Feb. 8, 2010
'Snowmageddon' Closes Federal D.C. Government Agencies Monday
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Reporter
Washington, DC (HNN) – Buried in nearly three feet of wet snow, federal agencies in Washington, D.C. (that includes the Capitol ) will take a “snow day” Monday, Feb. 8, allowing crews to begin cleaning up the record accumulation, which still has thousands powerless. The director of personnel management determined after a conference call with area officials that a morning commute would be too dangerous.
Emergency personnel, however, must report.
A former St. Joseph High School faculty member and associate priest at the parish , Rev. Ken Meehan, told HNN early Monday morning, Feb. 8, that school will be out in the nation's capitol at least through Tuesday. Writing from the prestigious Gonzaga school (not far from the White House), the former St. Joe Latin , Film, and Religion teacher, told us that "the snow was the most I've seen since 1996. DC's official measurement was 17.8 inches, but the truth is that it topped two feet in most places. We'll be out of school through Tuesday , and perhaps longer, as they are predicting more snow."
The Gonzaga Academic Bowl had to be postponed this weekend, Meehan said. He's still a Quiz Bowl coach there , but this is a rebuilding year.
The storm dumped an estimated 24 to 28 inches upon Baltimore, Maryland, which actress/model/producer Dani Englander, a former West Virginian, now calls home.
On Saturday afternoon, Feb. 6, Englander told me via email “We got a whopper of a storm,” adding “it’s terrible,” then wrote of having to “tunnel” to “let the dog out… then had to carry him to a shoveled area of sidewalk, as he’s small. It was well over his head,” she said.
At the time the star of “Southern Gothic” and “Two Fireflies” sent the email just after 12 noon, snow still fell in Baltimore though “not as hard of as windy as Friday night.”
A native of Rainelle, WV, Englander indicated that he mom would be shoveling snow, too. “But at least, she still has power.”
The D.C. area still reported about 100,000 without power at 11 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, per the Washington Post.
Meanwhile, just as Huntington gave a sigh of relief and said thanks for avoiding most of the Super Bowl Weekend storm, the National Weather Service warned that Tuesday and Wednesday may bring snow to the Huntington area. DC/Baltimore, though, anticipates about five more inches.
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'Snowmageddon' Closes Federal D.C. Government Agencies Monday
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Reporter
Washington, DC (HNN) – Buried in nearly three feet of wet snow, federal agencies in Washington, D.C. (that includes the Capitol ) will take a “snow day” Monday, Feb. 8, allowing crews to begin cleaning up the record accumulation, which still has thousands powerless. The director of personnel management determined after a conference call with area officials that a morning commute would be too dangerous.
Emergency personnel, however, must report.
A former St. Joseph High School faculty member and associate priest at the parish , Rev. Ken Meehan, told HNN early Monday morning, Feb. 8, that school will be out in the nation's capitol at least through Tuesday. Writing from the prestigious Gonzaga school (not far from the White House), the former St. Joe Latin , Film, and Religion teacher, told us that "the snow was the most I've seen since 1996. DC's official measurement was 17.8 inches, but the truth is that it topped two feet in most places. We'll be out of school through Tuesday , and perhaps longer, as they are predicting more snow."
The Gonzaga Academic Bowl had to be postponed this weekend, Meehan said. He's still a Quiz Bowl coach there , but this is a rebuilding year.
The storm dumped an estimated 24 to 28 inches upon Baltimore, Maryland, which actress/model/producer Dani Englander, a former West Virginian, now calls home.
On Saturday afternoon, Feb. 6, Englander told me via email “We got a whopper of a storm,” adding “it’s terrible,” then wrote of having to “tunnel” to “let the dog out… then had to carry him to a shoveled area of sidewalk, as he’s small. It was well over his head,” she said.
At the time the star of “Southern Gothic” and “Two Fireflies” sent the email just after 12 noon, snow still fell in Baltimore though “not as hard of as windy as Friday night.”
A native of Rainelle, WV, Englander indicated that he mom would be shoveling snow, too. “But at least, she still has power.”
The D.C. area still reported about 100,000 without power at 11 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, per the Washington Post.
Meanwhile, just as Huntington gave a sigh of relief and said thanks for avoiding most of the Super Bowl Weekend storm, the National Weather Service warned that Tuesday and Wednesday may bring snow to the Huntington area. DC/Baltimore, though, anticipates about five more inches.
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