'Official' Winter Storm Thread - wants going in your area?

[osaMABUSh]

Just for the fun of it, please report what the weather is like your area if you are in the path of the midwest/northeast snowstorm - ice, snow totals, wind, etc. I'm in Pittsburgh and nothing yet.

[SharonRB]

1. I'm in the Detroit area

and it's not supposed to hit here until around midnight tonight.

[TahitiNut]

46. Starting 2am - 4" to 8" by 6pm tomorrow

[TahitiNut]

109. Over 7" on the ground now in northern Detroit 'burbs. (Royal Oak)

... and still falling. :grr:

[MeDeMax]

69. Cleveland ~ 9:30 AM Sat

south of cleveland, about 4" so far, fine powdery stuff, got in my shoes when I went out to put seed in bird feeder.

No wind, looks like it may snow all day, fine by me :)

[MeDeMax]

124. Sun 9 AM, over a foot & snow drifts

the door to the deck was frozen shut so I braved over a foot of snow beside the house and thawed the door open.

then snow-blowed the driveway, freezing my fingers in the process.

It isn't snowing currently, but the wind had picked up so expect drifts.

I think we need an emoticon that portrays frozen but smiling DUers :)

[medeak]

2. don't get me started

we are getting reprieve but storms are headed your way....

slipped Wed fecked up knee and bedridden and nothing but @%#@#@ inaguration on tv

We have 3 plus feet of snow that will be here until May me thinks.
edited to say....not in your area...on west coast

[CatholicEdHead]

3. Minnesota

around 4 to 6 on the ground and counting. Wind will pick up later tonight and there are blizzard warings for the west and northwest parts of the state.

[KyndCulture]

19. North Minnesota here

8 inches on the ground and still falling... winds are at 35mph now with 50mph gusts, ground blizzard conditions. Total white out.

Nasty night.

[FarLeftRage]

4. Just freeezing my a$$ off

No wind, 13" of snow on the ground, clear sky and about -25 degrees out now.

I'm too far north for the projected snowstorm...

[yinkaafrica]

6. Where you at?

[FarLeftRage]

8. Upstate New York

About 90 Kilometers south of the Canadian border...

Where are you?

[yinkaafrica]

5. Who recalls the days of 20 foot snow piles?

Who recalls days when the snow fell so heavy for so many
days cops told you to park in a hotel lot because
your street would not be passable for at least 24 hours.
This little blizzard is nothing.

[NormanConquest]

11. I lived through the Blizzard of '77 (Buffalo NY)

I was 4 when it happened, but I've never seen drifts that high to this date...it was incredible.

[babylonsister]

70. I was in NY also during that blizzard.

For a solid week the main street in my town was locked down, snow plows working overtime every night, dumping snow in an empty lot. It was surreal, but also quite an experience.

[TankLV]

113. I was stuck Downtown until Saturday morning at our receptionist desk.

We bought so much food & liquor from the nearby store they gave us the TV.

Watched roots all nite.

Drove home OVER the tops of cars till we got to Kenmore - there the streets were clean - curb to curb.

[PaDUer]

71. I remember when

the roads were totally closed. Neighbors had to dig tunnels from their front door to the middle of the street if they wanted to walk to the local store, and at that time, my father had to carry me on his shoulders. We do NOT get those kind of snowstorms here in NE PA anymore, and what's funny about it now, is that when a newscaster says a snowstorm is coming, 1-3", the stores are packed solid as if they planning a party.
-edit-I'm looking forward to a "good" snowstorm. :-)

[alcuno]

7. Light snow just starting (7PM) on the lakefront north of Chicago.

Thought it would start earlier. That's why we're in tonight.

[Greybnk48]

9. Appleton, WI (30 mi. south of Green Bay)

Here in the Fox Valley it's 19 degrees, but that's not remarkably cold for us. No snow yet but we're supposed to get 4 to 7" overnight. South of us toward and including Milwaukee, they're getting 7 to 10". Our daughter's in Minneapolis and she just told me they are getting blasted--lots of snow!

[oneighty]

10. west of Buffalo on Lake Erie

zero temps tonight. About two three inches of snow on the ground now. More snow is predicted over the weekend but more to the south of us near the New York/Penn line.

I hope. Not that I can go out in it anyway.

180

[BrainRants]

12. Green Bay, WI

Flurries so far, nice gentle fluffy stuff!

...but it's coming...

[fairfaxvadem]

13. Just preparing for DC to "shut down"...

I'm west of the city, so will see more than others to the east and south, now they've upped it from 4 to 8, to 6 to 10 inches. We'll see.
Should start early to mid-morning and pick up by afternoon.

Just spare me from that icy mix crap, is all I gotta say.

I love snow. I'm actually pretty excited about getting a decent snowfall. Just wish it was for Monday, not Saturday. Sigh.

[laura888]

108. Hey to Fairfax from Alexandria, VA!

I also like the snow and wish it was Monday :<

It's almost 4:00 pm. Seems to be lull in the snow fall at the moment, but looks like it might start up again any minute

[Habibi]

14. Rah-cha-cha, NY

8-16" of snow predicted for tomorrow. It's -6 degrees right now, windchill -17. The cold reminds me of Minnesota (lived there for 20 years), but the snow is pure Upstate. Bleah. At least I don't have to go out tomorrow.

[Retired AF Dem]

15. Around 60 here

:)

[Withywindle]

16. Chicago, a little north and west of the Loop

Just started here -- blowing around a lot. Very light and fluffy, it's about 20 degrees out. We're supposed to get anywhere from 6" to a foot depending on what the lake effect does tomorrow.

We got groceries, movies, waiting for the pizza man. :)

[jeffrey_X]

111. Same here..

just north and west of the city (Chicago & Noble)

The main streets are pretty good, but the side streets are a mess.

[demgurl]

17. Greensboro, NC here.....

We are expecting sleet around dawn. Then we will get freezing rain and snow. Accumulations over the whole day tomorrow will equal about a 1/4" of ICE. Then the weather will continue into Sunday but with a wintry mix of snow and sleet I think?

Canceled all my mystery shops I was supposed to do tomorrow and I am staying in warm dry and safe!

[Magleetis]

18. There are a lot of

negatives about living in the south but winter is not one of them. A cold front is coming through tomorrow bringing lows in the upper 20's BRRRR.

[parentalalienation]

20. Houston, TX.

We were at 74 degrees today.

We did have a "first" on Christmas. It was the first time in the recorded history of Houston that it snowed on Christmas eve and day. It lasted just long enough to make a few snowmen and get cold enough to warrant some hot chocolate.

I hear we may get below freezing tomorrow night which is very big news around here. Time to cover the palm trees again. lol

[seabeyond]

21. went from freezing a couple days ago to 70's

last two days, has been wonderful. interesting weather, early snows, then nice, snow, then nice. not too much of either. ready for another huge dump for snowman and sledding

[idiosyncratic]

22. Nice day for Geocaching. It was in the 70's here.

B-)

[cmd]

23. Just west of you in Ohio

No snow yet, but I'm ready for a big one tomorrow.

[Huckebein the Raven]

24. 48 degrees here right now

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. Minneapolis: About 4-5 inches so far, not very cold - about 21 F.

But slippery and messy. It took me about an hour to drive 12 miles. Will dig out tomorrow.

[dflprincess]

32. Don't forget to check the snow emergency parking rules

n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

33. Snow emergency parking rules are INSANE.

Fortunately I don't have to park on the street.
I just have to dig my way out of the alley tomorrow. Blahh.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

34. And my apartment's parking lot won't be plowed till Monday

:-)

[KitchenWitch]

48. I remember when Minneapolis and St Paul had virtually the same

Snow Emergency rules. Then Minneapolis switched to that assinine even/odd thing, and nobody seems able to keep track of which rule applies when, except perhaps the towing companies!

[Rockholm]

26. In Boston, they FINALLY gave a friggin' idea of totals..

ONE to TWO FEET!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nothing like waiting until Friday night to give storm estimates. Grocery stores mobbed tonight. Guess I will go in the morning.

[Mandate My Ass]

27. Philadelphia - 12 degrees right now - predictions of 10-15 inches

starting in the early afternoon tomorrow and snowing through Sunday morning. On the lower end they're saying 6 - 10 inches.

The Eagles/Falcons game will be interesting to say the least. It's going to be the Snowbowl!

[tishaLA]

28. Philadelphians can take it!

I remember the blizzard about 10 years ago when it snowed over 30 inches in Center City and everything was shut down for about three days. The Eagles had the nerve to lost a playoff game in Dallas on the same day and couldn't come back until Wednesday!

Now let's go kick some Atlanta ass!

[Mandate My Ass]

30. Ah, that was one to remember

I recall standing in my driveway just behind my car which was about 10 - 12 feet from the curb and my husband standing at the curb, each with our shovels. We dug for over an hour and I maybe cleared a foot and a half and he cleared about two or so. Our neighbor who owns a lumber yard drove up the street with a back hoe and cleared us out in ten mintues. Not that we could go anywhere though. :shrug:

I remember our employers charging personal days and vacation against us even though PA declared a state of emergency and nobody but police, ambulance and rescue vehicles were allowed on the roads.

The EAGLES are going all the way this year. Remember you heard it here!

[sffreeways]

43. Update for Philly

Snow Emergency begins at noon tomorrow. Latest is blizzard conditions expected. Right now with the wind chill it's -2
Snow expected to fall between 10 am tomorrow until 6 pm Sunday. It's slowing down. 16+ inches and 40 mph winds in my area which is right on the Delaware border.

It's so friggen cold...ugh

[Mandate My Ass]

66. Hey there, you!

Yup, it's cold here alright. The dog didn't even want to go out and even though the snow is going to be deep, it's those winds tomorrow I'm worried about. How ya been?:hi: :loveya:

[meow2u3]

81. I don't mind the snow and the cold in Philly

I just don't want to look at next month's gas bill!!! :scared:

[notadmblnd]

87. tell me about it..

the good thing is.. by they time they shut you off for not being able to pay the bill, it will be spring and you wont need it anymore. Then you can take the rest of the summer catching it up for next winter.

[starroute]

60. North of Philly here

Weather Underground has us at 1 above right now, but they're also showing readings of 1 or 2 below just outside of town.

I think we're going to be closer to the center of the storm than Philadelphia is, too. On the Weather Channel they were saying something like 12-18 inches but they couldn't rule out 2 feet.

[radfringe]

62. bit further north of north of Philly

Wilkes-Barre - Scranton area

first part of storm is predicted to dump 8-12 inches, followed another 3-5 inches... total prediction is 11-17

my neck/shoulder spasms say this sounds about right on the high end, but because this is a fairly "dry" snow storm with fluffy stuff as opposed to heavy wet snow -- we may end up with more

weather reports say we won't be above freezing until Tuesday. Currently it's -5 in my back yard (5:30am et Saturday) - windchill puts it lower than that

meanwhile -- from national weather alert ---
(I think the color code for this is WHITE :) )

LACKAWANNA PA-LUZERNE PA-PIKE PA-SOUTHERN WAYNE PA-SULLIVAN NY-
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON NY CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION ON LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF EARLY ON SUNDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 14 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT, PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. WIND CHILLS AROUND 10 BELOW ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS HEAVY SNOW COMBINES WITH STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TREACHEROUS...AND TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

[ClassicDem]

29. Portland OR, weather here is perfect.

Last weekend we had freezing rain this past couple of days have been really nice. Todays high was around 60 it was really nice, I played basketball with my two-year old in my driveway.

[ellie]

31. NW Ohio here

Beautiful day today, blue skies and cold. It is clear out now. The snow is supposed to start later. I hope it misses us.

[TOhioLiberal]

35. NW Ohio here too!

Not snowing yet...

[Blue Diadem]

50. NW Ohio here too

Nothing happening yet. I'm in the country and not looking forward to the winds.

[Blue_In_AK]

36. Anchorage, Alaska

It's lovely up here, cloudy, about 25 degrees right at the moment, a "chance" of snow in the forecast over the next couple of days. You all can keep your blizzards. Southcentral Alaska's best-kept secret? This is really the Banana Belt ... must be the global warming.

[nostamj]

37. it's VERY cold in Brooklyn

well, my apt. anyway.

they are predicting from 4-6" to 10-15" depending which station you listen to...

got my supplies in today. ready for whatever.

[Suziq]

38. New Jersey Here

It is now 7 degrees and up to 15" of snow expected tomorrow through Sunday. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr . . . .

:hippie:

[jhain]

39. South Jersey Reporting In:

Cape May County- in line for a direct hit.
prediction:
4-6 inches of snow
then:
ice
then:
sleet
then:
rain
then:
sleet
then:
ice
then:
4-6 MORE inches of snow
then:
40 mph winds
then:
coastal flooding

Wait! They forgot the locusts! Oh, it is 9 FREAKING degrees so the bugs will be dead by morning. A reprieve.

Wish us luck.

To everybody in it's path-just stay put if you can!

Unless, the locusts come.

[sffreeways]

40. Philly Burbs

the snow isn't supposed to start until tomorrow late morning here but I just saw a teaser on a local channel that said we are getting much more snow than was originally expected which was significant. 12-15 inches.

I was looking at this thing on the weather web site radar, it's huge.

Guess I'll be hanging around here all weekend. Got the bread and milk.

[Ms Chicklet]

41. I'm in Cleveland.

Nothing really yet. Just cold! They're saying 5-10 inches for us.

[Ms Chicklet]

78. Been out shoveling

There's about four inches or so right now. I'm clearing the driveway in stages (it's about 80 or so feet from the road to my garage door and the landlord doesn't do snow removal). I got the area around the back door clear, then from the front of my garage around John's (my boyfriend) car and halfway down the driveway. There's still about another 30 or so feet down to the road to do, and then the sidewalk, walkway and front steps. Guys on the second and third floors haven't been out yet.

[Ms Chicklet]

94. Shot of downtown Cleveland

http://www.cleveland.com/cgi-bin/nph-cachecam.cgi?camid=traffic5&ols=cleveland&ts=20050122131808&ct=20

It's there somewhere. Really!

[Greylyn58]

42. Charlotte, NC here

We've been hearing for last 3 days that we will have freezing rain and sleet changing to snow Saturday/Sunday.

Don't know if it will happen as the radar around here is clear. Must be something moving into the area tomorrow late. Right now it's 33 degrees with a wind chill of 27. Of course my Golden Retriever, Sheridan loves this kind of weather especially when it's windy.

:)

[Auntie Bush]

44. It's 16 degrees BELOW ZERO as I type...here in Southern Vermont.

And that's not counting wind chill! We're not suppose to get too much snow...maybe 4-6 inches. :shrug: But we have to wait and see.

[JoMama49]

45. Gosh, Auntie Bush, I hope you have those gloves with the

finger tips cut off! I'm embarrassed to say it's about 39 degrees (above zero) here in foggy northern California. I just got back from taking my kids out for Friday night pizza, and they were complaining about how cold it was! We are wimps out here for sure!! I grew up in New Jersey, though, so I did pay my dues weather-wise anyway!

[lonestarnot]

47. Wierd ass end of the world Revelation weather...80 in PHX yesterday

[Individualist]

49. 1-3" forecast for northeast TN

Will start here sometime tonight with rain/snow mix tomorrow, changing to all snow tomorrow afternoon through Sunday morning.

[Stinky The Clown]

51. DC/Balt area here

Latest prediction is 8 to 12 starting midmorning tomorrow. High winds on Sunday as it pulls away.

I don't trust our weather people. We get huge snows when they predict flurries and nothing when they have warnings wall to wall. They're never sure until it is over! :shrug:

[Stinky The Clown]

67. Snow started here at about 8.30 AM

very light but as cold as it is every flake is sticking (sorta like the way flakes stuck again to the white house this year)

[babylonsister]

72. That's weather people everywhere.

I love it when they predict light rain and 18 inches later... Big bucks for what?

[Stinky The Clown]

121. The snow ended in the Balt/DC area about 5 PM

No snow since. We have about 5 or 6 inches on the ground. All plowed out. No big deal.

[alphadog]

52. New York here...

And they're using the B word...Blizzard Warning...

[pearl]

53. Thoroughly into it in Chicago

north side, about 2bl from the lake. Pretty well
socked in.

[AngelAsuka]

58. North Central Indiana and nothing yet n/t

[Lugnut]

54. 4 degrees below zero

Here in the beautiful Pocono Mtns. of NE PA. Snow is supposed to get here by Noon and start falling at the rate of an inch an hour throughout the afternoon. The latest projections for snowfall are at 8 to 10 inches but we'll probably get more than that. We're hunkering down.

[osaMABUSh]

55. Keep the updates coming - should get interesting next 18 hours

I must say, though, this seems to be the most anticipated snow storm in recent memory. Frankly, I enjoy the snow but we (Americans) sure make a big friggy deal about it. I'm sure you all don't need me to point out at that our "Severe Weather" as the local TV like to call it is nothing compared to the real natural disasters that have taken place recently on the other side of the globe.

Having said that it does appear places like NYC and Philly are going to get hit with some serious blizzard like winter weather but as long as no one does anything stupid like try to drive in it just because Walmart is open or ski naked down 5th Ave. then everyone should be fine come Sunday.

BTW, here in Pittsburgh, no snow yet but everything is cancelled already except my daughter's indoor soccer game tomorrow. I guess the field time is at premium so cancellations are rare. Probably the same deal with ice time for hockey.

[mcscajun]

84. "...ski naked down 5th Ave."

I'd pay to SEE that. It never happened when I lived in NYC.

B-)

[underseasurveyor]

56. HOLYMOLY I just let the dogs out

and it's snowin' n blowin' like a mother f'er out there:scared: The "bad" weather was suppose to remain more north of us up in MN. I bet once ya get out into the country it's white out blizzard conditions and snow drift city baby. Keeps up like this and and all 4 ways in and out of this barely a town will be drifted shut by morning.

As long as the electricity stays on it's all good. But if it doesn't:-( brrrrrr, not good. Winds whipping around ice encrusted wires is a potentially bad combo. Currently our winds are gusting close to 50 mph and it's snowing sideways
:grouphug: Huddle together and stay warm.

[GRLMGC]

57. We had ours

and ten people died.

[Clark2008]

59. It's winter?

Oh! This thread is for people who get snow.

:)

Sorry to tease. We'll get one inch and be paralysed. LOL. But, fortunately, we only get about one inch - maybe three - year.

[Pam-Moby]

61. snow storm in MI...

advisory for snow and strong winds...10 degrees

[shawmut]

63. Clear and very cold here, 3 below Zero. 20-30" Of Snow Expected

accroding to the National Weather Service in MA.



http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2480766

[spinbaby]

64. Pittsburgh has a light dusting now

Supposed to get heavy by 10:00 or so for a total of to 8 inches.

[dbt]

65. Watching the weather swing wildly from Arkansas.

One week, it's 65-70 degrees, the next week it drops by half. Man-made clouds for days on end, cold rain--then back to 65.

If the Dow Jones was swinging like this, investors would be in a panic. If your average AM/FM/TV transmitter had plate current readings that fluctuated the way the weather has been doing lately, it would be getting ready to blow.

SIDEBAR: Watch the jets in your area. Odds are, you've had way more "persistent contrails" than usual since the Supposed Election.

:freak:
dbt

[Paula Sims]

68. 8am Chicago time

and I'm in the western suburbs of Chicago. Hubby just finished clearing the driveway and he says we've had about 6 inches. It's stopped snowing and not very cold (OK, by Chicago standards)-- about 18 degrees.

It's funny about perspectives. We've had 6 inches and just deal with it. NC had an inch and Raleigh shut down. We'd use a broom for 1 inch. (not to minimize the situation in Raleigh -- just a comparison). Note: Hubby says the southern red states are wimps (his right-wing wacko brother lives there so it's personal!).

Off to make hot chocolate for the 2nd most wonderful man in my life (I'll always be daddy's girl).


Paula

[Babette]

73. You're lucky you have your hubby....

Scubadude got stuck in Kansas City! He was due to land at Midway last night, but the airport shut down. Now I'm hoping they let his plane land sometime today. Last night was the perfect night for cuddling up too!

On the fun side, my pomeranian loves the snow! I just took her out and nearly lost her in the deep drifts. She loves to "graze" on the fresh snow. She has a game she tells me to play- I kick the snow at her and she leaps up and catches it in her mouth. What fun!

[devinsgram]

74. Hershey area here.

Light snow started around 9AM, but nothing yet to write home about.

[devinsgram]

90. We now have about 4 inches

with snow coming down fine and fast. This will be a good one.

[noel711]

75. Rural village south of Bethlehm-Allentown PA

and we just starting flaking at around 9 am.
But cold as Laura Bush's eyes...

[Auntie Bush]

77. And pretty soon the wind will pick up and the snow will come down

as slanted as laura bush's eyes. hehe, me bad.

[alcuno]

76. Round 2 - 9AM in Chicago and the lake effect snow is now starting.

8+ inches on the ground, but now it's snowing heavier than last night.

[bdot]

79. As usual...

no snow here. :(

[Cooley Hurd]

80. Sat 11:34am Capital Region, NY - no snow yet, forcasting 12"

Blizzard warning for entire NY Cap Region:

...BENNINGTON VT-EASTERN ALBANY NY-EASTERN COLUMBIA NY- EASTERN DUTCHESS NY-EASTERN GREENE NY-EASTERN RENSSELAER NY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY NY-EASTERN ULSTER NY-EASTERN WINDHAM VT- MONTGOMERY NY-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-NORTHERN FULTON NY- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-NORTHERN SARATOGA NY-NORTHERN WARREN NY- NORTHERN WASHINGTON NY-SCHOHARIE NY-SOUTHEAST WARREN NY- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-SOUTHERN FULTON NY-SOUTHERN HERKIMER NY- SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-SOUTHERN SARATOGA NY-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON NY- WESTERN ALBANY NY-WESTERN COLUMBIA NY-WESTERN DUTCHESS NY- WESTERN GREENE NY-WESTERN RENSSELAER NY-WESTERN SCHENECTADY NY- WESTERN ULSTER NY-WESTERN WINDHAM VT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... ALBANY... AMSTERDAM... ARLINGTON... BEACON... BELLOWS FALLS... BENNINGTON... BRATTLEBORO... CANAJOHARIE... CATSKILL... CHATHAM... CLIFTON PARK... COBLESKILL... COHOES... COLONIE... DELMAR... EAST GREENBUSH... ELLENVILLE... FONDA... GLENS FALLS... GLOVERSVILLE... GREAT BARRINGTON... HERKIMER... HOOSICK FALLS... HUDSON... HUDSON FALLS... HUNTER... ILION... JOHNSTOWN... KINGSTON... LAKE GEORGE VILLAGE... LATHAM... LITTLE FALLS... LONDONDERRY... MANCHESTER... MECHANICVILLE... NASSAU... NEW MILFORD... NEW PALTZ... NORTH ADAMS... PAWLING... PITTSFIELD... POUGHKEEPSIE... RENSSELAER... RHINEBECK... ROTTERDAM... SALEM... SARATOGA SPRINGS... SAUGERTIES... SCHENECTADY... SCOTIA... STRATTON... TORRINGTON... TOWNSHEND... TROY... WARRENSBURG... WATERVLIET AND WHITEHALL 1052 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2005
... BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH NOON SUNDAY...

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL RESULT FROM A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY THEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THE LOW WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT PASSES SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND OVERNIGHT... THEN IT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO THE GULF OF MAINE BY SUNDAY EVENING.

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY DURING THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE FROM AROUND A FOOT ACROSS THE MOHAWK VALLEY AND LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION... UP TO AROUND 20 INCHES ACROSS THE MID HUDSON VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT.

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG BY EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS WILL FREQUENTLY EXCEED 35 MILES AN HOUR... AND MAY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES. THE BRISK WIND WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR... WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED... SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS TONIGHT. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED....

[Cooley Hurd]

102. Sat 3:15pm Capital Region, NY - now we're getting snow...

[mcscajun]

82. Northwest NJ -- snowing here now. New reports say 12-15 today, 4-7 tonight

Here we go, folks. Two Feet by morning. Yes, I know it doesn't add up…Yet. Give it time…Those numbers are only The Weather Channel's predictions.

[July]

89. North-central NJ, sticking now.

Light but steady snow, accumulating over the last half hour or so.

[Cuban_Liberal]

83. Ice storm last night, snowing now.

The weather sucks here today.

:puke:

[Mountainman]

85. It will be sunny and 75 degrees in the lower Sierra Nevada Mountains

In the mountains it will be clear but down in the San Joaquin Valley floor it will be cloudy and foggy all day, We live above the fog level and it will be sunny and warm today.

[mcscajun]

88. I'm declaring Shenanigans on the Sierra Nevada people…

…who's with me?

::grabs broom::

[tiredofthisstuff]

86. Roanoke, VA Fu#$^#$% Cold and Icy....

[Lugnut]

91. It is now 3 degrees

In the beautiful Pocono Mtns. of NE PA. Light snow started falling around 9 AM and it has picked up in intensity. I was out and about until about 1/2 hr ago and the roads were starting to get slick. I am now inside for the balance of the weekend. Too bad there are no football games on today. DVDs will have to do.

[Egalitariat]

92. Highs in the low 70's. Mostly cloudy and breezy

that's the forecast for Ocala, FL today.

[mcscajun]

93. Do we have to declare Shenanigans on Ocala, FL, too?

::reaches for extra broom::

[ElsewheresDaughter]

95. northern catskill mountians in upstate ny...28 inches and it's snowing now

they are predicting it falling at 3/4 inches per hour

getting out my woolen thong and flannels it's -2 degrees and expecting wind chills -15 my children are sking on Hunter mountian as i type this brrrrrrr!

[dog_lovin_dem]

96. South Central IL...

snowing and blowing, wind chill between 0-5 degrees. Could be worse!

[Tracer]

97. 8 Below when I got up this morning.

Went to the grocery store as usual for a Saturday, and judging by the mob scene there, you'd think that the world was coming to an end.

The checkout line stretched completely around the store!

Not even snowing now, but I expect a good pile of it later.

Ahh. Winter in New England. The joy of shoveling.

It's a darn good thing that I'm going to a very warm place 3 weeks from now.

[Sparkly]

98. Maryland -- it's coming down steadily here

since this morning. The predictions are for 6" to 10". I cancelled everything I had planned for this afternoon.

[WarNoMore]

99. Started snowing here on the Cape about an hour ago.

The Weather Channel is predicting about 10+ inches--they are quite often wrong about totals. It should be quite a night

[KharmaTrain]

100. 2 PM In Chicago...or nearby...and the Sun id Out

It was snowing heavy until a half hour ago and now it's clear and sunny. I'm 40 miles northwest of the city and I am seeing on the radar and hearing that it's still snowing in the city...this is a wierd snow pattern where it's coming almost directly from the north (as opposed to the west) and sweeping up extra moisture from Lake Michigan that's clobbering downtown and probably has burried NW Indiana. Otherwise, about 8 inches here...no biggie...streets are already plowed and life goes on.

[Robbien]

104. North of Chicago within two miles of the lake, we are being smothered

and what is not falling from the sky is being blown around by almost constant winds. Drifts are up to the windows on the cars in the streets.

And the snow keeps coming.

[KharmaTrain]

118. This Storm Is Coming Directly From The North

Not from the west or northwest...and right down the lake...no wonder you're getting hammered. I grew up near Skokie and remember how we got clobbered in that famous '67 storm...where a couple miles to the west, there wasn't much snow at all.

Good luck and hope you're not suffering from cabin fever.

[susanna]

101. Saturday, 3PM Detroit

Just cleared about ten inches of the white stuff (powdery) off the porches and sidewalks. Gusty wind, probably in the teens. Most of it showed up overnight...

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

107. I'm in the southwest burbs of Chicago and it's still

snowing here, but the sun is trying to make its way out of the clouds.
Hopefully in an hour or two, it will be clear.
I think we got about 6" or so.

[SharonRB]

117. 4 pm now just north of Detroit

I'm near the zoo, in Huntington Woods, and I think it's still snowing, unless it's just the blowing snow. I'd say we have pretty close to a foot here, maybe 10". Our neighbors' visiting daughter and son-in-law did our walks and drive first things this morning and then again a couple of hours ago, I think. So sweet of them. My husband went out to do some and the neighbor told him to let his kids do it -- they're much younger and they enjoy it. Works for me! I'm just glad it's a Saturday, I had nowhere I had to go, so I stayed in my robe all day and watched all the inaugurination stuff I missed on Thursday when I was at work, including the protest rally a little while ago.

[IndyPriest]

119. 4:39pm Mid-Michigan

Worst is passing. ABout 4-6inches of powder. Blowing. Cold, about 12F. Not even the squirrels are out. Time to throw another log on the fire.

[hedgehog]

103. I'm from Fulton, NY - We laugh at your snow!

We've got about 6"-8" of powder on the ground now and a steady snowfall since noon. We're waiting for the wind to swing around and bring in the REAL stuff off of Lake Ontario. I do have to be fair; most areas don't have the big Osh-kosh plows to handle the stuff like we do.

[Cooley Hurd]

105. I've lived in Oswego - lake-effect snow is unbelievable!

It can dump 2 ft of snow on you in six hours. Nor'easter snow could never match it in intensity. I believe the Tug Hill Plateau has the record for highest snow fall in the nation (including Alaska:wow:) because of it.

[hedgehog]

106. I love the lake effect snow

It's downright absurd. I remember the winter when it never melted between storms. We were all driving in tunnels. It's why we're so religious up here. When you have to proceed from a stop sign pass 10' piles of snow, you just pray there isn't a semi coming on the cross street!

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

115. Hey, I wasn't trying to make a big deal about 6" of snow.

That's nothing here in Chitown.

Nothing closes down here until there is at least 16" or more of the white stuff on the ground.

Chicago learned it's lesson in 1979. That was the year we got 89" of the stuff and Jane Byrne beat Mike Bilandic in the Dem mayoral primary because the streets never got plowed.

[Ms Chicklet]

122. I lived in Syracuse for five years

Driving in Oswego County and up 81 made for some scary experiences.

[TankLV]

110. Gonna be near 70 here in Las Vegas today - Sunny, really nice.

Rains have all stopped for now.

Lake Mead is up 5 feet but still down 85 from normal.

[HeeBGBz]

112. Branson Missouri Cold and Windy

Wind advisory out. Sustained winds of 30 mph ish. Gusts up to 50.

28 degrees with wind chill of -2.

No precip.

[Cha]

114. We're all snowed in now and hunkered down

for the weekend in Herkimer County, New York. I didn't have anything to add until today after it started about 1:00pm.

Nothing to do but lots of DVDs, Videos, and DU!

[slater71]

116. Sorry, 74 degrees here in Florida.

[SmokingJacket]

120. I got stuck out in it this afternoon...

When I left the house it was fine, but while I was at my son's music lesson the storm started. By the time I got out, the roads were sheer snow-covered ice. I think the plows/salt trucks were taken by surprise. I saw cars just spinning their wheels, totally unable to get up the hill. Traffic was bumper to bumper all through town.

I was in '77 too -- nothing can impress me after that!

[Blue_In_AK]

123. Still nice in Anchorage

32 high, 28 low. You guys on the east coast and midwest should move up here. We need more democrats.

[gorbal]

125. about two feet here

It's morning here in northern MA, thank god it is a weekend. Last night I could just snuggle up with a hot chocholate and read a book. The wind sounded so weird sometimes however, like a tortured animal.

Looking out the window, I hope my mom doesn't wan't me to sweep off her care right off. It is literally covered with two feet of snow, if not more. It is like another car is piled on top of her car.

:)