NE & Tristate area, you ready for the 'historic' big storm Mon-Tuesday?

[Zeze]

http://www.weather.com/weather/aler...areaid=NJZ006&office=KOKX&etn=0001&tid=556623

Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
Sun, Jan 25, 3:40 pm EST
... BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS... NEW YORK CITY AND SURROUNDING IMMEDIATE SUBURBS... LONG ISLAND... AND MOST OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.
* HAZARD TYPES... HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 20 TO 30 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR EXPECTED LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
* WINDS... NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH... STRONGEST ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND.
* VISIBILITIES... ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES... IN THE LOWER 20S.
* TIMING... LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY MORNING... WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BY THE EVENING RUSH. SNOW WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY MONDAY EVENING... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS FROM ABOUT MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS... LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS... WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SECONDARY AND TERTIARY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
ALL UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON... TO ALLOW PEOPLE ALREADY ON THE ROAD TO SAFELY REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS BEFORE THE HEAVY SNOW BEGINS... AND TO ALLOW SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT TO BEGIN TO CLEAR ROADS.
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... CRIPPLING AND POTENTIALLY HISTORIC BLIZZARD TO IMPACT THE AREA FROM LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...

Uh oh. They used the word 'historic'.

 

[Printer Bandit]

 

[DrPizza]

Kind of bummed that we're not going to be affected in Western NY. I could go for a nice snow storm.

 

[Captante]

Kind of bummed that we're not going to be affected in Western NY. I could go for a nice snow storm.

Wanna trade? :\


*(coastal Connecticut)

 

[Jeff7]

Here's a detailed writeup.

 

[sandorski]

That's a lot of snow all at once.

 

[amdhunter]

I bet it'll rain.

 

[Captante]

Here's a detailed writeup.

Thanks for that ... I feel even better now!

 

[Capt Caveman]

Ugh!

 

[Balt]

aaaaaaaand DC gets basically nothing after a week of hype.

/le sigh

 

[Captante]

aaaaaaaand DC gets basically nothing after a week of hype.

/le sigh

Last time I checked "nothing" doesn't need to be shoveled!

Stop complaining!

 

[DrPizza]

Wanna trade? :\


*(coastal Connecticut)

Sure. Haven't had a snow day this year. So, that much snow = day off. Plus, I can handle 3 or 4 feet of snow without much of a hassle (though I still haven't stuck the chains on my tractor).

 

[angminas]

You know where you are? You in Woonsocket, baby. You gonna die.

 

[JEDI]

aaaaaaaand DC gets basically nothing after a week of hype.

/le sigh

huh? 3-6" last I heard this afternoon.

and I'm shocked the most snow nyc ever had was 27" and that was in 2006.
2nd highest was 26" in 1947

 

[Brainonska511]

I wouldn't really have to do anything - plenty of food in my apartment and I'm not responsible for clearing snow. However, my parents asked me to come back home to LI tomorrow night to help out since my dad can't do too much these days, so I'll probably be out there shoveling. I hate clearing snow.

 

[blipblop]

Snow blower primed and ready to go...

 

[JEDI]

Snow blower primed and ready to go...

aint going to do u much good vs 30"

 

[Capt Caveman]

aint going to do u much good vs 30"

Sure will

 

[JulesMaximus]

It was 82 degrees here today. Just closed the sliding door to the patio for the night as it is getting chilly now (63 degrees).

I'm originally from upstate New York. Don't miss it one single bit.

 

[Chaotic42]

I'm jealous. I moved to Saint Louis with the expectation of bitter cold and snow and it's been in the 60s the whole time. It's finally 31 and I've got the window and sliding door open.

 

[Crono]

I have the option of working from home, but doesn't look like anyone at my lab is going in during my shift (graveyard) tomorrow.

 

[mmntech]

Sucks for those people. It's been a very dry winter so far around here. Hardly any snow on the ground in the city. More up north, though that's mostly lake effect stuff.

 

[nageov3t]

not looking forward to having to shovel, but otherwise I'm all set.

made a big pot of chili tonight that should last for a couple days, along with the usual staples (eggs, cheese, etc) and snacks... I lucked out with the perfect parking spot under the overpass by my house too, so at least I shouldn't have to worry about digging out my car.

 

[Captante]

Sure. Haven't had a snow day this year. So, that much snow = day off. Plus, I can handle 3 or 4 feet of snow without much of a hassle (though I still haven't stuck the chains on my tractor).

And if the tractor breaks down you could just harness up the goats!

Seriously though I just hate dealing with the mess. Oh well.

 

[AMD64Blondie]

Thank god for living in Portland,OR,where we basically never get these crazy high amounts of snow.

(the most I've seen was about 10 inches of snow back during the Blizzard of 1996.)