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1 hour ago, ma blizzard said:

Looks VEI5 ish, will be interesting to see how much SO2 reached the stratosphere 

nice photo

2 hours ago, powderfreak said:

Still finding areas of WTF from the flash flood the other night.

Looking at acres of woods right now just scoured by river water and mud, a long way from the river bed.

I guess this is how water ends up in Alex’s backyard.

Wish this happened during daylight, would’ve been wild to see.

I thought that dam with the small pond just south  of Stowe on 100 was going to fail with that storm.  Looks like some repairs have happened since yesterday morning.

12 hours ago, powderfreak said:

lol not of the bear.  Just of his shit and trash.

Thanks, I had to explain to my wife why I laughed at the table,

As for the event, this was my first totality or at least that I remember.  The view was fantastic where I was.  Honestly though it was a bit meh and I say that from the perspective of someone with a lifetime interest in Astronomy.  I think the hype of event was so overwhelming that it would have been hard to match.  Sort of similar to a great piece of advice about movies.  "Don't go in expecting Shindler's List, go in expecting American Pie:Band Camp and you won't be disappointed."

26 minutes ago, mreaves said:

I went down to Montpelier around 7:30 and it was still pretty crowded. The restaurants seemed pretty busy. When I was done with my walk I went up the hill and circled down to Rt. 2 to avoid the traffic. 

I ended up going 12 to Montpelier.  Traffic was backed up in town a bit so I cut through some back streets and hopped across 302 at Granite Street, went up and over the hill then came back down to 302 until 14 all the way home.  It ended up added 3 miles to my normal commute but was 2 hours 38 minutes instead of the usual 1:31.  89 was still crawling down by Sharon as I went under it.  I assume I save time by  never trying to get on.  Left at 7:00pm too

I assume traffic in SNE was much lighter than usual today.

My wife left here at 4 and got to just outside of Montpelier on 12 and then just sat.  I had her do a U turn then was able to direct her onto backroads to avoid Montpelier.  I think she is making progress.

Edit: she is stuck in Barre

26 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

10 min later it’s moving.

 

Good.  How bad is Stowe?  I am in the office in Hyde Park wondering:

1.  How late do I stay?

2.  Do I do the usual 100 to 89 or do I go 12 to Montpelier then Barre and back roads home and avoid the highway all together?

Just a normal day on i-89

exit for Stowe/Waterbury is a tad backed up

9 minutes ago, WhiteLawns said:

Can anyone smarter than me give an update on what the clouds may be like?

From BTV discussion:

https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=BTV&issuedby=BTV&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1

AR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
As of 707 AM EDT Monday...Forecast is on track for high clouds
overspreading the forecast area throughout the day, potentially
with mid-level, thicker clouds arriving shortly behind. It will
be a close one in regards to eclipse viewing. What we know:
Highest sky cover appears to be in northern New York counties
while lowest sky cover (clearer skies) will be in the Northeast
Kingdom. There`s the potential for the clouds to slow as they
approach and run up against the ridge, leaving more time for
clearer viewing this afternoon. Also, fog is not going to
materialize at all this morning. Previous discussion below:

Previous discussion...
Unfortunately, model guidance continues to inch the sheet of high
clouds faster as it progresses southwest to northeast across the
forecast area.

Based on the current speed of the high clouds that are currently
across western New York/Pennsylvania, these will arrive around 12-4
PM, depending on your location across the forecast area. The
Northeast Kingdom, being farthest northeast in our forecast
area, looks most likely to be the clearest spot at 2 PM today.
Even with more sky cover than hoped, we are anticipating an
unseasonably warm day today with highs in the mid- to upper 50s
in the mountains to lower 60s for the wider valleys, and winds
will be somewhat light out of the west/northwest. We`ll likely
have a 4-6 degree drop during totality, which could limit
temperatures getting higher than the low 60s despite 925mb
temperatures potentially in the 6-8 C range.

1 hour ago, CT Rain said:

My parents are driving up to St. J this morning. I told them to get on 91 as soon as it’s over. Hopefully they don’t get stuck forever coming back to CT!

Only issue with 91 is that it has one lane closed southbound just north of Fairlee due to a rockslide.  I don't know if they will have both lanes open today but it has just been the one lane for the past month.  It could become a bottleneck point later if it is not fully open.

Traffic was very heavy on I-89 for my commute this morning.  Mostly Mass and Ct plates with a other states including green plates mixed in.  Easily the heaviest I have seen traffic on 89 except right near Burlington at the height of "rush hour."  I got off at Montpelier and came back roads as I assume Stowe is already a mess.  Sadly the VT cameras on NE511 are not updating.

5 hours ago, vortex95 said:

Wow.  What is your snowfall average for the winter?  Elevation?

1240' elevation.  Unsure of the average but probably it is in the 95" range.  Range has been 78 to 125 inches.

Edit:  I just ran the numbers and my 8 year average is 101.2"

1 hour ago, Prismshine Productions said:

Congrats @dendrite

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Big big winter incoming!

9 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

What event did you do better in compared to @wxeyeNH He’s pretty high up and due east of you.

Sorry, I went to bed early last night.  I think I did better on 3/23- I had 24.5" with that. 

If you can see my signature, I have my storm totals for each event this year in it and my yearly for the 7 seasons. We have had this place.  I also hit 115" last year.  I am at 1240' at the house (sadly about 100 less at the bottom of the drive) so I get bigger numbers than down in the valley in some storms.  My placement has been favorable for lots of 8-12" storms these past couple of seasons.  I get upslope help with an E or SE flow.

Here are my totals for this year in case you can't see signatures (I only just learned you can't on mobile)

2023-24- Total  118.0  Biggest 3/23  24.5  

Nov. (13.7)   11/1 T  11/7 2.3   11/14 .6     11/20 .5     11/22 5.5    11/27 4.0     11/28 1.3    11/28 0.5 

 Dec  (8.2)  12/4 7.1     12/11 .7       12/13 0.1   12/30 .3 

Jan  (37.0) 1/7 10.8   1/8 0.2    1/10 6.0    1/14 3.2      1/16 7.8    1/19 0.1  1/20 0.9    1/24 3.1    1/26 2.0    1/26 2.9 

Feb. (5.6) 2/14 1.0    2/16 2.4      2/19 0.4    2/23 1.5    2/29 0.3 

 Mar (38.0) 3/10 8.5       3/11 0.4     3/20 1.6     3/21 3.0    3/23 24.5  

Apr (15.5) 4/3-4/5 15.5

10 hours ago, klw said:

spitting lt snow here

13.2" for the event so far

2.3 " overnight, 15.5" for the event now.

5 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Jesus how did you have 78 prior lol. I want to swallow an uzi.

I was at 78 prior to 3/23 as well.  I am at 115.7 now.  42.3 since 3/20 as I had 4.6 a couple of days prior to the 23rd

spitting lt snow here

13.2" for the event so far

up to 12.5 inches for the storm, 115" for the season

1 hour ago, klw said:

Its really heavy now.  Up to 7."  Power flickered once but still on.

3.9 inches since this.  10.9 total with board clearing.

Up to 10.9 inches now.  5.9 since 6:30am.

19 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

About to head back home now. Will take some pics along the way. 

Have you told your wife yet about how a bear broke the window in the door yesterday and how you bravely protected the house by fighting it off with your bare hands?

10 minutes ago, klw said:

Snow has really picked up the last 15 minutes

Its really heavy now.  Up to 7."  Power flickered once but still on.

Snow has really picked up the last 15 minutes

5 inches here, not much  on the trees fortunately.  Small flakes at the moment,