Posted on 02/08/2010 4:58:12 PM PST by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Another big winter storm was forecast on Monday for the U.S. mid-Atlantic still struggling to dig out from a blizzard that dumped two feet (half a meter) of snow and closed the federal government.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for Washington, D.C., beginning at noon/1700 GMT on Tuesday and continuing into Wednesday, with projected snow totals of 10 to 20 inches.
The potentially crippling new storm was expected to hit other big cities along the East Coast, like Baltimore and Philadelphia, that are still digging out and extend into New Jersey and New York.
It would only add to the 32 inches of snow that had fallen in suburban Washington in the biggest snowfall to hit the city in decades.
The federal government was closed on Monday, though President Barack Obama still held meetings at the White House. Schools and most businesses in the region remained shut.
As officials worked to clear snow-covered streets from the Washington area, residents braced for another storm expected to dump much more snow than initially forecast.
Local officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, said the next storm could cause some roofs to collapse from the weight of all the snow and there could be more power outages.
In the county, about 80,000 people lost power on Saturday, and some customers still had no electricity or heat on Monday. Many schools said classes would be canceled through Tuesday, even before the latest storm warning.
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It’s that damn global warming causes global cooling thing again!
Anyone heard from Al Gore lately ?
Thought so ...
Hey east coasters! How’s that “global warming” thing working out for ya? It’s a good thing some bunch of morons did a study that found this to be the warmest winter since the creation.
Haven’t heard from Gore since Copenhagan...
Has Nancy evacuated all of her family in OUR jet yet?
He's been really, really busy lately, burying all that cash in mason jars all over Tennessee before the hockey stick hits the fan.
I spent the entire weekend without power in the last one. Hope the lights stay on this time!
I am glad I still have plenty of Class VI supplies to see me through this Snowmageddon.
Tag out your main, find both legs of the 220v service and feed the generator to them. Make sure you don't run anything that draws a lot of current (like an electric oven) and you'll be sitting pretty. If you have a gas furnace you can run the blower without snaking extension cords into the basement. Otherwise you'll be chilly, but not in the dark.
- veteran of the last round of really nasty winter weather in the South, the Ice Storm Decade of the mid 60s - mid 70s.
I’ve still got plenty of ammo left but I’m out of milk. Maybe I could use one to fix the other.
If three feet of snow fell on D.C. every week forever we might be alright.
LOL
I can hear the call now from Pelosi to Andrews AFB.
“Is the mother ship fully fueled and loaded with plenty of booze and Evian?” “It’s Olympics Time!”
Darn Global warming..
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I'd give them three months clear sailing - in summer, in DC - to get done only that which needs to be done such as funding the military, etc.
Then snow them out the other 9 months every year.
Cars drive in single file down the normally four lane-wide 18th Street NW in downtown Washington, February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed
The National Monument in Washington, DC. Hundreds of emergency crews are battling to clear snow-clogged roads and restore power to thousands of homes across the east coast before a new storm hits. (AFP/Jewel Samad)
Drew, 2, struggles with a snow shovel as he helps his father clear the sidewalk outside their home on Capitol Hill in Washington February 8, 2010. The federal government announced it would remain closed on Monday and most schools planned to shut down as residents of the mid-Atlantic struggled to dig out from a blizzard that dumped two feet of snow on the region. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
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