Huge storm on way
The mass of rain gathering over Texas is heading to the north and east, where most of the storm will fall in the form of heavy snow during the second half of the week into the first part of the weekend.
Have the snow shovels and the plows ready, as people from the Plains to the Midwest and the mid-Atlantic are the targets of this new big, bad boy.
The storm will hit the High Plains first through Thursday with moderate snow. From Thursday night into Friday, the snow will roll into the Ohio Valley. Friday into Saturday, snow will spread into the southern Great Lakes, the central Appalachians, the mid-Atlantic, and the Interstate-95 corridor.
Schools will close, plans will be foiled, and flights will be canceled. Some roads could close from the Virginias to Maryland, Delaware, northwestern North Carolina, southern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Motorists should be prepared for a slow go due to snow, slush, and icy spots.
Recall that much of this area was slammed by the Christmas week blizzard. However, other areas and cities will join in on the disruptions as well, from Omaha, Des Moines, Kansas City and St. Louis to Indianapolis, Dayton and Pittsburgh.
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Jack Says:
This is just an advisory for US citizens who will likely be hit by the storm. I’m not to worried by it here but I note that last year I had six foot snowbanks on either side of my drive. This year — “nada” and I’m thankful for that (so far).
Point: I requested a snowblower for Xmas (Santa forgot me) and I think I’ll do the same next year because strange things happen in the world of global warming and “there really is a God you know”.
I have at the moment about 10 inches of snow on either side of the drive.
Posted on February 3rd, 2010 at 6:39 pm
Mike Says:
In 1980 I was stationed in Fernie, B.C. We had an early winter that year and by Christmas I had 6 foot banks of snow by my driveway as well. Around Dec 26th we had chinook weather for about a week and it was a mess, worse than if we had got more snow.
One night I arrived home around 1am after my shift and the fresh snow was knee deep (20 inches). It was really dry powder and I had it clear in about 30 minutes. When I got up about 8 hours later, there was another 20 inches of dry powder to clear. Lots of fun back then but I wouldn’t want it now.
mid island mike
Posted on February 3rd, 2010 at 9:07 pm
Cy Says:
The improvements and benefits of weather prediction can never be overstated.
Jack: you deserve a snowblower, given where you are located. It looks like the winters would be wicket out there. I remember in the 80′s snow banks being well above cars as we drove along the highway (which was sometimes a good thing) and shovelling 3 or 4 times a day. Having advance notice would have been ideal for the seniors, who could pre-commission young’uns to handle their driveways (snowblowers were a bit more of a luxury back then)
Posted on February 4th, 2010 at 8:24 am