The Great Snow Apocalypse of FEB 2010

[McLovin]

I just got an email...Baltimore County schools closed Tuesday and Wednesday as well.

Holy moly...what are we in for????

I can't really argue with the decision - there is enough on the ground to close schools for a week. There is just nowhere safe for the kids to stand while waiting for the bus.

[Lefty0315]

I'm feeling very lucky about being dug out (5 hours by myself by hand), streets are plowed for 2 way traffic, and the power has stayed on.

It really sucks for my parents though. They are getting off the Carnival ship at the Port of Baltimore, their car is buried in a lot full of 1000 buried cars, and they have 150 feet of unshoveled driveway awaiting them 50 miles away. There's nothing I can really do about it either.

How did make your folks make out? Was the parking lot plowed at all?

[McLovin]

How did make your folks make out? Was the parking lot plowed at all?

Part of the lot was plowed, but the parked cars were under a blanket of snow. It took them a few hours to dig out with no tools or gloves. They made it home in about 5 hours, and a neighbor had their driveway plowed. Thanks for asking.

[twoBshorty]

Maryland is closed today, so I am home still getting up the energy to dig my car out. From the amount of people and cars in the parking lot, I don't think anyone went to work today. They only just plowed a path to the entrance around 1am this morning.

Hoping for at least a late opening tomorrow so I can sleep in. And a day off Wednesday would be nice, too. But let's not get greedy.

[tvz1997]

Finally got out on the roads today in Norhern Baltimore County. The main problem I see is that between the two directions of traffic, there are often 1.5 lanes clear of the snow banks. There are also cars parked along Padonia and Cranbrook halfway out into the lane of traffic.

Right now, these problems aren't a big deal, but we will soon have more traffic on the roads trying to travel faster and more snow on the way. Between this and all of the people who are forced to walk in the streets immediately alongside traffic, I am afraid we are going to see some more deaths from the post-storm aftermath.

Btw, I spoke to a guy I know in the Baltimore County Police Department and he said that they were getting a lot of calls for assault cases stemming from parking space thievery. These events certainly seem to bring out the best and worst in us.

[srock]

[Moose Milligan]

For anyone in the DMV, I picked this up today...

http://www.1vsm.com/snow/

[tvz1997]

[Hank Scorpio]

So, they cleared the streets and buried the sidewalks... now people are walking their dogs in the street, kids have nowhere to wait for the bus, the streets (in PA) are still sketchy.

I think this is one of those no win situations.

[Dipper9]

For anyone in the DMV, I picked this up today...

http://www.1vsm.com/snow/

You ain't survived (poop) yet!

[Maverick2143]

Time to call......




Call Klondike-53226

[Tank]

This is crazy... 12-20 more inches tomorrow?? WTF.

There was absolutely no mail today, I suppose because nobody went to work over the weekend. I literally delivered 5 pieces of mail and 8 packages today. Another big storm tomorrow, and a Monday holiday... The mail is going to be out of control someday soon. I need to put in for vacation but I can't afford it.

[NewMarketSean]

From Foot's Forecast:

Ready for Kahunageddon 2.0? Winter Storm Watches and Warnings now stretch 2,230 miles from New Jersey westward to Utah. The Forecast Team expects snowfall by 7 PM Wednesday to exceed 12 inches across central Maryland the I-95 corridor from Baltimore to Philadelphia and southeastern PA. We expect some areas may receive up to 20". NOAA's HPC Snow & Ice Team has already throw the B-word into the mix. The Philadelphia metro NWS office is using the phrase "explosively developing." Just so you know.

Visit the new KahunaCast Zone for specific amounts across the Mid-Atlantic, we as well as timing and impacts, with lead collaborators Ryan K. and Winterman. See the Winter Stormcast Zone snowfall projections ideas and experimental data. Our storm grade amounts: Monday 3 PM.

Wow. Just wow.

[Dipper9]

This is crazy... 12-20 more inches tomorrow?? WTF.

There was absolutely no mail today, I suppose because nobody went to work over the weekend. I literally delivered 5 pieces of mail and 8 packages today. Another big storm tomorrow, and a Monday holiday... The mail is going to be out of control someday soon. I need to put in for vacation but I can't afford it.

Hey Tank, please apologize to the guy who delivers on Perglen Road, but there is NO WAY IN HELL that I can shovel out my mailbox. Maybe I can try on Wednesday!

[Avsfan]

From Foot's Forecast:



Wow. Just wow.

Everybody local says 6-10