The 2011-12 Winter Storm Thread

DeToxRox · 10-28-2011, 05:30 PM

Poor East Coasters, some places could see over a foot of snow this weekend. Crazy how early its' going to begin.

Young Drachma · 10-28-2011, 06:32 PM

DeToxRox · 10-28-2011, 06:37 PM

Eaglesfan27 · 10-28-2011, 06:54 PM

I am shocked that I might see snow this early. It feels good to be home.

SirFozzie · 10-28-2011, 07:00 PM

AH HATE WINTER! I ESPECIALLY hate winters that start before Halloween.. right now, we're on the good side of the 10-15/2-4 line, let's hope it stays low.

Alan T · 10-28-2011, 07:02 PM

So uhh.. tomorrow is not a good day for me to have to drive through Springfield?

SirFozzie · 10-28-2011, 07:03 PM

Is there ever a good day to drive through springfield? But in this case, no. Tommorrow's not the day.

Matthean · 10-28-2011, 07:08 PM

Late Oct./early Nov. was always a good time for snow back in high school during Cross Country season. It's when the State Finals happened.

JPhillips · 10-28-2011, 07:22 PM

That dark purple running through NY. Yeah, that's where I live.

Fuck the snow! I've got a play to work on and I'm not about to cancel.

Thomkal · 10-28-2011, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JPhillips

That dark purple running through NY. Yeah, that's where I live.

Fuck the snow! I've got a play to work on and I'm not about to cancel.

Go see if my relatives need any help with the shoveling will ya?

JPhillips · 10-28-2011, 07:50 PM

More likely I'll give them a call when I'm stranded at the college!

General Mike · 10-28-2011, 09:44 PM

I hate this shit. I hate my life. I need to escape

RendeR · 10-29-2011, 01:33 AM

GOod god you whiney bastards. its almost frakking NOVEMBER, its the NORTHEAST. Get over it.

Oh and notice that little nitch up on teh eastern end of Lake Erie? the one NOT ocvered by this storm, yeah thats me.

bitches

SirFozzie · 10-29-2011, 04:07 AM

I think that Render's post would have been better received if it had gone "Nana nana boo boo"

Thomkal · 10-29-2011, 08:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JPhillips

That dark purple running through NY. Yeah, that's where I live.

Fuck the snow! I've got a play to work on and I'm not about to cancel.

Has it started snowing there yet? Looks like its about to start looking at the radar. Anybody get a lot of snow yet?

CrimsonFox · 10-29-2011, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

Billy Joel could write another song about them now!

Well I'm freezing here in Allentown
And there's now a foot of snow on the ground
And I won't get in to work today-ay-ay-0ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay
Cause the snow has shut down half the town.

tyketime · 10-29-2011, 08:29 AM

Snow here in Jersey! Not sticking, but still crazy as all hell. It's global warming, I tell ya!

MacroGuru · 10-29-2011, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RendeR

GOod god you whiney bastards. its almost frakking NOVEMBER, its the NORTHEAST. Get over it.

Oh and notice that little nitch up on teh eastern end of Lake Erie? the one NOT ocvered by this storm, yeah thats me.

bitches

Yeah...and I am there too...it's my cheerful sunny disposition that keeps it away. It's the only reason I can explain why it dumped last year every time I was out of town

JPhillips · 10-29-2011, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Thomkal

Has it started snowing there yet? Looks like its about to start looking at the radar. Anybody get a lot of snow yet?

No snow yet, but it was damn cold watching 6 yr old soccer.

DaddyTorgo · 10-29-2011, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tyketime

Snow here in Jersey! Not sticking, but still crazy as all hell. It's global warming, I tell ya!

You say this like you're not a believer...but you do understand that due to the melting of the polar ice releasing more moisture into the atmosphere and the changes in weather patterns that brings, that's exactly what this is.

Apathetic Lurker · 10-29-2011, 09:07 AM

Thank God I live in Buffalo, place of mild winters

Suburban Rhythm · 10-29-2011, 10:03 AM

Pittsburgh has maybe 1". Its been snowing since about 3a, but it's approaching upper 30s. So it's falling and melting.

EagleFan · 10-29-2011, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

I am shocked that I might see snow this early. It feels good to be home.

Only rain. Can't wait for actual winter and snow.

LOVE the winter!!!!

EagleFan · 10-29-2011, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

Billy Joel could write another song about them now!

Well I'm freezing here in Allentown
And there's now a foot of snow on the ground
And I won't get in to work today-ay-ay-0ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay
Cause the snow has shut down half the town.

Paging Bucc...

General Mike · 10-29-2011, 10:55 AM

Lathum · 10-29-2011, 11:04 AM

I miss the Jersey winters. It doesn't snow much in Seattle and when it does people turn into bigger morons that they already are. I love winter.

Passacaglia · 10-29-2011, 11:07 AM

People here in Chicago are eating outside.

General Mike · 10-29-2011, 11:18 AM

in front of my house

Suicane75 · 10-29-2011, 11:34 AM

I'm smack dab in between Trenton and Philly and it started snowing here a good 6 hours earlier than forecast. It's heavy and it's piling up. I think this one could turn out to be pretty major. My only hope is that there isn't a sustained problem with outages but the branches are already coming down.

JPhillips · 10-29-2011, 01:08 PM

Because it's so wet and the flakes are large it looks terrible here. It's only now starting to stick to the roads, but if it snows like this for the next twelve hours we'll easily break a foot.

Peregrine · 10-29-2011, 01:11 PM

Man I hate Winter Creep - I blame all these stores that are starting to sell Christmas stuff so early - now the snow is coming with it.

lighthousekeeper · 10-29-2011, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suicane75

I'm smack dab in between Trenton and Philly.

me too.

SirFozzie · 10-30-2011, 02:47 AM

600,000 in MA alone with no power.

Crapshoot · 10-30-2011, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by General Mike

I hate this shit. I hate my life. I need to escape

Come to California. Today, I went out for a nice outdoor lunch on a 65 degree day without a cloud in the sky. /Ducks

SirFozzie · 10-30-2011, 03:04 AM

I KEEL YOU NOW!!!!!!

Alan T · 10-30-2011, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

600,000 in MA alone with no power.

I would be one of those. So many trees down everywhere they say it might be days before we have power back. This snow pretty much finished off every tree in the neighborhood that was damaged by the hurricane this summer

jeff061 · 10-30-2011, 08:00 AM

Thankfully no power issues here.

Suicane75 · 10-30-2011, 08:32 AM

This is what came crashing down literally right over my head at about 2pm yesterday. The tree is blocking the window which is exactly where I was sitting at the time. And this is after my neighbor and I drug it back about 2-3 feet. We abandoned removal because A) It was heavy and B) As we were doing it we saw 3 other large branches come crashing down around us. Not a winter wonderland.

Alan T · 10-30-2011, 04:18 PM

Massachusetts looks like a bomb went off. This is far crazier than the hurricane damage and some people in town had no power for a week after that. Driving through town trees are everywhere, power lines are down all over the place. Every other street is closed to detours from the storm.

National grid is saying four days before the area gets power back. This really is going to make a mess for the kids tomorrow night. You can't trick or treat without any power anywhere. Just not safe at all. So we might end up taking the kids to the closest town with power for halloween.

jeff061 · 10-30-2011, 04:27 PM

Wow, I haven't even gone outside. Looking out my window I'd never have guessed it's that bad.

How's the NYC/CT area, anyone?

JPhillips · 10-30-2011, 08:25 PM

Just got power back after about 30 hours.

Thomkal · 10-30-2011, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JPhillips

Just got power back after about 30 hours.

ouch. so how much snow did you get?

JPhillips · 10-30-2011, 08:39 PM

I don't have any idea, but I'd guess anywhere from 9-12". It snowed like hell for a couple of hours before anything stuck and it was melting as it fell. I don't think there was ever more than five or six inches on the ground, but we definitely got more snow than that.

Places that saw the morning sun today were completely free of snow by 2 pm. Crazy storm.

edit: Weather.com has New Windsor at 11.5"

sterlingice · 11-08-2011, 08:13 PM

Do we have any Alaska members? That storm looks amazing- it looks like a hurricane but with snow. Pressure is around 28.00 inches and 80 mph sustained winds. That's just nuts to think about it with so little heat but still having so much energy

SI

DeToxRox · 11-08-2011, 08:25 PM

Are the Crab fisherman out right now? If so, I'd expect this storm to be featured heavily on the new season of Deadliest Catch. Looks insane.

Lathum · 11-08-2011, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

Are the Crab fisherman out right now? If so, I'd expect this storm to be featured heavily on the new season of Deadliest Catch. Looks insane.

I don't think they are, IIRC they are usually out towards the start of the year. I was just down by the locks yesterday and saw several of them docked.

sterlingice · 01-12-2012, 06:57 PM

(Finally found this thread. No one had really had winter since that quick little blast in November and that snowstorm in the plains in mid December)

WINTER, I HATE YOU!

SI

10-28-2011, 06:32 PM	#2
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10-28-2011, 07:00 PM	#5
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	AH HATE WINTER! I ESPECIALLY hate winters that start before Halloween.. right now, we're on the good side of the 10-15/2-4 line, let's hope it stays low. __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

10-28-2011, 07:02 PM	#6
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10-28-2011, 07:03 PM	#7
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10-28-2011, 06:37 PM	#3
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10-28-2011, 07:08 PM	#8
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	Late Oct./early Nov. was always a good time for snow back in high school during Cross Country season. It's when the State Finals happened. __________________ Board games: Bringing people back to the original social network, the table.

10-28-2011, 07:22 PM	#9
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	That dark purple running through NY. Yeah, that's where I live. Fuck the snow! I've got a play to work on and I'm not about to cancel. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

10-28-2011, 07:50 PM	#11
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	More likely I'll give them a call when I'm stranded at the college! __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

10-28-2011, 09:44 PM	#12
General Mike Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The State of Rutgers	I hate this shit. I hate my life. I need to escape

10-29-2011, 01:33 AM	#14
RendeR Coordinator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Buffalo, NY	GOod god you whiney bastards. its almost frakking NOVEMBER, its the NORTHEAST. Get over it. Oh and notice that little nitch up on teh eastern end of Lake Erie? the one NOT ocvered by this storm, yeah thats me. bitches __________________ http://wotlabs.net/s...8/signature.png http://wotlabs.net/sig_dark/na/banichi18/signature.png

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10-29-2011, 08:29 AM	#18
tyketime College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003	Snow here in Jersey! Not sticking, but still crazy as all hell. It's global warming, I tell ya! Last edited by tyketime : 10-29-2011 at 08:29 AM.

10-29-2011, 09:07 AM	#22
Apathetic Lurker College Prospect Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Buffalo,NY	Thank God I live in Buffalo, place of mild winters

10-29-2011, 10:03 AM	#24
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10-29-2011, 11:04 AM	#28
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	I miss the Jersey winters. It doesn't snow much in Seattle and when it does people turn into bigger morons that they already are. I love winter.

10-29-2011, 11:07 AM	#29
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	People here in Chicago are eating outside.

10-29-2011, 11:18 AM	#30
General Mike Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The State of Rutgers	in front of my house

10-29-2011, 11:34 AM	#31
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	I'm smack dab in between Trenton and Philly and it started snowing here a good 6 hours earlier than forecast. It's heavy and it's piling up. I think this one could turn out to be pretty major. My only hope is that there isn't a sustained problem with outages but the branches are already coming down.

10-29-2011, 01:08 PM	#32
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	Because it's so wet and the flakes are large it looks terrible here. It's only now starting to stick to the roads, but if it snows like this for the next twelve hours we'll easily break a foot. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

10-29-2011, 01:11 PM	#33
Peregrine Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cary, NC	Man I hate Winter Creep - I blame all these stores that are starting to sell Christmas stuff so early - now the snow is coming with it.

10-30-2011, 02:47 AM	#36
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	600,000 in MA alone with no power. __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

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jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	Thankfully no power issues here. __________________

10-30-2011, 08:32 AM	#41
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	This is what came crashing down literally right over my head at about 2pm yesterday. The tree is blocking the window which is exactly where I was sitting at the time. And this is after my neighbor and I drug it back about 2-3 feet. We abandoned removal because A) It was heavy and B) As we were doing it we saw 3 other large branches come crashing down around us. Not a winter wonderland. Last edited by Suicane75 : 10-30-2011 at 08:40 AM.

10-30-2011, 04:18 PM	#42
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	Massachusetts looks like a bomb went off. This is far crazier than the hurricane damage and some people in town had no power for a week after that. Driving through town trees are everywhere, power lines are down all over the place. Every other street is closed to detours from the storm. National grid is saying four days before the area gets power back. This really is going to make a mess for the kids tomorrow night. You can't trick or treat without any power anywhere. Just not safe at all. So we might end up taking the kids to the closest town with power for halloween. __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

10-30-2011, 04:27 PM	#43
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	Wow, I haven't even gone outside. Looking out my window I'd never have guessed it's that bad. How's the NYC/CT area, anyone? __________________ Last edited by jeff061 : 10-30-2011 at 04:28 PM.

10-30-2011, 08:25 PM	#44
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	Just got power back after about 30 hours. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

10-30-2011, 08:39 PM	#46
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	I don't have any idea, but I'd guess anywhere from 9-12". It snowed like hell for a couple of hours before anything stuck and it was melting as it fell. I don't think there was ever more than five or six inches on the ground, but we definitely got more snow than that. Places that saw the morning sun today were completely free of snow by 2 pm. Crazy storm. edit: Weather.com has New Windsor at 11.5" __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers Last edited by JPhillips : 10-30-2011 at 08:45 PM.

11-08-2011, 08:13 PM	#47
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Do we have any Alaska members? That storm looks amazing- it looks like a hurricane but with snow. Pressure is around 28.00 inches and 80 mph sustained winds. That's just nuts to think about it with so little heat but still having so much energy SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

11-08-2011, 08:25 PM	#48
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Are the Crab fisherman out right now? If so, I'd expect this storm to be featured heavily on the new season of Deadliest Catch. Looks insane.

01-12-2012, 06:57 PM	#50
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