Posted on 12/27/2010 9:34:21 AM PST by FreeReign
NEW YORK -- A powerful East Coast blizzard menaced would-be travelers by air, rail and highway Monday, leaving thousands without a way to get home after the holidays and shutting down major airports and rail lines for a second day. Officials urged anyone who did not have to drive to stay off roads in the region, where high winds pushed snow into deep drifts across streets, railroads and runways. Nearly a foot and a half of snow was expected to fall by the time the storm wore out later in the day.
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Has Mayor Mike banned salt to help clear the roads in NYC?
I was living down near Sandwich so we got a good amount in 78. We lost power for a day or two- pretty chilly- but we had a fireplace that vented heat through the downstairs.
No- don’t live on the Cape anymore- I was born there- grew up there when it was still a quiet, lovely place with a few summer people and some tourists- NOTHING like it is now. I was there for a family funeral four years ago and didn’t recognize it...plus the price of real estate is INSANE.
Ah - I wonder how my GGGGGGGGGgrandfathers place in East Sandwich (Nye Mill) is doing. He missed the Mayflower,
probably because he was busy shagging some tart.
“Come on up and try it yourself sometime”
They can’t do it in the south. To a one, they act like you can drive normal speeds on 3 or 4 inches of snow. They’re not so mouthy when getting pulled out of the ditch
I’ve seen the results of a dusting of snow down there. Cars sliding all over the place, school cancelled.
Really, mouthing off like that just should not occur. ;) It’s a no win.
Nye Mill? Near The Grange, right? It’s so lovely there- quaint and unspoiled (or at least it was!). Sandwich was a charming village and I enjoyed being on that end of the Cape- I grew up in Chatham so living in Sandwich was like being in Wyoming!
Those early Yanks were quite the rascals, eh? Some of my ggggggg’s showed up in Northampton Mass. in the early 1600’s...leaving the “cities” for rural life. Hah! It was ALL rural wasn’t it!
I haven’t been there in 12 years, but I will bet it has changed a lot even since THEN!
“Anyway last night’s blizzard dropped a heavier in water content snow with 40 to 70 mph winds accross a heavily populated area.”
“If you don’t like this making national news, then don’t read the posted article”
The only reason why the snow made the news was because, as you said, the storm hit a heavily populated area. We in northern Michigan had 55 MPH winds, below zero wind chill for 5 days straight and over 2 feet of snow early in December; this is normal for us in the winter. The snow was the evil high water content that you mentioned; funny how it comes off the Great Lakes that way.
Key point here; considering your silly comment about me not reading the article I never said I didn’t like it making national news. I am simply amused that when winter weather is extreme is not a big deal unless it affects the sewers of society we call out greater metropolitan areas.
I'm not sure what town you are in/near. I just checked the weather log for Marquette Michigan for the first ten days in December. Sustained winds maxed out in the 16 - 24 mph range. There was no blizzard in Marquette Michigan in the first 10 days of December.
The snow was the evil high water content that you mentioned; funny how it comes off the Great Lakes that way.
Lake Effect snow has a lower water content compared to synoptic or storm system snow. Lake Effect snow usually has a snow to liquid ratio of between 15:1. and 30:1. Synoptic snow usually has a snow to water ratio of between 5:1 and 10:1. Snow "off the Great Lakes" compared to synoptic snow is dry and fluffy.
As I said, I lived East of Lake Ontario in a lightly populated snow belt for numerous years, and a 30" lake effect snow accumulation up there in no way compares to 20 - 32" of snow in a metropolitan area during a blizzard.
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