Winter Storm Nemo: Historic Storm Ahead for North East

[tikigods 76]

Tikigods, wrong again

 

It's funny because I work part time in television and those are the rules.

 

Face it, Boston is fully of pvssies.

[edjr 6,898]

It's funny because I work part time in television and those are the rules.

 

Face it, Boston is fully of pvssies.

 

[tikigods 76]

The Sabres-Rangers played in October of 2006 after Buffalo received 3.5 feet of snow.

 

The storm's effects were highly localized: it dumped up to 3.5 feet (142 cm) of snow on some areas of the Buffalo metro region, while other areas saw very little snow, or no snow at all. The event was described by the NWS Office in Buffalo, New York, as "astounding", "unbelievable" and "incredible" and by the Toronto Star as "one of the most devastating snow storms in US history." It was also an example of the "particularly rare meteorological phenomenon" known as thundersnow.

 

These were the two snowiest October days recorded in Buffalo since the NWS began keeping track 137 years ago.

 

Buffalo, New York snow storm closes schools, leaves nearly 400,000 without power. National Guard dispatched to Buffalo, New York to help with storm cleanup. "Friday the 13" Buffalo, New York snow storm in pictures

In affected areas, wet, heavy lake effect snow with a snow-water equivalent (SWE) ratio of between 6:1 and 12:1 (in comparison, the "powder" so prized by skiers is 25:1) and with a weight in excess of 9.8 pounds per square foot) piled onto trees which were still in full leaf, leading to significant damage [to trees] on a scale usually associated with hurricanes. An estimated 400,000 people were without power on Friday the 13th, some 100,000 households remained without power for a week, and a few thousand remained without power for ten days.

 

During the power outage, whenever generators went on sale, they typically ran out within thirty minutes. Lowe's and Home Depot stores were sold out immediately after the storm hit. Despite the conditions, a Buffalo Sabres hockey game against the New York Rangers was not postponed at HSBC Arena despite the power outage, and the game still had a full attendance of 18,690.

[PIK 95 2]

Wasn't even top 3 for us over the last 16 years from a snowfall standpoint, but places like Portland, ME, it was the #1 all-time.

I got about twenty five inches of heavy wet snow here in Cranston. I had at least three of my thirty foot abrovities snap in half and they had trunks around ten inches across. Big trees. I have a dozen and every one was mangled bad. I was only three in the 78 storm but this was the worst I have ever seen

Thank god I only lost power for an hour today.

[jocstrap 8]

Well, it was a great storm. Had me glued to the weather channel every time I could take a glimpse. The bark matched the bite IMO.

 

NEMO!

[edjr 6,898]

The Sabres-Rangers played in October of 2006 after Buffalo received 3.5 feet of snow.

 

They are used to receiving ridiculous amounts of snow. it must suck to live there.

 

 

Top 101 cities with the highest average snowfall in a year (population 50,000+)

 

http://www.city-data.com/top2/c464.html

 

1. Syracuse, NY (housing, pop. 140,658): 115.6 in

2. Clay, NY (housing, pop. 58,836): 115.6 in

3. Anchorage, AK (housing, pop. 278,700): 114.0 in

4. Utica, NY (housing, pop. 59,082): 108.2 in

5. Flagstaff, AZ (housing, pop. 58,213): 100.3 in

6. Coconino, AZ (housing, pop. 74,488): 100.3 in

7. Cheektowaga, NY (housing, pop. 79,988): 93.6 in

8. Amherst, NY (housing, pop. 116,773): 93.6 in

9. Buffalo, NY (housing, pop. 276,059): 93.6 in

10. Niagara Falls, NY (housing, pop. 52,326): 93.6 in

11. Rochester, NY (housing, pop. 208,123): 92.3 in

12. Irondequoit, NY (housing, pop. 52,354): 92.3 in

13. Erie, PA (housing, pop. 102,036): 88.8 in

14. Union, NY (housing, pop. 54,563): 81.8 in

15. Duluth, MN (housing, pop. 84,167): 80.7 in

16. Grand Rapids, MI (housing, pop. 193,083): 73.4 in

17. Wyoming, MI (housing, pop. 70,155): 73.4 in

18. South Bend, IN (housing, pop. 104,905): 70.8 in

19. Elkhart, IN (housing, pop. 52,748): 70.5 in

20. Portland, ME (housing, pop. 63,011): 70.4 in

21. Kalamazoo, MI (housing, pop. 72,161): 68.8 in

22. Worcester, MA (housing, pop. 175,454): 67.2 in

23. Schenectady, NY (housing, pop. 61,560): 63.9 in

24. Albany, NY (housing, pop. 93,963): 63.9 in

25. Manchester, NH (housing, pop. 109,497): 63.6 in

26. Battle Creek, MI (housing, pop. 52,777): 62.6 in

27. West Valley City, UT (housing, pop. 119,841): 58.5 in

28. Taylorsville, UT (housing, pop. 58,048): 58.5 in

29. Salt Lake City, UT (housing, pop. 178,858): 58.5 in

30. South Davis, UT (housing, pop. 89,128): 58.5 in

31. West Jordan, UT (housing, pop. 94,309): 58.5 in

32. Sandy, UT (housing, pop. 94,203): 58.5 in

33. Layton, UT (housing, pop. 62,716): 58.5 in

34. North Davis, UT (housing, pop. 149,866): 58.5 in

35. Ogden, UT (housing, pop. 78,086): 58.4 in

36. Orem, UT (housing, pop. 90,857): 58.4 in

37. Provo, UT (housing, pop. 113,984): 58.4 in

38. Great Falls, MT (housing, pop. 56,215): 58.3 in

39. Lakewood, OH (housing, pop. 52,194): 56.9 in

40. Parma, OH (housing, pop. 80,009): 56.9 in

41. Cleveland, OH (housing, pop. 444,313): 56.9 in

42. Elyria, OH (housing, pop. 55,745): 56.8 in

43. Billings, MT (housing, pop. 100,148): 56.7 in

44. Lorain, OH (housing, pop. 70,592): 56.6 in

45. Mentor, OH (housing, pop. 51,593): 56.0 in

46. Nashua, NH (housing, pop. 87,157): 55.8 in

47. Youngstown, OH (housing, pop. 81,520): 55.6 in

48. Fort Collins, CO (housing, pop. 129,467): 54.8 in

49. Brockton, MA (housing, pop. 94,191): 54.5 in

50. Loveland, CO (housing, pop. 61,122): 54.1 in

51. Framingham, MA (housing, pop. 66,910): 53.9 in

52. Greeley, CO (housing, pop. 89,046): 53.7 in

53. Longmont, CO (housing, pop. 82,646): 51.2 in

54. Haverhill, MA (housing, pop. 60,176): 50.2 in

55. Eagan, MN (housing, pop. 63,736): 49.9 in

56. Bloomington, MN (housing, pop. 80,869): 49.9 in

57. Minneapolis, MN (housing, pop. 372,833): 49.9 in

58. St. Paul, MN (housing, pop. 273,535): 49.9 in

59. Burnsville, MN (housing, pop. 59,321): 49.9 in

60. Apple Valley, MN (housing, pop. 50,109): 49.9 in

61. Eden Prairie, MN (housing, pop. 60,952): 49.9 in

62. Lakeville, MN (housing, pop. 53,074): 49.9 in

63. Woodbury, MN (housing, pop. 54,365): 49.9 in

64. Plymouth, MN (housing, pop. 70,102): 49.9 in

65. Brooklyn Park, MN (housing, pop. 69,942): 49.8 in

66. Chicopee, MA (housing, pop. 54,428): 49.8 in

67. Blaine, MN (housing, pop. 55,144): 49.8 in

68. Maple Grove, MN (housing, pop. 60,584): 49.7 in

69. Coon Rapids, MN (housing, pop. 62,207): 49.7 in

70. Springfield, MA (housing, pop. 151,176): 49.3 in

71. Cuyahoga Falls, OH (housing, pop. 50,398): 49.1 in

72. Manchester, CT (housing, pop. 55,650): 49.0 in

73. Hartford, CT (housing, pop. 124,512): 49.0 in

74. West Hartford, CT (housing, pop. 63,589): 48.9 in

75. Lansing, MI (housing, pop. 114,276): 48.8 in

76. Spokane, WA (housing, pop. 198,081): 48.8 in

77. Scranton, PA (housing, pop. 72,861): 48.7 in

78. Rochester, MN (housing, pop. 96,975): 48.6 in

79. Boulder, CO (housing, pop. 91,481): 48.4 in

80. New Britain, CT (housing, pop. 70,746): 48.2 in

81. Green Bay, WI (housing, pop. 100,353): 47.7 in

82. Appleton, WI (housing, pop. 70,191): 47.7 in

83. Akron, OH (housing, pop. 209,704): 47.6 in

84. Weymouth, MA (housing, pop. 53,988): 47.5 in

85. Oshkosh, WI (housing, pop. 64,084): 47.5 in

86. Lowell, MA (housing, pop. 103,229): 47.5 in

87. Lawrence, MA (housing, pop. 70,662): 47.5 in

88. Milwaukee, WI (housing, pop. 573,358): 47.3 in

89. Racine, WI (housing, pop. 79,592): 47.2 in

90. Waukesha, WI (housing, pop. 67,814): 47.2 in

91. Canton, OH (housing, pop. 78,924): 47.1 in

92. Bristol, CT (housing, pop. 61,161): 46.8 in

93. Kenosha, WI (housing, pop. 96,240): 46.6 in

94. Saginaw, MI (housing, pop. 57,523): 46.4 in

95. Missoula, MT (housing, pop. 64,081): 46.3 in

96. Eau Claire, WI (housing, pop. 63,297): 46.2 in

97. Thornton, CO (housing, pop. 109,155): 45.8 in

98. West Adams, CO (housing, pop. 259,628): 45.3 in

99. Westminster, CO (housing, pop. 105,753): 45.3 in

100. St. Cloud, MN (housing, pop. 66,228): 45.2 in

101. Flint, MI (housing, pop. 117,068): 44.9 in

[tikigods 76]

That is a long response to your Bruins/Bostonians being a bunch of pvssies.

[jerryskids 7,085]

 

5. Flagstaff, AZ (housing, pop. 58,213): 100.3 in

6. Coconino, AZ (housing, pop. 74,488): 100.3 in

 

 

One of the great things about Phoenix is that you can drive 2.5 hours and VISIT snow.

[dain11279 980]

If we had more then 50,000 in our town we'd prolly be top 5. Our shithole town usually gets more then Buffalo (bout 90 minutes to the south of there).

[listen2me 23 1,952]

If we had more then 50,000 in our town we'd prolly be top 5. Our shithole town usually gets more then Buffalo (bout 90 minutes to the south of there).

 

Right, ski country gets way more than Buffalo. Usually Rochester is higher on lists than Buffalo.

[MTSkiBum 1,626]

If we had more then 50,000 in our town we'd prolly be top 5. Our shithole town usually gets more then Buffalo (bout 90 minutes to the south of there).

 

 

I was scanning the list before i read the 50,000+. There isnt a city in wyoming that is larger than 50,000 people, and only a handful in Montana and Idaho.

 

 

I would think a strong candidate for #1 is Island Park, Idaho.

 

 

http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?id4598

[CantTouchThis 23]

I was scanning the list before i read the 50,000+. There isnt a city in wyoming that is larger than 50,000 people, and only a handful in Montana and Idaho.

 

 

I would think a strong candidate for #1 is Island Park, Idaho.

 

 

http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?id4598

 

Valdez, AK is generally considered as the top populated city(4K pop.). They average around 320 inches a year, and last year they saw a 2 week stretch where they got over 12 feet.

 

In the continental US is Marquette/Houghton-Hancock, MI. They both see over 200 inches on average.

 

Obviously there are ski resorts and small pass towns out west that get more.

 

For bigger cities, it's upstate NY. Buffalo and Syracuse. Buffalo can get these crazy lake effect set ups like the one above. They saw something like 85 inches over 4 or 5 days a while back.

[Know Doubt 0]

edjr, on 10 February 2013 - 06:00 AM, said:

 

5. Flagstaff, AZ (housing, pop. 58,213): 100.3 in

6. Coconino, AZ (housing, pop. 74,488): 100.3 in

 

 

 

"One of the great things about Phoenix is that you can drive 2.5 hours and VISIT snow." JK

 

 

 

[edjr 6,898]

edjr, on 10 February 2013 - 06:00 AM, said:

 

5. Flagstaff, AZ (housing, pop. 58,213): 100.3 in

6. Coconino, AZ (housing, pop. 74,488): 100.3 in

 

 

 

"One of the great things about Phoenix is that you can drive 2.5 hours and VISIT snow." JK

 

 

 

 

That's pretty awesome.

 

however, 100+ temp during the summer on a consistent basis is a

[NewbieJr 541]

That's pretty awesome.

 

however, 100+ temp during the summer on a consistent basis is a

But it's a dry heat, I heard.

[edjr 6,898]

But it's a dry heat, I heard.

 

 

I don't care if it's dry, wet or non-existant.

 

FOCK 100 degree days

[jerryskids 7,085]

 

I don't care if it's dry, wet or non-existant.

 

FOCK 100 degree days

Mostly I posted that because most people don't think of snow when they think of az, and it is nice to be able to get to a totally different climate so quickly.

 

Also that data was crap. Flagstaff gets snow but nowhere near top 10 in the country.

[edjr 6,898]

Mostly I posted that because most people don't think of snow when they think of az, and it is nice to be able to get to a totally different climate so quickly.

 

Also that data was crap. Flagstaff gets snow but nowhere near top 10 in the country.

 

I agree that if I did live there, skiing being 2 1/2 hours away would be awesome.

 

Christ, good skiing is 2 1/2 hours away from where I live now.

[jerryskids 7,085]

I agree that if I did live there, skiing being 2 1/2 hours away would be awesome.

 

Christ, good skiing is 2 1/2 hours away from where I live now.

AZ has two ski slopes; neither are good. You have to go to an adjoining state for "real" skiing. I don't ski so it doesn't affect me.

[edjr 6,898]

AZ has two ski slopes; neither are good. You have to go to an adjoining state for "real" skiing. I don't ski so it doesn't affect me.

 

I'd imagine not many people around there ski, unless they were born elsewhere.

 

I've lived here my whole life and I don't know many people that ski, hardly any chicks.

[Herbivore 1,197]

Would say we got close to 30 inches on the North Shore of Boston. I was way up in Maine by Sugarloaf, they got about 14 inches. 12 foot high piles at every street corner.

[edjr 6,898]

Would say we got close to 30 inches on the North Shore of Boston. I was way up in Maine by Sugarloaf, they got about 14 inches. 12 foot high piles at every street corner.

 

Where on the NS do you live?

[JT 137]

That's pretty awesome.

 

however, 100+ temp during the summer on a consistent basis is a

 

 

Live right in-between. 60 miles north of PHX. Beautiful mountain community, avg daytime hign in winter around 50%. We get a couple inches of snow a couple times a year and it's gone by noon. Hottest days this summer were low 90's with zero humidity.

 

 

But there are no more places to live here. Sold out. Full. Don't bother trying.

[edjr 6,898]

Live right in-between. 60 miles north of PHX. Beautiful mountain community, avg daytime hign in winter around 50%. We get a couple inches of snow a couple times a year and it's gone by noon. Hottest days this summer were low 90's with zero humidity.

 

 

But there are no more places to live here. Sold out. Full. Don't bother trying.

 

I'm not sure where I'd choose to live should I ever leave the North East.

[JT 137]

I'm not sure where I'd choose to live should I ever leave the North East.

 

I left the north east to eventually end up here. Quality of life.

[Herbivore 1,197]

Where on the NS do you live?

 

Salem

[edjr 6,898]

Salem

 

 

Nice. Gloucester here.

 

Wanna fock?

[Franknbeans 46]

28 inches in Northeastern Mass

[Herbivore 1,197]

 

Nice. Gloucester here.

 

Wanna fock?

 

If you've been to the Rhumb Line we might have already.

[edjr 6,898]

If you've been to the Rhumb Line we might have already.

 

I've been there a few times, but not really my place, the fruits from Rockport hang out there.

 

I like House of Mitch and Pratty's, the only 2 true bars left in Gloucester.

[Herbivore 1,197]

I've been there a few times, but not really my place, the fruits from Rockport hang out there.

 

I like House of Mitch and Pratty's, the only 2 true bars left in Gloucester.

 

HA, not a fan of it either, but the lady used to go all the time.

[tikigods 76]

Boston still shut down? Portland, Maine...40 inches of snow and back to work today.

 

Deval Patrick is the leader of the pansies.

[edjr 6,898]

Boston still shut down? Portland, Maine...40 inches of snow and back to work today.

 

Deval Patrick is the leader of the pansies.

 

 

I'm at work, in Boston (copley square). you suck at life.

[tikigods 76]

 

I'm at work, in Boston (copley square). you suck at life.

 

Good to see Menino got you all back to work safely and Patrick opened up your highways again.

 

Don't die on your way home. We'd all miss you.

[edjr 6,898]

Good to see Menino got you all back to work safely and Patrick opened up your highways again.

 

Don't die on your way home. We'd all miss you.

 

Fock you and fock Devil Patrick.

[tikigods 76]

Fock you and fock Devil Patrick.

 

Update on the Bruins playing another home game? I heard you may get some rain...are they canceling again?

[drobeski 3,061]