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I slam Minnesota for cultural misappropriation of Snowmageddon and post videos of Vikings meltdowns as revenge.

TYSONS CORNER, Va. — About a month ago, I was surprised to see some cherry trees in pretty full bloom at Halloween. Maybe at this point, I shouldn’t be surprised that they are still blooming at Thanksgiving. The trees are not as lush with their blossoms as they are in spring, but they have been [...]

TYSONS CORNER, Va. — In a year that the Washington D.C. area has seen Snowpocalypse and Snowmaggedon and what the Weather Channel called the worst summer of 2010, it somehow seems appropriate that this cherry tree is in full bloom just days before Halloween. I have seen early blossoms after a few unseasonable winter days, [...]

TYSONS CORNER, Va. — We are over five weeks past Snowmaggedon and there remains just a few reminders of it, like this snow pile below a parking lot. In my condo complex in Alexandria, the snow finally went away for good on Monday. I thought for sure we’d have more left over, but I’m not [...]

The Calvin and Hobbes Snow Art Gallery (hosted by Anglefire, wow that still exists!) is just the thing needed for a day like today.
Hopefully, people are going to use this as an inspiration after all of this snow.
H/T Eric McErlain on Facebook
©MMX William F. Yurasko

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Yesterday morning, I took a measurement of the snow on the ground — 19.5 inches. This evening, my brother Christopher took a measurement and it came back 22+ inches. It has been snowing all day long and certainly more than 3 inches has fallen, but do to the blizzard conditions I cannot [...]

VIENNA, Va. — Our Vienna Bureau Chief (aka WHY or Dad) sent in this photo from his backyard (table top I believe). 21.5 inches is the official total over there. In Alexandria it was 20.5, so they win the snow challenge I guess.
I just dug out one of our cars. That was exciting. I will [...]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The final total for Snowmageddon is unchanged from my afternoon update — 20.5 inches of snow on top of the 2.5 already on the ground. I must have gotten out there right before it stopped.
This is a record breaker, but not the three feet that was being hyped, though I understand other [...]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The latest snow total for Snowmaggedon is in — 20.5 inches of fresh snow from this storm. Of course, that is on top of the 2.5 inches leftover from the previous storm. It is still coming down steadily here in the West End.
This is officially the most snow I have ever seen [...]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Last night West End Alexandria received another 13 5/8 inches of snow, raising the total on the ground to 19 inches! Capital Weather Gang says another 5 to 8 inches to go today, so we’ll have a new record for the highest amount of snowfall I’ve ever seen in Northern Virginia, surpassing [...]