East Coast blizzard

[Jim]

Blizzard Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY432 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...CTZ009-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ071>075-078-080-176>179-270545-/O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-101227T2300Z/SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SOUTHWESTERN NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-432 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY...A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY.* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES.* ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 20 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE.* IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AND STRONG WINDS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO DOWN SOME POWER LINES...TREE LIMBS...AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.* TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE RUMBLES OF THUNDER. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST MONDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.* WINDS....DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AREEXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDSAND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUTCONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IFYOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GETSTRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

 

[Walker]

15 to 20 inches??? Marylands getting hammered but not that much. Good Luck Jim. Stay warm.

 

[SpyvSpy]

Eh Anne arundel county MD isn't getting much at all

 

[Walter Sobchak]

Yes, Yes. It's NASTY out there. Of all the days for my MIL to fly in...ugh! Remarkably, her flight arrived on time from Chicago to Hartford at 2:14 today. It's a long drive to the airport from here and travel was already getting pretty treacherous, but everyone survived.

We are now all hunkered down and listening to the wind rip. The wind chimes are have long since abandoned their normal zen-like whispers and are feverishly piping out chaos, and the snow flakes sound like sandblasting on the windows.

I'm fairly sure we'll lose power at some point tonight as the wind is projected to get even worse. Unfortunately, our backup heat source (propane 'wood' stove that doesn't require electricity) is out of commission this week while we wait for parts. All we have right now for heat is electric baseboard. Could be a cold night if the juice stops flowing.

Feeling pretty good that I keep the generator in tip top shape and ready to deploy at a moment's notice. Same goes for the snowblower. Unfortunately, the generator is not rigged into our service panel, so it won't run the heat or well pump. We should be able to huddle in one room and stay warm with an electric oil-radiator, though. I set aside 15 gallons of water so we can flush the toilet as often as we need. Yes, that's the sadness of having well water. You only get one flush once the power's out!

I have a beautiful bottle of my favorite brandy (Jepson Signature Reserve; sadly no longer produced) on standby, too!

It's a hassle, no question. But man, I love a good snow storm! We could be looking at 20+ inches in my little blip on the map.

 

[dpm802]

I'm here in the Northernmost part of South Jersey ... near Fort Dix. We currently have 4 alerts going on. I'm right on the borderline between a Winter Storm Warning and a Blizzard Warning.

There is about 6" on the ground so far, and the reports are calling for that to double tonight.

I have a Civilian Job on Fort Dix, and the base is currently closed to all but emergency and mission-essential vehicles. I don't have to report until 12:30pm Monday, and its touch and go as to whether or not my department will be open by then.

 

[M80]

20" expected at my house.

 

[eightysixCJ]

Hi Jim,

I gave up for the night. I moved the same 6" of snow 3 times. If I wait it will blow back to my neighbors house. I just need a path from the woodpile to my BBQ.

Tom

 

[Walker]

Eh Anne arundel county MD isn't getting much at all

That's around Baltimore isn't it? I thought the worst was over for us in Somerset County but apparently not lol

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Total accumulation of 10 to 15 inches

 

[Obsessed]

Anyone else's flight get cancelled?

 

[dpm802]

That's around Baltimore isn't it? I thought the worst was over for us in Somerset County but apparently not lol

I have a friend in Baltimore who is totally pissed at me because I blew off a trip to visit him this weekend. He has never had a license, and doesn't comprehend what driving in snow is like. He can't understand why I was reluctant to do so. Whether it was 12" or 1" ... I don't like being on the road when its snowing.

 

[BigFoot]

It is cold in Iowa. Maybe 15" of snow total with 10" of that friday. I am ready to go back to KC tommorow. It is supposed to be 60 there by Thursday. Be safe all you members in Blizzard alley.

 

[Walker]

I have a friend in Baltimore who is totally pissed at me because I blew off a trip to visit him this weekend. He has never had a license, and doesn't comprehend what driving in snow is like. He can't understand why I was reluctant to do so. Whether it was 12" or 1" ... I don't like being on the road when its snowing.

We were in the Roanoke Va area for the holidays visiting the inlaws. On Christmas day my father inlaw said have you checked the weather for the Eastern Shore yet? I knew then we were in trouble. After checking it and seeing 4" for my area we packed as fast as possible and left as fast as possible. By the time we left there house the roads had covered in there area. By the time i got around the Richmond area it was night time, snowing/sleeting and i didn't like it one bit. It got better once i got closer to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge but there for a while it was not a happy time in my car lol. Long story short. I hate driving in the snow too.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

Hi Jim,

I gave up for the night. I moved the same 6" of snow 3 times. If I wait it will blow back to my neighbors house. I just need a path from the woodpile to my BBQ.

Tom

Yes Siree! I went out and did some grilling earlier. I love freshly grilled meat in a blizzard!

 

[closer]

Am hunkered down in Long Island, hearing the wind rip. The snow is piling up, but the wind makes the snow stick to my windows. I can see the snow blowing sideways outside. And I just returned from a trip to Orlando, where the high temp touched 70s.

 

[SpyvSpy]

That's around Baltimore isn't it? I thought the worst was over for us in Somerset County but apparently not lol

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Total accumulation of 10 to 15 inches

About 45 min from Baltimore.

 

[Walker]

About 45 min from Baltimore.

Yea after posting that i just noticed your Location: Annapolis lol leave it to me not to notice that.

 

[craig87c]

Anyone else's flight get cancelled?

Not yet, but I have a flight Wednesday morning from New Orleans back to NYC. If this thing keeps me away from the girlfriend, I'm going to start using unleaded gas and switching to pure CFC spray deodorant to further global warming

 

[BigFoot]

It is cold in Iowa. Maybe 15" of snow total with 10" of that friday. I am ready to go back to KC tommorow. It is supposed to be 60 there by Thursday. Be safe all you members in Blizzard alley.

 

[Obsessed]

Not yet, but I have a flight Wednesday morning from New Orleans back to NYC. If this thing keeps me away from the girlfriend, I'm going to start using unleaded gas and switching to pure CFC spray deodorant to further global warming

Well, at least one of us got to New Orleans.

 

[ouch]

I'm looking at a solid 2'+ out of my window. We're stocked with food, the fireplace is roaring, and the only thing on my schedule is a snowball death match with my kid. I picked a good week for vacation.