Northern weather

[chuck]

We got about 3" of "normal" snow late this morning. It looks like the center of the low pressure system went right over Detroit so we missed almost all of it. To the north west and south, not so lucky.

Potentially good cross country skiing snow except there isn't that much of it and it's pretty late in the season so it won't stay that way. Even without any direct sunshine the sidewalks and driveways I cleared are now totally clear and dry. Places people did not clear are getting pretty messy as cars and folks walking are packing it down into ice. The two "squalls" that slipped through last week were so light and dry the neighbor used his leaf blower to clear the sidewalks and driveway. Almost like styrofoam beads instead of snow.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I'm curious to see what's out on the ground here tomorrow morning; supposedly we get rain mixed in before turning back to more snow, but...........

[chuck]

I'm curious to see what's out on the ground here tomorrow morning; supposedly we get rain mixed in before turning back to more snow, but...........

Potentially the worst of both worlds. You could wind up with it looking like a giant slurpy machine blew it's guts out all over the area. Can't shovel because it's too heavy/wet and a snow blower will just be a poor mans pump for moving slurpy juice around. Even a bob cat with a bucket becomes problematic as what do you do with the mess you've managed to scoop into the bucket. Just keep the drains clear and hope for the best.

[robert.]

Rain, sleet, hail, snow and 30mph winds. Oh my!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I'm curious to see what's out on the ground here tomorrow morning; supposedly we get rain mixed in before turning back to more snow, but...........

Potentially the worst of both worlds. You could wind up with it looking like a giant slurpy machine blew it's guts out all over the area. Can't shovel because it's too heavy/wet and a snow blower will just be a poor mans pump for moving slurpy juice around. Even a bob cat with a bucket becomes problematic as what do you do with the mess you've managed to scoop into the bucket. Just keep the drains clear and hope for the best.

Snow blower is useless moving slurpy juice

Best solution is to just stay home, but I do need to make a run to the PO...........

[robert.]

Back to all snow and coming down at a good clip. It's going to be a fun morning tomorrow. With snow on top of 6 inches of frozen ball bearings.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Put another log on the fire and have another mug of hot choc; you're not going anywhere anytime soon

[Rufus T. Firefly]

More snow now.........

[robert.]

same here. 40+ hours of it

[Rufus T. Firefly]

same here. 40+ hours of it

Yup. You're far enough north of me to be getting really hammered. Sort of solves a lot of challenges about folks going out and socializing,

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Snow accumulated to 34" here. Some drifting into driveway and yard and deck got to being chest-high. Feels damp and heavy, not light n' fluffy. Still falling, sporadically .

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Snow accumulated to 34" here. Some drifting into driveway and yard and deck got to being chest-high. Feels damp and heavy, not light n' fluffy. Still falling, sporadically .

If you were to shovel any, you should have started ~30" ago. Yes, going to be the wet show. Build a huge snow T-rex in the front lawn!

[Neil]

Welcome to climate change. New Jersey has more snow than the Finger Lakes and Western NY. Weird.

[robert.]

Snow accumulated to 34" here. Some drifting into driveway and yard and deck got to being chest-high. Feels damp and heavy, not light n' fluffy. Still falling, sporadically .

If you were to shovel any, you should have started ~30" ago. Yes, going to be the wet show. Build a huge snow T-rex in the front lawn!

It's not packable. heavy . t might be good tomorrow. still snowing. I'm shot. I cleaned to many driveways.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I cleaned to many driveways.

Unless the roads are cleared, just where are people going and why? Back when we got 18" I cleared the driveway, but the road was never plowed. Pointless exercise. They brought in front end loaders a week later to break out all the compressed ice/snow.........and then it started snowing again.

Might be the 1st year ever that I've not gone out and cleared the driveway - no reason to go anywhere!