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February 10th Snowstorm adds 7 inches of new snow to Oak Hill — 100 year record set

Posted on February 10, 2010 at 5:22 pm

From the National Weather Service, some snowfall mostly unofficial readings for Fairfax County:

...FAIRFAX COUNTY...
   RAVENSWORTH            9.0   200 PM  2/10
   1 N FRANCONIA          9.0  1200 PM  2/10
   1 SE CENTREVILLE       9.0  1240 PM  2/10
   VIENNA                 9.0  1258 PM  2/10
   2 NE OAKTON            9.0  1107 AM  2/10
   1 W LINCOLNIA          8.5   230 PM  2/10   SPOTTER
   1 NNE FAIRFAX STATIO   7.1   150 PM  2/10   SNOW ENDED.
   1 W CENTREVILLE        7.0   130 PM  2/10
   2 NE CHANTILLY         7.0  1100 AM  2/10   COCORAHS
   4 E CENTREVILLE        6.0   930 AM  2/10
   LORTON                 5.8  1130 AM  2/10

7 inches is about right. Add this to the 24-27 inches received on the February 6-7 storm and close to a yard of snow is now on the ground.

As if this were not enough, the Washington region set a hundred year for snowfall this season today according to The Washington Post.

Reagan National Airport (DCA) reported 1″ of snow between 1 and 2 p.m., upping its storm total to 9.8″. It has received 54.9″ this year, exceeding the 54.4″ of 1898-1899.

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Snowpocalypse Update — 32.4 inches of snow at Dulles

Posted on February 6, 2010 at 9:37 pm

Some local snowfall measurements, some unofficial courtesy of the National Weather Service. Note the official 32.4 measured at Washington Dulles below. Herndon readings suggest 24-26 inches of snow, or about five inches more than we received in the December 19-20 storm.

...FAIRFAX COUNTY...
   2 NE CHANTILLY        28.0   600 PM  2/06
   2 N RESTON            27.0   400 PM  2/06
   1 SE CENTREVILLE      26.0   335 PM  2/06
   1 SSE FRANCONIA       25.5   500 PM  2/06
   BURKE                 25.0   500 PM  2/06
   1 SW BURKE            25.0   625 PM  2/06
   RAVENSWORTH           24.5   430 PM  2/06
   1 NE DUNN LORING      24.0   230 PM  2/06
   1 NNE HERNDON         24.0   300 PM  2/06
   1 W CENTREVILLE       24.0   300 PM  2/06
   LORTON                23.8   735 PM  2/06
   1 NNE FAIRFAX STATIO  23.5   630 PM  2/06
   4 E CENTREVILLE       23.5   445 PM  2/06
   1 ESE CENTREVILLE     23.0   245 PM  2/06
   1 E SUDLEY            23.0   300 PM  2/06
   1 W LINCOLNIA         22.3   630 PM  2/06
   1 SE THE I66 AND I49  22.0   500 PM  2/06
   2 NE OAKTON           20.0   530 PM  2/06   AVERAGE DEPTH
...LOUDOUN COUNTY...
   LEESBURG              34.5   335 PM  2/06
   3 SSW BLUEMONT        34.0   433 PM  2/06
   2 SSE ARCOLA          33.0   600 PM  2/06
   DULLES INTERNATIONAL  32.4   550 PM  2/06
   1 SW ARCOLA           32.0   540 PM  2/06
   2 WSW LEESBURG        32.0   315 PM  2/06   SNOW DEPTH
   2 ENE LOVETTSVILLE    30.0   520 PM  2/06
   2 WNW PURCELLVILLE    30.0   400 PM  2/06
   1 E STERLING PARK     29.0   645 PM  2/06
   LUCKETTS              29.0   335 PM  2/06
   1 SSE STERLING        26.1   520 PM  2/06
   2 SW ASHBURN          26.0   500 PM  2/06
   1 NE ASHBURN          22.1   615 PM  2/06

This snowfall appears to be a record breaker, and bigger than the storm of February 1979.

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Snowpocalypse Part Two buries Oak Hill

Posted on February 6, 2010 at 9:49 am

With all the snow and drifting snow it is hard to get an accurate measurement of snowfall. Here are some snowfall measurements at suggest that Oak Hill has had about 15 inches of snow as of early this morning. Most likely we are closer to twenty inches at this point. This storm will probably break all records. The storm is supposed to last until around ten p.m. tonight.

...FAIRFAX COUNTY...
   2 SSW RESTON          15.0   140 AM  2/06   THUNDER
   1 WNW BURKE           13.3   115 AM  2/06
   2 SW HYBLA VALLEY     12.0   100 AM  2/06   SPOTTER

...LOUDOUN COUNTY...
   2 WSW LEESBURG        25.0   500 AM  2/06
   BLUEMONT              22.0   641 AM  2/06
   2 NNW DULLES INTERNA  20.0   645 AM  2/06   WFO STERLING CO-OP OB
   1 NE ASHBURN          18.8   600 AM  2/06   NWS EMPLOYEE
   1 N LEESBURG          18.0   118 AM  2/06
   3 NW DULLES INTERNAT  17.5   435 AM  2/06
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The snow before the big snow

Posted on February 4, 2010 at 5:36 pm

As Oak Hill prepares for another snowfall, estimated at a foot or more starting tomorrow morning, we can be fairly sure it will not be as pretty as the four inches or so we received earlier this week. Here is a picture taken from the Admin’s back yard on the morning of February 3rd. Click to see a larger version of the picture.

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Snowstorm buries Oak Hill

Posted on December 19, 2009 at 6:54 pm

A surprisingly powerful snowstorm is blanketing the Oak Hill area. This storm already ranks as the 10th biggest on record for the Washington region.

15 inches of snow was recorded as of  5:25 PM today in Herndon.

Local snowfalls according to the National Weather Service:

...FAIRFAX COUNTY...
   CENTREVILLE 1 SE      19.0   351 PM 12/19
   LORTON                19.0   400 PM 12/19
   BURKE 1 NNW           18.0   300 PM 12/19
   GREAT FALLS           17.3   300 PM 12/19
   RESTON 2 N            17.0   423 PM 12/19
   FAIRFAX STATION 1 NN  17.0   400 PM 12/19
   RESTON                16.8   400 PM 12/19
   THE I66 AND I495 INT  16.0   351 PM 12/19
   GREAT FALLS 2 SSW     16.0   300 PM 12/19
   NORTH SPRINGFIELD     16.0   514 PM 12/19
   LAKE BARCROFT 1 SSW   16.0   300 PM 12/19
   OAKTON 1 E            15.0   347 PM 12/19
   HERNDON               15.0   525 PM 12/19
   FAIRFAX STATION 3 S   14.0   430 PM 12/19
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