SNOW

[CEThomas]

For us Ohio guys, we git to play in SNOW in a few hours :cheers: Got to get to bed so I can get up early and play on the way to work :D

 

Charles

[Rokhound]

I live in Iowa and were suppose to get 5" to 7" tonight

[whatis42]

:???: Whats snow? :dunno:

[aemsee]

This, my friends, is SNOW:

 

Upstate village sets snowfall record

 

2/12/07

 

A 10-day stretch of intense lake-effect squalls finally ended Monday for communities along eastern Lake Ontario, leaving behind from 7 to 12 feet of snow and the problem of what to do with it all.

 

The National Weather Service said the 11 feet, 9 inches of snow that fell in Redfield was a new state "single event" record. Redfield's 10-day total eclipsed the 10 feet, 7 inches of snow that fell in nearby Montague over seven days ending Jan. 1, 2002.

 

The spell of squalls ended early Monday after pushing through Onondaga, Madison and southern Oneida counties, leaving behind up to three inches of new snow. All schools in the area were in session again Monday after many took all last week off because of the heavy snow. Businesses and government offices also were open.

 

Final snowfall totals included 121 inches in Parish and 106 inches in Mexico, both in Oswego County, and 106 inches in Osceola in neighboring Lewis County. The city of Oswego received 85 inches.

 

Although there were no snow-related deaths, the persistent squalls prompted Gov. Eliot Spitzer last week to declare a state disaster emergency in Oswego County. The state sent in approximately 125 workers to help with snow removal, as well as heavy equipment.

 

A winter storm watch was posted Tuesday night and Wednesday for all of western and central New York as a storm system was approaching from the Midwest. Forecasters said the storm could bring 8 to 20 inches of snow to upstate New York.

 

"Unfortunately, they're not going to get much of a breather," said Tom Niziol, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Buffalo.

 

Residents in Redfield were unfazed by their new record. Redfield, whose economy thrives on snowmobilers and cross-country skiers, receives an annual average of 270 inches - more than 22 feet.

 

"It's not really anything we'll get excited about," said Town Clerk Elaine Verdon. "It's not an unusual amount, it's just unusual that fell it fell in such a short period of time."

 

Initially, it was reported that Redfield had 146 inches of snow. Niziol said the weather service came up with a total of 141 inches by having one of its meteorologists recheck the locations measured by the area's volunteer spotter and taking his own measurements.

 

Although it's a record, it comes with several caveats.

 

For one, it only goes back 12 years to when the weather service created a network of more than 150 volunteer weather spotters to help gather measurements. Prior to that, snowfall information was collected from only three weather service offices.

 

There's also a question of whether to count the spell of squalls as one single-event, or as a series, Niziol said.

 

"They had significant breaks Friday, Saturday and Sunday and we could have said the event was over on any of those days. The timing is always an issue," he said.

 

At least in Redfield, officials don't have to worry about snow removal.

 

"Out here, we'll just leave it in piles and wait for it to melt. It's not like a city where it would be in someone's way," Verdon said.

 

For larger communities like Oswego, Mexico and Parish, that has become the main focus of recovery. The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation has given some highway departments the go-ahead to dump the snow in open water if necessary. Other communities haul it to a centralized location.

 

"There's just too much snow to leave in place. It makes it dangerous to walk and to drive," said Oswego Mayor Randy Bateman.

 

Removal of snow in Oswego began over the weekend as the squalls weakened and provided weary municipal workers several long breaks without falling snow, Bateman said.

 

The city carts its snow to a nearby two-acre reservoir, where it's piled into one big mound. Last year, the pile did not entirely melt until July.

 

"With all the snow we've gotten, that snow mound might be there all summer into next winter," Bateman quipped.

 

(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

 

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[SuicidalPenguin]

I've been playing in snow for a long time... and it's still snowing. But not that much snow.

[GirsMJ86]

For us Ohio guys, we git to play in SNOW in a few hours :cheers: Got to get to bed so I can get up early and play on the way to work :D

 

Charles

 

i can't wait. finally might get to see how well these new tires do in it. I'm looking forward to those 12" but i doubt we get that much.

 

Alex

[Kenosha Warrior]

I'm about 30 miles north of Lake Ontario. so about an hour north of Oswego. They're forecasting 20" of snow and I say bring it on! I love it, so does the MJ.

[Twisty]

ugh, i hate snow. i had a nice weekened wheeling trip planned too. now its going to be harder, and more annoying. :roll:

[Pete M]

Yeah, I can't wait to get out and play in the minivan. :( Stupid non-running MJs. At least our family now has the diesel Liberty. That should be enough to give me my 4x4 fix. :D

[DirtyComanche]

Snow's over-rated....

 

 

We've lost most of ours already. Just the higher elevations that have it. Another month or so and we can wheel something other than snow.

 

I need a tow rig. Damn.

[CEThomas]

Well Alex

 

 

You should be having fun in the snow :D We got 4" snow with 3/4" ice on top of it at the house, not much fun today buy I work on OSU west campus and we got snow, and I am having fun

 

Charles

[MJchick]

I've been playing in snow for a long time... and it's still snowing. But not that much snow.

You gotta move farther up north.We got lots of snow up here in Provost and it's been lots of fun gonna post some pics.