01-03-2014, 04:33 PM | #1 |
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Snow in New England
We have about eighteen inches along the North Shore of Massachusetts. That’s not official: it’s what’s in my yard and my neighborhood.
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01-04-2014, 03:01 PM | #2 |
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Yes - I think our Tue-Wed-Thur netted us around 12" to 13" in my part of Chicago. Some of the northern suburbs had 16" to 18". We have more forecast for today, tonight and tomorrow - then drops into some really frigid temperatures. Monday's HIGH forecast at a -10, with a wind chill forecast at -52.
Nice pictures though. Is one of those houses yours? I thought of you when I saw a weather report about heavy snow north of Boston.
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01-05-2014, 04:28 AM | #3 |
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This was taken in front of my driveway: it was the only way into the street, since the snow was piled from waist-high to chest-high (3–5 feet) along the sidewalks. My neighbor’s house can just be glimpsed to the left, with icicles hanging from the eaves. Fortunately, the temperature never fell below -0° F (-18° C), and our wind chill only reached -20° F (-29° C); but we’re along the coast, so the ocean moderated the cold. It was rather worse inland. Chicago is always cold in winter and hot in summer! I once heard Minneapolis described as, “Siberia with family restaurants.” (No offense intended to Siberians or Minnesotans.)
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02-10-2015, 02:20 PM | #4 |
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Here is this year’s photograph. We’ve had over 6 feet (183 cm) of snow in the past 30 days, over 5 feet (152 cm) since February 1, with more on the way.
Snow, anyone? Tea, anyone? |
02-16-2015, 10:03 AM | #5 |
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How do you even cross the road in such conditions?
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02-16-2015, 07:42 PM | #6 |
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02-17-2015, 02:23 AM | #7 |
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Our greatest hazard is slipping in the mush. Fortunately, it isn’t ice, but mostly fluffy snow. Or it was: after hundreds of cars and trucks (the snowplow and salt truck caravans are usually 4–6 vehicles at time) pass over the street, it’s mush. Cars slide in it, too, of course. Since the streets are very narrow because of the snow (or just very narrow to begin with), and many sidewalks are not clear, walking can be an interesting and sometimes hazardous undertaking. But unless the wind is blowing (last night, the temperature was 2°F (–17°C), wind chill –20°F (–29°C)), it isn’t unpleasant as long as you’ve dressed for it. (Layered clothing is not only effective, but essential.) Injuries from falling, while obviously more frequent, are still the exception rather than the rule, except for the aged: these are dangerous walking conditions for the old and infirm.
Since that photograph was taken, we’ve had another 17 inches (43 cm) of snow. This was taken since the recent snow. The yellow snow shovel in the front is 16 inches (41 cm) wide. The path is our front walk, and is a little wider than that. The hedge on this end (that’s a hedge buried in snow on the right) is about 5½ feet (168 cm) high. The red portion of the handle of the far snow shovel is 29½ inches (75 cm) long; it is between 6 and 10 feet down the walk. The street is to the left. You cannot see it while walking along the sidewalk: only Elendil the Tall and basketball centers could look over the snow bank, which is nearly seven feet tall most of the way. I suppose this is what it was like on the hobbits’ approach to Weathertop with Strider: “there were lines of large boulders and hewn stones that screened the travellers almost like a hedge.” I’m not complaining: lots of places have more snow than we do (Newfoundland, for example); but this is a lot of snow for even people with memories of old snowfalls. Boston has officially seen 84.2 inches (214 cm) in the past 30 days, and we’ve had more than that. There’s more snow on the way, too. But my family down South reported an ice storm this past weekend. Ice is heavy, breaks trees and powerlines with its weight, and broken trees fall into powerlines and the poles that carry them. (My German friends tell me they bury their lines for just such reasons; I believe I recall that is the custom in parts of Canada, too.) So at least it isn’t ice. Last edited by Alcuin : 02-17-2015 at 02:26 AM. |
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02-25-2015, 09:10 AM | #9 |
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Fell Winter indeed!
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03-10-2015, 02:42 PM | #10 |
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We had those, once.
Our neighbour's son used to have two white german shepherds. Sometimes they broke through the fence into our garden. One day when it was snowing, I happened to look outside and see just a white tail disappearing behind a bush. I'm pretty sure my first thought was 'The Branduin is frozen! The white wolves are coming!' |
07-10-2015, 02:00 AM | #11 |
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There’s still snow on the ground in Boston.
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07-10-2015, 11:56 AM | #12 |
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We had a nice, moderate winter this year, with some sleet but very little snow, thank the Lord!
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