Blizzard in Eastern US

[Pleater]

The weather conditions in the Eastern US has pushed our own situation off the newscasts.

That has to be bad.

I hope it soon passes over.

Stay safe now.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[Bill aka Mole]

In my little corner of the world, we have had snow on and off most of the day with very little sticking. Luckily, we haven't been called out to a wreck yet. My daughter lives in Columbia, about 45 miles north of us and said that they have about 1 inch (25mm) on the ground.

[NewEnglander]

Thanks for thinking of us! We managed to get home just as the snow truly began to fly. Luckily we don't have to be anywhere anytime soon, so we can just stay hunkered down here at home with our holiday gifts and a sizable pile of books to keep us occupied.
Hope everyone is safe and warm out there...

[BobsYourUncle]

The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning for much of the New York City area, including Nassau County and the North Shore of Long Island where we live. The forecast includes 12"-18" snow accumulation, drifts of 3 feet to 4 feet, and winds up to 50 miles per hour. No flights are going out of any of the area airports.

We have both of my sisters and their families staying with us for Christmas, 15 people strong, including my sister's two year old daughter and two WEEK old son. We have had a grand time of it, including walking out in the bizzard to go to the movie theatre this afternoon.

The winds and snow seems to be pretty much as promised, it is quite a gale out there just now. My office door in the basement blew open an hour ago, which required me to lock the outer storm door against the strength of the wind. We live pretty much right on the water of Long Island Sound, on Manhasset Bay, and the wind is fairly robust here even in gentle times.

We have fires going in the various fireplaces throughout the house, have sung Christmas carols around the piano, and watched several fun movies. We did make a run to the store for extra batteries and snow melt, but other than that took no extraordinary measures to get supplies. We previously laid in a great amount of food for Christmas and after, and have plenty to get us through come what may. We have enjoyed the howl of the wind, and have enjoyed watching the snow swirl up to the neighboring rooftops.

Tomorrow, we will toboggan [sled] on a nearby golf course that has vast expanses and rolling hills that allow one to build up to a great speed. We are fortunate, and will be safe and warm.

Thanks for your good wishes, and we wish a safe and happy time to our fellow eastern seaboarders who are going through the storm as well. Yours Aye

[Frank McGrath]

No snow in our neighborhood yet. Just west of Baltimore. My brother in law has at least 12 inches and he is only 250 miles away. Aint weather great?

[Mael Coluim]

We cancelled our road trip to Southeastern VA to see my Dad and sister, yesterday, Christmas day. I needed to back here, Monday to take care of business. Good thing, I did. My Dad told me he got about 15" of snow, today. We only got here about an inch and a half.

We'll try to do our Christmas, next weekend.

[llyd]

We've got 12-15" now..still snowing...but...since I don't have to go to work tomorrow, and it's miserable outside I am amusing myself by attempting to make a kilt wiihtout the wife's help...maybe it won't be a total disaster...more to follow...gotta order Barb's book soon...

[Nighthawk]

And Denver is having drought conditions!! Send some our way, would you?

Be safe, all.

[Redhawk]

A very fast moving storm. The 12 to 18 inches called for in our area turned into about 6 so we got lucky.Stay safe and warm everyone!

[Tartan Tess]

Clear and Warm here in Maine....snow clear up to your butt and warm by the fire!
Howling wind and snow all night and we still have power. Amazing!
I'll be making tracks with my XC ski's when it calms down.