SE Conn. - Wind is really noticable now.

[NutmegYankee]

Last edited Tue Jan 27, 2015, 02:59 AM - Edit history (1)

I'm about 10 miles inland, but up on a tall hill. The wind is starting to become a constant background sound, like it was during Sandy.

UPDATE: 1:58 AM

NWS is holding firm on our forecast. Given that it is expected to continue snowing for the next 24 hours, I think it's possible.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
155 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015

...BLIZZARD TODAY...

CTZ006>008-010-271500-
/O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150128T0500Z/
NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-
SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
155 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...NEW HAVEN...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX...AND NORTHERN NEW
LONDON COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WITH BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 20 TO 30 INCHES.

* SNOWFALL RATES...2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR INTO THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...14 TO 23.

* TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS INTO THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS...WITH WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS. MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. STRONG WINDS MAY
DOWN POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING
TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY
WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

[Skittles]

1. report what you can but stay safe NutmegYankee!

yes INDEED

[Dont call me Shirley]

2. I hope you're stocked up. Stay warm and safe, Nutmeg.

[NutmegYankee]

4. I'm stocked and ready.

[hankthecrank]

3. Some one posted this site while back

Shows an animated wind of whole globe

http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-73.54,22.29,552

[BeyondGeography]

6. Very cool

Thanks for posting.

[Agschmid]

9. Always love that.

[shenmue]

5. Stay snug!

Blankies!

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

7. Which side of the hill. We are on one: South side. Some protection.

[NutmegYankee]

8. NE side, about 40 feet below top.

Not too worried, my "house killer" 100 year-old oak trees are on the south side.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

10. Our neighbor has one that would crush our house.

Two neighbors actually.

Hills are nice, though. I grew up living next to a brook. Too many memories of floods.


How did you fare during the Halloween storm of 2010?

[NutmegYankee]

11. Did you mean the 2011 October snow storm?

Lost power for 2 days. Lost it for a week with Irene in Aug 2011. And Lost it for 2 days with Sandy in 2012. Other than those, Only a few 16-20 hr outages.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

12. You're right. It was 2011. We lost power for 5 days. We were one of 4 houses on our street

that were dark for 5 days. We were on a different line than everybody else.

We had a 5 month old so we were forced to go live with my parents at the time.


We were seriously pissed.

[NutmegYankee]

14. Nothing like being cold to make you angry.

[Cha]

13. Here's to staying safe and warm, Nutmeg!