Long Island in the path.
Posted on 12/18/2009 5:59:52 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
A major storm was expected to bury the Washington region Saturday with what forecasters said could be the largest snowfall to hit the area in six years and the greatest December accumulation in more than 70 years.
Accumulations of 15 inches or more in the city and up to 24 inches in parts of the Blue Ridge Mountains were possible, according to the National Weather Service. The snow was expected to cause significant disruptions for shoppers, travelers and revelers on the last weekend -- and biggest shopping day -- before Christmas.
Especially large amounts of snow could accumulate southeast of the Interstate 95 corridor, where "paralyzing" near-blizzard conditions could occur, said AccuWeather.com chief meteorologist Joe Bastardi.
Snow was expected to start falling early Saturday and to increase in intensity all day, as bands of precipitation, fed by moisture from the Atlantic Ocean and driven by a cold northeast wind, sweep over the area.
Temperatures will remain in the 20s and low 30s, aggravated by gusty winds of 20 to 25 mph, the Weather Service said. The snow was not expected to taper off until Sunday morning.
Severe highway, rail and air travel disruptions were anticipated. Some airlines were canceling flights Friday, and authorities urged people to stay off the roads. Southwest Airlines said it was allowing customers using six East Coast airports to rebook tickets without penalties.
A state of emergency was declared in Virginia, where the National Guard was on alert to help with emergency transportation. In the District, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) declared a snow emergency, effective at 7 a.m. Saturday. All vehicles must be removed from the city's snow routes or they will be ticketed and towed.
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Send him back to Kenya.
I had to laugh when I was in the grocery store this afternoon here in VA. They had plenty of toilet paper, but they were running out of beer.
Oconaluftee? Those kids are Cherokee, from the reservation.
US Air might want to wake up, the “r” word is about to rear it’s ugly head.
Valdez shrugs as snowfall tops 6 feet
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410684/posts
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/12/lieberman-wont-have-to-trudge.html
But Republicans have given Lieberman the necessary assurances that they will allow him to be with his family.”After being assured by Democratic and Republican leaders that his vote was not needed to pass the Defense Appropriations bill, Senator Lieberman went to Connecticut to spend the Sabbath and the last night of Hanukkah with his wife, Hadassah, and their children and grandchildren,” Marshall Wittman, Lieberman’s spokesman, said Friday.
However, Democrats could be in an odd jam if the storm turns worse than expected and airports remain closed through Sunday, since Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) hopes to hold the first key test vote on health-care legislation by 1 a.m. Monday.
My husband said they are predicting snow here Thurs night.
I hope it doesn’t start until we are home from church. lol
We go to church in Raleigh and we had to drive home in a snow storm one year. Not pleasant as the roads between here and there are mostly 2 lane country roads.
Long Island in the path.
Funny webcomic I read once regarding how some snap at the very sight of a snowflake. They drive at 10 mph with their butt cheeks, culminating with the slaughter of their neighbors and forming a little doghouse out of their bones to live in.
Refuge in audacity to demonstrate how some just absolutely go nuts (being a Bama native, I often wonder how Northerners react when they see Southern schools close whenever there’s even the lightest dusting).
Joe Lieberman went home to CT for the Jewish holidays.
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It only takes two Dems to not make it back for the final vote on healthcare so “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” in DC, NY and wherever they might live. Praise be to God!
Hallelujah and I agree in Jesus’ Name!
Technically we are still the south.
R - Regulation?
Yep - evidently these 4 young people are in the Job Corps and the writer says the government spends millions flying these job corps kids all over the place....who knew?
My comments:
Sorry those kids have been stranded at that airport all day with no food and no help being given to get them out...
But our tax dollars at work -spending millions not just to pay them for their volunteer work but also spending millions more to fly them around the country to various “jobs”????
Snow baby snow!!!
No snow here in Chocolate Town (Hershey) yet. But they are exaggerating up to 15" now.
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Snow headed your way?
24°F here now and white stuff expected
Is this global warming?
Not sure what you're asking. My screen name? It's a war fought in NC a decade prior to the Revolution, that some historians now credit as being the first shots fired for independence.
Pasadena Md. Light snow feels pretty cold and I have been sitting out in the cold for the last few weeks hunting.
I got two pizzas, Mt. Dew and Yuengling. That should last me, right? I refused going to get milk or bread. I never have it at the house. Why do I need it now? Is there a special recipe for a meal made of snow, milk, and bread?
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