{"id":4852,"date":"2010-02-07T02:15:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-07T02:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2010\/02\/final-snowmageddon-total-for-alexandria-va-20-5-inches.html"},"modified":"2010-02-07T02:15:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-07T02:15:00","slug":"final-snowmageddon-total-for-alexandria-va-20-5-inches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2010\/02\/final-snowmageddon-total-for-alexandria-va-20-5-inches\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Snowmageddon total for Alexandria, Va. &#8211; 20.5 inches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/4036\/4336508180_c583c68e6d_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">ALEXANDRIA, Va. &#8212; <\/span>The final total for Snowmageddon is unchanged from my afternoon update &#8212; 20.5 inches of snow on top of the 2.5 already on the ground. I must have gotten out there right before it stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a record breaker, but not the three feet that was being hyped, though I understand other parts of BeltwayLand approached that total. This isn&#8217;t officially the biggest storm in Washington D.C. history, but it is close. Totals right here are held down by the fairly low elevation and the proximity to the urban heat island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tomorrow is the cleanup day with a lot of digging to get one or more cars out. Last time it took about two hours to get one car out, but that was with beautiful powdery snow. This stuff is much wetter, so it could be a very long day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<strong style=\"color: #3993ff;\">flick<span style=\"color: #ff1c92;\">r<\/span><\/strong> : <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wfyurasko\/sets\/72157623235770229\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Snowmageddon!<\/span><\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wfyurasko\/sets\/72157623235770229\/show\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">slideshow<\/span><\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALEXANDRIA, Va. &#8212; The final total for Snowmageddon is unchanged from my afternoon update &#8212; 20.5 inches of snow on top of the 2.5 already on the ground. I must have gotten out there right before it stopped. 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