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Freak Storm
I know that there arent many of us here in the Western NY area, but we got dumped on with snow yesterday. Where I am, we got 2 feet of wet heavy snow over night. The TV stations are calling it the equivalant of a snow hurricane. Trees and powerlines are down and most of the area has no power. I drive a Blazer and cound even make it home and had to turn around and spend the night at work. And even though we're used to this in Buffalo, we sure as hell arent used to it in early October! When I woke this morning, I went to go outside to get snow off my satellite dish and it was plastered so high against the front door that I couldnt open it. If any of you are weather freaks and want to see, let me know and I'll put my cam up to the window and show ya.
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| October 13, 2006, 08:39 |
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Tungmeister
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Miller Beach, Indiana, US
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Re: Freak Storm
It's hard enough to "prepare" for such a storm even when you have an advanced warning. Was western NY caught off guard or did they know this was going to dump on them? I used to live on Lake Superior in MI and remember such storms that literally made everything (including the snow plows) come to a screaching halt.
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| October 13, 2006, 08:51 |
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Re: Freak Storm
Nope, completely unforeseen. Not only was it weird to see flurries in the afternoon, but it was a total whiteout last night. 105 miles of the thruway is shut down and basically, its a parking lot. Some people have been stuck there for 10 hours. I'd hate to be low on gas in that situation
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| October 13, 2006, 08:56 |
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Re: Freak Storm
damn, that's a lot of snow!! (just watched the news coverage) we have hurricanes here, but i don't think i would want to have a snow hurricane. but, can you send some snow down here??  we bever get any! 
leeuh 
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| October 13, 2006, 09:01 |
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Re: Re: Freak Storm
QUOTE (freensleazy @ October 13, 2006, 08:56)Nope, completely unforeseen.....
I understand, we got hit with a freak storm this spring, tore it up, took down buildings, uprooted trees, people went without power for over a week...the deaths associated with the storm were all due to electrocution from the downed power lines.
With all the radar, meterology advancements, it's amazing we can still often wake up in a whole 'nother world sometimes.
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| October 13, 2006, 09:02 |
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GG317
60 / male
Bowl of Granola, Massachusetts, US
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Re: Freak Storm
Well it's about time somebody else got hit with this wacky weather. It's been par for the course the last couple of years here. We have been living up to our sub-slogan for years now, "If you don't like this New England weather, just wait a minute, It gets worse"... 
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| October 13, 2006, 14:17 |
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Re: Freak Storm
all this storm talk has resulted in it being cold and rainy here too. sunshine state my arse! 
leeuh
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| October 13, 2006, 14:27 |
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Re: Freak Storm
Yeah GG, you guys have been getting it alot worse than us for the last few years, but in 2002 we got 7 feet in 36 hours. Can ya beat that?
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| October 13, 2006, 15:30 |
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Re: Freak Storm
we got about 10 inches here as well freaky october weater indeed 
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| October 13, 2006, 21:06 |
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GG317
60 / male
Bowl of Granola, Massachusetts, US
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QUOTE (freensleazy @ October 13, 2006, 15:30)Yeah GG, you guys have been getting it alot worse than us for the last few years, but in 2002 we got 7 feet in 36 hours. Can ya beat that?
No, you got me there, but last year I still had snow in my back yard on May 8th, 2006. 
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| October 14, 2006, 00:30 |
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Re: Re: Freak Storm
QUOTE (GentleGiant388 @ October 13, 2006, 14:17)Well it's about time somebody else got hit with this wacky weather. It's been par for the course the last couple of years here. We have been living up to our sub-slogan for years now, "If you don't like this New England weather, just wait a minute, It gets worse"...
GG, I know too well about the one-minute, New England weather, lived most of my life in CT.
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| October 14, 2006, 11:00 |
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Re: Freak Storm
I saw the news on our local station about the storm! We had a snow and ice storm here last year when the leaves were still on most of the trees it took down power lines, trees,and a couple of buildings,we didn't have power in some places for a week or so!I hope you get along ok and don't have any more weather like that.
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| October 14, 2006, 16:07 |
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