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When it snows people's creativity comes out. Here is a snow sculpture of Iwo Jima created at the National Museum of the Marine Corps by a Marine. - When it snows people's creativity comes out. Here is a snow sculpture of Iwo Jima created at the National Museum of the Marine Corps by a Marine.

Get ready for the arrival of that fluffy white stuff–snow!

Get out the boots, mittens, galoshes and warm winter coats this year as the winter season in Northern Virginia is expected to be colder and wetter (including snow) than last year, according to predictions by the Farmer’s Almanac, which has been predicting the weather with 80 percent accuracy for 200 years.

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Marine Corps Base Quantico was Code Red on March 5 and Code Blue until noon on Friday due to heavy snowfall that blanketed the region with up to 7 inches of snow in some locations, according to the National Weather Service. - Marine Corps Base Quantico was Code Red on March 5 and Code Blue until noon on Friday due to heavy snowfall that blanketed the region with up to 7 inches of snow in some locations, according to the National Weather Service.

Late-season snow gives way to sunshine, rising temperatures

In what many local residents are hoping was winter’s last, dying gasp, a storm blanketed the region with snow March 5, closing the base, and schools and businesses in the surrounding counties. Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico’s Weather Services staff recorded 3.5 inches of snow aboard the base, while locations around Prince William County recorded between 4.8 and 7.3 inches, and Stafford County recorded 4.5-5.5 inches, according to the National Weather Service.

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Snow plows remove the snow from main roads aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on March 6. - Snow plows remove the snow from main roads aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on March 6.

Snow plows and the shovel brigade: preparing for winter weather

The average annual snowfall for the town of Quantico is 14.1 inches, according to weatherbase.com. In comparison, Fargo, North Dakota, receives an average of 52 inches annually, and Syracuse, New York — America’s snowiest city — receives an average of 126.3 inches of snow annually, according to a recent article by Weather.com.

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Marines sculpted a replica of the Iwo Jima memorial on Feb. 14 in front of the National Museum of the Marine Corps. - Marines sculpted a replica of the Iwo Jima memorial on Feb. 14 in front of the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

Winter season: what Quantico residents, commuters need to know

For those who are new to Quantico, here are several precautions that can help get ahead of this upcoming season. The first step to sign up for the base mass notification system, which disseminates pertinent information quickly in the event of an emergency. Alert messages are dispersed via email, text, computer pop-ups and phone calls.

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When winter weather rolls in, Quantico residents, workers asked to help out

When the weather turns bad, everyone aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico has a responsibility to help return operations to normal. Some of the primary obstacles that snowplows face, for example, are vehicles parked along base roads, said Pete Streng, director of the base Operations Division, noting that cars and trucks shouldn’t be parked roadside

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