Northern weather

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Nineteen degrees here now.

That's what it was when I got up this morning.

[robert.]

Spring time in New Britain Pa.

[J. S. Bach]

...snip... although I am out of sour cream for my baked potato...

[healey36]

Twenty-four degrees and snow flurries when I got up this AM.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Twenty-four degrees and snow flurries when I got up this AM.

Winter came back for another visit,

[robert.]

last night's cold froze the blossoms on our magnolia. By noon time they were brown. I imagine the apples will be shot also. We had a half hour long snow squall. Local news is reporting a 40 car pileup with multiple deaths along Rt 81. Most likely due to a snow squall and speeding.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Here in NJ, on CBSNews, 5pm, the number is up to 50 vehicles involved in that snow squall on Rt81 100mi west of Philadelphia; the news footage includes a live view of a car plowing into a portion of the pike-up. Stunning.

A man standing within the median , watching a car speeding non-stoppable at the line of crashed vehicles, could be heard, exclaiming aloud, “My car!!!!!!!” And I could feel the desperation in his voice, knowing he was now stranded outside in the snow however-far from home and/or his destination. A nightmare all of us fear ever experiencing.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Here in NJ, on CBSNews, 5pm, the number is up to 50 vehicles involved in that snow squall on Rt81 100mi west of Philadelphia; the news footage includes a live view of a car plowing into a portion of the pike-up. Stunning.

Near Minersville - ~1/2 way up to Wilksbarre - at least 3 dead last update I got.

Going down to the low 20's / high teens tonight here in VA.....fire in the fireplace tonight!

[healey36]

I saw some clips of that wreck; it looked horrific.

Supposed to go down to eighteen degrees tonight. Thankfully, the wind seems to be dying down.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Supposed to go down to eighteen degrees tonight. Thankfully, the wind seems to be dying down.

Getting some serious gusts here; blowing stuff around out on the deck.....

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Rufus, I’m glad you are safe-n-sound at home and thinking of your fireplace , rather than being out there on Rt81 where we have both been over time.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Rufus, I’m glad you are safe-n-sound at home and thinking of your fireplace , rather than being out there on Rt81 where we have both been over time.

I avoid RT 81 as much as possible, even the short stretch that I frequent down around Hagerstown to Scotland.

[healey36]

A big flock of cedar waxwings blew in today to clear the berries off the American holly (Ilex opaca) next to the drive .



It was a bit of a feeding frenzy as they reloaded before continuing north toward the breeding grounds. One bounced off a house window, and I went outside to check on it. He was lying stunned in the garden, but when I reached out to try to pick him up, he fluttered off, seemingly no worse for the wear. They leave a dreadful mess on the driveway though.

They are lovely colorful birds, I'll give 'em that.

[robert.]

It’s possible they had some fermented berries. Buzz flying!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Was on the road all morning up and back in the rain to the house in PA with a load of flooring to deliver.......34* when I left and it got colder along the way; and dropped to 30* while unloading. Ice all over the car...... Drive back watched it get right up into the 40s and the sun came out....