I’ll just let the National Weather Service tell the story:
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
SATURDAY…A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
SATURDAY.* PRECIPITATION TYPE…HEAVY SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 TO 30 INCHES.
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OVER 30 INCHES POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.* TIMING…SNOW WILL MOVE NORTH DURING THE MORNING AND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE
RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON…WITH HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING FROM
LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.* VISIBILITIES…HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE-
QUARTER MILE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.* TEMPERATURES…HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 30S IN THE
PIEDMONT TO THE UPPER 20S IN THE HIGHLANDS. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.* WINDS…BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE TODAY WITH GUSTS
TO 25 MPH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.Instructions: CONDITIONS IN THIS STORM ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPARABLE TO THOSE OF THE STORM OF 19 DECEMBER. PLAN FOR SUBSTANTIAL DISRUPTIONS TO TRAVEL FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TONIGHT.
And, as I look out the window, the snow has started.
Yah, we get at least one of those every year. I hope you have a shovel.