I just had a meeting with the fabulous gals at Foxnews.com – Cecilia and Taryn, and it looks like the weathermachine blog is going to get a facelift!  Can you believe it’s been 3 years since we started this fun blog thing?  (Thanks to all of you!)  So over the next few days, if things seem a little “wonky” it’s because we’re going through a bit of a transition, but I promise it will be new and improved, and in some ways easier to operate on my end (and hopefully yours as well!) Yippeeee!  Stay tuned!

jd

Hi everyone!  Sorry for the delay.  It’s been a crazy busy day with all the weather fun…

So unless you’ve been hibernating, you know that we’re in for another big snowstorm across the country.  Two systems will be partnering together to bring up to a foot or more of snow to regions that were slammed by the last weather event just a few days ago.  Winter weather advisories are up for over a dozen states from the Midwest to the Great Lakes and across the Ohio River Valley into the Midatlantic and up into New England.  After the storm exits the coast, strong winds will bring possible blizzard conditions from D.C to Boston.    We will break seasonal snowfall records for Philly, DC, Wilmington and Baltimore this time tomorrow, and there’s more storms on the horizon for the area.  Crazy stuff.

Here’s a link to all the winter weather advisories: http://www.noaa.gov/

Would love to see your pics again if you get a chance!     I promise to take some pictures here once Snowmageddon Part Deux gets to NYC!

Take care everyone!  Be safe!

JD

Our friend Chas risked his life to go and take these pictures for us out in St. Mary’s Country, Maryland.  The prettiest snow angels I’ve ever seen!  Thank you Chas!

Is this one…in my humble opinion….

From the AP:  New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees celebrates with his son Baylen and wife Brittany after winning the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. The Saints won 31-17. after winning the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. The Saints won 31-17.

Yup – another snowstorm is one the way…this one could pound New York City into New England this time, but more importantly it means  more snow for areas that have seen record-breaking snow (40 inches north of D.C!!) from just a few days ago including D.C and Philly.  We’re watching two systems that are going to work together to bring the Mid Atlantic and Northeast this next round of snow.

The first storm is bringing a wide swath of snow over the Midwest, across the Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley.  Chicago could get 6- 8 inches of snow through tonight.  The second storm is pushing across the south bringing not only rain but a mix of freezing rain and sleet where the temperature is hovering around the freezing mark.  The Gulf Coast states and southeast will get more heavy rain today through tomorrow. 

Yes, I’m taking a bit of a beating today for the “busted” forecast for New York this past weekend.  Yikes.   Even I woke up Saturday morning expecting to see a blanket of snow on our lawn.  The  storm really stayed just south of us, but I’m a little more confident in saying this next round could cause some problems…and the fact that it’s in the middle of the workweek could make it that much more serious.

In other news, I’ve read all of your comments about the storm hitting your area – and the FANTASTIC Superbowl!  What a great game!   One of the best I’ve seen, really…aside from the Giants win 2 years ago!

And to Clare and AJ, we’re all thinking of you and sending good thoughts and prayers your way!  Keep us posted on everything.

I’ve got many photos to post from Joni, Margie and Don – so I will get to that now!  Stay tuned!

JD

From AP:  The White House is blanketed in snow in Washington Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.

The National Weather service is updating their forecast totals for the D.C. /Baltimore area…20-30 inches!  Unbelievable!

… RECORD SNOWFALL FORECAST IN THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON DC REGION…

… EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TONIGHT…

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY FALLING BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT TO PRODUCE NEAR-BLIZZARD AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TONIGHT AND WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS.

LOOKING BACK AT THE BIGGEST STORM OF RECORD FOR WASHINGTON DC… THE JANUARY 1922 KNICKERBOCKER STORM… 28.0 INCHES OF SNOW WAS PRODUCED FROM 3.02 INCHES OF LIQUID WATER. CURRENT FORECASTS FOR THIS EVENT HAVE TOTAL LIQUID FALLING FROM THIS STORM APPROACHING 3 INCHES… WHICH ACCORDINGLY WOULD CREATE A SNOWFALL THAT WILL RIVAL THE KNICKERBOCKER STORM TOTAL. GENERALLY ACROSS THE REGION… 20 TO 30 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL BY SATURDAY EVENING.

BALTIMORES RECORD OF 26.8 INCHES FROM THE PRESIDENTS DAY FEBRUARY 2003 STORM WILL ALSO BE THREATENED.

We’ll have to see…but it’s looking more and more like 2 feet of snow around the Beltway!  This will be an exciting one to follow, and I’m glad that this is happening on a weekend so we won’t have a lot of people trying to get around.  I’m going to be here until late tonight, so I will check in a little later.

It’s National Weatherpersons Day today!  I need to get some cake somewhere…HA!

Let me know what you’re up to, and what’s happening in your area!  If you want to take pictures, send them my way!  janicedean70@yahoo.com

JD