Major Snowstorm for the East Coast this Weekend

Brian Neudorff @ 8:51 am December 19th, 2009 · No Comments

To Follow this storm and get excellent up-to-date weather information, forecast and current weather condition check out the following sites: Washington D.C. – Capital Weather Gang | NY NJ PA Weather Page | Philadelphia, PA: PhillyWeather.net

I get to add “Historic East Coast Snowstorm” to my list of weather events I have been able to experience. In a lot of ways this post feels very late given how long I have known about this storm or at least had an idea that one was on the way. This storm is going to dump lots of snow for the major cities along the east coast. The belt of heaviest snow, and absolute worst travel conditions, will extend from Virginia through northeastern Maryland and New Jersey to southeastern New England. This includes the major cities of Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston. Basically, the whole I-95 corridor is going to turn into a real nightmare for highway travelers.

As you can see from the graphic above most of the major cities from Washington D.C. up to Boston could be seeing double digit snowfall amounts. This also looks like it will definitely be a historic storm for the D.C. area.

…RECORD BREAKING DECEMBER SNOWFALL FOR BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREAS BRINGING HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO THE REGION LAST NIGHT INTO TODAY…

TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE FORECASTED TO OCCUR IN THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREAS BY DAWN SUNDAY…WHICH SHOULD ECLIPSE THE DECEMBER RECORDS FOR BOTH CITIES. THE RECORD TWO-DAY DECEMBER SNOWFALL FOR WASHINGTON IS 12.0 INCHES IN 1932…AND FOR BALTIMORE TO RECORD IS 14.1 INCHES IN 1960.

SHOULD ACCUMULATIONS EXCEED 14 INCHES…THIS STORM WILL MAKE THE LIST OF THE ALL-TIME TOP 10 SNOWSTORMS ON RECORD FOR BOTH CITIES.

I have family in the D.C. area so I hope to get reports and pictures from them later today and tonight. I’m also in Connecticut this weekend seeing family so I am preparing for some very intense and heavy snow. It looks like for where I am 10-14″ of snow are possible. I will also work on posting pictures and updates when I can.

If you live in any of these areas listen to local officials, heed all driving advisories or bans. Be careful. You can also follow me on twitter @BrianNeudorff