acroyear | oh this is going to get bad... (Reply)

the temps are going to drop, FAST, as in into the 20s by noon. the next big snow waves will be the fine crystal of last weekend rather than the heavy clumping stuff of yesterday. What we're going to get today is the actual front from the west (an west->east low over north carolina border) rather than the super-moisture noreaster of last night, which is moving on to new england.

This means...

anything melted, even with chemical, stands a chance of refreezing into ice, and in the daytime at that
you won't see it because it will be buried by the continuing snow
the snow will HURT your face while you're shoveling
unlike yesterday's solid stuff that shoveled so nicely, this stuff will drift - every 5 inches you shovel will be filled up again by 2 just from what falls next to your shovel path.
it will also suck for snowballs - kids, you'll have to dig a couple of inches down to get the good stuff

in short, today is teh suck. big time.

IAD (Dulles) had a roof collapse on a hanger - private planes damaged. DCA canceled everything today.