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34°/33 and snow. Starting to stick on grass.

My lawn is pretty much "au natural". I'll spread grub-ex if necessary, and re-seed dead patches. There's definitely some greening up of the grass happening, and the crocuses are popping up. Couple more weeks before I declare that there's a lot blooming and greening up. I'm willing to bet that there are some lawns in SNE that are much more meticulously maintained than mine that are very green.

Everything still brown around here.

As much as folks always live and die by each model run, this event has the potential to be a top 10 of watching meh develop.

I ws there too. Drove up the night before...rained all the way until Ayotte's, that's where it turned to snow. Almost nothing was open in the am because there was a skeleton crew and everything was buried. Amazing couple days of skiing once they dug out.

Blizzard of '78. 2013 Blizzard, coupled with the snow depths that winter. October snow followed by Irene. Close to two weeks without power in a couple months. October 2005 flooding. Memorable because several roads in town were flooded, and I've never seen that around here before or since. 1973 ice storm...I have only vague memories of using a runner sled in my yard.....those things are useless without ice.

Cat 1 by noon tomorrow? Are you sure you dont want to edit your post?

Josh and folks like him are a bit crazy IMHO (perhaps crazy isn't the right description). That being said, from a historical perspective, they provide invaluable documentation. Perhaps a couple people who might consider riding out a hurricane will see their videos and realize why evacuation orders are given even when a direct hit is not a certainty.

Lol....16.1" then.

Going with 16" in my part of Woodstock.

Guessing there's about 12" new snow. Will measure when I go out to clear the driveway. Still coming down heavy.

Makes sense. I was wondering how you convinced a family member to help you in your endeavor.

Who took the pics?

I could drive 10 miles S or E and buy gas for the generator I borrowed from my brother, go to a bank, or grocery store. It must have been a crazy few out in the Farmington/Avon/Simsbury/W. Hartford world.

Must have been 12/73. I was 5, so I have vague memories. Oct 2011 was really bad not for from me. We got about 8" which did a lot of damage, but noting like the war zones N/W of me, and nothing like your ice storm in 2008.

Yeah, the lasting effects of a few storms last winter was memorable, to say the least. 1978 closed schools for a week. All roads in CT were closed except to emergency vehicles - and there was widespread damage on the coast. Oct 2011 had a major impact, but probably not as widespread, but it hit CT hard in some spots. There was an ice storm in '74 (I think). I have vague recollections of being able to actually use flexible flyer runner sleds since the ice was so thick. No power for at least a few days. I don't remember 1888.