All this, and thundersnow, too
What folks in Buffalo refer to as “a light dusting”.
The Philly Channel 6 station just reported that there is thundersnow, which apparently is a very rare phenomenon.
Here’s the forecast as of 2PM today,
Here at casa de Fausta we had a power outage earlier in the morning. The intersection across from my house was blocked by a barrier, so I went to investigate.
What happened is that a large tree came down at another street and the PSE&G utility workers have had to replace all the lines, and the posts:
The posts in the foreground are the new ones that they’ll use to replace the damaged ones.
Here they are at another intersection,
After all this investigative reporting, it was time to go back indoors and enjoy my definitely not sexy but very warm polartec socks.
That’s the snowmageddon update, for now.
Tags: Fausta's blog, snow, snowmageddon
February 10th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
[...] PS: ‘Thundersnow.’ [...]
February 10th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Well, if you were to accessorize them properly…!
February 10th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
We haven’t lost our power yet, but with how heavy the snow is and the predictions that the winds will be howling tonight I’m getting mighty fearful.
Luckily the wine closet is reasonably full.
February 10th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
Francis,
Actually I have the matching polartec scarf and hat, too.
Mr Bingley,
Stocked up on wine yesterday before the snow started.
February 10th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
I think the thunder is to keep you awake while stuck in the snowdrift waiting for a snow plow. Any snow plow!
February 10th, 2010 at 7:58 pm
Any snow plow!
Oh yes.
You should see what the street looks like now. It’s snowing hard, and the accumulation is definitely not what you want to drive on.
This is going to take a whole day to clear.
February 11th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
If it’s a rare phenomenon, I’ve been privileged to experience it at least three times. Was it at the height of the blizzard?
February 11th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
MissJean,
Yes, it was.
February 12th, 2010 at 7:11 am
[...] ridiculous proportions,” blogs Jeff Masters at Weather Underground. We even got ultra-rare thundersnow! Of course, in this climate (zing!) even the weather is political. “The House has left town [...]
February 12th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Do people still pour gas on their snow covered drive ways and then set it on fire? Or are you going to tell me another fine East Coast tradition has been suppressed?
February 12th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Pat,
pour gas on their snow covered drive ways and then set it on fire
Never heard of that one, and I’ve been in the North East for decades.
However, I know people who used to burn the Christmas trees in the middle of city streets – Brooklyn, for instance – but it had nothing to do with snow.
As it is, we have enough snow that I’m ready to burn Al Gore in effigy.
February 12th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
I saw this in upstate New York several times and assumed the rest of the Northeast and the Mid-
Atlantic shared that winter ritual.
I also know several baseball coaches who do something similar to get the ball diamond ready for a game after a heavy rain. It’s always fun to watch but for some reason the player’s moms usually turn puce and object. Even if their sons were standing there whispering, “Oh Mom,” in that aggreived tone of voice only teenage boys have mastered in regards to maternal concern.