The Official Weather Thread!

[JMotuzick]

paul
I'm not on that list, but then the locals are calling for not much more then a dusting now..... it will be #3 dusting for us! still no real snow!

[ReicheP]

Looks like a miss for you. Sorry, I'll try to do better next storm!

[Tom Scott]

From http://www.footsforecast.org, a local Maryland weather website. Usually very good forecasting.

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I'm solidly in the 16-24" with 30" possible. Our area is an anomaly for central Maryland, combination of elevation and wind currents north of Baltimore give us more snow and lower temps than surrounding areas.

I'm pretty much as ready as I'm gonna be...

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It's gonna be a tough one with the wind and snow rates. With the kind of depth they are forecasting, I can't wait until the storm is over or I won't get through the cross country path to my neighbors. The plan is to make several runs during the storm to at least have a tractor wide path opened. Can always chew away at the edges after the storm passes. I just hate trying to clear snow while it's coming down. Might be too miserable to try, will have to see.

[ReicheP]

For most of us this will be a light snow and an easy push. The main concern is the high winds. If you have any trees around the plow path keep limbs and trees in mind.

[davis2]

Did the Realtor fail to advise you of lake effect snow? Ho ho ho!

Anyway, it looks like, at the moment, this thing is going south and east of PA. Maybe get just a few inches here in NE PeeeAaay.

No realtor involved, I'm native...

[ReicheP]

No realtor involved, I'm native...

Ah so you know you have snow 12 months a year!

[Tom Scott]

For most of us this will be a light snow and an easy push.

I guess us Maryland guys don't count! Where's stevet when I need him! What about that big swath of lower PA?

[ReicheP]

Light snow does not mean a few inches. Light snow can be deep and light because it's so cold and the snow isn't slushy and wet.

You probably will need to plow of more than once! Have fun!

[ReicheP]

The details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58WoNja ... e=youtu.be

[Tom Scott]

Paul, ok, gotcha. I thought you meant light totals. I did see the 12:1 ratios forecasted for us. Too much to push. Blower with skids set high to clear neighbors stone drive. Finish up all the asphalt areas with the Haban blade.

[stevet]

Lucky me, I will wind up working most of the weekend, so snow will get moved when I get a chance! Oh the fun of being "essential personnel"! I know my driveway will get cleaned Friday night and Saturday morning, then not til late Saturday afternoon the way it looks now. But with this:

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and this:

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snow will get moved! Looking forward to putting them to work!

[ReicheP]

I think I'm ready for this storm!

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[dag1450]

Wow u r ready! But Paul...the first rule of plowing is not to have your elderly grandmother in the back seat! You might give her a heart attack

[vince_o]

Paul thats my car!!!!!!!!! Think I could put a turn plow on the back?

Well got 8 gal of fuel for the welder, all the cubs are full, pre built fire in the shop stove, no extra water, pleanty of that stuff in the mason jar, and stocked up on TP! They are calling for between 1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice, and 1 to 4 of snow. Ill be out of power for a few days Im sure.

Oh and Kathy just dropped off the new mid west catalog!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhh reading material!

[ReicheP]

Well, late this afternoon UPS dropped of some badly needed supplies for the storm. Ordered from a friends daughter in Atlanta!

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[davis2]

I think I'm ready for this storm!

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Who's the backseat driver in the Volvo?

[9803412]

All set for the storm of the Century.

[ReicheP]

From Va? You are going to need that!

I'm all ready, just took care of the heating requirements.

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[ReicheP]

The latest estimates! 4PMFriday

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[9803412]

From Va? You are going to need that!

Paul
I lived in Watertown CT for 61 years. This is no big deal to me. Here is a pic from the last year I lived in CT.

[JMotuzick]

I just wanted to post a picture of my blower for this storm.....

[JMotuzick]

In reality I just mounted the blade on my 1810 calling for 1-3 so I'm sure the leaf blower would have taken care of things!

[ReicheP]

Joe you forgot to clean and paint that blade last summer! I spent an hour outside yesterday straightening the tines on the 450. I can't figure out why I didn't do this last summer.

Just shoveled a foot off of the raised deck.

Fun!

[davis2]

Joe you forgot to clean and paint that blade last summer! I spent an hour outside yesterday straightening the tines on the 450. I can't figure out why I didn't do this last summer.

Just shoveled a foot off of the raised deck.

Fun!

How much total did you get?

[ReicheP]

About 16". I pushed quite a bit with the 682/54" blade, but should have just went after it with the 1811/450 thrower. Tomorrow will be full day cleaning things up.

[JMotuzick]

Less then A inch!

Then next town to our northwest got nothing, it's 100 miles +\- from ny city. They say ny broke all time total records 26 inches. Can someone confirm this? that's just crazy! On the same note my part of the state is know as being the snow belt, the south the rainy part. I've never seen (the weathermen too) blizzard warnings in the south and nothing in the north, weird!

[ReicheP]

Central Park NYC 26.5"

Allentown PA >30"

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[JMotuzick]

paul
very cool map!
the yellow line is right over my place!

[davis2]

My brother in law said they got 38 inches in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

[ReicheP]

Coming your way

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