Nasty Weather !!

[Steve Schlumpf]

A warning to all my friends living in the Northeast - this snowstorm is nasty - so get prepared!! Temps have fallen to 0* and will continue to drop. Winds are intense and are expected to get gusts over 50 mph. All of our highways are closed or in the process of closing - even had reports of snowplows turning back because of the conditions! This is the first time I ever remember have the emergency management system activated due to a storm and there are warnings not to venture outside because if you get stranded - there is no way for anyone to reach you!

So, if you need food, gas, whatever - get it before the storm hits your area because if it is anything like what we are experiencing - you will not be doing any traveling!

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Stay warm everyone!!

[Dave Zellers]

Awwwwwwwwww shucks.

Just another day in February.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Be safe Steve!

I wish we had that problem. The mountains around us are looking bare for this time of year. We are experiencing unseasonably warm weather. It's supposed to be in the 60's F again today. The streams are swollen with snow run off similar to what we normally find in June. It's going to be a long, dry summer and the forest fire season could be incredible!

[George Bokros]

That storm is going to kick Boston in the hiney. Here NEO we are due for some snow 3-5 inches I believe, high winds and the high temp tomorrow is to be a whopping 0* burrrrr!!!

[Bill Orbine]

Another snowstorm?!? I can't stand global warming!

[Larry Edgerton]

Steve, its about noon her and it is just starting to blow, no snow yet. You are in about as bad a spot as there is this side of the Mississippi. I'm 30 miles south of the bridge. Lake effect never really happened this year here. They say it is because the lakes never really warmed up last year.

If I could figure out how to make a living up there I would be right up there suffering with you. Used to have a cabin in Sidnaw when times were better, miss that place.

Stay warm. You have beer I hope!

Larry

[Steve Schlumpf]

Larry - knew this was coming but have to admit it has been a little more intense than expected. Made the grocery run a couple of days ago and have enough beer to see me though... I hope! Course, I do have snowshoes just in case I need to make an emergency beer run!

Been through Sidnaw many times - great area for a camp. We have some land just south of Kiva and love to get there whenever we can!

[Rich Riddle]

My friend asked if we wanted to use his cabin not far from you in Christmas, Michigan near the casino. There had to be a good reason for us to decline; guess this was it. The UP gets nasty in September; can't imagine it today.

[Brian Elfert]

Here in Minneapolis we have had 20 inches of snow so far this winter. Normal for the entire winter is usually around 60 inches. We don't get nearly as much snow as places that get lake affect snow like Chicago and Buffalo. We probably won't get any more snow for the rest of the winter now that I just bought a snow blower attachment for my riding mower.

Our temperatures have been crazy this year. We started off November with temps around zero just a week into the month. We have had stretches of both very cold and very warm weather this year. The temp today is 20 degrees colder than normal.

[Mike Cutler]

Thanks for the heads up Steve.

Boston may get kicked in the hiney, but it has to go through Worcester first, and they have 20+ more inches of snow on the ground than Boston. Worcester Ma. has been getting hammered.

[Phil Thien]

I'm in Milwaukee and they were talking about your storm here a couple of days ago. Like, "for once we're on the right side of the lake."

Zero F and snow is not fun.

[Dave Anderson NH]

Right now in southern NH we have had about 80" in the last 3 weeks. The last storm was Thursday but it only gave us about 3". Just now it is beginning to spit snow again so this must be the first bit of the 10-15" we are supposed to get tonight into tomorrow with winds of 35mph and gusts up to 65. Fortunately almost every bit of the snow we've had has been light and fluffy and easy to shovel/snowblow. The result is the 80" has compressed to about slightly over 3 feet as it settled. We've had 1 day get above freezing in the last 2 weeks, most days have been in the teens or low twenties and the nights are running about 8 above to 10 below. It has been the wind chill that has been making things tough with most days running anywhere from 5-20 mph and occasionally higher. We are used to snow and cold here, but rarely have we been hit with so much in such a short period of time. During those last 3 weeks my company has lost the equivalent of 5 full days of production time due to weather related shutdowns and weather related absences. I feel strange saying this, but I'm almost looking forward to mud season which comes slightly before Spring.

[Bruce Page]

I don't want 6' of snow but 6" would be nice. Many of our plants are starting to bud.

[Tony Zona]

Poor Boston.

Boston is the new Buffalo.

[Steve Schlumpf]

I know winter hits hard in certain areas and Boston sure seems to have been on the receiving end a lot this year... but thought I would share this just to put things a little more into perspective.

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