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Not sure about airports, but I think Downtown and Midtown DC could too.

Really think it’ possible it snowing as hard as it’s been entire storm in dc

I am pretty sure I read somewhere, about 4 pm, that DCA had 7. So should be close to 9 by storm end

This post reminds me of 2010, when there was always debate on here about her forecasts.

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Really snowing well downtown dc. Not as heavy as an hour or so ago, but steadily accumulating. Will this pivot?

Visibility downtown is currently only a block to block and a half.

All streets in downtown DC white again. Heavy snow

Huge flakes now falling downtown

Solid moderate snow now in Downtown DC. Places north of U Street should do well. But It may just be a degree too warm in center city for streets to start caving again but we’lll see. Last night, streets north of U Street caved about 3 hours before streets south of U Street did. By 5 am, though, even downtown streets needed to be plowed.

Nice snowy scene Downtown in D.C. Big flakes but not accumulating on any paved surfaces.

Radar looks good but just basically non accumulating heavy flurries currently in midtown DC. Not complaining, but hoping to step it up some tomorrow am..

I worry a bit the snow will never stay heavy enough long enough to overcome the UHI in immediate Metro. We’ll see, but that is only thing I can see that limits this potential. It is late January, but not like the Jan 30 2010 storm where it was in low 20s throughout the storm.

What are temps supposed to be tomorrow? Tonight, it still seems a bit warm to maximize accumulations in center city DC.

After the dry slot that appears to be heading for the DMV, what time is the snow supposed to start back up again tonight?

Nice snow in Downtown DC. Unsalted pavement and parkings lots are starting to cave.

Steady light snow in Downtown DC, but not stciking yet to any paved surfaces. A light coating on some cars that have been parked for awhile.

Very light flurries just started in Downtown DC

But weird though the maps on LWX site still show DC with 6 to 8. But LWX just tweeted the map I posted

It clearly says 8 to 12 under Washington.

NWS ups DC to 8 to 12

That was 5 inches of heavy wet warm snow for dc I think That was a bust in the DC proper. It snowed but with UHI it never got cold enough to accumlate much more than an inch or two on grassy surfaces. But no one cared because it was just a few days before the big storm on 2-6-10

Credit where credit is, surprisingly, due. DT nailed it, with the possible exception of putting most of Fairfax in the 2 to 4 zone.

I voted for Feb. 5 2010, but it was a tough decision between that and Feb. 2003. I wasn't around for Jan 1996, so ignored that. In Feb 2003, I was living in Baltimore and remember how it came as sort of a surprise. The evening news on that Friday was predicting like 8 to 12 inches -- a sizable storm, but nothing to panic over. And then on that Saturday, it sort of seemed like the storm could be a bust. What little fell that morning was quickly cleaned off the streets. And i recall hearing news reports that night that the snow had hit northern Virginia. So I went to bed, but woke up that Sunday morning, like 5 a.m., and there was already like 3 inches on the ground in downtown Baltimore. And then thunder snow -- very loud . And as the day progressed, it just dumped snow for hours. By evening, the drifts in city streets were waist high. But then about 10 p.m., it turned to sleet. That changeover was the only thing that kept accumulations in the city closer to 2 feet instead of 3 feet or more. By Monday morning, however, there was another quick burst of heavy snow that added an inch or two o totals. And the streets in Baltimore were a mess for days.The snow and sleet compacted into thick hardened mounds that were nearly impossible to clear off. And the mayor at the time, maybe O'Malley??, had to request the National Guard. That was the only time I remember seeing National Guard Humvees deployed for a real emergency. Still, its hard to separate Feb. 5 2010 from what happened 4 days later, so I voted for that. Plus, the build-up and model-watching for that storm gave you the true experience of preparing for a major storm.

Still surprised that surprisingly large and north dry slot stopped just about there due to the pivot. Pretty sure it was never modeled to be anywhere close to NOVA, but goes to show you large storms can have large dry slots that aren't always well forecast. Some folks in Ill and Ind discovered that this week.