Two to four times the November snowfall average expected.

Winter appears to have come early to Washington, D.C., causing commute delays and school cancellations across the nation’s capital.

A Winter Weather Advisory was in effect Thursday evening as one to two inches were expected to fall through the day.

The November snowfall average is 0.5 inches. According to reports, Thursday’s weather is the first measurable snowfall in November since 1996.

The snow is still falling between Germantown and Frederick, Maryland, around Interstate 270, said Storm Team 4 meteorologist Mike Stinneford.

Here are a few snow totals at about 3 p.m., provided by Stinneford:

• Thurmont, Md.: 7.5 inches
• Walkersville, Md.: 6.1 inches
• Hillsboro, Va.: 6 inches
• New Market, Md.: 5.3 inches
• Westminster, Md.: 5.3 inches
• Clarksburg, Md.: 5.2 inches
• Purcellville, Va.: 4.8 inches
• Leesburg, Va.: 4.8 inches

Wintry mix of snow, rain messes with area roads

https://wtop.com/weather-news/2018/11/prepare-for-some-snow-sleet-freezing-rain-in-time-for-morning-commute/embed/#?secret=i30caAxQ7u

https://www.breitbart.com/local/2018/11/15/photos-washington-d-c-hit-with-first-measurable-november-snowfall-in-22-years/

Thanks to Vance for these links

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November 16, 2018 at 03:33AM