Weekend Weather

[nsmilligan]

Anybody keeping an eye on this weekends weather, there's supposed to be the potential for a mother of a storm, Gary Grey is predicting up to 18" for some parts of PA, and the first December tropical storm ever has just been spawned in the Caribbean, could be a wild weekend:feedback

Bill

[snowplowjay]

8 to 14 inches maybe more :)



Jay

[JustUsDe]

I have the trucks loaded with salt, plows on, drivers on stand-by. I just got back from a day in NYC. iTS SNOWING IN DC!! Going to bed to get a couple hours sleep. Then hopefully the green will be falling.

Hope to get some pics.

Ray

[JustUsDe]

PS DOCKBOY PM me with your cell. If it gets bad I might need your help.

Ray

[BRL]

I'm liking Gary's maps. 2"-4" on tap for tomorrow's event, and then 8"-12" for tomorrow night\sat's event! Nice way to start the season. Good luck to everyone that gets to play, have fun & be safe too.

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:grinz :cash :salute plowing!

[chayesf250]

How accurate is Gary? I'll take the 8-12" he is predicting, that's the first I've heard those #'s around here. :D

[Adams Plowing]

I hope he's right on the 2 to 4 for my area...

[pro property]

I see on the dopler, you guys just south of me( southern ontario) are getting a storm. I was hopeing it would hit us too.. NO luck,,
have fun
chow:canada

[Assured Services]

Zero Zip Nothing for us hear in the Detroit are:headwall :( :mad: :o :huh

[ff18wife]

Sussex county, NJ is expecting anywhere from 11 to 16. Stay safe everyone!:burnout plowing!

[Mick]

Since our power went out last night, I didn't get to monitor the weather before I went to bed. Got up this morning - Weatherbug was chirping. Major storm warning. Looks like we're going to get a good snowfall out of this one

[Chuck Smith]

Left work at 4, in Morris County. There was less than an inch on the ground. Got into Essex County 2 hours later, and there was about 4" on the ground. Took me 2 hours and 15 minutes to go 35 miles.

No plowing for me tonight.... If I can make it in to work tomorrow, I will get at least 16 hours in.

Stay safe everyone. It is going to be a long event. It's just getting started. We are now under a Blizzard Watch. According to Paul Kocin, this could be the most significant early December storm in weather history.

Being the first storm, I saw the usual new plows all over the place, and they all had the shoes on. I guess by the next storm, half of them will realize they should remove them, or at least adjust them.

While leaving work it was clear the management company didn't seem to care that over 1,000 employees would be taking the main road out. It was not black and wet, which shocked me. It was just starting to cover over. Guess they didn't pre treat...... I hear them on the radio, out salting various portions of the site. Seems the main road was left out, or needed to be treated again.

~Chuck

[Chuck Smith]

According to the NWS....

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
Urgent - Winter Weather Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 453 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2003

.The First Significant Winter Storm Of The Season Spread Snow Across The Area From South To North Today. The Storm Spared Coastal And Southeastern New Jersey, Southern And Central Delaware And The Central Maryland Eastern Shore From Any Significant Snowfall, With Much Of The Precipitation Falling As Rain. However, Winds And Tidal Flooding Across Vulnerable Portions Of These Areas Still Appear To Be Very Possible.

Near And Along The Interstate 95 Corridor, Significant Snow Fell Before Mixing With Sleet And Rain In Some Areas This Afternoon.

The Snow Moved Into Northwestern New Jersey, And The Lehigh Valley And Pocono Sections Of Pennsylvania This Afternoon. It Will Continue Intermittently Tonight, Becoming Heavy At Times Late Tonight Into Saturday Afternoon.

A Complex Storm System Is Responsible For The Wintry Weather. A Surface Low Pressure System Near The Carolina Coast Early This Morning Moved Northeast To A Position Off The Delmarva Coast This Afternoon. The Low Will Reorganize And Intensify Late Tonight As An Upper Level Low Pressure System Transfers Its Energy Down To The Surface. A Second Round Of Significant Snowfall Is Expected Later Tonight Into Saturday Afternoon As The Storm Develops Into A Major Nor'easter.

0400- Berks PA-Bucks PA-Camden NJ-Carbon PA-Cecil MD-Chester PA-Delaware PA-Gloucester NJ-Hunterdon NJ-Kent MD-Lehigh PA-Mercer NJ-Middlesex NJ-Monroe PA-Montgomery PA-Morris NJ-New Castle DE-Northampton PA- Northwestern Burlington NJ-Ocean NJ-Philadelphia PA-Salem NJ- Somerset NJ-Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-Western Monmouth NJ-

...Winter Storm Warning In Effect Through Saturday...

Occasional Snow Will Continue Over Portions Of The Lehigh Valley And Pocono Sections Of Pennsylvania And Northwest Portions Of New Jersey Tonight, Becoming Heavy At Times During The Early Morning Hours. Farther South In The Warning Area Intermittent Light Snow Will Continue Tonight, Becoming Heavy At Times Toward Daybreak. The Snow, Heavy At Times, Will Continue Through Saturday Morning, Tapering Off To Flurries Late In The Day Or At Night. Additional Snow Accumulations Will Be 10 To 15 Inches In The Pennsylvania Poconos And Extreme Northwest New Jersey, 8 To 14 Inches In The Lehigh Valley In Pennsylvania And Portions Of Northwest New Jersey, 8 To 12 Inches In Southeastern Pennsylvania North And West Of Philadelphia And Central New Jersey, 4 To 8 Inches In Northeast Maryland, Northern Delaware, Southwestern New Jersey, And Inland Ocean And Monmouth Counties In New Jersey. These Amounts Are In Addition To The Snow Already On The Ground.

Winds Will Increase Later Tonight As The Storm Intensifies. Late Tonight Winds Will Be North Northeast 20 To 25 Mph With Gusts To Around 30 Mph, Shifting To North Saturday Morning And To North Northwest Saturday Afternoon. These Gusty Winds Will Cause Considerable Blowing And Drifting Of The Snow.

Remember That A Winter Storm Warning Is Issued When Severe Winter Weather Is Considered Imminent. Future Driving And Walking Conditions Will Become Dangerous. People Should Remain Indoors Unless Travel Is Absolutely Necessary. Stay Tuned To Local Media Or Noaa Weather Radio For Updates On This Weather Event.
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~Chuck

[labsnducks]

I just returned from our first event, it was a nice 13 hour day.

The snow was very wet and heavy but it felt good just getting out there behind the wheel. Well i think i'll crack open a beer and eat something we are supposed to get another 6-8" tonight:cash

The storm really caught me off guard as they were calling for maybe 1" or less, I had to hook up the plow this AM. I did have the spreader on at least

Well less then 10 miles south they only had rain, we got 4-6", and 15 miles northwest had 8" by 9am and its still falling!!!

Well good luck all. I am :grinz

anybody north of the mason-dixon line GET READY

Mike

[Chuck Smith]

WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
Urgent - Winter Weather Message National Weather Service Upton NY 450 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2003

0500- Bergen NJ-Bronx NY-Eastern Passaic NJ-Essex NJ-Hudson NJ- Kings (brooklyn) NY-Nassau NY-New York (manhattan) NY-Queens NY- Richmond (staten Is.) NY-Southern Fairfield CT-Southern New Haven CT- Southern Westchester NY-Union NJ-

...Winter Storm Warning Through Early Saturday... ...Blizzard Warning Early Saturday Through Saturday Evening...

Snow Will Continue Overnight And Additional Accumulations Of A Few Inches Are Expected. Snow Will Persist Through Saturday And Northeast Winds Will Pick Up In Speed. The Combination Of Strong Gusty Northeasterly Winds Of 25 To 30 Mph...With Gusts Close To 40 Mph...And The Snow Could Result In Blizzard Conditions Through The Day. Visibilities Will Be One Quarter Mile Or Less In Snow And Blowing Snow At Times During This Time Frame.

The Snow Will Taper Off Saturday Night...So Blizzard Conditions Are Not Expected To Continue As The Night Progresses. Snow Will Gradually Taper Off Late Saturday Night And Snow Accumulations Of 10 To 15 Inches Are Expected. A Blizzard Warning Is Issued When Sustained Wind Speeds Or Frequent Gusts Of Over 35 Mph Are Expected With Considerable Falling And Or Blowing And Drifting Snow. Visibilities Will Become Poor...With Whiteout Conditions At Times. Those Venturing Outdoors May Become Lost Or Disoriented...So Persons In The Warning Area Are Advised To Stay Indoors.

Any Travel Is Strongly Discouraged.
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~Chuck

[Chuck Smith]

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Gary Grey has updated the storm totals. Look out Mick, here it comes!

~Chuck

[BRL]

Finally getting a meal break! The weather guessers were wrong again, but this time it was by a significantly lower amount forecasted than what fell. They had thought we would get a changeover to rain for much of the day to keep snow totals down. Never rained. About 8" on the ground here now, still snowing moderate to heavy. 2"-4" predicted for the overnight, and then around dawn the "real" storm will start up. Yikes. We were forecasted to have 3"-5" by this point. So if they underestimated the first event , and are possibly underestimating the saecond one also, its gonna be a long week here. Thought we were going to get a nice nap or sleep break between storms, but now it appears that is not to be. I'll be happy with the hot meal & the change of clothes at least.

As Chuck mentioned, traffic has been the worst nightmare ever, though it is now clearing up. It took me 45 minutes to go 1 mile from one account to another at around 5:00PM! Ouch! I was able to get out & trouble shoot\repair an unworking light on the spreader between moves down the road LOL

I have tracked Gary Gray for 4 seasons now & he verifies for my area about 85% of the time, vs NWS about 70% vs local TV etc 65%, vs a local radio station guy that does about 75%. Today he & all the others were way low so far.

[Dockboy]

Originally posted by JustUsDe
PS DOCKBOY PM me with your cell. If it gets bad I might need your help.

Ray

Ray, Did you get my PM??

Just got in from cleaning up some accounts. Been out since 6:30 AM, but had a 2 hr. nap break cause I didn't get to sleep until 3 AM getting ready;). We got about 4-5" of very wet stuff. Watching the Weather Channel right now and they are predicting 6-10" more by tomorrow night:cash

Time for bed:zzzz :zzzz

[Mick]

We're not getting anything yet. I've been monitoring Weatherbug and the weather on the news. Looked like the bulk of it was going to be to the South - Portland area. I've been expecting 5-7" - until I saw Chucks link. GOOD GOD. 24" or more? Went back and checked Weatherbug. Now it's showing snow for three days and nights. Maybe there'll be some money for Christmas, after all.

[BWhite]

Looks like we are getting nailed here 18-24 " Everyone be safe

[JustUsDe]

Originally posted by Dockboy
Ray, Did you get my PM??

Just got in from cleaning up some accounts. Been out since 6:30 AM, but had a 2 hr. nap break cause I didn't get to sleep until 3 AM getting ready;). We got about 4-5" of very wet stuff. Watching the Weather Channel right now and they are predicting 6-10" more by tomorrow night:cash

Time for bed:zzzz :zzzz

Greg,
I just got your PM, I put your number in my cell, I sent you mine. I started plowing at 8am my help started at 9 we were done by 2pm. Everything went good. Thank God. I slept from 5 to 1030pm. Now I am at work from 11pm to 9am. I have my guys on call. Its now 215am and we see it snowing hard in parts od new castle county. I am going to hook up with my guys in the am.

Ray

[BWhite]

230 am the radar shows thet we are in a break in the action ......not much happening

[JustUsDe]

For you guys that want to see snow and are taking a break. If you have a good internet connection you can watch streaming video traffic cams at www.deldot.net Look at the camera on rt.1 and i-95 or the camera at rt141 and experimental station they are showing good snowfall. Also any camera on rt40 is the area were most all my accounts are. I am watching them all now at work to know when to call out my guys. Its now 242am.


Ray

[Adams Plowing]

looks like we got the shaft and arent gonna get any snow from this storm... oh well another night of boredom...

[snowjoker]

I hear ya Seth we are not going to get any either.:( But the lake effect machine is turning on for tonight, maybe a couple inches hopefully.

[BRL]

OK Let me make this clear. Folks in Lake Effect areas DON'T get to complain about missing out on the once in a while snow storms the rest of us get. You all will get to gloat about tons of snow plenty more times while we all sit by idly dreaming about it. :geez :grinz plowing!

[CNY Joe]

We got lucky the storm came a little more noth than they projected and we getting 6" today. Then lake effect is suppose to kick in later. Hey I know it is not what some of you are getting but it is better than nothing.

[BRL]

Whew! Well I think its finally stopping the accumulating part. Lots of blowing so I haven't been able to determine how much came down today, but it was quick & heavy at times. Haven't been to my sheltered lots yet to get a decent measurement, but we're guessing another 6"- 8" came down between 10:30 AM & 3:30 PM. Got to build a nice sledding mountain in the front yard with all of the snow from the neighbor's drive ways :D I got to play with them for a good hour, and got a solid 2.5 hour nap this morning, so overall a perfect snow weekend so far. Hopefully the equipment holds up through the night & hopefully my pillow will be holding my head by 6:00 AM tomorrow. Good luck to all who got more today also! Back to it.

[nsmilligan]

Well we're supposed to get 8-10 then changing to rain, and 50 MPH winds, thank goodness there are no snow banks yet, as there should be some good drifting. Everything ready let it come.plowing!

Bill

[W-n-K Landscaping]

Well, we got lucky and got some snow fromthe storm you guys were trying to hoard all to yourselves- LOL!!!

We got 4-6" depending on where you were- more to the south. I have a little cleanup to do later after my commercial accoutns close down. I looked at the local weather guessers and they are calling for all sorts of different things- so I will just play this one by ear. We might get a little lake effect if we get some wind in over Lake Ontario- but I'm not holding my breath on that one. Hope everyone make it in safe from the storm and that there were no major problems for anyone. Keep warm, get som erest, and then fill us all in!!

Bill

[digger242j]

Pittsburgh ended up with between 4 and 6 inches, although some of my friends in the northern suburbs say they got 7 or 8. There was a great divergence of opinion among the forecasters on this one--depending on who you listened to the forecast was for anything between 3 and 10.

It seems awful quiet around here this morning. I believe this is the first time I've ever logged on to this site and found "1 member and 0 guests". Where are all you northeast and east coast guys?

:cash :D

[W-n-K Landscaping]

Digger- the NE guys are all ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Z!!!
LOL!

I'm sur elater on this site will be hopping with all of the guys posting what happened and their pics making us jealous!

I was going to get a few pics last night to show my truck in action doing cleanup, but left the camera on my desk :headwall :headwall !! Oh well- I'm sure I will have time to get more shots , I don't want to make you guys too jealous, besides- the NE guys will have better pics for us to drool over!

Bill:burnout

[Mick]

Originally posted by digger242j
It seems awful quiet around here this morning. I believe this is the first time I've ever logged on to this site and found "1 member and 0 guests". Where are all you northeast and east coast guys?

:cash :D

At 5:00 when you posted this, I'd been up and running for eight hours with another 10 to go. We got between 12" and 16" by 7:00 this morning. Kept on falling all day, but only accumulated about 4". Supposed to be another 1"-3" by tomorrow morning. It's an absolute madhouse around here. I've turned down, for one reason or another, every call today and the guy who flagged me. Worst part now is blowing/drifting.

[Mick]

Originally posted by cnypropertysvcs
Digger- the NE guys are all ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Z

That's for sure. Came home this afternoon and got an hour nap. Then went back out and cleaned up my own driveway. Going to get a good night's sleep tonight. Works out that all my customers don't need plowed tomorrow until whenever I get there (late morning).

[Adams Plowing]

most of the NE guys have been getting lucky and getting the snow... the rest of us were dreaming about it coming :D

[BRL]

Well I think it finally stopped snowing. But even when that did finally happen early Sunday AM, the wind kicked up so it never seemed like it stopped. On Sunday afternoon I had to plow 3" of snow at one lot courtesy of the wind blowing it off of the roof :grinz I think we got around 18" total. Fun storm. It was cool to see on TWC that other areas were getting twice that out of the same storm as it moves along! And now there's even time for a nice long nap before the next salting shift, so things are good.

[W-n-K Landscaping]

Looks like more snow soon- they are calling for lake effect Thurs night and Friday during the day, and they also mentioned something about another storm heading for the east coast- possibly late this weekend. Is everyone ready for the next one yet?

Bill:cash :D

[pro property]

I havent even had the first one yet... missed me every time...
:canada :headwall :headwall :headwall
Its my first year, i just want to get the first one under my belt and butterflies out of my gut......:canada :headwall :headwall

[BRL]

When this one is finished, then we'll start trying to reload for the next one LOL. One more salt run tonight then temps should be warm enough at night to not have to salt. Lots are not drying out yet. Then we have 1"-2" of rain coming for tomorrow night, which should make for a fun mess. So far the one for next week is looking like rain for this area, but snow north & east of here, so more fun to be had for many!!