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It has been spring all winter here,

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I'm glad your having a good winter, I'm very jealous.

LP - I hope you're doing well after your surgery! Like Lymetoo said, Spring is on it's way

Steve

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Seriously, did you ever think about moving south? It does come with getting smart, that's why I ask.

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I think we sent most of it in your direction. You can thank me now.

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- Thank you my dear! This storm is really back, I can't see two feet in fount of me.
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map, I wish you were right, but no spring coming here soon. More snow after this one, and also this coming weekend.
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OK, so here's my storm UPDATE, it's not good!

My light's just flickered, shxx! my battery is not working on my PC, so if I don't reply to anyone that means I lost power. I need some prayers

Blizzard of 2017 unloads up to 2 feet of snow as nor'easter rages on

AccuWeather senior meteorologist
March 14, 2017, 11:29:02 AM EDT



For thousands of miles of roads in the region, this will be an unusually cold storm for the middle of March. Much of the snow that falls will rapidly accumulate on the roads across the interior of the mid-Atlantic and New England. Some people could become stranded on area highways.

The storm has already forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights. Be sure to call ahead before leaving for the airport.



Blowing and drifting snow will also occur as far west as western Maryland and eastern West Virginia.

Snowfall could rival that of March 1993 blizzard

"In some locations in Pennsylvania, New York state and New England, snowfall from this storm could be the biggest March snowstorm since that of the 1993 March blizzard," according to AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Elliot Abrams.



For parts of northeastern Pennsylvania, and other areas nearby, 24-hour snowfall from this storm could range among the biggest on record. As of the late morning hours, snowfall in parts of northeastern Pennsylvania were passing 24 inches.

The heaviest snow is likely to fall near the I-81 corridor of Pennsylvania and the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike to part of the New York Thruway in the Hudson Valley of New York, I-91 in northern Connecticut and Massachusetts and I-93 in New Hampshire.

In this zone, snowfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour are in store and from 1 to 2 feet of snow will pile up with local amounts to 3 feet. Drifts up to several feet are likely.

Gusts as high as 60 mph have been occurring in the rain over Delaware and eastern New Jersey and in the snow in northwestern New Jersey and southeastern New York state.
Thunder and lightning can accompany the snow in some locations.

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Storm to unload disruptive snow in midwestern US Northeastern US interactive radar
A combination of rain, ice and snow will straddle the metro areas from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City,

Boston and Providence, Rhode, Island. Rain will fall on the southeastern flank of these cities, while wintry precipitation holds on over the northern and western suburbs for the storm's duration.



The mixing will cap the snowfall, ending the threat of blowing and drifting snow, and will cut down total snowfall accumulation. Regardless, travel will still be treacherous in and around the metro areas.

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Shoveling snow increases risk for winter heart attacks, experts say 3 of the toughest winter jobs While the storm has or will continue to transition to rain along a large part of coastal Northeast,

coastal flooding and increasing winds will cause more trouble. Increasing wind to cause coastal flooding, power outages and intensify the cold As the storm intensifies, winds will ramp up along the coast and expand inland. Wind gusts will frequent

40 to 60 mph at the height of the storm, which cannot only create blizzard conditions but may also break tree limbs and threaten sporadic power outages. Gusts can be higher right on the coast and over coastal waters.



During much of the storm, northeasterly winds will pull ocean water toward the coast and create rough surf from Virginia to Maine.
This effect will cause tides to run 1-2 feet above normal and can result in coastal flooding at times of high tide. Beach erosion will occur as well.

Since the storm is likely to maintain its forward speed, the period of coastal flooding and beach erosion will be relatively brief.
Strong onshore winds, coastal flooding and beach erosion will diminish from south to north as the storm moves along and winds blow offshore Tuesday night and Wednesday.

For those that lose power, cold air with wind more typical of the middle of January will settle in behind the storm.

Keep safe,
Steve

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Originally posted by Tincup:
IDEA! Something I did years ago that finally got and kept me warm.

I cranked up the wood stove in the old farm house and got it as hot as I could (it was in the kitchen at the time). Had to be 90 plus in there.

The kitchen was a dingy, depressing color, as were the cabinets, and the old plaster walls were almost beyond repair. Very sad looking.

It badly NEEDED a make-over and I had little funds to really fix it up in the traditional (and boring) style.

Also made up some virgin tropical drinks and steamed shrimp and fruits to eat while working on it. Had some ice cream on hand too.

I'd already done the planning and had gone to the paint store with a really bright colored plastic tablecloth with a mosaic pattern.

Had the paints made to match the colors in the table cloth. (Yes, the paint guy thought I was nuts, but what the hay?)

I then picked the day and proceeded to re-do the kitchen, painting the ceiling and cabinets a deep, knock your socks off turquoise color.

I painted the walls bright sunshine yellow with fire-engine red trim paint.

It WAS colorful! It was happy and fun too. None like it anywhere, that's for sure.

When I set the table later the silverware shone turquoise light that came from the ceiling on it. Pretty cool! HA!

Anyhow, it was during a super cold, miserable, snow-filled winter and all the guys were all out hunting all day with their hunting parties that would come in from out-of-state (pre-dusk to after dark), so I was alone and needed a little self-entertainment, and a pick me up.

Did I mention I got some sand and threw it on the floor the day I was paining to resemble a beach? And was wearing shorts and a tank top and was barefoot?

Of course, don't you know who decided to arrive in the middle of all this? The hunters- about 8 of them. I had the music up so loud, mind-blowing loud, so I didn't hear them come in.

I was up on a step ladder singing with the music and painting trim when they got there.

They had decided they were going to eat lunch there instead of the local restaurant that day. At least that's what they thought! They left after seeing the situation and left me to my "hot summer beach day".

That was the first and only winter I didn't freeze the rest of the time by being up north and I was not so miserable.

Every morning I'd go to the kitchen and laugh. Then I'd remember the special beach day and things looked brighter all around.

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Oh, and some of the hunters knew I had Lyme disease- which not much was know about it back then.

One out-of-state hunter was later overheard asking another local hunter if what I was doing "due to the Lyme disease".

Still makes me laugh!

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OH MY GOODNESS!!!! THAT IS HILARIOUS!!!!

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