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Major East Coast Storm to Hit Mid-Atlantic and New England Tuesday
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talisayNon
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From my boi at Jaysweather:
:lol stay safe guys
:lol stay safe guys
The storm will drop 1-3 inches by 5PM tomorrow as it reaches the coast further south near the Outer Banks. It will rapidly intensify and stall near Montauk for almost a day straight when it finally leaves the area Wednesday afternoon. So, it will drop between 12-36 inches in a 24 hour period from Monday evening to Wednesday morning.
Oh COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!! Damn the timing!
smokeandmirrors
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Turns out the GFS is still garbage for this storm. Euro reigns supreme.
ALL HAIL THE ECMWF
ALL HAIL THE ECMWF
this is the only map of vermont i can find at the moment.
Doesn't look *too* terrible, hopefully. Thanks man!
Christopher
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Oh geeze car accidents are at an all time high during this please drive safely
The guy can barely put sentences together.
Scientists, the NWS, seasoned forecasters.
Not me or a guy who creates acronyms (I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt) for this.
mmazurkiewicz
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bigger than the blizzard of 96?
fuuuuuuuu.......
fuuuuuuuu.......
maquiladora
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Seriously. This looks brutal.
The Last Wizard
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Can't wait for this! Just gonna be annoying hearing everyone complain:/
Bill Nye just proved to me today why you shouldn't trust scientists though!
So we just sit back and relax and enjoy the view from the window?
My roommates and I all grew up in Miami, so we're excited but also wondering if we should prepare like one prepares for a hurricane.
One of the only perks of living in an apartment building I suppose. No shoveling for me. And no car to worry about!
smokeandmirrors
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Never been in a snow storm. What should I expect?
If you get a chance, stand outside when it's not a complete blizzard or when it's over. The snow muffles everything so it's probably (depending on where you are) the quietest you'll ever hear it. It's so serene.
Mercury Fred
Banned
Fuck snow.
Fuck winter.
Fuck this storm.
Fuck winter.
Fuck this storm.
Never been in a snow storm. What should I expect?
The short version is, prepare to be stuck wherever you're at for 2-4 days at least, possibly a week depending on where you are and how soon the roads are cleared (rural places get cleared last, but side streets in some sections of Philadelphia get cleared when they melt, so.....). White-out conditions and significant drifting (let's say 4-6 feet) due to the winds. Potential power outages due to the weight of snow on trees and branches and dumb people ramming into electrical poles.
Preparation wise, grocery stores will have empty shelves for water, bread, eggs and milk, expect long lines at checkout and gas stations. Everyone will get a crazed look in their eyes like it's the end of the world and fights have been known to break out between the various sub-classes of moron.
As long as you have power and your employers understand that getting to work is not as important as staying alive, just stay inside and stay warm.
Thank you! This is very helpful.
fluffydelusions
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The thing I hate most about snow is when it starts to melt and you have the huge puddles under it you can't see and you step right into that shit.
Demoncarnotaur
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I can't recall the last time we saw some actual heavy snowfall from these systems. I'll be surprised if he get something remotely substantial.
Dmncnby2k9
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working insurance now makes me hate snow even more, but hopefully an off day on Tuesday!
That's going to be a problem.
Last storm I didn't have power for around six days.
I'm going to have six days to create my shiv.
2010. Snowmageddon.
Slayer-33
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Oh shit lol.. *Runs*
mmazurkiewicz
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hmm, well i'm north of NYC so perhaps the 96 storm differed, but i recall having like 3 or 4 feet of snow.
but i was like 8 years old so maybe it was smaller than i remember.
but thats weak. biggest ever snowstorm in NYC was 2 feet? lol.
MickeyKnox
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Well alright then, let's go.
Never been in a snow storm. What should I expect?
If you've never driven in the snow before be VERY careful, if possible just don't drive. It's not like driving in the rain, basically your car will be in one long hopefully controlled skid. If you do have to drive go slow, don't worry about people blowing past you, their idiots that will probably crash. Do not lock your breaks, if they lock ease up. If you start sliding don't over correct, turn the wheels where you want to go and gently apply power.
maquiladora
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Yeah those are just records for the city. Other areas got a lot more snow in 96.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_blizzard_of_1996
Demoncarnotaur
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True! But that one sorta caught us all by surprise.
Either way, it's been too long since we got hit with major snowfall.
I drive so slow I feel like a grandma. I'll go 25 in a 45 zone. People will be swerving around me. The first time I rev up to 30-35 and start sliding I remember why I'm going 25 in a 45.
Delicious Waffles
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I'm a substitute teacher and have to work tomorrow and Wednesday. Just hoping I, as well as everyone else in NYC, could get home easily tomorrow afternoon. After that, bring it on.
jamesinclair
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Folks, if you drive to work be very careful.
People are going to be looking out the window for when the flurries change to snow.
When that happens EVERYBODY will leave work at the exact same time. As in, everybody will be rushing out to beat the traffic.
The schools will early dismiss and government will close
That means compete gridlock.
Just as the snow increases in intensity.
Guess who can't plow in gridlock?
Guess who starts getting stuck in the gridlock?
The timing is absolutely perfect for chaos.
Keep three days worth of rations in your car, including toilet paper
People are going to be looking out the window for when the flurries change to snow.
When that happens EVERYBODY will leave work at the exact same time. As in, everybody will be rushing out to beat the traffic.
The schools will early dismiss and government will close
That means compete gridlock.
Just as the snow increases in intensity.
Guess who can't plow in gridlock?
Guess who starts getting stuck in the gridlock?
The timing is absolutely perfect for chaos.
Keep three days worth of rations in your car, including toilet paper
I just got a call from CL&P telling me about the storm, glad they're doing that although I'm already ready. This seems like the big test for all the supposed upgrades they made after Snowpocalypse a few years back, so hopefully I make it through this without losing power again.
That was a big one for me in a storm a few years back (spring 2011-ish). Shitty conditions but I had to make the 40-min highway drive, and the snow was so bad that it was frosting my front window faster than my car was defrosting it. Fortunately there weren't many people on the highway, so I pulled to the side of the road to clear off my car. A cop stopped near me and told me that I was still apparently in the road (I literally could not see the lines). I was pretty freaked out during/after that drive.
Never again. Fortunately I'm at a job now where we can just work from home in shitty conditions, it's so much less stressful.
That was a big one for me in a storm a few years back (spring 2011-ish). Shitty conditions but I had to make the 40-min highway drive, and the snow was so bad that it was frosting my front window faster than my car was defrosting it. Fortunately there weren't many people on the highway, so I pulled to the side of the road to clear off my car. A cop stopped near me and told me that I was still apparently in the road (I literally could not see the lines). I was pretty freaked out during/after that drive.
Never again. Fortunately I'm at a job now where we can just work from home in shitty conditions, it's so much less stressful.
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