Charlottesville
Update 2 February: 40 inches debunked clarified. I grew tired of hearing the 40 inches rumor, so I emailed Lou Hatter, the media contact for VDOT’s Culpeper District. Not only did Lou respond within a couple hours, he responded late at night; consider me appreciative. Bolding is mine.
VDOT is preparing for the possibility of a significant winter storm this weekend. Any story that we are “expecting” 40-50 inches of snow is incorrect. We are carefully watching the weather forecasts, as I’m sure most people in the area are, and are preparing our operational plans based on those forecasts. As we get closer to the weekend we’ll have a better idea of the timing of the storm, type of precipitation and likely accumulations and we will adjust those plans accordingly.
Update 4 February: Now we’re expecting 20-28 inches. Buckle up!
Update 5pm 2 February. It’s snowing everywhere, and starting to stick. In fact, I hear sirens in Crozet now.
Again (archived: 2014).
CBS19Weather says – @JimDuncan Some models are indicating 12-18″; that is of course preliminary & subject to change. Our prediction comes closer to time (tk)
and:
WINTER STORM WARNING until early Wednesday for: Albemarle, Nelson, Greene, Madison, Orange & Culpeper Cos. (tk)
I’ve heard we’re supposed to get 2-4 inches tonight, and rumors say this weekend anywhere from 12 to 40 inches of snow in the Charlottesville area. 40!
Friday “could get ugly.“
If we get 40 inches of snow in Charlottesville, I don’t know what we’ll do, other than make Jay jealous.
Update 2 February 2010: @CBS19Weather says:
@Jenna_WennaMJ has potential to be significant…don’t think we’ll see anything as severe as 2 ft. still definitely one tow atch! – Brantley
Woo-hoo!
And …for those of you who are curious about the difference between a weather warning and a weather watch:
CBS19Weather: @JimDuncan warning means it’s occurring or is imminent…a watch means that we’re on the lookout…i like your definitions though! Brantley
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JimDuncan: @CBS19Weather what’s the difference b/t “warning” & “watch”? – “bread & milk” or “bread, milk, sterno & panic room”?
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CBS19Weather: @JimDuncan warning means it’s occurring or is imminent…a watch means that we’re on the lookout…i like your definitions though! Brantley
From the Daily Progress (archived: 2010):
Officials warn that today’s snowfall is only a precursor to this weekend’s predicted winter storm that could bring up to an inch or more of freezing rain or sleet plus five or more inches of snow. Other models are predicting more than 20 inches of snow in the weekend’s 36-hour period.
“It’s a doozy,” said Jerry Stenger, University of Virginia climatologist. “There’s a lot of water connected with it and, if it all comes down as snow, we’ll be measuring it in feet again.”
Waldo offers these calming words:
I don’t want to alarm you, but between the snow on the ground, the snow tonight, and 2 feet of snow this weekend, WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE.
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