12/26/2010: Fringed at 8:30 AM

True to form, this storm has basically just sent a big middle finger our way. Looking at the radar and returns, the DC and (to a lesser extent) Baltimore areas have just been carved out with big exceptions to what is the general east coast rule for this storm.

Go south OR north, and you'll see a ton more snow. There will likely be more snow in Columbia, SC than at Dulles airport. And probably six or seven times the amount of snow at JFK than Dulles.

Having said that, since it appears the storm has waffled back east, we're officially getting fringed. With where we are, we'll be lucky to see 3-6 east of DC (you will remember last night the NWS was calling for 6-10 east of DCA). Those around IAD might be lucky with 2-4, but it wouldn't surprise me if it were less. There is an extremely tight cut-off and very slim gradient. There is a substantial part of me that wonders whether we will actually see anything.

Don't know that much has changed for Wilmington, DE though.

I may also recommend steering clear of me for the next couple of days as my bitterness level has reached new heights. Pretty much everywhere but here is getting good to great snow. It would take some kind of Christmas miracle for the snow to become great.