Big Daddy!

[N1LAF]

Blizzard Big Daddy to Hit New England

http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2004/pub/includes/columns/margusity/2013/590x451_02061715_severe1.png


http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/meteomadness/blizzard-big-daddy-to-hit-new-england-nyc-on-the-edge/5683489

[NQ6U]

Get out your snowshoes, Paul. Looks like you're gonna be needing 'em.

[n2ize]

It's going to transition to rain as temperatures rapidly rise.

[KG4CGC]

We could talk about the weather.

[kb2vxa]

We'll get the rain end of it here, at least we don't have to plow liquid water.

[N2NH]

We could talk about the weather.

Um-hm.

[wa6mhz]

Might be a little CHILLY here too the next few days. Down into the 60s!

[NA4BH]

We could talk about the weather.

You should start a thread using that exact title.

[N1LAF]

Latest projections

http://www.wxedge.com/static/user_images/lglead/2013/02/totals_a1200db64fd4c68d_fb3965ca75e4a177.jpg

See that dark line in the red area below 15" - 24"... It is the Thames River, and I am a little more than half way up the line, just to the right. Big snow tomorrow...

I am ready

[NQ6U]

See above, re: snow shoes.

[n2ize]

Latest projections

http://www.wxedge.com/static/user_images/lglead/2013/02/totals_a1200db64fd4c68d_fb3965ca75e4a177.jpg

See that dark line in the red area below 15" - 24"... It is the Thames River, and I am a little more than half way up the line, just to the right. Big snow tomorrow...

I am ready

So according to the topo map it looks like my area is in the 8-12 zone.

[N1LAF]

New York City is now in the 12" to 18" zone. NWS is predicting 21" where I live

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/StormTotalPrecip/StormTotalSnowFcst.png

[N1LAF]

My last preparation chore... stock up the inside wood racks, and wrap up the outside wood stack for the storm.

[KC2UGV]

Big Daddy:
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100214174540/bioshock/images/a/a1/280px-Bigdaddy-bioshock.png

[n2ize]

My last preparation chore... stock up the inside wood racks, and wrap up the outside wood stack for the storm.

Well, the good part is that I don't have to go anywhere tomorrow or Saturday. I have some work but I can do it from /home.

[WX7P]

We could talk about the weather.

We could talk about the government...

[NQ6U]

We could talk about the government...

Thank you. Someone needed to do that.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjMwfDFypa4

[AE1PT]

Work at home. Check.
Lotsa firewood for the fireplace. Check.
Snowblower hooked up to wall. Check.
Full larder of comestibles. Check.

Not a concern.

However the wife is stuck in Boston until at least Sunday. She should get a real good look at how much snow drops...:(

[N2NH]

The government could talk about us.

[wa6mhz]

what is SNOW?

Is that the same stuff we have in our Margaritas?

[N2NH]

what is SNOW?


http://youtu.be/1BKDjHizu5Y?t=3s

[N1LAF]

NYC is going to get ripped off on this storm, it is a New England storm now.

Here in Ledyard, it is 31.5F degrees, dropped 0.5F in past 1/2 hour) light-moderate snow.

[X-Rated]

what is SNOW?

Is that the same stuff we have in our Margaritas?

It is if you put cocaine in your margaritas.

[n2ize]

NYC is going to get ripped off on this storm, it is a New England storm now.

Here in Ledyard, it is 31.5F degrees, dropped 0.5F in past 1/2 hour) light-moderate snow.
I live just a wee bit north of NYC. They are still calling for blizzard conditions here tonight. maybe not the 24-30" but we already have a few inches of snow/sleet/freezin rain on the ground and I expect there will be a lot more overnight.

I think the thing that is going to keep the measured snowfall down somewhat is the transition to sleet and rain before transitioning back to snow later on.

[n2ize]

Snow's coming down hard here right now. It's piling up good. Blowing around by some nice wind gusts. Gonna head out for a walk in this snow. Might as well enjoy it.

[kb2vxa]

Brooklyn's gonna gidit. (;->) The way things are shaping up there will be some snow all the way to southern NJ with windy conditions persisting until Sunday. LI and New England get the blizzard but they're a hardy bunch. Just a lull in the storm here between rain and snow and I too hedge my bets because this is New Jersey and we have a saying and I think I'll coin a new one. Weather is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get.

[N1LAF]

At 5:50 pm, 7 inches of wet snow, wind, and 31 degrees. No sleet or rain all day here.

[NA4BH]

Has cannibalism started yet? It's common in these situations.

[N1LAF]

We have thunder-snow coming, and the snowfall predictions here went up to 26"

[N1LAF]

Bright, white lightning and thunder is occurring, and it is snowing HARD.

31.5F

[N1LAF]

Blizzard Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
634 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...MAJOR WINTER STORM IMPACTING THE TRI-STATE INTO SATURDAY...

CTZ005>012-090745-
/O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130209T1800Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-
634 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 18 TO 28 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...MID 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR INTO
SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS.
A FEW CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...SOME TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE
DOWNED...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES.

[N8GAV]

They are calling for power outages up your way Paul, stay safe.

[N1LAF]

It is thundering and lightning outside. Snowing >3"/hr. Heard that Groton had a 70 MPH gust, sustained at Blizzard criteria of 3 hours. 20,000 in next door Rhode Island is without power.

http://paulfelgate.com/hamisland/snow/snow001.jpg

[N1LAF]

From my back door.

http://paulfelgate.com/hamisland/snow/snow002.jpg

[N1LAF]

The storm is just starting... this is suppose to continue into tomorrow afternoon.

[N8GAV]

Well no using your grill tonight from the looks of it.

[n2ize]

Well no using your grill tonight from the looks of it.

I have been known to grill outdoors in sub freezing weather and on one occaision during a snowstorm.

[NQ6U]

Don't know why I didn't think to post this sooner but better late than never:

http://www.ratfink.com/images-pm/roth.jpg

[N8GAV]

I have been known to grill outdoors in sub freezing weather and on one occaision during a snowstorm.

I have done the samething Jon, hell just last week I wanted some bar-be-que chicken and there I was, snowing, cold and windy, grilling chicken. Tasted damn good too !

[NA4BH]

http://cdn.speednik.com/files/2011/12/Don-Garlits-picture-in-the-pits.jpg

[KG4CGC]

The storm is just starting... this is suppose to continue into tomorrow afternoon.

Let us know when your power and Internet go out.

[N2NH]

Let us know when your power and Internet go out.

You could always just watch the map light up... Here. (http://outage.cl-p.com/outage/outagemap.aspx)

[AE1PT]

Wife has the birds eye view of the Boston storm from the 7th floor of the Crown Plaza Newton Hotel. The hotel sits right over the Massachusetts Turnpike--and she says that there are NO CARS running anywhere by edict of the Governor. Winds about 30-40 MPH, and big, fat, heavy sticky snow plastering everything very quickly. She stopped at a Fresh Market on the way in from work early this afternoon to be sure she had a supply of food, munchies, and drinks.

Here in the booming metropolis of Bath, we have had about an inch. Total expected in 3-4", but the wind has gotten pretty brisk. The fireplace is crackling and the cable still runs for Blue Bloods at 10P... :pray:

[KG4CGC]

I'VE SUPERIMPOSED the outage map with Paul's location map based on his QRZ info and Google maps and scaled them together for size. This should give everyone an idea of where in the zone Paul is.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/Aliens%20Guy/LAFfing_Map_03_zps63cd1f6b.png

[AE1PT]

Latest report from Boston is that teams of snow plows are running the highways in circuits--with police cars following the group. They are running up and down the MA Turnpike 5 abreast in a diagonal plow pattern. A round is about 30 minutes between sweeps.

The cars have been prohibited just so that this sort of plowing can be done. Boston public safety wants to make sure that there is no larger accumulation and that fire/police have fairly solid access into all parts of the city.

We are up to about 3 inches now in Podunk...

[VE7DCW]

....... and to think we really have'nt seen the amount of snow that we would normally see in a non La Nina year!

It's been averaging 7 to 8 degrees Celsius through most of this winter......in any case I hope that this storm does'nt slap everyone with a big punch....... be safe everyone! :)

[PA5COR]

Got out of bed early, just could not sleep longer, watching a local station there, stay safe everyone...

[N2NH]

Got out of bed early, just could not sleep longer, watching a local station there, stay safe everyone...

Thanks Cor. We got between 14 to 16" (36 to 41 cm) here in the foothills of the Catskills. Thank God we never lost power. It was coming in sideways all night long. We should be in the 40s by Monday. In Connecticut, New Haven got 30" and Hamden got 34".

Edit: I-84 is closed for it's entire lenght in NYS. Just went to walk out the door. 3 foot drift on the side of the building and the walkway has at least 2 feet of snow on it.

[n2ize]

You'd think nobody ever saw snow before the way people were acting round this area.. Felt like giving out a memo for a reminder... Summer is hot and you get rain. Winter is cold (often below freezing) and you get snow. Been that way for many many many centuries.

[KG4CGC]

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/Aliens%20Guy/426110_10152561386030377_343551327_n1_zpsb7bfa0c9. jpg

[PA5COR]

Last time i saw 20 inches snow here was 2005 6th of March.
No blizzard then just accumulating, but i have an idea what you guy's go through, watching boston TV on the lappie with updates and ssome webcams in N.Y.

Stay warm and safe, and updated if possible.
;)

[N8GAV]

Let us know when your power and Internet go out.

I would say Paul is out of power if the map on the weather and the one you put up Charles is right. Something like 600,000 people with out power up in that area.

[N1LAF]

Didn't lose power, but the power was flickering off/on - not good for the electronics, so I shut everything down. Easy over 24" out there, I took pictures, and will post them soon. I tried to get ahead of the snow by clearing the driveway last night until that bolt of lightning blasted through the sky... that was it for me.

usually, it only takes 1/2 hour to clear the driveway(snow thrower)... today, 3 hours. Tough to do when the snow towers over the thrower.

The biggest problem for me is fatigue of the left arm, due to the massive rotator cuff repair I had last July.

[N8GAV]

Didn't lose power, but the power was flickering off/on - not good for the electronics, so I shut everything down. Easy over 24" out there, I took pictures, and will post them soon. I tried to get ahead of the snow by clearing the driveway last night until that bolt of lightning blasted through the sky... that was it for me.

usually, it only takes 1/2 hour to clear the driveway(snow thrower)... today, 3 hours. Tough to do when the snow towers over the thrower.

The biggest problem for me is fatigue of the left arm, due to the massive rotator cuff repair I had last July.

Well you made it! YOU take it easy and watch that shoulder, just be careful. And where in the hell you going anyways, the roads are closed

[N1LAF]

I am task oriented, so what has to be done, gets done, and I have to do it now. But thanks for the concern, Hank. Besides, to me, its fun work to clear driveways - when one has the right tools. I measured the snow depth in multiple places, and I have somewhere between 21.5 and 22 inches, non-drift, non-inflated. The biggest snow for me is still with the Blizzard of '78, and in 69, where in '69, the snow drifted onto the roof of the house, and the snow completely smooth-covered the car, only with the antenna sticking up out of the snow. I rank this in my experience as #3.

[KC2UGV]

We got about 8 inches here. I stocked up on beer, so, I have to eliminate the rations to make room for next time.

[KG4CGC]

Round 2 is on the way Monday. More of an Ice event.

[KG4CGC]

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/Aliens%20Guy/604174_338707106235031_1766687649_n1_zps0e8413ea.j pg

[X-Rated]

http://cdn.speednik.com/files/2011/12/Don-Garlits-picture-in-the-pits.jpg

I got that right off.

[kb2vxa]

HAH! That's what happens when you leave the windows open! Thankfully not all that much here at the Jerky Snore but you guys up north have my sympathy. Well, not so much, you're survivors. Last night I watched reporting on the Weather Channel and it reminded me of a few blizzards we've had here, today I watched a bit of the clearing operations. They were using forklifts to remove stranded cars, desperate times call for desperate measures I suppose. No power means no heat without a generator, I hope it comes back soon. Round 2 can be snow, ice or rain but for Boston at least with a high of 42 it should be just rain. Here round 2 is expected to be rain, that'll take care of round 1. Snow expected Wednesday, Wednesday night for Boston so here we go again.

[KG4CGC]

Y'alls' groundhog had it wrong I guess. Think maybe he's on the take?

[N2NH]

Y'alls' groundhog had it wrong I guess. Think maybe he's on the take?

Watch the last month of winter. 2/21-3/21/13. I think it'll be pretty much like last year. To begin with I felt it would be a snowy winter, but that it would also melt pretty fast just like the '60s. So far it has worked out that way.

[KG4CGC]

Watch the last month of winter. 2/21-3/21/13. I think it'll be pretty much like last year. To begin with I felt it would be a snowy winter, but that it would also melt pretty fast just like the '60s. So far it has worked out that way.

Yeah, our March was pretty hot in 2012.

[N2NH]

Yeah, our March was pretty hot in 2012.

It was hot in the Big Apple too. About a third of the trees were sprouting by Feb. 20th. Despite a cold snap and mini-snow storm, the rest were in bloom by mid-March, two months early. I can smell spring in the air, so it might not be too far off...

[KG4CGC]

It was hot in the Big Apple too. About a third of the trees were sprouting by Feb. 20th. Despite a cold snap and mini-snow storm, the rest were in bloom by mid-March, two months early. I can smell spring in the air, so it might not be too far off...

Been hearing frogs for almost 2 weeks here, even when it's cold.

[NA4BH]

Been hearing frogs for almost 2 weeks here, even when it's cold.

If a frog gets too cold, he'll croak.

[AE1PT]

My poor honey now finds herself stuck in Boston until Monday... :(

Presuming of course no ice stupidity.

[N1LAF]

CT snow amounts:

Location Total (in) Source
Gales Ferry 24 NWS
Ledyard Center 22 NWS
East Hampton 38 WXedge (town I grew up in)
Hamden 40 NWS
Hamden 36 Wxedge
Milford 38 NWS
East Haddam 35.5 NWS
New Haven 34.3 NWS
Norwich 25 NWS
Stonington 15 NWS
North Canaan 11 NWS
New London 26 WXedge
Newington 28 NWS
Old Saybrook 30 NWS
Middletown 30 WXedge

http://www.wxedge.com/articles/20130209complete_list_193_snowfall_reports

I live in Gales Ferry, and Gales Ferry is part of the town of Ledyard, and is a mile away from the center of Ledyard. There are amount inflations here, maybe to make this the storm of the century or something. I took 6 measurements in my yard, in various open places, and I averaged 22 inches, which is consistent with the Ledyard Center reading. This storm was really hyped on the local media.

Other Areas:

New Hampshire
Goffstown - 28.0 inches
Nashua - 24.0 inches
Pelham - 24.0 inches
New Boston - 30.4 inches

New York
Flushing - 11.0 inches
La Guardia Airport - 12.1 inches
Central Park - 11.4 inches
Upper West Side - 10.9 inches
Huntington - 29.0 inches
Central Islip - 30.7 inches

Massachusetts
Spencer - 31.0 inches
Framingham - 30.5 inches
Southwick - 28.3 inches
Worcester - 28.7 inches (3rd Highest Storm Total)
Northboro - 28.0 inches
Shrewsbury - 27.0 inches

Rhode Island
West Glocester - 27.6 inches
Burrillville - 25.0 inches
Woonsocket - 24.4 inches
Cumberland - 24.1 inches
Smithfield - 24.0 inches
Providence - 19.5 inches
West Warwick - 21.5 inches

Peak Wind Gusts

Connecticut
Westport - 82 mph
Portland - 81 mph
Groton - 60 mph

Rhode Island
Jamestown - 68 mph
Warwick - 63 mph
Westerly - 43 mph


Massachusetts
Hyannis - 77 mph
Marstons Mills - 74 mph
Buzzards Bay - 74 mph
Mashpee - 72 mph
Scituate - 68 mph

New York
Plum Island - 75 mph
Hither Hills - 57 mph
Montauk - 52 mph
Islip - 48 mph

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/stats-snow-totals-from-the-new/5868232

The stats show Connecticut was ground zero for this storm. By last night, all the roads were plowed and travelable. The main roads had lots of clear pavement yesterday. The travel ban was lifted at 4pm yesterday. The state did a great job in recovery.

Power loss is still a problem, as temps this morning was at 8 degrees, 74% of North Stonington is without power, 50% of Stonington - no power, Ledyard - 15% no power, East Lyme - 57% no power, Old Lyme - 68% no power, Waterford - 39% no power, Lyme - 32% no power; State-wide 25170 No power; completely UNSAT.