Snow Storm, round 2

zionzr2 · Post by **zionzr2** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:47 am

we'll we bout to get hit with a snow storm of 6+ inches Friday night and then the winds are to kick up around 30 mph.....Sounds like FUN FUN FUN!!!

fjf511 · Post by **fjf511** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:41 am

Thats why you got the AWD ....So you can go out and have some fun

zionzr2 · Post by **zionzr2** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:53 am

YUP!!Also just had my 9000 mile oil change and got a set of the rubber booted winter wiper blades.Should be all set now....

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:00 am

Hey Bill,I will be enjoying my Vibe in the same storm a well.Can't wait. It will e the first true test for my AWD.

PhillyVibeGT · Post by **PhillyVibeGT** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:05 am

We shall be getting the snow 6+ on Saturday through Sunday, can't wait.

ToolGuy · Post by **ToolGuy** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:00 am

Quote, originally posted by PhillyVibeGT Â»We shall be getting the snow 6+ on Saturday through Sunday, can't wait. 4-6 on Sat for us!

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:29 am

Quote, originally posted by MiVibe-ToolGuy Â»4-6 on Sat for us!Same for us North of you. They just said on the radio if the wind changes to the East during the storm that it's possible we could get 8-12".

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:43 am

We just got upped from 4"-6" to 10"-15"!Quote Â»THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR 10 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW UNTIL 10:00PM ESTUrgent - Winter Weather Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 326 PM EST Fri Jan 21 2005 ...The National Weather Service In Mount Holly Has Issued A Winter Storm Warning For 10 To 15 Inches Of Snow... A Dangerous And Significant Winter Storm Will Affect The Entire Area Saturday Into Sunday. A Winter Storm Warning Is In Effect For All Of Eastern Pennsylvania, All Of New Jersey With The Exception Of Coastal Atlantic County And Cape May County, New Castle And Kent Counties In Delaware And Cecil, Kent And Queen Anne's Counties In Maryland. The Upcoming Winter Storm Will Have Two Phases. The First Phase Will Feature Very Heavy Snow Saturday Afternoon Into Saturday Evening Where The Majority Of The Accumulating Snow Is Expected To Occur. The Snow Is Expected To Fall So Heavily That Near White-Out Conditions Are Likely With Rates Reaching One To Two Inches Per Hour. The Second Phase Occurring Overnight Saturday Into Sunday Will Feature Lighter Snow, But Considerably Stronger Winds. This Will Cause Blowing And Drifting Of What Is Expected To Be A Very Powdery Snow. This May Cause Blizzard Conditions At Times. Snow Is Expected To Arrive Into Eastern Pennsylvania, Eastern Maryland, Delaware And Southwest New Jersey Late Saturday Morning And The Rest Of New Jersey By Saturday Afternoon. Total Accumulations After All Is Said And Done Will Average 10 To 15 Inches Across The Entire Warning Area. Travel Conditions Will Become Downright Hazardous And All Unnecessary Travel Is Not Recommended Once The Heavy Snow Begins. Follow The Direction Of Emergency Management And Police In Your Area. Driving Conditions Should Start Improving Later Sunday Afternoon As Winds Diminish. Another Factor Will Be The Very Low Wind Chills. As Winds Increase Saturday Night Into Sunday, Wind Chill Factors Will Drop Below Zero Across Northeast Pennsylvania And Northwest New Jersey And The Single Numbers Elsewhere From Saturday Night And Last Through The Day On Sunday. An Area Of Low Pressure Was Over The High Plains. It Is Forecast To Move Into The Ohio Valley Saturday Morning And Cross The Central Appalachians Saturday Afternoon. A Secondary Low Pressure System Is Then Forecast To Develop Over The Delmarva Coastal Waters Saturday Evening And Intensify Rapidly. The Low Should Be Well East Of Our Region By Sunday Morning.WOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Stang2Vibe · Post by **Stang2Vibe** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 7:39 am

I'm watching this closely as well. I'm one of those sickos that goes out and drives around in this type of stuff for fun. At the last report this afternoon, downtown Pittsburgh and suburbs were expected to get 4-8 inches of snowfall. Snow was supposed to begin late tonight, but the storm is currently too far away and is forecast to arrive here around 4am Saturday morning. I have to be at work at 7am and so does my g/f. I'll probably be dropping her off early as her RSX doesn't have snow tires on it and it really sucks in the snow. I have the Blizzaks on my car and it has been handling the snowfall quite well so far.I've been watching this storm track for a while and the way that it is shaping up, we could actually get much more snow than they are predicting if moist Gulf air comes up from the south and gets tossed into the Ohio Valley as the storm passes through. That is when we get our heaviest snowfall. In 1993 we had official blizzard conditions for almost an entire day from a storm just like that. We ended up with over 2 1/2 feet of snow in just over a day. I remember that one very well, shoveling that stuff was a major bi*ch!If it's looking really bad out, I just won't go in to work. I can make up the time later, it's really not a big deal for me where I work. My g/f works at a hospital, though, so she kinda HAS to be there. So I might have to concentrate mostly on just getting her to and from work. The problem with this storm is that it is hitting us on the weekend and the city has been bankrupt for years. Snow removal efforts have been getting worse every year and it seems like on weekend, particularly in the evenings, they just kind of say "screw it" and give up on the plowing and salting. I live in the suburbs and most of the suburbs around here have their own snow equipment and crews and how well they clear the roads often varies greatly in each different municipality. In the city you might as well forget it unless you're going to be on the main roads and highways. It will take them DAYS to clear the side streets.I saw all the old folks around here were creating a run on bread, T.P., and milk at the grocery stores this afternoon. That's the norm around here any time accumulating snow is forecast. You'd think they're preparing for doomsday. All you folks to the west of me (like in Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio) will have to keep us easterners posted on what's going on your way so we can know what to expect from this. The Pittsburgh area of the Ohio Valley is traditionally very difficult to predict snowfall amounts for, and they are usually changing the amounts right up to the time of the storm and sometimes even after it begins. I will say that they've been getting better at it the past few years, but still are way off sometimes.God help us all.

Stang2Vibe · Post by **Stang2Vibe** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 10:39 am

Well, now local reports are varying in snowfall totals for Pittsburgh. One station says 4-6 inches, a second says 5-7, and a third says 7-8. The third station (KDKA) also reports that the City of Pittsburgh's Public Works Department received an extra shipment of 4,000 tons of salt today. I have no doubt this is because they want to be ready for the Steelers game on Sunday. Heinz Field officials are vowing that the stadium will be perfectly ready before gametime.

kostby · Post by **kostby** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 12:05 pm

Lebanon, Indiana - 11 p.m. 01/21/2005Winter weather advisory in effect until 7 PM est Saturday. Rest Of Tonight (Friday) Chance of snow or light sleet late in the evening...then widespread snow or chance of light sleet after midnight. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Lows in the lower 20s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Saturday Breezy. Snow likely in the morning...then chance of snow in the afternoon. Areas of blowing snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around 3 inches. Total new snow accumulation 4 to 5 inches. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 70 percent. Saturday Night Colder...breezy. Areas of blowing snow in the evening. Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows around 8. North winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Wind chill readings 11 below to 5 above zero.

ColonelPanic · Post by **ColonelPanic** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 12:54 pm

Blah, we're only getting some rain, freezing rain, and maybe 1" of snow if we're lucky down this far. *sobbing*http://www.crh.noaa.gov/foreca...ounty

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 10:02 pm

It's COOOOOMING!!!

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 10:49 pm

Mike, here is the Nexrad composite radar map for your area.

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 9:07 am

No snow storm here but just cold weather....this is the temp at 5:30PM todayBe careful out there

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 11:30 am

Location storm total Snow (Michigan).... Bay... Bay City 4.5 Essexville 6.0... Genesee... Burton 10.0Goodrich 8.0Grand Blanc 7.2Flint 6.0Flushing 6.0Otisville 4.5... Huron... Bad Axe 10.0Kinde 9.0 ... Lapeer... Columbiaville 8.0Dryden 7.3Lapeer 6.0 ... Lenawee... Deerfield 9.0Manitou Beach 7.0 ... Livingston... Howell 11.0 Brighton 10.0 Fowlerville 10.0 ... Macomb... Fraser 13.0Shelby TWP 11.0 to 14.0 Sterling Heights 9.5 to 12.5Richmond 9.7 Clinton TWP 9.3Harrison TWP 8.5 Washington 7.3 Armada 7.0 ... Midland... Midland 4.0 ... Monroe... Maybee 9.5Monroe 8.0 Frenchtown TWP 7.3 ... Oakland... Troy 12.0White Lake NWS 12.0Rochester Hills 11.5Berkley 11.2Novi 11.0Ferndale 11.0Milford 10.7West Bloomfield 10.0 Clarkston 9.2 Ortonville 7.5 ... Saginaw... Saginaw 5.5 Frankenmuth 6.0 ... Sanilac... Carsonville 9.0Marlette 5.0 ... Shiawassee... Durand 12.0Corunna 11.5Vernon 11.5 ... St Clair... Clay TWP 13.0Kimball TWP 11.0Port Huron 4.5 ... Tuscola... Fairgrove 12.0 ... Washtenaw... Ann Arbor 10.0 to 12.5Saline 9.5 York TWP 8.0Chelsea 8.0Manchester 7.5... Wayne... Lincoln Park 13.8Canton 12.5Livonia 12.5Detroit Metro Airport 12.2Wyandotte 11.0Redford 9.5Westland 9.0

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 11:52 am

We still have about 12-14 hours to go before this system moves out...Quite a bit of snow so far!Vibe's been parked all day...take a look:Snow is about Â½ to Â¾ of the way up the wheel...so that's about 8 or 9 inches...

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:20 pm

You guys can send some of that down here if you like. Ours never materialized. Bah.

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 3:00 pm

2:00am update:If things continue to go as they say they will, I expect the wheels to be gone in the next hour or two...I've probably freaked the neighbours out too...Only way I can get decent pictures is using a 1 million (yes, one MILLION) candlepower twin-bulb spotlight...combine that with a recurrent flash...they've probably got some choice words for me...

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 3:43 pm

Ended up with 8" inches here. AWD works like a dream.

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:09 pm

9 AM update:

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:23 pm

Holy Crap Mike!

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:24 pm

DUDE, where's my car??? Supposedly we got 4 or 5 hours left of this too...

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:33 pm

By the looks of it, you traded your vibe in for a Scion xB. Did you get a 05?

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:46 pm

Kinda looks like a PT Cruiser under all that snow!

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:50 pm

Quote, originally posted by Sputnik Â»Kinda looks like a PT Cruiser under all that snow! DON'T ever speak such blasphomy ever again!

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:51 pm

heh heh!

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 12:51 am

Wow...looks like ours looked at Christmas. I bet your neighbors do think you're crazy, outside shining a spotlight on your car at 2 am...LOL.

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 1:40 am

Quote, originally posted by ragingfish Â»9 AM update:Hope you have remote start..... and a snow-blower..... and tank treads..... and . . . never mind, just stay home! Glad to be in SD where it's 65+ (like 40 at night)

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 3:58 am

Well, it's 2:18...took us about 4 hours, but we finally dug out.I will say this.GREEN DIAMOND TIRES ARE PHENOMENAL!That's right. I did VERY little digging and was able to drive right out. I know damn well if I still had the Goodyears or god forbid Kumhos on, I would've been stuck there. BUt these babies bit right in and took me right out.Also went for a quick drive to get the newspapers (since they didn't deliver them). I was the ONLY non-suv/truck on the road, and I got some surprised looks when I drove up to the Wawa and all these "trucker" types were inside...they kinda looked at me like (removed), how did a lowly CAR make it here!Anyway, pics, as always:Pre dig:The back end...or is it? The wheels:22" at the wheels, with drifts:A frontal view:There was 16 (yes 16!) inches of snow ON the car!Comin back from gettin the papers...

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 6:21 am

Wow...brings back some Christmas Eve memories. Heh. I wish those pics weren't on my parents' computer. We have one of the neighbor waist-deep in a snow drift trying to dig out the end of his driveway.

simon · Post by **simon** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 8:43 am

We've had 3 blizzards in 7 days!

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ColonelPanic · Post by **ColonelPanic** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:20 pm

Hola sheet batman! Now that's what I call some snow! Those Green Diamonds gotta rock! I think those were a damn good investment....I know for sure my car with the all-seasons would have been hung up somewhere 30 minutes into that snowfall. Nothing major here yet to give me a test of the Blizzaks. Dang it!

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 8:16 pm

Wow! That is a hell of alot of snow guys glad to see you guys are ok!Mike awesome pics! I will never say Montreal weather sucks again

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