Already buried under a couple feet of snow — or more — in many places, the nation's capital and other parts of the mid-Atlantic region are resigned to the fact that another foot or two is headed their way.
As the Associated Press writes, according to the National Weather Service "the next storm could dump another 10 to 20 inches on the area from mid-afternoon Tuesday through Wednesday."
So, we expect to be back out with our shovels later today. Remember, everyone: Take it slow; stretch; use your legs. Or perhaps better yet, hire the kid next door.
As Washington's WRC-TV reports:
It's already the snowiest season on record at Washington Dulles International Airport. And Baltimore needs only a little more than two inches of snow to beat its record. So far, 63.5 inches of snow has fallen at Dulles since September, according to preliminary totals. Jared Klein, of the National Weather Service, said that's the most since record-keeping began there in 1962.
In D.C., by the way, the federal government is officially closed again.
As Frank wrote yesterday, the snow that's already fallen in the region could fill 12 million Olympic swimming pools.
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