Posted on 01/25/2015 6:28:28 AM PST by mkleesma
BOSTON —Winter is making up for lost time. A storm that is potentially historic is now in the forecast, according to the National Weather Service.
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Same here.
Will go in the middle of the day tomorrow if possible. The insanity of pre-blizzard food shopping is best avoided!
Mini Ice Age 2015-2035 | Snow in Central Mexico & 2nd “Rare” S.W. USA Snowstorm (46)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OODUT1mORGE
Weatherbell’s SATURDAY SUMMARY JANUARY 24, 2015 with Joe Bastardi
http://www.weatherbell.com/saturday-summary-january-24-2015
Major Blizzard to Shut Down Boston, NYC Area
25JAN2015
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3250438/posts
2014: Among the 3 percent Coldest Years in 10,000 years?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3250395/posts
Yikes! (Models going bonkers for Mid-Atlantic/NorthEast)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3250311/posts
These are definitely words to live by. Well said. :)
Where did you move from? Grew up north of Syracuse in the Lake Ontario snow belt. Remember that most winters were long and cold. Snow possible from October though May. Occasional temperature excursions to 30 below zero. Farm tractor with the snow blade kept the driveway open. Cellar was stocked with enough food to last 'til next winter. We would be snowed in every couple of years or so for 2 to 4 days.
Stay warm!
The first Nor’easter of the 2015 season! Westford, MA - Seabrook, NH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQZkUEv_xLE
New England snow storm time-lapse video! January 24, 2015!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIA5QYOCNaU
1/23/2015 York, PA Snow Storm Footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy3q46AEtxQ
This year’s blizzard need-bananas!
Even in Green Bay, when it snows like that no reporters show up. Now, they will show up in Chicago if more than 6 inches fall.
I might stop tomorrow for an extra bottle of wine. That’s about it.
A few weeks ago my brother in northern NY got 5 feet in two days. They had one snow day for schools!
I don’t care how long it stays on the ground and would rather have the light December Jan stuff as its easier to move around.
300ft gravel drive and field stone walks and patio along with a mail box on the street the heavy wet Feb and March stuff sucks
No doubt this is fueled by the "wall-to-wall" TV coverage whenever a storm of any kind is on the horizon. You get all these newscasters doing the liveshots by some beach where absolutely nothing is going on, yet they are clutching on to their hats and pretending to sway in the non-existent winds (as the storm is still 12-24 hours away!)
This keeps people glued to the TV and it throws the housewives into an absolute frenzy. Their hoarding instincts kick in and they must rush to the nearest store and buy, buy, buy.
I've been a New Englander all my life and even the most ferocious northeasters will only keep you housebound for no more than a couple days. The worst one I can remember was the famous February 1978 blizzard in which most of New England got buried in 3-4 feet of snow. Yes feet. With drifts up to six feet right in the middle of Boston. Cars were completely buried.
Even with that one, which was truly historic, most people were dug out and going about their business three days later. I believe that storm lasted from Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening and by the weekend, everything was pretty much back to normal so far as getting around and about. Yes, it was tough to find a parking space for a while if you were in the city and there were some coastal areas that were flooded out and without power but for most of the area, things got back to normal rather quickly, considering the massive amount of snow that was dumped upon us.
But in New England (I live in Connecticut now), you can figure on being snowbound 2-3 times each winter for about a full day. No need to "panic buy" milk and bread. What you have in your cupboards should be more than enough to get you through.
I love those snowbound days as you get to chuck some extra wood in the fireplace and take a break from the rat race. I usually get some good reading done on those days. Also, we'll usually roast a chicken or a small turkey and make soup out of it with some vegetables. We'll make some acini de pepe pasta on the side along with some beans and dump it into the soup. Perfect for a cold, wintry day when you are snowbound.
I'm heading to Long Island in the morning on business but if this storm comes to pass, I'm grabbing the Ferry back to CT tomorrow afternoon and will hunker down. Already there's a roaster chicken in the refrigerator. No milk and bread for us. In fact, we don't even have to hit a store between now and then for any reason.
Seems dangerously overwarmed and pressurized air mass may have been unexpectly released into the atmosphere, almost as if from...footballs, crazy as that may sound.
NOAA, EPA, NSA and Homeland Security are assembling investigative teams.
My wife and I have a couple of Larabars and some ‘D’ batteries...we’re good to go.
It’s supposed to start here in Maryland around 7:00PM. Abandon your car NOW!
Joe Bastardi over at Weatherbell has implied that this February will be one for the record books when it comes to snow on the East Coast.
Run .... for ... your ... LIVES!!!
Snows... OH NOES....
(SOL - post your OH NOES pic, please...)
For the record, though... be prepared either way...
As for steaks, they can wait until I can dig out my Weber grill. Hopefully it will still be there come April, when these vast snows finally melt.
Al Gore is in town?
That, along with the forecasts of the impending snowstorm gives me the impetus to get my snow blower ready for Tuesday's biggie.
How much snow is up for grabs, but experience tells me we will be getting screaming winds over 50 kts off the Ocean in my area.
Not much sleep will be gotten here Monday Night into Tues.
Potential Power outages are a definite problem. - Tom
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