President's Day snow
That has a ring to it, doesn't it? "Presidents' Day" and "snow" in the same breath? We all remember the Category 4 "Presidents' Day Weekend Storm" of 2003, which buried the region on 28 inches of snow and ranks as the biggest storm in Baltimore's record books. Then there was the Category 3 "President's Day Blizzard" of Feb. 18-19, 1979, which left 26 inches in parts of Maryland. Well, there's snow in the forecast for this coming Monday - Presidents' Day 2006.
There's only a 30 percent chance of snow on Monday posted at this point. But it's a reminder that more winter weather is still ahead of us. This new cold front - the coldest of the season - will begin to push into the region tonight, with a chance of thunderstorms in the wee hours. (I think this would be the fourth time we've heard thunder this winter.) Look for high, gusty winds ahead of this new air mass, too.
Temperatures will begin to fall sharply after that, with daytime highs Saturday and Sunday in the 30s and overnight lows in the teens. Then snow, or at least a 30 percent chance of it, for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Comments
It seems that every year I'm spending my birthday digging out of a snow storm. In my teens it used to be great being born on February 18 because it usually fell during Baltimore Co. Public Schools' "Energy Conservation Week" and that always seemed to be the mildest weather week of the winter. Now I anticipate it being the nastiest. Maybe this year will keep the trend.
Posted by: SC | February 16, 2006 12:28 PM