Big winter storm [Archive]

DavidMn

12-09-2009, 03:23 AM

Well all is well here in the chilly upper midwest. Snow has finally arrived, and in a VERY big way. Here in MInneapolis as I type it's blowing very hard outside and still coming down. We're expecting 12 inches give or take a couple by the time it ends here tomorrow afternoon. I'm a Minnesota boy so this time of the year I'm like freaking out if there's no snow on the ground!:laugh: I only live 2.5 miles from work so it's no big deal for me getting to and from and I'm just going to hibernate over the next couple days. How is the storm affecting all my gellow ledgies wherever you are?

EnchantedKiwi

12-09-2009, 04:21 AM

Hmmm well I can't comment on the winter storm! But in NZ its HOT, plus i was just in Sydney and that was even hotter! The Humidity kills me in NZ sometimes :distress:

samthrax

12-09-2009, 06:59 AM

I'm in Wisconsin and while there is a decent amount if snow out there it's not the blizzard everyone predicted. In fact, in the city, near the lake, it's rain.

I'm just extrememly bitter this morning because I was counting on a snow day. Or at least a delay. Heh.

GODDESS6

12-09-2009, 07:08 AM

we got a foot, everythings closed~ we have drifts nearly as high as our cars~ we are now having 40+ mile an hour winds to blow it all around~

never been so happy to wrk from home~ & no one can get out to come to my daycare, so i guess it's a snow day for me too:nod:~

vivfox

12-09-2009, 08:27 AM

AgeOldDesire

12-09-2009, 09:27 AM

Three days ago it was 25 degrees here and we had the earliest snowfall on record for the area. Yesterday it was 80 degrees and humid. Tonight it's going to be 35 degrees. I just keep a coat, a sweater, and shorts at the ready because I never know what the weather will be like from minute to minute.

estranged4life

12-09-2009, 10:20 AM

that could make driving dangerous, but outside it is currently a nice 14° Fahrenheit

fleetwoodtrick

12-09-2009, 10:49 AM

SNOW DAYYYYYYYYYYY! I'm like seriously packed into my house! But I have enough toast and hot chocolate to make the world go round so I"m good. :)

LikeAWillow

12-09-2009, 11:56 AM

Here in Massachusetts I woke up at 5:00AM and looked out the window. No new snow. Then I got up at 7:20AM and it is snowing and there is 3 inches on the ground.
It's almost 8:30AM now and it's still snowing. In the words of Stevie Nicks: I was not ready for the winter.

Then again, I never am.

You're in Massachusetts? How did I not know that?

We switched over from snow to freezing rain in Boston about an hour ago. Favorite :mad:

gldstwmn

12-09-2009, 12:20 PM

It's 3 degrees here. It hasn't snowed in the last couple of days but there is snow on the ground because it hasn't been warm enough for it to melt.

hippilil86

12-09-2009, 02:07 PM

I'm in Minneapolis, too, and it's not so bad. I love winter, and snow. It's wonderful that we finally got some winter weather! It is December 9th, after all.

GODDESS6

12-09-2009, 02:28 PM

http://i49.tinypic.com/163ux5.jpg
here's right outside my front door before the hubby went out to attempt to dig us out~

samthrax

12-09-2009, 02:48 PM

Now that is a snow storm!!! Wow. Have a happy snow day. :)

thatgirlwasme

12-09-2009, 02:54 PM

We got hit hard in Madison--I think it will be close to 18 inches by the time it's done. Here's a couple of pics

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sara1998

12-09-2009, 04:33 PM

Monday we only got about an inch, but there was ice underneath and no salt trucks in sight. It was hell getting to work. We had real heavy snow this afternoon, but have only accumulated about an inch. The winds are 50 MPH, and tonights lows are going to be in the low teens. I'm not sure how much more we're supposed to get.

Heh... an inch of snow and Sara's on the phone with a friend talking about going sledding at the park. Good luck to her. haha! Guess I'll let her go and figure it out on her own.

equeen102289

12-09-2009, 10:48 PM

There isn't any snow here yet. Just winds around 50 to 60 mph. I literally almost got blown over while walking to my car today.

Long hair + wind = frigging tangled mess

DavidMn

12-10-2009, 01:51 AM

I'm in Minneapolis, too, and it's not so bad. I love winter, and snow. It's wonderful that we finally got some winter weather! It is December 9th, after all.Wow. another Minneapolis Ledgie!:cool: We should get together sometime. There arent that many of us here in north country HA!:nod:

Gypsycat999

12-10-2009, 01:22 PM

No snow here. And there's most likely nothing to come anytime soon. We usually have like 4 days of snow here each year :distress:. I'd so love a white Christmast... Oh well. I guess I'm gonna move to the Arctic. Wait, no, the Antarctic! There are penguins :blob2:

JWS

12-17-2009, 08:26 PM

A big rain storm hit Los Angeles last Saturday. It rained all day...over two inches. Back to normal and 75 today.

LukeA

12-17-2009, 08:38 PM

I hate hate hate winter storms, especially when I have to travel. Last year was a f'ing nightmare. One year ago today, I was snowed-in in LAS VEGAS... 3.5 inches of snow at the airport.

Lee

12-18-2009, 02:48 PM

http://i49.tinypic.com/163ux5.jpg
here's right outside my front door before the hubby went out to attempt to dig us out~

Oh good grief, where was this? :eek: I hope this isn't what we're supposed to get this weekend. It'll bury our little state! :shocked:

Lee :shocked:

tilthefirefades

12-18-2009, 05:44 PM

I live in KY, and there has been cars flipping around here, and the roads are horrible. Other than that, I'm looking forward to just staying in for a few days, and having a good reason to call out of work :D

daniellaaarisen

12-18-2009, 11:29 PM

Yesterday, the daytime high was 40 degrees.... today, it was 75 when I got out of school. I'm missing the 4o; winter is supposed to be about big jackets and freezing all the time.

Yes, I'm from California and spoiled with this moderate weather-- but I wish I could have white Christmases. :(

Edgeof27

12-19-2009, 03:07 PM

Looks like the North East is being BLASTED right now as per CNN,

looks pretty bad on "the tube" right now......

any Ledgies affected......

chelluversu

12-19-2009, 05:15 PM

it just snowed yesterday and my mother called to tell us that people dont know how to drive in snow..they have some ppl moving at 2mph and some idiots who think that if they speed through the snow then they can get to point B faster so theres ppl spinning out left and right lol... and we were talking about the snow blizzard yesterday in my english class..my teacher is from the mid west and im from michigan so seriously the snow that they have here in north virginia is nothing compared to the snow in other places..lol have u ever had to walk to school in snow that went up to ur waist?..my friend loyda is in honduras right now where is really hot and shes complaining :distress:

Gypsy-Rhiannon

12-19-2009, 05:19 PM

Ghost_Tracker

12-19-2009, 05:48 PM

Looks like the North East is being BLASTED right now as per CNN,

looks pretty bad on "the tube" right now......

any Ledgies affected......

Yeah, Long Island's getting hit right now.
I just went Christmas shopping at the mall with my Dad
and we were driving down the highway in it -
everyone was driving nice and slow, thank God,
so it wasn't that bad at all. Happy that all the
Long Island drivers decided to be cautious and sane.
SO far the snow flakes seem kind of small - it's not really
the "large fluffy stuff" - - But there's not too much wind (yet?...)
so it's not that bad. I think maybe D.C. is supposed to get slammed
pretty hard, though.

There's a lot of cancelled and delayed flights, of course. On one of the most heavy travel weekends of the year. I feel bad for all the "kids" coming home from school and so on - - I have a sneaky feeling that there's a LOT of suitcases that are going to be getting some "extra work" as pillows in airports tonight.... :distress:
I imagine others are gonna be jam-packed onto busses and so on and taking 12-hour bus trips instead of 3 hour flights - a lot of stuff like that is going to be going on, I bet.

Edgeof27

12-19-2009, 06:51 PM

Looks like the snow has caught a lot of people unaware......

slow down..........

vivfox

12-19-2009, 08:04 PM

Looks like the North East is being BLASTED right now as per CNN,

looks pretty bad on "the tube" right now......

any Ledgies affected......

I don't know what CNN is talking about. I'm in Western Massachusetts and so far no snow has fallen from the sky.

chelluversu

12-19-2009, 08:08 PM

everyone in PWCS are crossing their legs,arms,fingers,toes and anything else crossable for a snow week...no more school til 2010. that would make my day but i still have homework to turn in =[ damn you english research paper

LukeA

12-19-2009, 08:11 PM

Yeah, Long Island's getting hit right now.
I just went Christmas shopping at the mall with my Dad
and we were driving down the highway in it -
everyone was driving nice and slow, thank God,
so it wasn't that bad at all. Happy that all the
Long Island drivers decided to be cautious and sane.

Now THAT is a Christmas miracle.

One of the more jarring culture shock moments experienced when relocating from Long Island to Phoenix was the concept of cars pulling to the side of the road to give way to speeding/blaring ambulances/firetrucks/police cars in pursuit. We do no such thing in Suffolk County!

Amlyn

12-19-2009, 08:20 PM

I'm in NJ just across the river from NYC. They have been hyping this up to be a huge storm since Thursday night. Right now we have maybe an inch.

vivfox

12-19-2009, 10:35 PM

It's been 2 and a half hours since my last post. Still no snow. Some girl on the radio just called in to the station to report she is driving in a blizzard and her location is about an hour south of mine, so I guess it could be here soon.

Amlyn

12-19-2009, 10:43 PM

I'm in NJ just across the river from NYC. They have been hyping this up to be a huge storm since Thursday night. Right now we have maybe an inch.

Here's an update on my end - in the past 2 hours the snow has picked up. We probably have 4 inches now. They are saying 1-2 inches an hour overnight for a total somewhere between 10-12 inches.

So, sit tight...it really will get there if you are north and east of NYC.

vivfox

12-20-2009, 12:14 AM

Still waiting and still nothing.

vivfox

12-20-2009, 09:23 AM

I went to bed shortly after my last post. I woke up this morning to discover the huge expected blizzard dumped an inch of snow on us. Turned out to be a whole lotta nothing.

Amlyn

12-20-2009, 10:11 AM

I went to bed shortly after my last post. I woke up this morning to discover the huge expected blizzard dumped an inch of snow on us. Turned out to be a whole lotta nothing.

You lucked out! I just dug my car out of a foot of snow.

ragrsrocalot

12-20-2009, 10:12 AM

We got slammed here on Long Island. I'm not sure how much, but the snow drifts are at least about 3 feet high in front of the patio and in front of the driveway.

vivfox

12-28-2009, 10:17 AM

LikeAWillow

12-28-2009, 12:04 PM

In just the short time I've been on The Ledge this morning we've gone from a quiet pleasant morning to a full snowstorm. I love when it snows. It is so beautiful, like a winter wonderland. When it snows, let it snow. We might as well have 3 feet. Let's make it fun for the kids! Plus it puts more people to work plowing and in the Spring it delivers more water to the earth.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

I'm so jealous. We've got nothing here in Pittsburgh. I've never been in Boston for one of the snowstorms :( They always seem to happen in December and January when I'm home, and by the time I get back in February, it's just the *fun* ice.

estranged4life

12-28-2009, 02:15 PM

here in Oklahoma, and plenty of cars still abandoned on the highway due to the Christmas Eve storm (14.1" of snow at the OKC airport).

I spent most of Saturday driving home from Lubbock, TX (Where my older brother lives) and I have to say West Texans are NOT the smartest when it comes to ice/snow...I-27 Northbound (From Lubbock to Plainview) was an ice-rink with cars since the D.O.T. didnt clear the roads, so those who werent accustomed to ice/snow THOUGHT they could drive on the roads...However, they couldnt.

Those in OKC, who are just recovering from the last storm, have 2 more upcoming rounds later this week to contend with...

Ah, the joys of winter.

GODDESS6

12-29-2009, 06:32 AM

we too got 14 more inches on christmas eve, to go w/ the foot we already had~ everything was shut down~ when i got up on christmas morning & was watching the news, my house was on it, because the 50 mile an hour winds that came w/ the storm blew down power lines~ i saw at 2 am, 2 huge explosions right outside my window~ we didn't have power, heat or anything for nearly 3 hours & it was like 2* out~

so i sat on my couch w/ my dog, wrapped in many blankets, by candlelight, w/ my little battery operated radio, trying to find some sort of news~ but all the stations kept playing f mac & stevie christmas songs, i **** you not, i bet during that 3 hours i hears f amc & stevie 18 times~ it was during 'silent night' that i was praying about the power coming back on, & bam, it did~ those oppd wrkers were my christmas miracles, i can't believe they braved that horrid storm & winds so quickly to get me warm~

i also have to say i really felt loved on christmas day~ it was horrid weather, the deepest snow i have seen in a long ass time, & my brothers, picked up ma, in their german tanks (they have huge trucks) & made it here to eat prime rib w/ me & they brought me an electric blanket~ i love them boys!!!~