Snow!!!

[jon_berzerk]

We've already had snow here...about September 26 it was. And that was early for this part of Alaska. But it didn't stick on the ground, thank God!

i was talking to a guy from the deadwood area

he said the had "slush" the other day

 

[editec]

Very UNseasonable warm here in Maine.

Warmest Oct 2 I ever remember here in the North East.

 

[jon_berzerk]

Very UNseasonable warm here in Maine.

Warmest Oct 2 I ever remember here in the North East.

lucky you

 

[Wolfsister77]

I can't even think of snow yet-ugh!! But I know it's coming and it could be as early as the end of this month. I have to winterize the gardens still. Better get busy, LOL.

 

[Sarah G]

duct tape

duct tape is the answer to everything

with it you can seal those little buggers outside

I never knew about them. They caulked the windows closed and put the storm windows up so all I have to do is get rid of the ones in here. They're slow and easy to get rid of but they keep showing up. Only in one place where the AC unit was. They're hiding in the creases of the drapes and behind the blinds.

It's a nightmare.

bugs are a nightmare

it is the time of the year when they want in

one possible source is within the A/C unit

inside the unit between the inside half and the outside half

is a trap door on most models

occasionally the screen or filter in that trap door comes off

allowing bugs on the outside to travel though your A/C unit

into your home

You're absolutely right. We took the AC out yesterday, caulked and put the storm windows in. Nice and hot in here now ... Blah.

Trouble is the little bastards are in the drapes in that window. They hide and come out one at a time. It's like they never end. I'm just going to get rid of the drapes in that window today to see if they go away for good.

Omg.

 

[jon_berzerk]

I never knew about them. They caulked the windows closed and put the storm windows up so all I have to do is get rid of the ones in here. They're slow and easy to get rid of but they keep showing up. Only in one place where the AC unit was. They're hiding in the creases of the drapes and behind the blinds.

It's a nightmare.

bugs are a nightmare

it is the time of the year when they want in

one possible source is within the A/C unit

inside the unit between the inside half and the outside half

is a trap door on most models

occasionally the screen or filter in that trap door comes off

allowing bugs on the outside to travel though your A/C unit

into your home

You're absolutely right. We took the AC out yesterday, caulked and put the storm windows in. Nice and hot in here now ... Blah.

Trouble is the little bastards are in the drapes in that window. They hide and come out one at a time. It's like they never end. I'm just going to get rid of the drapes in that window today to see if they go away for good.

Omg.

give your shades a good washing

that helps

you can check to make sure the vent in the A/C unit is closed next year

when you prep it for service

 

[Mertex]

We've already had snow here...about September 26 it was. And that was early for this part of Alaska. But it didn't stick on the ground, thank God!

Well, yes, that is Alaska - I thought it snowed there year round! (just kidding!)

 

[Mertex]

First snowstorm of season brewing: South Dakota to Minnesota - NorthJersey.com

Looking to be north of us, for the most part.

Seems a little early, doesn't it?

seems but not really

out here any time after sept 18th you can expect snow

We get snow here, like every 10 years - should be time for another one!

 

[BDBoop]

First snowstorm of season brewing: South Dakota to Minnesota - NorthJersey.com

Looking to be north of us, for the most part.

Seems a little early, doesn't it?

seems but not really

out here any time after sept 18th you can expect snow

Yeah, it just doesn't last. I think hunting opener is a 50/50% chance of snow, generally.

 

[waltky]

Extreme U.S. storm claims 7 lives, more snow on way...

Buffalo area braces for more snow
November 20, 2014 -- 20 to 30 more inches of snow expected Thursday; Elderly man with cardiac condition becomes 7th storm fatality; Cost of this storm may wipe out storm budgets planned for entire winter; Buffalo residents and emergency personnel come together during massive storm

There are 5 1/2 feet of snow outside and on top of Chrissy Hazard's home in the Buffalo suburb of Cheektowaga, New York. A treadmill and table prop up a door felled by the snow's attempted push into the home. But everything's all right for now, she told CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360." "We're good. We're buried in the house but we're doing OK," she said. Hazard is stuck inside the home with her husband, a friend, seven children and some dogs. It may be three or four days before they can get out, she said. There is a small patch of yard that offers the pups a chance to go outside. And there's more wintery precipitation on the way after a respite Wednesday. CNN Severe Weather Expert Chad Myers said that 20 to 30 more inches of snow will fall Thursday during a 10-hour window.

There is so much snow, Buffalo officials aren't even plowing. Instead hundreds of dump trucks venture out to haul snow away from the 10 square miles that have been pummeled by the lake-effect snow. Other areas of New York's second-most populous city only received 1 to 6 inches, officials said. Seven deaths in the region -- including one man whose car was buried under more than a foot of snow -- are blamed on the extreme storm, authorities said. Firefighters came to check on the Hazard family on Tuesday as many emergency workers put in double shifts and got little sleep. Stories about acts of bravery and kindness were emerging even as the snow was piling up and up in the city on Lake Erie.

A grader moves snow in Lancaster, New York, on Wednesday, November 19. A ferocious storm dumped massive piles of snow on parts of upstate New York, trapping residents in their homes and stranding motorists on roadways, as snowstorms and record-low temperatures hit much of the country this week.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and city officials Wednesday recounted stories of rescuers trudging around snow drifts as high as houses to get people to hospitals, of fire stations turned into temporary shelters and police officers delivering special baby formula to a pair of infants. "It is clear that we are one Buffalo," Brown said. Buffalo prides itself as "The City of Good Neighbors." "Buffalo itself, known as a city of neighbors, has come together and shown a real sense of community and neighbor helping neighbor, which is always good to see," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters.

Snow across the land

About 50% of the United States had snow on the ground Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. There were also forecasts for heavy snow for counties in Michigan and Vermont. All 50 states registered temperatures below freezing Tuesday morning, even traditionally warm ones. Temperatures at Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island dipped to 31 degrees while Florida's Panhandle was in the upper 20s, with freeze warnings in effect. The cause of this mayhem: Arctic air pouring over the relatively warm waters of the Great Lakes is producing extreme lake-effect snows.

Unheard of amounts of snow

See also:

Polar blast: Record lows at Dulles and BWI join dozens of others in eastern U.S.
November 19,`14 ~ Both Washington Dulles and BWI airport set record lows this morning, as the historic November cold blast focused on the eastern third of the Lower 48.

At Dulles this morning, the mercury plunged to 13 degrees, shattering the old record of 20 degrees set in 1990. (Records at Dulles date back to 1963.) BWI Airport dipped to 19 degrees, besting the previous mark of 20 set in 1936. (Records in Baltimore go back to 1871 but, prior to measurements at BWI in the 1940s, were observed downtown – a warmer location.)

Reagan National Airport, the District’s official observing location, fell short of the daily record of 18, which was set in 1891 (when temperatures were measured at 24th and M St. downtown, beginning in 1871). It dropped to 22 – still the coldest reading at Reagan National so early in the season since November 14, 1986, when the mercury fell to 21 degrees. Additional cold weather records are possible this afternoon. The record low maximum (high) temperatures of 35 at BWI (from 1880) and 38 at Dulles (from 2008), are both in jeopardy.

Map of record and near -record lows Wednesday morning

Even though Reagan National’s afternoon temperatures should exceed the record low maximum of 33 (from 1880), as long as temperatures hold in the 30s, it will be the coldest day so early in the season since November 14, 1996.

On Tuesday, Dulles Airport established record lows for both the maximum and minimum temperature, rising to only 36 degrees (just after midnight), with a low of 19 (just before midnight about 24 hours later). Wednesday’s records in the D.C. and Baltimore areas join more than 180 others in the eastern U.S. Several record lows were set in the New York City area, including both Laguardia and JFK Airports.

Polar blast Record lows at Dulles and BWI join dozens of others in eastern U.S. - The Washington Post

 

[Esmeralda]

Extreme U.S. storm claims 7 lives, more snow on way...

Buffalo area braces for more snow
November 20, 2014 -- 20 to 30 more inches of snow expected Thursday; Elderly man with cardiac condition becomes 7th storm fatality; Cost of this storm may wipe out storm budgets planned for entire winter; Buffalo residents and emergency personnel come together during massive storm

There are 5 1/2 feet of snow outside and on top of Chrissy Hazard's home in the Buffalo suburb of Cheektowaga, New York. A treadmill and table prop up a door felled by the snow's attempted push into the home. But everything's all right for now, she told CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360." "We're good. We're buried in the house but we're doing OK," she said. Hazard is stuck inside the home with her husband, a friend, seven children and some dogs. It may be three or four days before they can get out, she said. There is a small patch of yard that offers the pups a chance to go outside. And there's more wintery precipitation on the way after a respite Wednesday. CNN Severe Weather Expert Chad Myers said that 20 to 30 more inches of snow will fall Thursday during a 10-hour window.

There is so much snow, Buffalo officials aren't even plowing. Instead hundreds of dump trucks venture out to haul snow away from the 10 square miles that have been pummeled by the lake-effect snow. Other areas of New York's second-most populous city only received 1 to 6 inches, officials said. Seven deaths in the region -- including one man whose car was buried under more than a foot of snow -- are blamed on the extreme storm, authorities said. Firefighters came to check on the Hazard family on Tuesday as many emergency workers put in double shifts and got little sleep. Stories about acts of bravery and kindness were emerging even as the snow was piling up and up in the city on Lake Erie.

A grader moves snow in Lancaster, New York, on Wednesday, November 19. A ferocious storm dumped massive piles of snow on parts of upstate New York, trapping residents in their homes and stranding motorists on roadways, as snowstorms and record-low temperatures hit much of the country this week.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and city officials Wednesday recounted stories of rescuers trudging around snow drifts as high as houses to get people to hospitals, of fire stations turned into temporary shelters and police officers delivering special baby formula to a pair of infants. "It is clear that we are one Buffalo," Brown said. Buffalo prides itself as "The City of Good Neighbors." "Buffalo itself, known as a city of neighbors, has come together and shown a real sense of community and neighbor helping neighbor, which is always good to see," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters.

Snow across the land

About 50% of the United States had snow on the ground Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. There were also forecasts for heavy snow for counties in Michigan and Vermont. All 50 states registered temperatures below freezing Tuesday morning, even traditionally warm ones. Temperatures at Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island dipped to 31 degrees while Florida's Panhandle was in the upper 20s, with freeze warnings in effect. The cause of this mayhem: Arctic air pouring over the relatively warm waters of the Great Lakes is producing extreme lake-effect snows.

Unheard of amounts of snow

See also:

Polar blast: Record lows at Dulles and BWI join dozens of others in eastern U.S.
November 19,`14 ~ Both Washington Dulles and BWI airport set record lows this morning, as the historic November cold blast focused on the eastern third of the Lower 48.

At Dulles this morning, the mercury plunged to 13 degrees, shattering the old record of 20 degrees set in 1990. (Records at Dulles date back to 1963.) BWI Airport dipped to 19 degrees, besting the previous mark of 20 set in 1936. (Records in Baltimore go back to 1871 but, prior to measurements at BWI in the 1940s, were observed downtown – a warmer location.)

Reagan National Airport, the District’s official observing location, fell short of the daily record of 18, which was set in 1891 (when temperatures were measured at 24th and M St. downtown, beginning in 1871). It dropped to 22 – still the coldest reading at Reagan National so early in the season since November 14, 1986, when the mercury fell to 21 degrees. Additional cold weather records are possible this afternoon. The record low maximum (high) temperatures of 35 at BWI (from 1880) and 38 at Dulles (from 2008), are both in jeopardy.

Map of record and near -record lows Wednesday morning

Even though Reagan National’s afternoon temperatures should exceed the record low maximum of 33 (from 1880), as long as temperatures hold in the 30s, it will be the coldest day so early in the season since November 14, 1996.

On Tuesday, Dulles Airport established record lows for both the maximum and minimum temperature, rising to only 36 degrees (just after midnight), with a low of 19 (just before midnight about 24 hours later). Wednesday’s records in the D.C. and Baltimore areas join more than 180 others in the eastern U.S. Several record lows were set in the New York City area, including both Laguardia and JFK Airports.

Polar blast Record lows at Dulles and BWI join dozens of others in eastern U.S. - The Washington Post

Though I am in another part of the world (where it is sunny and warm now), I saw this on the news, CNN, last night. Looks like a cold front across the nation. You might be in for a cold winter, like last year.

 

[Sarah G]

First snowstorm of season brewing: South Dakota to Minnesota - NorthJersey.com

Looking to be north of us, for the most part.

I wouldn't mind some snow right about now. We had to take our air conditioner out of the window, there are these little bugs getting in through the gaps. It is hot in here tonight. We still have 80 degree weather through Saturday then maybe a little more normal 60 degrees for awhile.

I remember this from last year, I was posting from my old house. So glad to be here right now in my new place even though we have at least three inches of snow on the ground. I actually like the snow until about March or so.

 

[Mertex]

Maybe this is the year we get snow, again!

 

[Sarah G]

Maybe this is the year we get snow, again!

It's one of those things that when I see it the first time every year, it is like magic. Some people hate me when I say stuff like that but snow is unique and can be breathtakingly beautiful.

 

[Sarah G]

Sherry posted a beautiful snow image in her Thread of Many Colors:

 

[asaratis]

Maybe this is the year we get snow, again!

It's one of those things that when I see it the first time every year, it is like magic. Some people hate me when I say stuff like that but snow is unique and can be breathtakingly beautiful.

...especially when you realize that each snowflake is unique...ever since the first snowflake formed millions of years ago.

 

[Mertex]

Maybe this is the year we get snow, again!

It's one of those things that when I see it the first time every year, it is like magic. Some people hate me when I say stuff like that but snow is unique and can be breathtakingly beautiful.

...especially when you realize that each snowflake is unique...ever since the first snowflake formed millions of years ago.

When I lived in Virginia.....the snow there seem to come down in big snowflakes.....you could catch them on your coat and actually see the design.....then when we lived in New Hampshire, it just seemed like it was like crunched/shaved ice....like an Icee.....Has anybody else noticed that?

 

[Sarah G]

Maybe this is the year we get snow, again!

It's one of those things that when I see it the first time every year, it is like magic. Some people hate me when I say stuff like that but snow is unique and can be breathtakingly beautiful.

...especially when you realize that each snowflake is unique...ever since the first snowflake formed millions of years ago.

That's right every single one.

Then again, how do we really know that?

 

[Sarah G]

Maybe this is the year we get snow, again!

It's one of those things that when I see it the first time every year, it is like magic. Some people hate me when I say stuff like that but snow is unique and can be breathtakingly beautiful.

...especially when you realize that each snowflake is unique...ever since the first snowflake formed millions of years ago.

When I lived in Virginia.....the snow there seem to come down in big snowflakes.....you could catch them on your coat and actually see the design.....then when we lived in New Hampshire, it just seemed like it was like crunched/shaved ice....like an Icee.....Has anybody else noticed that?

It depends on what kind of a storm it is. A dry, heavy snow has small flakes, a heavy wet snow kind of keeps the snow flakes from falling apart. Virginia always seemed more humid and NH more dry.

METEOROLOGIST JEFF HABY

An individual snow crystal has 6 sides and is very small. A snowflake is composed of several of these 6 sided crystals.

Whether snow is more dry or more wet depends on the snow to liquid equivalent. When the temperature throughout the troposphere is well below freezing the snow is term a "dry snow". A dry snow has little to no liquid within the snowflakes. During a dry snow, snowflakes tend to be smaller. Also, when trying to make a snowball, it falls apart for the most part.

In a situation in which part of the troposphere is very near or just above freezing, the snowflake will partially melt. This produces a liquid film on the snowflake. This makes it much easier for snowflakes to stick together. Thus, it is liquid water that is the "glue" to producing large snowflakes and snow that is easy to make snowballs with. While a dry heavy snow tends to have a huge amount of small snowflakes, a heavy wet snow tends to have a smaller number of snowflakes but the individual snowflakes are large.

WHAT CAUSES GIANT SNOWFLAKES

 

[westwall]

Extreme U.S. storm claims 7 lives, more snow on way...

Buffalo area braces for more snow
November 20, 2014 -- 20 to 30 more inches of snow expected Thursday; Elderly man with cardiac condition becomes 7th storm fatality; Cost of this storm may wipe out storm budgets planned for entire winter; Buffalo residents and emergency personnel come together during massive storm

There are 5 1/2 feet of snow outside and on top of Chrissy Hazard's home in the Buffalo suburb of Cheektowaga, New York. A treadmill and table prop up a door felled by the snow's attempted push into the home. But everything's all right for now, she told CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360." "We're good. We're buried in the house but we're doing OK," she said. Hazard is stuck inside the home with her husband, a friend, seven children and some dogs. It may be three or four days before they can get out, she said. There is a small patch of yard that offers the pups a chance to go outside. And there's more wintery precipitation on the way after a respite Wednesday. CNN Severe Weather Expert Chad Myers said that 20 to 30 more inches of snow will fall Thursday during a 10-hour window.

There is so much snow, Buffalo officials aren't even plowing. Instead hundreds of dump trucks venture out to haul snow away from the 10 square miles that have been pummeled by the lake-effect snow. Other areas of New York's second-most populous city only received 1 to 6 inches, officials said. Seven deaths in the region -- including one man whose car was buried under more than a foot of snow -- are blamed on the extreme storm, authorities said. Firefighters came to check on the Hazard family on Tuesday as many emergency workers put in double shifts and got little sleep. Stories about acts of bravery and kindness were emerging even as the snow was piling up and up in the city on Lake Erie.

A grader moves snow in Lancaster, New York, on Wednesday, November 19. A ferocious storm dumped massive piles of snow on parts of upstate New York, trapping residents in their homes and stranding motorists on roadways, as snowstorms and record-low temperatures hit much of the country this week.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and city officials Wednesday recounted stories of rescuers trudging around snow drifts as high as houses to get people to hospitals, of fire stations turned into temporary shelters and police officers delivering special baby formula to a pair of infants. "It is clear that we are one Buffalo," Brown said. Buffalo prides itself as "The City of Good Neighbors." "Buffalo itself, known as a city of neighbors, has come together and shown a real sense of community and neighbor helping neighbor, which is always good to see," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters.

Snow across the land

About 50% of the United States had snow on the ground Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. There were also forecasts for heavy snow for counties in Michigan and Vermont. All 50 states registered temperatures below freezing Tuesday morning, even traditionally warm ones. Temperatures at Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island dipped to 31 degrees while Florida's Panhandle was in the upper 20s, with freeze warnings in effect. The cause of this mayhem: Arctic air pouring over the relatively warm waters of the Great Lakes is producing extreme lake-effect snows.

Unheard of amounts of snow

See also:

Polar blast: Record lows at Dulles and BWI join dozens of others in eastern U.S.
November 19,`14 ~ Both Washington Dulles and BWI airport set record lows this morning, as the historic November cold blast focused on the eastern third of the Lower 48.

At Dulles this morning, the mercury plunged to 13 degrees, shattering the old record of 20 degrees set in 1990. (Records at Dulles date back to 1963.) BWI Airport dipped to 19 degrees, besting the previous mark of 20 set in 1936. (Records in Baltimore go back to 1871 but, prior to measurements at BWI in the 1940s, were observed downtown – a warmer location.)

Reagan National Airport, the District’s official observing location, fell short of the daily record of 18, which was set in 1891 (when temperatures were measured at 24th and M St. downtown, beginning in 1871). It dropped to 22 – still the coldest reading at Reagan National so early in the season since November 14, 1986, when the mercury fell to 21 degrees. Additional cold weather records are possible this afternoon. The record low maximum (high) temperatures of 35 at BWI (from 1880) and 38 at Dulles (from 2008), are both in jeopardy.

Map of record and near -record lows Wednesday morning

Even though Reagan National’s afternoon temperatures should exceed the record low maximum of 33 (from 1880), as long as temperatures hold in the 30s, it will be the coldest day so early in the season since November 14, 1996.

On Tuesday, Dulles Airport established record lows for both the maximum and minimum temperature, rising to only 36 degrees (just after midnight), with a low of 19 (just before midnight about 24 hours later). Wednesday’s records in the D.C. and Baltimore areas join more than 180 others in the eastern U.S. Several record lows were set in the New York City area, including both Laguardia and JFK Airports.

Polar blast Record lows at Dulles and BWI join dozens of others in eastern U.S. - The Washington Post

Though I am in another part of the world (where it is sunny and warm now), I saw this on the news, CNN, last night. Looks like a cold front across the nation. You might be in for a cold winter, like last year.

Yep. That's what happens when the planet cools down, as it has been doing for the last decade or so.