The Official 2/22 - 2/23 Storm Discussion Thread

[2knees]

powderfreak, you out there? any help with this one?

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

that dark blue band best head north a few more miles...!!! all good

 

[Greg]

Looks pretty likely, for SNE at least so I'm upgrading this thread to "official"...

 

[billski]

I woke up to the clock radio today hearing "6-12 north of Rte 495 (mass.) WTF? Did I miss something? or are the weatherbabes trying to wind up the metro areas again into a state of complete panic. Milk! Bread!

HAZARDOUS? Damn well better be hazardous - that's what we need. These dingalings down here are all chit-chatting about how nice all this barren land looks and, good golly, snow again just when they thought it was spring?

BRING ON THE HAZARDOUS, me and my skis are ready!

 

[roark]

of course I fly out Friday morn... Looks like I'll STILL be batting 1.000 for storms hitting when I travel out of NE.

 

[Greg]

of course I fly out Friday morn... Looks like I'll STILL be batting 1.000 for storms hitting when I travel out of NE.

Don't rush back.

 

[tcharron]

Goooooooo Team!

 

[billski]

Don't expect many flakes this week. maybe next....
http://madriverglenweather.blogspot.com/

 

[billski]

powderfreak, you out there? any help with this one?

see here

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/skireports/14499207/detail.html

 

[kingslug]

of course I fly out Friday morn... Looks like I'll STILL be batting 1.000 for storms hitting when I travel out of NE.

And you'll be going to.....................................................a place that has gotten 475 inches of snow, compared to .............................not even 100!

 

[Zand]

WINTER STORM WATCH in effect for all of MA except for the south shore and Cape and Islands. Expected accumulation for the watch area is 6"+.

 

[roark]

And you'll be going to.....................................................a place that has gotten 475 inches of snow, compared to .............................not even 100!

Yeah, I'm just a whiner. :grin:

Much better than last year when I was in DC for Valentines and lovely Iselin NJ for St Pattys.

More snow for my NE friends! :flag:

 

[Johnskiismore]

Weather is looking good for the Thunderbolt trail on Greylock!

I may have to head south on my next day off to find new snow!

 

[Greg]

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning for my area:

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1208 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008


CTZ001-013-NYZ063>066-221200-
/O.NEW.KALY.WS.W.0004.080222T1200Z-080223T1200Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN ULSTER-
EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...
KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...
POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...
MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON
1208 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST
SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY SOUTH OF
KINGSTON...AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT.

A STORM IN EASTERN TEXAS...WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND INTO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES BY FRIDAY.
THIS STORM WILL BRING A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET...TO
THE WARNING AREAS.

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AROUND OR SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON
FRIDAY. SNOW...FALLING AT RATES OF HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH PER HOUR
WILL ACCUMULATE THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY. AS WARMER AIR TRIES TO
MOVE IN ALOFT...SOME SLEET WILL MIX IN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS. THIS WILL CUTBACK ON ACCUMULATION RATES DURING
THE NIGHT...BUT KEEP UNTREATED SURFACES VERY SLIPPERY.

FIVE TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ONCE THE SNOW AND SLEET WINDS
DOWN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY MORNING. SOME AREAS MIGHT
LOCALLY PICK UP A FOOT OR MORE.

A LITTLE MORE SNOW MIGHT LINGER ON SATURDAY...BUT IT WILL BE LIGHT
AND NOT ADD MUCH MORE ACCUMULATION.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

Ain't feeling great about the mention of sleet though...

 

[dmc]

For Hunter

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AROUND OR A LITTLE AFTER DAYBREAK
FRIDAY...JUST TIME FOR THE MORNING DRIVE. SNOW WILL FALL MUCH OF
THE DAY...ACCUMULATING ABOUT HALF AN INCH PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL
BECOME OCCASIONAL FRIDAY NIGHT BUT COULD ADD A LITTLE MORE ACCUMULATION.

SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 6
INCHES.

 

[Zand]

Winter Storm Warning for my area:



Ain't feeling great about the mention of sleet though...

Here we go again. About 30 hours from now Greg will post his first sleet complaint of the storm.

If it doesn't come this storm's a blockbuster.

 

[Greg]

Here we go again. About 30 hours from now Greg will post his first sleet complaint of the storm.

If it doesn't come this storm's a blockbuster.

You know me too well. :lol: I can hear the pitter patter of sleet hitting the front of the house already. I don't care really, as long as the all snow line stays somewhere south of Sundown...

 

[loafer89]

The NWS says the Winter Storm Watch for my county (Tolland) and the adjacent ones will be upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning by this afternoon. I guess we are looking at 6-10" along and south of I-90.

The ground around my house is bare for the first time since December 9th and it's kind of depressing.

 

[Greg]

The ground around my house is bare for the first time since December 9th and it's kind of depressing.

I've got one pathetic remnant left over from the snowman we built a week or so ago. Time to restock!

 

[WJenness]

Bring it on...

I'm sick of seeing grass on lawns and next to the highway... I want to see snowbanks like I saw driving up to Sunday River last Friday (absolutely HUGE)...

Of course, I have two fencing tournaments to compete in this weekend (one is a National qualifier) so I won't be able to get out and enjoy the snow... but I'll be glad to see it back.

-w