The worst DC blizzard since the 1920s

[malaise]

I did not know that - hope it washes those ReTHUGs out of our hair.

Stay safe DUers

[Nay]

1. I'm 90 miles south and it's blizzarding here, too. It's been snowing since

10 a.m. and is supposed to continue until tomorrow at noon. Oy.

[malaise]

2. Conditions look awful

Even the Washington Monument is invisible

[kwassa]

3. the official snow totals in DC are bullshit.

They are taken at National Airport, by the moderating effect of the Potomac. We had 30 inches here in the 'burbs when they had 17 there in '96. Other parts of DC have much higher snow totals than the airport.

Where I live 20 to 30 inches are expected. This will shut this area down for a week.

[malaise]

4. That's a lot of snow

Stay safe

[Elwood P Dowd]

5. You are so right about that. There was a big snow event in the winter of 1972 when I lived

in the DC area. I was just off Columbia Pike about 4-5 miles west of National Airport (now Reagan), and we had about 10 inches. The reported totals at the airport were laughable - tiny amounts in comparison.