Posted on 01/21/2016 9:56:06 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Blizzard warnings have been issued for the Baltimore and Washington D.C. metro areas, and blizzard watches extend northward to the Philadelphia and New York City metro areas as Winter Storm Jonas begins to take shape. The storm is expected to deliver heavy snowfall to at least 15 states, and heavy ice accumulations, strong winds and coastal flooding will add to the storm's impact as it carves a path from the nation's heartland through the South and onward to the East Coast now through Sunday.
As of Thursday morning, just over 73 million people – or roughly one in every four Americans – were covered by either a blizzard watch, blizzard warning, winter storm watch, winter storm warning, winter weather advisory, or freezing rain advisory from southeast Nebraska to the Carolinas to the New York City area.
I sincerely hope you're right, but all the models are agreeing on this one, and I'm likely to get 2 feet, and maybe a power outage thrown in to boot.
If the power does go out do you have a way to keep warm?
Woodburning stove. It’ll keep part of the house warm, anyway. My biggest problem with that is I can’t strike matches worth a durn. But I’ll keep striking and striking until one lights up, if I need to.
Good.Get a propane torch and one of those squeeze to spark igniters.Those work every time when firing up a woodburner.
Good.Get a propane torch and one of those squeeze to spark igniters.Those work every time when firing up a woodburner.
When they turning out of summer storms!
What’s with naming winter storms? It’s winter, for crying out loud. Winter means cold, wind, snow and ice, along with slippy roads and sidewalks. Did we just discover this?
Chris Jones â€@ASourAppleTree 1h1 hour ago
Just drove by CVS. Area residents transitioning from bread & milk to liquor & condoms phase of pre-storm hoarding. #WinterStormJonas
This is how glaciers are formed. El Nino plays a role.
If they get hit like we did in West Texas about a month ago, the wind strength will be very surprising for a winter storm. Will shock and awe. And that storm came up from Mexico
My son attends a small engineering college near Laurel, MD. They just suggested all students go home.
He said NOPE.
We’re driving past the school tomorrow to go to the March for Life. He asked for another pair of gloves and a backpacking stove.
That’s my boy.
Global Warming on Free Republic here, here and here
Ah...,I never watch “The Weather Channel”. Can’t stand it. Give me the internet and “Weather Underground”. Far more relevant information available when I need it.
bttt
Here us another link on storm potential. DC and Baltimore are forecast for 18 to 24”, and perhaps 24’+. Areas to the west may get even more. Some forecasts for rain and sleet to the east have shifted to all snow. For DC metropolitan area, subway (Metro) will be closed all day Sat. and Sun. Forget when they said they were closing on Friday, may be early. The are putting the rolling stock in the tunnels so they won’t need to be desnowed. Federal govt. closes at noon Friday, sharp, no stragglersallowed. I think the buses stop running at 2 pm. Over 2 feet won’t surprise me. If your garage is in an alley, contact affected neighbors now to plan a digging out party Sunday afternoon as alleys are seldom plowed. Crackers, cheese, beer and wine improve the effort. Now I am off to find something about beach conditions. Next comment.
If the March for Life is scheduled for Sat. or Sun. there will be NO Metro, no buses, and very bad road conditions. It may get cancelled. Bring plenty of food, water and blankets. If not cancelled, plan on having to walk at least a mile. There will be no parking on Snow Emergency Routes, which means the already competitive parking will be even worse than usual, oh, and bring a shovel as you will probably have to help someone dig out before they can give their space. Let me know how it turns out. Used to live in DC, know exactly how it was, doubt it has changed.
Continued from #58.
http://www.weather.com/storms/winter/news/winter-storm-jonas-high-winds-coastal-flood-threats
Nasty conditions from Carolinas to Maine. Some areas could have high tide problems along with strong winds. Power outages likely. Have fun. Not as bad as the infamous Ash Wednesday storm over 50 years ago. Glad I did my food shopping on Monday and ice on Tuesday. Have my flashlight, must remember to pull out my box of candles and put a gallon of water in the freezer to keep the refrigerator part cold in case of electric. Glad it won’t be seriously cold. One year electric went out 2f degrees. Eighteen pipe breaks on two outside walls. Keep your water dripping, or drain the system if long outage and very cold.
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