Potential Historic Blizzard looms

[2BNTV]

We are due to get 1 1/2 to 2 feet of snow where I am and possibly 3 feet in the New England states.

National and Local Weather Forecast, Hurricane, Radar and Report (http://www.weather.com/)

See what fun you TV'ers are missing. :smiley:

Gotta go now, as I need to get to the supermarket. :1rotfl:

[jnieman]

Stay safe!

[2BNTV]

Stay safe!

Thanks. I feel like a kid with no work possibly tomorrow.

Yeeeeaaaaaaaa!!!!!!

[graciegirl]

Been watching. Our dear friends and close neighbors just left for Dover, New Hampshire this morning.

I hope that they can dig out to return back to Lower Paradise.

[gocubsgo]

I would LOVE to see a good old fashioned snow again!!

[2BNTV]

I would LOVE to see a good old fashioned snow again!!

I would be willing to trade place with you. :smiley:

[spk7951]

Not something I will miss dealing with. Interesting this storm coincides with the 35yr anniversary of the Blizzard of '78. Something like 3' of snow in CT back then and I spent 3 days at the firehouse. Schools, businesses and roads all shut down. Best wishes to all the emergency service providers as I know all too well what they will have to deal with. Stay safe!

[quirky3]

Time to stock up!

[Bill-n-Brillo]

"Gear up" and "batten down the hatches", 2b!!

Hope the forecast turns out to be pessimistic.

Bill :wave:

[2BNTV]

Dude. Pack up and leave ASAP. So you will be in paradise safely. :smiley:

Joe :wave:

[gocubsgo]

I would be willing to trade place with you. :smiley:


You have to promise me a wood burning fireplace, lots of hot chocolate and marshmallows!!


Seriously, my fingers are crossed that your power is ok!

[2BNTV]

You have to promise me a wood burning fireplace, lots of hot chocolate and marshmallows!!


Seriously, my fingers are crossed that your power is ok!

Thanks but even a fireplace, hot chocolate with marshmelloews would be enough for me. :1rotfl:

[Trayderjoe]

Thanks but even a fireplace, hot chocolate with marshmelloews would be enough for me. :1rotfl:

Good luck to you with the storm! I'm sitting in Michigan hoping that my flight to "the bubble" tomorrow will make it out!

[janmcn]

I also survived the 'Blizzard of '78' 35 years ago when the Boston area got over two feet of snow along with hurricane force winds. The greater Boston area was totally shut down for a week, including the airport and all major roads. My advice to Joe; get on the next plane out of there.

[Jaggy]

Survived the Blizzard of '78 in Ohio.. we moved to Florida the next month !!! ( it was planned) I always said the Blizzard was our going away gift from the Northern Weather Gods. Good luck to all in this storms path.. She sounds like she will be a doozy.

[2BNTV]

I also survived the 'Blizzard of '78' 35 years ago when the Boston area got over two feet of snow along with hurricane force winds. The greater Boston area was totally shut down for a week, including the airport and all major roads. My advice to Joe; get on the next plane out of there.

I wish I could as I am still working. :( but thanks for the thought. :smiley:

I remember the storm of 78. I believe it snowed 16 inches on Tuesday and after digging out of that, we got another 17 inches on Thursday.

A co-worker of mine didn't come to work for a week. When asked why, he said I live in Brooklyn and everytime I dug out , they plowed me in. He must have had rights to selling the Brooklyn Bridge. :D

His last name was "missick". He then known became known as "missing in action". :D

[coralway]

You hafta think positive ....

Pitchers and catchers start reporting in 4 days !!!!

[2BNTV]

[QUOTE=coralway;622179]You hafta think positive ....

I am positive. I'm positiive that I would be better off in TV. :1rotfl:

[stuckinparadise]

For all of you in the New England area, we are thinking about you. Our daughter and her husband live in Medford, MA and we are worried about them. Both were born and raised in Alabama and aren't use to all that snow.

[2BNTV]

Suppose to start around midnight in CT so I guess it would be best to stock up on food needed and hunker down. I personally will not leave the house to go anywhere for any reason.

I feel you pain as they are suppose to get 3 feet of snow. :(

[rubicon]

I would LOVE to see a good old fashioned snow again!!

Me too while sitting in my villages home family room watching it on television with the doors open and a cool breeze refreshing the air in the house

[kbace6]

Looking at 24" where I am at. That's the bad news, the good news is that it is much colder here than at the coast, so it will be light and fluffy to remove. I just love how far I can get my snowblower to shoot the white stuff though the air.

CBS Boston (http://boston.cbslocal.com/)

[kbace6]

Looking at 24" where I am at. That's the bad news, the good news is that it is much colder here than at the coast, so it will be light and fluffy to remove. I just love how far I can get my snowblower to shoot the white stuff though the air.

CBS Boston (http://boston.cbslocal.com/)

They have already canceled school for tomorrow in Boston.

[shcisamax]

We are due to get 1 1/2 to 2 feet of snow where I am and possibly 3 feet in the New England states.

National and Local Weather Forecast, Hurricane, Radar and Report (http://www.weather.com/)

See what fun you TV'ers are missing. :smiley:

Gotta go now, as I need to get to the supermarket. :1rotfl:

Really sorry...

[shcisamax]

Just looked at Intellicast and they say you will get three inches of snow....

[senior citizen]

We are due to get 1 1/2 to 2 feet of snow where I am and possibly 3 feet in the New England states.

National and Local Weather Forecast, Hurricane, Radar and Report (http://www.weather.com/)

See what fun you TV'ers are missing. :smiley:

Gotta go now, as I need to get to the supermarket. :1rotfl:

Stay Warm...............!!!!!!!

We are supposed to get between 12 to 18 inches.
I think it will be more of a coastal storm so you will be socked.....

[cathyw]

My brother is leaving from NYC tomorrow morning to come to The Villages for a week. Sure hope he gets his flight out before the storm hits.

[2BNTV]

Just looked at Intellicast and they say you will get three inches of snow....

Where are you in CT?

I live in Bridgeport, CT.

[paulandjean]

Use to love it when I was teaching school. Get a call and they would say the magic "Snow Day", no school today.

[gocubsgo]

Me too while sitting in my villages home family room watching it on television with the doors open and a cool breeze refreshing the air in the house

I want to fly there, make one snow angel and then fly back here.

[spk7951]

Talked to my folks who live on Cape Cod and they expect 10 to 15 inches, or more, of snow with 50 to 80 mph winds. They are stocked up with supplies and have brought wood from the pile up to the back door.

Strange that they nor the rest of our relatives in New England appreciated my humor when I sent them an email entitled "Wanna Get Away" with the Friday thru Sunday TV weather forecast in it.

[kbace6]

In my area we are expecting 2 feet of snow.

[kbace6]

in my area we are expecting 2 feet of snow.

9660

[2BNTV]

9660

:1rotfl:

[graciegirl]

To all of you in the midst of it, that should be here with us.

Stay safe and warm and...

Hurry home.

[Lbmb24101]

Stay warm and be safe!
No snow but cloudy, rainyb gloomy day here in Atlanta today...:(

[skyguy79]

Where are you in CT?

I live in Bridgeport, CT.Ah Birdgeport! I have both good and bad memories from the 70's on my trips to Bridgeport to march in the Barnum Festival Drum & Bugle Corps Shows. I'll have to tell you about those incidents including my almost spending a night in the hoosegow once we finally get a chance to meet down here! Hopefully you'll be dug out by then. :a20:
Anyway, stay safe and warm Joe, and may your forecast of snow be an over forecast! http://th210.photobucket.com/albums/bb252/Ronnies_Pets/smileys%20emoticons/th_smiley_goodluck_yellow.gif

[bkcunningham1]

Time to stock up!

That made my day!

Stay safe everyone. I'll be thinking about you from here in TV.

[2BNTV]

Ah Birdgeport! I have both good and bad memories from the 70's on my trips to Bridgeport to march in the Barnum Festival Drum & Bugle Corps Shows. I'll have to tell you about those incidents including my almost spending a night in the hoosegow once we finally get a chance to meet down here! Hopefully you'll be dug out by then. :a20:
Anyway, stay safe and warm Joe, and may your forecast of snow be an over forecast! http://th210.photobucket.com/albums/bb252/Ronnies_Pets/smileys%20emoticons/th_smiley_goodluck_yellow.gif

I am less than 5 miles from the Barnum Museum and use to work at People's Bank in the corporate headquarters next door for nine years. Samll world.

Thank you for kind thoughts. I went to the library and got a very thick book as I think I am going to be hunkered down for the weekend. Thank goodness I live in a condo complex where they plow so I won't have to shovel.

Shoveling sunshine is better. :D

[shalomuall]

Good luck. Be safe.

[eweissenbach]

I would LOVE to see a good old fashioned snow again!!

Seeing it is one thing, dealing with the effects are another! I would just as soon see it by watching Holiday Inn or the evening news.

[gocubsgo]

The Weather Channel is so weird...did they actually name it Nemo?? :a20:

[njbchbum]

my sympathies, 2b; and to all the others who cannot be here with us in the villages watching the hardship play out on television!

to those yet to make the grocery store run...besides the milk, bread and eggs - don't forget batteries and toilet paper! ;)

[Happinow]

My family and friends are all near Albany, NY so they will be dealing with a lot of snow. I spoke to my 86 year old mom today and asked her what she thought of the impending storm.....she replied "let it snow, I have everything I need right here", so after all these years I guess it doesn't faze her any longer. Bless her heart!! I'm glad I'm here and not there...

[anarick]

I'm visiting TV from NYC. Scheduled to return to NYC on Saturday. Guess my stay in TV will have to be extended.
:pepper2::pepper2::pepper2::pepper2:

[scrapperonce]

We keep a photo in the garage of our home "up North" covered with snow as a remnder of why we are here now permanently and not "up there"! We lived through the Blizzard of 78 and we NEVER want to do that again....Wishing safe warm thoughts for all those with loved ones in the NE ...

[mfp509]

I remember the Blizzard of 78 very well and that's all I have been thinking about. I truly hope that people use common sense during this dangerous storm. My thoughts are with fellow New Englanders up there.

[2BNTV]

I remember the blizzard of 78. In New York, I beieve we had 16 inches of snow on Tuesday and after digging out it, it snowed 17 inches on Thursday.

Yes folks, they were the good old days until today. I think we will get 18 inches or more today through Saturday.

This is fun, NOT.

[gocubsgo]

I remember the Blizzard of '67 back in Chicago. It was amazing to see a big city turned into a white ghost town. We had 24 inches of snow in a 6 hour time period.

[capecodkev]

I was a freshman in high school in 78. We didn't have school for three weeks.

[Yankee Quilter]

Packing to move to Gilchrist .. Came across pictures of my 2 year old (2/78)standing next to the slider ... The snow was 3 feet over her head! We were in Southington, CT, in a raised ranch. The drifts made it impossible to get out of the house. The drift at the driveway side went above the garage doors to the bdrm window. We shoveled from and into the garage to get thru the drift .... In GA now, can't wait to move farther south!

[lpkshop]

I had a Saturday morning flight to fl to join you in TV...CANCELLED .hope to join you on Monday

Hubby already in fernadina ...last I heard he was golfing

Getting ready to shovel here in northern nj!

[2BNTV]

I got home from work at 1 PM. All I can say is it's a lovely day for polar bears.

Wind kicking up makes it delightful. :icon_wink:

Will probably go out later to clean snow off the car so it doesn' pile too much on the roof. It looks like a wet snow that really s going to fall at 2 inches per hour starting at 6 PM. I predict it's going to closer to two feet of snow.

I am hunkered down for the weekend. :smiley:

[mgm4444]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=i6zaVYWLTkU

[senior citizen]

Update:
Winter storm warning remains in effect until noon est saturday... * locations...all of east central new york...southern vermont and western massachusetts. * hazard types...heavy snow. * accumulations...snow accumulations of 8 to 12 inches in the western mohawk valley...southern adirondacks...lake george and saratoga regions. Accumulations around a foot in capital district. Accumulations of 12 to 18 inches across the catskills...taconics and mid hudson valley as well as western massachusetts and southern vermont. * maximum snowfall rates...snow rates will occasionally exceed one inch per hour tonight and early saturday morning. * timing...snow...heavy at times...mainly this evening. The snow will gradually taper to snow showers by daybreak saturday. * impacts...snow covered roads and reduced visibility... As low as a quarter of a mile...will make for dangerous travel. * winds...northeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph... Gusting to 35 mph across the higher terrain with some blowing drifting. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A winter storm warning means significant amounts of snow... Sleet...and ice are expected or occurring. Strong winds are also possible. This will make travel very hazardous or impossible.

[jimbo2012]

The forecast for lower NY Long Island much worse

Blizzard Warning
Valid: Feb 08 at 12:03PM EST - Feb 09 at 1:00PM EST

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE TRI-STATE AREA TODAY INTO SATURDAY...

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

* LOCATIONS...LONG ISLAND.

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 20 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS WITHIN INTENSE SNOW BANDS...MAINLY ACROSS EASTERN SUFFOLK.

* WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S BY EVENING.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

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

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...SOME TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE DOWNED...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES.

My sons have the generators prep & ready

[Shimpy]

Please explain to me, orginally from Pittsburgh but a Florida resident since I was 10 years old,...... why do I see people on TV buying snow shovels? Is this the first time it has ever snowed there?

[jimbo2012]

Most R made of plastic and break, also not needed every year they can't find them perhaps?

They were divorced and the wife took it? :1rotfl:

[njbchbum]

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They were divorced and the wife took it? :1rotfl:

she should have gotten a better attorney so that she could have hired someone to shovel the snow for her! :duck:

[janmcn]

I got home from work at 1 PM. All I can say is it's a lovely day for polar bears.

Wind kicking up makes it delightful. :icon_wink:

Will probably go out later to clean snow off the car so it doesn' pile too much on the roof. It looks like a wet snow that really s going to fall at 2 inches per hour starting at 6 PM. I predict it's going to closer to two feet of snow.

I am hunkered down for the weekend. :smiley:

I am keeping my fingers crossed for you that you don't lose power tonight. Please keep us posted on what is happening and stay 'hunkered down'.

[striveforhealth]

Been watching. Our dear friends and close neighbors just left for Dover, New Hampshire this morning.

I hope that they can dig out to return back to Lower Paradise.

Graciegirl - we're right down the road from Dover. It's not fit for man, woman or beast out there - hope they made it ok. They've even "banned" driving in Mass for all but emergency vehicles. Given how folks drive in Mass (I grew up there)...should have banned it long ago!

[kbace6]

9660

So far so good. Still have power. Almost 2 feet of snow in the driveway, but 4+ feet at the end of the driveway. All you Northern folks know exactly what I am talking about.

I think I might wait until Sunday once the wind and blowing snow die down before I go out and clean it all up. It's just a though. I have plenty of milk and bread, :) so no need to head out anywhere.

[senior citizen]

So far so good. Still have power. Almost 2 feet of snow in the driveway, but 4+ feet at the end of the driveway. All you Northern folks know exactly what I am talking about.

I think I might wait until Sunday once the wind and blowing snow die down before I go out and clean it all up. It's just a though. I have plenty of milk and bread, :) so no need to head out anywhere.

Massachusetts and Connecticut got the worst of it......for sure.
I'm glad you still have power. I would have hated to lose our oil furnace.

Hubby just got back in from snowblowing the driveway which is on a steep incline/decline and said it was only about nine inches at the most. No drifting here where we are in southwestern Vermont. He then power shoveled the front steps and front porch...........and threw down ice melt all over the driveway............our neighbor had offered to plow us out but we're early birds and my husband decided to just go out and get it over with...........it's already melting.

The town salt trucks and sanders and plows came down our road at 5 a.m........hubby got out there shortly after 6 a.m.

Not to diminish the powerful blizzard (winds, drifting, accumulation) for the coastal states.........but this snowfall was what we would call "small stuff" compared to the ones we'd get much more frequently while raising our children. They didn't call snow days off from school unless it was a true blizzard back then..........as daily snow was just a fact of life in Vermont.

But we know our grandson up in northern Vermont is really going to get to finally enjoy his LLBEAN sonar tube which is huge.........for sledding. All the kids will have fun today, for sure. Not to mention the skiiers. Our 56 year old neighbor across the road just left to go up into the mountains to ski...........(last year was practically snowless in Vermont and very unusual, so all skiiers are taking advantage of this new snow).

In our minds, it is almost springtime**. The months have flown by since Thanksgiving.

**In some sunny spots, the crocus' are already popping up.

[Ecuadog]

This morning's view from my brother's front door on the north shore of Long Island, NY.

http://ecuadog.com/images/snow_20130209.jpg

[BostonCelt]

Weather Channel reports the entire city of Quincy, MA....population 'bout 90,000...is without power.

[kbace6]

Sr.,

Worcester MA has been the "jackpot". I live only a few miles from the airport which is where the official total is tallied. The latest I heard was 27.5". It's not as bad as it sounds though. It was in the teens here last night, so it is very light and fluffy snow, not that heavy muck. If we keep our power, I won't have to go out to start the generator. In truth,I like the snow and using the snow-blower from time to time. But if I had to go out every week, I would be in The Villages a lot sooner than planned.

[G&P SSSKI]

watching the weather channel now and don't miss it. retired from the lines this pass april after 41 years . nice to sit in the chair and enjoy a hot cup of coffee.:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:

[senior citizen]

Weather Channel reports the entire city of Quincy, MA....population 'bout 90,000...is without power.

Wow. I remember Quincy well....when our daughter and her husband lived there while working in Boston.......

That's a shame. We depend so much on electricity for everything.

[LOU924]

Still snowing in Clinton Ct.till at least noon according to Ch 8 news..So far 30plus inches..Drifts of 5-6 ft.. All roads in state are closed,only emergency vehicles allowed..Plows are stuck in many towns.. Never saw a plow in my area,temp is 12 degrees and wind still gusting... This is as bad as the "78" blizzard...Definitely not a good golf day!!!!

LOU

[DAWN MARIE]

I just spoke with my dad in Maine and it's still coming down. The worst storm he said he's ever seen. Not only has he lived in Maine his entire life he was also a fireman who had to shovel out hydrants after snow storms. His doors are all blocked with snow and the only way out is thru his garage door.

I remember the blizzard of '78. Back then we had no snow blower. My brothers and I did all the shoveling. I still remember how high the snow banks were. We had two weeks off from school. To me the three sweetest words in the English language back then were "no school tomorrow."

[jimbo2012]

Just spoke with my son Suffolk county North shore LI,

about 2' +

Only 10,000 without power that is nothing out of several million.

Problem is abandoned cars on many hwy's, most roads are closed.

[D Lasher]

sitting at 28 inches and still snowing!!! I think we have the record so far.

[mulligan]

Which hill are you on ?

[spk7951]

Talked to my folks on Cape Cod earlier and they had about 8" of snow with another 6 - 9" forecasted before ending later today. Power has gone on and off six times overnight. They tried to start a fire in the fireplace but the wind is so strong it blew the smoke back down the chimney. Gusts to 80mph.

One of my sisters is in Suffield CT and she reported 30" of snow around 8am this morning and still snowing.

We have been watching some of the live news streaming from NBC30 with reporters out all over CT.

[D Lasher]

Which hill are you on ?

I see you are from Worcester. We will be snowbirds (closing March 7) in Gilchrist... will have to get together!!!

[2BNTV]

We got 30 inches in Bridgeport. I barely can open the front door to my condo as they haven't shoveled the sideway as of yet. Looks like three feet or more surrounding the car so I think I'll wait a while before digging my car free from it's space. At least they plowed the drieway. One part of CT got 42 inches of snow.

One home in Bridgeport had it's roof cave in and one man fell off of his roof trying to clear the snow off. OMG, I hope he turns out to be ok. The roads are impassable as many people are stuck on I95 so I won't be going anywhere this weekend until it's time to go to work. That's a nasty four letter word. :smiley:

The storm has a captive audience as we got walloped.

[Pat_RI]

We have over 2 feet of snow here in RI with 5 foot drifts and no electricity. It's 20 degrees with gusts up to 40 mph. Brrr.

[2BNTV]

We have over 2 feet of snow here in RI with 5 foot drifts and no electricity. It's 20 degrees with gusts up to 40 mph. Brrr.

I hear the wind whipping around from inside my apartment so I am in no rush to go out and be brutalized by the elements. :cold:

[Mudder]

My daughter was mandatory evacuated from Salisbury Beach in Ma. Hopefully they'll get to go back home soon now that high tide has passed. Never lost electricity but wind was howling all night on the beach.
Ma. Govenor really made some great decisions so that roads, etc... were clear of cars and can be plowed.

[sueandskip]

Run forest run ! ! !

[graciegirl]

We got 30 inches in Bridgeport. I barely can open the front door to my condo as they haven't shoveled the sideway as of yet. Looks like three feet or more surrounding the car so I think I'll wait a while before digging my car free from it's space. At least they plowed the drieway. One part of CT got 42 inches of snow.

One home in Bridgeport had it's roof cave in and one man fell off of his roof trying to clear the snow off. OMG, I hope he turns out to be ok. The roads are impassable as many people are stuck on I95 so I won't be going anywhere this weekend until it's time to go to work. That's a nasty four letter word. :smiley:

The storm has a captive audience as we got walloped.


Stay safe Joe. We want you to LIVE THE DREAM!

[Schaumburger]

Stay safe Joe. We want you to LIVE THE DREAM!

:agree: Joe, after surviving the Blizzard of 2013, you really deserve to be in TV. Hope you all in the northeast can dig out soon and stay safe.

[shcisamax]

We got 30 inches in Bridgeport. I barely can open the front door to my condo as they haven't shoveled the sideway as of yet. Looks like three feet or more surrounding the car so I think I'll wait a while before digging my car free from it's space. At least they plowed the drieway. One part of CT got 42 inches of snow.

One home in Bridgeport had it's roof cave in and one man fell off of his roof trying to clear the snow off. OMG, I hope he turns out to be ok. The roads are impassable as many people are stuck on I95 so I won't be going anywhere this weekend until it's time to go to work. That's a nasty four letter word. :smiley:

The storm has a captive audience as we got walloped.

I am so glad we left last April. Having snow shoveled off the roof was the last straw for us.

[jimbo2012]

Remember they just finished with Sandy

[2BNTV]

It's been quite a year with Sandy, (2012), the the blizzard of 2013. I think the weather in TV will be a serious upgrade. :smiley:

I dug out my car yesterday and helped my neighbior dig out her car as she is not too stable on her feet. I feel some backache today but I' m glad I got that out of the way. Suppose to rain tomorrow so maybe some of the snow will wash away. More snow coming on Wednesday but it doesn't look like it will be much. It was real cold last night especially with the wind whipping around so I stayed home and read a book, (was not on TOTV much of yesterday).

I think someone told me yesterday the condo will have trucks here today to remove the snow as there is too much to push it into a corner. The next town over got 35 inches and one town in CT, got 42 inches. The roads are not in good shape and it is recommended everyone stay off of them until the plows can work their magic. One plow got stuck four times yesterday. I saw a line of cars on I95 that were stuck and or waiting for it to clear up.

I guess some people had to get somwehere but it was prudent to stay home and be safe. Some cars were left stranded.

Oh Well, tomorrow is another day and hopefully, the roads won't be treacherous.

[2BNTV]

Check out picture 19. It was exactly like the cars in my condo lot.

http://kb.iu.edu/data/arnd.html#adsxp

[lpkshop]

I made it. Just landed! NO MORE SNOW for me