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Kingofalldems

(38,458 posts)
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 05:19 PM Mar 2013

DC DUers--How about that snowstorm?

The teevee hammered us with dire warnings for days. Even this morning, the world was about to end. The snow has stopped and here in Mont. County we have maybe an inch of slush, which now seems to be melting.

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DC DUers--How about that snowstorm? (Original Post) Kingofalldems Mar 2013 OP
I'm a bit north of Montgomery County. We got a dusting that melted off. talkingmime Mar 2013 #1
In all fairness, those west of us got a lot more. kwassa Mar 2013 #2
Weather for ratings... Earth_First Mar 2013 #3
I live near Clarksburg Xyzse Mar 2013 #4
Jim Cantore (TWC) is still trying to figure out how he missed the storm... madinmaryland Mar 2013 #5
That channel actually named this one Kingofalldems Mar 2013 #6
I like the name that the Capital Weather Gang called it: Snowquester, which they have since madinmaryland Mar 2013 #8
The North Georgia mountain counties got quite a bit. RebelOne Mar 2013 #7
Here in Wisconsin, Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #9
You guys are tough enough to handle it Kingofalldems Mar 2013 #10
lol, thanks for the vote of confidence. Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #11
We had a snow day in SW PA! femmocrat Mar 2013 #12
 

talkingmime

(2,173 posts)
1. I'm a bit north of Montgomery County. We got a dusting that melted off.
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 06:32 PM
Mar 2013

The storm seems to be parked. It's either going to run south of us or right over us. We could use some snow. The critters love it.

kwassa

(23,340 posts)
2. In all fairness, those west of us got a lot more.
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 06:35 PM
Mar 2013

they were off in the temperature prediction, and being off by a few degrees makes the difference between rain and snow.

It snowed hard for a time, but the streets were too warm for it to stick.

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)
3. Weather for ratings...
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 06:42 PM
Mar 2013

Rain doesn't get people excited.

It's a producers dream; it makes their day that much easier when they can cover one story five different ways instead of the details required to cover five seperate stories.

In a nutshell: laziness.

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
4. I live near Clarksburg
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 06:50 PM
Mar 2013

Got hit quite a bit for a little while.

I didn't go to work any way. I had a doctor appointment.
Yep, but it seems like it is still snowing here. Not that it is sticking or anything.

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)
5. Jim Cantore (TWC) is still trying to figure out how he missed the storm...
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 07:34 PM
Mar 2013


We got about an inch or so in HoCo.


madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)
8. I like the name that the Capital Weather Gang called it: Snowquester, which they have since
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 07:56 PM
Mar 2013

renamed Noquester.

Someone postulated that the reason for the change from snow to rain was all the hot air coming out of the house of representatives.

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)
7. The North Georgia mountain counties got quite a bit.
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 07:56 PM
Mar 2013

But I live closer to Atlanta and did not even see a snowflake, though some of the surrounding counties had some snow showers.

Kingofalldems

(38,458 posts)
10. You guys are tough enough to handle it
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 08:04 PM
Mar 2013

Here they closed schools long before the storm got here. And closed everything else too. Highways seemed deserted today.

 

Helen Reddy

(998 posts)
11. lol, thanks for the vote of confidence.
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 08:07 PM
Mar 2013

My driveway is 350 feet long. My cub cadet is a trooper!

I do have a vacation scheduled (elsewhere)

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
12. We had a snow day in SW PA!
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 09:44 PM
Mar 2013


We had about 6 inches, more to the northwest of us, and about a foot in the mountains.
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