BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 02 Mar 18 - 04:04 PM

The West Coast has Winter Storm Quinn.
The East Coast has Bomb-cyclone Riley.
Like bookends -- NOT.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: Senoufou
Date: 01 Mar 18 - 11:14 AM

Now Wales and the South West are on Red Alert too. Emma is blasting her way through the UK causing blizzards and pile-ups of very deep snow.
I keep thinking of my mother-in-law sitting in the hot sun in W Africa. Think I'll pay her a visit. Trouble is, most of our airports are closed. Sigh...

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 28 Feb 18 - 07:45 PM

Check out the Snowplough thread and its link to the map.

Here in the northeastern US
we are bracing for a "nor'easter" with high winds,
but we have a day or two to get ready for it.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 28 Feb 18 - 07:36 PM

Oh yes, BBCW, the snow leopard has definitely arrived here now! Snowed pretty well all day, and still ongoing tonight and more tomorrow. Drifting against doors and windows. Trains stopped at 6pm, buses at 7pm, and many were re-routed throughout the day. A friend got stuck for 6 hours on a trunk road: took him that long to do 9 miles!
We are 600ft above sea level so always get more snow than down in the city.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: Senoufou
Date: 28 Feb 18 - 12:30 PM

Scotland is now on Red Alert. Very dangerous conditions.
We're snowed in here in Norfolk. All schools closed, main routes blocked (A11, A47 and the Norwich ring road)
People elsewhere who are used to a bit of snow are laughing at us calling this the 'Beast from the East'. They're saying it's merely 'Hysteria from Siberia'!

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 28 Feb 18 - 12:06 PM

It might be a pussy cat for you but I am snowed in now and expecting more!
That is despite the 4x4. I walked down the lane and turned back at the first 2'6" one that stretched for at least 80'.

Robin

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 27 Feb 18 - 07:59 PM

While we have " The beast from the East" bringing snow from Siberia to Scotland and England! Today it was just a pussycat, by tomorrow maybe a snow leopard.
Then there's that Emma down near Portugal.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 26 Feb 18 - 01:48 PM

Well, we've had a winter storm named Dylan,
which was a hazardous mess of freezing rain
-- ha! I joked about A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall!

And next is Winter Storm Quinn, heaven help us.

Come all without,
Come all within,
You've not seen nothing like
The Mighty Quinn . . .

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 24 Feb 18 - 02:27 PM

The latest from the Weather Terrorists is that
Winter Storm Polly is official.

She is bringing snow and ice, where it is cold enough;
where it is well above freezing, rain.

it's about that all-important temperature line.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: Donuel
Date: 21 Feb 18 - 05:22 PM

my car says it is 87 in the shade today. (DC)
It snowed last Sat.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 21 Feb 18 - 12:39 PM

Just viewed the Weather Channel update,
where the storms are named
and who Gnu calls the "weather terrorists" live.

The name Oliver, at the Weather Channel,
has been attached to the storm that is bringing
ice through the midsection of the lower 48.

Deliver us, Lord.
Snow I can tolerate, but ice storms ... expletive deleted.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 20 Feb 18 - 10:14 PM

Four to six inches of rain here today. Flash flood watch for a couple of days. In Texas it's rain, but as this moves north and east, I imagine it will translate into snow and ice. No name to this one that I know of.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 19 Feb 18 - 06:12 PM

and Oliver is bringing heavy precip, by the reports I'm watching.
Just depends on temperature:
could be heavy snow, heavy rain, a big partially freezing trend
where the temperature changes. What a mess . . .

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 18 Feb 18 - 12:28 PM

Must have been six inches at least on my outdoor-parked car this morning.
Tonight the hazard is re-freezing as the temperatures drop;
it's warm enough in today's direct sun to start a lot of melting and thawing.

And then this week is forecast to be unseasonably warm for February --
so the roller-coaster continues to roll.
Oh, and then comes Oliver . . .

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 18 Feb 18 - 08:11 AM

It's done. 4.5 inches here. As soon as I hear the plow I'll move my car.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 17 Feb 18 - 11:46 PM

2 inches already in my town. We are in the 3-7 inch zone.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 17 Feb 18 - 07:50 PM

I held off buying a ticket to hear music in northern RI on Sunday evening, hoping the venue wouldn't sell out before I made my reservation. It didn't, so a few nights ago I checked the forecast which said rain. I ordered my ticket and agreed to meet friends for dinner near the venue. Now I'm mildly anxious. The snow should end and streets should be safe well before the time I'll leave home, but it's the shoveling I'm worried about if my car is plowed in. When snow is heavy, I work in small spurts, usually 15 minutes of work followed by 45 minutes of rest. I hope I get my car out in time.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 17 Feb 18 - 06:41 PM

This has the makings of a one-two punch.

Winter Storm Noah has rolled across the northern tier of states
and will be crunching down upon the Boston area in a matter of minutes.

Winter Storm Oliver will be a day or two behind Noah,
it may already be taking shape in the Pacific Northwest.

Noah is going to hit us with the kind of heavy wet snow
that is dangerous to tackle with a shovel.
Then the temperature shoots 'way up above thawing.
Then comes Oliver . . .

the winter terrorists must be having fun at our expense.

(BUT: is there snow in Pocatello?)

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 16 Feb 18 - 04:47 PM

Another snowmaker is forecast,
don't yet know if this will be named
Winter Storm Noah.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 08 Feb 18 - 07:31 PM

Keberoxu, Liam gave us a little snow between 11 and 1 on Wednesday. Then it switched over to rain. The amazing thing is that the timing of the storm was almost exactly what local tv forecasters had announced.

I was supposed to drive to the Worcester area on Wednesday to see my daughter-in-law while my son is on a business trip for a few days, but when I heard the forecast we rescheduled for today. This morning she sent a message telling me that roads and walkways are glazed over so we should put it off until tomorrow (Friday)!

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 08 Feb 18 - 06:09 PM

Winter Storm Mateo is headed for the Great Lakes region,
and the big metropolis-es there,
looks heavy.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 08 Feb 18 - 12:05 PM

These storm systems are forming too fast for me to stay current.
Liam is old news now.
Winter Storm Mateo is on the way,
and Noah will not be far behind . . .

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 07 Feb 18 - 07:50 PM

. . . changed over to rain, thankfully.
Further north it might be a different story.
Did you get mostly rain, Chantey Lass?

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 07 Feb 18 - 01:14 PM

Liam has arrived.
The snow is falling thick and fast.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 06 Feb 18 - 11:54 AM

Here comes Winter Storm Liam.
They are talking of ice and freezing rain,
so this is one for the Weather Terrorists, and make no mistake.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: Gallus Moll
Date: 01 Feb 18 - 07:44 PM

The best name ever was Hurricane Bawbag a year or so ago; it did have an 'official' name appropriate to the scariness/windpower - but the Scottish way is to be derogatory!

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 30 Jan 18 - 07:50 PM

8.3 inches of snow in my town, significantly more than was predicted, but, hey, it could have been worse!

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 29 Jan 18 - 07:22 PM

Winter Storm Kalani is here:

is it snowing where you are?
or just raining?

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 27 Jan 18 - 11:29 AM

And after Kalani,
which name has yet to be assigned to a weather system,

the next winter storm is LIAM.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 25 Jan 18 - 06:45 PM

Apologies, sorry, my bad, one and all:

KALANI, not "kalami,"
is the next name up for a Winter Storm
according to the Weather Channel.

So it doesn't rhyme with Salami after all.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 23 Jan 18 - 11:24 AM

Don't know why the next Winter Storm in the wings
has a name that rhymes with Salami.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 21 Jan 18 - 01:10 PM

Winter Storm Jaxon,
whether you use the name or not,
is putting the airport in Denver to the test --
and they know from snow in Denver . . .

east of the Rocky Mountains,
parts of the Great Plains have blizzard warnings in anticipation
as the storm moves from west to east.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 20 Jan 18 - 04:25 PM

That next storm will bring downpours of something
after the weekend --
hopefully it stays above freezing here.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 19 Jan 18 - 01:11 PM

Winter Storm Jaxon is a thing, now.
This looks like a lot of wind, cold wind.

My Northeast corner of the lower 48
is thawing enough that when the storm gets here
it won't have really cold air to work with.

But between then and now, some places are going to be hard hit
over the weekend.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 17 Jan 18 - 03:48 PM

Many auto drivers did not find Inga a laughing matter today,
as their morning commutes were worse than usual.   

But compared to the blizzards of recent memory,
Inga is a damp -- VERY damp -- squib.
The snow is indeed the heavy wet stuff;
the temperature is at or above freezing;
and there is NO WIND!

School remained in session,
the postmen went on delivering mail,
and the plows and salt trucks did yeoman's work.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 16 Jan 18 - 06:23 PM

Inga is sounding like a split personality.
Part of her is wreaking havoc in the southern US.

Her northern portion is crunching across the Berkshires
in western Massachusetts,
and should reach Boston around midnight;
the snow she dumps on us is supposed to be sloppy heavy wet stuff.
Oh, joy.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 16 Jan 18 - 11:24 AM

It looks as though Winter Storm Inga
paid a visit to Acme's part of the world last night.

For a winter storm,
Inga is a long ways south.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 14 Jan 18 - 12:16 PM

In answer to the obvious question:   

Inga Jaxon Kalami   Liam Mateo    Noah   Oliver   Polly   

Quinn Riley   Skylar    Toby   Uma   Violet   

Wilbur   Xanto    Yvonne   Zoey   



(not my idea)

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 13 Jan 18 - 11:00 AM

Winter Storm Hunter is headed for southeastern Canada, according to the Weather channel (which named the storm I believe).

The Great Lakes areas have been in Hunter's path.

The northeastern US will feel less from the storm itself
than it will feel the very cold temperatures
that arrive in the storm's wake.

Time to pull out the layered clothes and cold-weather gear
from the sub-freezing temps we had around New Year's Day.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 10 Jan 18 - 11:52 AM

And Winter Storm Hunter is now a story.
Today it's in the midsection of the continent.
What it does will depend on temperatures.

Southern New England is above freezing for the first time since, when, Christmas?

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 07 Jan 18 - 04:37 PM

"Hunter" is the name reserved
for the winter storm which follows, in due course,
Winter Storm Grayson.

I could wish that the name
did not sound so predatory as to seem threatening,
while many of us are still adjusting
to the blows of that earlier storm.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 05 Jan 18 - 12:20 PM

Greetings from a spot almost exactly halfway in between
Providence, Rhode Island, and Boston, Massachusetts,
as the proverbial crow flies.

The sun is shining,
the sky is cloudless blinding blue,
and a stiff icy wind is blowing flags and tree branches about.
And what is really blinding is the
I-don't-know-how-many-bleeping-inches of snow at ground level,
reflecting all that sunshine.

SNOW is a four-letter word in every sense of the word just now.

Thankfully the snow where I am/was
is mostly light powdery stuff.
Even the fluffy powder is a challenge
when the temperatures drop well below freezing, as they have done,
because that over-a-foot-of fluffy powder condenses into solid snow blocks.
The snowplowers have been up against this,
before, during, and long long after the storm itself. Ugh, Grayson.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 04 Jan 18 - 04:46 PM

As for "Winter Terrorists",
better ask Gnu what it means,
because I stole the term from one of his posts.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: Donuel
Date: 04 Jan 18 - 04:16 PM

Weather terrorists, does that term reflect a knowledge of weather modification?
I am leaning toward an ongoing polar vortex that sweeps south as an extreme reaction to global warming. Follow the plunge of the winter Vortex this decade and you will see this deadly pattern descend south at all points of the northern latitudes.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 04 Jan 18 - 02:51 PM

Perhaps it's time we oiks were given the chance to name our own storms
From the amount of damage they are doing, Mad Maggie seems apposite fro us Brits
Wouldn't dream of choosing for our cousins across the pond, but Donald the Destroyer has a niche ring to it
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 04 Jan 18 - 02:45 PM

This storm is being compared to Hurricane Sandy.

Is there such a thing as
a winter-cane?

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 04 Jan 18 - 09:07 AM

Well, if the reports so far are accurate,
then it may be a while before Mudcatters in the southeastern US
check in to tell us how they survived,
because Winter Storm Grayson seems to have
made an awful mess.
It may be a while before things are cleaned up enough
for our compadres to post.   

In the Greater Metro Boston area,
the storm is just now settling in but not settling down.
My parked car has no indoors to go to.
So my windshield wipers are sticking straight out,
and the car is in the parking space with
the rear end in, and the front end pointing out.

The plows, salt and sand, and whatever-else trucks and jeeps
are in action. They will have a full day.
And the tow-truck people will profit from the misfortunes of others.
The rest of us have to hunker down for a while
and stay warm, dry, fed, and so on.
Please do wish us well.

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 03 Jan 18 - 08:30 PM

It's just a very steep hill!

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: keberoxu
Date: 03 Jan 18 - 08:29 PM

One-in-six --
is that something called "camber"?

Subject: RE: BS: named Winter storms, 2017 - 2018
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 03 Jan 18 - 08:27 PM

In thirty years living here, we've had just the one severe snowfall. Mrs Steve was booked on a course that day, thirty miles away. I'd heard the apocalyptic forecast and told her not to go, but, as the snow had yet to start falling, she ignored me. She got stranded and had to get a bed and breakfast in a remote village (which had no phone signal - great), leaving our precious car stuck in a drift on a one-in-six hill. I was less than well pleased. As it happens, the local authority which had sent her on the course paid the B&B bill. After that, she doesn't go anywhere any more unless she takes a sachet of shower gel and spare bra and knickers. Life is such a learning curve.