Apparently there's a bit of a snowstorn coming through my neighborhood in the next day or two. Depending on where you live we're expecting about 2 feet before it's over. The standard power outages are expected, but the big thing is the roads. Don't be stupid degreeinfo members. Drive safely or better yet, don't drive at all.
Expecting 24 - 30" in my neck of the woods in Mass. Kiz, and all the rest of the local members stay safe!
Stay safe you all in the Northeast. It will be an interesting weekend. Meanwhile, we may have severe weather in the Lone Star State this weekend.
unnecessary update #3 - things are beginning to get a bit strange in the neighborhood http://i.imgur.com/EGyw1e7.jpg
You folks in the northeast stay safe. I'd invite you to come southwest to Texas but you wouldn't like it here - we only have 2 seasons: HOT & not so hot!:sad:
I don't mind HOT but in that circumstance I need one specific ingredient and that's called OCEAN. I am a beach kid and sometimes I think that all my major life decisions are designed to get me closer to that big water. In the short term, I'm investigating the possibility of buying a houseboat in New London. It would be wild to be there on a night like this.
The long range models are showing interesting things happening in Texas later this month. The winter fun is not over for us.
Kizmet – I’m not sure what geographical part of Texas comes to mind for you when you think ‘Texas’, but we do have about 1,400 miles of coastline along the Gulf of Mexico – America’s third coast. I think that might qualify as a body of water. Winter Texas arrives by the thousands from the midwest every fall to enjoy our mild coastal winters. Spring breakers flock to the Corpus Christi, Padre Island southern beaches and Galveston every spring. So many folks must actually realize we are not all desert, high plains or pine forests! My favorite area is around Matagorda Bay with blue water and nice sandy beaches, but nice isolated beaches are less than 1-2 hours away from me anytime I get an urge. Tireman – Interesting weather things are always the norm! Coastal Texans know that surprises happen frequently. We are used to 80 deg days followed by rainy and chilly days. We understand 40 degree temperature swings in less than a day! The dark days of late February are almost always dreary – especially after a period of Indian summer (Native American summer to be p.c.) like we are having now.
Yes Kizmet, he is totally right. I am in Houston. It is 64 now and overcast. Tonight into Sunday, we may severe weather. We have some days that were knocking on 80. Varied climate over a lot of territory. You can have blizzard conditions in Amarillo and 90 degrees in Brownsville, in one day. LOL