The Official 2/14 Valentine's Day Storm Discussion Thread

[Marc]

Originally Posted by awf170

NECN is usually really good. It is more of a New England forecast then a Boston one.

Hey Austin, I bought a pair of Hi Rides this weekend... suppose there will be some fresh to skin to left this weekend? How's the frostbite toe?

[MadPadraic]

I have a pass to Sunapee and Cannon. Sunapee wouldn't be so evil as to flatten fresh snow into useless corduroy would they?

[Justin10]

http://www.firsttracksonline.com/ind...ticle&sid=1641

[SkiFirst]

[powderfreak]

http://www.firsttracksonline.com/ind...ticle&sid=1641

Map and text. Technical discussion coming tomorrow morning. What I've seen of the latest data tonight, the storm is still in the two thumbs up category. Its like they gave me the crayons to draw a major interior northeast snowstorm...expect Winter Storm Warnings to fly with the 4am or 11am packages put out by the NWS in Burlington, Albany, and Boston. Gray, ME will likely wait till 4pm tomorrow for the warnings.

-Scott

[salsgang]

NWS Gray ME put up their winter storm warning this morning.

"...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS, FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WILL LIKELY EXCEED A FOOT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE. SOME AREAS COULD GET AS MUCH AS TWO FEET OF SNOW FROM THIS STORM."

[ckofer]

there is no reason to work thursday

[Skier75]

Originally Posted by ckofer

there is no reason to work thursday

I agree....so I'll take Friday off instead.... Gonna hit Sugarloaf, lets hope the storm makes it up that far.

[thetrailboss]

I think we are already talking about this...continue the discussion here.

[thetrailboss]

UPDATE: Hey folks, we have a HEAVY SNOW WARNING in effect!!!!!!!

/O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0002.070214T0600Z- 070215T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBTV.HS.W. 0001.070214T0600Z-070215T1200Z/ EASTERN CLINTON-EASTERN ESSEX-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS- ESSEX- WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA- WASHINGTON- WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE- WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN- EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...PORT HENRY... TICONDEROGA...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT... ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...STOWE... ST. JOHNSBURY... MONTPELIER... MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD... RANDOLPH... RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS... RICHFORD...UNDERHILL... BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD... KILLINGTON 343 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR VERMONT AND THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF NEW YORK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS TAKING SHAPE ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION THIS MORNING AND WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS VERMONT AND THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF NEW YORK BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS WIND GUSTS INCREASE TO NEAR 35 MPH. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY...AND 1 TO 2 FEET ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SPINE OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.

WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT TIMES...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. IF POSSIBLE... TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED DURING THIS TIME.