Posted on 01/26/2022 9:09:31 AM PST by dynachrome
Well put. Thanks.
In this case I think it was more knee-jerk.
Thanks Laplata. I agree.
I went to a northern CT super-market today.
It was well-stocked, though Bidenflation was kinda obvious.
It was empty, typical for mid-day Wednesday.
The panicky idiots will wait until Friday.
Thanks friend. Regards-
Here is the latest from the NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Active Weather Alerts
STORM WATCH
ISSUED: 3:01 PM JAN. 26, 2022 – NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt and seas
15 to 20 feet possible.
* WHERE...Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay.
* WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS...Very strong winds will cause hazardous seas which
could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Mariners should prepare to remain in port, alter course, and/or
secure the vessel for severe conditions before conditions
deteriorate.
&&
WINTER STORM WATCH
ISSUED: 2:59 PM JAN. 26, 2022 – NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 16
inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph, especially
on Cape Cod.
* WHERE...Portions of eastern, northeastern and southeastern
Massachusetts and northern and southern Rhode Island.
* WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Strong
winds could cause tree damage.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There is still uncertainty regarding the
track of the storm. The axis of heaviest snowfall may shift
with later forecasts.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
&&
Batten down the hatches Tom.
Provide me with links.
Your opinion doesn’t count.
It all depends on the actual storm track.
That’s what makes forecasting nor’easters so difficult. A slight eastward or westward shift in the storm track generally causes significant differences in snowfall totals and wind speeds.
That’s why they give such a wide range of snowfall amounts, like 8”-16”.
That’s what the forecast models indicate hence the use of words like “likely”, “possible” “could”, etc. The forecasts are trying to predict a moving target, not directing the actual storm path.
Same to you friend...
That’s what makes forecasting nor’easters so difficult. A slight eastward or westward shift in the storm track generally causes significant differences in snowfall totals and wind speeds.
That’s why they give such a wide range of snowfall amounts, like 8”-16”.
No doubt about what you said.
My town (Scituate Mass) is in the middle of the heavy snow area so if the storm moves a little east or west, we are going to be hit hard.
We don't have any snow on the ground, so the snow can be handled, it is a power loss that can lead to pipes freezing that I have to plan for.-Tom
I was living in Massachusetts then, and we just called it The Blizzard of ‘78.
The Massachusetts company that I worked for during the Blizzard of ‘78 sent us home early the first day, as it had already started and was shaping up to be pretty bad. Drove home in a whiteout. Work was actually cancelled the next day. After that, the radio announcement said that “there’s work at -——— Company if you can get there”.
I like that!
It’s a “Blizzard”, period.
Out in the Midwest, we never used that term. We used “blizzard”, and so did the TV weathermen/women. Only since I moved back east in the late 70s have I heard that term.
I like what Nor’easter means, better than plain ol’ blizzard or snow.
Blizzard has very specific conditions to meet to be technically classified as a blizzard.
There must be sustained or frequent winds of 35 mph or higher with considerable falling and/or blowing snow that frequently reduces visibility to 1/4 of a mile or less. These conditions are expected to prevail for a minimum of 3 hours.
https://w1.weather.gov/glossary/index.php?word=blizzard
That’s why people don’t talk about blizzards much any more.
“Nor’easters are simply storms that follow a certain development and track pattern. Not every snow storm is a nor’easter.”
Nor’Easters usually drift up the east coast, spinning counter-clockwise, pulling moisture from the Atlantic into the storm and creating heavier snowfalls. They can then continue up into New England, or veer east into the ocean.
True blizzards seem to have snow falling horizontally—quite a sight.
Thanks for that.
Yup, and when you live in Central NY, you not only can catch the nor’easter but as it pulls off the coast, the winds swing around and you get nailed with a lake effect storm, dumping another foot or more of snow on top pf what you just got.
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