"Don’t do it" 2026 Blizzard obs, updates and pictures.

[JACKASS]

1 minute ago, CoastalWx said:

So many schools closed tomorrow. Jesus a whole week for large cities too. 

For a minor snow squall as reported by a "world renowned" snow ANALyst?

[JACKASS]

8 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

For 18 inches? 

Ninja'd

LOL

[dendrite]

12 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

1 last thing North Foster Ri had 36 in 2 days in 78 but w/e was 4.95 . W/E this time 3.25 on 30

It was 4.50” but what made me laugh was that there was only 0.01” the rest of the month. 

[Ginx snewx]

7 minutes ago, dendrite said:

It was 4.50” but what made me laugh was that there was only 0.01” the rest of the month. 

Yes winter shut down think we had some snow in March 

[Ginx snewx]

My favorite Misquamicut restaurant the seafood is the best. @Fozzright! Love me some curls 

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[Diggiebot]

I went through 2005 and 2015 on the cape. Neither had the tree and power impact this storm had. This was worse by far. Blizzard and whiteout and snow wise 2005 and 2015 were worse but this beats that. Life stopped on the cape for 3-5 days and counting. I tapped out last night and did a hotel once the house temp hit sub 45. Power came back overnight so I’m finally home. 

[Baroclinic Zone]

The snow was literally balls deep with this storm. 

[tunafish]

2 hours ago, dendrite said:

They definitely prefer their paths hand crafted

Sure do!

 

[tunafish]

18 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

The snow was literally balls deep with this storm. 

Well, see, there's the issue.  It took several pages but we finally figured it out.

Cory is 4'11". 

36" would literally eat him. 

[powderfreak]

19 minutes ago, tunafish said:

Sure do!

 

Winter meets spring vibe in that photo… Sun angle evident, but ground frozen solid.

[dendrite]

8 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

Winter meets spring vibe in that photo… Sun angle evident, but ground frozen solid.

It’s hard this time of year for me letting them out. Snow melts near their run entrance and water puddles up but by 3 it’s in the 20s and refreezing. I don’t need them freezing their feet all night. 

[Ginx snewx]

55 minutes ago, Diggiebot said:

I went through 2005 and 2015 on the cape. Neither had the tree and power impact this storm had. This was worse by far. Blizzard and whiteout and snow wise 2005 and 2015 were worse but this beats that. Life stopped on the cape for 3-5 days and counting. I tapped out last night and did a hotel once the house temp hit sub 45. Power came back overnight so I’m finally home. 

Phew that's rough 

[tunafish]

14 minutes ago, dendrite said:

It’s hard this time of year for me letting them out. Snow melts near their run entrance and water puddles up but by 3 it’s in the 20s and refreezing. I don’t need them freezing their feet all night. 

I remember reading somewhere that was the biggest threat to their temp - moisture - amd I thought specifically feet.

My oldest hen is 5, the buff, and at her old age she won't step on ice or snow, unless she absolutely has to, lol.

My biggest concern this time of year is Hawks.  The ermine I had slinking around their run a month or so back has moved on.  Had it's fill of meadow voles, couldn't get into their run, and thankfully took off.

[vortex95]

13 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

Some of the stories I heard about plows stopping in the middle of the road and then front end loaders needed is exactly what I experienced on 4/1/97. Where I was had a massive plow just stop because he could not push the snow anymore. Waited two days for a front end loader to come. 

You get *that* much "mashed potatoes," that's whats going to happen.  Not often you get so much snow that is wet/high LEQ for the duration of the storm.

Same thing happened in the DC area for the storm last month (plows getting stuck/equipment breaking), but for a different reason.  6" of snow, followed by 2-4" of PL, then a seal coast of FZRA!  Then wicked cold after.  It turned into a glacier quickly ("snowcrete" came up as a term, new one for me!) and made snow removal unusually difficult.

This is why I say that I would take 3 ft of fluff over 6" of mashed potatoes any day, at least when it comes to overall impact and the hassle of driving in it and cleaning it up!

[vortex95]

12 hours ago, dendrite said:

Those rates were large enough that there was a period where they were racking up high ratio snows. Compaction is real especially with big totals like that. I think it’s a little insulting to assume everyone in that 30”+ zone doesn’t know how to measure new snowfall…especially paid, trained observers at PVD. 

So did the high winds knock the ratios down as expected?  Never had realized that until it was brought up leading up to this past storm.