SNOWPOCALYPSE 14-year anniversary from Dec. 18-19, 2009.

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What do you remember?

16.4 inches of snow on the books for D.C. and up to 20 inches or more within the District’s boundaries. Up to two feet in many of the suburbs. Forever immortalized in the hearts and minds of those who lived through it, the storm of December 18-19, 2009 truly was a “Snowpocalypse.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/12/17/looking-back-on-winter-2009-10-snowpocalypse-strikes-smashes-december-snow-records/?

Widespread 15-25 inch snow amounts are rare in the mid-Atlantic any time of winter. For perspective, a storm the caliber of Snowpocalypse easily equals or surpasses an entire average D.C. winter season in a matter of 24 to 30 hours.

What became the biggest snowstorm since 2003 not only made it into Washington’s top 10 snowstorm list while setting a new December standard, it also followed a story line that would be closely repeated later in the historic winter of 2009-10.

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[IronLionZion]

2. That article was from 9 years ago

and yes I remember it well. I lived in Hyattsville Maryland at the time and was buried. There was no going anywhere.

[LastDemocratInSC]

3. I was living in out in the country in Fauquier County.

Our neighbor was a facilities manager for the county school system and told me 2 days ahead that the "inside word" was that up to 3 feet was possible. Lesser amounts were being forecast at that time. I took his info seriously and got us adequately stocked up and ready. We had a wood stove for backup but didn't lose power. Our total was right at 30 inches.