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About that Snow – We’ve got an official “Snow Squall Warning”, Traffic and Don’t Forget to Send Your Snow Dogs to Me on Sunday/Monday!!

By Prince Of Petworth

From AlertDC:

“The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Snow Squall Warning for the District of Columbia until 4:15PM.

HAZARD: Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than one-quarter mile. Wind gusts up to 35 mph.

IMPACT: Dangerous and life-threatening travel conditions are expected to develop rapidly in the warning area.

This includes Interstate 95 in Maryland between mile markers 1 and 3.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: Reduce speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.

Consider avoiding or delaying travel until the snow squall passes your location. If you must travel, use extra caution and allow extra time. Rapid changes in visibility and slick road conditions may lead to accidents.”

Thanks to Lindsay for sending the map above: “❄️ DC traffic is responding to snow accordingly.”

And thanks to Courtney for sending a couple of cozy snow cats:

“Loki and Gandalf in Edgewood enjoying the first “big” snowfall”

Send your snow dogs/cats/pets to me at [email protected] and let me know name of pet and your neighborhood. Cheers, have fun, and thanks!

A November Blossom

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by blossombittie

Fear not, in this regard, the NPS has previously written:

“This type of cherry tree (Prunus subhirtella var. autumnalis) regularly displays pinkish white blossoms during warm periods in the fall & winter months. They’ll bloom again in the spring. See them now on the Washington Monument grounds.”

As for today’s temps hitting 80 degrees later, not sure how normal that is…

Breaking: “Extended Spray Park and Select Pool Operations Through the End of Summer 2024”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the Mayor’s Office:

“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser, the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), and the DC Department of General Services (DGS) announced that spray parks and select outdoor pools will remain open until Sunday, September 22. Originally, all outdoor pools and spray parks were scheduled to close for the season on Labor Day.

“We are excited to provide residents outdoor pool options in addition to our indoor pools to close out the summer season,” said DPR Director Thennie Freeman. “The locations that will remain open were selected to be most equitable to residents with one pool on both sides of the city and all DPR spray parks.”

The following outdoor pools will remain open six days a week, from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., until Sunday, September 22:

· Hearst Pool (3701 37th Street, NW)

· Oxon Run Pool (501 Mississippi Avenue, SE) (more…)

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