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14 hours ago, weathafella said:

About a month ago my wife and I were walking and we heard the pack howling in the woods across the street.  Kind of blood curdling and definitely made you realize that if you have to duck in and pee reconsider.

come on man, that's what the neighbors bushes are for. 

1 hour ago, tamarack said:

And mowed it a week later after the run of 80s?

that I don't remember, but unlikely.

7 minutes ago, amarshall said:

Too early to wire rack your grass ? Minor dethatching and pick up sticks

if the ground is thawed and not saturated, have at it. Though you might have to repeat in the event of another snow/wind event.

March 2012 i had my lawn raked and ready for spring on St Pats day

9 minutes ago, George001 said:

The Pope did a great job with his forecasts this winter, I have to give credit where it’s due. Analogs and the long range models are good tools but the Pope correctly assessed that the presence of geese in November was a red flag. Animals have no sense of the calendar, the way they tell the seasons are changing is based off the present weather, the landscape, etc. Being able to accurately prepare for the change of seasons is literally a matter of life and death for animals, as they are forced to endure a level of exposure to the elements that we have the luxury of avoiding. They are far more in tune with the elements than we are, so I do think seasonal forecasters would benefit from incorporating analysis of animal behavior into their forecasts. Yeah it’s a strange method yeah, but if it works it works. I thought it was dumb at first too,  but throughout the winter it became more and more clear that I was being too closed minded. Instead of just discounting something because it seems dumb, strange, or is telling us something we don’t want to hear, it’s good to keep an open mind. 

This is silly. geese are indicative of the current weather. In no way can geese, or any other animal for that matter predict the future weather.

10 minutes ago, BrianW said:

Its time.  I'm probably 10 days away from my first cut.

 

is that really today? Jeeeez man, talk about the banana belt 

wild snow pack differences in my yard. front yard is sunny, and has less than 12".

way back yard (500' back) is a cold spot-no sun, ~50' lower elevation, a bit swampy in parts. snow is knee deep in spots. takes forever to melt back there.

14 minutes ago, weathafella said:

It’s been the worst winter in memory for me.  Strong finish for NNE and the border area of MA.  Most of us in sne have had an awful winter.

i am just about average for the season, with 90% of it coming after Jan 20. horrific Dec through mid-Jan, mostly horrific Feb, March has been nuts

1 minute ago, dendrite said:

Who was in Asburnham? MPM?

@JJBASHB used to live there I think

13 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Although I just looked at radar and it looks like it could be interesting here for a little while. 

if the band that is rocking me here gets up your way, you will be pleased. 

little lull, went out and cleared the driveway. now it is just dumping snow. 8" so far

5 minutes ago, wx2fish said:

I think those 5 min obs round differently too. Hourlies keep coming in at 33F. But man I wish we could shave a half degree. 

I've thought for a while MHT is running 1-2F warm with precip and it's proving it today.  There is no way it's 35F and pounding snow. 

sitting at 33 just across the river from the airport. looking at the wunderground temp map, MHT is 35 in a sea of 33 temps.

pounding’ fatties here. 

also, it’s snowing

1 minute ago, Chrisrotary12 said:

6-24" for Fitchburg.

0-12" for LWM 

7 minutes ago, STILL N OF PIKE said:

Last time I chased to route 9 in S vT the hotel turned air Bnb lost power right away and there was just a naked guy a floor above me who stood behind his door and said “I spoke to owner and it will be back soon “ . I knocked bc it was the only room with lights (Candles apparently ) lol . I’m afraid to go back to S vt

yeah, but did you put the lotion in the basket?

48 minutes ago, ineedsnow said:

you letting your kids play with crayons again?

1 hour ago, Whineminster said:

Not good at this this lead time. We'd want amped and then less amped on all members, to at least lock in the precip. Once we get the precip, I'd take our chances with having the low make it's own cold. 

whineminster=george?

geroge=whineminster?

einhorn is finkle?

2 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

The suck of eastern ma spring is generally overstated IMO. Unless you live within like 5 miles of the water, there are generally a lot of nice days sprinkled in.

holy shit I actaully agree with you!! of course there are shit days, and I know some springs are better than others, but generally speaking, you are right.

1 hour ago, George001 said:

Blizzard.

1 hour ago, WinterWolf said:

Runnaway just showed you exactly what you do By posting the exact opposite of what you showed, from a different model, initialized at the same time.  So how come you didn’t show them both? And then discuss the differences?  
 

That’s because you’re a complete TROLL!  And if you weren’t, and we’re serious about talking about the weather/pattern /potential, you would have posted both. You’re a complete and utter JOKE. Pathetic. 

put him on ignore like I did. it’s glorious 

measured 7” on the driveway, so prob 9” on top of the pack. Heavy and wet, this shit sucks to move. and my snowblower blew a belt before I could finish clearing the driveway. F this shit. do not want more.

26 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

I'm not sure why he can't grasp that...you would think he could wrap his mind around that with two kids of his own.

he was tooo busy cleaning his truck to help his wife with diaper duty.

7 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

If I got anything close to that in Springfield I will go the entire summer without making a severe thread

oh how we pray

7 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

It's bizarre but you just can't toss a model b/c its not a desirable solution. I mean outside of swaying from other guidance, there's really no way to say with any certainty if it's an outlandish solution. But like I mentioned earlier, once we have an actual low developed (which that process is currently happening) and the convective episode is ongoing, the models will have a much better handle.

for now, nothing can be tossed.

this can certainly be tossed

1 hour ago, mahk_webstah said:

I've been thinking 8-12 with lollies to 15, which is a little less than these qpf maps would imply, assuming we have at least one period of higher ratio snow during the storm.

take a look at the qpf maps that @powderfreak posted. both Euro and GFS have you solidly in the 1.25" range. that's nothing to shake a stick at

34 minutes ago, FXWX said:

Also... Ground and road surface temps continue to run warmer than normal for the winter and this has played a significant role with the impacts, or lack there of, in terms of significant or long lasting disruptive travel conditions across many areas.  The roads during this past sne snow event gobbled up the snow with one pass of the plows & one treatment.

 

won't be an issue up here. snowpack is in good shape, todays rain aside. and the snow had no problem quickly accumulating during a quick busrst of snow this AM. yeah later Saturday once storm winds down roads should be in good shape. talking my area specifically

58 minutes ago, STILL N OF PIKE said:

Least favorite mountain I’ve skied

has nice pitch first half of trials and so flat second half on too many trails

CNE north  looks like they Will score 3-5” This am when it ends

 

yeah, it can be a little boring, but it is close enough to home so i have a midweek season pass. I am having fun just getting out there at least weekly