From the “weather is not climate department”, it seems that the biggest snowstorm of all time is targeting the nation’s capitol. Here’s the current radar image:
via NOAA/NWS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1234 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010 DCZ001-MDZ004>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ042-050>057-501-502- 060145- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE- 1234 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...RECORD SNOWFALL FORECAST IN THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON DC REGION... ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TONIGHT... GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY FALLING BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT TO PRODUCE NEAR-BLIZZARD AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TONIGHT AND WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. LOOKING BACK AT THE BIGGEST STORM OF RECORD FOR WASHINGTON DC... THE JANUARY 1922 KNICKERBOCKER STORM...28.0 INCHES OF SNOW WAS PRODUCED FROM 3.02 INCHES OF LIQUID WATER. CURRENT FORECASTS FOR THIS EVENT HAVE TOTAL LIQUID FALLING FROM THIS STORM APPROACHING 3 INCHES...WHICH ACCORDINGLY WOULD CREATE A SNOWFALL THAT WILL RIVAL THE KNICKERBOCKER STORM TOTAL. GENERALLY ACROSS THE REGION...20 TO 30 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL BY SATURDAY EVENING. BALTIMORES RECORD OF 26.8 INCHES FROM THE PRESIDENTS DAY FEBRUARY 2003 STORM WILL ALSO BE THREATENED.
They laughed at Phil, and called it animal abuse.
It does not get any more ironic than having HealthCare dumped and Cap & Trade slopped onto the floors of Congress.
Yes, the coincidence is uncanny.
A plow was being readied to shove Tax & Spill down upon us, when along comes a blizzard that will more than Tax every plow in DC.
Last year we saw Hansen in a blizzard urging civil disobedience.
Gore in Congress during a big freeze.
Now this.
If ever there was a warning sent down from on high, this is as definative as they come. In God We Trvst.
If Rod Serling were around, he’s have an episode to send a chill down the hearts of even the heartiest. “When madness is answered from Above”.
Do not adjust your set. For the next X hours, we will control the horizontal and the veritcal. “A snowstorm from the Halls of Congress”.
Oh geez, it’s ripping torrential rotten-rain out here, NW. Calif.
Ohh rats – my flight from London to Washington has been cancelled this morning (Sat), (as were most of yesterdays flights). Interesting to look the webcams and see that there is still some traffic movement on the I95, (0100 EST), not quite the ‘whiteout’ that some forecasters had been suggesting, at least not yet.
If i go t stuck up herei n Nortrhern NH and can’t get home Sunday afernoon I’m coming after all you skeptics
😉
BTW I didn’t find anything purple in teh himlayas except bettle nut wrappers.
Next thing you know it’ll be glaciers marching down Pennsylvania Avenue.
But just weather, of course.
Frederick Michael (21:21:42) :
I’ve had my 6 feet in 5 hours experience, it was no Sierra picnic.
But, this one has a special purpose, for it finds Washington D.C., and it carries a distinct message.
If Rod Serling were around, he’s have an episode to send a chill down the hearts of even the heartiest. “When madness is answered from Above”.
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If Rod Serling was around, the AGW’ers might even rethink their position
savethesharks (22:12:25) :
And presently receiving a Lesson from the Climate School in D.C.
Don’t even think of putting an Apple on her desk. She’s old school, and doesn’t take kindly to special interests or favorites.
@Methow Ken
“So if they are any distance from a Metro station (credit where credit is due: D.C. has a good transit system; I’ve used it)…”
Yeah it’s good until a blizzard hits, then it’s just ugly. I lived in DC for many years and when the snow starts to come down, the Dupont Circle Metro Station becomes a deathtrap. It’s nearly impossible to descend the escalators (which get shut off) without slipping at least once. That thing is freaky scary when it’s covered with snow and ice. Also there are usually lengthy train delays which, when combined with the increased passenger load, creates dangerously crowded platforms (which are already wet and slippery). Well, you get the picture… and it ain’t pretty.
I don’t know if anyone has said so but Mr. Watts deserves a round of applause for his hard and tenacious work. We are all enjoying the collapse of the AGW fraud right now but remember Anthony Watts was here years before this past November 21. He was here carrying on the fight for scientific integrity even when it seemed like the effort was hopeless.
Mr. Watts has a well hidden button on his home page called “Donate”. I found it and I pressed it. I made a donation. It’s not that hard.
Mr. Watts has put I’m sure an awful lot of work in maintaining this page and on his own research regarding weather station sitings across the country. That takes a lot of time and effort. He did this on his own and I’ll bet it wasn’t his day job.
If I could find the unobtrusive “Donate” button then I’ll bet you can too. Please find it and do something with it. We owe a debt to Mr. Watts because in some measure all that has happened is due to his efforts. When I owe a debt, I work towards repaying it. You can do that too.
Disclaimer: I don’t play Anthony Watts on TV and I’m not associated with WUWT in any way.:-)
Mariss
Check this out — a review from Cool Tools (the Whole Earth Catalog online follow-on) of a wheeled low-effort “sno wovel”:
Also check out (google or look for the Cool Tools review) the “Eskimold,” a mold for making igloos out of snow blocks.
When does the Donner Party start on Capitol Hill? Or has it been going on since Brown was elected? Pass the ketchup, Heinz of course.
Roger Sowell (21:33:04) :
This snowstorm, indeed the cold winter in DC, is consistent with the Hadley CRU temperature data that shows DC is cooling since about 1975. If that cooling trend of 9.7 deg C per century does not soon reverse, there will be glaciers in DC in approximately 120 years!
http://tinypic.com/r/k2ekh5/6
Shame the Hadley CRU data has no worth.
I would have enjoyed seeing the current administration panicked into initiating a move of the USA capital to Jackson, Mississippi. I’m sure they would have got a warm welcome!
It’s just Gaia trying to tell the warmists to quit taking her name in vain…
;0)
I hope that Osama gives a State of the Union Address, declaring that we must tackle Global Warming – with 5 ft of snow outside.
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>>JT (15:50:37) :
>>The animated maps all over the place look like the
>>storm is going to leave the coast pretty quickly. Is
>>there something I am missing?
This is a double low, so the smaller partner may hang around. But I cannot find an animated pressure forecast for the USA. Is there such a thing?
http://www.usairnet.com/weather/maps/current/barometric-pressure/
Mariss Freimanis (23:09:19) :
I second that vote of thanks to Anthony and the other Web admin support. And I also found the “Donate” button a few days ago. I treat it like a subscription to a top magazine.
Well done guys.
AGW. Washington DC.
http://www.earthtv.com/en/camera-location/washington-capitol-en
Sean (15:58:00) :
“I’m in Baltimore and you have to realize we seem to be stuck on a snow belt this winter. Besides the Dec. storm, we had 5″ of snow last weekend, 4″ on Wednesday, we are predicted to get 20-30 over the next 24 hours, and snow is predicted for Tues next week and next Saturday. Is Al Gore in town or something???”
Nah, Its the Obama effect you are seeing. If he ignores Mother Nature too often she gets mad and dumps snow on his head to try and wake him up.
Tenuc (00:31:41) :
Roger Sowell (21:33:04) :
This snowstorm, indeed the cold winter in DC, is consistent with the Hadley CRU temperature data that shows DC is cooling since about 1975. If that cooling trend of 9.7 deg C per century does not soon reverse, there will be glaciers in DC in approximately 120 years!
http://tinypic.com/r/k2ekh5/6
Shame the Hadley CRU data has no worth.
I would have enjoyed seeing the current administration panicked into initiating a move of the USA capital to Jackson, Mississippi. I’m sure they would have got a warm welcome!
But Tenuc, CRU always ADDS warming to the temperature readings, that means the “cooling trend of 9.7 deg C per century” is actually much steeper and it is starting NOW. Oh my gosh, run for the hills Gaia is going on a rampage…..IEEEEHHhhhh
vukcevic (02:28:28) :
Looked at the cam.
That’s definately the Mother of All Gore Warmouts.
Can’t see the Whitehouse for the Whiteout.
The Governator couldn’t get through that stuff.
If this keeps up, they’ll have to rename the storm the Great O’Bummer ‘Noreaster (Gone With the Warming).
Should be easy enough to spot the place.
Look for a dome-shaped mountain of snow.
Can anyone post up the lastest figure ( or website ) for the
snowglobal warming in Washington DC? Interested to know how it is going on…After reporting off nightshift tonight and shoveling through 16 1/2 inches at 1:30am, I can truly say an “adult” snow day is more work THAN work!
G.VARROS.Fantastic shots!
Anyone for some loosely related propaganda?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/06/2812229.htm
“Arctic ice melting could cost global agriculture, real estate and insurance anywhere from $US2.4 trillion to $US24 trillion by 2050 in damage from rising sea levels, floods and heat waves, according to a new report.”
Yes, this is from our national broadcaster here in Australia. I’m off to read the other links. They look just as humorous:
“Inuits need cash for freezers in warming Artic”, and
“US Navy braces for Arctic resources fight” etc.