The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #31574 Message #413172
Posted By: Night Owl
07-Mar-01 - 11:56 PM
Thread Name: BS: NorEast Blizzard? Batten down & check in
Subject: RE: BS: NorEast Blizzard? Batten down & check in
Just checking in from Cape Cod. Minimal snow amounts..(sent it all to New Hampshire). High winds and 30 foot seas were a problem last night....I haven't heard yet if the flood tides broke through any of the sand "spits" and dunes that protect our natural resources here. Heard today that people a bit north of here (in Winthrop. Mass.) were picking up lobsters (and boulders)from the street after this morning's high tide. In defense of the weathermen's forecasting this storm.....yes..I agree they got overly "jubilant" in their tone during the broadcasts....but in their profession.....a storm this difficult to forecast (two systems etc.) and predict a future path....rarely happens to this magnitude. I think they get excited just as much as a musician finally mastering a good song and getting ready to "perform" it would. Personally, I'm thankful they covered it as well as they did. Although the storm hit here some 12-24 hours later than predicted, ALL of our fishing fleets made it to inner harbors and were safe. AND our Coast Guard received NO emergency rescue calls throughout the storm. Seems to me they're "damned if they do and damned if they don't." When a life is lost at sea here.....due to foul weather...the first question asked is "Why wasn't a storm warning issued?" (Done ranting now...)