Community Corner
Columbia Snowfall Totals Come in Close to Predictions
The National Weather Service reported the following snowfall totals for the city and county.
The meteorologists said Columbia would receive between 5 and 9 inches in Tuesday's snow storm, so how did they do?
Pretty accurate, according to snowfall measurements reported to the National Weather Service.
A trained spotter measured 8 inches in north Columbia at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, while another spotter measured 6.8 inches in northwest Columbia at the same time.
The figures for the county ranged from 8 inches recorded in Columbia and Highland to 6.5 inches in west Elkridge.
A spotter in Harford County reported the highest snowfall total in the state of 11.2 inches at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday night.
The region experienced a similar amount of snow earlier this month, when a storm dropped between 4 to 6 inches in Howard County on Jan. 2.
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