Jan 25th storm
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Anonymous
Loudoun and Fairfax will close for the week if the forecast holds. Fairfax is already closed Thu and Fri. |
Anonymous
Snow + ice + freezing cold temps will mean that they can't do much about the side streets and sidewalks. We are in Arlington and I think we'll be closed for the week. APS is already closed on Friday for grade prep. |
Anonymous
FCPS will be closed all week because they already had Thursday/Friday off and a 2 hour early release on Wednesday. If they didn’t have those days off, my bet would be closed Mon-Tues, possibly W or possibly a 2 hour morning delay, and then 2 hour morning delays due to cold the rest of the week. They’re probably really glad they don’t have to make any calls because we were scheduled off anyway. |
Anonymous
| Does anyone know where the Apple weather app gets its data from? It says 18-22” inches for me (I’m in upcounty MoCo), which doesn’t line up at all with the 5-10” that most meteorologists are calling for. |
Anonymous
Weather apps use raw data, AND often from a single model like GFS (better for short term forecasting) while professional meteorologists interpret multiple models, use local knowledge, and analyze trends, etc. |
Anonymous
I think the crazy outlier is the GFS. |
Anonymous
| Why are the grocery stores empty ALREADY? |
Anonymous
Your first storm? |
Anonymous
Rookie mistake. The stores were empty on Wednesday. I made a second pass this am for the brand of milk I like and some gruyère (egg bites). In total I have 2 gallons. Still can’t find the gruyère! Which brings me to tomorrow am you must make a beeline for the dairy first. Because people in this area go crazy for cheese when snow is predicated. So trust me, first thing tomorrow am, the shelves will be stocked tonight, be first in line when the doors open. Get your milk, your dairy products of choice and you absolutely must load up on cheese. Would someone please tell me what the heck you all doing with all of that dang cheese! |
Anonymous
| Snow totals are going down. So take it easy. From 8-12 inches it’s going down to 5-8 inches Saturday night. |
Anonymous
Eat enough cheese and you won’t need much TP. Win/win. Lactose intolerant folks need not apply, of course. |
Anonymous
| Still forecasting 20+ inches in Fairfax. |
Anonymous
TP is gross. We have heated toto washlets. And when the power goes out, we at least have toto portable bidets. |
Anonymous
Snow totals are only going down because of more ice which could actually be far worse! |
Anonymous
| So with the expected switch to alert and maybe freezing rain-what’s the best shoveling strategy? Wait until it’s all done so there’s a snow barrier before the ice? Or shovel during the snow so there’s not 6” of heavy ice to try to break up? |