Bitching about Boston
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The mouse paws were rejected. Too big, too clumbsy, and too coarse, for the task.
The fairies formed the snowballs. Layer, upon layer, until they were perfect spheres.
White nonpareils, small enough for a fairy's cup cake.
Morning broke, and layers of tiny perfect spheres lay on the ground.
The spidery, feathery snow was only a dusty remnant under them.
Snowing, snowing, all day long. But, not much to show for it.
My cabin fever, has changed into mania.
More snow, inches of snow, feet of snow!
(Who will get two feet, to top off all the other storms ?)
Snowed in, again.
I shopped, and joined the throngs. The bus drivers have all become eccentric, in manner and word. The roomy roads are now narrow alleys.
Boston, the city of determined troopers.
The show went on, despite the howls and cries from the TV news.
Strawberries, and some things for nice Winter meal.
I sat down in the new snow, for a breather.
I looked at the tortured road.
Our road consisted of patches.
Not a stretch of smooth tar to be seen.
I am not so sure that what remains is dirt.
An offer of a ride up the hill.
My neighbors are kind.
The fairies formed the snowballs. Layer, upon layer, until they were perfect spheres.
White nonpareils, small enough for a fairy's cup cake.
Morning broke, and layers of tiny perfect spheres lay on the ground.
The spidery, feathery snow was only a dusty remnant under them.
Snowing, snowing, all day long. But, not much to show for it.
My cabin fever, has changed into mania.
More snow, inches of snow, feet of snow!
(Who will get two feet, to top off all the other storms ?)
Snowed in, again.
I shopped, and joined the throngs. The bus drivers have all become eccentric, in manner and word. The roomy roads are now narrow alleys.
Boston, the city of determined troopers.
The show went on, despite the howls and cries from the TV news.
Strawberries, and some things for nice Winter meal.
I sat down in the new snow, for a breather.
I looked at the tortured road.
Our road consisted of patches.
Not a stretch of smooth tar to be seen.
I am not so sure that what remains is dirt.
An offer of a ride up the hill.
My neighbors are kind.
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What is strange, is that I woke early, and drew a smaller map of the world of the Game of Thrones.
( I have yet to buy a, frame for the poster. )
I said to myself, "Winter is coming ?"
"Winter is here."
"Where is Game of Thrones ?"
The weather people confirmed the coming blizzard.
The flakes drifting down outside my window told me that I should make a running jump at the day.
I crawled over walls of snow.
I slipped and slid in patches of half frozen slush.
I grabbed at the chance to roam.
I should have bought the snow shoes.
( I have yet to buy a, frame for the poster. )
I said to myself, "Winter is coming ?"
"Winter is here."
"Where is Game of Thrones ?"
The weather people confirmed the coming blizzard.
The flakes drifting down outside my window told me that I should make a running jump at the day.
I crawled over walls of snow.
I slipped and slid in patches of half frozen slush.
I grabbed at the chance to roam.
I should have bought the snow shoes.
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Boston Mayor Marty Walsh: Weekend Storm Will Bring Another 18 Inches of Snow
Blizzard warning, is official.
( From Boston to Maine.)
Walsh calls for T to close for weekend snowstorm
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh said that the MBTA should shut down this Saturday and
Sunday.
(Why does he waffle about the parking ban. We are having out-of-state snow removers coming to help dig us out!)
"If we get a blizzard storm on Sunday I would suggest the T get shut down Saturday night into Sunday and possibly Monday so the proper cleanup can happen with the MBTA. I think that’s going to happen if we have a blizzard,” Walsh said.
Last word-
"Be careful. It will be bitterly, bitterly cold."
Blizzard warning, is official.
( From Boston to Maine.)
Walsh calls for T to close for weekend snowstorm
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh said that the MBTA should shut down this Saturday and
Sunday.
(Why does he waffle about the parking ban. We are having out-of-state snow removers coming to help dig us out!)
"If we get a blizzard storm on Sunday I would suggest the T get shut down Saturday night into Sunday and possibly Monday so the proper cleanup can happen with the MBTA. I think that’s going to happen if we have a blizzard,” Walsh said.
Last word-
"Be careful. It will be bitterly, bitterly cold."
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Gov. Charlie Baker urged everyone to stay off the roads Sunday, when the snow will be at its worst, though stopped short of issuing a travel ban.
"I can't say this enough," said Baker. "Unless you have a really good reason to be out tomorrow, we urge you all to stay off the roads so the crews can do the work they need to do."
Sunday-
Blizzard conditions along the coast with snow & very strong wind. Snow tapers by early afternoon while the wind continues for the entire day. Bitterly cold with temps in the teens and wind chills below zero.
The MBTA has announced that all service will be canceled Sunday due to expected blizzard conditions.That includes all bus, subway, trolley, commuter rail and ferry service.
WHDH
Winter Storm Neptune delivers a triple threat of snow, high winds and bitter wind chills to a swath from the Midwest to the Northeast, including parts of New England still struggling to recover from a series of major snowstorms virtually unprecedented in modern times.
(We have snow. The last decade of Boston weather has been off kilter. The snow has returned, and people are behaving as if we never had high snow, before. Then again, getting all of our snow over a few weeks is strange. No temperatures in the low eighties, this winter ? I will wait, and watch.
When I am skating in next to nothing, outside in the dead of Winter, and sweating, and I am wishing that I was on Cape Cod, so that I could swim ? Something is truly fucked up.
"I can't say this enough," said Baker. "Unless you have a really good reason to be out tomorrow, we urge you all to stay off the roads so the crews can do the work they need to do."
Sunday-
Blizzard conditions along the coast with snow & very strong wind. Snow tapers by early afternoon while the wind continues for the entire day. Bitterly cold with temps in the teens and wind chills below zero.
The MBTA has announced that all service will be canceled Sunday due to expected blizzard conditions.That includes all bus, subway, trolley, commuter rail and ferry service.
WHDH
Winter Storm Neptune delivers a triple threat of snow, high winds and bitter wind chills to a swath from the Midwest to the Northeast, including parts of New England still struggling to recover from a series of major snowstorms virtually unprecedented in modern times.
(We have snow. The last decade of Boston weather has been off kilter. The snow has returned, and people are behaving as if we never had high snow, before. Then again, getting all of our snow over a few weeks is strange. No temperatures in the low eighties, this winter ? I will wait, and watch.
When I am skating in next to nothing, outside in the dead of Winter, and sweating, and I am wishing that I was on Cape Cod, so that I could swim ? Something is truly fucked up.
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Took its own sweet time. It is here.
The air is white with tiny snowflakes. It is coming down at a good clip.
The cold air that was promised is here. Brrrr, no bare fingers.
(Not like today. Which was pleasant, but full of wet snow air.)
I am guessing, that is what was keeping me awake. Anticipation...
The air is white with tiny snowflakes. It is coming down at a good clip.
The cold air that was promised is here. Brrrr, no bare fingers.
(Not like today. Which was pleasant, but full of wet snow air.)
I am guessing, that is what was keeping me awake. Anticipation...
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The weather man has told me that it is a snow hurricane that is blowing snow on our state of MA.
When I see the clear blue sky, I will be looking at the eye of this snow hurricane.
All across the USA, cities and towns had large amounts of snow dumped onto everything.
You would guess that Boston is the only city in the whole USA that has a blizzard, or two or three, or....
Boston is so busy trying to keep MA informed, most of the other states are getting ignored.
New Hampshire, Vetmont, and Connecticutt get mentions because they are neighbors.
The snow is the consistency of powdered sugar,
and is that heavy.
But it blows away with the wind, when you try to shovel it.
Ahhh! I spoke too soon. Bufallo, New York was given a shout out.
Lake effect snow is a bitch.
When I see the clear blue sky, I will be looking at the eye of this snow hurricane.
All across the USA, cities and towns had large amounts of snow dumped onto everything.
You would guess that Boston is the only city in the whole USA that has a blizzard, or two or three, or....
Boston is so busy trying to keep MA informed, most of the other states are getting ignored.
New Hampshire, Vetmont, and Connecticutt get mentions because they are neighbors.
The snow is the consistency of powdered sugar,
and is that heavy.
But it blows away with the wind, when you try to shovel it.
Ahhh! I spoke too soon. Bufallo, New York was given a shout out.
Lake effect snow is a bitch.
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Seems as though Olde England dealt with some very harsh Winter weather in the past. When I was digging out, I thought of Dickens characters trying to stay warm and dry.
There is always The Little Match Girl, and the people died of famishment, to think of.
http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=winter-history;sess=#2000s
1620-21: Frost fair held on the Thames
1626: Dry and hot summer
1635: Severe winter, Thames froze over
1951-54: Average years in terms of snowfall, though one noteworthy fall of 1ft in Wales and the Southern Midlands ( late November ) with drifts of 30 feet!!!!! Some other falls of 12 inches at the end of this period.
1954-56: 2 snowy winters, Aberdeen seeing 2ft of the white stuff in December 1954. Early January 1955 seeing general snow of about 4-12 inches. Mid January was snowy as well, with falls of 5ft in Blackpool, Lancashire, and Yorkshire (drifts). Northern Scotland and North East England also seeing large falls, of up to 2 feet. February was generally snowy, although especially in Northern Scotland. Mid May saw snow in the high Pennine regions. December 1955 saw frequent blizzards, affecting Scotland most. The East and North snowiest generally, with Scotland faring the best overall. Snowy.
We had a lack of rain, this past summer. Now, we have a good amount of snowfall.
Hmmmm...
There is always The Little Match Girl, and the people died of famishment, to think of.
http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=winter-history;sess=#2000s
1620-21: Frost fair held on the Thames
1626: Dry and hot summer
1635: Severe winter, Thames froze over
1951-54: Average years in terms of snowfall, though one noteworthy fall of 1ft in Wales and the Southern Midlands ( late November ) with drifts of 30 feet!!!!! Some other falls of 12 inches at the end of this period.
1954-56: 2 snowy winters, Aberdeen seeing 2ft of the white stuff in December 1954. Early January 1955 seeing general snow of about 4-12 inches. Mid January was snowy as well, with falls of 5ft in Blackpool, Lancashire, and Yorkshire (drifts). Northern Scotland and North East England also seeing large falls, of up to 2 feet. February was generally snowy, although especially in Northern Scotland. Mid May saw snow in the high Pennine regions. December 1955 saw frequent blizzards, affecting Scotland most. The East and North snowiest generally, with Scotland faring the best overall. Snowy.
We had a lack of rain, this past summer. Now, we have a good amount of snowfall.
Hmmmm...
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Cold! - Big sister, New York is getting a taste of the frozen misery
"East River Ice Floes Are First Sign Of Freezepocalypse"
"...giant ice floes that have begun to dominate the East River."
http://gothamist.com/2015/02/15/photos_east_river_ice_floes_are_fir.php#photo-1
The Charles River started freezing when the storms started.
NASA astronaut takes a pic of all the snow, from the space station
https://mobile.twitter.com/astroterry
"East River Ice Floes Are First Sign Of Freezepocalypse"
"...giant ice floes that have begun to dominate the East River."
http://gothamist.com/2015/02/15/photos_east_river_ice_floes_are_fir.php#photo-1
The Charles River started freezing when the storms started.
NASA astronaut takes a pic of all the snow, from the space station
https://mobile.twitter.com/astroterry
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The T first said the 8:30 a.m. ferry had been forced to turn back, but it later said the boat was continuing on toward Boston. The T said all other ferry trips in and out of Hingham on Friday had been cancelled until further notice.
The agency said boats were working to break up ice in the harbor and officials had not yet decided whether to resume ferry operations later in the day.
Nick Puleo, a public relations professional with the firm Weber Shandwick, said in a post on Twitter that the ferry had to be towed free after it became stuck in the ice.
http://m.patriotledger.com/article/20150220/NEWS/150229579
(Many ships and boats were put into the harbor during the snow hurricane. A sunken ice breaker, cutter, or barge will move no ice.)
The agency said boats were working to break up ice in the harbor and officials had not yet decided whether to resume ferry operations later in the day.
Nick Puleo, a public relations professional with the firm Weber Shandwick, said in a post on Twitter that the ferry had to be towed free after it became stuck in the ice.
http://m.patriotledger.com/article/20150220/NEWS/150229579
(Many ships and boats were put into the harbor during the snow hurricane. A sunken ice breaker, cutter, or barge will move no ice.)
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In memory of the victims-
Mass Death at a Great White show at The Station
Memorial efforts advance 12 years after tragedy
A cross and a sign on a fence mark the site of The Station fire in West Warwick
Friday marks 12 years since the world learned of a little place called The Station in West Warwick.
Just after 11 p.m. on Feb. 20, 2003, the old wooden roadhouse, crammed with too many people and too few proper exits, erupted in flames, trapping scores of patrons inside. One hundred people died in the fourth worst nightclub fire in U.S. history. More than 200 others were injured, many severely.
For years, wooden crosses honoring the departed dotted what came to otherwise resemble any other bulldozed lot. But now the empty site is finally poised to become something more, say members of the Station Fire Memorial Foundation.
In just the last few weeks, state environmental and transportation officials have granted necessary permits for a memorial park to move forward on ground which many people consider hallowed.
And in the next week or so the foundation plans to announce a new fundraising team to renew efforts to raise all the money needed for the $2.2-million project.
“We anticipate construction starting in late spring,” said Robin Petrarca, the foundation’s vice president. “And if everyone pitches in, in a perfect world, we’d love to have the [opening] ceremony next year.”
http://m.providencejournal.com/article/20150218/NEWS/150219191
Mass Death at a Great White show at The Station
Memorial efforts advance 12 years after tragedy
A cross and a sign on a fence mark the site of The Station fire in West Warwick
Friday marks 12 years since the world learned of a little place called The Station in West Warwick.
Just after 11 p.m. on Feb. 20, 2003, the old wooden roadhouse, crammed with too many people and too few proper exits, erupted in flames, trapping scores of patrons inside. One hundred people died in the fourth worst nightclub fire in U.S. history. More than 200 others were injured, many severely.
For years, wooden crosses honoring the departed dotted what came to otherwise resemble any other bulldozed lot. But now the empty site is finally poised to become something more, say members of the Station Fire Memorial Foundation.
In just the last few weeks, state environmental and transportation officials have granted necessary permits for a memorial park to move forward on ground which many people consider hallowed.
And in the next week or so the foundation plans to announce a new fundraising team to renew efforts to raise all the money needed for the $2.2-million project.
“We anticipate construction starting in late spring,” said Robin Petrarca, the foundation’s vice president. “And if everyone pitches in, in a perfect world, we’d love to have the [opening] ceremony next year.”
http://m.providencejournal.com/article/20150218/NEWS/150219191
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Thanks and appreciation are given to all who helped to dig Boston and surrounding communities, out of the snow.
The MBTA will not be back to normal for many weeks.
All the people who ripped the MBTA off during the Big Dig are to be remembered for stealing resources that could have helped everyone.
Ill gotten gains, carried away by thieves.
No honor among thieves.
Lawyer up!uggghhhhh
The MBTA will not be back to normal for many weeks.
All the people who ripped the MBTA off during the Big Dig are to be remembered for stealing resources that could have helped everyone.
Ill gotten gains, carried away by thieves.
No honor among thieves.
Lawyer up!uggghhhhh
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Watched the Bruins. I had to go outside and break ice, while the sun was shining. Missed everything.
Wore my helmet, my balaclava, and my goggles. Look out, below.
I wanted to borrow an ice pick.
*waterproof*
Wore my helmet, my balaclava, and my goggles. Look out, below.
I wanted to borrow an ice pick.
*waterproof*
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Bruins had an easy skate today!
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Maybe, I was avoiding the ugly on the ice.
It is not like the old days.
I miss Bobby "My Knees Are Sore"
It is not like the old days.
I miss Bobby "My Knees Are Sore"
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-3f to -8f
"An arctic front is about to blast through here sending temps from the 20s down into the lower teens by evening (wind chills even lower)."
"This cold will be intense overnight & through the day tomorrow as Tuesday morning temps start below zero--even for metro Boston--and by the afternoon the numbers only reach the upper teens."
"After that we focus on another arctic front arriving late in the day on Wednesday which will reinforce the cold air for Thursday & Friday."
whdh
"An arctic front is about to blast through here sending temps from the 20s down into the lower teens by evening (wind chills even lower)."
"This cold will be intense overnight & through the day tomorrow as Tuesday morning temps start below zero--even for metro Boston--and by the afternoon the numbers only reach the upper teens."
"After that we focus on another arctic front arriving late in the day on Wednesday which will reinforce the cold air for Thursday & Friday."
whdh
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Yes, the young men wearing shorts during freezing temps thing, is real.
This week I watched a man with tattoos on the outside lower legs, walk quickly by.
Another young man, was more drunk-casual-bro. Pale plain legs. No muscle tone.
Yes, they were tattoos that anyone would be proud of.
Well designed, well planned, very good execution.
Pleasant color combinations.
But, still! Thin sneakers, thin fabric, and cold, cold temperatures are not good judgement.
Then, again, if you move quickly, (for a short while) until you reach a safe place, maybe, there is no lasting damage.
Oh yeah. No hat, no gloves.
Soooo bro!
(My Inner Mom is still upset, even afte all crazy cold weather clothing choices I have seen the young adults make.)
We had a visit from Siberia. Forty F is the temp for taking chances. Not -15 wind chill.
*shakes head*
This week I watched a man with tattoos on the outside lower legs, walk quickly by.
Another young man, was more drunk-casual-bro. Pale plain legs. No muscle tone.
Yes, they were tattoos that anyone would be proud of.
Well designed, well planned, very good execution.
Pleasant color combinations.
But, still! Thin sneakers, thin fabric, and cold, cold temperatures are not good judgement.
Then, again, if you move quickly, (for a short while) until you reach a safe place, maybe, there is no lasting damage.
Oh yeah. No hat, no gloves.
Soooo bro!
(My Inner Mom is still upset, even afte all crazy cold weather clothing choices I have seen the young adults make.)
We had a visit from Siberia. Forty F is the temp for taking chances. Not -15 wind chill.
*shakes head*
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It's official.
Brrr! February brought record cold, snow to Northeast
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/884f...r-february-brought-record-cold-snow-northeast
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Hardy souls who shivered and shoveled their way through February in the Northeast now have evidence of just how brutal the weather was, with record cold in seven cities and record snowfall in Boston.
"We're the standout globally," said Art DeGaetano, director of the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University. "It's colder in Siberia, but we're the farthest below normal."
The climate center shows the New York cities of Buffalo, Syracuse, Binghamton and Ithaca had their coldest months ever. The average temperature was 10.9 degrees in Buffalo, beating the 1934 record of 11.4. The normal average temperature for February in Buffalo is 26.3.
The monthly average was 9.0 in Syracuse, 12.2 in Binghamton and 10.2 in Ithaca. Syracuse and Ithaca each had 14 days of zero or below temperatures, a February record.
There were also February records elsewhere. Record low average temperatures for the month were set in Hartford, Connecticut, at 16.1; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania at 20.9; and Portland, Maine at 13.8. That's more than 11 degrees below normal for each city. Caribou, Maine's average February temperature of 2.5 degrees was also a record low, DeGaetano said.
Boston's 64.8 inches of snow easily beat the city's old record of 41.6 inches. If the city gets 5.6 more inches before the end of May, it'll be the snowiest winter on record, DeGaetano said. Through Feb. 26, Boston had 102 inches of snow. Normal is 34 inches.
Providence, Rhode Island, had a February record 31.8 inches of snow, bringing the season's total to nearly 60 inches, twice the normal amount.
Total snowfall for the season is way above normal across the Northeast, according to the National Weather Service. As of Feb. 26, Worcester, Massachusetts had 108.6 inches, compared to a normal snowfall of 49.9 inches.
So what do we have to thank, or blame, for this frigid February?
"We can't point to anything specific," DeGaetano said. "It's just the way the jet stream bulged and set up. It's random, like a deal of cards. Sometimes you're dealt a royal flush, sometimes you get nothing."
"We're the standout globally," said Art DeGaetano, director of the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University. "It's colder in Siberia, but we're the farthest below normal."
The climate center shows the New York cities of Buffalo, Syracuse, Binghamton and Ithaca had their coldest months ever. The average temperature was 10.9 degrees in Buffalo, beating the 1934 record of 11.4. The normal average temperature for February in Buffalo is 26.3.
The monthly average was 9.0 in Syracuse, 12.2 in Binghamton and 10.2 in Ithaca. Syracuse and Ithaca each had 14 days of zero or below temperatures, a February record.
There were also February records elsewhere. Record low average temperatures for the month were set in Hartford, Connecticut, at 16.1; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania at 20.9; and Portland, Maine at 13.8. That's more than 11 degrees below normal for each city. Caribou, Maine's average February temperature of 2.5 degrees was also a record low, DeGaetano said.
Boston's 64.8 inches of snow easily beat the city's old record of 41.6 inches. If the city gets 5.6 more inches before the end of May, it'll be the snowiest winter on record, DeGaetano said. Through Feb. 26, Boston had 102 inches of snow. Normal is 34 inches.
Providence, Rhode Island, had a February record 31.8 inches of snow, bringing the season's total to nearly 60 inches, twice the normal amount.
Total snowfall for the season is way above normal across the Northeast, according to the National Weather Service. As of Feb. 26, Worcester, Massachusetts had 108.6 inches, compared to a normal snowfall of 49.9 inches.
So what do we have to thank, or blame, for this frigid February?
"We can't point to anything specific," DeGaetano said. "It's just the way the jet stream bulged and set up. It's random, like a deal of cards. Sometimes you're dealt a royal flush, sometimes you get nothing."
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Providence Rhode Island is due to take a dart in the arse-
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for a storm that could dump 4 to 8 inches of snow on parts of Rhode Island and much of Southeastern Massachusetts. The storm is likely to start this afternoon, with the heaviest accumulation tonight, the Weather Service says. The warning is from 3 p.m. until 7 a.m. and includes Central and Southern Rhode Island and most of Southeastern Massachusetts.
(I have small, fine flakes falling at this very minute.)
Areas of light snow will develop this afternoon. The snow will increase in intensity this evening, falling moderate to heavy at times," the Weather Service says. "The bulk of accumulating snow will occur between 4 p.m. and 1 a.m. when snowfall rates may be on the order of 1 inch per hour. The snow will taper off to flurries toward daybreak Monday."
http://m.providencejournal.com/article/20150301/NEWS/150309928/14022/NEWS
wheeee! Black ice warning, as it will be hovering around the freezing point.
Indecisive, rain or snow, it is a toss up.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for a storm that could dump 4 to 8 inches of snow on parts of Rhode Island and much of Southeastern Massachusetts. The storm is likely to start this afternoon, with the heaviest accumulation tonight, the Weather Service says. The warning is from 3 p.m. until 7 a.m. and includes Central and Southern Rhode Island and most of Southeastern Massachusetts.
(I have small, fine flakes falling at this very minute.)
Areas of light snow will develop this afternoon. The snow will increase in intensity this evening, falling moderate to heavy at times," the Weather Service says. "The bulk of accumulating snow will occur between 4 p.m. and 1 a.m. when snowfall rates may be on the order of 1 inch per hour. The snow will taper off to flurries toward daybreak Monday."
http://m.providencejournal.com/article/20150301/NEWS/150309928/14022/NEWS
wheeee! Black ice warning, as it will be hovering around the freezing point.
Indecisive, rain or snow, it is a toss up.
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Texas notices that Boston and Massholes are colder than is usual-
"Pretty much everyone knows about the brutal winter the northeastern United States has endured. Boston, for example, has an average temperature this month of 18.8 degrees."
"A cold flow off the northeastern coast has cooled near-shore waters to a significant degree."
The map shows temperatures are 6 to 8 Fahrenheit degrees below normal in the waters off of the Massachusetts coast, including around Nantucket.
Now, this isn’t cold enough to freeze large areas of the ocean, because of the water’s salt content. Unlike freshwater, the ocean doesn’t freeze until it reaches a temperature of 28.4 degrees Fahrenheit.
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/weather/2015/02/ocean-a-slurpee-off-the-coast-of-massachusetts/
"Pretty much everyone knows about the brutal winter the northeastern United States has endured. Boston, for example, has an average temperature this month of 18.8 degrees."
"A cold flow off the northeastern coast has cooled near-shore waters to a significant degree."
The map shows temperatures are 6 to 8 Fahrenheit degrees below normal in the waters off of the Massachusetts coast, including around Nantucket.
Now, this isn’t cold enough to freeze large areas of the ocean, because of the water’s salt content. Unlike freshwater, the ocean doesn’t freeze until it reaches a temperature of 28.4 degrees Fahrenheit.
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/weather/2015/02/ocean-a-slurpee-off-the-coast-of-massachusetts/
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More snow. What a surprise. *sigh* Shovel time.
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Somewhere, someone has slid off of the road.
The plow scrapes the snow, and the frozen drizzle falls on a frozen road.
No plow on my street. No Salt & Sanding truck.
No black ice warning. Where are their minds?
Glaze.
The plow scrapes the snow, and the frozen drizzle falls on a frozen road.
No plow on my street. No Salt & Sanding truck.
No black ice warning. Where are their minds?
Glaze.
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