Finally!!! The Ground Is White

[snowplowjay]

Yep its official. Snow squalls and bands have made for a very hazardous drive here. It is so cold that the 1/4" we have here in Meriden is an icy glaze. Highways are a mess, Hills are HORRIBLE. Bill (ProSno) just called and said that in Wallingford (the next town over) they have 1.5" and he got to drop the blade at a few accounts. No where is sanded.


What did you guys get around here?????



Jay

[snowplowjay]

Heres a couple of pics of me testing out my Stihl with the powerbroom attachment this morning.


It worked great. This was the perfect little shot of snow to test it out on.

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Another

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The last one.

[campi]

we got around 1 in. on the ground, in pocono, pa. temp is around 17 degrees, not enough to do any thing with, going to stay cold 30s all week!!! just the start i hope!! Campi!!!plowing! :cash

[david-nh]

well i was watching the 5am weather report they said there were snowsqualls on the coast whichis like 40 miles away from me. so i look outside 2 minutes later and i see snowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ;;;;;;;; lol about inch and a half when i left my house this morning in manchester newhampshire many cars off the road on route 3, but here iam at work in nashua newhampshire no problem, david:D

[jt5019]

Looks like you got as much as we did, maybe a little more.The roads are a icy mess up here too.I havnt seen one sand truck on the road i guess everyones counting on the sun to clear things up this time.

[chayesf250]

I just got in from work. I work in Boston and live about 15mi. south. Nothing around here but coming out of town was a mess and it is even worse north. Saw a couple of spinouts and passed 3 sanders stuck in traffic going north, while southbound was a sheet of ice.

[gordyo]

Got about 1/4 inch. Had to fire up the salt truck and hit the roads and parking lots for the first time this year. State must have got caught. Accidents everywere and traffic backed up real bad.

Hey Jay, Don't fool with us now. We see that garden hose laying on the patio to make ice.:jk

[snowplowjay]

People are driving like total idiots. The highways are all shut down or at a stand still right around me here. There was just a report of a Jacknife tractor trailer right on 91 near the Meriden exit.


Jay

[snowjoker]

We got about 2 inches but the wind is blowing it around here but they say 3-6 more lake effetc this morning so far nothing but i will get some picks if it does

[grasshopper]

Congratulations guys it looks like you may be able to play in the snow soon. Have fun!:burnoutplowing!

[jt5019]

They are still hinting at something big for this weekend..Some are even leaning towards more snow then rain now.

[BWAMX]

:D
Well Jay, I didn't see you and Bill Snow dance the other day!
Maybe in private???

What a mess this morning, 3/4 hr to do a 5min drive to get here at the shop, sheet Ice everywhere.

Oh BTW :

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
530 AM EST TUE DEC 2 2003
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
FOR FRIDAY...AS THE ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OFFSHORE AND A
WEAK WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE REGION...UP TO 1/4 INCH OF
PRECIPITATION MAY OCCUR. NORTH AND WEST OF NEW YORK CITY...INCLUDING
INTERIOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE
SNOW. ALONG THE COAST...A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN IS POSSIBLE.


SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A COASTAL STORM. STAYTUNED.

What a 1/4" of precip Rain or snow ???

Any way looks like winter has finally shown up!

Bob

[gvlawncare]

I just got back from the first run of the year. The lake effect machine has started again. They are calling for another 3-6 by midnight, but at last check of the radar, it looks to be slowing down for the time being.

[snowplowjay]

If im not mistaken 1" of Rain is the water equivalent to 20" of dry fluffy snow so 1/4" of rain would be 5" of fluffy dry snow.


Jay

[snowjoker]

Here are some picks of my snow! oops forgot to attach

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Here we go!

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another

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Here is one from Tops parking lot

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Last one

[NNJSnow]

Yea was enough to close some schools around here because of Icy conditions as well as get me out to salt a few lots.

[lmn116]

We got about a 1/4" of snow. What a mess this morning was. At least we got out to salt.
We we wre a little more prepared.

[kawdude]

My neibors yard about 5 miles from snowjoker.

[Chuck Smith]

We got about 1/2 an inch in less than a 1/2 hour at work. There was 5 accidents in about a 1/2 hour following that. I did a double shift yesterday, and when I left at midnight last night, there was black ice. When I got in this morning, there were still patches of black ice.

They salted after the accidents. Looks like they were not prepared.... a 60 million dollar maint. contract.... and cars and trrucks sliding and crashing all over the place. Unacceptable, IMO. So much for the money saving national property maint. company. Last year they botched the snow too. The first storm shut down the whole base for a day, and it was only 6".

Then they sent a mass e mail out saing that parts of RT 80 were closed, and Rt46 in Budd Lake, and 287.

Accidents all over the place. I guess I was the only one that saw the weather this morning, and knew the snow was due?

Unbelievable. Then when it was time to go home, another mass e mail, telling us 3 main roads were closed in the town I grew up in, because a squall dumped 2 - 3" on them. Funny all 3 were county roads, and the County was always slow to respond.... Guess that hasn't changed.

~Chuck

[76chevyman]

Boy i was happy to see that snow falling and theres nothing like hearing that phone ring after a little flurrie to go get a few new contracts :) im hopping this storn this sweekend turns to all snow so i can get back in the red.:cash

[snowjoker]

Kawdude i do not plow tops i just took a pic :) That would be Bob Van's cousin. BTW that was tops in Medina :eek:

[NNJSnow]

Its early but couldn't not post this:

Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service

...ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ- CAPE MAY NJ-CARBON PA-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA- COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA- DELAWARE BEACHES DE-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ- INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ- MONROE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHAMPTON PA- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNE'S MD- SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-SUSSEX NJ-TALBOT MD- WARREN NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... ALLENTOWN... ATLANTIC CITY... BETHLEHEM... CAMDEN... DOVER... NEW BRUNSWICK... NEWARK... PERTH AMBOY... PHILADELPHIA... READING... TRENTON... VINELAND AND WILMINGTON 300 PM EST TUE DEC 2 2003
... THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENT OF THE SEASON IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE WEEKEND OVER EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... NEW JERSEY... NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND... AND DELAWARE...

A SLOW-MOVING COASTAL STORM... OR WHAT MAY BE A COUPLE OF STORMS... IS TAKING SHAPE FOR LATE THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND FOR THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC AREA. THE FIRST SURGE OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED FROM THE SOUTH THURSDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR RAIN TO MIX WITH SNOW OVER EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY... WITH PRECIPITATION POSSIBLY WEIGHTED MORE TOWARD SNOW OR OCCURRING AS MOSTLY SNOW NORTH AND WEST OF PHILADELPHIA.

AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES NORTHEAST AND POSSIBLY STALLS NEAR THE AREA OR OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY... AND UPPER LEVEL ENERGY MOVES OVERHEAD... MORE WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE INTO THE WEEKEND. WINTRY WEATHER MAY EXTEND SOUTHWARD INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND DELAWARE AS COLD AIR IS DRAWN SOUTH.

IN ADDITION... A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IS LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. IF THIS MATERIALIZES... THERE IS A THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING DUE TO THE STRONG NORTHEAST OR EASTERLY FLOW AND THE APPROACHING FULL MOON.

A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF THE REGION LATE THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND... SO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS PROVIDING ADVANCE NOTICE OF THIS POSSIBILITY. HOWEVER... SINCE CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN THE COMPUTER MODELS AND IN EXACTLY HOW THIS SITUATION WILL PLAY OUT AT THIS TIME... AREA RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS TO THE REGION ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES AS THE EVENT GETS CLOSER....

[campi]

Saw the same forcast, hope it comes, i am ready to push some snow!! i am from pa. but sub commercial in warren county! lets hope it does come!! going to put plow on in morming , test every thing once again !! Campi!!:greenange plowing!

[Adams Plowing]

We got about 4 to 6 flakes rather than the 4 to 6 inches they called for... mabye later this week we'll get some...

[kawdude]

k i'm a bit farther than a mile then hahaha:D

I was asked last year to do save a lot but i turned it down. too big fer me I think. snowjoker its too bad I was gonna tell ya that ya did a nice job :p

[W-n-K Landscaping]

Well guys Satruday we got hammered by Lake effect in my area- got 7-8" at my house, was out all day ploing! I listened to my pager and there were accidents all over the county thanks to the lake effect. Yesterday we started the am kinda slow, but by 3 in the afternoon things were rolling pretty good. Lots of wind and drifting though. I hit my commercial accounts, went home grabbed a bite to eat and my "storm" Bag ( lots of goodies and coffee!! LOL!) and hit the road. Had a few minor mechanical probs, but about 1 am had some serious problems. Needless to say at 2am I was driving down the road with my maglight to go get a spare alternator and running y truck off of y jump start pack. I got the alternator, nosed it into the Fire station( our spare bay- no HEAT!!!!! and switched the alternator out. Got back to work and finished up aroung 6am. Went home for a couple hours sleep. Went out around noon to go through the truck and make sure there was going to be no further problems( fluid check etc...) found that my power streering fluid was low- turns out a fitting had come loose on the back, so off to the garage I went to tear that apart!!! I finished moutning my spreader today, quick homemade setup, and will finish the wiring tmo- need to get a two speed switch. So if we do get slammed again this weekend I'll be ready to roll!!!

Bill

[sos]

Snowplowjay - Not that your wrong on the amount of snow from an inch of rain but the average is 10" of snow for each inch of rain. But as you said if it is the fluffy stuff it could be more. I wish I had one of those jobs figuring out that stuff.
I want snow!!

[Adams Plowing]

Originally posted by sos


I want snow!!

Ditto i think we all do

[campi]

seth, i think we all should be ready from thur. on with the way thier talking, i hope thier right, going to put my plow on today, one more time check every thing out once again, lets hope!!!! Campi!!!!:greenange plowing! :cash

[W-n-K Landscaping]

As I write this the truck is warming up- I've only been home about 8 hours now and I need to go out and plow again. I got up at 3:30 and checked- only got about an inch of snow, it's now 6:20 and I have 4" on my truck!!!! As I write this I am reminded of the joke that Jay posted earlier about the couple who moves up into the snow belt and the guy slowly looses his mind due to that "friggin white stuff that keeps falling from the sky" LOL!! I feel sorry for anyone new to the area that is just getting snow for the first time!! I am enjoying it- but I would like a day to catch up on my sleep if we are going to get a storm this weekend!!!!!

Good luck gus, and if I could I would definitely spread the wealth!!!!

Bill:burnout plowing!

[W-n-K Landscaping]

oh and this is what I just woke up to when I checked the forecast:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
611 AM EST WED DEC 3 2003

...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING...

.A NORTHWEST FLOW OF VERY COLD AIR CROSSING THE WARMER WATERS OF LAKE
ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW
ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN ROAD AND WEATHER
CONDITIONS WHEN TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS.

NYZ006-031715-
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF OSWEGO
611 AM EST WED DEC 3 2003

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12:30 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IN AREAS OF MOST PERSISTENT SNOW.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 4 TO 6 INCHES ACCUMULATION
IS EXPECTED. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. STAY
TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$





Anybody wanna play?

Bill

[sonjaab]

BILL, JOE.........SUNNY and COOL here in Philly.....

Gettin my stuff together to travel home........

Ready for that lake effect!..............geo

[CNY Joe]

Sonjaab, just got back in from plowing we got another 2-4" today.
Have a safe trip home.

[W-n-K Landscaping]

Plowed from 6:30- 11am, went and did a few things at my dad's house, hit two more accoutns on the way home- figured I'd stop and get some rest and food- we've got more snow coming, I'll be going back out at about 10pm to hit my accounts again!! Gotta love lake effect!! The local weather guessers are telling us now that we'll have no snow/rain til next Weds- I'm not holding my breath since that will change tmo! LOL!!

I do hope that it slows down at least for a day or two so I can catch up on my sleep!

Bill

[Adams Plowing]

Sounds like you boys in NY have been doing pretty good in the snow Dept. Lake erie's been letting us down over here asfar as the lake effect goes...