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***Northeast Snowstorm*** February 16-17 2003 (Official Thread)
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Posted on 02/16/2003 8:19:33 AM PST by SamAdams76

Moderators, please pull if a similar thread has been started. I did a search on "snow" and blizzard" and came up with nothing.

What originally looked to be primarily a mid-Atlantic snowstorm has blossomed overnight into a monster snowstorm that threatens to shut down the major cities of the Northeast for tomorrow.

Just got the latest forecasts. Washington D.C. area will see 1-2 feet. Philly will see 17-34 inches according to their local mets. NYC will see 1-2 feet. And Southern New England (including Boston), which was originally thought to be missing this storm, is now pegged to get at least 10-20 inches before all is said and done with possible blizzard conditions tomorrow night as the storm explodes ("bombogenisis") off Nantucket island during the day.

Some very impressive snowfall reports already coming in despite the fact that the storm hasn't even developed off the coast yet. Some 8 inches is on the ground in the DC area and snow is falling heavily in the Philly area and parts of New Jersey. This snow is NOT from the storm that is expected to develop off the Carolinas this afternoon, move northeast and "explode" off Nantucket Island during tomorrow.

These storms are never a sure thing until they happen because they are so unpredictable. But this storm has all the ingredients to make it a storm of historic proportions from Washington D.C. to Portland, Maine. If everything falls together just right, we could be looking at 2 feet (or more) of snow in many urban areas of the Northeast over the next 36 hours.

Please post your local reports here.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Connecticut; US: Delaware; US: District of Columbia; US: Kentucky; US: Maryland; US: Massachusetts; US: New Hampshire; US: New Jersey; US: New York; US: North Carolina; US: Ohio; US: Pennsylvania; US: Rhode Island; US: South Carolina; US: Vermont; US: Virginia; US: West Virginia
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To: Wednesday's Child
Yes we in LI are more then doomed, we're screwed...LOL...

Haven't seen the snowplows yet...and it's so quiet you can hear a churchmouse.....strange, very strange...

I'm goin buggy in the house...

881 posted on 02/17/2003 9:05:07 AM PST by KLT (NY NEEDS TO BE CLINTONFREE!)
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To: big'ol_freeper
Today's early pictures

Great shots Big!     I especially like kitty looking out (and pondering:  "what that...?!")

>^··^<

882 posted on 02/17/2003 9:05:35 AM PST by GirlShortstop
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To: evilC
Did you get any snow in NC? You're missing a BIG one up here! :-)
883 posted on 02/17/2003 9:05:43 AM PST by nutmeg (Snowing like mad here!)
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To: SamAdams76
Terryville, Ct, 12 Noon, Feb 17.

almost 6 inches so far, more to come, storm predicted to last another 24 hours or so.
884 posted on 02/17/2003 9:05:59 AM PST by RaceBannon
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To: KLT
We bought a snow blower last year in order to prevent it from snowing and it worked. So this year we bought new snow boots, but it was apparently not enough and those boots aren't new anymore.
885 posted on 02/17/2003 9:08:08 AM PST by Lady Jag (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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To: RaceBannon
OMG....we are getting creamed here in LI...
886 posted on 02/17/2003 9:11:24 AM PST by KLT (NY NEEDS TO BE CLINTONFREE!)
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To: KLT
I'm going buggy too. My husband absolutely hates snow. He's gone back to bed! lol Only signs of life here are birds. They've drained my feeders. I may venture out to refill them but it's blowing so hard and it's so cold I might toss some bread out the door and hope they hurry up and eat it before it's covered! lol
887 posted on 02/17/2003 9:12:36 AM PST by Wednesday's Child
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To: KLT
They were walkin right past us...makin snide remarks...

Being a Red Sox fan, I understand how you feel. But snide remarks always come from jackasses and demonrats, not having our advantage of being highly develped intellects.

888 posted on 02/17/2003 9:12:46 AM PST by Lady Jag (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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To: Wednesday's Child
I filled the birdfeeders yesterday and it sounds like anoverpopulated aviary in here even with all the windows closed. Can't help but feel for the birds; I sure as heck wouldn't have wanted to live outside this winter.
889 posted on 02/17/2003 9:15:26 AM PST by Lady Jag (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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To: sciencediet
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...we could have great fights....I'm a huge Yankee Fan...just think of the arguments we can have...
890 posted on 02/17/2003 9:15:51 AM PST by KLT (NY NEEDS TO BE CLINTONFREE!)
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To: KLT
I'm a huge Yankee Fan...just think of the arguments we can have...

Wait a minute...I have to check and see how many eggs I have.

891 posted on 02/17/2003 9:19:58 AM PST by Lady Jag (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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To: Wednesday's Child
Awwwwwww...you're so good....BACK TO BED....Tell him to get out that snow shovel....get to work...LOL
892 posted on 02/17/2003 9:20:59 AM PST by KLT (NY NEEDS TO BE CLINTONFREE!)
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To: sciencediet
I have chickadees that eat from my hand. Everytime we open the door for a smoke or to check the snow depth, they fly over and try to land on us! lol
Poor things.
I guess I'd better bundle up and refill the feeders. Wonder how fast I can run in 2' of snow? lol
893 posted on 02/17/2003 9:22:31 AM PST by Wednesday's Child
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To: sciencediet
Are they the brown eggs? Oh no, please no brown eggs....I LOVE MY YANKEES...Go Giambi...

OK, we won't talk baseball...I don't feel like gettin an omelette on me...

894 posted on 02/17/2003 9:23:34 AM PST by KLT (NY NEEDS TO BE CLINTONFREE!)
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To: sciencediet
Doggy potty is one of the most challenging things right now. Take care of your pets that have to go outside. After all, they keep you warm at night.

Important to watch their paws ..the paws do not have fur on them so they are subject to frost bite just like your hands and the salt uses on the roads can cause a problem if it gets between the pads..good idea to wash them when they get in.....

895 posted on 02/17/2003 9:28:34 AM PST by RnMomof7
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To: Wednesday's Child
I have three seed feeders all on their own clothesline (pulleys) that I can fill from indoors, so filling them isn't a big deal as long as the windows aren't frozen. One of two Suet feeders needs to be reached on foot and my boots aren't high enough for a trip to that one.

Some birds like Cardinals and Carolina wrens are new transplants to the north here and are having the toughest time surviving this winter. And every time I throw seed out under the picnic table for the ground birds, the squirrels get it.

896 posted on 02/17/2003 9:31:03 AM PST by Lady Jag (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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To: RaceBannon
Bradley Int'l Airport in Windsor Locks, CT is now CLOSED.
897 posted on 02/17/2003 9:32:58 AM PST by nutmeg (Snowing like mad here!)
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To: KLT
Brown eggs are local eggs and local eggs are fresh.
898 posted on 02/17/2003 9:33:20 AM PST by Lady Jag (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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To: ArneFufkin
State of Emergency? Why? It'll all be melted down by this time next week in Carolina, Virginia and Maryland. Is there money involved in that designation?

Actually yes - a declaration of emergency qualifies a state to apply for federal relief.

899 posted on 02/17/2003 9:36:22 AM PST by agrace
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To: sciencediet
I noticed something odd this winter: the Robins stuck around. Now they're freezing their hinies. Where are located?
900 posted on 02/17/2003 9:37:04 AM PST by bribriagain
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