I'm sorry, but DC has never seen this kind of weather. 2-3 feet of snow, gusts over 50 mph, single degree temperatures. Trucks are pulling over for fear of being toppled over... and these are truckers that will drive in anything. At times, I can't see the house across the street. I have closed my business once in 23 years. I closed today and tomorrow.
Ok. You're right. East coast doesn't get this thing called Noreasters on a regular basis.
"The second event, named “Snowmageddon” by President Obama, dropped
20"-30" throughout the area with some locations recording more than 3' of snow. The snow began in earnest the afternoon of the 5th,, becoming heavy
by evening, continuing at 1"-2" per hour into the morning on the 6th before ending late afternoon. Blizzard conditions occurred in Ann Arundel and St.
Mary’s Counties on the 6th as winds gusted to 35 mph or greater, causing blowing, drifting snow and reducing visibilities to less than ¼ mile. The storm
forced all area airports to close, made roads impassable, and knocked out power to more than 200,000 customers. The Federal government was closed
for nearly a week and schools for more than a week. Maryland and Virginia declared states of emergency. The 2-day storm total broke all-time records
at IAD: 32.4"; BWI, 24.8"; DCA's 17.8" was exceeded only by the 18.7" in February 1979. Additional unprecedented totals included 38.3" in Elkridge
(Howard County), MD, 34.5" in Leesburg, (Loudoun County), VA, and 27.5" at American University in Washington, D.C."
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/presto/presto2010/2010feb.pdf
(It wasn't as cold. I'll give you that.)
