At mid-day, already 11.5 inches of snow accumulation is reported in the Baltimore area, 15 inches reported in Westminster, Carroll County. The northern part of Central Maryland north into Pennsylvania is predicted to receive 20 inches of snow or more today. “We’re experiencing blizzard conditions in every single county and every part of Maryland,” Gov.… [Read more…]
February 10, 2010
Amazing. Today, Feb. 10, 2010, the entire state of Maryland is under a blizzard warning! When was the last time that happened? 2009-20010 is now officially the snowiest winter on record in the Baltimore region, and it’s still snowing. Right now, strong wind gusts are throughout the Eastern Shore, blowing the snow. Fog and wind… [Read more…]
February 7, 2010
Sunny Sunday morning. Streets in West Ocean City have been plowed. High today: 29, winds 10-20 mph. Very cold tonight. At 10:15 a.m. Sunday, the thermostat on the back porch reads 20 degrees in the shade. A little warmer in the sun. Snow accumulation from the Friday night-Saturday storm: 32 inches, a new record, at… [Read more…]
February 6, 2010
Ocean City, Maryland, town officials have issued a public safety advisory urging people to avoid driving in Ocean City. A coastal flood warning is in effect until 6 a.m. Sunday. Some Ocean City streets were flooded Saturday, and motorists are urged to avoid the southern end of Ocean City, where Philadelphia Avenue and St. Louis… [Read more…]
February 6, 2010
Hundreds of thousands of people are reported without electric power tonight in the Mid-Atlantic region, with temperatures falling into the low 20s and teens. Sussex County, Del. is one of the areas hit hard by power outages, according to WBOC-TV. Shelters have opened in Kent County, Del., and Sussex County, Del. Phone numbers for people… [Read more…]
February 6, 2010
2:00 p.m. Saturday update: Snowing fiercely and heavy wind blowing snow off roofs in West Ocean City. Not a blizzard, in my opinion, but close. 1:30 p.m. Saturday update: Heavy snow in West Ocean City right now. We have a slushy, heavy, wet, mess in West Ocean City at noon Saturday. I think much of… [Read more…]
February 5, 2010
Here on the edge of the Shore, where the sand meets the sea, Mother Nature can be unpredictable. Possible blizzard conditions not far to the north, in Delaware; mostly rain not far to the south, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Who knows what will happen in Ocean City, Maryland? A thunder-blizzard? A Nor’easter with… [Read more…]
February 5, 2010
Southern Maryland and Washington, D.C. are under a blizzard warning Friday night as our first February snowstorm begins to get serious. Washington and the surrounding area are in the center of the storm, with possible accumulation up to 30 inches. Some folks are actually rooting for D.C. to break the old record of 28 inches… [Read more…]
February 4, 2010
Friday afternoon update for Ocean City: 41 degrees at noon. Light, snow began around 2 p.m., melting as it hits the ground. More later. The marsh in West Ocean City with 12 inches of snow, and in the background, the low skyline of Ocean City just north of the Route 50 bridge. Sunday, Jan. 31,… [Read more…]
February 4, 2010
What is happening in the Mid-Atlantic region this winter? Here in Maryland, we’re looking at another BIG low-pressure system coming out of the South on Friday and moving up the Interstate-95 corridor, just like the record December snowstorm. Who knew that snowstorms follow the Interstate Highway System? There’s nothing I can say that would top… [Read more…]
February 10, 2010
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