Some of my dearest memories of living in New York are of the coziness of riding out a big snowstorm at home and feeling so grateful to have a home from which to watch the snow paint the air. Be safe, everybody.
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So far the area where I live on the mid coast of Maine has not lost power, thankfully as I don't have any heat without power so it gets very cold very fast. My problem is that all my exterior doors are blocked by snow to the point I can' open any of them. Can't keep clearing them while I am sleeping... Feeling a little trapped in case of an emergency but hopefully I will spot a neighbor soon who can clear one door for me. Otherwise lots of snow and high winds but nothing unusual here.
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JCP&L has confirmed that they have utterly no idea when power will be restored to customers who have been without power in NJ since the morning of 3/2.
I hope Governor Murphy will revoke their operating license effective immediately.
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Did the Russians or the Chinese pulled the kill switch on the electric grid, or am I just been paranoid. Seven days and three days without power. Or, is this karmic payback for what we have done to Puerto Rico and our hateful neglect of the island.
The storm today should not have have caused such disruption on the electric grid, but it did. We had ZERO winds in the area I live in eastern PA. The snow came gently and peacefully. If snowflakes make a sound, that is the sound of quiet I could hear. I thought it was a beautiful snowstorm. Then, suddenly, and for no apparent reason, the electricity was gone.
My peace and quiet turned to raging lunacy.
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Goodness, what a lot of fuss over a very insignificant amount of snow! What would ensue if something really significant happened?
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Southern Vermont is getting walloped. Will likely get to two feet or more in some spots. Coming down very heavily for hours now and might continue all night long. Already we have a lovely soft magical 18 inches.
Careful everyone, with shoveling and driving and all else.
Here’s hoping cross country skiing season will be extended by many weeks!
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The blizzard conditions cause the streets ti clog and due to that some people do not want yo leave their houses, due to the heavy snowfall the travel plans have been canceled since the planes can not fly snow and blizzard.
It is truly a disgrace there is no power (and has not been for almost a week) for those people in Westchester County. They should remember that when they vote next time.
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Holy smokes, everybody is so weak nowadays. This "storm" landed a total of an inch or two across NYC. Yes, in the mountains of New Jersey it was worse, sure. But it has been over 40 degrees for weeks, and all this turned out to be was a mild impediment to commuters.
Of course, just like every storm, we should expect that less than a dozen people will die because of it. Some deaths are invariably attributed to these storms because some people invariably make fatal mistakes: driving too fast, shoveling too much snow, deciding now is the day to climb up on their roof to clear the gutters.
Nonetheless, in my day, and I'm not that old, we would get real blizzards, over a foot dumped on us within hours, and that would be tough to get through. This storm, and Friday's "nor'easter bomb cyclone jihadi armageddon", are NOTHING. Toughen up, people, and get some sense of perspective.
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On Governor Murphy’s twitter feed, it is evident that PSE&G is sending crews to JCp&L (Propaganda and Lies) customers as of today. Just whatever it takes. Utilities should lose their licenses if they cannot restore power in a timely way. No matter what happens, JCP&L declares it the storm of a lifetime....
I just saw elsewhere this storm's name is "Quinn"
Makes me want to put some Dylan and then some Manfred Mann on the ol' turntable.
As to snowfall amounts etc, I certainly hope we can call it "Mighty Quinn" for these northern parts and mountains. I hope Quinn is kind to all you who would rather not see the snow.
For the second time in a week, Washington managed to duck the nor'easter, watching it slam north. Thinking of those in NJ and upstate NY. Please be safe.
Looks like I picked the wrong snowstorm to quit sniffing glue.
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Why, why, why are we not burying power lines?
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I just read an article explaining why. Oddly enough, it was in the New York Times. And probably still is.
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My husband is from Melbourne, Australia and he has asked me that question so many times lol.
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It costs a lot to do so and repair/replacement of such costs a lot more as well.
Amazing how the power lines are still in danger of being imperiled by winter . storms and other weather calamities featuring high wind. On our private road in Topanga, the homeowners collectively decided to bury the utility lines underground purely for aesthetic reasons, the region isn't really privy to tornadoes or heavy snow snapping the lines. Takes people a little while to figure out why the views are so pristine. "Where are the utility poles and lines?" Imagine your neighborhood without those unsightly poles and wires everywhere. Not to mention the constant maintenance required to trim the surrounding foliage that could cause problems. Talk about a huge infrastructure problem with an ounce of prevention leading to savings of pounds of cures! No risk of fires (some of the wildfires apparently were started by failure to prune the trees near power lines!), vastly reduced risk of power outages. Basically only an earthquake, which would probably affect wires and poles above ground as much as they would compromise those buried underground.
The birds do fine, they find other places to perch.
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And how many million people live there?
Yup, it's great..... Except when the transformer goes bad, a fire burns back along the lines underground, and the utility company, after two days, digs a huge trench through your yard, to trace the line and replace it, that still doesn't look right! Having said all that: We didn't lose power in either storm this week in Westchester.
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Nantucket has been busy burying their lines on their wealthy island.
There were no power outages during this last storm where the winds were blowing hurricane force over 80 MPH. Must be nice.
Whiteout here, outside my windows. Too bad they don't come to NJ to take pictures.
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I attended university in Montréal where 2 or 3 feet of snow at once is not unusual even in this era of manmade climate change. And I live in the Chicago area where we also see big dumpings of snow...seems as if whining has become a new fashion back East, an area not unfamiliar with the white stuff.
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Whining? It’s called getting excited. You midwesterners should try it sometime.
So some of us remember last month when Southwest out of Midway had to cancel every flight
i live in Armonkistan. We have been without power since last friday, 3/2. In prior power disasters, Con Ed would attempt to at least come through. Dry ice was pdistributed in prior hurricanes and storms. Not this time.
Additionally, we have no cable/internet obviously and my land line is down. However, even as we have been slighted these services, I am certain my Verizon bill will reflect 100% usage in spite of (so far) 25% of the month gone.
Con Ed's lack of effort here and elsewhere is disgraceful. i drove through town earlier (before the snow) and NOT A SINGLE service vehicle was seen. I did spot a Cob Web van in the parking lot of our local bakery with two men eating at 10:15. Guess that coffee break was more important.
CON ED: As a utility and monopoly your service is sub par. Your new ad campaign should be, "We will never fail to disappoint you, our valued customer."
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When I read this:
“It’s been six days now” without power for some residents, Mr. Osterberg said, and patience was “running thin.”
I wonder why mainlanders are so much less patient than the Americans in Puerto Rico some of whom have been waiting almost 6 months for power.
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Can't really compare the two. That said, it's a disgrace Puerto Rico doesn't have power, but that is because their infrastructure problems predate the storms and are the real problem. In the Northeast, with the taxes and utility bills we pay, it is not unreasonable to expect a better performance. And it is winter here. Frankly, power is more essential.
The Philly area and Eastern Pennsylvania are getting plenty of snow.
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Plenty of snow here in the hills of Rockaway Township ! A whiteout for sure.
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To those who scoff at weather reports, pay attention. The reports stated that L. I. would have a mostly rain event. NYC and other areas could expect heavy snow after noon. That is what we in Northern Westchesterare experiencing now. Would you care for fries with that crow sandwich?
All of you who had and still have power outages, I hope you're back to normal soon. In the meantime, imagine what life is like in Puerto Rico.
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And just what is the temperature in Puerto Rico? Are they freezing?
The current, local weather experiences, warmer or colder, are not representative of climate change. Weather and climate are only connected on long time scales (multiple decades, centuries); otherwise, the here-and-now of weather varies widely and wildly. https://vdpluijm.blogspot.com/2018/01/weather-or-not.html
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Weather is the day-to-day state of the atmosphere, and its short-term variation in minutes to weeks. . Climate is the weather of a place averaged over a period of time, often 30 years. Never over the last 1000 years of history has the trend of climate temperature been so steadily in the warming direction and never at such a fast pace If you look at a graph of global warming temp averages you can plot the begin of the recent rising trend to about 1850 which was the beginning of the industrial revolution when we started burning fossil fuels at an accelerating rate that has continued thru to today. Since then it has not been just random fluctuations but a true warming trend.
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Up here in the Catskills, the snow is deep, and the skiing's good!
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I would gloat about the perfect weather in Texas right now, but from May through November I will be dying in the 105 degree heat every day, while you enjoy nice weather. So enjoy the winter wonderland. Texas is ugly all of the time, unless you think dust is pretty.
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Can only laugh. Was a bit surprised there wasn't more snow on the ground this morning... But, just as was forecast, at 11am the switch got thrown... Close to 5" already and the REAL heavy stuff is forecast to come in the next three to four hours. NWS upped it into the 2"-3" per hour range. Yikes. I'll be on the tractor plowing the driveway at least twice if not three times.
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snow is finally here. I'm glad; I was feeling a bit sheepish about working from home.
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This is an odd one here in Northern Jersey. National Weather Service forecast was just upped to 15-20 inches, yet the snow does not appear to be sticking. It has been coming down steadily since before dawn, and there was some accumulation earlier, but it seems like even the weather channel forecast of 8-12 is highly unlikely.
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"Schools were closed in counties throughout the region and the governors of Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York declared states of emergency."
Except NYCITY - De Blasio so no reason to panic.
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The deadliest threat from last week's Nor'easter was the combination of fierce winds and trees, which resulted in 5 children being killed from falling limbs. Even by staying off the roads and/or remaining in one's home is no guarantee of a safe haven. I hate basements, but perhaps that's a good place to be if this storms warrants such extreme failsafe measures.
If the predicted amount of snow actually falls, I sincere hope everyone in this Nor'easter's path has enough water, blankets, toilet paper, books and chocolate to survive this pending storm. Good luck everyone. Hope you and your loved ones remain safe and unscathed.
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UWS 2:30 PM -- heavy snow has stopped and temp seems to be 35... so I think it won't be too slippery to go to the 6PM concert tonite.
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RED ALERT: Several snow flakes have been sighted to the north, south, east and west gently falling on the ground.
This is an extremely dangerous snow shower; remain inside with windows boarded up to avoid the risk of enjoying one of winter's pleasantries.
I repeat, HIDE in the basement with a battery-operated fear-mongering electronic device until federal marshals and first-responders arrive to save you from this winter apocalypse.
Do not attempt to relax and enjoy nature under any circumstances.
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Finally, a Socrates comment that I can fully enjoy and appreciate. Didn't think it would ever happen.
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I'm sure the tens of thousands of people who have been without power for several days in winter weather find your comment knee-slappingly hilarious.
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If you saw five 50 - 60 foot pine trees uprooted and blown over in your backyard, and when you are without heat or water during after the storm, you wouldn’t think these storms amusing. We will now super prepare with led lanterns battery powered and solar, and have wood for our wood stove ready for any event. We already have five gallon bottles of water delivered. Thank God because the pump stops when the electric cut out. It’s not funny when you have a head full of shampoo and the water stops in the shower. This is what happened to me. I had to heat up water on the wood stove to get clean, and also to make tea when the temps dipped low in the house at night without heat. It’s going to cost us to have the trees cut up and removed.
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Would it be possible to bury all power lines? A big, expensive project, but no more outages. Just asking.
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My hometown in Illinois did that when I was a kid about fifty years ago. As a result, massive snow falls and, on two occasions, ice storms with over an inch of freezing rain came and went with no loss of service. After the ice storms, we put on skates and went around town on the untreated roads, which were most of them, not having to worry about down power lines, etc. It was great.
Now, I'm told, normal wear and tear means the lines crack and power goes out. And when the lines are buried, it takes cdres awhile to find them, and awhile to dig a hole, and awhile to fix them.
So, short term: it was a great idea. Long term: I'm glad I don't live there now where routine outages take much longer to fix than anywhere else.
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and done by Europeans for the past decades.
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Cities often require utilities to bury power lines and telephone lines in new residential developments. The power companies add the cost to utilities bills. It's safer, prevent outages and improve the appearance of neighborhoods.
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So far in NJ, this storm has been the great white hype. It’s remarkable how much faith we now put into meteorological models. Years back, school snow days were never given based on predictions, and the weather had to earn a snow day with tangible results.
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Trying to so hard to not make a joke using "the great white hype"...
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Kind of reminds me of the old joke where the guy who jumps off the Empire State Building says to the person looking out of the 80th floor window "So far so good!"The National Weather Service predicts a snow storm that won't end until around 4:00 am on Thursday morning yet so many people are already predicting that it was a false alarm. Outside my window is a heavy thick snowfall which if it persists into tomorrow will certainly result in a snow blower worthy removal effort on my part. Look the scientists got it right again.
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20" here in north central NJ. I think you spoke too soon. Town plow has not been by even once yet.
I am not bothered by our current power outage, but I am bothered by the US Dept of Energy saying that all residents will have power by Tuesday or Wednesday. They have clearly been given misinformation. The Town of Mamaroneck/Larchmont, a densely populated suburban area a half hour north of NYC, has many downed trees, telephone polls and wires. Our family has been out of power for 6 days and have not seen one Con Ed truck (or any repair truck) in our neighborhood. Con Ed repeatedly sends out updates that it will be resolved within a day or two. This is setting false expectations. Let people leave if they have elderly or small children. Dear Con Ed, please stop leaving voicemails that say power will be restored tomorrow. We have at least 7 downed wires within a half mile radius and no one has worked on them yet. Dear US Dept of Energy, someone is giving you false information. There are still people without power who don’t see the end in sight. Own up to it instead of making everything look rosy.
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You do know who's in charge of the U.S. Dept of Energy, right??
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armonk ditto. two guys in a con ed van having tea and crumpets at 10:15 this morning at Bea's, but not a truck or cherry picker in sight.
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So far? Another NWS false alarm. Drain the swamp!
Haha! Come to suburban Philadelphia.
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Of meteorologists? If you watched or read any of the forecasts, you would know that there was a possibility the rain/snow line could literally divide Manhattan. It paralleled the I-95 corridor, and it tracking one way or another would affect the snow totals. I, too, thought it was a lot of nothing this morning, so off to the office I went, only to turn around a few hours later once the snow started to stick and head home. Now it's coming fast and furious, so perhaps you spoke too soon?
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Not at all a false alarm. 20" plus here in north central NJ. No plows yet on the side roads. Don't be so quick to criticize!
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I certainly hope that our new Governor here in NJ will take some action and finally boot JCP&L from the state. They are a paragon of incompetence and clearly, do not have sufficient resources to manage this.
Our power went out at 10:25 on March 1. Not a crew in sight this entire time. Utility pole and wires hanging at a 60 degree angle over the road, with cars forced to drive under it.
JCP&L and it’s parent company, First Energy, have no published phone numbers for any corporate office or executive. Completely unreachable and unaccountable. Customer service has information that is either 12-24 hours old or actually completely incorrect based on easily observed conditions.
Loads of self congratulatory postings by them on Twitter. What can I say? Heckuva job, JCP&L?!?!
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It could be worse. It was First Energy that in 2002 had a leak inside its Davis Besse Nuclear Power Plant in Ohio that led to a football size hole in the reactor vessel head, leaving only 3/8" of stainless steel between 2500 psi and a major loss of coolant nuclear accident.
Quality is not job one at that company.
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PSEG had been asked to come in and assist.
Due to layoffs by parent company in Ohio, JCP&L does not have enough staff to address emergencies.
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PSE&G has best reliability record in nation. JCP&L far behind. You have to lodge complaints with the state BPU against them.
Um. It’s 10:49 and all we have is rain.ground is wet, not even icy and temperature is supposed to stay same rest of today. Does this mean storm is a bust?
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No, it's not a bust in the Philadelphia area.
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There is some wind with some snowfall out there. Stop calling every weather condition outside of clear blue sky a storm!
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Yea... tell me about it. Where waiting for the nor'easter too in the eastern townships but contrary to the "branle-bas de combat" in many New England states, here it's rather boring and it's business as usual.
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The lede photo was taken by the Federal Reserve building in Boston, which acts as a huge sail, directing wind from Boston Harbor down to street level. It's always windy between the Fed and South Station.
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The sky is falling!
The sky is falling!
What a wimpy, nelly country we've become. Sustained power outages are due to poor infrastructure upkeep, including lack of modern design. Ditto canceled trains. Canceled flights wouldn't be so detrimental if we had a modern Asian-style bullet speed rail system. And all of the above is ultimately due to complete lack of true leadership.
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This has been so overblown, there's literally no snow as of yet.
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overblown?? what an apt term. there are MILLIONS STILL without power from the last storm due to bad weather conditions, high winds & flooding, etc.
be glad you're not without power
better safe than sorry would be another apt term. consider yourself lucky & have some compassion for those still suffering...it could be worse-
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You New Yorkers shouldn't be so provincial. Philadelphia area is in the midst of heay snowstorm.
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yogaheals: "...MILLIONS STILL without power from the last storm due to bad weather conditions, high winds & flooding..."
No. They are still without power because of poor leadership and governance on almost every front: local, state and national.
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Well snow is one thing I will not miss living here in AZ where it's a balmy 80* and driving my topless Miata around ;)
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What a, Surprise!
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And draining the area of the water it barely has, voting in neo-fascist climate denying politicians who help to overheat your area and create excessive swings here in the Northeast. Hey, I love driving my Porsche and BMWs, but I can give up track days and driving tours for a few months a year in the name of climate balance.
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Wait until June when it's 122º in Arizona. Surprise!
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Here we go again with round two, ding! ding!
In one corner, the undefeated champ, Nor'easter! and in the other, the entirely exhausted populous.
Hold on to your hat and don't put away that snow shovel just yet.
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Turned out to be a fake news; no (excessive) snow in Long Island.
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Not fake news. The storm is west of you. Plenty of snow in Philadelphia area.
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It is an ill wind that blows no good. I am in southern Vermont, among the ski areas Stratton, Okemo, Killington, and Mount Snow. Yesterday was calm with blue skies. But for a Tuesday, the roads were filled with incoming cars with license plates from southern New England, New York, and New Jersey. We are expecting 18 inches of fresh snow on top of the 14 inches from last week.
Lots of happy guests on the slopes, all spending money when off the slopes. Its white gold up here.
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