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On December 18 and19, 2009, "Snowpocalypse," DC's biggest December snowstorm, struck the DC area.
Hat tip, elleng:
Thu Dec 19, 2019: Looking back on winter 2009-10: 'Snowpocalypse' strikes, smashes December snow records.
Dec. 17, 2014 at 10:05 a.m. EST
'Over the course of the 5th anniversary of the D.C. region’s snowiest winter, we will run a series of posts remembering the events as they happened from now through February 2015.
16.4 inches of snow on the books for D.C. and up to 20 inches or more within the District’s boundaries. Up to two feet in many of the suburbs. Forever immortalized in the hearts and minds of those who lived through it, the storm of December 18-19, 2009 truly was a “Snowpocalypse.”'>>>
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/12/17/looking-back-on-winter-2009-10-snowpocalypse-strikes-smashes-december-snow-records/?
'Over the course of the 5th anniversary of the D.C. region’s snowiest winter, we will run a series of posts remembering the events as they happened from now through February 2015.
16.4 inches of snow on the books for D.C. and up to 20 inches or more within the District’s boundaries. Up to two feet in many of the suburbs. Forever immortalized in the hearts and minds of those who lived through it, the storm of December 18-19, 2009 truly was a “Snowpocalypse.”'>>>
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/12/17/looking-back-on-winter-2009-10-snowpocalypse-strikes-smashes-december-snow-records/?
WEATHER BLOG
10 Years ago, 'Snowpocalypse' struck the DMV
It's one of DC's top ten snows
Author: WUSA9 Weather Team
Published: 5:36 PM EST December 19, 2019
Updated: 5:39 PM EST December 19, 2019
WASHINGTON — 10 years ago today, Snowpocalypse struck the DMV, blanketing the entire area in roughly a foot and a half of snowfall.
The record December 2009 snow event is DC’s only Top Ten snowstorm that occurred in December. A total of 16.4” was official observed at National Airport and 18” at Dulles Airport. Weather records in the Nation’s Capital date back to the 1870s.
Credit: WUSA
RELATED: Here are DC's 15 worst winter storms of all time
National’s “official” snow total was low compared to nearby areas such as Alexandria, VA or the National Mall. 21” occurred in Northwest with higher amounts north, east, west and south of us and of National Airport.
Credit: WUSA
We tried to keep you one step ahead of the storm. On the Thursday before the storm we said that it was somewhere between “big” and “historic” and leaning toward “historic.
Credit: WUSA
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10 Years ago, 'Snowpocalypse' struck the DMV
It's one of DC's top ten snows
Author: WUSA9 Weather Team
Published: 5:36 PM EST December 19, 2019
Updated: 5:39 PM EST December 19, 2019
WASHINGTON — 10 years ago today, Snowpocalypse struck the DMV, blanketing the entire area in roughly a foot and a half of snowfall.
The record December 2009 snow event is DC’s only Top Ten snowstorm that occurred in December. A total of 16.4” was official observed at National Airport and 18” at Dulles Airport. Weather records in the Nation’s Capital date back to the 1870s.
Credit: WUSA
RELATED: Here are DC's 15 worst winter storms of all time
National’s “official” snow total was low compared to nearby areas such as Alexandria, VA or the National Mall. 21” occurred in Northwest with higher amounts north, east, west and south of us and of National Airport.
Credit: WUSA
We tried to keep you one step ahead of the storm. On the Thursday before the storm we said that it was somewhere between “big” and “historic” and leaning toward “historic.
Credit: WUSA
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