BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 03 Feb 26 - 07:10 PM

I finally heard from my friend in Richmond, Virginia,
whom I had asked (e-mail) about the outcome of that storm.

They had freezing rain that fell for a long time, which froze ...
they are measuring the ice in inches of thickness.
As in, three to four inches of solid ice on a typical driveway.
One gentleman cleared his driveway using a pickaxe, a sledgehammer, and finally a snow shovel, or so I am told.

I think ice storms are the worst.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 31 Jan 26 - 10:28 PM

It's quiet and very very cold in my part of Southern New England.
Farther south it is not so quiet.
A storm is battering the southern maritime states/coasts.
That storm is getting ready to move out to sea.
But it will still kick up winds, which will move north into my area.
Bonechilling cold plus increased winds make it dangerous to be outside.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: Donuel
Date: 27 Jan 26 - 05:32 AM

A catastrophic raw sewerage spill into DC's Potomac River dumped 300 million gallons of poo into DC at the start of the snow. E coli is 12,000 times higher than normal. The problem is just now starting to be addressed because of the cold. Insert joke here.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 26 Jan 26 - 06:30 PM

My part of southern New England (US)
got about fifteen inches of snow.
No ice storm here, thank goodness.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: Donuel
Date: 25 Jan 26 - 04:57 PM

One million are without power in this ice storm. WOW this snow is heavy.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: Donuel
Date: 24 Jan 26 - 09:51 AM

It's 10 F here in DC, but NYC will have Day After Tomorrow temps of 40 to 50 below zero F.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: Donuel
Date: 23 Jan 26 - 06:42 PM

40 million Americans.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 23 Jan 26 - 03:30 PM

How many Mudcatters are in the path of the oncoming snowstorm?
I know of two or three off the top of my head, here in the U. S.
And think of Max at State College, PA -- he must be in the path of it as well.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 20 Jan 26 - 08:28 AM

Another long cold spell here, with temperatures staying below freezing.
The snow we have on the ground ought to stay put for some time now.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 17 Jan 26 - 09:30 AM

New England got a few inches of snow overnight, and it's going to continue snowing today.
It's the dry powdery kind, which is good for clearing and plowing and so on.
Everything looks picture-pretty with the new snow outlining every branch on the bare trees.
The roads are plowed and salted; the parking lots, still getting there.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: Donuel
Date: 09 Jan 26 - 05:54 AM

It's 60°F here today and tomorrow.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: MaJoC the Filk
Date: 06 Jan 26 - 09:04 AM

We've had snow in Oxfordshire for a couple of days. Herself reports that the local news have issued a yellow snow warning.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 03 Jan 26 - 02:43 PM

It's been below freezing for days (and nights) in southern New England.
This coming week it's supposed to get above freezing,
but I will believe that when I see it.
Right now we still have several inches of snow on the ground.
It's been good weather for thermal underwear.
I just went and bought some new pairs of warm socks.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 01 Jan 26 - 02:39 PM

Up to 70 here on New Year's Day. I'll take the dogs for a walk and see who else is home and out in their yards for a quick hello. Next week there is a better chance of rain. We got nothing from all of the weather than hit California, it must have drifted way to the NE.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 01 Jan 26 - 09:40 AM

Another year, another few inches of dry powdery snow,
and a clear blue sky and frigid sunshine.
Happy New Year!

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 29 Dec 25 - 04:34 PM

Narrowly avoided an ice storm here, the conditions were too warm.
But it's going to stay cold all week, as in below freezing.
And there's a wind advisory at this moment.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 26 Dec 25 - 01:47 PM

I was misinformed. The snow starts this evening and could last for a while. Then there is to be more snow next week. Could accumulate somewhat.
We didn't have a white Christmas, but we may have a white New Year's Eve
in this part of the Northeast.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 24 Dec 25 - 06:58 PM

Looking ahead to the first weekend of January,
and my area is supposed to get a lot more snow than usual then.
For now I'm just thankful that it isn't icy underfoot.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 23 Dec 25 - 08:03 AM

SNowing again, and that means, oddly, that things are a little warmer.
Shouldn't be too much snow in this part of New England;
Buffalo, NY, however, always gets clobbered with snow. (I have a friend over there.)

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 19 Dec 25 - 01:08 PM

Today it was so warm and rainy that
the earthworms came out on the sidewalks. Boy, are they in for a shock.
It is to start snowing around sundown, with plunging temperatures.
I'm worried that everything will ice over.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 17 Dec 25 - 01:34 PM

The thaw is finally underway, and in a day or two there will be rain,
followed by plunging temperatures.
I'm scared everything will freeze into ice.
But today the sun is out and the snow is sliding off the roofs,,
and the icicles are melting fast.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 13 Dec 25 - 07:24 PM

It's just so cold.
My thermal underwear is getting a workout in this weather.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 11 Dec 25 - 08:05 PM

Here in the Land of Oz we are heading towards a hotter-than-usual summer - bushfires have already started - Hailstorm batters western NSW as homes destroyed in bushfire - a long way from Sydney, but we've also had fires to Sydney's north, again nowhere near me, but a bit closer - around 80km (50 miles) away.

Bushfire season has started

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 11 Dec 25 - 07:04 PM

Mention has been made of the flooding in Washington State,
which is a national story at this point, I have heard of it in New England.

Some areas inland in the US have received a foot of snow or more.
My part of New England, close to New York,
escaped with little more than six inches of snow.
Now it is really cold, so the snow will stay for a while.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 07 Dec 25 - 02:11 PM

New England is due for really cold weather,
with low temperatures close to zero degrees F., tomorrow.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 03 Dec 25 - 11:34 AM

If New England is getting snow this week I expect soon to see photos of my brother's grandchildren visiting his home in New Hampshire. He has five acres on a hill with a great sled run for kids of all ages.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: Donuel
Date: 03 Dec 25 - 07:18 AM

This is an El Niño year, so expect a more severe winter.

Have a cache of supplies including food and water in your vehicle.
For me it was nuts and chocolate as a precaution.
Emergency supplies are up to you. Choose wisely.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 02 Dec 25 - 12:53 PM

New England is getting the snowstorm today, snow is falling steadily now and will continue after dark.
Max in College Station PA must have felt the impact of the storm.
Is anyone else getting snowed on today?

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 30 Nov 25 - 07:23 PM

A winter storm is headed this way,
it's supposed to bring 5 to 8 inches of snow to New England on Tuesday.
And then freezing arctic cold following the storm.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 29 Nov 25 - 10:39 AM

It's cold enough for snow, and we got snow on Friday night.
Just enough to brush off the windshields, light powdery stuff.
THe cold is to stay with us for a while, and get colder,
so any precip that falls is likely to be snow or ice.
But today is dry and sunny, albeit cold.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: Donuel
Date: 02 Nov 25 - 07:11 AM

There are many reports of large changes in the greenhouse global warming effects, but here is a very small issue...This is the first year that mosquitoes have flourished in Iceland.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 31 Oct 25 - 09:29 AM

What is left of the storm named Melissa is grinding away along
the north Atlantic maritimes, and a little bit inland too.

My part of New England got some rain, but it could have been worse.
We still have a wind advisory.
Nothing on the order of an emergency, though.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: Donuel
Date: 10 Oct 25 - 02:00 PM

Look out for the atmospheric river bomb cyclone whiteout blizzard, followed by the 3rd one hundred year flood in 10 years. Rest assured that climate change is a democrat hoax. Anything else is FEMA's fault or you are of a certain age when the world no longer works for you because all previous agencies and policies no longer exist.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 08 Oct 25 - 05:02 PM

keberoxu, enjoy the new season! It sounds nice, but that night is a long way off for this part of the country.

It's nice to look back at the top of the thread and see our friend gnu noting the "selfless sacrifice" of the neighbors to the south. Lets hope the border is currently hardened enough to keep the bad winds from blowing across and causing upset.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 08 Oct 25 - 04:22 PM

We've had our (brief) rain, and now behind it comes the cold air.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 07 Oct 25 - 05:06 PM

Our first night below freezing is forecast about two nights from now.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 04 Oct 25 - 10:32 AM

Now it's October, an autumn month,
and we are having summer temperatures around here,
with mild evenings again as well as very warm days.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: Donuel
Date: 29 Sep 25 - 08:12 AM

Ah, the good old days when Wall St was the biggest villain and not cuts to PTFAR which will condemn 25 million of the poorest children of Earth to starvation. That should be the legacy of billionaire Musk and Trump.
Fires, floods, and temperatures of 100 F at the Arctic Circle all happened after this old weather thread. Guess who told the UN that global warming is a hoax?

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 28 Sep 25 - 11:34 AM

I didn't realize just how long that thread was! I closed it so it hopefully won't go away.

Our weather is lovely and last night is the first in which I realized I could use the light blanket with the sheet on my bed, and maybe I don't need the ceiling fan going now. Daytime highs in the low 90s, but for North Texas in September, that is excellent, especially when complemented by nights down to the low 60s.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 28 Sep 25 - 09:25 AM

Unusually warm weather for late September, it feels like summer here.
But the smells in the air are the scent of autumn, of dead leaves.

We could have another weekend or two that is unusually warm, before autumn sets in for good.

Mudcat has a birthday coming up in a few days.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 25 Sep 25 - 08:01 AM

The old weather thread is big enough to crash, so I'm refreshing this thread.
Scheduled to rain all day long. It's dreary, but the rain is much needed;
we were getting warnings of fire danger lately around here.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 16 Mar 17 - 01:17 PM

It didn't fall; it blew sideways. The most recent winter storm was a high-wind event no matter where you were; it was the precipitation that was variable from spot to spot. But now the bone-dry blue sky is back, a fresh layer of snow covers lawns and roofs, and every paved surface that was not treated and cleared in time, is iced over, with or without snow in the ice.

Bee-dubya-ell disclosed on another thread that the naming of winter storms was a marketing ploy by the Weather Channel, or, as original poster Gnu calls them, the Weather Terrorists. That was news to me as well.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 08 Mar 17 - 02:25 PM

That bone-dry blue sky is still over head.
And I still keep looking up at it as if I expect it to fall with a crash.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: Bill D
Date: 07 Mar 17 - 08:37 PM

It was 64F today.... expecting snow on Sunday...... maybe sorta..

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 07 Mar 17 - 06:01 PM

Marching our way through March.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 07 Mar 17 - 11:10 AM

Rain again, rain again, jiggetty jig.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 06 Mar 17 - 02:06 PM

March came in like a lion last week, and now it is deceptively calm. The wind stopped blowing, the sky is clear and dry.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: keberoxu
Date: 05 Mar 17 - 03:59 PM

It isn't 16 March, but it is March for all that. And dear Gnu is still talking about the weather, along with the rest of us.

In southern New England, the weather is toying with us. One extreme to the other and back. Like sucker punches. The weather is not bad today, but the coldest day of the entire winter season was the day before. So you wear multiple layers and do laundry frequently.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: gnu
Date: 01 Oct 10 - 03:26 PM

Very wet. But, I am the only chicken in the coop. I shall expect split tomatoes by late tomorrow.

Subject: RE: BS: Weather. New thread as of March 16, 2010
From: maeve
Date: 01 Oct 10 - 03:20 PM

Pouring, driving, persistent, steady, blowing rain. Who'd think chickens would require an invitation to go inside their house and out of the rain?

Kind of wet out there, eh.