19 inches in Sterling, Va.

And it is still coming down. I shoveled four times today. December snowfall records have been shattered for the entire D.C.-metro area. There are no above-freezing days coming in the next week to 10 days, so the piles of snow aren't going anywhere. No telling what damage will be done to houses and other structures. As trees coated in ice and snow fall, power will be lost in certain areas. School has already been canceled in Loudoun County through Tuesday. Craziness erupted in D.C. with a massive snowball fight that ended in some sort of gun play and police action, according to local news reports. Seems appropriate for 2009 to end this way. Just a terrible year in so many ways.