Looks like winter is upon us on the Great Lakes
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SST
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Hi guys. I made out ok. I got about 15 to 20 inches but that was nothing compared to what happened 10 miles south. They got hammered with 77 inches of snow in places. Friday night I was driving home and it was snowing moderately but still had reasonable visibility. But then it started dropping quick and then POOF! No more visibility! Zero! I missed my exit cuz I simply couldn’t tell where the ramp was. So I kept driving (creeping is more like it) hoping I don’t drive into someone who stopped. About a 1/2 mile further we drove out of the band and back into a general snowfall and made it home ok.
My friend got hammered by that band. His plow guy eventually came with a bobcat to clear his driveway. Crazy storm. Now it’s gonna be in the 40’s all week so all this beautiful skiable snow will melt! Here is a pic from today after our second band during the night. This is nothing compare to my friends.
My friend got hammered by that band. His plow guy eventually came with a bobcat to clear his driveway. Crazy storm. Now it’s gonna be in the 40’s all week so all this beautiful skiable snow will melt! Here is a pic from today after our second band during the night. This is nothing compare to my friends.
Wow! My daughter said she seen pictures of the falls, said it was very pretty.
It is one thing to see it on TV, it is a different story to be there.
Every so often we will get hit like that, and trust me I know , it is no fun.
You never get use to it, you just learn to deal with it.
Hope it doesn't melt too fast for you and you get to get your X-country skis on.
It is one thing to see it on TV, it is a different story to be there.
Every so often we will get hit like that, and trust me I know , it is no fun.
You never get use to it, you just learn to deal with it.
Hope it doesn't melt too fast for you and you get to get your X-country skis on.
SST
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Well, here comes round 3. Winds forecasting gusts up to 70mph during Friday night into Saturday morning. I just looked at the NWS 5 miles from shore forecast for Lake Erie. "Expect waves to 24 feet.....Freezing spray.' A lot of that water is going to make its way up the Buffalo River and likely flood inland areas. Even areas way down the Niagara River are forecasting flooding before even reaching the scenic Falls. There's gonna be a lot of water going over the brink!
I'm about as ready as I can be. The generator had its test run a month ago or so. It worked fine so its ready for an outage. I have 25 gallons of gas ready to pour and can syphon another 40 from my vehicles if it gets really bad. The boat is in storage in a pretty strong building...a fortress just about. Catch you on the other side.
I was just thinking, the New York Power Authority just put in the ice boom to protect the water intakes during the winter from moving ice. With these kinda winds coming, I'm wondering if they'll make a mad dash to pull them out so the huge waves don't knock them loose and they go down the river. Watch this website cam over the next several days and watch what happens. This is the northern entrance into the Buffalo Harbor
https://iceboom.nypa.gov/
They may want to retrieve them before the storm so they don't have to deal with this sort of thing again:
www.wgrz.com
I have to laugh because it just dawned on me that the area they store the boom will likely be underwater anyways. Maybe easier just to leave them out in the Lake and hope.
I'm about as ready as I can be. The generator had its test run a month ago or so. It worked fine so its ready for an outage. I have 25 gallons of gas ready to pour and can syphon another 40 from my vehicles if it gets really bad. The boat is in storage in a pretty strong building...a fortress just about. Catch you on the other side.
I was just thinking, the New York Power Authority just put in the ice boom to protect the water intakes during the winter from moving ice. With these kinda winds coming, I'm wondering if they'll make a mad dash to pull them out so the huge waves don't knock them loose and they go down the river. Watch this website cam over the next several days and watch what happens. This is the northern entrance into the Buffalo Harbor
https://iceboom.nypa.gov/
They may want to retrieve them before the storm so they don't have to deal with this sort of thing again:
A big lift to retrieve 'missing link' ice boom pontoon at Niagara Falls
A C-47 Chinook helicopter from the Army National Guard in Rochester was used to a take the 30-foot-long, 4,000-pound pontoon out of the water.
www.wgrz.com
I have to laugh because it just dawned on me that the area they store the boom will likely be underwater anyways. Maybe easier just to leave them out in the Lake and hope.
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SST
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Newest update on this storm: They just upgraded the storm to Blizzard Warning. It doesn't get much worse than that. Plus, the forecasted snow band appears to be lingering around my neighborhood longer than originally forecast. Looks like a potential 3 feet at 70mph! hahaha....see ya next year!
SST
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A blizzard we got! Add in a little lake effect and bang. school closed and everything else. Today I finally cleared my driveway for the last time. 3 days in a row so as not to get overwhelmed. The snow was light, but it was sticky. I'm surprised the snowblower got through it....but it took a looog time to get through it. Fortunately, I never last power. That made a big difference
Forecast calls for several days of rain and 50 degrees. Annoyed!
Forecast calls for several days of rain and 50 degrees. Annoyed!
stay safe.