sideway and smacking the windows.  Trees and background sounds are louder.  

Temps still going up.  Was at 43 at 11am, now 50 at 2pm

29 minutes ago, vastateofmind said:

Does Huntington area next to Cameron Run and the Beltway still flood so badly? I haven't heard about flooding there in some time...

The county built a levee from telegraph to Rt 1 to protect that neighborhood.  After some of those awful rains and floods they took a park property that was once a Fx Water maint site(and old well site for an old water company) and build up a berm.

Mom always lied to us. She said the tooth fairy was real. And Santa Claus. The only thing I can trust her with now is to make those goddamn delicious yams for thanksgiving 

6 minutes ago, MN Transplant said:

They closed what is probably the most flood-prone area of Fairfax County, Burke Lake Road at the lake.  The first domino to drop.

Woodburn, Prosperity, Hunter Mill next

My kid just texted that Fx Co schools canceling evening activities 

3 minutes ago, high risk said:

   The point, though, is that the heaviest rain and flooding potential are indicated by all guidance to arrive after schools would have dismissed at the regular time (and bus routes would have ended).

My take as a parent:  There are a TON of late bus, after school activities, etc.  Yes, they could have just canceled those things instead of early release but maybe its easier for them to get things prepped for any bad weather when the schools are empty.  

8 minutes ago, vastateofmind said:

LOL. Just saw this, AFTER replying to @North Balti Zen.    I'll admit that, having grown up "enduring" 22 (usually) bone-chilling, snowy winters in the northcentral PA mountains, I'm a little biased as to what the kiddies can or should handle in terms of getting to/from school.

True story...my school bus skidded off the road in the aftermath of a morning ice storm on the way to HS in my senior year. Driver told us to unload the bus and we were instructed to trudge -- Uphill! And in ice/snow! -- the final 1/4 mile to the HS. Oh, the humanity. Told my parents about it when I got home and they were all, "Okay...but you sure as hell better NOT have flunked that calc test today!"   

Having said that....it does get a little wearisome that Fairfax County Public Schools close schools for things like a high UV forecast. Okay, they haven't done that (yet) but just give it time. I'm astounded they haven't made a call yet for early dismissal today.

Vet day storm 87 we got out early and the bus driver didn't even want to touch the street into my hood.  Dumped us off on Rt 236 and said hoof it.  I don't blame her.  She would have gotten stuck 100%.  So we walked uphill and downhill about half a mile in dumping snow.  It was one of the most fun memories I'll ever have.  

Just last weekend they canceled activities at FCPS facilities on Saturday due to the threat that was p much all rain.  That one irked me simply because i saw the models showing rain.  Knew it would rain.  

Having said that, I get why schools are more cautious these days.  There are more kids, more roads, more cars.  You have bus drivers that will have to deal with traffic and possible trees, power lines.  If they want to keep kids, drivers, teachers, staff safe and out of POSSIBLE bad weather then I'm all for it.  We've had horrible storms in summer come thru and crush certain areas with winds similar to what's being forecast.  Places closer to water will get hit.  And its only a couple hours.  I will always rather have my kids home safe when the worst hits than worrying about them getting home or having to go get them when its shitty.

2 minutes ago, pazzo83 said:

lol DCPS is like - what's the big deal?

Everyone knows tall buildings block wind and rain

All these kids today are softies.  Schools out for a slight breeze?!!  WTF?

See back in my day not only did we go to school every day, we went in all sorts of weather.  We went during a hurricane one time.  My parents made me walk to school anchored down with two cinder blocks I had to drag behind me so that I wouldn't blow away.  And if the creek was high I had to hold the cinder blocks over my head as I fjorded the crick.  And not get my dog eaten homework wet.  

And then when it snowed, we had 6' drifts that we walked in.  Half the class got lost in the snow and had to make snow caves to survive until crews in horse drawn wagons could come by and get them out.  I survived off beech nuts that squirrels buried.  We didn't have the luxury of roads sprayed with beet juice.  That was our drinks Ma put in our lunches cause it was a known antifreeze to help us with hypothermia.  

And for flooding rains we had to go to school in our gondolas that we worked down the canals we dug in the summers when the droughts hit.  

F*cking kids today.  

A 2" rain this last weekend and a 1" rain today with 40mph winds will have some trees down.  Again, I'm ok with schools doing what they feel is best to keep kids, staff and admin safe.  

Impacts to the eastern shore and tidal bay, rivers might be high. This has tropical storm force wind potential

I am ok with schools closing due to winds. Last thing we need is little Cheyenne or Chad ending up in a ditch after turning into Mary Poppins coming home from school this afternoon

9 hours ago, aldie 22 said:

I'm convinced we've ruined the joy of snow by all of these damn models and paralysis by analysis 

Agree 100%

22 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

I guess if we can’t get a snow day, we’ll become California and close for heavy rain and wind.

Just need: mudslides, massive wildfires, and earthquakes. Then we will be the east coast CA

All rain.

Congrats to everyone getting snow!

1 minute ago, nj2va said:

Heyyyoooo some sleet here in Alexandria. 

Can confirm a few sleet pellets here in Fx Co near Kingstowne 

I had forgotten about this. I lost it so many times. 
 

StormchaserChuck. Is he real?  Dying

Already 34.4 here. Won’t be any frozen

hit 27.3 

now 28.4

by morning I will probably be 75 and sunny

2 hours ago, mattie g said:

Those places are absolute saunas.

Two kids had medical emergencies after their races cause the air was so gross and muggy and gross and humid and gross