Last Nights Storm

[flower]

Oh boy! I’m trapped at work with 10 foot snow drifts. The Metra trains I work for are not running. We can’t reach the track derails to release the trains. We (work crew) are getting paid while we sit trapped in the building. We have food, coffee and I have my computer so all is good. So I’m getting an extra $22.00 + an hour to sit here and watch it snow.
I don’t have my camera, I took a picture on my phone but I tether so I can’t access the pictures while I use my phone as a modem. Working on the trains last night was a nightmare. So how did the storm treat you?

 

[slice]

Odd weather down here in NC. It warmed up last night to 63* on its way to 72* this afternoon. High winds, rain, possible thunderstorm.
Ice by Friday.

 

[al&burke]

We got maybe 4 inches of snow Flower - they really hyped it up but I guess it went around us, I heard the ice pellets last night and I prayed the power would not go out. So far so good, hope you get home soon. B e carefull

 

[monsinour]

we got about 6" of snow and when I was shoveling it was freezing rain. It has since stopped but I havent checked to see if we are supposed to get more. If not, this is a far cry from the "over a foot" we were forecast to get.

 

[ironeagle2006]

I ended up with about 20 inches on the Ground and all the roads in and OUT of town are still closed. Do not know if the kids are having school or not in the morning if not will be the 3rd day in a row with no school. I doubt they will since their school is a Country based school so Doubting they have it. My wife even had the day off. The parking lot were her office is buried in 5-6 foot Drifts all over the place.

 

[hunt]

Snowmageddon!!! (aka Snowpacalypse, aka The White Death, aka Death Blizzard - What people were calling it on facebook

)
We have 20+in here, this is actually the most snow ive seen in years.

 

[adam57]

Ya I couldn't get out of my house this morning. I was actually snowed into my house couldn't open the screen doors to get out.

 

[mproctor4]

We got 12" and a little freezing rain. The freezing rain ended up helping because we had 54mph wind gust and the ice on top of the snow kept the snow drifts under control. Just very grateful we never lost the power!

 

[gemmy]

I got rain, which is much better than the ice they were predicting.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunt http:///forum/thread/383647/last-nights-storm#post_3357114
Snowmageddon!!! (aka Snowpacalypse, aka The White Death, aka Death Blizzard - What people were calling it on facebook

)
We have 20+in here, this is actually the most snow ive seen in years.
Snowmageddon was last year:
#1: Snowmageddon
The top U.S. weather story of 2010 has to be "Snowmageddon", the remarkable February blizzard that buried the mid-Atlantic under 2 - 3 feet of snow. Snowmageddon set the all-time record for heaviest snowfall in Delaware history, thanks to the 26.5" that fell in Wilmington (old state record: 25" in the President's Day storm of 2003). "Snowmageddon" dumped the second heaviest at Philadelphia 28.5"), second heaviest at Atlantic City (18.2"), third heaviest at Baltimore (24.8"), and the 4th heaviest at Washington D.C. (17.8"). Several locations in Maryland saw over three feet of snow, with the northern Washington D.C. suburb of Colesville receiving 40", and the southern Baltimore suburb of Elkridge receiving 38.3". While the blizzard was not an exceptionally strong storm--the central pressure was a rather unimpressive 986 mb at the height of the blizzard--it was an exceptionally wet storm. The melted equivalent precipitation for the blizzard exceeded three inches along its core snow belt. That's an phenomenal amount of moisture for a winter storm. The blizzard formed a very unstable region aloft where thunderstorms were able to build, and there were many reports of thundersnow during the height of the storm. These embedded thunderstorms were able to generate very heavy snow bursts of 2 - 3 inches per hour.
"Snowmageddon" was followed just three days later by a second massive snowstorm which dumped another 1 - 2 feet of snow on the mid-Atlantic. By the time the flakes stopped flying, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Atlantic City all had their snowiest winters on record. The February snowstorms killed 41 people and did up to $2.4 billion in damage, according to the Insurance Information Institute.

 

[hunt]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gemmy http:///forum/thread/383647/last-nights-storm#post_3357138
I got rain, which is much better than the ice they were predicting.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunt http:///forum/thread/383647/last-nights-storm#post_3357114
Snowmageddon!!! (aka Snowpacalypse, aka The White Death, aka Death Blizzard - What people were calling it on facebook

)
We have 20+in here, this is actually the most snow ive seen in years.
Snowmageddon was last year:
#1: Snowmageddon
The top U.S. weather story of 2010 has to be "Snowmageddon", the remarkable February blizzard that buried the mid-Atlantic under 2 - 3 feet of snow. Snowmageddon set the all-time record for heaviest snowfall in Delaware history, thanks to the 26.5" that fell in Wilmington (old state record: 25" in the President's Day storm of 2003). "Snowmageddon" dumped the second heaviest at Philadelphia 28.5"), second heaviest at Atlantic City (18.2"), third heaviest at Baltimore (24.8"), and the 4th heaviest at Washington D.C. (17.8"). Several locations in Maryland saw over three feet of snow, with the northern Washington D.C. suburb of Colesville receiving 40", and the southern Baltimore suburb of Elkridge receiving 38.3". While the blizzard was not an exceptionally strong storm--the central pressure was a rather unimpressive 986 mb at the height of the blizzard--it was an exceptionally wet storm. The melted equivalent precipitation for the blizzard exceeded three inches along its core snow belt. That's an phenomenal amount of moisture for a winter storm. The blizzard formed a very unstable region aloft where thunderstorms were able to build, and there were many reports of thundersnow during the height of the storm. These embedded thunderstorms were able to generate very heavy snow bursts of 2 - 3 inches per hour.
"Snowmageddon" was followed just three days later by a second massive snowstorm which dumped another 1 - 2 feet of snow on the mid-Atlantic. By the time the flakes stopped flying, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Atlantic City all had their snowiest winters on record. The February snowstorms killed 41 people and did up to $2.4 billion in damage, according to the Insurance Information Institute.
That blizzard was on my birthday...i had 3 days in a row off of school.

 

[al&burke]

Happy Birthday buddy

 

[hunt]

lol, i was talking about the snow storm last year that was on my birthday.

(but close enough...8 more days)

 

[stdreb27]

It was only about 35 with 30 mph gusts there. Now is it down in the 20's. Not a good day to be climbing 4 stories up the side of equipment skids.

 

[desertdawg]

Southwest AZ, we had hi 20's BRRRRRR, and a light breeze, supposed to be in the 70's by saturday...
Flower, I work RR too, UP signal maintainer, (former SP)

 

[flower]

My house when I finally got home this morning...I was trapped at work, but made some great overtime...I can get me some corals on payday! No train pics..my camera phone pics didn't come out at all.
snow drift just out of my front door..

For $140.00 a path made so my van could fit...and my mom's car that was never moved. my drive way goes to that little tree and is much wider.
The dogs made a path from the porch

View from my bedroom windows.


That is a snowdift up against my window.

 

[flower]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Desertdawg http:///forum/thread/383647/last-nights-storm#post_3357299
Southwest AZ, we had hi 20's BRRRRRR, and a light breeze, supposed to be in the 70's by saturday...
Flower, I work RR too, UP signal maintainer, (former SP)

Lucky Dawg!
I have worked on the railroad for 34 years, and this storm was the first one to shut us down. We only got 20 inches but the drifts were unbelievable, winds at 37 to 50 MPH
My dream of just sitting at work watching it snow was short lived, we were actually stranded with the only food being what we brought for lunch. I had the fun job of sweeping the snow drifts off the vestibules (doorways) and between the coaches and chopping the ice that had formed. Mine was the easy job, our big snow blower broke the belt trying to get through the snow, so much for a path to the train..just walking I felt like my heart would explode. The little snow thrower for the walkways couldn’t handle it and kept clogging up.
I felt sorry for the poor carmen trying to check the train and keep the engines running and layovers going. The drifts were so high and they got wet and had no time to dry off, they came in, took a breather and went back out. I only had to fight the drifts to get to the train, then I was all set to work from the inside.
Digging out trans is another thing I have never seen done before. Crews actually came with plows that go on the rails to move snow off in front (not until after the snow stopped) and then blew the snow off the switches and layover boxes. Then they broke the trains lose and pulled them up just enough to make sure they could move.
Our cars were still buried, but one plow fellow took a worker to McDonalds that had just managed to open at 1:30 in the afternoon, we had put our cash money together and got some food..nothing else was open but a Walgreens store. The company said they will reimburse us for the food. What an adventure.
Then came some good news... The big boss called and told us were still on the clock..first 8 hours was straight time, then the next 16 hours was overtime pay which is time and a half, then double time and a half for 8 hours which was emergancy pay, then the last night my regular shift, was back to straight time of 8 hours. Over a week’s pay in two days, not bad, and it will be all on one beautiful check at the end of the month.

 

[meowzer]

We have not had mail for 2 days now

.
what a joke...LOL....Oklahoma City is shut down

 

[teresaq]

75 and sunny lol

 

[monsinour]

Its the wind that makes it so bad out there for you guys in the midwest. Things are running as normal here. I have come to the realization that there is no way I will be able to start my car, let alone move it, until late march early april. The snow falls from the roof of my houes and my neighbor's house into the driveway. The snow is almost as high as the midpoint of my window on the car. Underneath the top foot of snow is all the ice from the roofs of the houses. It fell and broke my driverside rearview mirror. Duct tape will fix it, but like I said, the car aint moving anytime soon. I used to be able to crack the door and roll the window down to get into the car to start it. I cant even crack the door now. I dont even think I can get into the car from the trunk as the snow on the deck lid is pilled up higher than the roof of the car. Supposedly, pending the way the wind blows, we have another noreaster coming up this saturday. Woo Hoo!
What really sucks, i cant go and get the grooming van for the missus since its not ready. I know he is my best friend for well over 20 years, but I so want to go down to Atlanta and kick his @$$ in gear!

 

[snowflakeclown]

NE TN, we weren't affected, but temps are varying wildly.
Bring on the snow is what I say

, 5500 watt generator on hand, lots of fuel, and a new Jeep lol.
Only reason I bought the generator was for the tank. I have a lot (as we all do) invested in my set up so I suggest if you can swing it, that everyone buys a generator.
Power outage for any length of time = something dying, guaranteed.