When is snow expected 2011

The snowfall rates exceeded 2 to 3 inches per hour. Traffic slowed as highway volume increased and visibility lowered. Then there were accidents. Traffic slowed further. All the while, snow was quickly piling up. Snowfall rates approached 3 inches per hour. Long traffic backups became frozen in place as drivers were shrouded in a thick blanket snow. The plows were unable to clear the snow and the roads were clogged with stranded motorists and abandoned cars. But the snowfall rate is what transformed the routes with a single bottleneck into one giant parking lot entombed in ice.

The snow was heavier than expected northwest of Washington, particularly in Frederick and Washington counties in Maryland where more than 6 inches fell in a short period of time. A few motorists spun-out at the onset of the snow. Some vehicles slid off the roadway. Passersby stopped to assist those in need of help.

We had planned everything out, right?! It was around this time in when a cold rain turned to snow. No transition period like we expected. The stickage started almost immediately, about 3 hrs ahead of schedule.

Hence, a little more than forecast for some The view of snow from satellite October , pic. I was assigned to go get video that evening and I remember my heart sinking.

Around 7pm on that Friday night, the rain turned to snow, and it was sticking. Almost immediately! A forecasters nightmare. That was a good 3 hours ahead of schedule. That extra few degrees was enough to change the rain to snow a few hours sooner.

Just got some cool photos in from the October snowstorm in October snow with leaves on the trees- means big problems. Tons of power outages! The problem with an October snow? This time of the year the snow is also going to be wetter, which is a heavier snow. Millions were without power across the Northeast and parts of the Mid-Atlantic. The earliest was October 10, and that snow was about double what the October storm was.

I have some copies of papers from Clayton Towers. He was a well known weather watcher from Bridgewater. An avid weather enthusiast. In his papers Mr. Towers wrote, " Power was out as many trees were damaged. Schools were closed for two days. This was the greatest surprise of my lifetime so far in weather. It was unbelievable! High UV index 1 or low. Increasing cloudiness. Fog patches developing before morning. Low plus 3. Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers.

Fog patches dissipating early in the morning. High plus 5. Night: Cloudy with 40 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Low plus 1. Cloudy with 30 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. High plus 4. Night: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. Low minus 2. Cloudy with 40 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. High plus 3. Night: Cloudy periods. Low minus 3.

Low zero. Night: Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Low plus 4. Greatest precipitation Average high 6. Average high 5. Average high 4.