I'm getting 6 to 12" of snow tonight. My Internet is spotty and will get worse as the NorEaster comes through Maryland. (Direcway National Operations Center) Lost signal last night and just got it back but it is blinky. Also just got a call from the wife that she lost power steering... I have the new Radiator Fan Clutch in my truck.. I'm guessing it went and tore out the belt. Nice night for car troubles. Hope the Radiator is OK... More later. melbo
Every think about how many supermarkets advertise during the weather portion of the news. I can't help but wonder if the meteorologists work on commission?
Hadn't noticed that, but for sure there are always the sound bites on the news do pretty well for the grocery guys and hardware stores.
The only weather news I really put much wieght in is NOAA. Usually pretty spot on in the County by County alerts SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NE ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS OF NO. CAROLINA TONIGHT. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL WRAP MOISTURE IN FROM THE NO. TONIGHT & TOMORROW. COLDER AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP & SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE.ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY. VAZ001-002-005-006-008-120400- /O.CAN.KMRX.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060212T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KMRX.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-060212T1100Z/ LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.JONESVILLE.WISE.GATE CITY. LEBANON.ABINGDON 256 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED. SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY.WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS & SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS & LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL.SLOW DOWN & ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ TNZ036>040-067>071-073-081-082-098-112100- /O.CAN.KMRX.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-060211T2100Z/ ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX- JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-MARION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.CLINTON.OAK RIDGE.MAYNARDVILLE. RUTLEDGE.MORRISTOWN.NEWPORT.KINGSTON.LENOIR CITY. KNOXVILLE.DANDRIDGE.MARYVILLE.SEVIERVILLE.DUNLAP. PIKEVILLE.JASPER 156 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2006 /256 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2006/ SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-120400- /O.EXT.KMRX.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060212T2100Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.MOUNTAIN CITY.COSBY.CEDAR CREEK. ERWIN.ROAN MOUNTAIN.CADES COVE.GATLINBURG.COKER CREEK 256 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT & SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SUN EVENING OF 3 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.FORECASTS.& WARNINGS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION.SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT.FOOD.& WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ016-017-042-044-046-102-120400- /O.EXT.KMRX.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-060212T1100Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WA TN- NORTHWEST CARTER-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.MURPHY.HAYESVILLE.ROGERSVILLE. KINGSPORT.BRISTOL.GREENEVILLE.JOHNSON CITY.ELIZABETHTON. DUCKTOWN 256 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.FORECASTS.& WARNINGS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS & SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS & LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL.SLOW DOWN & ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ TNZ012>015-035-120400- /O.EXT.KMRX.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-060212T1100Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.ONEIDA.LA FOLLETTE.TAZEWELL. SNEEDVILLE.WARTBURG 256 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS & SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS & LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL.SLOW DOWN & ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
Latest available for here from weather dot com 3:04 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREAS AND THE REMAINDER OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND CENTRAL MARYLAND. THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ACROSS THE AREA. AS SUNSET APPROACHES...ANY MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 PM AND 5 AM SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED BELOW 1/2 MILE IN THE HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...FALLING BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING. BY SUNDAY MORNING...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. OVER SOUTHERN MARYLAND... WARMER TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL DELAY THE CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY MORNING OF 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST SUNDAY MORNING...BEGINNING JUST AFTER SUNRISE. WHILE WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY...THE SNOW WILL BE FAIRLY HEAVY AND WET LIMITING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AS SNOWFALL RATES INCREASE THIS EVENING...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AND TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT ON SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. ONCE THE STEADY HEAVY SNOWFALL BEGINS THIS EVENING...AVOID ANY UNNECESSARY TRAVEL. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ALWAYS CARRY A WINTER SAFETY KIT WITH EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN A SNOWSTORM.
HaHa. Made it 97% home and then slip sliding away... I do not know what caused my Rig to stop at the edge of the cliff.. It was like a movie... Slowly crawled all 3 of us out the drivers door. Girls walked the mile in heels. 8" of snow. No tow trucks are running tonight either. I just know someone is going to bump my truck and send it to it's grave later. Oh well. Nothing I can do about it tonight. Good night to crack that Pendleton Quig.
Glad you all made it home melbo. We've already got about 9" and its coming down fast and furious. Guess I should get out there and start plowing but there is something nice about being snuggled inside, hot coffee in hand, just watching winter do it thing.
http://cgi.govliquidation.com/auction/view?id=788137&convertTo=USD There it is., bail you out in no time. Glad to hear that the Melbos are safe and sound, that's scary bud.
If this works --. OOps. Forgot to resize, sorry about that. [ Comment added by : melbo: Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:00 pm ] I got your Six G™ Thanx, m. Next time, I'll resize. Figured out how to do it. Finally.
A few pics. And Quig? Yes, we went out and played for a few hours in the snow. Always makes you feel like a kid again. And was only $60 to get pulled back to the road
Sorry y'all are having such a bad snow storm.... I think I'd take it ......sick of hurricane season.. and some really pretty pictures! Melbo? In heels??? They're good! Glad the truck and everyone is ok!
Well, it's official at my place. I took out my trusty measuring stick and its between 17 and 18". Only a few big flakes coming down now so its over. Light and fluffy - perfect for sledding and skiing.
Are you going RH?? Glad you have power and are doing good..I watched it on the news this morning.....Looks beautiful...but cold......brrrrrrrr.... Man....I want to try something other than water skiing one day!
Yeah..I know what you mean. You get busy and just warm up.... And I guess it's what you're used to....In August and Sept..our worst months? I can get in my car at lunch and sit there and just enjoy the heat...Fully dressed for work....No AC or anything...just find some shade and sit and read..... and it is close to 95 degrees , or higher, outdoors..... You can tell the tourists...Some of them just can't take it...and understood...they look like they are about to expire ......I am just used to it...Lived in this kind of heat all my life....
good pics guy's Melbo Im glad you took time out to have some fun in the white stuff, does make you feel like a kid again.
