6 inches snow thursday12/13/07, CT,NY,NJ,RI,winter mix,ice ,sleet,snow

That's right - I need gas in the snowblower!
It was really warm earlier this afternoon, but all of a sudden the wind shifted and I think we are gonna be in for some busy times here in the Forum.

bringing in three days worth of wood from the pile and heading out to buy milk, eggs and bread what do people so with this stuff?? make french toast

oh and 5 gallons of gas for the genset and snow blower

That storm hit us in se wisconsin yesterday and I got about 8in. I bought a 23yr old 8 horse 26" john deere for $25 last summer and it worked good.

Goooooooshhhh... Luckyyyyyyy. [/napoleon dynamite]

-SF

just cleared a path in the shed to get the snow blower out. also ran it and its ready to go.. bought it two years ago and haven't gotten a chance to use it yet.

Hopefully the snow will come first... then if it turns to freezing rain on top - it will be much easier to do the clearing than if the ice were underneath. I'd much rather deal with just snow. Tomorrow shouldn't be bad at all - we'll see what comes on sunday.

I remember someone telling me when we got the October storm (in WNY) last year, "Don't worry it aint gonna stick" By 7pm we were in darkness trying to close the garage doors manually in the shop. I didn't see work for 4 days afterwards. Sooo, let me be the 1st to say, it aint gonna stick. There now we are all jinxed. Now I'm happy, no work for 4 days.

[quote author=I remember someone telling me when we got the October storm (in WNY) last year, “Don’t worry it aint gonna stick” By 7pm we were in darkness trying to close the garage doors manually in the shop. I didn’t see work for 4 days afterwards. Sooo, let me be the 1st to say, it aint gonna stick. There now we are all jinxed. Now I’m happy, no work for 4 days. [/quote]

yea, WNY got F'ed up last year. I went to see the parents in amherst about a year after the storm, was my first time back. Way depressing. Lots of firewood though.
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The real weather news is a potential MAJOR nor-easter exploding off the mid-Atlantic coast this weekend, primarily Sat eve and Sunday. This is from a storm system coming out of the Southwest, riding across into the West Virginia area and then transferring its energy over to the Atlantic where some extra warm and juicy tropical air is coming into play, courtesy of the sub-tropical storm Olga that has just passed through the Caribean. For most everyone on the East coast, this situation bears watching including the areas that are in for up to 6" or more of snow tomorrow and tomorrow night. The storm could reach blizzard status over much of the Appalachians up through central PA and much of New Yorks state as well as most of New England. Meteorlogically blizzard conditions include heavy snow, winds of 35 mph+, and temperatures below 20F. Obviously this would create blowing and drifting snow, in some cases white out conditions. Near the coast, especially South shore of MA and south, it could likely mix with sleet, freezing rain and perhaps change to all rain for a while. This storm also has the potential to produce some coastal flooding and beach erosion as well, though astronomically the tides are not all that high. Fortunately it should be a relatively quick mover and its coming on a weekend. Snowfall prediction could reach 18" or more in the favored areas with a wide spread trail of 6" plus precipitation from Texas through the Ohio valley and all the way through virtually all of New England.

woo hooooooooo! Bring it on!

jpl1nh said:

The real weather news is a potential MAJOR nor-easter exploding off the mid-Atlantic coast this weekend, primarily Sat eve and Sunday. This is from a storm system coming out of the Southwest, riding across into the West Virginia area and then transferring its energy over to the Atlantic where some extra warm and juicy tropical air is coming into play, courtesy of the sub-tropical storm Olga that has just passed through the Caribean. For most everyone on the East coast, this situation bears watching including the areas that are in for up to 6" or more of snow tomorrow and tomorrow night. The storm could reach blizzard status over much of the Appalachians up through central PA and much of New Yorks state as well as most of New England. Meteorlogically blizzard conditions include heavy snow, winds of 35 mph+, and temperatures below 20F. Obviously this would create blowing and drifting snow, in some cases white out conditions. Near the coast, especially South shore of MA and south, it could likely mix with sleet, freezing rain and perhaps change to all rain for a while. This storm also has the potential to produce some coastal flooding and beach erosion as well, though astronomically the tides are not all that high. Fortunately it should be a relatively quick mover and its coming on a weekend. Snowfall prediction could reach 18" or more in the favored areas with a wide spread trail of 6" plus precipitation from Texas through the Ohio valley and all the way through virtually all of New England.

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you what blows??? down here in springfield mass we won't get the good stuff you'll get 18-36 and we'll get all excited and be lucky to get 4 inches with rain sleet and whatever else
i am jealous

Here in Nebraska we were hit with that ice storm in Jan. everything had like an inche of ice on it. We lived off of generators for about a month. It was over a week before we could go to work after the storm hit. The factory that i work in brought in 4 of those big cat generators that are on semi trailers so that the factory could start backup. We used a generator at home for about a week and then the city brought in big generators too.

Nothin like sitting in line to get gas for over an hour.

It would make me happy if that never happened again.
Kelly

There're still bunches in the dark out in Oklahoma and Kansas from Monday's ice storm.
A million customers (not people) were affected.

Seven days of wood in the basement, boat up and out of the water and under shrinkwrap, 10 day supply of fuel for the genset, snowblower and chainsaw ready to rumble, no large logs lying in front of the bulkhead on the beach to punch a hole in same, ham radio juiced up and ready to transmit, beer fridge full, and the wife just got back from the supermarket.

BRING IT!

-- Mike

Going to San Diego tomorrow for the end of the year business meeting. Leaving son #1 and #2 in charge. Jeesum-crow, I sure do hope: 1.) I make it home (landing at Hartford Sunday at 5pm), 2.) I get out tomorrow on time (3pm), 3.) the boys have a handle on keeping the homestead secure and warm.

iceman said:

jpl1nh said:

The real weather news is a potential MAJOR nor-easter exploding off the mid-Atlantic coast this weekend, primarily Sat eve and Sunday. This is from a storm system coming out of the Southwest, riding across into the West Virginia area and then transferring its energy over to the Atlantic where some extra warm and juicy tropical air is coming into play, courtesy of the sub-tropical storm Olga that has just passed through the Caribean. For most everyone on the East coast, this situation bears watching including the areas that are in for up to 6" or more of snow tomorrow and tomorrow night. The storm could reach blizzard status over much of the Appalachians up through central PA and much of New Yorks state as well as most of New England. Meteorlogically blizzard conditions include heavy snow, winds of 35 mph+, and temperatures below 20F. Obviously this would create blowing and drifting snow, in some cases white out conditions. Near the coast, especially South shore of MA and south, it could likely mix with sleet, freezing rain and perhaps change to all rain for a while. This storm also has the potential to produce some coastal flooding and beach erosion as well, though astronomically the tides are not all that high. Fortunately it should be a relatively quick mover and its coming on a weekend. Snowfall prediction could reach 18" or more in the favored areas with a wide spread trail of 6" plus precipitation from Texas through the Ohio valley and all the way through virtually all of New England.

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you what blows??? down here in springfield mass we won't get the good stuff you'll get 18-36 and we'll get all excited and be lucky to get 4 inches with rain sleet and whatever else
i am jealous

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Iceman, I don't think you'll likely be changing over to mixed precip or rain in this storm. As it looks now, that would happen only along the coast. It' more likely you'd be on the 12"+ side. Where I live, Newfields, NH, we're about 10-12 miles from the coast, further north than you, yes, but often closer to coastal storm centers and the warm air side, so it's probably more likely we'd change over than you but that may not happen either. Three days out leaves a lot of time for change but it's looking like a big one!

Mike Wilson said:

Seven days of wood in the basement, boat up and out of the water and under shrinkwrap, 10 day supply of fuel for the genset, snowblower and chainsaw ready to rumble, no large logs lying in front of the bulkhead on the beach to punch a hole in same, ham radio juiced up and ready to transmit, beer fridge full, and the wife just got back from the supermarket.

BRING IT!

-- Mike

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Wow! I just checked on Yahoo maps where Orient Point is. You guys are way out there! Could be pretty wild out in such an exposed area, very high winds and some storm surge plus very rough seas. Are you right on an east facing beach?

[quote author="chrisN" date="1197535907" 3.) the boys have a handle on keeping the homestead secure and warm.[/quote]

I don't have kids yet but I like the sound of that. Me and my brother did not have a handle on that. My brother still doesn't. he's a Dr.

jpl1nh said:

Wow! I just checked on Yahoo maps where Orient Point is. You guys are way out there! Could be pretty wild out in such an exposed area, very high winds and some storm surge plus very rough seas. Are you right on an east facing beach?

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I am on a north facing beach. We don't really have that many people who live directly on an east beach, most of it is sand bar on the south side of the peninsula. Either way, when the wind is from the north, or northeast, we are hit pretty well here. As soon as the storm is over I'll take a walk on the beach and see what toys my friends in Connecticut sent over.

-- Mike

As long as we get snoeshoe depths I'll be happy. Skiing should be good next week too - maybe I'll get a 1/2 day in (at Butternut) or else S. Vt before the Xmas crowds show up.

This forecast has been changing all week
At first it was 3-6 starting late in the afternoon, now it is 8-12 with me in the 12 spot starting at Noon. Telling the boss when he gets here I am gone like a shot at the first snowflake.
I have had too many horror story rides home from here to deal with it. 35 mile commute and one I remember from 2 years ago was 2 1/2 hours!

I bet we get a foot + in Middleboro tonight.

Catskill said:

Mike Wilson said:

As soon as the storm is over I'll take a walk on the beach and see what toys my friends in Connecticut sent over.

-- Mike

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You do that too? I've got a cool collection of stuff that's washed up from the folks on the other side of the bay.

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I've been doing it for decades, literally. We've found everything on the beach, 3 dingies (one nice Dyer Dhow with sail, that I used as my own dinghy for about 12 years), a full sailboard with sails, a kayak, the entire 10GI sea buoy from Goose Island CT (with brass bell and buoy light, which I kept!), two dead dolphins, a 60' long section of dock from a marina, and a brand new 38' long powerboat that liberated itself from Old Saybrook! That's not to mention literally dozens of trees... I think they come down the Connecticut river, one of you HearthNet clowns from CT, MA or the hinterlands must be sending them down here to keep me warm!

Just got back from the gas station, the wife says "there's no windshield washer fluid left in the car, get me more before the snow please." I think, wow, the car is brand spanking new from the dealer, 2 months old tops, how the hell did she go through all that fluid so quickly? So I go to the gas station, but 2 gallons, get home, open the hood, and fill it all... the... way... hey, WTF, it only needs less than a pint of fluid? Huh? So I go inside, I thank her for having me run to town for nothing, and she proceeds to tell me how she pushes the button on the end of the wiper stick, but nothing happens. Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale... yeah, but you see honey, there IS no button on the end of the stick. You have to pull the stick towards you, and then it works juuuuust fine. Dopey! So much for that car dealer and instructing customers on the basics! Good grief.

-- Mike

6-12 here, with another this weekend! Woot!