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Winter Storm Watch
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INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-
SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-
STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...BIDDEFORD...SACO...
OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...
LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...
NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD...HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...
ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON
345 AM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.
* LOCATIONS...THIS WATCH INCLUDES SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND YORK
COUNTY MAINE.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...WITH 3
TO 6 INCHES THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO AT THIS TIME...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* TIMING...RAIN...OR A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL LIKELY COMMENCE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...THEN CHANGE OVER TO MODERATE TO HEAVY WET SNOW
SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEE HOURS OF SUNDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW...AT TIMES WIND-DRIVEN...WILL RESULT IN
APPRECIABLE EXCESS WEIGHT ON TREES THAT STILL HAVE LEAVES. THIS
WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT POWER OUTAGES.
IN ADDITION...A BURST OF HEAVY SNOW DURING THE NIGHT WILL ALMOST
CERTAINLY STICK TO ROADS DESPITE IT STILL BEING OCTOBER. THIS
WILL RESULT IN VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED.
* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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I better not have to work Saturday night.
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Ugh. I'm ready for spring.
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The stuff we got last night is what NYC is going to get Saturday...rain mixed with snow, then temps drop just below freezing. Makes a nice, hard, cold crust.
Yeah, sucks to drive in it, but the high-pitched whine of freezing hippies will be music to my ears as I stoke up the fire and drop the first pound of bacon in the pan come Sunday morning.
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Ooooo and we have a brand new high efficiency boiler coupled with those old-fashioned cast iron radiators that make a nice, warm, cozy heat. I will curl up in comfort and ignore the pitiful cries. If this was August, could imagine the smell?
I dropped it in the shoutbox, but Glenn Beck was laughing over some 'tard at OWS Manhattan. They were looking to the "indiginous peoples" for tips on surviving the cold. :lmao:
Glenn: What, are they going to the Manhatos? "Me tell um, my people sleep on subway grate." :rotf:
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Ugga, have to work Saturday and Sunday!!!! :argh:.
though 7 more days and I am outta here... :yahoo: :yahoo:
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This is ridiculous! we haven't even tested the snow blower yet, and they're saying a foot of snow here and 60MPH winds, that sounds like a Blizzard.
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The stuff we got last night is what NYC is going to get Saturday...rain mixed with snow, then temps drop just below freezing. Makes a nice, hard, cold crust.
Yeah, sucks to drive in it, but the high-pitched whine of freezing hippies will be music to my ears as I stoke up the fire and drop the first pound of bacon in the pan come Sunday morning.
Near took a nasty spill walking the beagle on some black ice this morning. As it was I felt a pretty good tug in my arm an a lower back. Just one of the many hazards of living in this part of the country.
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I am really looking forward to the ice storms that will have me hauling generators out to keep folks cell phones working at 2 a.m in the damn morning.
NOT.
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I put the chains on the tractor this afternoon, but there are still lots of leaves to fall and then mulch. At least the tire chains are on, though, which helps on the wet and slippery hills in the back yard.
Taking the mowing deck off and installing the blade should take about 30 minutes.
I need to crank up the generator this weekend to make sure it's OK, just in case... I keep about 30 gallons of gas on hand, so even with a long power failure we'll be OK. And I have at least 3 cords of firewood.
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Sparky you are getting more than 6 inches, and it gets better:
"Trees still have most of their leaves and snow will get caked to them adding weight and the leaves will act like sails making limbs and powerlines very vulnerable…there could be major tree damage for Interior NE where the heaviest snow falls and numerous power outages as a result."
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/10/28/another-round-of-snow/
Shopping list
Gas for generator and snow blower;
Sand for driveway;
Candy for trick or treaters........
Living the dream in the Northeast.
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This is ridiculous! we haven't even tested the snow blower yet, and they're saying a foot of snow here and 60MPH winds, that sounds like a Blizzard.
Nor'easter. The Fall variety.
We haven't even put the clocks back yet. College football tomorrow in the Northeast is going to be interesting.
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The stuff we got last night is what NYC is going to get Saturday...rain mixed with snow, then temps drop just below freezing. Makes a nice, hard, cold crust.
Yeah, sucks to drive in it, but the high-pitched whine of freezing hippies will be music to my ears as I stoke up the fire and drop the first pound of bacon in the pan come Sunday morning.
Like.
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Yeah 10" predicted for me tonight and the leaves are still on the trees! The last time that happen it did not thaw till spring so I was unable to get the gutters clean and we developed a few leaks!
Oh well! The plow is mounted and 9 cord of wood is stacked in the shed. The worst part is no football on Sunday because of a power outage. Note to self, pick up beer and tune the battery powered radio to the FAN.
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I've got to go get some gasoline for the generator (a little 800w one from Harbor Freight), an extension cord, toliet paper, paper towels, gummi worms (have to have comfort food!), and some other stuff. I have to sing at 4 PM today, so that one might be interesting. We're supposed to get 4 to 6 inches here--maybe less.
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I have to get my generator all done up and ready for the winter, because I know it'll get lots of use. Have to see if the snow blower will start again this year too. I've got winter tyres on the car early this year and I'm hoping this car will make it through the winter, as I don't want a repeat of last winter. (2 cars in one month)
And unlike most of you, I have to find out if I'm on the plowed half of the road or unplowed half because they seem to change it every year. If I'm on the unplowed half that'll have to be changed.
We are not getting hit by anything soon but it's good to get ready ahead of time.
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I am hearing different variations. For now , we have an inch on the ground, and I am on the seacoast!! Have to work tomorrow am, but will be ok. I have lived in New England now for 43 years, so I should be used to it by now....
Anyway everyone else stay safe, as we go headlong into our first snowstorm of the year!!
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It was in the 50's and sunny today and still in the mid 40's.
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I dunno about anybody else, but out here in the Sandhills of Nebraska, it was a wonderful, a simply wonderful, autumn day. It looked like Connecticut, with the trees and their multi-colored leaves and all that.
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The longer we go, the worse the predictions get. We're on the cusp of the 12-18" band. So yeah, looking outside at 9 PM where it only started snowing about 4 hours ago, we're well on our way to a foot at least.
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The longer we go, the worse the predictions get. We're on the cusp of the 12-18" band. So yeah, looking outside at 9 PM where it only started snowing about 4 hours ago, we're well on our way to a foot at least.
That'd make me feel as if Christmas is coming.
Right now, out here, one feels as if autumn's finally shown up, and so time to put up the stacks and pumpkins.
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The longer we go, the worse the predictions get. We're on the cusp of the 12-18" band. So yeah, looking outside at 9 PM where it only started snowing about 4 hours ago, we're well on our way to a foot at least.
I think we already have a foot of snow -- or pretty close to it. Knock on wood, we still have power. Several of my friends in surrounding towns have lost their power (I was on the phone with one when her power went out).
Coupe Deval has declared a state of emergency. IT'S FREAKIN OCTOBER PEOPLE!!!
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I dunno about anybody else, but out here in the Sandhills of Nebraska, it was a wonderful, a simply wonderful, autumn day. It looked like Connecticut, with the trees and their multi-colored leaves and all that.
Same thing hereabouts.
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It IS October, and for a timely reminder: Turn your clocks back one hour next Saturday night. (At least for those whose states observe DST.)
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It IS October, and for a timely reminder: Turn your clocks back one hour next Saturday night. (At least for those whose states observe DST.)
Next Saturday? I thought it was this Saturday.
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Next Saturday? I thought it was this Saturday.
Not tonight. It happens on the first weekend of November, or on Saturday night this year (to get up on Sunday and be in the correct time frame). Sunday, 11/6, will be on standard time.
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Next Saturday? I thought it was this Saturday.
You might want to check; after all, there are differences across the border.
My calendar says Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, November 6.
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.WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
* LOCATIONS...INTERIOR YORK COUNTY MAINE WESTWARD INTO SOUTHERN
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS
OVER 20 INCHES.
Yeah, we're getting close to the 18 inch point now. Radar shows snow starting to break up in Concord/Manchvegas area, meaning we'll be getting snow until a little after daybreak.
Will post some pics when it gets light.
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PSNH reporting about 180,000 without power, or about 40 percent of their customers.
www.psnh.com/outage
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Still a few hours of snow to go. Not like I really wanted to go anywhere today. I just hope the kids don't expect much in the way of trick or treating tonight...
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m46/occasparky/Snapbucket/4b5f2e0f-77eb-4a9c-96c5-06b6f91ee0a6.jpg)
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We didn't get much. I noticed that, when singing with the Traditional Choir at 4 PM Mass yesterday, that we had a fair number of people at Mass, but nowhere near as many as we had for the Saturday before Irene hit. We got maybe 2-3 inches, but there's a lot of leaves on the trees.
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We(Maine) didn't get hardly anything. Lost power at work since 2 am, but came on 10:45 am today....
I had power all day at my apt however....
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I saw something on Drudge where somewhere in NH got 31 inches from this storm. The one example in NY that was cited was Harriman down near NYC, which got 16 inches.
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From what I've heard, Sparky, the cheese state is in for a hellacious winter. It's gonna be a pain in the scrotum, but I can't wait. I was born in Alaska, so I'm way more partial to extreme cold than extreme heat. My body can't regulate in it. I'd die down in TX.
I can't wait for Nov-Feb. Call me crazy, but I'm gonna love it!
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Sounds like the northeast is getting the kind of snow we get down south, a wet, heavy, stick to stuff and tear it down kind of snow. Just be glad the ground wasn't frozen because then it packs down to a layer of ice and can't be scraped off the roads.
Don't worry, globall warming is on the way to melt it........may be next April but I assure you it's on the way....Al Gore said so.
Let me see...the grasshoppers and the crickets done....uh....the woolly worm has seven bands...uh....the moss is thi.....awh hell, it's about time for us to have one of "THOSE" winters down south again.
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Just a couple days ago we had some pretty big almost-hail balls. I say "almost," because they exploded upon impact. It was pretty cool to watch.
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Just a couple days ago we had some pretty big almost-hail balls. I say "almost," because they exploded upon impact. It was pretty cool to watch.
We had some of that on Thanksgiving Day of 1988. It was from the size of a pea to the size of a penny. I remember so well because I was working in that mess and it hurt when it hit you in the face.
Boy, I'd love to see some of that fall on the "Occupiers". :-)
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Well, it didn't really hurt like hail when I stuck my hand out the window. I'd actually call it "soft hail. Like I said, it exploded into basically water on the windshield when it hit, and made a small *thump*
I agree that more solid hail should rain on the Occupooper's parade though. They deserve severe weather of every kind interupting their little shindig. All from that horrendous "Globul Warmin'," of course.
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I saw something on Drudge where somewhere in NH got 31 inches from this storm. The one example in NY that was cited was Harriman down near NYC, which got 16 inches.
Jaffrey--right next to Rindge, home of the maternal ancesstress of the Pittstain. Concord got almost 22 inches, Peterborough got 24. I'd guess we got 16-18, although the roads were clear by noon yesterday. Just waiting on cable to come back.
http://www.wcyb.com/news/29631855/detail.html
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My mom was telling me, that they might not have electricity for 7 days!!(Rye, Portsmouth) My sister doesn't either(Durham)
It's funny you mentioned that area. Jaffrey, Rindge.. I lived there for 7 years in New Ipswich, 15 miles south east of Peterborough. They used to get tons of snow every year. I can't say i miss it however....
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Glenn Beck was laughing over some 'tard at OWS Manhattan. They were looking to the "indiginous peoples" for tips on surviving the cold.
It's called "staying inside the Casino".
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Concord where, Sparks? My cousin lives in Concord, MA.
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Concord where, Sparks? My cousin lives in Concord, MA.
New Hampshire. So far PSNH says they've still got 190K out, mostly along the I-93 corridor.
Memo to tree huggers--next time someone wants to trim your trees to keep them from falling into power lines, YOU LET THEM.
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New Hampshire. So far PSNH says they've still got 190K out, mostly along the I-93 corridor.
Memo to tree huggers--next time someone wants to trim your trees to keep them from falling into power lines, YOU LET THEM.
I agree with you Sparky on that one..
A tree will grow back , unless it is dead. Not only is it a safety issue, it is a bit of common sense as well,,,,
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I agree with you Sparky on that one..
A tree will grow back , unless it is dead. Not only is it a safety issue, it is a bit of common sense as well,,,,
People are so gullible. I went for some coffee and a danish before the power came back this morning and was listening to an ad for a Dura flame log. The ad was saying something to the effect that they are made from recycled, renewable material. Hello, what the heck is a real log, chopped liver?? Chop and plant. How tough a concept is that? :mental:
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Poor mum, she said the power came on for a couple of hours and went out again...grrrrrr