Snowmageddon total for Vienna, Va. 21.5 inches

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 be shocked if the federal government is open tomorrow.


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posted by WFY @ 2:12 PM | |

Final Snowmageddon total for Alexandria, Va. - 20.5 inches

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 parts of BeltwayLand approached that total. This isn't officially the biggest storm in Washington D.C. history, but it is close. Totals right here are held down by the fairly low elevation and the proximity to the urban heat island.

Tomorrow is the cleanup day with a lot of digging to get one or more cars out. Last time it took about two hours to get one car out, but that was with beautiful powdery snow. This stuff is much wetter, so it could be a very long day.

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posted by WFY @ 9:15 PM | |

Snowmageddon! 20.5 inches of fresh snow in Alexandria, Va. at 2:30 p.m.

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 in Northern Virginia, breaking the record set by Snowpocalypse in December 2009.

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Some earlier reports from friends on Facebook:

10:30 a.m. A violist in Wincester, Va. reported 28 inches
12:00 p.m. A teacher in Harrisburg, Pa. reported 16+ inches
2:00 p.m. A director of social media from Brookland, Washington D.C. reported 21 inches
4:00 p.m. The Maryland Bureau Chief reported 31 inches

The Maryland Bureau Chief after shoveling earlier:

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posted by WFY @ 2:34 PM | |

Snowmageddon! 17 inches of new snow at 8:30 a.m. in Alexandria, Va.

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 Snowpocalypse's record of 20 inches -- only one more inch to go. I guess we won't see 30 inches here though which is a bit disappointing.

According to The Maryland Bureau Chief, Columbia, Md. has 24 inches of snow.

How much snow do you have?

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posted by WFY @ 8:41 AM | |

Snowmageddon! 3 3/8 inches new snow at 6 p.m. in Alexandria, Va.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The first official William World News snowfall measurement of Snowmageddon has been recorded. 2 1/2 were inches left on the ground from the last storm and to that total another 3 3/8 had accumulated since the snow began around 10 a.m. That is pretty low thus far, but reports are saying this could be the biggest snowstorm in Washington history (We Love DC)!

I will try to get one more measurement tonight.

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posted by WFY @ 6:30 PM | |