Yeah seriously though...I'm not sure why folks are fretting over having to wait until mid/late January...that IS our primo. Just take a look at this list of our biggest storms, and when they occured: (courtesy of the Baltimore Sun)
Notice that of the top 20, only 3 occurred before the middle of January. The rest occurred after that!
1. Feb. 15-18, 2003: 28.2 inches
2. Jan. 27-29, 1922: 26.5 inches
3. Feb. 5-6, 2010: 24.8 inches*
4. Feb. 11, 1983: 22.8 inches
5. Jan. 7-8, 1996: 22.5 inches
6. Mar. 29-30, 1942: 22.0 inches
7. Feb. 11-14, 1899: 21.4 inches
8. Dec. 18-19, 2009: 21.1 inches
9. Feb. 18-19, 1979: 20.0 inches
10. Feb. 9-10, 2010: 19.5 inches
11. Mar. 15-18, 1892: 16.0 inches
12. Feb. 15, 1958: 15.5 inches
13. Jan. 25, 2000: 14.9 inches
14. Dec. 11-12, 1960: 14.1 inches
15. Feb. 11-12, 2006: 13.1 inches
16. Mar. 5-7, 1962: 13.0 inches
17: Jan. 22, 1987: 12.3 inches
18. Jan. 30-31, 1966: 12.1 inches
19. Feb. 16-18, 1900: 12.0 inches
20. Mar. 13-14, 1993: 11.9 inches