Blizzard on the Way...

[Bimmer325]

After an entire month of above average temperatures and little if any snow, it looks like winter is finally ready to make a comeback.

A Blizzard Watch is currently in effect for my county (Westchester, NY), along with approx. 10 other counties in Southern New England and Long Island. I'm sure Paulie (LI) is getting ready for this as well. Snow is expected to overspread my area in the early afternoon tommorow and become heavy through tommorow night and Sunday. Last I heard whiteout conditions were likely for late tommorow night. Most forecasts are calling for 8-12", though some are forecasting higher amounts. I'll have to get out early tommorow before the storm arrives.

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NOAA: Blizzard Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

343 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2006

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WITH HEAVY SNOW...AND BLIZZARD

CONDITIONS IN COASTAL SECTIONS...IS POSSIBLE FROM LATE SATURDAY

AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES ON SATURDAY

WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES OFF THE SOUTHERN MID ATLANTIC

COAST SATURDAY NIGHT...AND PASSES SOUTHEAST OF MONTAUK POINT

EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE INTENSIFYING LOW WILL TAP INTO GULF AND

ATLANTIC MOISTURE TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE TRI STATE

AREA...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN COASTAL SECTIONS.

CTZ009>012-NYZ071>081-111100-

/O.EXT.KOKX.BZ.A.0001.060211T2300Z-060212T1700Z/

SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-

SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-

BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-

NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-

SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-

343 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2006

THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH

SUNDAY MORNING.

SNOW WILL BEGIN BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...AND BECOME HEAVY AT

TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE SATURDAY

NIGHT TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...CAUSING BLIZZARD

CONDITIONS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE SUNDAY MORNING...ACCUMULATIONS

SHOULD AVERAGE 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS

POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST TOTALS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ACROSS

EASTERN PORTIONS OF LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT.

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND OR

BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.

THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY

DANGEROUS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB

SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

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Maps courtesy AccuWeather.com:

[Camino LS6]

I'm at the top of the "H" in "heaviest" on the second map.

The Silverado and I have some work ahead of us.

[Charger4U]

hhaah not the same storm but were having a blizzard right now 12 inches already, altho it is a mile high were i live ( not denver, the black hills

[CSpec]

My parents:

Rochester gets a really bad rap for being a giant igloo, but so far we've had nothing but constant flurries while Boston has gotten creamed.

[Variance]

I heart shoveling snow.

(Waits for Fly to come and lord the gorgeous Florida weather over the New Englanders.)

[z28luvr01]

About the only thing more fun is getting rock salt all over your car and not being able to do anything about it. And to think last weekend I was riding around town with the windows down and the sunroof open.

I'm not looking forward to this. I was supposed to go to Monster Jam tomorrow night at Nassau Coliseum, but the best I can hope for is a cancellation so that I can get a refund/exchange. It's a ~1hr drive for me on a good night.

[balthazar]

I'm at the center arm of the 'E' in 'HEAVIEST', so I'm a-bracing for it, too. My Craftsman 2-stage snoblower is ready to kick ass and save my back.

[ocnblu]

That sucks, but I really like your latest sig, z. I love to drive (locally) in snow. Growing up on the farm, we couldn't do anything in the fields when it snowed (well, we had to feed the cows), so we usually spent the day driving around in our 4WD pickup trucks. YEEE HAWWW!

Edited February 11, 2006 by ocnblu

[capriceman]

That first picture looks like more of a sick imature joke if you ask me. I wish we got like a 1 ft of snow im dieing to go 4wd in the silverado.

[Cory Wolfe]

Yay! No snow for me!

[NOS2006]

That sucks, but I really like your latest sig, z.  I love to drive (locally) in snow.  Growing up on the farm, we couldn't do anything in the fields when it snowed (well, we had to feed the cows), so we usually spent the day driving around in our 4WD pickup trucks.  YEEE HAWWW!

"Billy! Don't be a cowboy! Don't be a cowboy going to work in your 4X4! Be careful! Don't be a cowboy!"

[Sixty8panther]

Just in time for my newest death-trap to save the day for Marcia. She's going to do about 150 miles worth of driving this weekend and she's probably takibg the newest addition fo the Panther fleet.

Thread all about it comming soon.

[ocnblu]

haha HAAAA... Nos! You're a funny boy.

[Cadillacfan]

12 inches is nothing! Try 5 feet in three days and then we'll talk.

Still, a lot of people in this region aren't prepared for this kind of weather so I hope every stays indoors.

[Ravenfreak13]

I can't wait...I'm in Nassau County on LI! I have so much fun plowing my saturn and my plymouth out of the snow!