MAJOR Snowstorm?

[Anonymous]

Just moved from the Boston area, so this will be my first snowfall here. If we end up getting 6-12", I understand schools will be closed on Tuesday. But is it safe to assume they will re-open Wednesday?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just moved from the Boston area, so this will be my first snowfall here. If we end up getting 6-12", I understand schools will be closed on Tuesday. But is it safe to assume they will re-open Wednesday?

Doubt it. Also depends on refreezing overnight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just moved from the Boston area, so this will be my first snowfall here. If we end up getting 6-12", I understand schools will be closed on Tuesday. But is it safe to assume they will re-open Wednesday?

Depends on the school system. Larger school systems (FCPS) take longer to get all of the routes cleared/checked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just moved from the Boston area, so this will be my first snowfall here. If we end up getting 6-12", I understand schools will be closed on Tuesday. But is it safe to assume they will re-open Wednesday?

No, they won't be. Unlike Boston, we simply don't have the equipment to remove large amounts of snow quickly. The temperatures on Wednesday will still be below freezing, so natural melting will not occur. Some winters we have a lot of snow, and other winters (like this one), we have little to none. It doesn't make sense to have the same budget for snow clean-up like Boston.

And also, unlike Boston, we have large county school systems where the amount of snow and clean-up can vary. It's not possible to open one part of a county's school and keep the other parts closed.

[Anonymous]

Call me crazy but FCPS schools will reopen only on next Monday the 20th. So get your crap together accordingly.

[Anonymous]

This is like blind leading the blind! Shit happens I guess!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good morning all! How is it possible that just last night, it was reported again as a non- event, wintry mix, and this morning we are full on Nor'Easter?!?
Gotta love the crazy weather here!

I never saw it reported as a "non-event." Where did you see that last night?
-DC resident

Mthey are mistaken. It was never a non event. Models yesterday had it more in the 8-12 range and today seem to be back up on 12-16.

Where are you getting these high snow totals? I saw 2-5 inches on channel 4 news for the DC area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just moved from the Boston area, so this will be my first snowfall here. If we end up getting 6-12", I understand schools will be closed on Tuesday. But is it safe to assume they will re-open Wednesday?

Depends on the school system. Larger school systems (FCPS) take longer to get all of the routes cleared/checked.

This. some of the farther reaches of the county have some very small, windy, rural-like roads. Those can stay treacherous for a while, even though if you live in McLean by Tysons everything seems fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good morning all! How is it possible that just last night, it was reported again as a non- event, wintry mix, and this morning we are full on Nor'Easter?!?
Gotta love the crazy weather here!

I never saw it reported as a "non-event." Where did you see that last night?
-DC resident

On a weather app and one other news source on the internet. Not sure whose data they used.
Did not read in detail; only: Tuesday Wintry mix possible. Rain or snow.
It had changed again this morning on the weather app, got a winter storm watch notice.
However, I just saw one weather model posted here is also not enthusiastic about a major event, and says mix: rain/snow?
Which one is it now? Off to read more!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good morning all! How is it possible that just last night, it was reported again as a non- event, wintry mix, and this morning we are full on Nor'Easter?!?
Gotta love the crazy weather here!

I never saw it reported as a "non-event." Where did you see that last night?
-DC resident

Mthey are mistaken. It was never a non event. Models yesterday had it more in the 8-12 range and today seem to be back up on 12-16.

Where are you getting these high snow totals? I saw 2-5 inches on channel 4 news for the DC area.

It's all over the place. Look up Jay's wintry mix on Facebook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just moved from the Boston area, so this will be my first snowfall here. If we end up getting 6-12", I understand schools will be closed on Tuesday. But is it safe to assume they will re-open Wednesday?

We moved to DC originally from upstate NY, and actually now currently live in Boston. As a pp said, they just don't have the equipment to deal with it. If it is 6-12", the impact will be for days. It will be very different from how Boston handles it, trust me!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is like blind leading the blind! Shit happens I guess!

Ha! I agree! The weather forecast in this area is like the blind leading the blind!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is like blind leading the blind! Shit happens I guess!

Ha! I agree! The weather forecast in this area is like the blind leading the blind!

Yes, but weather guys are really good at explaining why/how it happened the day after!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm from Novosibirsk but you guys have scared the crap out of me!

Bwahahahahahahahah!! This is just the beginning! Tune in for more!

Both PPs - you made me laugh!

[Anonymous]

SNOOOOw days!! Then student holiday March 24. Early release April 7 and then SPRING BREAK baby!

From sledding to beach week in the span of a couple of weeks, lol.