Posted on 01/26/2015 2:47:23 PM PST by Star Traveler
Snow and powerful winds swept into the Northeast on Monday as a storm predicted to grow into a major blizzard prompted mass transit shutdowns, highway closures, thousands of airline flight cancellations and a ban on driving in New York City and on major roads across the region.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of New York City’s subway and bus system as of 11 p.m. Monday, the first such closure since Superstorm Sandy hit the region in the fall of 2012.
With the closure of all mass transit, and the citywide driving ban as of 11 p.m., Cuomo’s declaration meant the nation’s largest city would be brought to a complete standstill except for people willing to venture out into the blowing snow.
Cuomo’s announcement came amid concerns that winds associated with the storm would gust as high as 70 mph.
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“The Stop Global Warming Now event in Hartford has been postponed until we get someone in charge who knows when to schedule this crap”.
Biggest blizzards to hit NYC
http://www.amny.com/news/weather-nyc-historic-blizzards-to-hit-the-city-1.9848414
With a snowstorm of “historic” proportions heading toward NYC, we took a look back at some of the biggest blizzards to hit the city.
I thought the communists usually counted that in deaths not years.
Time to start chopping up that furniture ... :-) ...
That would explain the entire northeast.
Massive blizzard targets New York City region
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/27935223/massive-blizzard-heading-for-tri-state-area
MYFOXNY.COM/AP - A massive blizzard of epic proportions is getting ready to slam the tri-state area Monday night. White-out conditions are expected as the storm may potentially bring 20 to 30 inches (or more) of snow to the New York City area with wind gusts possibly topping 50 mph. The storm started Monday and will last into Tuesday, dumping as much as 4 inches per hour in most of the area.
I got up around 3:00 this morning searching for information because I couldn't sleep; worrying about her being able to get a hotel room if their flight was cancelled, worrying about their ability to eat if restaurants are closed, etc. Just because I didn't give birth to her myself doesn't mean this worry-wart Mom doesn't go through the motions with the step kids, LOL. I really feel quite helpless right now!
Storms like this aren’t the insurmountable problem. This one’s been predicted, with plenty of warning. The problem is when there’s a monster storm that no one anticipated.
New York City’s Past ‘Snowmageddons’
http://www.newsweek.com/new-york-citys-past-snowmageddons-302061
A 36-inch snowfall would set a record in a city that has experienced only two snowfalls greater than 2 feet in recent years
Hmmm... prayers... the drop in pressure forces women down by the GOM to go into labor sometimes.. and Juno for all purposes is a winter Hurricane.
Let’s hope that it’s simply an “experience” that she can tell others about when she gets home!
Why is the POS governor closing the NYC subways? Shouldn’t the POS mayor be making that call? Shorts weather in Denver for the next few days. maybe, if it lingers, NYC will go all Donner party. sounds like a plot for a movie and NYC residents have no firearms to defend themselves.
Seriously all those high-rise folks batter have -30 sleeping bags because they aren’t going to be running generators on their balconies. Maybe the higher end apartment buildings have big generators.
My Dad used to joke about the time we had 30 inches of snow flurries.
Weather prediction, for all the computer models and what not, is still basically a guess.
It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.
It got up to 71 degrees today in Tulsa!
If anyone in that area is not taking this seriously ... They’re gonna wish it was just the sky falling! They’ll end up being buried, after being quick-frozen ... :-) ...
The thing is ... in the past, people didn’t even know it was coming in the first place. Things are a whole lot better these days with current-day predictions, as it allows people to have those important hours to get prepared. I would call that quite a benefit!
Yeah, but all those food products contain gluten. Which NYers would NEVER buy. They’d die first!
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