The Official 1/14 Storm Discussion Thread

[hiroto]

It hasn't even started snowing here yet and our school system
already declared tomorrow a snow day :blink: As much as I'm
hopeful, it seems rather premature.

 

[billski]

It hasn't even started snowing here yet and our school system
already declared tomorrow a snow day :blink: As much as I'm
hopeful, it seems rather premature.

It's the Great Northeast Panic Attack II
I made the mistake of stopping at the grocery this morning for some lunch fixins. I've never seen it so mobbed for a 10am Sunday. I think they are freakin' out from the December storm where everyone was sent home at the same time, business and school. You'll have a great excuse for being MIA at work. Guess we'll have the roads to ourselves tomorrow, but I'm still waiting till Tuesday dawn patrol...

 

[loafer89]

December was a bit different in that our big snowstorm started around 10am which was about 2 hours earlier than forecast, thus alot of people got stuck out on the roads.

If we get alot of snow tonight and it's comming down hard on monday morning, I think alot of people will stay home. I am thinking that my son's school will be closed and we live fairly high up for Eastern Connecticut with some steeper hilly roads that I would not want my child on a bus in the snow.

 

[billski]

December was a bit different in that our big snowstorm started around 10am which was about 2 hours earlier than forecast, thus alot of people got stuck out on the roads.

You are being sensible, but I think the 295 million non-snow lovers will become irrational. It's as if snow while precipitating has become a near-death experience.

 

[loafer89]

You are being sensible, but I think the 295 million non-snow lovers will become irrational. It's as if snow while precipitating has become a near-death experience.

In the defense of my Northern Connecticut breathern, it was snowing HARD on December 9th, with snowfall rates of 1-2" an hour by 1pm. The drive home was a bit hairy even for me and I have nearly 20 years of experience driving in the snow.

 

[loafer89]

It just started snowing here with a light coating on my deck and 34F.

 

[Zand]

Wow, precip is falling in CT and Greg hasn't complained about sleet yet.

That alone means we're in for a good storm.

 

[WJenness]

Nothing yet in Chelmsford, MA... I keep looking out my window... but nothing yet.

-w

 

[loafer89]

3" new at 3am with heavy snow and 32F.

 

[Greg]

Wow, precip is falling in CT and Greg hasn't complained about sleet yet.

That alone means we're in for a good storm.

Ha! I was sleeping by 9-ish last night so I didn't see it start. We picked up about 7" of heavy wet snow. Looks like it's just about done. Decent, but somewhat anti-climactic. If it was drier it would have added up to more.

 

[WJenness]

This storm is making a good base re-building event for southern NE hills it looks like.

-w

 

[loafer89]

About 6" here in Coventry and still snowing hard, Warren's school is closed.

 

[hiroto]

Wachusett is reporting 3 inches of new snow as of 6:43.

Gunstock (where I'm going on MLK weekend) reports:

4:48 AM - It just started snowing in the last 20 minutes and the pavement is white! We are expecting as much as a foot of snow out of this one which will set us up for a great week.

 

[dmc]

3 to 4 " on fluff here at Hunter - still snowing.

 

[JD]

Nada in Stowe.

 

[ALLSKIING]

Just a dusting on LI....I have yet to start my snowblower this year..:roll:

 

[nelsapbm]

It just started snowing up here.....not supposed to get much. We'll get ours at the end of the week.

 

[billski]

Nada in Stowe.

'nuther coastal "upside down" (for skiers) storm. My money says Wa-wa and CT areas look like the winners. "Strange brew..." Here in Lex. it looks like 6-8 on the ground (and I'm heading to Stowe/MRG this Friday, so get to workin' on those Friday flakes!)

 

[loafer89]

Just a dusting on LI....I have yet to start my snowblower this year..:roll:

My driveway is about 300' long and laughs at the prospect of a snowthrower being used to clear it. I gave my snowthrower to my father and our neighbor and good friend is a landscaper who does our snow removal.

 

[loafer89]

'nuther coastal "upside down" (for skiers) storm. My money says Wa-wa and CT areas look like the winners. "Strange brew..." Here in Lex. it looks like 6-8 on the ground (and I'm heading to Stowe/MRG this Friday, so get to workin' on those Friday flakes!)

I am hearing 1' + for Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine on friday with possibly alot more if really cold air just to the west works in for a higher fluff factor. We are forecast to get snain here, so it looks like an inland track.

I am leaving for Maine on sunday morning.