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I switched channels and found Loudoun County had pulled the trigger too.

Up to about an inch on elevated surfaces in Arlington. My Hill of Doom MUST have been brined. Otherwise, the sidewalks and driveway partially caved in again. (Thinking about it, I'm not TOO surpized that Falls Church called it early. The high points are about 400 feet elevation, and with the latest NWS update..."5 for us? No bus."

And there IS the virtual learning option ((except for places with patchy communications on "good" days)).

On school alerts: I think the preliminary decisions for the lowlanders (Arlington/Alexandria/Falls Church/Fairfax) won't come until after 4 pm, and may start off as school delays rather than school closings. ((Have to save it up for Febrruary...)) PW and Loudoun may start off sooner, and may go straight to closings, as they have higher elevations.

Woke up in Arlington VA this morning to a coating on the roads and sidewalks, about a half-inch on elevated surfaces, a bit more on the shrubs. Now with an hour-plus of sun angle, the road cleared off, sidewalks are clearing, elevated surfaces and shrubs lost some snow.

Well, that was a surprise. And Green Bay ALMOST let them back into it. Onwards to the other game (in DC, the radio station is 106.7 FM.

WaPo got it wrong. Found the game on 106.7 FM.

WWAs up from Culpepper County on west for Monday morning. NWS just issued a travel advisory for the Baltimore area: Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 235 PM EST Sun Jan 14 2024 MDZ004>006-008-011-505>508-150145- Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore-Cecil-Southern Baltimore- Northwest Howard-Central and Southeast Howard-Northwest Harford- Southeast Harford- Including the cities of Frederick, Ballenger Creek, Eldersburg, Westminster, Reisterstown, Cockeysville, Elkton, Baltimore, Lisbon, Columbia, Ellicott City, Jarrettsville, and Aberdeen 235 PM EST Sun Jan 14 2024 ...POTENTIAL WINTER COMMUTING HAZARD FOR THE BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREA MONDAY MORNING... There is a potential for hazardous commuting conditions for the Monday morning morning commute. A period of snow is POSSIBLE (a 30 to 50 percent chance) Monday morning across the Baltimore metro area into north-central Maryland. A coating up to an inch of accumulation is possible along with the potential for snow covered roads. If this threat does materialize during the Monday morning commute, many roads could quickly turn snow covered. This could lead to dangerous traveling conditions, multiple accidents, and extensive delays.

For those in the DC area: WaPo is claiming that 980 AM is carrying both NFL playoff games on Sunday. And ESPN.com is one site if you just want to get score updates.

You wouldn't laugh if you lived on a Hill of Doom. The trash trucks have to get through somehow without taking out front yards. WAIT-maybe you do have your own Hill of Doom...

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1045 AM EST Sun Jan 14 2024 MDZ503-504-VAZ053-501-505-506-526-141645- Central and Southeast Montgomery-Northwest Montgomery-Fairfax-Eastern Loudoun-Northwest Prince William-Northern Fauquier-Western Loudoun- 1045 AM EST Sun Jan 14 2024 ...A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL AFFECT MONTGOMERY...SOUTHERN LOUDOUN...NORTHWESTERN FAIRFAX...NORTH CENTRAL FAUQUIER AND NORTHWESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTIES... Snow will coat the ground in spots late this morning and temperatures will fall to near freezing while the snow is occurring. Wind gusts around 30 to 40 mph are expected during this time and visibility will be reduced to around one-half mile at times. Locations impacted include... Germantown, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Reston, Leesburg, Olney, South Riding, Herndon, Damascus, Broadlands, Lansdowne, Lowes Island, Brambleton, Poolesville, Dulles International Airport, Aspen Hill, Potomac, North Bethesda, Ashburn, and Montgomery Village. This includes Interstate 270 in Maryland between mile markers 3 and 19. Be prepared for slippery surfaces when traveling. Slow down and allow extra time to get to your destination.

That reminds me of two things. 1976/7: I was taken to a party in Northern VA in a restored historic building. The car got stuck in a ditch, but brute force got it out. And might have saved my life. The building burned the next morning. WHAT a welcome to new years? And 1996: I was going to an event in southwestern VA, but chickened out once I saw an inch of snow around Harrisonburg. And the local stores had not been stripped yet....

Just wrap me and DCA up in a lobe from the DC heat island. Unwrao me in March. (later in the month... remember 2014?)

So far, so good. For warmistas in the DC heat island. Please have your shovels on standby if Febbbsry materializes.

Oh NOOO! LWX has put a foot on your bandwagon too! (And a foot off it...) (snip) A vigorous shortwave in the southern stream will track across Texas toward the northern Gulf of Mexico Friday night. This will cause an area of low pressure to form along the Gulf Coast. This area of low pressure will track northeastward along with its parent shortwave during the day Saturday into Saturday night, rapidly intensifying as it does so. While there is still considerable spread with respect to track six days out, model guidance generally has the primary low associated with this system tracking somewhere between the eastern Ohio Valley and the Carolina coastline, with the majority of guidance showing a track just off to our south and east. While uncertainty with respect to track and resultant impacts remains high, the potential is there for locations to the east of the mountains to receive their first major snowstorm in two years. Ensemble guidance (especially the EPS) showed a significant increase in probabilities for snowfall across the region with the 00z cycle last night. At the moment, the greatest chance for significant snow appears to be near and west of the Blue Ridge, while lesser but non-zero probabilities for significant snowfall exist further east. The track of the low will be critical, and an all rain scenario is still on the table to the east of the Blue Ridge. If that were to occur, there could potentially be issues with flooding as well. We`ll continue to keep an eye on this system over the upcoming week, as the potential is there for it to have a significant impact across the entire forecast area. (snip)

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 101 PM EST Fri Dec 29 2023 WVZ512-514-300315- /O.NEW.KPBZ.WW.Y.0021.231230T0600Z-231231T0000Z/ Eastern Preston-Eastern Tucker- Including the cities of Thomas, Hazelton, Canaan Valley, Rowlesburg, Terra Alta, and Davis 101 PM EST Fri Dec 29 2023 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches. * WHERE...Eastern Preston and Eastern Tucker Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 7 PM EST Saturday.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 345 PM EST Fri Dec 29 2023 WVZ522-523-526-300445- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0021.231230T0600Z-231231T0000Z/ Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 345 PM EST Fri Dec 29 2023 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Southeast Webster, Northwest Pocahontas and Southeast Randolph Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 7 PM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow showers will increase in coverage overnight and continue through the day on Saturday.

As a warminsta, I'll take the GFS's claim that there's no real threat until MLK weekend. Sorry (not) for the delay...

A light cartopping about 100' elevation. ((WTOP just announced DCA got 0.1"))

For those of you despairing: Wait until the end of Febrruary.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected, with accumulations of 3 to 6 inches. * WHERE...In Maryland, Garrett County. In Virginia, Western Highland County. In West Virginia, Western Grant and Western Pendleton Counties. * WHEN...From 4 PM Tuesday to 7 AM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow may linger into the day Wednesday.

WWA up for the far western ridges. (They can keep it, at least until my doctors poke me and I can stock up and snooze...)

IF the snowlovers verify, can I please get someone to shovel me out??

With the latest dewpoints at DCA down to 7... BRR! BRR! BRR! At least around DCA it's not sxxx or ixx. Today.