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It’s been a long time since we’ve had proper wintry weather. Last winter was something of a winter-weather bust, after all, and it’s tough to remember the last time we had a respectable amount of snow on the ground.

Well, prepare thyselves, because it looks like something’s a comin’! The National Weather Service has posted a Winter Storm Watch for the region, saying we could get as much as five inches of snow tomorrow:

…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW…POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS…IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* TIMING…SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET…ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF WASHINGTON DC THURSDAY MORNING…BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL END THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.

* WINDS…NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS…ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED…ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING RUSH HOUR.

In typical NWS fashion, its all-caps notices only seem to reflect the panic that locals will suffer through tonight as they ponder how to prepare for the snowfall.