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Last updated 07/26/09.
February 16 - 17, 2003 Snow Storm
Here is a panoramic view of our street, taken about 2;30 PM EST on Sunday, February 16, 2003. It is still snowing hard!
Here's the view out our front door as of about 9:00 AM Monday morning. And it's still snowing.
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| No sailing today! | I had to dig a path to the fence so Yahoo could talk to Peanut and Quinn. |
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| It's definitely over his head. | Safe to say we're not going anywhere soon! |
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| About 17 inches where it hasn't drifted in the backyard (as of 9:45 AM Monday). |
The snow stopped and we started . . . digging out! |
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The Red area is the winter storm warning area . . . need I say more?
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1250 PM EST SUN FEB 16 2003
DCZ001-MDZ005>007-009>011-013-014-VAZ038>041-051>054-162032- ANNE ARUNDEL MD-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA VA-CARROLL MD- CULPEPER VA-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC-FAIRFAX VA-FAUQUIER VA-GREENE VA- HARFORD MD-HOWARD MD-MADISON VA-MONTGOMERY MD-NORTHERN BALTIMORE MD- PRINCE GEORGES MD-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK VA- RAPPAHANNOCK VA-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE MD- 1250 PM EST SUN FEB 16 2003
NOW THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...EXPECT HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET. ACCUMULATION RATES OF THREE QUARTERS TO 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL CONTINUE. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD IN THE MID TEENS WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH CREATING WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND ZERO. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS OCCURRING. ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE TREACHEROUS WITH UNPLOWED ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE.
But the most important news of all is . . . .
Emergency Announcement for Fairfax County Public Schools
February 16, 2003 1:20 p.m. Update: All Fairfax County Public Schools and administrative offices will be closed Monday, February 17. Cocurricular activities, interscholastic contests, field trips, adult evening classes, & recreation programs in schools are canceled. School-age child care centers are closed.
No School Tomorrow!!!