Posted on 01/22/2005 4:04:20 AM PST by SamAdams76
Well all the stops have officially been pulled out by the weather prognosticators. They are on a "war footing." The Northeast is getting a true BLIZZARD this weekend. Not a "nor'easter". Not just your basic snowstorm dumping 6-10 inches in Boston and New York with a mix and changeover to rain along the coast. No! We are talking 20-30 inches of windblown powdery snow in many locations with no chance of a mix with or change to rain whatsoever.
The temperatures are currently running zero or below zero across most of the Northeast this morning so the cold air is in place and fully entrenched. With the high winds expected with this storm, This will be a true BLIZZARD.
So as I sit in the epicenter of it all (my area is expecting over two feet of snow), I thought I'd start this thead so that Freepers can give us reports of how conditions are in there area. And you don't have to be in the Northeast to participate as this storm is currently affecting Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia as it heads to the East Coast where it is expected to undergo what the weather nuts call "bombogenesis" and literally explode into a superstorm as energy is transferred over the comparatively milder Atlantic Ocean.
So there you have it. Even in areas where plenty of snow falls this time of year, you have people running to the supermarket early this morning to "stock up", as if somehow a few feet of snow is going to stop all commerce and transportation for the forseeable future (the reality is that we should be all shoveled and plowed out by Monday morning no matter how bad things get).
The local TV stations around here have gone absolutely bonkers, as they are wont to do. It's even more extreme this year because TV "broadcast" stations are struggling to maintain their relevancy in a high world of internet, satellite radio and many other distractions that consumers have these days.
Weekday "anchors" are being rolled out of bed early this Saturday morning as they throw on their hairpieces and head to the studios for all-day "wall-to-wall" coverage of this blizzard. Seasoned reporters are being sent to Home Depots where people are already nervously buying shovels (even though they likely have 7 or 8 shovels in their garage already) and supermarkets where silly old ladies are buying gallons of milk (that they normally never drink) and loaves of bread (that they will never eat and end up throwing to the birds). Other reporters will be sent into the streets to do interviews with snow-plow drivers and "public safety" officials. More junior reporters are being sent to the sides of highways for liveshots where absolutely nothing is going on presently. But they will stand there nevertheless, filming the traffic going by and commenting on "how dangerous" this highway will be in just a few more hours. Then when the storm hits, these same reporters will retreat to rest areas where they will continue their liveshots as their cameramen instruct them to "sway in the wind" and "hold on to their hats" to help convince the viewers at home that the storm is severe indeed.
Yes, it's going to be a fun weekend in New England and the Northeast in general. But the beauty of this is that is is on a weekend. If we are going to get a true blizzard, the timing just couldn't be much better. We are able to get our normal errands done on Saturday morning and then in the afternoon, we can retreat to our homes and stoke up the fireplace as the snow moves in. Then tomorrow (Sunday), we can sleep late and take our time shoveling out. Then we have a perfect excuse to sit around the warm house all afternoon watching football as THREE out of the four teams still playing are all in the snow-bound Northeast. The ratings ought to be phenomenal, provided the power doesn't go out.
So post conditions in your area here.
Outside my home (approx 30 miles northwest of Boston near the NH border), it is -11 degrees! It is daybreak and the skies are mostly clear with some high clouds. It is COLD out there, almost too cold for snow. But it's coming, at least that's what they tell me!
I noticed alot of green starting to go off the coast of DC on the map you posted. Is this the going to be the main body of the storm?
Robin went to the store here in New Hampshire this morning (to buy a chicken and some burger).
The checkout lines were backed up down the aisles.
OH GOD! IT'S GOING TO SNOW! BETTER GET A MONTH'S SUPPLY OF FOOD!
I like to shop in the middle of the storm. The stores are empty. My local Chinese buffet will have tons of food, just for me!
I am right on Center st., next to Haviland pond. Small world!
I don't know, but look at that bright yellow spot in the DelMarVa area! Thundersnow!
LOL...Ahem, just where are you located that this white out is occuring (just in case you are west of my house, I can then begin to run around in a circle and panic!!!)?
Man, that doesn't sound good!!! Litchfiled County in CT isn't posted there but I assume they are about the same.
The hyping up of snow storms is one of the many reasons why I hate the local news.
That must be where the storm is going to explode from and head northeast?
Not a bit of snow here in northern Vermont but temps are -10°.
I am right on Center st., next to Haviland pond.That's the one with the beach, right?
If so, did they ever get another restaurant in there? There used to be a decent seafood place (great stuffed shrimp)
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
click on the map at the area you want to check.
Thanks for that picture! Wouldn't you know my son isn't home, hope he isn't driving. I can just imagine what this will be like in that area! He is near Goshen and Litchfield, but thankfully doesn't need to take the hills to or from work.
Looks like most folks are off the roads so thats good!
Ski,
That photo moved me. It not only captures the futility of the human experience but conveys the hope that there really is a higher being after all. I believe I see an image of the Virgin Mary down in the lower left hand corner.
Thank you Petronski
You haven't seen it snow until you have been thru a snowstorm with lightning.
The restaurant is gone and there is a bank and a Dr. office there now. Right next to the beach.
Want Hype? I got Hype...
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