moneypitmike

Apologies for what I'm sure is a dumb question......but why are we tracking dews this far in advance?

The year of stat-packing with nothing to show for it continues.

26/22

Yeah--it's looking better for you. Looks like a lot of mixing along the mid-coast so no need to go to Pit 2 for that. I'll stay here and, like most of us, watch a little sleet instead. I had posted earlier that I tend to be really dismissive of widespread ice events. It requires such a fine balance that they rarely play out to much more than some visual appeal. While there are notable exceptions, the vast majority turn into something meh for the masses. It appears that this will become one of those, My back-of-mind concern as to whether there could be a power outage has now been replaced with the fear my plow guy will think enough sleet to warrant coming by.

Lots of days and pages of posts leading to this event. Based on this map it looks like it will end up being a ho-hum scenic level 0-1 for most of us, 2 for some, and pretty memorable for a few not too far from Tolland. Tolland, MA, that is.

Going on a perhaps not-too-short-a- limb, I'm gong to predict Yukon Cornelius will wind up the ice-winner on the board.

When do you get to start your next thread?

Correct me if I'm wrong......accumulation is not accretion. This is the total rainfall that would occur with surface temps below freezing. It is not the amount one is going to find on trees and wires.

I feel for those 12 people.

That's better than getting #2 from #1.

What's your take on part 2? Looks like shit to me.

New map.....Look out Sandisfield/Blandford. For most of us, looks like we'll have some scenic views of the woods encased in non-damaging ice.

Tend to agree with you. Looks like winter has gone to live in GC this year.

No snow until Jan 20??

When you're accused of being ACATT and you're suggesting rain, that should be a red flag to all Nutmeggers.

The SST's would be cooler than normal if it weren't for BOS* departures.

Much sadness over lack of snow cover.

That was actually his first-call (I thought it was his first-guess, though I'm not sure what that difference is)>

We eagerly await your first-call map.

Too bad it tracks the low over Bob's head.

I just don't see this being a huge area of ice-impact. Speaking for SNE, I'm thinking sleet-fest anywhere north of the Pike. That will progress toward ice somewhere south of the pike. Is it between the Pike and northern CT or perhaps even that will be ip and the ice will be more sort of south of 84/north of the Merit deal. I'm thinking Ray's map, but shift it 30 miles south.

The Pope has decreed it so.

While I'll certainly be following it, I'm with Dave in being a little tired of this event. I think this will be essentially one for CNE. Some inconsequential sleet and ice in MA and some decent snow--albeit tainted with ip--through NH and western ME through the mid-coast (with more taint on the latter if the secondary tracks more tightly).

Does it seem to anyone else like December has been an interminable month? Perhaps just because of the early-month systems. Either way, I finally get an watch--and it's for ice, not snow. This map doesn't scream damage. Is that simply because it's only our to 7:00p.m. on 12/30?

What's the deal with the cutter? Are you CG or is that a reference to your storm hopes?