Is this the winter storm of this century for the Northeast???

[riverc0il]

This storm certainly has gained a significant foot hold in the memories of many people over the past 24 hours. Multi-day power outages and significant home and infrastructure destruction combined with many 3' dumps and isolated 4' and 5' dumps are starting to bring this storm into one of the worst this past decade (decade being a much better term than century, IMO).

Is this worse than the Ice Storm of last winter? I think how quickly people get power back will be the big difference. Folks went a week or more without basic essentials including shelter, running water, and electricity. It seems many people are put out currently, but I think this has a ways to go before it has effected as many people as severely.

 

[deadheadskier]

Well......when I said century, I more meant decade as in 2000-2010.

(decade being a much better term than century, IMO).

but it is 'this' century.

 

[riverc0il]

but it is 'this' century.

Indeed. It is still a retarded way to put the statement given that the century is only a decade old.

:smash:

 

[deadheadskier]

Indeed. It is still a retarded way to put the statement given that the century is only a decade old.

:smash:

lord knows there have probably been dozens of storms bigger dating back the last 100 years

this one certainly ranks this 'century' though....

 

[deadheadskier]

Is this worse than the Ice Storm of last winter? I think how quickly people get power back will be the big difference.

so far......not so good. Closing in on 48 hours with no power. 226,000 customers, so probably a half million people still without power. That's just Public Service of New Hampshire customers. Unitil was reporting an additional 25K or so.

http://www.psnhnews.com//displaypage.cfm?pgid=99

 

[WinnChill]

The thing about this is that tree crews worked so hard around here for months clearing just overhanging trees/branches from powerlines. There probably won't be a tree within a quarter mile of powerlines by next winter! :-o

 

[deadheadskier]

power has finally been restored. just about the same outage length as the ice storm.