YA-HOOOOO! let's go sledding

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-02-07 10:13am

Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service

...BARNSTABLE MA-BRISTOL RI-DUKES MA-EASTERN KENT RI- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NANTUCKET MA-NEWPORT RI-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- WASHINGTON RI-WESTERN KENT RI-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 735 AM EST FRI FEB 7 2003
...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO NOW INCLUDE ALL OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND ALL OF RHODE ISLAND...EXCEPT NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE COUNTY. LATEST SATELLITE...RADAR AND COMPUTER INFORMATION INDICATES A SOMEWHAT HEAVIER SNOWFALL APPEARS TO BE IN STORE FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND.

IN MASSACHUSETTS...THE WARNING NOW INCLUDES PLYMOUTH...BROCTON AND TAUNTON...IN ADDITION TO NEW BEDFORD...WAREHAM...CAPE COD... NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD. IN RHODE ISLAND...THE WARNING NOW INCLUDES THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE IN ADDITION TO WESTERLY... KINGSTON AND NEWPORT.

SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL RANGE BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING CAPE COD...NANTUCKET...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND BLOCK ISLAND. TOTAL ACCUMULATION IN THE PROVIDENCE...TAUNTON AND PLYMOUTH AREA IS EXPECTED TO REACH 4 TO 8 INCHES BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF THIS EVENING.

THE SNOW IS THE RESULT OF A LOW PRESSURE AREA THAT WILL PASS WELL SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A POWDERY TYPE OF SNOW. AT TIMES VISIBILITY IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS. THE SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF MID OR LATE EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING MORE THAN 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-02-07 10:21am

Pretty heavy down here too (I'm on Long Island). And I have to drive to work...

salm · Post by **salm** » 2003-02-07 10:28am

6 to 12 inches... naja. if you put on your winter tyres i don´s see a problem.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-02-07 11:17am

funny, we get a decent storm on the 25th anniversary of the great blizzard.
Dalton, i hear that Eastern Long Island is supposed to get the worst of it.... a foot or more. wax that shovel dude!

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2003-02-07 11:19am

Yeah we're getting 4-8 over here

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-02-07 11:19am

Col. Crackpot wrote:funny, we get a decent storm on the 25th anniversary of the great blizzard.
Dalton, i hear that Eastern Long Island is supposed to get the worst of it.... a foot or more. wax that shovel dude!

LOL! Yeah. It is pretty thick here, but I'm closer to the western end of the Island. Suffolk County got shafted, Nassau not as much.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-02-07 01:16pm

Seven inches on the ground west of Phily. Though now the sun is coming out.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2003-02-07 01:26pm

4 Inchs here, I did not even get a chance to drag out shovel before we were down to piddly amounts(2 inchs)

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-02-07 01:49pm

I got a couple of inches where I am, and it delayed school for 2 hours. I hope I get more, though. It's not like it makes a difference, I only go outside in the winter ot showvel snow.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-02-07 01:51pm

Got some....though nothing improtant is closed...maybe parts of Maryland.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-02-07 01:54pm

After a super wet December we go almost no precip in January. Hopefully February will be wet otherwise we might be headed for a drought.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-02-07 02:32pm

well, it's 2:30 and we have about 5 inches on the ground. it's still coming down... about 3/4 inch to an inch per hour...going to be like that for a few more hours too.

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2003-02-07 08:59pm

Whatm, are you kidding? It's FEBRUARY, DUDE! On cometh spring!

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-02-07 09:01pm

Six...inches....huh...

Is that all? I mean, if it was 2 or 3 FEET in a few hours, I'd understand. But 6-12 inches?

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-02-07 09:02pm

Well after the afternoon sun where down to four inches in exposed areas and 5-6 in areas out of direct sunlight. Schools where closed however.

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-02-07 10:49pm

Got 6 inches here last night--school was closed today, so it was a HOL-I-DAY!!

...that I spent working on my taxes. Wheeeeeee......

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-02-07 11:04pm

0 Inches and some High-Velocity Ice Shrapnel. New Orleans is so lovely in the Winter-Recreation department! At least yall don't have to deal with 5 months of 90+F @ 80%Humidity!