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Blizzard Looms for Philadelphia, New York City, Boston
AccuWeather ^ | 12-26-10 | Kristina Pydynowski

Posted on 12/26/2010 5:05:40 AM PST by FS11

The corridor from Salisbury, Md. to Philadelphia to New York City to Boston to Portland will be faced with roughly 18 hours of heavy, wind-whipped snow.

A nightmare is in store for holiday travelers. "People may have problems getting home from holiday ventures,"

Travel will become nearly impossible from Philadelphia northward as the all-out blizzard ensues late Sunday into early Monday morning. Those planning to travel on Interstate 95 during this time run the risk of becoming stranded for a time.

(Excerpt) Read more at accuweather.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blizzard; northeast; snow; weather
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To: trisham

No, ma’am...just HATE seafood in all of its various incarnations. Death before seafood...


61 posted on 12/26/2010 7:52:54 AM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: ml/nj

If they get any snow in DC they will of course close the government down. Frankly from my point of view, too bad it does not snow up there 365 24/7 so they can give the country a break.


62 posted on 12/26/2010 7:55:04 AM PST by Mouton
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To: spokeshave


Everyone run for your lives! It's the storm of the millennium!
63 posted on 12/26/2010 7:57:51 AM PST by Poser (Enjoying tasty animals for 58 years)
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To: sonic109

Yeah, you’ve got plenty of underground heating vents and tunnels melting the sidewalks in Manhattan, too. But if it comes down fast enough it does pile up on the plowed street corners—and then they come and truck it away pretty quickly.

My point really was that in part because of its efficiency NYC doesn’t shut down its schools and existence as quickly as other areas in the region.


64 posted on 12/26/2010 8:01:14 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: FS11

We are a bit east of Frederick, MD and have not seen a flake yet as of 10:30AM. It was supposed to have started here at midnight, but so far we are lucky.

Having said that, may I rant a bit? They have been predicting this storm since about Monday the 20th. That is probably plenty of time for people to arrange their travel plans so they are safely ensconced at home before the worst of it hits. If you have to leave Grandma’s house in DC a day early, well, sometimes, that is what you have to do.

We are ex-urban folk who bought a farm eight years ago, and one thing we learned is that if Mother Nature wants to send you an “event”, you should take it seriously. Sometimes you have to cancel out on something fun, and the “event” never comes to pass, but it is far better to be safe than sorry. We won’t risk being stuck away from our critters when they need to be fed and watered and cannot do it for themselves. Worse, we don’t want to be the cause of rescue workers putting themselves at risk to save our sorry stranded rumps because we decided to hang around at Mom’s for another slug of eggnog.

I’m sure that, if the storm does hit as expected, we will hear about the sad plight of travelers stuck on the roads or at rest areas. Many people will have no choice but to be out on the roads during bad weather, but many more will be out only because they wouldn’t get up at 4:00AM to leave early and beat the storm - which has been in the news for DAYS.

People, sometimes you have to give up on something fun or say good-bye to your beloved relatives a day early to do the best you can to ensure your safety. Anyone can be caught by a freak storm (thank you Alberta Clippers!) but come on, they have been predicting a Christmas-time storm for DAYS.

Okay, rant over, and having ranted, I’ll now say some extra prayers for anyone traveling over then next few days, whether they are chuckleheads or not.

Stay safe, FReepers!


65 posted on 12/26/2010 8:04:44 AM PST by mrs. a (It's a short life but a merry one...)
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To: ml/nj

Yes, you’re right—they don’t shut down the schools nearly as often as in the suburbs. And you’re also right about the heat under the streets and sidewalks, really on most of the major roads and sidewalks in Midtown. But it is more than that. If you’ve been there even in a blizzard you can see that they haul most of the snow out of Times Square, for example, as quickly as it gets plowed into snowbanks.

The greater problem often is the flooding as all that melting snow on the streets and sidewalks makes for gargantuan puddles that confound crossing the street.


66 posted on 12/26/2010 8:04:55 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: mrs. a

I’m up here in Fairfield Cty, CT, and it’s just started coming down fairly steady. No accumulation yet.

New Englanders don’t tend to let snowfall or a regular snowstorm interrupt major travel plans. When they upgrade it to a blizzard, as they did just yesterday afternoon, however, that gets people’s attention and leads to modified plans.


67 posted on 12/26/2010 8:09:55 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: FS11

Freezing in their Global Warming?


68 posted on 12/26/2010 8:16:55 AM PST by Tupelo
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To: 9YearLurker

Snowing in Manhattan now. Panic in the grocery stores aisles right now.


69 posted on 12/26/2010 8:25:57 AM PST by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123

Ah, the joy!

Round about March this would be irritating, but on Boxing Day and a Sunday? It’s glorious.


70 posted on 12/26/2010 8:36:29 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: trisham

It doesn’t look too bad yet. They are calling for 5-9 inches today and another 5-9 tonight.


71 posted on 12/26/2010 8:38:15 AM PST by mware (F-R-E-E, that spells free, Free Republic.com baby.)
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To: mrs. a

11:30am in Baltimore and there’s nothing.


72 posted on 12/26/2010 8:43:37 AM PST by Vision ("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)
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To: who knows what evil?

It’s not that unusual, I don’t think. I love seafood, but I’m not a fan of sashimi, other than tuna sashimi. I love smoked salmon and ceviche, though, and neither of those is “cooked”.


73 posted on 12/26/2010 8:52:50 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: mware

The snow stopped about an hour and a half ago. We had just a dusting, but now it’s beginning to snow again.


74 posted on 12/26/2010 8:55:22 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham
It would be one for the newspapers..."how could that husband and wife have starved to death with all those lobster tails sitting on the table?" :-)

No seafood...neither one of us. We will be well-stocked with turkey sandwiches and other goodies.

75 posted on 12/26/2010 8:58:22 AM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: Vision

Juat heard on the weather channel that the NFL is considering cancelling the Phila. Eagles game tonight. Calling for blizzard conditions this evening and worried about people being on the road tonight.


76 posted on 12/26/2010 8:59:49 AM PST by mware (F-R-E-E, that spells free, Free Republic.com baby.)
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To: jimbo123
Snowing in Manhattan now. Panic in the grocery stores aisles right now.

NH grocery stores DOA right now...people must be loaded with plenty of leftovers...

77 posted on 12/26/2010 9:00:05 AM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: mware

Then what am I supposed to watch tonight? Oh, wait...I won’t have any power anyway...


78 posted on 12/26/2010 9:01:16 AM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: who knows what evil?

Turkey sandwiches are good, too. Turkey club sandwiches, open-face turkey sandwichs with gravy; turkey sandwichs with dressing and cranberry sauce, turkey sandwichs on whole wheat with sprouts and guacamole, turkey sandwichs with....well, I could go on, but.. :)


79 posted on 12/26/2010 9:03:53 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham

Turkey with stuffing, cranberry sauce, and fresh broccoli sprouts; topped with a lather of horseradish mayo between two slabs of 8-grain bread...now we’re talking.


80 posted on 12/26/2010 9:08:13 AM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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