Ping to some folks who live in the target area.
NH is looking at 1/4 - 1/2 an inch of ice and then COLD. Ice won’t be going anywhere any time soon from the looks of it.
It looks like NY will be seeing more lake effect in the usual area with the rest of the state getting freezing rain.
Argh.
I just FINISHED shoveling out my car.
Grrrrr.
.10” ice is hardly ever a problem. Get to .25 and you begin to have problems with tree limbs into power lines, especially if there’s any wind. At half an inch you get lots of tree damage and power lines begin to get stressed mechanically. Put some wind in the mix and you can get galloping conductors on lines with long spans. Bad, bad situation.
Spent 35 years in the electric utility industry in the Midwest. Ice storms were the worst. I sympathize with those guys that have to deal with hurricanes.
> Ping to some folks who live in the target area.
Add me to your list please — I’m in Ithaca.
Weather Underground is just calling for warm rain then freezing, but not freezing rain as such. But it’s all in the timing.