Bring it on Baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mhopset]

Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service

...DELAWARE OH-FAIRFIELD OH-FAYETTE OH-FRANKLIN OH-HOCKING OH- LICKING OH-MADISON OH-PICKAWAY OH-ROSS OH-UNION OH- 445 AM EST SUN FEB 16 2003
...WINTER STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH NOON MONDAY...

SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH SLEET THIS MORNING FROM CHILLICOTHE TO LOGAN. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY MIDDAY MONDAY.

NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES TODAY.

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. PERSONS ARE URGED TO IMPLEMENT WINTER WEATHER PROCEDURES. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...REMEMBER TO LEAVE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS. CARRY ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES WITH YOU...SUCH AS A HAT...GLOVES...SHOVEL AND NON PERISHABLE FOODS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM.

...

This is all on top of the 6.5" we got yesterday.

 

[helenabear]

Gee thanks Tony... I hadn't checked the weather alerts yet for this and now I am glad that I hadn't. The snow is come down pretty strongly here and sometimes coming down sideways The plows are coming around very often and at this rate, I doubt I will be going in to work tomorrow. I think I'd rather just enjoy the snow than trying to fight it and driving in it!

 

[Marla Hellwig]

 

[Pin Wizard]

I remember those "leave with a full tank of gas" days. And then before you head home you would try and find a gas station again. So glad I left the cold!

 

[Colleen A.]

Here in Pa, they are calling for 8 - 20"!!! My sense of humor is now officially gone and I REALLY need some sunshine, warm air, flowers.....heck, even hayfever is looking good!!!

 

[mhopset]

Oh, come on Colleen. Wheres your sense of adventure.

Take the kiddies sled riding, go make a snowman.

I know you guys have been hit hard this winter. We on the other hand have not gotten a lot of snow. I love a big snow storm.

 

[Marla Hellwig]

Kara just came in from snowblowing and shoveling and said

"Mom - next time I wish for some snow - maybe I shouldn't wish so hard"

 

[Dan Murphy]

LOL, Marla, Kara is funny.

Hunker down guys.

 

[lisajl]

Hey we lived in Grand Rapids MI for 9 years...you want to talk snow...lake effect!

When we moved back to my hometown my DH became spoiled...he did not have to shovel the walk everyday.

So, here we are....SNOW!

Don't mind me...I am waiting for June to go see the lilacs on Mackinac Island...the snow may now leave!

Lisa

 

[Breezy_Carol]

We have gotten 7.5 inches in less than 4 hours. Here is our warning. They use the BLIZZARD word.

Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service

...CAMDEN NJ-CECIL MD-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-KENT MD-NEW CASTLE DE- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ- WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY...

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REGION INTO MONDAY. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY WHICH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. POSTPONE ANY TRAVEL THAT IS NOT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. BY STAYING OFF THE ROADWAYS...HIGHWAY CREWS ARE BETTER ABLE TO KEEP ROADS PASSABLE SO EMERGENCY VEHICLES MAY STILL TRAVEL.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS MAJOR WINTER WEATHER EVENT.

...

 

[luv2nascar]

Here in PA waiting for 1-2 feet
they said this storm will be measured in feet not inches
not getting a good feeling about this one
I have scrapbook pages from our 1996 store of 26 inches
that drifted to 4-5 feet
Yuck
Stay safe and warm everyone

 

[gina2000]

Oh, shoot, Breezy.....did you have to post that???? Monmouth county is the county directly south of me.

I keep hoping it's going out to sea......

 

[Ranatra]

It started here before 4:00 a.m this morning.
I did SO not want to be snowed in today.

 

[Colleen A.]

Mposet,

My sense of adventure went out the window the day before we left for Disney in Dec....surely you haven't forgotten those 10"!!! I spent HOURS shoveling out the driveway so we could pull the camper out the next morning!! Now if I were leaving for Disney tomorrow morning, you couldn't pry the shovel out of my hand!!

My youngest just came inside...the tears were flowing....Seems like her older sister was trying to BURY her in the snow... Her entire face was snow covered!! KIDS!!!

 

[Verandah Man]

It was suppose to start snowing here around noon today, I woke up at 6am and the ground was already covered with an inch of snow. Snowing rather hard now, we are expecting 12-20 inches with the latest report. I had to run to CVS this morning to pick up some pain medication for my DW. Below is a photo I took after arriving home from CVS. This was taken at the home across the street from me. You can see how hard the snow is falling.

 

[Luckymommyx2]

Everybody now....
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

I took my kids out before it got so deep that I wouldn't find them! We have no where to go for the next couple days so I'm just going to act like a kid and enjoy it!

Nice picture Verandah Man...can you still see your house from the road?!

 

[Verandah Man]

What road??? I have no road in front of my house anymore!!!
It's coming down real hard right now, I mean, real hard!!!

 

[mhopset]

They have just issued a level 3 snow emergency for the county I live in.

It hasn't snowed like this since 1996.

 

[Colleen A.]

.....it's coming SIDEWAYS!

 

[mhopset]

Just think Colleen, your cable could be out!

My cable is out, but thank God for Direct TV!!!!!!!!!!

I know I will be sick of this by Tuesday, but right now it is so cool.