They Said "Crippling"

According to the Washington Post,

The latest GFS model simulates a major to crippling East Coast snowstorm for Sunday.

(And then a bunch of caveats, but why should those concern us?)

Time to Start Thinking About the Milk and Toilet Paper...

The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang has the following analysis:

Here is the current (VERY EARLY) probabilities on accumulations:

40% chance: Less than 1"
20% chance: 1-4"
20% chance: 4-8"
20% chance: 8"+

I recommend you skip the caveats, as well as the fact that less than 4" is the most likely scenario to focus on the fact that 4-8" isn't even the worst case.

What? Me Panic?

According to the Washington Post, a roof collapse on a Georgetown home is being partially blamed on the heavy snow atop.

We cannot think of a more valid reason to panic post-snowfall than the weight of snow on our fragile roofs, and have measured the snow on the roof dormers here at SnowPanic.com HQ. The results:


<<< On the sunny side of the roof, only 6 inches of snow remain on the dormer.

On the shady side, however, 11 inches or more have accumulated. >>>

We're certainly hoping that slate roofs can withstand the pressure of however many pounds of snow per square foot that amounts to. We're also wondering how many pounds of pressure that represents. When our resident mathematician gets back to HQ, we'll assign him the task of figuring that out.