MANDA

On 4/8/2024 at 7:28 AM, Brian5671 said:

Sure it's once in a lifetime for many

Was well worth the trip I assure you!  Was spectacular!

Just now, MANDA said:

Newport, Vermont.  Stellar day.  Totally clear and deep blue skies.  Walmart parking lot.  Lots of spectators.  Campers.  

No traffic at all on way up in the middle of the night.

Newport, Vermont.  Stellar day.  Totally clear and deep blue skies.  Walmart parking lot.  Lots of spectators.  Campers.  

Leaving for Newport, VT shortly.  Up 91.  Will have time to sleep in the car in the morning.  Likely will get room MA or CT for return trip. Rooms at very reasonable rates available.

Hope my plan to leave at midnight was a wise move.

15 hours ago, bkviking said:

Heading up tomorrow to Clifton Park, then next morning to Plattsburgh for eclipse. Not sure exactly where yet but a Walmart Supercenter for initial stop off point. After the eclipse i will head down to Saratoga - i guess normal  two hour journey might be at least double or more. Whatever - Plattsburgh hotel rates were out of control. 

Pretty much the same plan here.  May wait to leave until Monday evening or Monday night.  Might get hotel MA or CT on way home depending on how things go.  No way was going to pay those hotel rates either.  Suspect will be taking a nap or two in the car before and after the eclipse.

7 minutes ago, snowman19 said:

There’s no high latitude blocking to slow it down. Hard sell on 3 days of rain

Agree on the hard sell of 3 days of rain but still looks like another widespread 1-2" rainfall event.  Perhaps 3" Lower Hudson Valley.

Lots of rainfall last few months.

12 hours ago, gravitylover said:

There aren't too many N/S roads in VT, if the traffic is bad you'll be choosing a spot somewhere without snowbanks (along with everyone else). 

As the forecast homes in on the low cloud zones it's getting real. My plan got blown when my dad died this morning but go straight north and do it overnight so you get to your chosen plowed area by sunrise. The recent and current storm really reduced where you're going to be able to stop your cars and that's going to become the primary limiting factor. 

So sorry for your loss.

Shooting for in or around BTV as of now.

4.0 is a legit quake in its own right around here.  Would be a news story even without the 4.8 this morning.

Another one now!

House shaking notably!

42 minutes ago, golfer07840 said:

i work in Long Valley, our building shook something fierce. 

Same here.  Pretty intense.  Light fixtures were swinging and dishes were rattling.  When it was over almost all the pictures in the house were noticeably crooked.  It all started with a loud sonic boom type of a sound.

Was legit scary as someone just posted.  Imagine if it happened in the middle of the night.

Never felt one like that before.  Pictures are crooked on the wall,  light fixtures were swaying and dishes in the display cabinet were jiggling. 

Loud boom proceeded the shaking.  I thought for a second it was Picatinny but quickly realized it was a quake.  Was quite long one as quakes go around here.

Over 3" rainfall from event.  Just waiting for the gauge to thaw to confirm total.  Measured .3" snow depth at 8am.  May have been more than that in the predawn hours but .3" is all I can confirm.  I suspect it may have been as much as .5 - .8" earlier in the morning.  Gradually melting now as temperature climbing to near 40 at this hour.  More measurable snow for me in April than March.  March only a Trace.

Updated: Event total melted precipitation = 3.28".

Never got out of the 30's here today.  Briefly hit 39 and has been hovering between 36 and 37 all afternoon.  Still periods of heavy rain at time and winds still ripping.

Still moderate rain here.  Temp is down from 39 earlier to 37.

Event total now up to 2.12".

Two day event total here is 1.86".  Periods of rain ongoing.  Cold and windy as well.  Temperature was 37 at 7:30 a.m. and is only 39 currently.

Ground is sodden again.

10 hours ago, gravitylover said:

Seems to me that the bottom line is you can't plan where you're going until the afternoon before. This isn't tracking a storm, it's looking for a clear(ish) sky and you can't predict that more than 12-24 hours out. I've been looking forward to this for 30 years and have run through a million scenarios and it keeps coming down to leaving home by midnight and heading for the choice spot to be there before most people and before local LEOs have closed stuff off. There are only 2 things that will change my plan and they're both revolving around our fathers whose health is rapidly fading, my dad is in hospice and my FIL could leave us at any time. 

So sorry.  I know the feeling well.

20 minutes ago, rygar said:

I can't leave until 7.30 am for personal reasons, really hampering my options.  I am thinking somwhere in the eastern fingerlakes - auburn or skaneateles.  Not the best totality duration, but better than no totality for sure

You might be fine.  I'm only leaving extra early because have no idea what traffic will be like.  Hoping most get in place by Sunday night and traffic is ok on Monday morning.  Bigger concern is everyone leaving once it it done.  That's why thinking of getting a room Monday night and coming home early Tuesday.

Still moderate to heavy rain here.

20 minutes ago, Superstorm said:

I have a room booked in SYR area, but just in case clouds sneak in faster, I’ve also booked a room just north of Albany. The plan would be to drive to Plattsburgh that morning. I assume 87 will be a zoo.


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Plan on leaving Jersey early (5:00, maybe 4:00) Monday morning.  Tentative destination Batavia, NY but will adjust along the way depending on any cloud coverage or arriving clouds.  Thinking of getting room Monday night to avoid the crowds heading back.  

Moderate to heavy rain here currently and 42 degrees.  Pretty nasty out. 

Results pretty much the same but this system is nothing like what was modeled 4-6 days ago.  Only real difference in sensible weather will be much less wind and coastal effects around here.  Significant rainfall and coastal effects (minor to some moderate beach erosion and tidal flooding) from onshore flow will still occur albeit on a lesser scale that what was originally modeled.  Yet another 4-6 day long range fail.  I'm not suggesting a "snow fail" as that was never really in the cards for this sub forum.  More of a very deep, slow moving coastal low fail.

Nice snow cover from western NY into CNE/NNE.