Plenty of snow up in here.

From this morning ~

btw- I have somehow gone 'Roof Blind'

Don't judge

A-Jay

36 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

btw- I have somehow gone 'Roof Blind'

Whoa. Time to get up there and do some removal! Maybe Tank can help. 🫣

My original local record snow fall figures were high.

We are much closer to the single season record than I thought. 

And it snowing hard right now.

A-Jay

5 hours ago, Swamp Girl said:

 

Where was that? 

By Crater Lake, Or.

We got 3” of slush Saturday night which was a real bear to clear. Then the temps dropped where it froze into solid ice. We were due anywhere from 0 to 24” of snow in 2 days as recently as yesterdays forecast but now it looks right balmy.  That’s ice melting weather right there. 

 

 

Good gracious these pics are awesome, unless you are there in person I suppose 😂 

1 hour ago, Rockhopper said:

By Crater Lake, Or.

 

I just Google Crater Lake's annual snowfall average:

 

It's...wait for it...wait for it........41................wait for it..................FEET!

 

15 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Good gracious these pics are awesome, unless you are there in person I suppose 😂 

 

The snow's actually pretty. It's the wind that makes it rough. It's been howling for 20 hours and will howl for another 20. It bullies my car. 

 

6 hours ago, A-Jay said:

I have somehow gone 'Roof Blind'

 

Snow raking is hard work. I don't blame you. My current home has a steep roof, so there's no raking. HOORAY!

@Swamp Girl lol yes it's a lot. The highway shoulders were so tall it felt like driving in a tunnel everywhere. The snow plows were actually giant snow blowers to get the snow up and over the shoulders. 

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

My original local record snow fall figures were high.

We are much closer to the single season record than I thought. 

And it snowing hard right now.

A-Jay

We’re right about half of you right now. Ours have been a little here and a little there. No real big snow events so far.

Overnight low here is supposed to reach -20.  Windchill approaching -35 degrees.

 

But...looking out about 5 days...there are signs of relief!  Nearly 40 degrees ABOVE zero by Sunday afternoon.  Do I dare say it.  (spring?)

Jinxed it ! 

1 hour ago, Rockhopper said:

@Swamp Girl lol yes it's a lot. The highway shoulders were so tall it felt like driving in a tunnel everywhere. The snow plows were actually giant snow blowers to get the snow up and over the shoulders. 

 

I was in Oregon once for the biggest ice storm of my life. Everything was encased in inches of ice. That was near Mt. Hood. And I was in Buffalo at the beginning of their 7' of snowfall storm. The wall cloud was jet black. HOWEVER, I've never driven through tunnels of snow. I've only seen photos of such a scene.

Just now, Swamp Girl said:

 

I was in Oregon once for the biggest ice storm of my life. Everything was encased in inches of ice. That was near Mt. Hood. And I was in Buffalo at the beginning of their 7' of snowfall storm. The wall cloud was jet black. HOWEVER, I've never driven through tunnels of snow. I've only seen photos of such a scene.

Was that about 2012?

1 minute ago, Rockhopper said:

Was that about 2012?

 

2014. However, even seven feet is just a slice of 41 feet.

Pretty bad here this morning. Lots of snow, and temp is -2. Next week in the upper 40s and possibly 50 degrees. 

15 hours ago, gim said:

Overnight low here is supposed to reach -20.  Windchill approaching -35 degrees.

 

But...looking out about 5 days...there are signs of relief!  Nearly 40 degrees ABOVE zero by Sunday afternoon.  Do I dare say it.  (spring?)

Come on man you know better than that. Why you gonna do that to us?

The local near record snow fall piled on the roof,

finally breached the vent/exhaust pipes for the home and water heater

as well as the plumbing/septic vent pipes.

None of that is a good thing.

So up I went.

Of course the wind chills had to be below zero just to keep it interesting. 

Only took a few minutes to clear them out.

Hardest part was getting up & down off the roof.

My powers of levitation are not what they used to be . . .

btw- check yours if there's a need.

You'll be glad you did.

A-Jay

3 hours ago, A-Jay said:

The local near record snow fall piled on the roof,

finally breached the vent/exhaust pipes for the home and water heater

as well as the plumbing/septic vent pipes.

None of that is a good thing.

Back in my HVAC days I had a few no heat calls (always in the middle of the night BTW) that were the result of snow covering the intake pipe. Quick easy fix, unless it were on the roof. Sorry folks you’re on your own on that one.

3 hours ago, A-Jay said:

as well as the plumbing/septic vent pipes.

Oh ya - the stack is one that you definitely want to keep clear

West Michigan saw only 17% of available sun for the month of January. 😎

Like living in a snow globe. 

It snow's here with the sun out ?

 

Notes straight from the local NWS forecast desk. Our first measurable snow of the winter was on Nov. 20th, and kicked off quite the run of snow here! Out of the last 93 days, there have been EIGHTY-SIX (86) days with observed snow... including a perfect 20/20 in February thus far! The season total stands at 180.9" as of 7am today.

A-Jay

 

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

Out of the last 93 days, there have been EIGHTY-SIX (86) days with observed snow... including a perfect 20/20 in February thus far! The season total stands at 180.9" as of 7am today.

The weather is finally improving in Maine. We are up to a high of 30 degrees today and next week are supposed to reach the low forties for three straight days. Still dipping into the teens or colder most nights, but I'm seeing slivers of spring. I'm still dazzled by Crater Lake's annual snowfalls. 40'!

 

Some relief on the horizon in upstate NY as well. Calling for 5 days in a row above 40° next week! One day is even getting up to 45°! That will go a long way for at least melting the snow cover that has been sitting atop the frozen lakes for 3 months. Which will in turn help the lakes thaw faster. But like every year, this is just fool’s spring and I’m always the fool. March always come in like a lion and somehow still goes out like a lion. 

We got the warmup going on as well - gets above freezing tomorrow with a 4 day string of 40s.