For DC, Stella Leaves Much to be Desired

(Washington, DC — March 14, 2017) – As Winter Storm Stella continued to bear down upon the Northeast, the dire predictions issued for DC-area towns, cities, and counties appeared to be just that – predictions. Just 24 hours ago, local news outlets were predicting snow from the nor’easter totaling as much as 14″. But as…

NWS Not Joking About Hurricane Joaquin

(Silver Spring, MD — October 1, 2015) – East Coast residents raided local grocery and hardware stores for bread, milk, toilet paper, and batteries as Hurricane Joaquin threatened to hit the area sometime this weekend. Joaquin quickly intensified from a tropical storm to a hurricane; its winds were clocked at 40mph Tuesday morning but were…

Winter Storm Juno a No-Snow for Many

(Washington, DC — January 28, 2015) – As the Northeastern United States endured the wrath of Winter Storm Juno, many marveled at the intensely accurate and intricate forecast provided both by the National Weather Service (NWS) and local weathermen – and how they could be so far off the mark. In fact, they’re all batting…

Winter Storm Gorgon Paralyzes DC

(Washington, DC — January 6, 2015) – January snowfall predictions in the nation’s capital can be wildly unpredictable. And as everyone knows, it only takes the threat of ¼” of snow to shut down the region. Threatening 6″ of snow leaves most apoplectic. Even though forecasting the weather isn’t an exact science, the National Weather…

Sub-freezing Temperatures Mean Icy Conditions – Just Like Always

(Washington, DC) – The latest DC-area snowstorm is history, and all eyes are now focused on the area’s thermometers, which threaten to plunge to 0° in some areas tonight. This will mean, of course, that all snow and slush will freeze hard, creating black ice and other hazardous slick spots. Yet The Washington Post’s Capital…

Winter Storm Pax Packs a Wallop in the South and East

(Silver Spring, MD) – Winter Storm Pax continued to make its presence known on Wednesday, coating some states with ice and threatening to dump more than a foot of snow on others, proving for once that the weatherman got it right. The National Weather Service (NWS), which is organizationally under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…