The Blizzard of 2011

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

Still waiting in Chicago. I'm watching the news, and they are frothing at the mouth showing pictures of sleet getting blown back in the air by unexceptional gusts of wind. Nothing to get excited about at this point despite the hype and misleading imagery. Real snow flakes fell for about 1/2 around 2:30, but it's been steady sleet. The worst was to hit at 3pm, then 6pm, now maybe midnight...???

How's the blizzard of 2011 treating you?

[jaxx]

1. Downstate Knox County

Snow blowing straight across, drifting and roads closing. So far 4-5 inches, 12 more to come. Looks like the big green and yellow blob is at your doorstep.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Here in NYC we are supposed to get icy rain and sleet starting tonight and thru tomorrow.

Lots of ice to cover all the snow that is still in huge piles all over the city. yuck.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

7. It is amazing what you've been through already

The most we've had in one dump is 5 inches and there's not been an accumulative effect.

Good luck to you, Brooklyn. The ice is the worst of it by far.

[BrklynLiberal]

35. Not looking forward to trying to get out on Thursday...

How many days til Spring????

[Klukie]

3. Erie

Still waiting as well. Had about a half a foot last night and nothing all day. It is a different world up here. School doesn't get canceled just because we get a foot of snow. It usually takes a couple feet. The folks in these parts know how to deal with snow.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

9. I nearly got swallowed up driving to Buffalo at Xmas 1998

Holy crap! Now that is a blizzard. I pulled off the road to get a hotel room, then realized my car would be under 13' of snow if I stopped moving. I had never been there before, and all of the interstates were closed. A bunch of us just played follow the leader, puttering through back roads, close enough to see the tail lights in front of us. If the lead car drove into the lake, we all would have followed him in.

[Klukie]

15. hahaha

I believe it. I am not from here, so when we first moved here it was a complete shock. People really do learn to adapt. It is quite amazing. We get a few inches most nights and most winters you don't see grass from November until March!!

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

18. Yep, we do adapt quickly...

I'm from the SF Bay Area but have lived in Chicago for nearly 20 years.

Love it! :)

[Motown_Johnny]

4. Detroit

starting to get a little snow but it isn't a blizzard yet

I am starting work at 2:30am (snow removal) and I expect to work until 6:00pm or so, then back at it again tomorrow night to touch up before morning.

Not gonna be fun but these things happen

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

14. We're grateful to have snow removal around, Motown

I watched Chicago Works episode that detailed the snow removal situation room. Massive undertaking--we've got an fleet of trucks the size of an army--but incredibly efficient.

[Motown_Johnny]

26. I am not on that big a scale

I work for a landscape company and we are running 6 plow trucks, 2 snowblower trucks and a salt truck

that is it


Mostly people's homes but we have some businesses and some schools (which will be closed tomorrow)

We also do the "Detroit People Mover" stations and that is my headache, along with 2 homes, 1 business, 1 school and 1 church. (everything is the area is mine)



It may not be as bad as we thought. Local news says most of the snow will have fallen by early afternoon. If this slows down by 1:00pm or so I can finish up by 6:00pm pretty easily.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. North Jersey checking in.

We're supposed to get between 1/4" and 1/2" of ice. And our town is completely out of salt for the roads. I've taken a shower (hot water) already in case we lose power from tree branches hitting the electrial wires with all that ice.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

12. Good idea. Out of salt is definitely not good :(

[MichiganVote]

21. Governor in town this time?

[DearAbby]

6. DAMN COLD HERE!

now I wished I had invested in a snuggie. a Red one.

[underpants]

8. It is is between the Appalichians/Blue Ridge and the Lakes

the midwestern shoot.

Good luck guys. We (Richmond) got hammered three times last winter.

[walldude]

10. Colorado here... Just freakin cold..

I had to fly in here this morning and after all the hype and noise I thought "no way" but it wasn't a problem. We ended up with maybe 3 inches of snow... Nothing for us... However temperatures will stay well below zero. Usually it takes a foot or two of snow here before they close the schools but they were closed today and closed again tomorrow because of the temperature. Supposed to be -12 tonight. They say they can't get the buses running...

I've been in Canada the past week, pretty damn cold there too mostly in the negatives. I woner when the first moron will shout "See there's no global warming"!

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

17. 3" is less than I would expect without the "blizzard" tag...

Someone on a tennis forum pulled out that "What happened to Global Warming?"

I told her...

It's unfortunate terminology, because Americans like everything summed up in 4 words or less. But since opponents of the phenomenon are gaining support because they are repeating your 4 words, the scientific community has had to come up with 2 words that better explain the phenomenon: "Climate Change." Climate change describes perfectly what we are seeing: record cold, record heat, record snow, record rain, record drought, record hurricane, etc..

[Loki]

11. Looking out my back door

I'm up in KCMO and it's about 10-12" and still blowing. I've been shoveling three times today without much luck. No snow plows have been around the neighborhood but I see occasional lights on the main road. Mother Nature has put on quite a show.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

20. Your area and Tulsa got it bad...

The weather channel has been showing a guy in St Louis all day because they were supposed to get hammered, but they've been passed over.

[hatrack]

42. KC here too - snow pretty much tapering off, but the wind is really picking up

Took a stroll about an hour ago - drifts were already knee-high.

For this part of the country, this is a big storm.

[Siwsan]

13. Flint Michigan - starting to snow - very cold and windy

They are predicting we could get 15 inches, by noon, tomorrow. Lots of schools closing.

[TBF]

16. I'm thinking it's hitting y'all tomorrow -

I heard the University of Wisconsin canceled classes for tomorrow (which they never did when I was there btw kids these days...)

At any rate, here in Houston it's very cold (for here) and windy.

[Nay]

19. Relatives in Tulsa OK say they've got 13 inches and it's still snowing. Here

in Richmond VA, no snow forecast.

[proud2BlibKansan]

22. We got it bad here in KC area

About a foot of snow here. Two feet 50 miles east.

Whole state of MO is shut down.

[Hayabusa]

27. Yup

A lot of snow here about 130 miles east of you. Not two feet, though, yet...

[MissDeeds]

33. Same here

I'm about 30 miles out of KC. At one point this afternoon, we had swirling snow that resembled a mini tornado. The snow was actually rotating.
I've seen a lot of snowstorms, but never anything quite like that.

Now for the arctic blast.

[cali]

23. Northern Vermont. It's been snowing almost all day and

we haven't even been hit by the big storm yet. We'll likely end up with something around 3 feet by Thursday night.

[WilliamPitt]

24. 60+ inches so far this winter. 10 inches today

Another foot plus ice coming tomorrow.

Oh, it's grand.

:grr:

[a la izquierda]

25. it's the coldest i've ever experienced in Oklahoma...

we got about 7 inches, which is a lot for here. i've been snuggled in the house with my dogs, watching videos and napping.

[cbdo2007]

28. Finally the snow has passed here in Kansas City. Due to the wind gusts....

it is hard to determine exactly how much snow we got. On the top of my car is maybe 1/2 inch just because it's been blowing so much but there are spots on our back deck that are well over 12". I had to shovel a path for my dog to get down to the yard from the deck to take care of her business. :)

Glad the snow is done. All we have left here is wind and freezing cold temps for the next few days. good luck to you!

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

30. Sadly, this is just the 3rd year in the past 15...

...that I haven't had to take my basset hound for his daily walks. :( Those could get brutal here in Chicago. Yikes!

[proud2BlibKansan]

34. More snow Sunday

:)

[RagAss]

29. We're under 78 inches of snow !...My neighbor is cooking his dog on the grill !!!

[Condem]

31. Iowa City, IA.

Have to say this is mighty impressive. The wind and snow makes it almost impossible to see across the street. Expecting 12" to 18". the nice thing is... 14 below tomorrow night.

[Kindigger]

36. Ft. Madison, Ia

Looks like a moonscape outside. Thunder snow. Came home at noon to find a drift up to the handle, holding my screen door shut. Haven't seen a car/truck or plow on the highway in front of my house since I got here.

[roamer65]

37. This winter sucks so far. Reminds me of the winters in the 1970's.

Cold, shitloads of white crap and negative F temps...YUK.

[ctaylors6]

32. Dallas: almost no snow, but pretty bad ice

Ice shuts down Texas SO fast. It stayed in the 20s today which meant very little melting. It's very thick around my house. And covered with about 1/2 inch of snow. Most of the major school districts in DFW have already cancelled school for tomorrow after being cancelled today. I've lived in dallas a long time and can't remember 2 consecutive snow/ice days.
It does seem worse than usual though. The few people I know who've driven around today said it was really bad. Usually when there's an ice storm by midday everyone says it's not too bad.

[Frustratedlady]

38. SE Iowa. Horrible winds and whiteouts. Even had lightning and thunder.

Hard to tell how much snow we've had, as it moves around so much. However, I can no longer see my flowerbeds, patio or steps. The drifting will be pretty tomorrow. Swirls like Coolwhip.

I'm lovin' it!

[EC]

39. Kenosha, WI here

and there is a blizzard now...started about an hour ago. High winds and the dog was covered in snow in the few minutes I allowed him to pee. (he's a big dog too, half St. Bernard and half Akita)he loves the snow - but the howling winds were bothering him, so I let him in pretty fast.

[Texasgal]

40. Austin, Tx checking in

We are FREEZING our butts off!!

No snow or ice, but it is very cold! We are not used to this kind of cold. It's gonna be 18 degrees tonight.

The forecast is calling for snow on friday!!! YIKES!

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

41. Well whatever we get tonight, it's tame to what I consider...

...the worst winter I've ever lived through: winter of 2008
It was so cold it hurt and my radiator heat was no match for it :cry: Because 2006 was unusually cold, and 2007 was colder, by winter 2008 I was ready to pack up and move back to my native California, something I'd never considered in my 20 years here.

Took these from my deck. The winter was long and the cold was relentless.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9df37b3127ccec6750d12ccd300000040O38Acsmrlw1cNQe3nwo/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D3/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9df37b3127ccec6749c1f2d7200000040O38Acsmrlw1cNQe3nwo/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D3/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/


Here's a real-time webcam about 3 blocks from my place. There's snow on the ground; accumulation of sleet since 2:30. Visibility is still pretty good and wind isn't noteworthy as of this post.

http://www.cubworld.com/c=YJ2lDdQW6lSm9ipatkrUABS4H/category/a_cubworld_cam/

[Texasgal]

43. HOLY MOLEY!!!

I just cannot imagine that. No REALLY. I cannot.

I feel like such a baby over here, but DAMN! That's some winter action!

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

44. LOLOL!!! I did 3 in a row :cry: :cry: I was packing if we got a 4th in a row

2009 and 2010 were the mildest winters in years or ever. This has been a mild winter, too. It wasn't that long ago we had temps in the 50s, which was unseasonably warm.

But snow, meh... No worries.

[NutmegYankee]

45. Which Blizzard? I've been through 3 so far.

Connecticut - 6 storms, 1 with 21 inches, 1 with 17 inches, 3 more with 12+

Welcome to my world.

[Earth_First]

46. Rochester, N.Y. @ 11:16 p.m.

Light snow just developed within the past 45 minutes, expected to develop into 1-2 inches per hour by 2 a.m.

I am a plow contractor, so this to me is what pays my bills.

Just put the pot of coffee on and I'm going to drive around and check on a few lots and push snow for the next 55 hours...

[orleans]

47. chicago western burbs

i wish it would stop stop stop!
i'm outside every half hour, shoveling the snow away from the back door--otherwise, i wouldn't be able to get out! (and neither would my little dog who i have to shovel a little pathway for)
ugh.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

48. hammered

I went to bed around 10:00pm last night because it didn't look like the bid dump would hit until midnight. Woke up this morning and peeped out the window at my truck to see the bed filled to the top. The snow was dry and accompanied by wind, so the tops of the cars are clean and the truck's bed perfectly level. When the consistency of the snow is heavy, it will pile up on the cars several inches. On the other hand, the wind has created large snow drifts here and there that turn 12" of snow into 3' here and there. I live near a snow route and I see people are already driving down the streets at 7am. I street-park on an unplowed street, so I won't be able to move.


I should add, it's beautiful this a.m. Can see blue in the sky.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

49. It just started up again???

or maybe it's that the wind picked up and is blowing what's already fallen. Too hard to tell.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

50. 9 hours of shoveling decks, 1 coffee break...

...waiting for the flood of Biblical proportions once the Himalayans melt on the courtyard below...