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One hundred percent: That’s the chance of snow for Wednesday evening and Thursday, according to theNational Weather Service. But the question that lingers is, how much?
Well, according to a Winter Storm Watch issued by the NWS, at least five inches, but the totals could reach the double digits, making this the biggest winter storm of the season. So, you know, start panicking and prepare for certain doom.
Here’s what the NWS is saying:
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING…* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW AND SLEET
* ACCUMULATIONS…THE POTENTIAL FOR 5 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW AND
SLEET.* TIMING…SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY
EVENING. SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY.* TEMPERATURES…IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S WEDNESDAY NIGHT…
SLOWLY RISING INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S THURSDAY AFTERNOON.* WINDS…BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS…ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW AND SLEET COVERED AND
SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD LEAD TO SOME POWER OUTAGES.
The Capital Weather Gang says that the probability of an inch or more of the white stuff is at 80 percent, while the chance of four inches or more is at 60 percent. But the odds that more than eight inches will fall looms at 45 percent. The CWG also says that the storm could mimic a massive 1987 storm that blanketed our city with 10 to 14 inches of snow.
This is it, you guys. The big one. Let’s all start freaking out*.
*Please don’t.
