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‘Substantial’ Winter Storm Possible Next Week

AccuWeather is warning of a storm possibly bringing snow, power outages and coastal flooding next week.

 

A "substantial" winter storm could blow its way through Maryland by the middle of next week, according to the weather website AccuWeather.

The website’s current forecast predicts a potential for rain that could turn into snow, with coastal flooding and power outages.

“While the details are still uncertain, a larger, slower-moving and more powerful storm could slam the mid-Atlantic and New England with heavy precipitation, strong winds and above-normal tides Tuesday (Dec. 18) into Thursday (Dec. 20),” according to an email from AccuWeather.

The current forecast from the National Weather Service calls for a chance of rain through the early part of next week, but doesn’t currently predict any snow for the area.

Related Topics: Accuweather, December 2012 Week In Review, National Weather Service, Weather, Winter Storm, and maryland

NicoleG

5:10 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Everyone else says showers. Rain turning into snow, doubt that would be substantial. The temperature will be above freezing even at night...

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Michael Ney

5:33 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

GFS model is showing us way too warm right now, with the closest snow potential near the great lakes. It really doesn't look feasible that we'll get snow. ECMWF is showing something similar.

Definitely looking like a good slug of moisture coming in Monday/Tuesday, but the temperatures are going to be way too warm.

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Cindy Wills

7:48 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Hope this is just scare tactics to panic people. Let it go up north-way up north!

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Robert G.

8:22 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Funny how the Accuweather forecast for GB shows temps in the mid to upper 40s all next week.

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M. Sullivan

8:39 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

These weather clowns act like they can actually predict weather a week in advance. Most times they couldn't get yesterday's weather right. I'll believe it when I see it.

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John

9:00 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

"It may or may not snow next week." Wow, I wish I would get paid for stuff like that. I'd like to say that to my potential clients: "Can you do my project?" "Maybe, or maybe not. Send me $2,500 first."

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IamGayle

9:01 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Area grocergy stores need to move their old stock of bread, milk and toilet paper, therefore....
'Substantial’ Winter Storm Possible Next Week

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Kat

10:38 am on Friday, December 14, 2012

Well....toilet paper isn't exactly perishable, is it :-))

Margaret Miller

9:31 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

LOL....I want their job! Imagine getting paid all that money where it is perfectly acceptable to be wrong most of the time?

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Sharp Shooter

9:31 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

I'm enrolling both my children in meteorology school. What other profession can one be in where there is no accountability whatsoever? "Listen Bob, we know you screwed up the last 4 or 5 forecasts pretty bad... the viewers are upset... see ya on Monday."

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Steve

9:41 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

"What other profession can one be in where there is no accountability whatsoever?"

Mutual Fund Manager.

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Pachacutec

3:17 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

How about Congress? (either party!) Fight with your co-workers all day, don't accomplish anything, but still bring home big bucks and a lot of perks.

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Ed James

5:52 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

"What other profession can one be in where there is no accountability whatsoever?"

Quantum Physicist

Hammertime

9:35 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

This is typical Accu-junk. They will hype low probability events just to get press. Buyer beware with Accu-hype.

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Wildwest

9:39 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

This article is badly written dribble. The reporter is trying to steal what Accu-weather is saying and spice it up, and failing miserably. Everyone should read the Accu-weather article to see that doom and gloom Adam is trying to drum up does not exist there. Shame on you Adam and doing a disservice to your readers. Do some real reporting and pick up the phone..

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Terry

9:43 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Bring it on - going back home to New England to spend Christamas with the family & ski & snowmobile!!!!!

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chuck

9:55 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

looks very unlikely we are going to get a substantial storm next week as the temps will still be too warm. but a blizzard like we had a couple years ago would be nice for christrmas. let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

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Jenni Pompi

10:21 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Aw, come on, doesn't anyone want to see it snow? If we all put on our PJs backwards and inside out we can make it happen!

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Rick Hudson

11:34 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

I'd love to see it snow... From the Mason Dixon Line and North to get those ducks moving south and improve the waterfowl hunting around here!!!

Joe Herendeen

10:31 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

B-b-b-b-but--what if this is the once in a blue moon time they are right?

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Linda W

11:13 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

So should we expect an email for school closings today for a POSSIBLE, storm next week??

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Jenni Pompi

12:55 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

LOL, Linda! Patch will keep you posted!

K

11:19 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

I WANT A BLIZZARD! I'LL BE HAPPY TO SHOVEL EVERYONE OUT FOR A CUP OF HOT CHOCOLATE!

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Sanchez

8:19 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

I cannot believe no one has offered to take you up on that offer. What kind of hot chocolate do you prefer? Is 1 gallon enough? Milk or water? What is the time limit you offer?

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Debbi Webber

10:09 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

you can get me out.. will gladly give hot choc :)

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Pachacutec

8:39 am on Friday, December 14, 2012

Hot chocolate is great! However, if I hear a big snow is on the way, I always double-check my supply of rum and fresh fruit. New-fallen snow makes KILLER frozen dacquiris! (and after a few of those, you don't care HOW much it snows!)

mel

11:27 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Bring it on
I want to use my snowblower

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Sanchez

8:20 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Do you too like hot chocolate?

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Tom

9:51 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

I'll just use my neighbors.

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Debbi Webber

10:11 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

@ me...You can come too with your snowblower..Debbi

Gomer Pyle

11:32 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

A big storm on 12/18-12/20 is nothing compared to what we will be getting on 12/22. Damn Mayans! :P

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Tom

9:59 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

The Mayan myth i guess is "possible" too. Just add the word chance and possible and you can be a weathermanpersonwomanreporter.

Gi-Gi

11:44 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Mel I'll give you my address so you can really use your snowblower.

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Mike Lurz

12:08 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Run for your lives!!! Toilet paper, milk, bread...how long do you think we will be stuck???

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Pachacutec

12:27 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

After the hot summer we had, I feel us cold weather-lovers are DUE at least 1 good storm. However, all too often we're getting these fuzzy forecasts; "possible snow in the area," and then they clarify and it turns out the "area" they're talking about is Harrisburg, PA, or Charlestown WV. Not that far away, but 'exactly' the Metro area!

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Jeff Hawkins

12:29 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Lying Louie Allen is spinning in his grave!

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Jamie

12:31 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Only job I know where you can be 50% right and still maintain employment.

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Tom

9:57 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Friday and Saturday of next week mark the start of "Winter" and if a drop of rain hits the ground it qualifies as a winter storm, anything before that is just rain or a "Fall" Storm.

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Evets

7:10 am on Friday, December 14, 2012

Actually, meteorologists term winter as December, January, and February. The winter that starts around December 21st is astronomical winter.

The National Weather Service defines any storm with the threat of freezing or frozen precipitation as a 'Winter Storm,' whether it occurs in October or April.

Pachacutec

12:32 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Louie Allen? Oh wow, I remember Louie SO well! (yeah, I'm that old...)

I'm going by what tails on my locals squirrels are showing; their tails are HUGE this year, and very bushy, supposedly that means a snowy, cold winter. (hey, their forecasts are at least as accurate as the weather guys saying "maybe it's going to snow, maybe it won't!")

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Terry

2:07 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

The squirrels in my yard are bushy & huge tailed & fat as well. Never mind they get 2 lbs peanuts 2x day...LOL

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Jeff Hawkins

3:29 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

@Pachacutec

Yeah me too! Louie did wonders with just a "fat" marker, an easel and a piece of paper (circa 1960's on channel 7).
I agree about the squirrel thing, that was always a good barometer of things to come. I encountered one just the other day, a very large one, made me look two or three times it was so big. I'm thinking a big storm around New Years Eve!

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SG from PH

7:47 pm on Monday, December 17, 2012

I am from Kentucky and we too check squirrel tales as good predictors however here in Baltimore Wooly Caterpillars are the standard and they are fat little suckers this year. For me it is the gorgeous women from Baltimore , specifically Perry Hall and I am married to one and I really don't care as long I am snowed in with her. Pray for lots of snow. Long snowy days talking on the sun porch, that is the life!

Jeanne

12:58 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Would love some snow for Christmas but can we wait til I get home from vacation in New York for the blizzards please? Everyone be safe and enjoy yourself.

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Bonnie

1:50 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Oh please! LET IT SNOW!! can't wait!!! as soon as possible!!!!
It needs to feel like winter!!!!!!!!!!

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Carol

2:34 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Snow is beautiful, it doesn't matter what the temps are like now they can fall fast seen that before. But whatever the weather be saft and have a Very Merry Christmas, and a Blessed New Year .

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tonic226

3:14 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

The latest weather models pull the storm out to sea which would mean little to no snow. It is not unusual for the model confidence to be low 2 or 3 days before the event. If the models come in agreement, then I might believe it would snow.

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Eric S.

4:01 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Snow, no snow. All I know is that I'm gonna buy up all the french toast supplies early and set up shop somewhere reselling at higher prices over the weekend.

Score!

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Tom

10:00 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

see you at the wegmans cafe!

Daniel Reinhardt

4:11 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

After reading some of these comments, I would wager a bet that most of you would be complaining about ill preparedness ahead of storms after the Derecho came through. This early warning, can prep BGE/Pepco to prepare their inventory for power outages and assess their systems. Id rather take a guess then nothing at all.

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WxGirl

4:34 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Define "substantial". After living in North Dakota for 4 years, "substantial" better be 5 feet of snow and -40 wind chill because otherwise that's just a typical winter storm to me.

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Eric S.

4:43 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

After 4 years in northern Michigan, I agree with you. Problem seems to be that in this area, you've got people that grew up with 6 inches being enough to shut everything down living with people that don't know what snow is, and the rest of us smacking our heads and wondering why the store is out of milk again.

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Daniel Reinhardt

4:46 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Funny you bring this up, I grew up in New Mexico where 1" of snow was enough to cause panic. We got school closures for 1" of snow. It was funny, now I am over here and laugh at the people that cant drive in it even if they have lived here for a while.

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Sanchez

8:16 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

I spent some time in that area of the world and was shown a picture of a man sitting on what looked like a fence post sticking out of the snow. The next picture was after the snow melted and it was the top of a telephone pole.

Carole Taylor

4:49 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

I want to be a weatherman and get paid for making "predictions." Obviously the work is easy, lol.

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Susan Casey

5:49 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

You'd think it'd be more of a science by now.

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Sanchez

8:15 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Especially since they have been telling us they know what the climate will be in 100 years and that the conclusions are "settled" and the "discussion is over".

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Emery Rudolph

12:15 pm on Monday, December 17, 2012

Fluid dynamics - Take a cup bowl of water, swirl is a little bit and put a couple of drops of food coloring in and try to predict the disbursement patterns of the color. That is essentially what meteorologist must do, so it can never be exact. The one thing I would like to see them do is drop the 5-7 day forecast, which are educated guesses and concentrate on 1-3 day. That is where the science is more relevant.

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Sonia Dasgupta

5:57 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

I want some snow... maybe just some flurries and light sticking though... I can't imagine what would happen on the roads if there were a lot of snow.

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Richard Holman

6:37 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

I'm not sure but I believe that Cottonelle (tm), the toilet paper maker, is a corporate sponsor of Accu-Weather. Thousands will be stocking up on their product based on this forecast. However, a mirky forecast this far out for the mid-Atlantic area should be written on their product because it's a bunch of it (or something that rhymes with that). :-)

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Sanchez

8:17 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Don't forget the milk producers and the bread bakers.

Gary Olivier

8:37 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

They can't predict tomorrows weather half the time and you expect me to believe this!!
What a joke.

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Tom

10:01 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

I hope we are laughing at ourselves piled up with snow next week. Remember snowmaggedon.

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John Cofiell

10:44 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Are you trying to sell bread,eggs,and toilet paper.

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Geoffrey Atkinson

6:19 am on Friday, December 14, 2012

I, for one, can never have too much toilet paper.

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Elizabeth Ann

6:45 am on Friday, December 14, 2012

I am hoping for some snow...it can start at 10:00 am on Tuesday and go until whenever....this way my final class at AACC is done and I get my grade and I don't have to make up another class....

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Soldier

8:00 am on Friday, December 14, 2012

Since all of you love snow so much...come shovel mine...oh don't forget the seniors and the home bound.

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Pachacutec

8:43 am on Friday, December 14, 2012

Good point about shoveling out the seniors, home-bound, disabled, etc. I'd also add that people should shovel out the fire hydrants near their homes. God forbid you'd have a fire after or during a heavy snowstorm, but those minutes saved because the firefighters don't have to dig out the hydrant could make a big difference in an emergency situation.

Geoffrey Atkinson

8:16 am on Friday, December 14, 2012

BRING IT ON! 40 inches would be a good start.

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Jean

9:35 am on Friday, December 14, 2012

Let it snow Let it snow let it snow.....on Christmas....pleeeezzzzeeee

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Red White and Blue

10:32 am on Friday, December 14, 2012

I think the weather people have a insider trading deal with the grocery stores, just mention snow and the stores are packed.

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John

11:17 am on Friday, December 14, 2012

True but there's no real extra revenue for the stores. If I run out and stock up on toilet paper then I just don't have to shop for it for a while.

aishah

7:51 pm on Sunday, December 16, 2012

It should snoww !! but not alottt'

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