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WTOP said Frederick schools finally decided to close.

Just about all the DC-area schools are either closed or using remote learning, except for Frederick MD currently 2-hour delay but will reevaluate by 7. The Feds are on a two-hour delay/unscheduled leave or telework, Andrews a two-hour delay, Forts Belvoir and Meade "closed".

TV shows are citing over 40 crashes in Northern VA, MD troopers saying over 150 statewide.

Arlington must have treated/plowed my Hill of Doom. Slush/ruts in the street, plowed-in cars with lots of snow still on top of them.

DCA just posted 6 inches of snow depth.

NWS said DCA has a snow depth of 3 inches.

I think it was channel 5 that said BWI has a ground stop until 8 pm. There's at least 2 1/2 inches on my trees and shrubs near Crystal City.

WTOP just had a guy on claiming there was 3" in the area of Lake Barcroft (west of Bailey's Crossroads). Arlington finally DID treat my Hill of Doom near Crystal City, but the snow started accumulating on the road again. My shrubs and trees have somewhere around 1.5-2 inches.

My Hill of Doom just got coated. NOT with brine. An inch or more on the shrubs and fence.

Sidewalks and driveways starting to get covered near Crystal City.

Near Crystal City, visibility down to 1/2 mile or less. About a half-inch of snow on the shrubs, cars getting covered, pavement still clear.

Grass is caving near Crystal City, starting to stick on cars.

TOP just said Fredericksburg schools are closed tomorrow.

Starting to stick to shrubs and tree twigs. Still too warm on the car and roads.

A few dozen flakes near Crystal City. Arlington still hasn't brined my Hill of Doom- maybe they thought rain would wash it away.

Fox Weather just showed snowflakes coming down in Stafford VA.

Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot- Caroline- Including the cities of Centreville, Easton, Rehoboth Beach, Georgetown, Denton, Dover, and Chestertown 301 PM EST Mon Feb 10 2025 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 5 and 7 inches, with localized totals as high as 7 to 9 inches possible. * WHERE...Portions of central and southern Delaware and northeast Maryland. * WHEN...From 1 PM Tuesday to 7 AM EST Wednesday.

My radio just alarmed me.

Somerset-Bedford-Fulton- Including the cities of McConnellsburg, Bedford, and Somerset 231 PM EST Mon Feb 10 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches. * WHERE...Bedford, Fulton, and Somerset Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM Tuesday to 7 AM EST Wednesday. Franklin-Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster- Including the cities of York, Lancaster, Chambersburg, Gettysburg, and Carlisle 231 PM EST Mon Feb 10 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 3 inches. * WHERE...Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Lancaster, and York Counties. * WHEN...From 2 PM Tuesday to 7 AM EST Wednesday.

My big question is Will it stick? The latest hourly guidance from NWS claims it won't get to freezing around DCA on Tuesday until almost midnight. Must be why Arlington hasn't brined my Hill of Doom yet.

NWS on a bit further to the south... Caroline-Westmoreland-Richmond-Northumberland-Lancaster-Western King William-Western King and Queen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex- 240 AM EST Mon Feb 10 2025 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 7 inches and a light glaze of ice accumulation. * WHERE...Portions of east central, eastern, and north central Virginia. * WHEN...From 10 AM Tuesday to 10 AM EST Wednesday.

I'm a bit puzzled. Can someone please explain to me how NWS says DCA gets over 4" of snow when the temperature is scheduled to be above freezing at that spot for the entire event? Is this event "decorator snow" versus ground depth?

Oh NO!! As a warminsta, I thought I and DCA might get nothing. The NWS winter weather update map Snow and Ice Forecasts & Services Expected: 4" Best case for me: >1 Worst case: 7" Of course, this could all change by Monday morning.

Flakes near Crystal City. Lasting about 30 seconds on the car.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1254 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 DCZ001-MDZ013-014-504-VAZ050-051-053-054-502-527-080200- /O.EXB.KLWX.WW.Y.0007.250208T1500Z-250209T0000Z/ District of Columbia-Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Central and Southeast Montgomery-Orange-Culpeper-Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Southern Fauquier-Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park- 1254 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch. * WHERE...The District of Columbia, central Maryland, and central and northern Virginia. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM EST Saturday.