<p>" I have never seen a snow that stuck to trees this tenaciously - I’m calling it “Velcro snow”.
cartera- yes, yes …excellent description, hanging pines all around us. Hope they rebound.</p>
<p>tk & greenwitch -won’t Long Prime be jealous, when he wakes up in PNW, of the beautiful winter scenes you must have with all that snow. His budding daffodils can’t compare with red cardinal against the backdrop of pristine snow covered pines.</p>
<p>didn’t snow at all in bergen county NJ</p>
<p>Just a sprinkle in Essex, a few more snow flurries expected, but I’m not hearing anthing like the 14 inches for Newark someone mentioned. I think the airport will be fine.</p>
<p>Just called our house in S Jersey. Still has electricity, but it’s in the AC Electric red zone for outages, so i’m thinking it’ll lose it soon. S is heading back down on Monday (he works from there), so I hope it’s operating then, or he’ll be mighty cold.</p>
<p>Want to trade for mud flows? In LA, it was pouring this morning and the mud flows have crested the debris basin in the burn areas and it’s a mess. K rails placed to divert the mud flow are now loosened and smashing into cars.</p>
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<p>Oh, it’s stunning all right. Would not trade it for mud flows.</p>
<p>One of our first prep chores was to haul out birdseed. A cardinal against fresh snow is indeed a glorious sight. After it stops falling, we may see red tail hawks and fox hunting for mice as they scurry over the surface. I’m not seeing much accumulation on the trees (mostly hardwoods here), which is good. But it’s been coming down at over 1" per hour so we may well pass that 30" prediction.</p>
<p>Any Laura Ingalls Wilder fans here? I used to be fascinated by her descriptions of the Dakota blizzards. Did you get those howling winds with this storm and/or dangerously reduced visibility like she described in her Little House books?</p>
<p>We had the howling winds and almost zero visibility last night around midnight for a couple of hours. I was reminded of the LIW books and can’t imagine how they got through those storms on the prairie with burning straw and nothing to break the winds as they swept across the land. </p>
<p>We have 20" in the driveway and that’s not even far enough to get past the trees. Still coming down fast and furious. It’s gorgeous. We still have power, for which I am thankful!</p>
<p>Wonder if FedEx Ground will show up with our new snow blower today? 
(Seriously. DH ordered one a week ago.)</p>
<p>I am a travel agent so I have lots of worried people…they’re pretty much getting off though. Late, but not as many cancellations as I’d thought. </p>
<p>I agree this was a HEAVY snow alright! I ran the snow blower last night, stupid move. But, you never know. A few inches less makes it easier the next day. Then we got … the wind! THAT worried my for my travelers more than the snow. Snow is just a matter of de-icing…and keeping those runways cleared. But wind can = wind sheer and that’s one nasty phenomenon. And, yes, this was a HEAVY one…great for snowmen! WE get ALL the different kinds of snow. But this one was so laden with moisture the snow blower barely worked (clogged up)…I had to do a lot of hand shovelling and that is NOT fun. I thought, once I invested my $800 in a snow blower I’d never have to do that again. </p>
<p>So, anyway, my pristine driveway looked as if no one had ever touched it - a snow tundra. So after a morning of working on FAFSA, CSS Profile, and IDOCS…I blew and shoveled snow again for an hour. I love it that it’s Saturday though, so I don’t work. THAT makes it SO much easier. Normally, my business is crazy when the weather is bad (“help me!”…like I can change the weather)…so I ALWAYS have to be at work. Surely does take the stress away if you don’t have to clear snow at 4am!</p>
<p>Yeah…snow day!</p>
<p>In NoVa suburbs: No howling winds, at least yet. But I measured 22 inches in my yard, 16 inches on the street. Snow is up to my knees & still falling steadily. Lights are fllickering so we’re worried about losing power. Power lines are heavy with wet snow & tree tops (mostly pines) are snapping off.</p>
<p>I think it must a be a sign of the Apocalypse that my S2 woke up at 7am to shovel the driveway for the 3rd or 4th time. Without being asked.</p>
<p>The snow is beautiful for sure. It is very heavy and wet- we got about a foot here in PA and that’s enough for me. The shoveling has commenced. Fortunately I have a couple of neighbors with a snowblower who will take care of the end of the driveway after the plow goes by. My dog and cat are both having fun playing in the snow.
tk - thanks for the history lesson on the Knickerbocker storm.</p>
<p>nrdsb4 - I lived in Nebraska for a couple of years and we got howling blizzards. Nor’Easters aren’t quite like that. The snow tends to be wetter and the terrain cuts down on the wind. Coastal areas get more wind since it comes right off the ocean. Midwestern snow is pretty dry.</p>
<p>We had thundersnow and lightning and strong wind here last night in northern Baltimore County. It’s epic, and I’m glad I went out Thursday night and stocked up, even though the produce department had been cleaned out. We easily have 24 inches, and will probably get 12more. Tree fell near car, barely missing it. Power flickered all night, but stayed on.</p>
<p>The combination of Super Bowl shopping and snow food hoarding is what made the supermarket panic here worse, but I am honestly glad I have wine, beer, chips, deli meat, rolls, milk, eggs. Hunkered down, eating well, enjoying coffee, wine later, big dinner. I actually witnessed fights over parking at Wegmans.</p>
<p>Very glad University of Delaware had the sense cancel class on Monday, the first day of Spring Semester. Now we don’t have to try to return D to UD until Monday late. Getting into dorms tomorrow will be tough - so we will procrastinate.</p>
<p>We don’t have quite the infrastructure for snow removal that others have - it’s pretty good, but it will not be good until Monday.</p>
<p>We also have over 24" and it’s calling for 7-10" more inches. This is the biggest snowstorm this area has seen in ages and our infrastructure is terrible.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t be surprised if we get out Monday and Tuesday (as a high school student).</p>
<p>All quiet here on the western…er…northern front in Northern New Jersey. Slight snowfall everywhere within about 30 miles of NYC. But there’s enough of it on the ground to make things eerily quiet for a midday Saturday. I’m already suffering from stir craziness from being inside all morning so I’m headed out to get some cold air.</p>
<p>Chiming in from Carroll, Cty. Maryland. I guess we have 24" but it’s so hard to tell due to all the drifting. My estimate is based on the height of the dog’s back. 
Or, when I look at the mailbox post, there’s a gap of about 6" between the top of the snow and the bottom of newspaper box. How’s that for scientific? </p>
<p>As luck would have it, both teenagers have strep. They’re no good to the shovel effort today. Maybe tomorrow.</p>
<p>I just got all dressed to go for a walk - what the heck was I thinking? I got about 4 steps from the front door and the drifts were up to my thighs approaching my waist. I couldn’t move. I guess the kids can go snow surfing.</p>
<p>We have just over 28" here in NoVa and it is still coming down. Went out cross-country skiing and it was fantastic. Just go in the streets that have had 4-6" accumulation since the last plow went through, or follow a 4-wheel drive vehicle track. Wonderful.</p>
<p>My husband grew up in coastal California, so every time it snows he thinks he is on vacation!</p>
<p>It does remind me of '78 in Boston because of the deep snow but pleasant temperatures. I was also in the blizzard of '77 in Buffalo. THAT was nuts: white-out conditions for 2 days and howling winds with temperatures in the single digits. People getting lost and freezing to death. This is a party in comparison.</p>
<p>LW–enjoy your walk. I just got back from one. Still no snow here in Essex Co, but it’s deliciously cold and bleak outside. Got some bracing steps in.</p>
<p>@Geomom: plow? you’ve had a plow?! I’m sooo envious. We have 20" in the street & no plow has come through. Ever. Looks like we’re going to be stuck for a while.</p>
<p>Reporting in from 20 miles north of NYC-not even a FLURRY! Son had major athletic event canceled today in anticipation of what-is-that-white-stuff?</p>
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<p>Yes, that’s the way Laura Ingalls Wilder described the Dakota blizzards. Her recollection of being in the schoolhouse when a blizzard hit and the teacher and kids taking hold of a rope and trying to find their way to town was quite gripping. They almost wandered off into the prairie to freeze to death except for the fact that Laura (I think?) banged into the last plank on the last building in the town. The visibility was that bad.</p>