Weather: Snowquester?!? Early Forecasts Say Loudoun Could Get 10+ Inches of Snow Wednesday

(March 4, 2013) - You might want to put out an APB on your snow shovel -- which may have not been used in two years in parts of Loudoun -- as early forecasts are calling for the possibility of 10+ inches of snow on Wednesday.

Of course, forecasts have been wrong all winter with less than two inches total hitting the ground this dry season but the Capital Weather Gang at WashingtonPost.com has posted a snowfall change for the western suburbs that calls for a 95 percent chance of some snow; 80 percent chance of 5 inches or more; and a 50-50 chance that we could have 10+ inches which would be double the amount of snow total we have gotten this winter and last winter combined.

At 12:41 p.m. Monday the National Weather Service issues a Winter Storm Alert for Loudoun with "more than 5 inches possible ... with the potential for more than a foot somewhere within the watch area". More on the alert:

News: Latest from National Weather Service: Sandy to Bring Near Hurricane Force Winds and Flood-Producing Heavy Rainfall to Much of the Region Through Tuesday

Here is the latest from the National Weather Service:

AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.5N...LONGITUDE 71.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 315 MILES EAST OF WASHINGTON DC. SANDY WAS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 18 MPH...WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 90 MPH. SANDY IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY COAST EARLY TONIGHT...WITH A LITTLE STRENGTHENING POSSIBLE BEFORE LANDFALL. SANDY WILL SEVERELY IMPACT THE REGION WELL BEFORE IT COMES ASHORE.

News: Winter Storm Watch in Effect from Late Tonight through Saturday Afternoon - Potential for 5 or More Inches of Snow Along the Blue Ridge!

(Oct. 28, 2011) - OK, raise your hand if you are planning to be the Abominable Snowman for Halloween because we have some weather you might love! The National Weather Service in Baltimore/Washington has issued a winter storm watch in effect from late tonight through Saturday afternoon which calls for a potential for five inches or more of snow along the Blue Ridge.

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