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Dec 20, 2007 | 2:49 pm

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tide

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22" of snow at IAD on President's Day 2003

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Originally Posted by Benny8444

So 2-4 inches of snow should not close IAD?

I remember that there was a snowstorm in DEN last year that closed the airport for a few days. But wouldent DEN be prepared for snow???

Personal experience:

It was President's Day 2003. 22" of snow at IAD.
It was so bad that I must have driven at 10 mph all the way to the airport from Maryland - the snowplows couldn't keep up especially in the early morning. And this was on the major highways: I-270 and I-495

Dad had an 11:15 flight out on NH001 IAD-NRT. Flight finally took off at 4pm. Airports were continually being closed and reopened in the area throughout the day.

So based on above experience, IAD should function through 2-4 inches of snow

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