Massive nor'easter storm bringing rain, snow

[Earth_First]

Massive nor'easter storm bringing rain, snow
A huge storm is brewing that could impact at least one-third of the nation, from Florida to Maine, and potentially as far west as Michigan

CBS News correspondent Terrell Brown reports that, because of the unusual timing, there are concerns it could be a re-run of a weather mess from just six months ago.

Last October, a surprise storm dumped record snow on the Northeast and left nearly 20 million people without power. That winter storm arrived in the fall. Now, there is a spring storm, just like it, taking aim at the northeast.


Both produced heavy wet snow and both happened at times when there are a lot of leaves on the trees, which will cause more weight on the trees and probably cause a lot of these trees to tumble down on top of power lines, and that is why there could be widespread power outages.


The storm system is expected to dump up to 4 to 6 inches of snow in Pittsburgh, up to 8 inches in Buffalo and more than 18 inches in Johnstown, Pa.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57418603/massive-noreaster-storm-bringing-rain-snow/

[jwirr]

1. Here in NE MN we have had snow twice this week. Today it was snow as it came down and melted

on impact. None of it stayed more than an hour. We want to plant out plants in the greenhouse but we are afraid it will still get too cold.

[Brickbat]

4. Mr. Brickbat said there were a couple inches on the ground on the Range.

East Range.

[jwirr]

5. We did not get that much down here (Cloquet). This does seem late in the spring to get snow but

I remember in the 70s there was one summer when the snow was still in the woods in June.

[virgogal]

2. Pouring in MA right now,but the rain is badly needed.

[krispos42]

3. Pouring in CT, not a trace of snow

We sure can use the rain!

[magical thyme]

6. blowing and raining in midcoast Maine (not midcoast rain, lol!)

We desperately need the rain and I'm especially happy because I planted my sugar snap peas on Saturday with the new moon. My kludge-job trellis of baby sumacs lashed into tripods with wire mesh fencing is holding its own against the wind.

When I headed into the barn to feed my filly breakfast, she was missing. I called her name over the wind, and a scared/relieved/bug-eyed little face peeked out of the open stall door, and then she came out to greet me. She was hiding from the scary wind monsters behind her stall wall. The wall is about 5 feet high -- she was ducked down to make sure the monsters wouldn't find her if/when they broke into the barn. Heh. She barely made it into the aisle, and the sliding doors banged with a gust of wind and she spun and scooted back into hiding. Glad I didn't bring the dogs along. It was enough fun to try to clean her stall with her running back and forth and Polly-kitty trying to trip me.

[Raven]

7. I had similar animal fears. The

wind was howling so loudly here in SWNH that one of my dogs crawled up on my chest to sleep and the other lay down on my head.

[magical thyme]

8. congrats on surviving the night, lol

Mine couldn't decide who was going to be under the blankets on the left side of the bed, so all night they traded places, until Luna wedged himself between us on top of the blankets. I don't understand why they fear the other side. I ended up, as usual, clinging to the edge of the bed.

[Canuckistanian]

9. We got a couple of inches this morning

Up here in Ottawa. Quite a shock looking out the window, especially after 80 degree temperatures just last month.

Weird, weird weather.