Waiting For The Snow

Second time in a week my whole school board has been shut down. (Today for freezing rain.) And there was a preemptive no-bus day mixed in, in anticipation of expected afternoon snow--which did come, so that was a good call. I think that's some kind of a record in the 20 years I've been doing this.

This winter is a bit ridiculous. It's seems like it's always either 20 below zero or freezing rain.

Another school-board closure today--third in two weeks. Before that, we probably had four or five complete closures in the previous 20 years. (I might be the only teacher in the whole board who prefers a no-bus day to a closure. No buses means no students, so I go in and get a ton of stuff done. Closure means I get nothing done.)

this is insane. the entire weekend my driveway was solid ice, this morning about 12 inches dumped on it in a matter of like two hours. spend 90 minutes shoveling my way out only to almost immediately drive into someone's lawn because I couldn't see where the road was. can't remember another winter like this

this winter is bullshit

i'm not asking to grow flowers in the desert go skating on the hudson, but show some respect

I know
Total fucking ripoff

I kind of hate Winter, but this shit gives me the creeps.

uh we are having a thunderstorm right now

like, a summertime-type rain storm

closest we're going to get is the monday coming, forecast shows hail all day. but probably won't even get that.

xp: I saw one notice that said there is "the potential for tornadic activity".

Wish snow was on the way, but apparently it's all wind and rain w/ Ciara on the way (the storm, not the singer)

and we have thunderstorms forecast for sunday too

it has been very dry and windless for the last two days up here, but all weather forecasts are saying it is the calm before days of wind, storms and torrential rain.

Yeah Sunday here looks extremely grim (torrential rain & 60mph gusts) just when I'm taking my son to his football match

Here we go.

Awesome, sooo jealous! I'm losing faith I'll ever see snow again where I live, it's just eternally 3-9 degrees w/ damp and a drizzle ffs

yeah jealous af here, been watching nyc webcams all night with people having snowball fights. bastards.

Haven't been outside yet to really gauge depth, but looking like 8-10 inches instead of 12+ like forecasted.

Any ilxors missing snow are welcome to help shovel the driveway (4-50 feet, 10 degree grade, will be plowed in at bottom, no snowblower).

40-50

40-50 feet! That's a lot of snow. (har har)

The last big snow we got here I want to say was back in 2015. At least, that was the only time I can remember them having to clear so much snow they had to put it in a big pile, just to get it out of the way. I took this photo of my daughter on the top of the makeshift mountain:

https://i.imgur.com/VEV5y5g.jpg

Awesome, sooo jealous! I'm losing faith I'll ever see snow again where I live, it's just eternally 3-9 degrees w/ damp and a drizzle ffs

We just missed yesterday's storm. On Tuesday night, I had a bedroom window cracked and could smell the snow. But all we ended up getting was rain with a little bit of ice mixed in. Then last night I was out shopping and saw a few cars that had obviously made their way south from snowier climes, which was like "go fuck yourselves".

Good ol' American craftsmanship.
https://ibb.co/FVD7sDk

Toronto got his bad today: ~40 cm, close to a one-day record.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-snowstorm-january-17-2022-1.6317236

Not as bad where I am, two hours away, although I think all schools went online (they were supposed to reopen today).

"hit"

Half an hour of shovelling only let me clear a path to the road this afternoon, the car and the driveway are still mostly covered. I could hear the traffic horns on the 401 as clear as music, because no other cars were driving past; apparently drivers were stranded for eight hours there today.

bury me in snow pls

Anybody need a couch?

https://i.imgur.com/i31IWia.jpg

Only a dusting here in the DC region. Envious of you New Englanders

Looks like a Bob Ross winter landscape outside my winder.

Not enough snow!

otm

It's going below freezing tonight here in North Central Florida--we might get some snow here, too.

People’s faces wrapped up in scarves and sunglasses looking like the invisible man and shit

when your lake is v. effective

The newest HRRR model run has 70 inches of snow falling in less than 24 hours just south of Buffalo, NY.

This is shaping up to be potentially one of the most extreme snowstorms in US history. pic.twitter.com/PDP0bA4pzc

— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) November 17, 2022

wah!?

holy shit, lotta structural integrity about to be tested. i know they design for high snow loads there, but i'm not sure they account for 70 inches worth.

jeez

salt lake city gets a lake effect from time to time. less so now that the lake is disappearing...

70 inches in a day seems impossible!

12-18 inches tonight; 9-13 inches more tomorrow; 9-13 inches more friday night

https://i.imgur.com/fM0rOtY.png

thundersnow

Wow, that’s a lot of snow - I don’t expect any snow this winter

how is it going?

thunder only haaappens when it's snowing

love this thread title. a little ominous tbh.

Buffalo girl wont yo ucome out tonite ... come out tonight

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/buffalo-braces-historic-snowfall-set-paralyze-hardest-hit-communities-rcna57824

go easy with the shoveling for chirsts sake

san bernardino has received more snow than NYC this winter

It’s fucking snowing…. In San Bernardino pic.twitter.com/j1cqOCx6xt

— auexlyrr (@acidflowerbomb) February 25, 2023

Really not saying much. It's been November in NYC since the first week of October, this is the longest November ever.