Thursday, February 7, 2013

IT HAS BEGUN (again)

Per a reader:

In case you are compiling grocery store reports. I just went to Associated on 14th to grab some cat litter, and the store is packed with people shopping for the impending snowstorm. I didn't realize it was going to be that bad, but the store is crowded, and it takes some patience to get around!

WHY ARE YOU STILL SITTING THERE READING THIS. Go!

Updated. The National Weather Service has just issued a Blizzard Warning:

Major winter storm to impact the Tri-state area Friday into Saturday.

Blizzard Warning in effect from 6 am Friday to 1 pm EST Saturday.

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a Blizzard Warning, which is in effect from 6 am Friday to 1 pm EST Saturday.

Locations: New York City, Southern Westchester County, and coastal portions of Northeast New Jersey.
Hazard types: Heavy snow and strong winds.
Accumulations: snow accumulation of 10 to 14 inches, with localized higher amounts within developing snow bands.
Winds: north 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
Temperatures: falling into the 20s by Friday evening.
Visibilities: one quarter mile or less at times.
Timing: The strongest winds and heaviest snow will occur Friday evening into Saturday morning.
Impacts: Heavy snow and winds will make for dangerous driving conditions with visibilities near zero in White-out conditions. In addition, some tree limbs will be downed, causing scattered power outages.


Updated 5:15 p.m.



13 comments:

  1. To be fair, it is hard on any given day to get around in that less than supermarket.

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  2. Um I don't know about that. Checking the forecast, and as an outdoorsman I'm sort of a weather hawk, looks like we're set for a high of 39 or 40 depending on who you ask, and a mix of snow and rain. Looks like we are in for a wet one, but crisis doesn't seem likely. The heavy stuff is expected in New England, that doesn't include NYC. newbies. I'm starting to believe that ppl simply enjoy panicking and emptying store shelves. Makes them feel alive maybe.

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  3. i just heard on the weather channel that they are now calling for 12-18 inches for nyc

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  4. Ever since Katrina the media jumps on any kind weather that looks like a big deal. Sometimes they're right, sometimes they're wrong. Gives them something to fill the news cycle with. Some news outlets are already reminding people to send in their photos of the storm which isn't even here yet!

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  5. it's too late
    3 hours ago the line was out the door at trader joes.

    it's too damn cold to stand outside a supermarket on a line to get in.
    gez.

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  6. To the previous poster: That's what was expected, but now the forecast has changed. THIS COULD BE SNOWMAGEDDON PART TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!! RUN NOW WHILE YOU CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!! Or just stay inside eating until it is over.

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  7. I don't know about all that - people didn't take Sandy seriously. It's not worth assuming nothing is going to happen if concern only means buying $100 worth of water and groceries.

    I'd rather be prepared and have it lead to nothing than to be unprepared begging my neighbors for a can of tuna.

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  8. Toma Waits: Emotional Weather ReportFebruary 7, 2013 at 5:44 PM

    late night and early morning low clouds
    with a chance of fog
    chance of showers into the afternoon
    with variable high cloudiness
    and gusty winds, gusty winds
    at times around the corner of
    Sunset and Alvorado
    things are tough all over
    when the thunder storms start
    increasing over the southeast
    and south central portions
    of my apartment, I get upset
    and a line of thunderstorms was
    developing in the early morning
    ahead of a slow moving coldfront
    cold blooded
    with tornado watches issued shortly
    before noon Sunday, for the areas
    including, the western region
    of my mental health
    and the northern portions of my
    ability to deal rationally with my
    disconcerted precarious emotional
    situation, it's cold out there
    colder than a ticket taker's smile
    at the Ivar Theatre, on a Saturday night
    flash flood watches covered the
    southern portion of my disposition
    there was no severe weather well
    into the afternoon, except for a lone gust of
    wind in the bedroom
    in a high pressure zone, covering the eastern
    portion of a small suburban community
    with a 103 and millibar high pressure zone
    and a weak pressure ridge extending from
    my eyes down to my cheeks cause since
    you left me baby
    and put the vice grips on my mental health
    well the extended outlook for an
    indefinite period of time until you
    come back to me baby is high tonight
    low tomorrow, and precipitation is
    expected


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  9. At Associated on Bleecker and West Broadway as of 5:30 PM the lines were well within normal. A bit long, but "eh, maybe you should open up another register" crowded rather than "people getting trampled to death hoarding bottled water" crowded.

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  10. Not sure about the rest of you but I love snow, so I will be outside all day!!!

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  11. It's a BS forecast. Not gonna happen.

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  12. Met was normal tonight.

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  13. Please say dumpster diving is dead.

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