Snow storm could dump a foot or 2

http://wtopnews.com/?nid=25&sid=1880749

What to have on hand:
Extra food. Consider some foods that do not require cooking or refrigeration.
Bottled water.
Prescription medicines. Fill any you may need ahead of time.
Extra baby supplies -- diapers, formula, etc.
First-aid supplies.
Flashlights and extra batteries.
Manual can opener.
Extra blankets.
Portable radio. WTOP will be broadcasting throughout the storm.
Backup heating supply, such as a generator, fireplace or space heater.
Snow shovel and ice scraper.

Here are a few more tips:
Charge your cell phone.
Check the batteries in your smoke detectors and flashlights.
If you heat your home with propane or fuel oil, make sure you have enough to last a few days.
Make sure your gas tank is full.
Refrain from calling 911 or other emergency services unless it is a true emergency or life-threatening condition.
Set your thermostat a few degrees lower.
Make sure the account information on file with your electric utility is correct. Have the number to your utility handy, should the power go out.

AAA Mid-Atlantic offers these tips for driving in heavy snow:
Don't drive, unless complete necessary.
Ask yourself, "Is this trip really the wise thing to do?"
Dress warmly, in case you get stuck.
Carry a cell phone in case you break down.
Tell someone where you are going and when you expect to arrive.
Carry a snow emergency kit: shovel, snow scraper, booster cables, blankets, flashlight, flares, sand and salt.
Slow down. Stopping distances are 10 times longer in heavy snow.
Use major routes that have been treated
Don't pass snowplows and spreaders. Make room for them.
Don't spin your wheels. You'll only dig in deeper.

Your car's emergency kit include the following:
Cell phone
Blankets/sleeping bags
Extra clothes
Sand or cat litter
Shovel
Scraper
Jumper cables
Tool kit
Flares
Knife
High calorie, non-perishable food

 

This guy has out-predeicted even Wunderground for the past 2 storms:

http://1664596.sites.myregisteredsite.com/VAWX.html

He currently has us in the 14" - 20" range.
Yeee-HAW!

 

So hopefully people that don't know how to drive in snow will stay home?!

Does anyone here volunteer at the hospital with their 4x4's?

 

YES THEY DO! If you have a real 4x4 and know how to use it. The hospitals & nursing homes would LOVE to hear from you!

 

Re: Snow storm could dump a foot or two--

We will definitely be at home "down on the farm"--snow shovels, snow blade attached to our tractor, and snow blowers revving up! Seriously, hope everyone stays safe and has fun in the snow.

Probably out here in Lucketts at our homestead/farm, we will get around 2 to 2 1/2 feet when all is said and done. Recently, we had a coyote attack one of our laying hens. Fiesty little critter--the coyote. We saw him again earlier this AM; we took precautions late last night. Part of the fun on the "Funny Farm"--

See ya--

Foodie

 

Don't laugh, but I just got an SUV and was wondering what you put it in for snow - It has option of 4x4 high or low and auto? So far my AWD sedan appears to slip less on the snow than the SUV.

 

Usually it's 4 high unless you're really doing some serious offroading, etc

 

http://1664596.sites.myregisteredsite.com/VAWX.html

I don't see an update for tomorrow's storm yet on this site

 

Well, he changed his format and has gone into full on Weather Geek mode. Many folks in the comments have basically said; "English, Please?"


Hopefullyhe will post today. However, **I** ama tad concerned as teh general weather predictions have startred to go all higgeldy piggeldy - never a good sign.

 

VDOT's website says:

2/10/2010: CHANTILLY – The Virginia Department of Transportation has brought in crews and more than 200 pieces of heavy equipment from Hampton Roads, Richmond, Salem and Lynchburg to assist with removing snow that continues to fall across northern Virginia.

More than 2,000 trucks remain on the roads today, plowing and treating interstates, primary roads, and subdivision and side streets.


Because the 4x4 pickup trucks VDOT uses for a typical four- to six-inch storm cannot handle the deep snow still blanketing some northern Virginia neighborhoods, additional larger trucks and front loaders are working to clear remaining subdivision and side streets buried in the last storm.



The additional crews will continue to clear neighborhoods as long as possible, until the trucks are needed again to address emergency routes, interstates and other high-volume roads.


Motorists are urged to stay off the road, as white-out and blizzard conditions are expected to last into the evening.



Minimal visibility and high-drifting snow have made driving extremely dangerous. Crews out in full force also need the full width of many roads to navigate snowplow trains and put down chemicals.


Commuters are advised that the I-95/395 high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes will close at 11 a.m. today, and will re-open either Thursday afternoon or Friday morning depending on road conditions.


For the latest road conditions, weather, incident information and traffic camera video, drivers can visit www.511Virginia.org. Residents who need to report dangerous conditions on neighborhood streets should send the address, subdivision and county to novainfo@vdot.virginia.gov. They can also call 703-383-VDOT (8368), or 1-800-367-ROAD (7623).