The Dude

39 here. Hell of a way to run a snowstorm...

58 at DCA 56 at BWI 49 at IAD Solid call by EJ, as always...

Looks like I'm going to end up with 4.75" in N. Bethesda. That brings me to 23.75" for the year.

Up to 4 inches in N. Bethesda. Sleet starting to mix in.

Looks like LWX upped their totals

3 inches in N. Bethesda. Visibility was under 1/8 mile under that yellow band.

SN+ in N. Bethesda. Eyeballing at least 2"

Looks like 11.5" will be the total here.

Up to 10 inches here. It just doesn't want to stop.

7.5 inches here. Perfect snow day.

I've got around 6" in N. Bethesda. Beautiful sight!

3" in N. Bethesda.

Great find. at the cars being tossed around at :40.

Just a beautiful storm!

This is the last bit of damage I could find: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Joplin,+MO&hl=en&ll=37.030441,-94.330346&spn=0.003606,0.006968&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=57.772232,114.169922&vpsrc=6&t=h&z=18 What are you seeing down by Granby?

It woke my wife up, and she woke me up. I felt the bed vibrating a bit. It felt pretty similar to the Germantown earthquake last year; nothing like Tuesday's.

Yeah, but it was in Missouri then...

Agreed. There is zero need to take any precautions like checking structural integrity. This is America's capital, damnit. I'm sure the buildings and subway system were built strong enough. And I am appalled that the news is covering this event. Sure, we don't get quakes this size around here but one a millennium or so, but other places get them pretty regularly. They are such pansies for focusing on it. And anyone taking pictures of their trash cans to show the impact of a weather event is definitely a pansy. Glad there's no one like that around here.

Looks like it's back to being a 5.8, and the depth is now listed at 6 km.

WHERE IS FEMA??!?!?!?

Sounds right to me. Nothing broken here, but there's no way anyone inside could have missed it. Felt more like a train passing nearby than a truck.

I presume that's preliminary? I note it's described as "poorly constrained," but have no idea what that means.

Wow. Incredible shaking here.

Am I reading this wrong? http://www.ok-tf1.org/

Thanks for sharing your story of that horrible day. It sounds like you did everything humanly possible, and I have no doubt that your efforts saved many lives.