One flake at a time

February 7, 2010 | cecil 0

Blizzard of 2010

Thursday, February 4th I took a trip to Costco knowing that there was going to be a snow event. And no I was not in Costco because of Super Bowl Sunday, (even though in retrospect that would have been a great idea). On Friday February 5th I went to work around 9am but actually was not scheduled. At approximately 11am I saw the 1st set of flurries, and at 2:30pm left for home in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The drive was uneventful but the traffic was heavy.

The reason for all this preparation was the the news was reporting a “major event” heading our way. At 9pm I drove in some of the worst conditions I have experienced to pick my daughter up from Metro. There must have been 40 mph wind and horizontal snow fall. We got home safely following a plow truck.

For the next several hours we watched as the storm pounded us with wind and snow. Trees snapped and fell.

On TV we watched reporters brave the elements to give us updates. Major highways were closed, citizens were asked not to drive unless it was necessary.

When all was said and done, we got about 3 feet of heavy snow, and with transit, both rail and bus interrupted, 300,000 homes in the metro area with no power as workers struggle to restore power.