....Global Warming AlertNYT/LAT/WaPo/ABCNNBCBS/FlaxNC
are gonna get clobbered; really feel sorry for the few conservatives in the area.
Posted on 02/06/2013 1:23:57 PM PST by TSgt
Two storms will merge quickly enough to bring colder air, heavy snow and increasing wind to New England. Some areas will be hit with an all-out blizzard and a couple of feet of snow.
The worst of the storm will hit late Friday and Friday night and will wind down Saturday morning. However, lingering effects from blowing and drifting snow, blocked roads and other travel delays are likely to linger into much of the weekend.
Numerous flight delays and cancellations are possible centered on New England, but these problems will be felt elsewhere across the nation.
Strong winds will not only cause white-out conditions but can result in massive drifts.
At the height of the storm, snow can fall at the rate of 2 to 4 inches per hour and may be accompanied by thunder and lightning.
A person traveling northeastward from New York City Friday evening along I-95 would encounter progressively worse and potentially dangerous weather conditions.
With such snowfall intensity, vehicles can become stuck and people can become stranded.
The hardest-hit areas are likely to include Hartford and Providence to Boston, Worcester, Concord, Portsmouth and Portland.
Coastal flooding is another concern with this storm along the coast of eastern Massachusetts. The period of strong northeast winds will be occurring within a couple of days of the new moon and high astronomical tides.
Warm air will play a major role in the storm from New York City, Long Island and central New Jersey on south and west in the mid-Atlantic, resulting in rain during part or all of the storm, depending on location.
Only if the two storms sync up completely would heavy snow wrap around into New York City for an extended period, bringing a foot of the white stuff. Even so, without complete phasing of the storms, New York City and Long Island will get significant snow.
A separate story on the storm's role in New York City and the mid-Atlantic is now available on AccuWeather.com.
Meanwhile, a fresh injection of arctic air will fuel the blizzard over New England. The colder air will cause rain to change to snow on Cape Cod and along the South Coast, as well as cause wet snow to become more dry and powdery with time, making it subject to blowing and drifting in central and southern areas.
In northernmost New England from northern Maine to along the Canada border of New Hampshire, Vermont and northern upstate New New York, too much dry air feeding in from the north may limit snowfall or cut off the storm completely.
Snow from the Alberta Clipper part of the storm will still deliver enough snow to shovel and plow over much of upstate New York.
The people that REALLY need prayer are on Staten Island. Remember them? Obama doesn't.
Yes, bare ground here. Our rickety power infrastructure is really my only concern.
I work from home, so I can roll out of bed Monday morning and be at work. So long as there is power.
Got some liquid bread and fermented grape juice, so I should be good.
"Up in New Hampshire; we get eighteen inches of snow, and we don't even close the schools!"
Uh...most Red Hampshire schools have already been closed for the day tomorrow; there is no snow on the ground at the moment, and there should be no worse than an inch or two by tomorrow afternoon.
Times change, eh? Maybe the union teachers wanted a three-day weekend...
“It’s an incredibly beautiful state-—”
—
I agree. We vacationed upstate for about 10 years. Did lots of sightseeing—we’re from the Boston area.
I have a DIL who is from the Rochester area,
Stay warm.
.
They already have closings here too. Prudent IMO because they can get the timing wrong. I came back from a trip in Oct when they predicted a dusting turning into rain an hour after I touched down, so I planned to drive home from the airport. No plows anyplace (they listened to the predictions too) and 6-8 inches of unplowed snow on the road. Jack-knifed TT, stuck cars, I almost got stuck on a hill about 3 miles from home. A few pucker moments.
I never make fun of people who worry about weather events. Texas and the South have no plowing infrastructure, so a few inches can be pretty devastating. When they had that cold snap (2010? 2011?) when the power grid failed, I knew it was tough for them—no wood stoves, no insulation, no experience. My cousins in west Texas huddled around their fireplace.
These kinds of events are not typical for the area (as in 1 or 2 a year), but not abnormal either. We have some experience with them. A Cat 4 or 5 hurricane? A tornado? Not so much.
I think you are a little sensitive. I took it as people saying that it was appropriate that a graphic shaped like Barney Frank’s member would be placed over MA. I don’t think they were wishing for bad things to happen to people.
Did you read the post right before mine?
Or these?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2986399/posts?page=32#32
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2986399/posts?page=62#62
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2986399/posts?page=102#102
Sorry, some FReepers hope we all freeze to death.
I’m one of those Swamp Yankees who *loves* the snow ....the more there is, the happier I am. For the years I lived in NH, in the shadow of Mt Washington, I became much like the natives....who carry on like nothing extraordinary is happening. Life goes on, without skipping a beat. It was common to go to bed at night and wake up to 18-24” of new snow. Nothing closed down. Roads were well-plowed for travel; 4W drive a must.
I hope I have to use some of my *prepper* stuff b/c some of that stock is getting *elderly*.
Stay safe!
I just hope we don’t loose power...so I can FReep all day tomorrow! I’ll check on ya manana. :)
I went and read the post before yours, and it didnt say what you are claiming it said. The other posts you linked to are on a different thread, so, no, I didnt read them. Shouldn’t you be complaining on that thread? I posted about the comments in this thread. Sorry. Stay safe.
Betis70 was referring to a comment I made about some FReepers who were decidedly callous about Hurricane Sandy and saying that those (especially NYers) deserved what they got simply because they live in NY.
Pinging Kartographer as he will remember it.
>>Stay safe.
Thanks, I will.
In some parts of the country “freeze” means it is time to put on a sweater. Here it means hypothermia, frostbite and death, especially if roadways are so jam-packed with snow that emergency responders can’t even get to you. Local forecasters (who are more accurate than national weather service) are predicting 38” of snow where I live. At some point it becomes real tough for plows to move that amount of snow out of the way.
There will be people who die from this storm. Cheering that on seems ghoulish to me. Some of the same posters who are doing the cheering this time around did it before Sandy. Maybe I am a bit over-sensitive because of that history.
....Global Warming AlertIt just started to snow here at noon, big flakes. It’s already picking up some. The wind is enough that it’s snowing sideways. The worst of the storm is just to the west of us.
They’re forecasting 6-12 inches out of it and I’m all set.
Last name of Snosnoski? For real?
It *is* possible to sell a refrigerator to an Eskimo!
Small flakes (never a good sign), 2 inches or so, another 24+ hrs of this. Wind just now picking up. Visibility is down, but I can still see the road from the front door (about 300 feet away), so not bad yet.
**Nemo’s coming, and it’s coming hard. Don’t believe Gov. Deval Patrick? Then listen to this lady letting Massachusetts residents know that under no circumstances should you eat the world’s largest corn on the cob**
Facial expression is to sign language what inflection in the voice is to spoken language.
Those in the media who are making a big deal about this are displaying their absolute ignorance of ASL.
Yup i’m in that “Prime Target” area.
It’s like a frigging Blizzard/Monsoon outside right now.
Thank god my power is still on, the wind is blowing pretty hard out there.
There’s like a foot of snow already on the driveway.
It’s now 12:44AM, just about time to head out and see if old reliable starts up, My 27 year old 2-stroke Toro snow blower my Grammy bought me back in ‘86.
She’s been both a savior and a nightmare over the years.....
Got my fingers crossed.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.