WOW!! THUNDERSNOW!!!

[PCIntern]

I've never heard it before...it's different than thunder - lower register, really booming and persistent - goes on for almost 10 seconds at a time. We're having a LOT of snow here in Philly...amazing...

I also hear tree limbs cracking and breaking all over the place...I hope we don't lose power...I have a generator but its only good for the refrigerator/freezer, a couple lights, but not the heating system. If a tree branch breaks near our main power line...it's all over. No internet (No DU!!), no movies, no heat, but we have each other.

Now they're closing the Interstates around Philly they say...WHOA! That's never happened...even for the 30+ inch snowstorm I think...I could be wrong about that.

[Renew Deal]

1. The snow is very thick and heavy right now in NYC

It's the heaviest it's been all day.

[PCIntern]

4. I was cleaning off my cars and

literally when I finished the second one, there was over an inch of snow back on the first. Granted, I was taking my time, but Gee...what an adventure!!

[ThomWV]

I LOVE Thundersnow storms

[Voltaire]

2. Be safe

I have been calling family for days making sure that they stay inside. It just makes me feel better.

[madmax]

3. My son is suppose to leave PHL tomorrow

and fly here in NC for a visit. Guess not :cry: As Gilda would say, 'it's always something'.

And you're still the greatest boss! ;)

[PCIntern]

7. Thanx...and I even closed the office today!

Without them asking me that is...broke, but a great boss! Of course I was not going to ask anyone to come in to get their teeth fixed...only problem is that some pharmacies are closed and I called in Rx's for emergencies involving pain and/or swelling to answering machines which weren't answered. Ugh.

[PCIntern]

9. ...and here's a heart...

sorry about the lack-of-visit.

[madmax]

18. Oh!! You are so sweet

If I were in PHL you would be my dentist! Thank you for the heart - you've got a very big one. :hug:

The son will try for Friday if he's snowed in tomorrow.

[livetohike]

5. Stay safe

:hi: We're getting lake effect snow up here (northern PA) and it is snowing very hard right now and it's really dark out there.

[MiniMe]

6. They closed I95 in Virginia earlier today

They reopened it recently. This is a crazy snow storm. For us in DC, it is the 2nd big storm in less than a week.

[Captain Hilts]

11. Philly had 3 feet earlier in the week. nt

[MiniMe]

17. We had 2.5 feet last Friday/Saturday

I didn't realize that Philly got that much.

[Captain Hilts]

19. I didn't either. They kind of got lost in all the spots about DC. nt

[madrchsod]

8. thunder and lighting during an ice storm...

been through thunder snow also....pretty cool is`t it.

[Captain Hilts]

10. Snow absorbs sound. I love thundersnow. nt

[Sherman A1]

12. Only saw it happen once back in the early 1980's here in STL

we ended up with about 18 inches or so and it crippled the city for a couple of days. I am now trying to convince daughter unit who is in NYC to leave the office (attendance today was optional) and go home, but she is persistent. I think I will forward this thread to her.

Stay safe!

[Renew Deal]

16. Where does she live?

She should have no problem in Manhattan. She should bail by 3 if she is going anywhere else (unless she's a stockbroker).

[Sherman A1]

23. Not a broker, entertainment industry type &

lives in NJ.

[Renew Deal]

25. It's going to get harder to get out as time goes on

And a couple hours will compound the problem at this rate. We're supposed to get over 12" and most of it hasn't fallen yet.

[Sherman A1]

29. Just got a call

she is home okay and tired, said streets & trains are pretty empty.

She is in her mid 30's and all, but I am still the daddy unit and worries about the little girl.

[gateley]

13. I've heard of those -- never experienced one. Wow.

If you lose power, don't use up the generator for the fridge/freezer, just put the stuff in the snow banks.

Also, lots of candles can really warm up a place if you don't have a fireplace (something I just recently learned).

Stay warm and safe! :pals:

[farmout rightarm]

14. Is your heat -all- electric? You can always unplug the fridge and freezer and put everything

outside if it's at or below 32 deg. and have more generator capacity for other things (but use no space heaters, toasters, hair dryers or any devices that do nothing but make heat!...2 or 3 of them will eat up all the power a small to medium gen can provide!)

[Grey]

15. Here's a plan,

Your freezer should be good for 24 hours, if you don't open it. Use the generator for heat for that time, keep the heat as low as possible or close off the room with the freezer. (My brother moves his freezer to the back porch) Keep the heat going and every 4/6 hours or so run the fridge to cool it off. Replacing the food in the fridge is cheaper than replacing your plumbing. Good luck.

[PCIntern]

22. Heater won't plug into generator so to speak...

every year I say that i'll provide for it and then don't do it...

We have a drill when the power goes out...no opening refrigerator, etc....it it's off for more than 1 hour, we transfer all the frozen to the other fridge, and let loose. I have an emergency drainage valve for the plumbing should the temp get too far down BUT it's a stone house and stays at 55 degrees for the better part of day without any heat...

I have 20 gallons of gas for the generator which would last 5 days with sporadic use.

I am a survivalist at heart...lots of food in the house.

Cozy!

[Grey]

30. You would have to "Google" it, but

There is a way to plug in the generator to the house wiring, We use our outside plug. (?) then plug in the heater, you have to unplug every thing in the house. ( or not have it running) As I understand it ( I've been wrong about electricity before) It is just a way to route electricity through wire.
If we could have someone with more knowledge than me, jump in here? Have you gone to the Help forums?

[aquart]

20. This is when it's really good to have a great big significant other.

[Tailormyst]

21. First time I heard it I freaked out

I was stuck in white out snow, my wipers weren't fast enough to keep up and as I was trying to scrap my windows there were all these explosion type sounds. I was really freaked until I made it home and the news explained it. I grew up here in New England and that was the first time I remember hearing it.

[DFW]

24. We're getting all sorts of reports from the USA here.

I think the last time a winter storm in North America made those kind of headlines here was 1978, when the only
way to navigate the Massachusetts Turnpike was on skis.

[Urban Prairie]

26. We have maybe 2-3" of snow here in a 'burb near Detroit

After enduring nearly all-day weather updates on TV yesterday, warning of at least 6-10" of snow that was forecast to fall overnight for our area. I don't know how much snow fell west or south of us, but the school closings, at least around here turned out to be completely unnecessary.

[PCIntern]

27. That happened to us here in Philly a few years ago...

A weathercaster, John bolaris, predicted the 'storm of the century'...never materialized...he left town for a few years, came back...

[pansypoo53219]

28. dang.

i have only heard thunder snow twice.

[SoCalDem]

31. Indiana used to have thunder AND lightning snowstorms

Mother Nature is something else:)