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The second Blizzard of 2010 dumped 6 to 10 inches of snow across the Detroit Area from Tuesday, February 9th to Wednesday, February 10th. A beautiful, frozen blanket remained on top of Motown on Thursday, and I shot another video of the city skyline. Look at this and compare to my video from two days ago.












Thursday, February 11, 2010:

Tuesday, Febraury 9, 2010:

Andrew Humphrey, CBM
Meteorologist and Science & Technology Reporter
WDIV-TV

Blizzard #2 of 2010 pelted Detroit and Southeast Michigan with moderate to heavy snowfall early Wednesday morning.  I loved being on snow patrol during Local 4 News Morning, which began 30 minutes earlier than normal for viewers.  I did tag team weather with my co-worker Eric Braate.

Many of my weather buddies on Facebook answered my call with snowfall amounts.  By air-time, several Detroiters had 5 inches of new snow or more.  Also, I received reports from Facebook friends from coast to coast.  My Co-Anchor inquired about the weather in Southern California on the air, and I was able to answer him with an observation from my Digital Weather Watcher Jovanny Venegas, which was:  ”Orange County, CA no snow just rain.”  Similarly, Max Cacas reported “5 new inches on top of what’s already fallen…in (Washington,)D.C.”  Many of my audience members were able to catch these reports on the livestream of my newscast.

It was a wild morning!  Just what a meteorologist and science reporter, like me, lives for!

By noon, many communities had up to 10 inches of snow.  Here are the final snowfall totals from The National Weather Service:

This is the map of the total snowfall amounts from the February 9-10, 2010 snowstorm.

Andrew Humphrey, CBM
Meteorologist and Science & Technology Reporter
WDIV-TV

The second 2010 Blizzard is now taking shape and bringing snow to Detroit!  This was the second blizzard for the Mid-Atlantic.  What was a blizzard for them was a moderate and, at times, heavy snowstorm for the Motor City and Southeast Michigan.

Andrew Humphrey, CBM
Meteorologist and Science & Technology Reporter
WDIV-TV and ClickOnDetroit.com

The first 2010 Blizzard was massive!  However, Detroit and Southeast Michigan had just cold and blustery conditions during the February 5th-6th weekend.  It was a totally different story for The Ohio Valley, Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic.

In Washington, DC, where I covered the Blizzard of ’96, two to three feet of snow was common. Dulles Airport had over thirty-two inches!

Many Michiganders are concerned because we have several relatives and loved ones in the blizzard’s path.  My Weather Watchers emailed WDIV with their photos of the snow and snow damage, and I showed them on Saturday’s Local 4 News at 6 and 11.  Here they are:

2010 Blizzard: Roof of this hangar collapses at Dulles Airport. Photo sent by Kevin.

2010 Blizzard: Hangar's roof falls onto jets' tails. Photo sent by Kevin.

2010 Blizzard: Caved in roof tilting three jets upward. Photo sent by Kevin.

2010 Blizzard: The Kennedy Center and Potomac River in Washington, DC. Photo taken from The Watergate by Neil.

2010 Blizzard: Cars and yards covered by heavy snow in Silver Spring, Maryland. Photo sent by Carla.

2010 Blizzard: Snow piles onto the patio, chairs and table south of Philadelphia.

Can you believe more is on the way?  Another winter storm will form in a few days, and Detroit will not miss out on it.

Andrew Humphrey, CBM
Meteorologist and Science & Technology Reporter
WDIV-TV and ClickOnDetroit.com