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DC weather history for December 26

A powerful 2010 coastal storm buried the beaches with over a foot of snow while largely missing D.C., which saw only flurries despite forecasts for several inches.

On this day in 2010, an intense coastal storm dumped over a foot of snow at the Maryland and Delaware beaches. The District was under a winter storm warning for 3 to 6 inches of snow, but just saw flurries as the storm remained too far to the east.

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