Posted on 04/15/2018 6:01:31 AM PDT by Libloather
Pray your power stays on and get ready for some heavy rain, maybe even a thunderstorm or two.
That's the second chapter of Ice Storm 2018 as it circles through the Buffalo Niagara region this weekend.
As the frontal boundary that brought the ice and sleet to Western New York over the last 18 hours or so treks northward today, the mixed precipitation and freezing rain will change over to all rain, the National Weather Service said.
It could be heavy at times.
(Excerpt) Read more at buffalonews.com ...
2013 was much the same way. Here in Minneapolis I was plowing a parking lot on April 23.
May 1 the Mpls area got 12-15” of global warming.
You see, what's happened is that the earth's surface has grown so warm that the hot air has all risen and escaped into outer space through the hole in the ozone layer. That's why it's getting so cold. And if we keep warming the planet it will get so cold that Washington, D.C. will be buried under a huge glacier, and the ocean will fall into California.
Time to break out the snow "thrower!"
This is a bad one.
Worst blizzard I have been in since 70’.
Blizzard of the Century in 76 or 77
Living in Buffalo is its own reward.
Heavy freezing rain here in Central NH after 3/4” snow/ice pellets overnight. Fortunately road surfaces were mostly above 32F.
I think I’ll find me some “frontal boundary” to keep me warm! Get over here Paula!
Yep, even the very best fail ~65% of the time - and STILL get their multi-millions.
How 'bout that !
Tulips coming up and crocus flowers blooming in Lake Geneva, but the grass is barely coming out of winter dormancy. Definitely has been a cold spring. Too cold to work in the yard. Yesterday’s storm knocked down a large branch of one of our trees.
The weather forecast says we may get snow later tonight and into tomorrow so my only question is:
I have branches to pick up in the yard, too. We have a huge Maple that LIVES to shed branches when anyone BREATHES breathes in it’s general direction, versus the 45 MPH gusts we had, yesterday. ;)
Then cold fronts change things fast - I grew up in Rochester, NY and remember deciding to jog over to a friend’s house one nice 60 degree day. It was about 3 miles (20 minutes or so) and as I was jogging, the wind picked up and it started cooling off rather quickly. By the time I got there it was 26 degrees and I thought I was going to freeze....been tales of an occasional freak arctic cold front rolling across the ground with super cold temps that shocked cattle into an early grave.
It must be one of the best-kept secrets of modern times that the roads that go to NY also can be used to leave.
If it wasn't for a grow light, my seedlings would all be dead.
50s for most of the next 10 days.
Now, all you climate scientists.....let's talk about the sun. How I long for that "warm" feeling. But then that has nothing to do with climate...right?
We had to have two huge willow trees cut down in February. The extreme cold caused the moisture in the trunks to crack vertically about 5 feet in length. Big bucks were spent sadly. I won’t miss picking up the fallen branches, however.
I’m in Watertown. The neighbor is out with his snowblower. My husband is going to go out and beg to borrow it. I’m just kidding. The guy is super nice and loaned it to us in the last storm. I’m going to bake a big batch of cookies as a thank you, plus money for the gas.
Dreadful cold,wet weather being forecast for the Boston Marathon-——tough on the runners.
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I had a Curly Willow at my other farm - that thing was the messiest tree ever. Aside from the branches being great for porch pots and other ‘artsy’ endeavors, I don’t miss it one bit. ;)
I’m in W. PA. The jet stream always ‘wobbles’ through my area so we never know what we’re going to get. So add in “Lion lamb” weather ta boot and it’s a real circus here!
We might be perfectly dry here and yet 3 miles away people are shoveling out their cars!
YOU can beg her forgiveness - the rest of us will be asking her for future forecast...
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