Fierce winter storm lashes South, mid-Atlantic with heavy snow, wind; nearly 850,000 without power

[Omaha Steve]

Source: USA Today

Doyle Rice

A potent winter storm packing heavy snow moved across the South and mid-Atlantic on Monday, snarling traffic, causing nearly 850,000 power outages and shutting the federal government in Washington.

In the core of the storm's heavy snow, there was the potential for 6-12 inches and locally higher amounts to pile up by the time the storm winds down Monday, AccuWeather said. That heavy amount of snow was most likely to fall from parts of eastern Virginia to the eastern shore of Maryland, much of Delaware and southern New Jersey.

As of mid-afternoon Monday, there were several reports of at least 10 inches of snow in Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and North Carolina.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the area until 4 p.m. EST Monday. Wind gusts of up to 35 mph were forecast, and travel was expected to be very difficult because of the hazardous conditions, the weather service said. The Weather Prediction Center said 2 inches of snow per hour could fall in some areas, and thundersnow was reported in at least five states, the Weather Channel said.



Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/01/03/winter-storm-heavy-snow-power-outages/9075818002/

[11 Bravo]

1. We've got a little bit over 9" on our deck here in Northern Virginia.

The power's still on, but lots of icy tree limbs are overhanging wires all across the neighborhood. Keeping our fingers crossed!

[mnhtnbb]

2. I had 6 1/2 inches of rain in my rain gauge from Sunday morning until Monday morning

when the rain turned over to snow here in Durham, NC around 10 am. I was awakened by a fierce rain storm--with thunder and lightning--around 4 am. I had checked the rain gauge before I went to bed and it had 1 1/2 inches from Sunday in it. That means we probably had about 5 inches of rain from 4 am to 9:30 am this morning! My phone went off with two alerts early this morning about flood warnings and to stay off the roads.

I did!

Yesterday it was almost 70 degrees here!

[beaglelover]

3. We've gotten over 7 inches of rain here in L.A. over the past week to week and a half!

But we definently need it. The great news is that the snow pack up in the mountains in CA is well over 100% of normal, so it's making a huge impact on our overall drought situation here in CA.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Sharp precipitation cutoff meant just some flurries where I am in Philly

(southern parts of the city including around the airport reported about 1/2" )

However locations in South Jersey, including along the shore, central and southern/coastal Delaware, and of course D.C., MD, and VA, all got clobbered. And now the temps are plummeting over the areas with the snowpack.

Hope power can be restored quickly to people due to that incoming cold.

[FakeNoose]

5. It completely missed us in Pittsburgh, but it's rather chilly today in the low 20s

As a matter of fact, we saw the sun today for the first time since before Christmas. Had drizzly rain for a couple of days but no snow.

[Best_man23]

6. In Fredericksburg, VA and coming up to 10 hours without power.

Getting a bit chilly here, just started drip run on one of the sink faucets to make sure we don't break any pipes (we have copper pipes in this house).

We got a foot plus of snow today.

[NutmegYankee]

7. I hope power is restored soon.

Winter outages are no fun. I keep one of those 23,000 BTU kerosene heaters and 5 gallons of kerosene as a backup in case of winter outages.

[Best_man23]

8. Finally got power back yesterday around 3 PM.

Still had power surges (the whole house surge protectors and all the UPS units in the house were earning their keep) and flickering lights for hours afterwards.

I'm very thankful I was able to weather this storm in a dark house and was not one of those poor souls trapped on I-95 on Monday night.