Storm expected to bring 20+ inches of snow to Northeast

[steven johnson]

Source: CNN

(CNN) -- Frigid East Coast states already blanketed with snow will get pummeled again Saturday with predictions of more than 20 inches in some areas.

Blizzard and winter storm warnings were in effect Saturday for metropolitan areas including Washington; Baltimore, Maryland; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to the National Weather Service.

Other southeastern states were also battered by the storm.

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol said it had received more than 1,000 calls to assist in crashes or motorists stranded in 8 inches of snow.


Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/12/19/winter.weather/

[Blandocyte]

1. Holeeeee crap!

Be careful out there.

[notesdev]

2. It's thick down here in VA

There's a good 8+ inches already on the ground and it's still coming... I dug out my car at 6AM and I think I'm the only one able to get on the road in the whole neighborhood. People around here aren't used to this, that's for sure!

By the way, the snow is beautiful - it's perfect "fun" snow, soft, light, no ice or slush. If only I were a kid again I'd be hopping in a pile making snow forts and snow angels.

[Nay]

3. Here in Richmond, VA we've got about a foot of snow already

this morning, and it's still coming down. It started yesterday about 5 PM and has only stopped once in a while for very short periods. For a short period this morning it was sleeting, so there's a nice icy crust on top of the foot of snow. Yay.

[Mari333]

4. oh sitting here in Michigan

saying thank god we didnt get it.

[hedgehog]

5. IT'S A SIGN FROM HEAVEN! GOD WANTS THE SENATE TO PASS

SINGLE PAYER AND HE'S SEALING THEM INTO THE CAPITOL WITH SNOW UNTIL THEY DO!











:hide:

what? the fundies do it all the time.

[SpiralHawk]

6. Except Holy Joe Lieberman (R) has gone AWOL

Typical republicon move...

[hedgehog]

9. Hey, if he's not there, his vote doesn't count. Can they quick pass the bill before he gets back?

[dixiegrrrrl]

28. Conn. is getting a lot of snow...does that help?

[dgibby]

13. We used to say heavy snow in DC

was God's gift to the Nation, as it shut down Congress and they could do no harm! We also said that if the Russians could figure out a way to make it snow in DC, they wouldn't have to nuke us, 'cause EVERYTHING grinds to a halt when it snows there!:rofl:

[rainbow4321]

17. My daughter is in DC this weekend

She works backstage with the National tour of the Rockettes and they are in DC all weekend to do multiple shows per day. What a weekend to be there. The shows are at the Verizon Center.

[Fearless]

7. Well it's about time.

[markbark]

8. It's the SNOWPOCALYPSE!

Quick, run out and get milk, bread and toilet paper!

[SpiralHawk]

10. Do we need more duct tape, too?

I've got 5 or 6 rolls left over from 9/11, when Commander AWOL Bush (R) led us all so, um, fecklessly into hOmElaNd insecUriTy, but maybe I need more...

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

11. You KNOW what they're gonna say...

"This is irrefutable proof that global warming isn't happening!"

:shrug:

[dgibby]

12. 17in of snow on the ground in the Roanoke, Va area,

and expected to snow all day there. I just got off the phone with my sister who lives in Clifton Forge, VA, about 40 north of Roanoke and 40 miles east of the WV state line, right off of I-64. She says it's beautiful, but they're definitely stranded (in the house, fortunately!).

I-77 and I-81 are parking lots, thousands of motorists stranded. They've called out the Nat. Guard to help. Lots of wrecks, some involving snow plows. I haven't heard of any deaths yet, but it wouldn't surprise me.

If anyone is thinking about traveling in that area, please reconsider. Those mountains are treacherous, and it's just not worth the risk.

Stay off the roads and stay safe, DU!:hi:

[hellsbeagle]

14. Here in Staunton, Va. we have 2' on the ground .

My poor 15" beagle is not happy.

[lunatica]

15. Here in the Bay Area we expect the high will be 63 degrees today

The trees still have their fall colored leaves on them.

[Auggie]

23. I saw a few folks walking around in shirt sleeves and shorts

in San Francisco yesterday. I'd expect that in L.A., but not San Francisco.

[rocktivity]

16. As of 1PM EST, the first flakes started falling around Newark NJ

But two hours ago, the cloud cover was thin enough for the sun to brighten things up, so I KNOW this could be the biggest thing this side of Hurricane Katrina.

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Jkid]

18. It's already showed about 8 inches at the University of Maryland.

I'm stuck here until monday morning at best. Final exams, and the fall commencement ceremony has been canceled and every building in the university except for the student diners are closed. The only student diner open is the north campus diner, as the south campus diner (where my dorm is) is closed. I got some food to last me until tomorrow at best.

[winyanstaz]

19. umm yup...it's winter alright :P

And thanks to that global warming..we are having record cold and snow :)

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[Alexander]

22. Bye bye freeptard.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

26. Let me guess: he said something along the lines of

"Haw haw, it's snowing, proves global warming is a lie!"

Did I guess right?

[Alexander]

27. Oh, he topped that, comparing Obama at Copenhagen to Hitler starting the Holocaust.

It was his very first post here, too.

:eyes:

[DiverDave]

21. New castle De.

8-9" already, we are in the 1 to 3" per hour window, and expected to snow all day and night.
New Castle county declared an emergency, no cars allowed on the road, except emergency and if you are going to the hospital.
We are pretty much stuck in the house...blizzard conditions, high winds lots of drifting snow.

[midnight armadillo]

24. I just got brand new snow tires!

Toyo Observe G-02 Plus. Can't wait to try 'em out after the storm passes.

[kestrel91316]

30. Ah, snow tires. I remember them from my youth, and college days.

Here in SoCal I don't think you can even buy them. Chains are the deal if you go up into the snow.

[Romulox]

35. Here in Michigan, neither I nor anyone I know have ever seen the need for snow tires...

:shrug:

[midnight armadillo]

37. Are you kidding?

Snow tires are the bomb. You get vastly more traction in snow, ice, and slush and even on dry ground in very cold temperatures due to the softer tread compound.

Worth every penny. The Toyos did well on the minivan during a test run today. Not quite as good as the Nokian snow tires I had before but for $50 less per tire I didn't expect them to be.

[Endangered Specie]

25. Now, of course, if this were a massive Hurrican in Florida,

or a Tornado outbreak in Tornado alley, there would be at least one smug "you shouldn't have lived there" post.

[midnight armadillo]

29. You don't need to ask twice

Florida: you shouldn't live there. It sucks, except for the grapefruits.

[kestrel91316]

31. I keep telling my niece that. She got tired of the snow in WI......

[Romulox]

33. By the same token, there'd be calls from Connecticut to send Federal Snow Plows...

Oh wait. Nope. :hi:

[upstandingcitizens]

36. Snow?

What's this snow stuff you speak of? :)

[meow2u3]

32. 23.2" in Philadelphia--official readings

We're buried in almost 2 feet of snow. Today, as I was walking home from church, I saw a car and a cab stuck in the snow. They both kept giving their cars more and more gas, causing them to keep spinning their wheels going nowhere, instead of rocking the car back and forth. If you get stuck, rock the car back and forth by putting it in reverse and drive until you get enough traction to proceed.

[wordpix]

34. nw CT---just a few inches