I’m checking in Saturday February 6th around 8:30 am. I am in the middle of an epic coastal winter storm. This is huge record breaking stuff. Our forecast went from 4-6 inches to 20 inches total last night. Our electric stayed on all night but the winds howled. 47 mph winds in Ocean City. All drivers in DE are banned from being on the roads via executive order of the Gov., only emergency workers allowed out. Snow plows are getting stuck in DE. The snow is up to the dog’s bellies.
- [South Jersey] RT @nbc40weather: AC Electric now has over 70000 customers without power. Almost half of Cape May county now w/o power.
- 1 to 3 inch per hour snowfall rates will continue from Wash DC to Dover, DE. http://bit.ly/ayvukw
- 30.2 inches of snow in Elkridge, MD with 3 to 4″ per hour snowfall rates. Elkridge is just SW of Baltimore. #mdsnow
- Power outage in Sussex County has impacted shelter at Sussex Central HS. Shelter is operating on backup generator. No ETR on restoration.
- Current power outages: Delaware Electric Co-Op reports 19,824 customers without power in Kent & Sussex Counties.
- NWS updated snow projections map: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/phi/StormTotalSnow/index.php
- 13,351 outages, 4:19 am, 2/6. All of Ocean Pines out due to transmission line dropped by Delmarva Power to OP substation (9100 members)
- Watch this weather forecast: http://www.accuweather.com/video-on-demand.asp?video=1671939093
- @WashingtonPost: Snow buries D.C. area, more coming; power outages reported; Metro bus, rail services affected. #dcsnow
- Best snow site I’ve seen yet: http://snowpocalypsedc.com/
- DNG is transporting law enforcement & med PAX. Moving folks w/o power to shelters. Dialysis patient taxi. Un-stranding cars. #delsnow
- Kent Co. numerous vehicles stranded on Rt. 1 and secondary roads impassable.
- Kent Co roads – 113 impassable, Rt 13 south of Dover passable but several vehicles hindering snow plows.
- Biggest issues – snow still falling at rate of 2 – 3 inches an hour and winds around 20 mph with gusts up to 30 or 40 mph.
- Mike O’Meara’s Emergency Snow List
… more updates here as the day goes on & if my electric stays on. I’ll try to take some pictures.
