Tuesday Squall

[ChileMass]

Wow -

The visibility here in Woburn, MA just went to zero with 40mph gusts and crazy swirling snow. What a nasty squall! Gonna be cold this PM and the next few days. Gonna try to talk the family into skiing on Sat, but I doubt they'll go for it......may have to go solo for once......I'm estimating a half inch coating already in just 10 minutes........

 

[Greg]

Cool. 8) The Intellicast Radar is showing some isolated squally weather. I hope to get out Sunday and maybe Monday...

 

[oldhippie]

Yep

it hit here at about 2:30 and was over at 2:40

but it is now getting cold and windy.. as predicted, but no snow.

 

[Joshua B]

Yes I was just walking outside in Cambridge. My co-worker commented, "Oh it's snowing. I just saw a few flakes." Within a few minutes of him saying that, it was like light hail, blowing right in our faces. I was walking with my gloved hands in front of my face to deflect it, smiling and laughing the whole time. That was cool.

 

[surf&ski]

squall in newport

First squall line went through newport, RI @ about 3:30 started as rain then went to snow. temp started to drop immediately, should give the ponds a nice resurfacing for hockey.

 

[jlangdale]

Awesome skiing/boarding today.

Today was my best ski day yet considering the dumps we had before I hit with my board. Fresh powder everywhere. They closed Spring Fling for the ski bum race, I shot the race and ran the rope for the rest of the day. Stein's was also covered in man-made powder. Awesome.

It was cold but not too cold. A few white outs but then there were a few breaks and even a very short break in the clouds where the Sun came out. Things are going to go downhill after today with possibly -35 degree wind chills. Looking forward to seeing things improve this weekend. If the snow doesn't get blown away, conditions should be awesome.

 

[Joshua B]

Jon, glad you were able to get out there today. What does running the rope entail?

 

[jlangdale]

running the rope entail?

Ducking.

 

[MichaelJ]

I got to watch it it come in. Our office is up on a hill overlooking Rte 128, and I looked out and saw this swirling white wall approaching. It was most impressive - the kind of weather I'm used to seeing up in the Whites. As it got closer it got darker, then suddenly everything went white.

5 minutes later, I could see blue sky above while snow was still whipping by below. Shortly thereafter, the ambulances went by on 128...

 

[Joshua B]

running the rope entail?

Ducking.

Oh I thought you meant you were working the race and there was some specific duty where you run the rope! :dunce: