By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist
January 22,2016; 9:20AM,EST
The major snowstorm aiming at Washington, D.C., and Baltimore will evolve into a blizzard and could rank among the biggest snowfalls on record, should the storm develop to its full potential.
From 1 to 2 feet of snow is projected to fall in the two cities, with the greater amounts to the west.
Should the storm alter its path or linger long enough, the current forecast amounts could be conservative with more snow possible farther to the east and north.
A
power line, brought down by heavy snow, is marked for safety on a
street in Old Town Alexandria, Va., Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP
Photo/Cliff Owen)A mere 15 inches of snow in Washington, D.C., would put the storm this weekend at number eight for total snowfall over a three-day period. For there to be a top 10 snowfall, 14.4 inches will have to fall.
If 18 inches of snow falls in Washington, D.C., then it would eclipse the "Blizzard of 1996" and the "Snowmageddon Storm" of Feb. 5-6, 2010.
The greatest snowfall for a single-day in Washington, D.C., was 21.0 inches on Jan. 28, 1922, during the "Knickerbocker Storm."
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In Baltimore, at least 18.0 inches of snow will have to fall to rank in the top 10 biggest storms.
If 18 inches of snow falls on Baltimore, then it would tie the top 10 storm from Dec. 18-19, 2009.
The greatest snowfall for a single-day in Baltimore was 23.3 inches on Jan. 28, 1922.
Snowfall records date back to 1884 at Washington, D.C., and 1892 at Baltimore.
Record-breaking or not, the weekend blizzard will prove to be very disruptive over a broad area of the mid-Atlantic and perhaps part of southern New England as well.
Other cities where the storm has the potential to overachieve include Philadelphia and New York City. A shift northward in the storm track by as little as 50 to 100 miles can swing excessive snowfall farther up the Atlantic coast.
(AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Brian Ginter ·
sunglasses emoticon Note February is most common month for big snow
Jeremy Feger ·
I plan on masterbating a lot this weekend!!! Yippeee!!!
Dan Megapolis ·
Is that different from other weekends? Just wondering.
Charles Uri Farley ·
I wonder if the next couple of days will eclipse this...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../73e205f6-8a67-11e2...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../73e205f6-8a67-11e2...
Derrick Cornell Cephas ·
What is no snow falls??
Derrick Cornell Cephas ·
its not going to be as bad as they think, one inch at best
William Smith ·
Me
too,I remain skeptical of this. Last year,on January 27,NYC was to get
2-3 FEET of snow and yet we got "only" 8 or 9 inches and Boston was the
one that got the 2-3 FEET of snow.They were still forecasting 2-3 FEET
of snow for NYC as late as the night/evening of January 27 when we had 3
or 4 inches on the ground and they seemed so confident that the storm
was only ramping up,but as it turned out we only got 3-5 more inches for
the rest of the storm.Now,I'm not saying that these predictions aren't
going to happen,just saying that I remain skeptical and that I take
these snowfall totals predictions with a grain of salt.
Erika Kurtaj ·
Works at Forever Living Products
am i going to be able to drive to florida this week from connecticut
Emma Dooshnozle ·
No. You should stay home. Read a book perhaps. And consider moving out of the Northeast.
Andrew Mitchell ·
Wow!!
It looks like its going to rival the Blizzard of 1996 and Snowmageddon
2010 with most models saying more than those storms, well see
George Foley ·
If pigs had wings they could fly. Why is every normal weather event now historic?
Thomas Whalen
Because
they're starving for attention, not really any different than the
Kardashians and Miley Cyrus, just a different audience.
Don Gray ·
This
is not a normal weather event for the Mid-Atlantic. Two feet of snow
happens only once every 20 years or so. This storm is serious, and the
NWS is only providing a service so people can prepare, and to minimize
the loss of life and property.
George Foley ·
Don
Gray I went to school four years at Annapolis, lived in Virgina 12
years, PA three years and commuted to Philadelphia for a couple years as
a consultant. In my experience there is nothing historic about this
snowstorm. I have seen the same or worse in those areas about every five
years. The NWS is pursuing an agenda.
Dan Megapolis ·
George
Foley and Joe Kuhns, so you guys are saying that the NWS data that says
DC has only once had a 24-inch snowfall since they started keeping
records is a lie? 'Cause if that's not what you're saying, this storm
could indeed be "historic".
George Foley ·
Dan
Megapolis Dan, I'm saying like the last hurricane that was going to be
historic according to NWS and dissappeared in a day this storm is not
worthy of the hype. It is going to snow, people should prepare, but when
it's over would be the time to talk about historic. At this point is is
hype. The NWS loses credibility and value each time it overhypes a
storm and clearly they do it to support the CC/GW political agenda. We
pay for the NWS and we deserve better than a boy who cries wolf.
The Number One storm listed for DC is known as the Knickerbocker Storm.
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