We've gone from 3-6" to...4-6" according to the special weather statement on weather.com. Way to flop on the numbers, guys!
predicitions here range from 5 to 18". with a start time between midnite and dawn. should be a fun drive in tomorrow
Prepping as we speak,, ,,,gas. In cars and cans,,,,, check Wood stacked near house ,,,check Room in garage for cars,,,,,,check Generator ready to go,,,,,,,,,check Blower ready,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,check Hot cocoa and cool whip,,,,,,check Vodka,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.check Soda for vodka,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,who needs soda we have vodka ! We shall see keep em coming Jay !
So tough up north Marshall..west of DC is an easier call with over a foot than west of Boston. The bring problem...I have mentioned this before..is the cold source..it retreats east as the storm comes up the coast...its allowing inland areas to mix. Is that correct? Yes..but Boston and west of Boston? Im really not sure..and tend to think west of Boston gets hammered..and boston itself is a big???
and to follow on top of this excellent check list: Food that doesn't need to be cooked: Check Batteries for radios and flashlights and aerators for fish tanks: Check Regular pot for cooking on gas fireplace: Check 1.5L Gentleman Jack Daniels: Check Ginger ale for Jack: not yet Old Brooklyn Lantern: check Extension cord for running power into house from garage: check Full Tank of Gas in Car: Check All electronics on chargers until needed: check OK, Bring this bad boy on.. BTW, does this one have a name yet?
High Clouds already here in York, PA. Locals now calling 8-14". As they used to say, this one is gonna be a doozy.
Great list cman. and cbg...great list. OH AND CMAN...THE NAME? I HEARD IT..BUT WE NEVER USE IT HERE. Someone else can post it..but not me..against my weathe religion to use names like LEON..OR DIXIE..or whatever name the Weather Channel goes with...it does start with a P....but im not saying it or typing it out loud bud.
I talked about this yesterday and Im not crazy about these types of storms..but this is VERY important so when you are supposed to get 10..and then it changes to sleet and you have 5..beware. I mentioned how a few models had this huge back end snow 3/4 through and then till the end of the storm. Meaning...snow..heavy snow...sleet/freezing rain..even perhaps a lull..and then bam..heavy sleet..and then very heavy snow. Again...read the above before thinking its over..because now almost every model has the same thing. And when I say ending snow..Im not talking about 1 or 2 inches..Im talking about 4 to 6 at the end.
I get it man. I'm not buying into the winter storm naming thing either. I didn't like them naming hurricanes after men when we all know the damage an angry woman can do! :grin:
Have time FINALLY lol..now..rough 48 hours so sorry for the ins and outs..but will have models posted in a few minutes. Starting time for North Jersey and NYC around midnight..by 5am its snowing gangbusters..in fact within an hour of start..its an inch an hour snows..maybe more. Ending time is a tough one..I promise you a few will show up and tomorrow afternoon and say thats it? Its over? Again..big snows after a lull. I would think midnight to midnight. Cman gets started first..10PM? Then Brook...then me and all the Bergen county people...and even GD down south...then NYC...FJF...CBG...our friends in long island...jonnyd...then marshall up north around 4am. Sorry did not put in everyones name but I know we have a bunch in bergen county and NYC and Long Island. Im forgetting our buddy who is in the Poconos damn it...speak up!! He is going to get clobbered. Let me grab some models and lets try to make sense of this.
Here is the write up from the NWS..now its filled with stuff that makes sense..and things that dont..but for those interested in the storm..its a great read..for some...maybe not..and its what would guide me..as an average joe..from here on. Read..ask questions..and UNDERSTAND..now tough it is to make and exact call on how much: Forecast is banking on a strong coastal front developing...keeping areas northwest of the feature in the snow perhaps with some sleet mix as warming occurs aloft...and areas along the eastern coasts going to rain. All areas will start as snow late tonight into Thursday morning. Main challenge is exactly how much falls before any changeover along the coasts. It is entirely possible that warning level snow occurs in this initial burst right down to the beaches of southeastern Li before changing to rain. For this reason have maintained the Winter Storm Watch for Li and southeastern CT. Elsewhere...have upgraded the watch to a warning. The most tenuous areas along the CT coast southwestward through the city with the coastal front close. In addition...a slight westward jog in the storm itself will advect warmer air aloft and hold snow amounts down due to more sleet. Northwest of these areas...mainly snow can be expected unless there is a change in the ultimate track of the storm. Any mix or rain will change back to snow Thursday night as the 500 mb low passes over the County Warning Area and the entire column cools. Winds will begin to peak during this time as well with the low dropping at a rate of 15-20 mb per 6 hour. Because there is not an intense hi building in from the west...expecting peak gusts in the 40-50 miles per hour range at this time. The snow should taper off by sunrise Friday based on the current forecasts.
I was living near Albany 10 years ago when it was 13 BELOW every fn morning. This has been ridiculous,but that was absurd!!!
M...I mean...I couldnt imagine that..every morning it seems when I go out to warm up my car..my wifes car...F..the f word...out loud but bearly loud enough to hear 5 feet away..just keep repeating it. F...are you kidding me? f...is this a joke? f....
