I'm sure it's part of the algorithm of Twitter, but I've seen more than one post saying something big is going to happen this weekend in DC, according to people "in the know".
I don't expect anything, but the voices keep growing louder. Just posting for posterity...
Small piece of advice to those who want schools back in sessions ASAP. Kinda obvious, but easy to overlook.
Live near a school? Check the parking lot. Has it been cleared? Has it been plowed?
If not, you're nowhere near school coming back in person. If the teachers/adminstrators/staff...
Precip has ended in NW WS. It's eerie outside--there is not a bit of wind blowing. It's just...cold air. Kind of unusual.
The pine trees ARE bending downward a bit in the back yard. Can touch them, and there is a super slight glaze, but not enough to bend a limb and see ice break off. All...
Just as I went out to check on things, with nothing falling, a LOT of sleet just started coming down. 95% sleet, 5% rain.
Here's hoping it stays bouncy.
NW WS checking in.
Very very light precip falling. Bushes covered in a small layer of ice. Got a bunch of pine trees in the back yard. As of 11:45, no limbs bending on them. That is a good sign.