The record
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| event_type | Heavy Snow |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,541,357 |
| episode_id | 2,403,643 |
| begin_utc | 1996-01-12T14:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 1996-01-12T17:00:00+00:00 |
| state | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| episode_narrative | Less than one week after the crippling "Blizzard of '96", a new winter storm dumped substantial snow on the city. Additional snowfall totalled generally 5 to 6 inches, with lesser amounts (4 inches) along the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers. The weekly snowfall of 23.9 inches at DCA broke the all-time record at that location, and ranked it second (since official city records have been kept) behind the famous "Knickerbocker" storm of January 25-27, 1922.The storm developed as an area of low pressure in the midwest, which became an elongated trough extending from the Tennessee Valley through southeastern North Carolina. As the upper-level trough approached the North Carolina low became dominant, intensifying slowly as it moved through the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay by midday, then off the Delaware coast, by late afternoon. Unlike the "Blizzard of '96", a lack of cold air behind the surface low, combined with the somewhat weaker and more progressive upper-level trough, kept the surface low from intensifying rapidly. Travel was hampered yet again, and federal offices closed for a record fourth day in one week. Numerous residential streets remained unplowed, and main arteries continued to have only one of two lanes (per right-of-way) open. The storm forced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to release funds to help with snow removal. Some of the snow was reportedly dumped into the Potomac River.Several residences reported "ice dams" at the base of roofs. Some ice dams caused gutters to collapse; others forced water leakage into the homes. |
| year | 1,996 |
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