Mid-Atlantic Snow: How much did you get??

robr1967 · February 16, 2003 7:49PM

Here is Pa. The Montgomery county area, we are up to 20" and counting.

I have not been out to shovel yet this morning, and not really looking forward to it.

1420sports · February 16, 2003 8:47PM

I believe New Castle Co Delaware received 24" and counting ...

BobS · February 16, 2003 8:55PM

Here in Newark (OH, not NJ) we received maybe a foot over the week-end. That's about a foot more than we ever get. No problem for my 4x4, but I don't expect too much company here in the office this morning.

LloydsBaseballCards · February 16, 2003 8:57PM

at least 20" plus at the Jersey shore, it has turned to sleet this am, what a mess.

BASESAREEMPTY · February 16, 2003 9:04PM

23" in southern Maryland . We will be snowed in for most of the week i'm sure.

BOB

FB · February 16, 2003 9:12PM

My wife and I went away for a little weekend getaway at our beach house in North Carolina on Friday. Since the Weather Channel was calling for "snow flurries" on both Friday and Monday, we weren't too concerned...

Well... when we awoke on Sunday morning and fliiped on the Weather Channel to find out how heavy the wind gusts were that were hitting the house and we stared seeing "Storm of Historic Proportions!" in the mid-Atlantic, we had the van packed in 45 minutes and we were out the door. (After we found out that the wind gusts were 50+ mph).

North Carolina had rain and heavy wind... Virginia had rain and heavy windfrom the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and south. Northern Virginia had light snow by noon yesterday. Maryland was starting to get a little rougher... Route 13 was unplowed but there couldn't have been more than 6 inches on the road. And since there were no cars out - it was smooth sailing (we found out later that a state of ememergency had been declared). Delaware was an absolute "White Out"... I concentrated on watching the ruts in the road with 12 inches of snow on it while my wife kept an eye out for the tractor trailer that was anywhere from 20 feet to 100 feet ahead of us through most of yesterday afternoon.
Once we were over the Delaware Memorial Bridge - we felt like we might be home free.... The New Jersey Turnpike was several inches of packed snow but it moved about 35 miles an hour.

By 8:00 last night, we were back home in Northern NJ and there was already 5 inches of snow on the ground. Right now, there is 18 inches on the ground and its much nicer relaxing around the house knowing that the drive is behind us...

SportsCardMan · February 16, 2003 9:22PM

I'd take 20" of snow anyday. Here in Richmond, VA we have 4" of solid ice!

norty · February 16, 2003 9:38PM

Here in Buffalo, 20" of snow is a good day. Driving tip of the day from here in the Siberia of the US: don't (or at least go real slow.......it's not the snow that gets you it's the ice underneath it). You 4X4 guys, it helps for traction but not for stopping!

ejguru · February 16, 2003 10:11PM

10-12" down and another 12" to come. Literally can not see the 10 story building across the street from my condo. Definitely one of the most powerfull snowfalls I've witnessed--and I lived in Syracuse for 7 years and grew up in Boston!

Looks like a long day of pouring through pop reports and typing in my latest submission # hoping it gets done!

EJ

ejguru · February 16, 2003 10:13PM

Eh....I'm in White Plains, NY--The primary place in North America where Heineken comes ashore--THANK YOU GOD!

calleocho · February 16, 2003 10:14PM

0" in sunny miami...actually its always 0

aconte · February 16, 2003 10:16PM

In South Jersey we got about 23 inches so far. Now the sleet and snow are hitting
the windows. It's a mess out there. I dread going out there.

aconte

Krems · February 16, 2003 10:33PM

10 inches in SE Iowa over the weekend. Would have been more but we got about an inch of rain before changing to snow. Speaking of 4x4 and no traction, I went ice fishing with a friend this weekend and slid my truck into a gate a scratched it. My friend tried to tell me where a driveway to a field was that was drifted over and my back tire missed and went into the ditch and as I was trying to get out I slid and hit the gate very lightly, but enough to put some ugly scratches on my truck. They show up quite well on my black truck. And to make things worse we didn't catch anything. Ruined my weekend.

robstar · February 16, 2003 11:14PM

No snowfall to report up here in the GREAT WHITE NORTH.

Rob ( Toronto, Canada )

ydsotter · February 16, 2003 11:29PM

Also in New Castle County DE... the southern part... we are at about 22-23 inches and counting... the facinating thing is that the high winds have burried my car in a snow drift... my car stands at about 5 feet...

rbeaton · February 16, 2003 11:39PM

Here in Montgomery county MD, we have about 25". They said it could be 2-3 days before the neighborhoods see a plow...

Robert

Virtualizard · February 17, 2003 12:07AM

What is this "snow" that you all speak of?

We fortunately don't get that too often in South Florida.

I grew up in Pennsylvania, so I know what it's like. I don't miss that at all.

JEB.

toppsgun · February 17, 2003 12:10AM

As long as your electricity is on and your computer is working, GO BID ON MY EBAY AUCTIONS!

(ebay userID = same as my CU Board Name)

How's that for a shameless plug?

RobBobGolf · February 17, 2003 12:11AM

Here in Annapolis MD by the Chesapeake Bay we have 25". The snow covers up to the top of tires + some on all the cars.
All the retail stores are closed. Finally! that trip to the grocery store paid off! LOL

RobBob

crazysc · February 17, 2003 12:30AM

About two feet here right now - screw this nonsense.

LloydsBaseballCards · February 17, 2003 12:45AM

I agree with Sol, nothing but a mess now

robr1967 · February 17, 2003 1:21AM

Wow. I started this topic this morning and got a huge response.

Well, I just got in from shoveling. Oh my aching back...

Everyone here in the TRI-State area (PA, DE, NJ) please stay in doors and let the state workers do their work.

Also STAY SAFE.

Rob

Wabittwax · February 17, 2003 1:45AM

I have exactly 0 inches here in Phoenix, AZ with a nippy 72 degrees (including wind chill)

robstar · February 17, 2003 2:21AM

Wabittwax.

Sorry to hear of your condition.

The weather on the other hand sounds great.

Rob...

Mantlefan · February 17, 2003 2:53AM

20 inches here on Long Island. Thank God for Snow Blowers!

LuxuryWines · February 17, 2003 4:14AM

My guess would be 20+ inches here in Central NJ took me about 4 back breaking hours to shovel this mess!

GeneralJim · February 17, 2003 5:02AM

I just got in from shoveling for 4 hours , I`m in Reading Pa. we have 23+ inches and my back is aching. Looks like a good nite for E-bay . If i can stay awake !!

KING KELLOGG · February 17, 2003 6:08AM

We don't have 20" of snow here in Portland, Oregon........

(probably 20" of rain though...Is there such a thing as a "rain blower???...)

Take care, all the folks in the snow zone!!!

Larry

gameusedhoop · February 17, 2003 6:23AM

Here in Eastern Mass we have about 8" on the ground now. They are predicting 24"-30" by morning. I have to go to work at 11pm tonight, getting out about 8am on Tuesday. It is only about 8 miles so my Grand Cherokee should get me there with no problem. Stay warm, STEVE.

Scoop · February 17, 2003 7:39AM

Just finished snow-blowing driveway. I would say at least 2 feet here in central NJ just north of Trenton.

zeppo · February 17, 2003 10:58AM

Nothing. Not a darn flake. How I wish we could have a snow day here in North Florida. 2 of my 3 kids have never even seen snow as they were both born in Florida.

I hope all you Snow Birds stay safe.

spacktrack · February 17, 2003 11:13AM

About 20" so far, snow falling at about 1.5-2" per hour still. Supposed to get 20-30" as well since I am right in the snow belt of this "comma-shaped" Noreaster. Schools are already cancelled for tomorrow and I haven't seen a plow in hours. They are letting it pile up on the roads rather than try to fight it. The crews are awesome, though, and always have roads regularly plowed during smaller storms. Been on eBay all day, save for the 80 or so minutes I shoveled. Twelve years in the same place and still don't have a snowblower.

sixdart · February 17, 2003 11:28AM

That (snow) is why I moved to ARIZONA last year!

aconte · February 17, 2003 11:41AM

I've shoveled at least four-five hours today. I even went out after dinner and as
I'm about to shut down my computer for the night the plow chump just blocked me
in again for the second time. I think he's getting a good laugh the s.o.b.

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FRICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

aconte

spacktrack · February 17, 2003 11:54AM

Aconte:

The secret is to place your cars out in the street, parked sideways, half on the street and half on the driveway as the plows are doing your road. Worked like a charm last storm we had. I saw the plow coming up one side, went outside, parked the cars across the driveway (so I could clear the snow from side to side without obstruction, of course), and watched as the plow went around the cars. It left some snow in the middle of the street from him having to go around, but it wasn't anything that didn't go away with some traffic driving over it later on.

spacktrack

KING KELLOGG · February 17, 2003 12:41PM

Haven't heard from alohaet yet....

Hey Ed.....Turn down the music and put the sun tan lotion down...

REPORT IN FROM HAWAII...HOW MUCH SNOW???....1 FOOT?...2 FEET?......

(I would pay PSA 10 money to see those "hula girls" shovel snow in their grass skirts!!!)

Larry

aconte · February 17, 2003 10:11PM

Spacktrack,

Thanks for the advice. I was thinking about doing that but I felt kind of bad. My back voted
we do that next time. Hopefully, that won't be for some time.

aconte

crazysc · February 17, 2003 10:25PM

It is now Tuesday AM, and it is STILL snowing! I walked my dog at 3AM Sunday, and it was snowing then too! Central PA...this sucks.

However, I did not want to feel like a peasant - I got my chariot on the road yesterday. It may have taken three tries, and I had to get out of the car once Dukes of Hazard style (quite impressive with my physique!), but I was able to burn gas yesterday, as is the American way!

Kurt · February 18, 2003 2:08AM

I just got a new snowblower in December. The way things have gone this winter where I live, I may have died on my driveway without it. It is 1PM EST and it is still snowing pretty good here, although we are not due to get more than a foot where I am. So far a dusting of about 5-6 inches. Good luck to all.

Tipem · February 18, 2003 5:15AM

What's snow?? Would somebody send me a sample? It's sunny and cold(mid 50's)here in north Fla(Amelia Island).Oyster roast, barbeque and bonfire on the beach this weekend.Who's coming down? We will find room.

Seriously,I hope that all you snow guys stay safe and be careful in that mess.I feel for you guys.I was in Chicago during the blizzard of 77.What a mess and they say that this one is worse.

Zeppo,

Where in N Fla are you?

Vic

Mid-Atlantic Snow: How much did you get??

Comments