Noreaster comin' in now

Noreaster comin\' in now

We have a typical February noreaster just starting now. We're expecting about 50 cm (close to 2 ft.) of snow, with 90 km/hr winds (50 mph). Strangely, I feel well equipped in the light and battery department. I'm expecting the power to go out later when the inevitable tree damage occurs. Anyone in the US northeast (Maine) expecting similar conditions? Weather forecaster says this is the worst weather we'll be having since Hurricane Juan roared through in late summer/early fall.
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It's gonna be a doozy!! About 2 feet already out on the patio out back. Just got a call from work.... don't bother coming in.... And.... it's just starting. I'm sure we'll have 3 feet or more. Record territory. More later.

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Hope your telephone lines are underground and your brouser is on a laptop with plenty of batteries!

Stay warm.

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We got about 6 inches of snow in southeastern MA from that storm yesterday.

Have Fun

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Seeing as how I now live more than 1000 miles south of you guys I'm having a lovely sunny day (but cold for the locals anyway) But I remember with some fondness the snowstorms we used to get in Chicago and Wisconsin where I've lived before. Course I'd be less fond of it if I were actually under it again with the prospect of having to get the driveway cleaned out and off to work in the morning... My wife was what they called "essential personnel" at the hospital when were were in wisconsin and had to go in no matter what!

Start shoveling now /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif It's a lot easier to shovel 1 foot of snow twice than 2 feet of show once!

Good luck, stay safe, use your lights /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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http://www.940news.com/news/news.cfm?dir=national&file=n021935A&n=1

Nova Scotia paralysed by powerful blizzard, declares state of emergency

at 12:47 on February 19, 2004, EST.
MICHAEL TUTTON

"HALIFAX (CP) - The Nova Scotia government declared a state of emergency and told most people not to come into work Thursday as a wicked blizzard lashed the province with strong winds and heavy snow.

Snow-swept highways and roads throughout the province were deserted, all public schools were closed and most flights were cancelled at the Halifax International Airport. The storm was expected to dump more than 60 centimetres of snow in some parts of the region. As of 10 a.m. local time, 47 cm had already fallen on Halifax.

"It's full-tilt pretty much everywhere right now," said Darin Borgel, a Environment Canada meteorologist in Halifax. "The strong winds and . . . accumulating snow will continue into this evening."

Snow drifts were waist high around Halifax. Those who ventured out had to shield their eyes against the fierce combination of wet, driving snow and gale-force winds.

In the downtown core, one cross-country skier was seen making his way along the middle of the street past the snow-blocked sidewalks...."

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Just finished clearing the driveway and walkway to the back. We have an 8 HP snowblower and a couple of times I almost stalled it when the muffler got blocked briefly and when snow accumulated on the top of the motor. The drifts were higher than the top of the snowblower so it was slow going for a while. Power went out too, but only for about an hour. Just starting to get dark here now... power might still go out later on. Street is still unplowed out front (rural area). Trapped in the house until they plow it. Snow is much too deep for our Plymouth Voyager van.

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http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040219.wstorm0219a/BNStory/Front/

"The Nova Scotia capital [Halifax] resembled an ice-age wasteland Thursday as a record 77 centimetres of snow fell on the city by late afternoon. Another 10 to 15 centimetres was expected.

The thick, smothering blanket prompted the Nova Scotia government to declare its first-ever province-wide state of emergency — something not even hurricane Juan could muster just four months before."

30 inches = 77 cm; if another 15 cm falls, that'll make it a total of 36 inches or 3 feet of snow. That beats the 32 inches I remember in Halifax in 1961.

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We're supposed to get it tomorrow night, but I'm just on the edge - so probably mixed snow and rain for about 24 hours. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Frankly, I'd rather have a foot or two of snow than 2-6" of freezing slush. Less damage and so much easier to clean up.

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I drove through Maine one winter on the way back to Nova Scotia from Florida. It had been warmer earlier and there were a few deep tire tracks in the slush. It had then frozen hard as a rock when I drove through at night. I think I put about 20,000 miles of wear and tear on my suspension on that one trip through Maine.

Driving at night through Maine in the summer can be an interesting experience too. Dark and narrow roads with lots of curves, no shoulders, very little paint markings on the pavement, tall trees on each side of the road and often, no moon to help.

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/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinser2.gif tell me about it!

@ least we didn't see any of that snow tho,

the shovel shall remain put away!