Another blizzard Thursday, somewhere between 6-18″. And here, I was happy that today’s rain finally washed the last of the snow away. Grrr.
A powerful storm of historical proportions is aiming at much of the Northeast Thursday into Friday and will follow up to a foot and a half of snow through Wednesday over upstate New York and western New England.
This second storm will be nothing short of a monster. Even in light of the blizzards earlier this winter that targeted the southern mid-Atlantic, this may be the one that people remember the most this winter in parts of New England and the northern mid-Atlantic.
At its peak, the storm will deliver near hurricane-force wind gusts (74 mph) blinding snow falling at the rate of over an inch per hour. For some people in upstate New York and eastern and northern Pennsylvania, this may seem more like a “snow hurricane” rather than a blizzard.
Cities likely to be impacted by heavy snow for all or at least part of the storm include: New York City, Albany, Rochester, Syracuse, Binghamton, Scranton, Allentown, Reading, Williamsport and Burlington.
The storm also deliver heavy rain and flooding northeast of the center of circulation.
The cities of Boston, Providence and Portland may have their hands full with coastal flooding problems.
The combination of wind, heavy rain and heavy snow will lead to extensive power outages and property damage. Where numerous trees and lines are blown down, the power could be out for a week in some areas.
Got your toilet paper?
So maybe you need to go to Sams or Costco and get the big giant 64 roll thing of t.p. 😉
I can commiserate. I woke up this morning to no heat and 19 degrees outside. Jeez . . .
Hey Ron… where are you? Good luck with that, Ron. Losing power during the winter could mean frozen pipes, etc. That’s the scariest thing about these storms (especially with Met Ed who loses power on sunnny days).
great
thanks for the warning
shit, your snow’s all melted? my driveway still has a couple big mounds which are still melting into the garage. the garage and much of the driveway have 4 inches of standing water and uh, i just can’t park there since i don’t have waders…yesterday when i discovered it i climbed through the back of my car. i can’t wait for it to freeze over and get more snow too! not sure where i will park as there’s no street parking in my town without a permit which i don’t think i can get before tomorrow.
Know how you feel, Susie. Saw my front lawn yesterday for the first time in a couple of weeks — and here we go again. My poor dog hates snow and refuses to go out in it. Poor little guy is going stir crazy.
Latest report says it’s probably going to miss me and clobber your area. But they’re predicting very high winds for tomorrow.
Hey, it’s winter …