BS: Is it snowing where you live?

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Rasener
Date: 12 Jan 10 - 04:57 PM

In the UK

My brother has been stuck in snow on the A38 just below Exeter where there has been an accident, for over 5 hours now. His wife saw his car on the BBC News at 6pm tonight, becuase she recognised the number plate,
He has texted me and seems to be OK

Seems like he is snuggling into 3 beautiful voluptuous very fit young ladies, who have abandoned their cars for the comfort of his. :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Rumncoke
Date: 12 Jan 10 - 05:39 PM

I just looked outside and it is raining, so even the pitiful little bit of snow we had has been washed away.

I supose I should be glad that this part of the world - Poole, on the South coast of England, is not subject to the cruel weather that most of the UK has suffered, but I can't help feeling rather deprived.

We had cold temperatures and ice, but all the snow we have been promised just never materialised, even though the weather forecast showed snowflakes right over us.

I supose that we might wake up tomorrow and find a foot of snow on the ground, but I would not bet on it.

Anne Croucher

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: gnu
Date: 12 Jan 10 - 05:42 PM

I was cahttin at Skarpi a while ago... raining in Iceland.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Ebbie
Date: 12 Jan 10 - 07:42 PM

"melter": the stuff they put on the streets and sidewalks (pavements) to break down the snow and ice. I don't know what kind they are using right now.

We've gotten a lot of snow in Juneau, Alaska, the last couple of days and it is beautiful. However, they have forecast rising temperatures for this weekend so it could get messy.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Ebbie
Date: 13 Jan 10 - 12:57 PM

We're under a new Winter Storm Advisory- this is the 4th one. They had been expecting rising temperatures and rain each but have had to revise each day. At this point, we, the common people, just dun know.

but it sure is pretty. On this morning's walk with my dog I tramped a few exits through the pillowed snow berms to the street with an eye toward crossing - but I found few places low enough to enter the other side. At a certain point I planned to tramp a path to the pier but the wharf itself was too deep for tramping and I had to give it up. My dog is ecstatic- she rolled and tunnelled and periodically disappeared from view.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: gnu
Date: 13 Jan 10 - 02:23 PM

According to Environment Canada, it is snowing lightly and has been since yesterday when EC said "blowing snow" in the afternoon.

Odd... brilliant sunshine, no wind.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Mrrzy
Date: 13 Jan 10 - 03:18 PM

Still a ton of snow on the ground here -it is only just getting above freezing during the day!

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: gnu
Date: 26 Jan 10 - 03:32 PM

7C and rain. T-shirt weather. Yippee... winter is over! >;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 26 Jan 10 - 08:42 PM

Still snowing.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: katlaughing
Date: 27 Jan 10 - 01:21 PM

I don't effing believe it, but it IS snowing here, again! Huge, dropping straight down flakes, piling up on top of little bits of old snow and we haven't been out of the 20-30s F in a couple of months. Most unusual for the Banana Belt of Colorado!

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: gnu
Date: 27 Jan 10 - 02:37 PM

+6, sunny, light wind... the old folks are getting nervous.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: gnu
Date: 27 Jan 10 - 02:39 PM

BTW. I haven't mentioned in a while that I live in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Don't much matter WHAT the weather is if you don't know WHERE it is.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Naemanson
Date: 27 Jan 10 - 06:11 PM

My students and co-workers are complaining about the cold. It got down to 74 degrees in Guam last night. No snow yet.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: katlaughing
Date: 27 Jan 10 - 07:16 PM

Hahaha, Brett! You and Amos must get together.:-)

gnu, it's all the same no matter where ya are in Canuckistan, ain't it? **VBG**

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Amos
Date: 27 Jan 10 - 07:40 PM

Right now we're fending off a winter assault of bright yellow light falling from the sky. Interferes with driving and sleeping. Dunno what's become of the weather anymore. Damn sunlight never stops falling.



A

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: gnu
Date: 27 Jan 10 - 08:13 PM

kat... no... the weather here is actually quite fascinating as we are influenced by the Gulf Stream, the captive Appalacian Mountains. the North Atlantic with a fetch from the nor'east that reaches past Newfoundland, the fact that the Northumberland Straight has the warmest waters north of the Carolinas, that storms from the south stall over the Isthmus of Chignecto for days.... I could go on.

And, yes... I knew what you meant... just took the opportunity to say... we can get -40C to +40C, rain blown up your ass and snow bury your ass. It's always fun. I have pics.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: ragdall
Date: 27 Jan 10 - 08:14 PM

Cloudy, -1ºC in "Northern" BC (that's in Canada), no new snow for a couple of days. More snow is expected Friday when my son makes his weekly 200km drive home from work for the weekend. :(

Drove by a nearby high school on Monday, -6ºC, t-shirt weather -- kids were walking home without coats.

rags

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: gnu
Date: 27 Jan 10 - 08:23 PM

Yo rags! Talked to a buddy of mine in Texas today and told him it was T-shirt weather here.... he freaked! 16 where he is and he had a jacket and hat on! I guess it's what you are not used to.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: katlaughing
Date: 27 Jan 10 - 11:16 PM

Sounds like parts of Wyoming, gnu! (Glad you knew what I meant.:-)

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Mrrzy
Date: 30 Jan 10 - 04:19 PM

So far another 6" - likely a foot by tomorrow, it's lovely again...

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Rumncoke
Date: 30 Jan 10 - 09:17 PM

Still no snow in Central South of England.

We had a couple of inches at the most, which melted after a few days and nothing since - though more has fallen regularly in other parts of England for weeks.

Anne Croucher

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Bill D
Date: 30 Jan 10 - 10:09 PM

Yeah, we got it again in DC area...maybe 7=8 inches? It was cold, so was light & easy to scoop out of the way. (We often get wet snow here, at 31° or so, and I HATE shoveling that slop)

It will be back above freezing next few days, and this will gradually go away. (It better...we have our one day Mid-Winter festival next Saturday!)

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Donuel
Date: 30 Jan 10 - 10:27 PM

Its 14 out and snowing mini crystals like like
like it does every morning in Buffalo

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Bill D
Date: 30 Jan 10 - 10:35 PM

hmmm.. my weather program says 18°, but that's 'Silver Spring'. I can't see my thermometer, and it's not real accurate anyway.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: gnomad
Date: 31 Jan 10 - 04:39 AM

I thought we had had our dose with what fell before Christmas and running onwards, it had mostly cleared by last weekend.

On Friday it started again with icy pellets blowing horizontally, though not a lot was lying.

Yesterday more of the same, and a couple of inches had built up, I shovelled the balcony clear-ish once the wind died and sun came out, but this morning reveals that there was no more melting and all the bits I didn't get to have frozen hard - should have found that blasted brush while I had the chance.

Still, we shouldn't grumble, I have never checked but am told we are on roughly the same line of latitude as Moscow. It is only the Gulf Stream that keeps our climate as warm as it is, so any of you guys who are down that way...Thanks, please keep it going.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 03 Feb 10 - 12:36 PM

I posted a snow picture on Mudcat facebook.

Skies are clear here, but it looks like the east coast is going to get more snow today.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Bill D
Date: 03 Feb 10 - 01:10 PM

We got snow last night here in DC, but this time it was wet & heavy at about 32°F. I went out and did 3" of shoveling at 10 PM, on the theory that it weighs less than 6" in the morning. Boy, was I right!

This morning, before the sun came out, the snow was falling from trees like a shower of white cotton-candy. It was a real "Winter Wonderland".

I'll post a couple of pics soon.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Bill D
Date: 03 Feb 10 - 01:19 PM

this morning

one more

Now the sun is out and it's just wet and already melting.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: maeve
Date: 03 Feb 10 - 01:56 PM

Snowing? Yup; first huge, lazy white feathers drifting down in white showers. Now it's the small, steady flakes falling at a steady pace as the system moves along toward to gnu in New Brunswick.

m

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Les from Hull
Date: 03 Feb 10 - 02:16 PM

We can usually say (in our vernacular) 'there's ner sner'. But now there is.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: gnu
Date: 03 Feb 10 - 02:41 PM

Bill... nice pics!

No snow here since we had a stall on the weekend... got twice as much as forecast. But, since, it's been tooooo cold... -25C last night. Kinda cool, tho (pun intended) as it went up to -4 but 1PM, sunny, no wind.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: GUEST,Geneaol
Date: 03 Feb 10 - 07:08 PM

It isn't snowing where I live. Sunny So.Cal.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: gnu
Date: 03 Feb 10 - 07:15 PM

Well... it ain't near as nice as where you are but we haven't had an earthquake or mudslide or fires or tornadoes or... for... ah... I been here 40 years.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Mrrzy
Date: 03 Feb 10 - 07:26 PM

Another few inches last night closed school today - but absolutely feet more are expected over the weekend, woohoo!

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: GUEST,beardedbruce
Date: 03 Feb 10 - 08:01 PM

D.C. 'likely' to see foot of snow this weekRate this story

D.C. gets snow but open for business
By Ted Starkey THE WASHINGTON TIMES

On the heels of the snowstorm that dropped up to 5 inches on the area overnight, the National Weather Service Wednesday afternoon issued a Winter Storm Watch for Washington and its surrounding counties, saying that it is "likely" 12 or more inches of snow will fall on the region between Friday morning through Saturday night.

The warning also said there is a "good chance" that some parts of the area will see up to 20 inches of the white stuff, and compared the potential snowfall of this system to that of the record-setting storm that disrupted the city with 20 inches or more of snow last December. The NWS expects the snow to being falling late Friday morning, and to plan for "substantial disruptions" in travel around the Washington and Baltimore areas this weekend.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Bill D
Date: 03 Feb 10 - 08:37 PM

nuts! This is not looking good for our annual Winter Mini-Festival!

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Ebbie
Date: 03 Feb 10 - 11:52 PM

Nice pictures, Bill D. I love southern woods.

I don't know what's going in o=in Juneau, Alaska. I swear it is like January in Oregon. Mild and drizzly.

I hope our winter isn't over.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: GUEST
Date: 04 Feb 10 - 02:18 AM

We had 4 inches of snow here today and there was a liberal leave policy in effect.

The Liberals could leave but the Conservatives had to stay and work.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: beardedbruce
Date: 04 Feb 10 - 09:51 AM

"The Liberals could leave but the Conservatives had to stay and work. "

Essential personnel only required?

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Ebbie
Date: 04 Feb 10 - 12:47 PM

Good one, bb. :)

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Bill D
Date: 04 Feb 10 - 12:53 PM

"The Liberals could leave but the Conservatives had to stay and work. "

translation...keep an eye on things so none of the liberals sneak in and DO any work...like actually passing a bill or something.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 04 Feb 10 - 09:53 PM

Getting out of Dodge just in time... (National Zoo)

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: gnu
Date: 05 Feb 10 - 04:08 PM

Run! The sky is falling.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Maryrrf
Date: 05 Feb 10 - 04:16 PM

Oh dear we're getting part of Snowmaggeddon here in Richmond. I'm tired of snow! Plus I sprained my ankle this morning. Don't mind me, I'm just venting....

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Bill D
Date: 05 Feb 10 - 04:29 PM

Sprained your ankle? awww... I TOLD folks not to go ski-jumping in this...

(really...sorry to hear it...rest!)

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 05 Feb 10 - 06:35 PM

Sorry to hear that, Mary!

I started this thread on Oct 3, after the snow storms had already started here in Montana. That's earlier than usual, and it never melted, just keeps piling up, snow on top of the last snow.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Maryrrf
Date: 05 Feb 10 - 06:54 PM

The ankle sprain had nothing to do with the snow - just general clutziness - somehow stepped wrong and oops - I was down. It's minor. But back to the snow - this is some storm. And from the reports it looks like the folks in DC are getting the full monty.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Bill D
Date: 05 Feb 10 - 08:08 PM

We does got snow.... I have shoveled and scraped 4 times now...maybe 6-8" worth. I guess that will mean that much less tomorrow, but I don't think it's gonna make much difference. At least my tall, physically capable son will be snowed in with us tomorrow, and can help.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 06 Feb 10 - 11:52 AM

More snow moved in here, too, last night, and it's still snowing.
Yes, it's great to have a young son here to shovel it!!

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Ebbie
Date: 06 Feb 10 - 12:30 PM

It is not snowing where I live. In fact, it's almost spooky- here it is early February and it is so mild out there that it's like living a thousand miles farther south. No wind, no edge to the air (remember, the ice fields are just above us and we usually notice that), just a light drizzle barely wet the pavement. I just checked out record highs and for this date it was 48 degrees in 1977, average high being 33.

Our temperatures have been running around 43 degrees- at this rate the bears will soon be out and about.