Sunday, January 24, 2016

DC area forecast: Sunny Sunday as the DMV digs out and other top stories.

  • DC area forecast: Sunny Sunday as the DMV digs out

    DC area forecast: Sunny Sunday as the DMV digs out
    By Brian Jackson January 24 at 10:10 AM Sledding in the blizzard yesterday on Capitol Hill. (Michael Beckel via Twitter) Live news updates | Power outage tracker | What does two feet of snow look like? | D.C. snowfall total called into question after improper measurement | Photo gallery | NWS snow totals 10:10 a.m. update: A quick shoveling tip on this sunny Sunday. Don’t forget to remove snow from the downspouts of your gutters, otherwise you could have BIG problems once the roof snow st..
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  • Snowzilla is done with us, but now the shoveling begins

    Snowzilla is done with us, but now the shoveling begins
    The Washington region, battered by one of the biggest snow storms in recent memory, began a monumental dig out Sunday that is likely to continue for days and hobble the area well into the workweek. And, in the first sign of how difficult that digging out may be, Metro said it won’t announce whether it will reopen Monday until sometime this afternoon. The system shut down completely during the storm. “We’re still assessing things, but the effects of the storm are likely to be felt for days,” spo..
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  • Storm Team4: Blizzard Begins to Ease; Some Maryland Highways ...

    Storm Team4: Blizzard Begins to Ease; Some Maryland Highways ...
    EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is no longer being updated. For the latest updates, go here. The blizzard that has gripped the D.C. area began to ease late Saturday evening, as snowfall began to slow. However, temperatures are dropping and roads remain treacherous as crews struggle to keep up with the pace of the snowfall. The storm will easily rank among the region's 10 worst, and the cleanup will take days, Storm Team4 says. We'll wake Sunday to sub-freezing temperatures, which will make for a fro..
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  • The nuts and bolts meteorology of an epic snowstorm in Washington ...

    The nuts and bolts meteorology of an epic snowstorm in Washington ...
    Capital Weather Gang's Jason Samenow explains how meteorologists classify blizzards. (Thomas Johnson/The Washington Post) The mega-storm that walloped the Washington, D.C., region with more than two feet of snow underwent a complex, long-duration evolution — but it had four distinct phases. The composite panel below illustrates the surface flow patterns during four phases: 1. The primary low/overrunning phase;  2. the formation of the coastal low; 3. the intensification of the coastal low,..
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  • Washington, DC, snowfall total called into question after improper ...

    Washington, DC, snowfall total called into question after improper ...
    A woman shields her face while walking near the Washington Monument. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post) It has become apparent this afternoon and evening, through multiple conversations with the weather observers at Reagan National Airport, that the snowfall totals submitted to the National Weather Service for that location have not been measured properly. As of 8 p.m., 17.8 inches of snow had been recorded at National – Washington, D.C.’s official weather monitoring location. That reflects..
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  • Great timing: Gentle sunshine follows single-day record snow

    Great timing: Gentle sunshine follows single-day record snow
    NEW YORK — Millions of Americans began digging out Sunday from a mammoth blizzard that set a new single-day snowfall record in Washington and New York City. The hurricane-force winds and whiteout conditions gave way to blinding sunshine and temperatures slightly above freezing, promising a gentle thawing-out. The timing could not have been better for East Coast states: The heaviest snow began falling Friday evening, and tapered off just before midnight Saturday. Millions heeded calls to stay ho..
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  • A blizzard for the ages shuts down Washington area

    A blizzard for the ages shuts down Washington area
    A blizzard that will be remembered for generations as one of the biggest storms in the region’s history closed its 36-hour reign in a wind-whipped fury that caused whiteouts deep into Saturday night. It brought Washington and its suburbs to a standstill, with all but a few major highways made impassable by more than two feet of snow. The winds that spared the region for the storm’s first 24 hours arrived at gale strength Saturday afternoon, pushing snow back onto the few cleared roads and sidew..
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  • Magnitude-6.8 earthquake hits Alaska, jolting nerves

    Magnitude-6.8 earthquake hits Alaska, jolting nerves
    Ahandout shakemap released by the US Geological Survey (USGS) on 24 January 2016 shows the location of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in southern Alaska, USA. (Usgs / Handout/EPA) By Mark Thiessen | AP January 24 at 10:33 AM ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A magnitude-6.8 earthquake knocked items off shelves and walls in south-central Alaska and jolted the nerves of residents in this earthquake-prone region. But there were no immediate reports of injuries. The earthquake struck about 1:30 a.m. Alaska ti..
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  • Fowler wins Abu Dhabi Championship

    Fowler wins Abu Dhabi Championship
    ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Rickie Fowler puffed his cheeks and shook his head. What looked like being a procession to the Abu Dhabi Championship title ended up being a squeeze for the American on Sunday.It needed two moments of inspiration in the final round to seal a one-shot victory - and spark more talk about Fowler’s place in golf’s current elite.Dressed in his trademark Sunday orange, Fowler rebounded from a double-bogey at No. 7, which helped trim his lead over a congested pack..
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  • State of 2016 play: Questions only Iowa caucuses can answer

    State of 2016 play: Questions only Iowa caucuses can answer
    DES MOINES, Iowa — Only a week remains before the Iowa caucuses, the first contest in a tumultuous presidential campaign that has challenged long-held political assumptions. The Republican race in Iowa is Donald Trump’s or Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s to lose on the night of Feb. 1. While some party leaders are coming to grips with the prospect of Trump as the nominee, a group of more mainstream candidates is battling to beat expectations in Iowa, head into the New Hampshire primary on Feb. 9 with mom..
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Blizzard warning updates: Snow continues through the afternoon ... .The final forecast: Crippling blizzard bears down on Washington, DC .
Another Snowvechkin? For the Caps, eerie parallels to 2010. .Blizzard watch: Severe snowstorm likely Friday through Sunday .

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