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Dec 04, 2007

Winter’s First Snow Dead Ahead

If you don’t have your milk, toilet paper and candles, Washington, you are so screwed. Why? ‘Cause it’s (probably) gonna snow. The local weather prediction deities at CapitalWeather are calling for a 70 percent chance of snow in the area Wednesday, with a 50-50 chance that we’ll get more than an inch of snow. And as we all know, just like a child can drown in three inches of water, Washington can work itself into…

Mar 06, 2007

Now Is The Discontent Of Our Winter

Washington’s last chance for snowpocalypse is upon us. The National Weather Service has issued a snow advisory beginning at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning through 7:00 p.m. in the evening. The Feds are calling for 3 to 4 inches of snow total, but our friends at Capital Weather are nudging the outlook closer to 1 or 2 inches in the metro area, the killjoys. This storm is a result of an Alberta Clipper, an icy…

 
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