While I am enjoying 70 degree days this weekend, I do have a soft spot for the folks in New England as they are being hit with another snowstorm/blizzard.
From The National Weather Service:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1057 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS THIS WEEKEND AND HEAVY SNOW FARTHER INLAND...
MAZ006-007-014>016-019-022-024-141200-
/O.EXT.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150215T1800Z/
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...
BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
NANTUCKET
1057 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST
SUNDAY...
* LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS.
* HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW...POOR
VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES...EXCEPT
8 TO 10 INCHES ON THE OUTER CAPE AND NANTUCKET. SNOW DRIFTS OF
SEVERAL FEET DEEP CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.
* TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY
LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD
WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL
INTO SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCED
VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN
BE EXPECTED IN SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS.
* WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20.So far this winter, the Boston area has had 80 inches of snow, with more to come. They could easy have more than 8 feet of snow, most of which has come since the middle of January, could have 7-8 feet of snow this season.
That's above average for mountain ranges, like the Rockies but certainly above average for Boston, where they may average 3-4 feet a year.
Meanwhile, I had to turn my air conditioner on today in the house as it was getting too warm inside for my comfort.
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