Posted on 01/26/2022 9:09:31 AM PST by dynachrome
Been there, done that.
The Blizzard of ‘77 was classic for that.
We couldn’t see the house next door which was only 15’ - 20’ away, tops.
You will get hit with this storm too.
Here is the latest for my area. -Tom
WINTER STORM WATCH
ISSUED: 3:20 PM JAN. 27, 2022 – NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 15 to
22 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.
* WHERE...Portions of southeastern Massachusetts.
* WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Strong
winds could cause tree damage.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
&&
We’re now looking at “a few snow showers”.
“We’re now looking at “a few snow showers”.”
I knew from the earlier forecasts showing the snow path we were in the middle of the snow patch and if the low moved east or west we would still be in the path of the big snow track.
I only consider the day before forecast as being the one of concern. The forecast has been upgraded for my town on the coast between Boston and Plymouth’. They upgraded it from 12-18 inches to 18-24 inches of snow.
BLIZZARD WARNING
ISSUED: 3:36 AM JAN. 28, 2022 – NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM EST
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of
18 to 24 inches. Winds gusting up to 60 mph, possibly as high
as 70 mph at times across Cape Ann, coastal Plymouth county,
Cape Cod and Marthas Vineyard.
* WHERE...Portions of eastern, northeastern and southeastern
Massachusetts.
* WHEN...From 7 AM Saturday to 5 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Very
strong winds could cause extensive tree damage.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...considerable blowing and drifting snow
along with near white out conditions at times. Snowfall rates of
2 to 4 inches per hour is possible at times.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Travel should be restricted to emergencies only. If you must
travel, have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded,
stay with your vehicle.
The meteorologist in me is jealous.
The rest of me is grateful.
Let me know how you fare.
My son lives in the Concord NH area. We had been planning on visiting h8m this weekend but changed our minds.
It’s supposed to still be windy here so the snow we do get will be drifting a lot. And we are prone to power outages at the drop of a hat. Lots of trees and being off the beaten path will do that. So I’m hoping the power stays on but we’re ready for that as well. We have a good, new generator and a full tank of propane.
And lots of food.
Here is one discussion on it.
https://ricochet.com/701859/archives/national-weather-service/
The quote from an engineer sums it up:
I have two problems with the adjustments. The first is that in most cases, they have astoundingly only kept the ‘as adjusted’ data and not the original and the adjustment methods are not tracked. In my life as an engineer, treating original data as cavalierly as that would get you fired or at least reprimanded.
The other problem is that amazingly, almost all adjustments are in the direction of climate change. Below is one of my favorite plots showing this. The “hockey stick” you see is not the NASA Global surface temperature, but the adjustments made to it. This seems very suspicious, as does making an adjustment sometime after 2001 to a temperature taken in the 1920’s.
Nor’easter ping.
Looks like you guys have a real blizzard on tap for tomorrow.
I kind of say that nor’easters are essentially ocean effect storms.
No such phrase, of course, but in essence, the same mechanism drives them.
You are looking at quite the weather event, too, aren’t you?
Yes. but there’s nothing I can do about it except shvel out in the morning.
Comments here also illustrate my point - 6, 7, 37.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4034996/posts
Pretty soon they’ll start naming thunderstorms.
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