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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sat Feb 21, 2015, 03:09 PM Feb 2015

Eastern United States braces for yet another massive winter storm

Source: Reuters

A fresh band of winter weather was pounding parts of the Tennessee and Ohio valleys with snow and rain on Saturday as it headed toward the U.S. East Coast, threatening to bring more misery to storm-weary Boston.

The system cut a 2,000 mile path from southern Missouri to Maine, with a winter storm warning in effect until Sunday for parts of southern Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.

In Kentucky and Tennessee, forecasters warned of possible flooding as rain fell on frozen ground.

The system was expected to bring a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow from Washington to New York City, followed by another blast of bone-chilling cold.

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Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/eastern-united-states-braces-for-yet-another-massive-winter-storm/

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Eastern United States braces for yet another massive winter storm (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2015 OP
It's all normal... and to be expected... Blue_Adept Feb 2015 #1
Crazy! Here's to wishing our east coast friends a much needed early spring C Moon Feb 2015 #2
103 inches of snow here, minus 7 degrees (actual) this AM. (Eastern MA) Paper Roses Feb 2015 #3
It was cold enough yesterday in Florida, but they had to use snow cannons jakeXT Feb 2015 #7
Yeah - try to reason with folks Plucketeer Feb 2015 #4
Happening in DC area now. elleng Feb 2015 #5
It wouldn't be half as bad if we had some melt.... Historic NY Feb 2015 #6
What does freezing rain do on top of 10" of snow? kwassa Feb 2015 #8
Slush fest! Helen Borg Feb 2015 #10
What the hell.....we have no where left to put it all Marrah_G Feb 2015 #9

Blue_Adept

(6,399 posts)
1. It's all normal... and to be expected...
Sat Feb 21, 2015, 03:14 PM
Feb 2015

they say, as we get incredible new snowfalls in the area. Towns near me now qualify as the snowiest cities in the country, which has been unheard of compared to the Michigan area, and we've had the snowiest month on record since keeping track - which for New England goes back quite a ways.

Days upon days of subzero temperatures with windchill and lots of single digit days not including it are not the norm. And it's having a huge impact on a lot of things.

But if you try and talk about climate change, you're told it's all just normal...

Paper Roses

(7,473 posts)
3. 103 inches of snow here, minus 7 degrees (actual) this AM. (Eastern MA)
Sat Feb 21, 2015, 03:23 PM
Feb 2015

Snow piles from plows and drifts up to about 15 feet. Cannot get out of driveway because of plowed piles blocking roadway and I'm am afraid to drive, even if I could get out. And to think, last year at this time I visited my family in Florida and they said it was cold at about 60 degrees!

Phooey on this. After the snow melts, we will all be pumping, floods everywhere. Don't tell this old timer that there is no such thing as climate change!

I just hope my sump pump does not die during the big melt, whenever it comes.

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
7. It was cold enough yesterday in Florida, but they had to use snow cannons
Sat Feb 21, 2015, 03:35 PM
Feb 2015

Florida's recent deep freeze sent the thermometer below 32 degrees for quite a few hours, but no precipitation meant no ice or snow but thanks to a snow machine, some kids in Arlington have a different story to tell. Blake Mathews has the story.

http://www.news4jax.com/news/florida-deep-freeze-leads-to-snow/31389194

 

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)
4. Yeah - try to reason with folks
Sat Feb 21, 2015, 03:26 PM
Feb 2015

who cling to FAUX GNUS explanations that such climate swings have happened less than 6 thousand years ago - right after this big rock was created.

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)
6. It wouldn't be half as bad if we had some melt....
Sat Feb 21, 2015, 03:31 PM
Feb 2015

it was -11 here most of the night, its now 18 and snowing. The forecast is calling for only snow event in my area, were missing the ice YEAH. Its supposed to be in the 40's tomorrow that would be a change.

In 18 days I'm out of the freeze, I need to defrost.

kwassa

(23,340 posts)
8. What does freezing rain do on top of 10" of snow?
Sat Feb 21, 2015, 05:26 PM
Feb 2015

We will have over 10" by the time this stops and turns into rain late tonight. Biggest storm of the year for us here in the DC area, much less than areas further north.

and supposed to go up into the 40s tomorrow!

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)
9. What the hell.....we have no where left to put it all
Sat Feb 21, 2015, 05:58 PM
Feb 2015

Its snowing now, is supposed to snow tomorrow also....and now this new storm?

I'm in Providence, RI

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