'Blizzard of 05' Real-Time Discussion -

http://headlines.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&myadc=0&article=0 ^ | 12/7/2005 | Accuweather

[Steve0113]

I'm posting this on my Sidekick II in a restaurant. Coolest toy I've had in a long time.

[aft_lizard]

LOL. Nah its ok, but I was wondering.

[RightWhale]

We have been getting just a trace of snow all along, which means that the roads are rarely dry. There is hardly a ditch that hasn't been visited by a car or pickup. It's not deep, and not super-slick like it gets when it is 20, but it's always there and hides the lane markers. They'll walk the lane over until it gets off the pavement altogether. Not really a question of traction, but visibility.

[dakine]

Seattle, D.C., North Fla...just to name a few....

[glaseatr]

Hmmmm. So this would mean a "white out" scenario?

No a white out is when there is more cocaine than you can fit into your nose..LOL

[kerryusama04]

I'm posting this on my Sidekick II in a restaurant. Coolest toy I've had in a long time.

Wasn't that last over the air update great? It runs java now, that is way cool. What's your high score on the asteroid game? Mine's 111250. Doesn't do a whole lot for my family life, though, constantly sneaking a peak at FR :)

[BureaucratusMaximus]

ROGOWSKI

Gotta love it. Almost better than Grabowski.

[jerry639]

Here in southern Indiana we had 30+ inches around Christmas time last year. 3 inches of snow ain't nothin.

[Salamander]

"guns 'r bad, m-kay"," LMAO! I think of Mr Mackey every time some liberal says is bad. [mmm'kay?] My Hitachi screen is glass over top of the plasma stuff that makes it work. What are they made of in your area?

[kerryusama04]

The screens are probably made of the same stuff here but my 3 year old son is tazmanian. The salesman full on punched the floor model of the tv I bought. It was convincing to say the least.

[kerryusama04]

I was stuck in that storm at Covington airport last year. On day two I tried to drive home and sat on the highway just inside of IN going nowhere for 8 hours. Ended up flying home late on Christmas eve. That storm was out of hand. The people were really nice, though. Perfect strangers helping push each otherls cars to get going and all.

[fortunecookie]

The wedding is off.

Well, just push it back another 6 or 12 months so they can clear the streets and thaw the power lines!

[muggs]

I remember that winter and that blizzard. That's the winter that the Ohio River froze also.

[reaganbooster]

Reminds me of the Montana weatherman who once said that "Helena got nine inches last night... of snow, that is."

[cripplecreek]

Just the sheer number of responses Ive gotten to one mention of that blizzard tells me that it was an extaordinary weather event.

There's a photo on the wall of our post office that shows the postmaster standing in the road outside the post office. Behind him is a snowbank left by the plows passing on the road that is probably 20 feet high or more. Leaning against the snowbank is a ladder to get to the post office.

Since I was only about 13 at the time of that blizzard I suspect I may see one more like that in my lifetime.

[muggs]

Since I was only about 13 at the time of that blizzard I suspect I may see one more like that in my lifetime.

I may see one more also but it's doubtful I will get pregnant during the next one.

[cripplecreek]

it's doubtful I will get pregnant during the next one.

LOL same here.

[jerry639]

Sorry to hear you were stuck in that storm. Very pleased to hear that people were helpful though. Found folks to be the same in Kentucky.

[sarasota]

Why am I visualizing the last scene in Scarface?

[tmp02]

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
516 AM EST THU DEC 8 2005

ANZ530>537-DCZ001-MDZ002>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ021-
025>031-036>042-050>057-WVZ048>055-091030-
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-ALLEGANY-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-
NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-HIGHLAND-
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-FAUQUIER-LOUDOUN-
ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-GRANT-MINERAL-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-
PENDLETON-HARDY-
516 AM EST THU DEC 8 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MARYLAND WEST OF THE
EASTERN SHORE INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND EAST OF GARRETT
COUNTY...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
WASHINGTON DC AND THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM IS CURRENTLY TAKING SHAPE ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY...AND IS FORECAST TO ADVANCE INTO OUR REGION THIS EVENING.
THIS STORM HAS A POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS...AS WELL AS A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN.

CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT
THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA...INCLUDING THE BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON
DC METRO AREAS...JUST BEFORE AND DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING
COMMUTE. THIS TIMING WOULD CAUSE A DETERIORATION OF DRIVING
CONDITIONS DURING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PLEASE REFERENCE WBCWSWLWX
(WWUS41) FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE WINTER STORM IMPACTING THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT WILL CONTINUE
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. ONCE PRECIPITATION COMES TO AN END FRIDAY
MORNING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS COULD CAUSE MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
TO OCCUR. PLEASE REFERENCE WBCWSWLWX (WWUS41) FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WHILE SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...SNOW FALL
AMOUNTS ARE APPRECIATED.

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Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1024 AM EST THU DEC 8 2005

DCZ001-MDZ004>007-009>011-013-014-VAZ021-026-027-029-030-040>042-
052>054-WVZ054-082330-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0002.051208T2300Z-051209T1700Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-
HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-
ANNE ARUNDEL-HIGHLAND-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-PAGE-WARREN-
RAPPAHANNOCK-FAUQUIER-LOUDOUN-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS...HARRISONBURG...
FRONT ROYAL...LEESBURG...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...
ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH
1024 AM EST THU DEC 8 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 12 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 12 PM EST FRIDAY.

A WINTER STORM IS CURRENTLY TAKING SHAPE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY...
AND IS FORECAST TO ADVANCE INTO OUR REGION THIS EVENING. THIS
STORM HAS A POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING A MIXED BAG OF SNOW...SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE DC AND BALTIMORE METRO AREAS. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY
FRIDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES TO THE FORECAST.

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