Posted on 02/06/2013 1:23:57 PM PST by TSgt
Two storms will merge quickly enough to bring colder air, heavy snow and increasing wind to New England. Some areas will be hit with an all-out blizzard and a couple of feet of snow.
The worst of the storm will hit late Friday and Friday night and will wind down Saturday morning. However, lingering effects from blowing and drifting snow, blocked roads and other travel delays are likely to linger into much of the weekend.
Numerous flight delays and cancellations are possible centered on New England, but these problems will be felt elsewhere across the nation.
Strong winds will not only cause white-out conditions but can result in massive drifts.
At the height of the storm, snow can fall at the rate of 2 to 4 inches per hour and may be accompanied by thunder and lightning.
A person traveling northeastward from New York City Friday evening along I-95 would encounter progressively worse and potentially dangerous weather conditions.
With such snowfall intensity, vehicles can become stuck and people can become stranded.
The hardest-hit areas are likely to include Hartford and Providence to Boston, Worcester, Concord, Portsmouth and Portland.
Coastal flooding is another concern with this storm along the coast of eastern Massachusetts. The period of strong northeast winds will be occurring within a couple of days of the new moon and high astronomical tides.
Warm air will play a major role in the storm from New York City, Long Island and central New Jersey on south and west in the mid-Atlantic, resulting in rain during part or all of the storm, depending on location.
Only if the two storms sync up completely would heavy snow wrap around into New York City for an extended period, bringing a foot of the white stuff. Even so, without complete phasing of the storms, New York City and Long Island will get significant snow.
A separate story on the storm's role in New York City and the mid-Atlantic is now available on AccuWeather.com.
Meanwhile, a fresh injection of arctic air will fuel the blizzard over New England. The colder air will cause rain to change to snow on Cape Cod and along the South Coast, as well as cause wet snow to become more dry and powdery with time, making it subject to blowing and drifting in central and southern areas.
In northernmost New England from northern Maine to along the Canada border of New Hampshire, Vermont and northern upstate New New York, too much dry air feeding in from the north may limit snowfall or cut off the storm completely.
Snow from the Alberta Clipper part of the storm will still deliver enough snow to shovel and plow over much of upstate New York.
Funny where the “moisture” and “storm energy” arrows are going, as well.
If you have the room, just leave the water jugs in your freezer all the time.
Another trick, if you are going to be away for a while and are worried about a power outage ruining your food -
freeze a half full pint bottle of water, then turn it upside down in your freezer. If the power goes out for long enough for your stuff to thaw, the water in the bottle will run to the “top”, and even if it refreezes, you have an indicator that your food thawed and refroze.
Good ideas esp for warm temp outages. My biggest concern is pipes freezing if we lose power.
Glad to have wood stove backups. Keeping them fed and running will be fun.
I’ve shoveled of our roof more times than I care to remember.
HOWEVER, I always crawled out of the window and started at the top. But then again, it wasn’t one of those metal roofs either.
What on earth did those guys expect to happen? Sheesh....
Blizzard warnings are for really BAD conditions,too.
Yeah, some people think we *deserve* it for living in a liberal state. After all, politics trumps human decency.
My mistake, we are under a blizzard watch. Might get upgraded to a warning the closer the storm gets here (of course by then, you better be prepared already because it is likely too late).
Now, to me, it would make more sense to be sure I've got adequate supplies (possibly of alternate goods), and then sell milk, bread, eggs, and TP. For a tidy profit.
Good idea.
I can load-up on bread & TP, on other side of storage room, but my refrig is limited to kitch ‘fridge and 2 garage freezers. Walk-in coolers would be nice for eggs and milk resale, but $-recoup would be longer than I have left.
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Boston mayor Tom Menino: “stay off roads, the snow will be comin’ down, 2 to 3 inches”. Wow, I feel relieved. That’s all...?
(I am guessing he means 2 to 3 inches PER HOUR. Menino known for tongue tied malapropisms)
The watches always come before warnings.
I am always amazed at the number of people who live in snow country who wait until the last minute to stock up.
I stock up in the FALL so I don’t have to haul so much stuff in through the slop. We are not close to any stores so cannot just run out at the last minute to pick stuff up. So I’m always prepared.
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I just came in from appointments and you can’t even get in to gas station here. When I finally got in one, after a long wait....there was a tiny sign over the credit card slot that said: *NO GAS*.
That was the big mistake I made last year, I forgot to fill-up. We were without power for 2 weeks and I had to go cross-state to get fuel.
I think people are hitting the panic button with this one. Grocery store wasn’t too crowded....but the gas lines were something else!
LOL Snowpocalypse! Stayin’ off the roof, I am. You should too! Be safe!
The roof on this house is much steeper and higher. No chance of snow build-up like the other one.
I guess people are gun shy about the weather after Sandy.
Good on them.
What I’ve noticed in the weather forecasting department, is that the further out they are talking about a storm that’s forming, the worse they’re expecting it to be and the more certain they are of it.
THAT’S when to stock up, days before. At the worst, it doesn’t hit or is not as bad as they expected and you’re still OK cause you can use the stuff anyway. It’s hard to lose that way.
Course, living in NY all my life, I’m always prepared for winter. It’s foolish to not be and to not watch the weather.
Yeah the entire state of Conn. has been moved to a blizzard warning. I went out ~1pm to get a few last minute items and the stores were looking packed. My bank’s ATM had no money.
Hunker down, I’m hoping they will be wrong.
I hate to burst your bubble, but this close to the event, they are not likely to be wrong.
Usually warnings are posted WHEN the weather is happening. If they posted it before it starts snowing, they’re pretty sure.
Let me know how you make out.
We’re going to be seeing some snow from that storm out west coming across the states. It looks like the nor’easter is going to miss us here in CNY.
Enjoy the weekend...stay inside, have a few beers, and road crews will have you all ready to get back to work on Monday.
Dammit, Bert...I'm still stuck up here. :-)
Cantore is in Boston...heh, heh, heh...
We had our first blizzard warning here in Indiana in many years right after Christmas 2012. Luckily it turned out to be more like a 5 inch snowfall with 25mph winds. Not at all like the REAL blizzard in 78.
Hopefully this one in the NE will be equally tame.
>>I hate to burst your bubble, but this close to the event, they are not likely to be wrong.
Yeah, but I can still hope. :)
Wood rack full, two wood stoves to feed, 2-stage snow blower gassed up and tested, enough food and water to last a couple weeks.
Just wish I had some snow shoes and a rocket stove. Order them up after the storm I guess so I’m ready for the next one.
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