Our Little Snowstorm So Far

Yes, I'm up at this hour ( 4 am). I was shocked awake at how much had fallen since 10 pm. At bedtime I had recorded about 6 inches. Not considered much anymore as our area has received so many snowstorms of late.


The literal wakeup call is easily 2 feet. (I can tell by the almost covered birdbath) Confirmed by http://www.noaa.gov/:

>>....SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST THU FEB

04 THROUGH 400 AM EST SAT FEB 06...:

..MARYLAND...

ELLICOTT CITY 22.5 << (We dubiously are honored with the highest amounts by far for the BAlt/ Wash area---though maybe the other reporters simply don't want to get out of bed.)



And then I went to http://www.noaa.gov/ and found this: Scroll to bottom.

>>THE SURFACE LOW ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST IS FORECAST TO

CONTINUE TO DEEPEN THIS MORNING WHILE ITS FORWARD SPEED SLOWS.

THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE ONLY SLOWLY EAST NORTHEASTWARD

SATURDAY OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST AND THEN BEGIN TO ACCELERATE

EASTWARD SATURDAY EVENING INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. HEAVY SNOWS

WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING OVER LARGE PORTIONS OF THE MID

ATLANTIC...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL TO

NORTHERN MARYLAND...EASTWARD ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE DELMARVA

PENINSULA AND INTO COASTAL SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY. ADDITIONAL


SNOW TOTALS OF A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID


ATLANTIC...BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO 18-36 INCHES. SNOW ACROSS THE

OHIO VALLEY REGION WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING WITH ONLY A

FEW ADDITIONAL INCHES EXPECTED.<<

Well, well.