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Post by Opti on Jan 23, 2016 16:12:10 GMT -5
Sorry about your forecast dannylion and your snow total Wvu.
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Post by lurkyloo on Jan 23, 2016 18:15:29 GMT -5
We reportedly had 30" as of 3:20 pm. It's such a shock when the weather service isn't wildly exaggerating! I was figuring we'd get 12" or so right up to yesterday. Forecast to be coming down till 8-11 pm, so three feet is still possible...don't think I want to check Dad's flight for tomorrow was canceled, probably for the best. I don't really have any confidence they'll get to plowing our street by the time we'd need to leave to pick him up, and there's no way we can drive anywhere until they do.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2016 18:16:13 GMT -5
We ended up with about 12. Yay
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Post by sapphire12 on Jan 23, 2016 18:30:47 GMT -5
Supposedly, there is 20 inches of snow in my driveway. I haven't been out. The wind is gusting. The snow may be tapering off soon. In theory, I should attempt to shovel some tonight. It probably won't happen. I will eat more chicken noodle soup.
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Post by dannylion on Jan 23, 2016 18:49:42 GMT -5
Supposedly, there is 20 inches of snow in my driveway. I haven't been out. The wind is gusting. The snow may be tapering off soon. In theory, I should attempt to shovel some tonight. It probably won't happen. I will eat more chicken noodle soup. More chicken noodle soup is nearly always the better option.
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Post by plugginaway22 on Jan 23, 2016 18:54:35 GMT -5
We are easily at 3 feet and no plows have been down our road. Tomorrow will be dig out day for so many.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jan 23, 2016 20:09:45 GMT -5
What's the power situation like in the greater Baltimore area now? Are there many outages?
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Post by dannylion on Jan 23, 2016 20:22:10 GMT -5
What's the power situation like in the greater Baltimore area now? Are there many outages? Here's the latest BGE outage map. Fewer outages than I would have expected. The snow so far, while there was a lot of it, was of the light, dry kind. It's not sticking to things too much, so that might be limiting the downed trees and power lines.
Outage map
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jan 23, 2016 20:29:17 GMT -5
Not too bad...
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Jan 23, 2016 21:33:30 GMT -5
Thanks dannylion I moved here (Easton) from Sparks 6 years ago. We didn't get many outages there. Don't get many here either.
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Post by sapphire12 on Jan 23, 2016 21:54:02 GMT -5
Surprise, surprise. I actually went out and started shoveling. There's more to shovel in the morning. Amazingly, while I was at the end of my shoveling, the snow plow got stuck in front of my house. Now, it wasn't a huge snow plow, but still. When the snow plows get stuck, that's not a good sign. Power outages are well below what usually happens, which is a good thing. But, if you are one of the few, it's too many. Now, I will relax and watch tennis.
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Post by dannylion on Jan 23, 2016 22:02:35 GMT -5
Just saw the notice that the governor has closed I-70 from I-81 to the Baltimore beltway so the plows can clear the road. I once made that trek over South Mountain in a big snowstorm before the plows had had a chance to do their job. It was a nightmare.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Jan 23, 2016 22:56:28 GMT -5
Just saw the notice that the governor has closed I-70 from I-81 to the Baltimore beltway so the plows can clear the road. I once made that trek over South Mountain in a big snowstorm before the plows had had a chance to do their job. It was a nightmare. You know it's bad if I-70 is bad. I-68 is what usually gives me trouble. If you can make it to I-70 it's usually smooth sailing. Although one time it was awful clear to I-270. Western Maryland is also usually very proficient in snow removal and very pro active in pretreating.
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Post by plugginaway22 on Jan 24, 2016 8:08:41 GMT -5
The skies cleared and huge moon came out about midnight, it was gorgeous on the snow! Now the sun is up and UGHHHHH, pretty yes, but so much work.
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Post by mmhmm on Jan 24, 2016 8:14:01 GMT -5
OMG! The poor Jersey shore! They've got ice water running down their streets! It looks absolutely horrible!
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Jan 24, 2016 8:45:31 GMT -5
Sunny today. It stopped snowing at 3 am. Got another 2".
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Post by mmhmm on Jan 24, 2016 8:56:19 GMT -5
Glad to hear things are clearing up. I found myself feeling guilty because we only got less than an inch of snow while others were being buried! Granted, we're still dealing with ice and temps are in the low 20sF, but the sun is shining this morning so it should clear up today. I feel badly for the families and friends of those lost to this nasty storm.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jan 24, 2016 10:01:42 GMT -5
OMG! The poor Jersey shore! They've got ice water running down their streets! It looks absolutely horrible! Saw that on the news last night. What a mess. I think that would be worse that just snow piling up. Think they said something about another high tide this morning so it's going to get worse.
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Post by Opti on Jan 24, 2016 15:39:55 GMT -5
At least two feet of snow here.
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Post by resolution on Jan 24, 2016 19:26:50 GMT -5
DH spent all afternoon digging us out, but his work just called and told him they aren't dug out, so he will be hanging around the house tomorrow while I telecommute.
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Post by sapphire12 on Jan 24, 2016 21:14:49 GMT -5
This morning, I went out and finished shoveling my driveway. A couple of neighbors came over to help with shoveling and the snow blower. Even with the snow blower, we still needed to break up the snow for the snow blower. The snow was definitely heavier today than it was last night. Only about an inch of snow fell after I finished last night.
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Post by dannylion on Jan 24, 2016 21:30:05 GMT -5
Yeah, even though the snow was really fine and dry, once it started piling up, the accumulated mass of the snowflakes squished out all the air in the previously fluffy snow piles and turned it into a solid mass with considerable weight. In fact, I am even as I type being reminded of the weight of the snow by the interesting pain in my back. I decided to tackle the snow on the front walk while my very kind neighbor labored mightily to clear our 300-foot driveway (He says it's 300 feet, I've never measured it--I was guessing 200 feet, but I'm notoriously bad at guessing distances, but for all I know, he is too, so really, I have no idea exactly how long it is other than really, really long). That turned out to be a mistake.
I hope no one else is suffering the aftereffects of snow shoveling.
Our little cul-de-sac hasn't been plowed, of course, and may not be plowed until Wednesday, according to county estimates, but our county is generally on top of things with regard to keeping the roads clear, so I'm hoping they are just being cautious with that estimate.
If it's sunny tomorrow, the miracle of physics will assist with clearing the snow in places where pavement has been exposed by shoveling. I'm a big fan of physics. Or possibly thermodynamics. Whatever it is, it is our friend.
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Jan 24, 2016 22:26:50 GMT -5
dannylion Our snow was heavy due to 4 hours of sleet overnight.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jan 24, 2016 22:43:30 GMT -5
You can also just wait until June.
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Post by dannylion on Jan 24, 2016 22:54:01 GMT -5
dannylion Our snow was heavy due to 4 hours of sleet overnight. Ick. That always makes things worse. We just got snow, so I guess we were lucky. I will think good thoughts for lots of sun for the Eastern Shore tomorrow so you get some good melting.
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Jan 24, 2016 22:57:39 GMT -5
Lots of sun today and all frozen now. Roads are clear.
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Post by lurkyloo on Jan 25, 2016 8:01:50 GMT -5
A little sore from shoveling, but mostly it made my cold really angry, so I wasn't feeling great yesterday The driveway is done; the neighbors have warned us that our street is pretty low priority so we're not expecting to be cleared out for a while. MCPS is already closed tomorrow, although the administrative offices aren't decided yet and daycare usually tracks the admin offices. I suppose it doesn't matter if we can't get out...still, five days snowbound with a hyperactive two year old is kinda challenging. On the bright side, it didn't take too much contact with the snow before he decided he was willing to wear his mittens. We're stocked okay except maybe for Kleenex, but will likely make a slog to the grocery today out of boredom. The school is on the way and has some slopes sized about right for a two year old I think our total was probably a little north of 30"? It's waist-high on the back deck but more like mid-thigh in the front. It's compacted a bit and I'm glad I did some damage control shoveling Sat afternoon while it was still pretty light and fluffy.
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Post by mmhmm on Jan 25, 2016 8:49:02 GMT -5
Glad to hear those of you who were hit hard are beginning to see some improvement. I can't even imagine shoveling 30" of snow!
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Post by wvugurl26 on Jan 25, 2016 9:02:13 GMT -5
Apparently it's supposed to rain tomorrow and then get cold again so we have a layer of ice on top of everything. My street hasn't been plowed yet. My brother's getting to work and back in his Ram 2500 4WD with the chains on. The front license plate bracket was a casualty though.
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Post by 973beachbum on Jan 25, 2016 9:47:57 GMT -5
OMG! The poor Jersey shore! They've got ice water running down their streets! It looks absolutely horrible! Saw that on the news last night. What a mess. I think that would be worse that just snow piling up. Think they said something about another high tide this morning so it's going to get worse. It is still pretty bad in some places. We drove through Ocean City last night. The bridges had been closed all weekend because the roads leading up to it were totally under water. The bridges were fine and the road we took was okay but the center of the island was still flooded. From where we were on Bay ave we could see at least a few feet of water down the numbered streets. I should say we only did the northern end to 34th street. Anyone who wants to see some pics here is a local link. www.nj.com/cape-may-county/index.ssf/2016/01/wildwood_falls_victim_to_winter_storm_flooding.html
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