Finally, some appreciable snow in Central Virginia - maybe an inch. Was out in the dark this morning getting it off the dishes.
Thinking real hard if driveway needs a quick shovel (lots of pushing with no piling up) or not. Great way to get the steps in.
Well, I have about three feet, and Erie, PA, just southwest of me, has nearly seven. I can send you some if you like. :p
Edit: Just found the December total, so far, for my area. It's 105", with most of it coming in two separate snow events. SMH.
I hope that, with this really cold weather, Lake Erie is going to freeze over soon, as the longer it takes to freeze the longer we're going to have this lake effect snow. :(
"Edit: Just found the December total, so far, for my area. It's 105", with most of it coming in two separate snow events. SMH. "
GabeU, all the snow I've seen in my life, combined, doesn't even come close to that. That's 8 and 3/4 feet, and only for a month. Wow. Let me say that backwards: wow.
maratsade wrote:"Edit: Just found the December total, so far, for my area. It's 105", with most of it coming in two separate snow events. SMH. "
GabeU, all the snow I've seen in my life, combined, doesn't even come close to that. That's 8 and 3/4 feet, and only for a month. Wow. Let me say that backwards: wow.
Want some of it? LOL.
Luckily, nearly all of the snow from the first event had melted before it got cold again and the second event started. Right where I live I don't that we got quite that much, but I'd say at least between six and seven feet between the two. Most of the highest amount that we get in this area is further up the hill that I live on. It's not far, but just two mile's distance can mean the difference between a couple inches and foot of snow. There are often times that we get barely anything while five miles south of us they are getting hammered. Lake effect snow comes in bands, and they can remain stationary or move north and south. When they just sit there, like the one did over Erie, PA over the last week, you get slammed.
Back in Nov 2014, over the course of a few days, Buffalo, which is about 25 miles north of me, got about 15", while a villlage ten miles to the south east got 88". We got about two inches. That one made the national news, too.
Well, I waited until 2pm and the revised forecast said it wasn't getting above freezing, with less solar loading than I thought. Ended up going out to shovel when it was probably too late. I got most of it, but there was still a good lot stuck-on.
Bottom line: I got a good 7000 steps out of it, but no lifting action. Ended up running 35 minutes of progression intervals on the treadmill when I came in afterwards anyway.
Snow and ice covered the ground in parts of every state Wednesday 01-17-2018
according to weather.com
