snywx Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 A hair under 4" here. So close geographically to a biggie! Wow.. wait a minute lol. You mean to tell me Monroe/Highland Mils/Harriman wasn't jackpot ?? Its a miracle! that area is a snow magnet. Looks like out here on the western side we benefited from the initial snowfall from this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Uggh. I never had a chance to scrape the couple inches of slush off the driveway before I left for work the other day and now it's well insulated and frozen solid. Walking is treacherous because it's all ratty underneath the new snow Good thing we have two Subarus because the plow pile at the end of the driveway is equally as immovable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 Uggh. I never had a chance to scrape the couple inches of slush off the driveway before I left for work the other day and now it's well insulated and frozen solid. Walking is treacherous because it's all ratty underneath the new snow Good thing we have two Subarus because the plow pile at the end of the driveway is equally as immovable I have a stone driveway so scrapping it isn't possible. My wife and I both have 4wd so we are able to slide up and down the driveway without a problem. Now a couple of guests coming over tomorrow night who do not have 4wd may need a little help getting out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 The wind is whippin the snow out there, near whiteouts along 416 with drifts building into the road. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Point, NY Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Wow.. wait a minute lol. You mean to tell me Monroe/Highland Mils/Harriman wasn't jackpot ?? Its a miracle! that area is a snow magnet. Looks like out here on the western side we benefited from the initial snowfall from this morning. LoL....I'm not quite sure now because I woke up to over an inch more in the driveway this morning. It was before the ferocious winds came up but this afternoon I had 3 inches in the driveway from drifting. I went to bed at about 10 so I'm not sure. Lets just call it a win for you guys this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 The wind is whippin the snow out there, near whiteouts along 416 with drifts building into the road. Nice. I was by your hood today.. Took the little ones sled riding at Stony Ford. Wind was nasty today & alot of spin outs from the blowing snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan11 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 It blew like hell up here today. 3 plus foot drifts now. Everything that fell here from Xmas onward has been pure powder so it all blew and plugged my paths, etc.. I had quite a fight to get the driveway clear, but finally calmed now. 16F outside. The wind is whippin the snow out there, near whiteouts along 416 with drifts building into the road. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 I was by your hood today.. Took the little ones sled riding at Stony Ford. Wind was nasty today & alot of spin outs from the blowing snow I trust all had fun. I was on 416 from here down to 207 and drive through a couple of near whiteouts but its the other end of 416 towards 211 that can really get interesting. It reminds me at times of the blowing and drifting I would see when my brother still lived up in Cazenovia but not nearly as bad here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 It blew like hell up here today. 3 plus foot drifts now. Everything that fell here from Xmas onward has been pure powder so it all blew and plugged my paths, etc.. I had quite a fight to get the driveway clear, but finally calmed now. 16F outside. Our snow from the other day is an icy base, we only had 4-5" of yesterday's powder blowing around so our drifts aren't as big as yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I trust all had fun. I was on 416 from here down to 207 and drive through a couple of near whiteouts but its the other end of 416 towards 211 that can really get interesting. It reminds me at times of the blowing and drifting I would see when my brother still lived up in Cazenovia but not nearly as bad here. Alot of open land up that way. The airport I believe is right there as well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Alot of open land up that way. The airport I believe is right there as well.. Yep, right at the intersection of 416 and 211. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 For locals there is an article in the Times Herald Record about one of the survivors of the Coldenham tragedy in 1989. Thats a day that I, along with many others, will never forget around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Hope everyone has a successful and memorable 2013. It's always fun, even a little overwhelming to really reflect on the fact that the new year is a complete clean slate. Best of luck to all in making it great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 For locals there is an article in the Times Herald Record about one of the survivors of the Coldenham tragedy in 1989. Thats a day that I, along with many others, will never forget around here. I was just talking about that with someone who was in that school at the time. Alot of those kids are now very well off from what I hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Hope everyone has a successful and memorable 2013. It's always fun, even a little overwhelming to really reflect on the fact that the new year is a complete clean slate. Best of luck to all in making it great. Thank you and same to you. And keep those photos coming, nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan11 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 I remember that day well because I was in grad school, doing an internship in the archives of the Friars of the Atonement (Graymoor) in Garrison, NY. Those storms hit me as I drove north toward home (lived in Saugerties) passing right by the Newburgh area shortly after the incident, listening to coverage on 880 radio. That was a big shift in the wx pattern and we had a very cold December and Xmas/New years period 1989-90. But that was about all winter had that year...it turned milder in early January and never got very cold again. We were in those thankless mild years then...from about 1988-1992 when you couldn't even buy a good Nor'easter, etc. The jinx finally ended in Dec. 1992. I was just talking about that with someone who was in that school at the time. Alot of those kids are now very well off from what I hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 I was a senior in high school and I remember the wind blowing the rain through the tiny gaps around the windows in the NFA library and the flags blown straight out in the wind. Then it got cold in the afternoon. My math teacher in my junior year lost his son in the collapse. I work with a women now who was a student in the cafeteria when it happened, she has some memories but many are hazy for her now. You're correct about that winter sucking, I remember the heat wave in February, it was unbelievable. Got down to 8 degrees this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan11 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 We got very cold during the middle of the night... down to -2F. Then it cllouded up and now some flurries. I was a senior in high school and I remember the wind blowing the rain through the tiny gaps around the windows in the NFA library and the flags blown straight out in the wind. Then it got cold in the afternoon. My math teacher in my junior year lost his son in the collapse. I work with a women now who was a student in the cafeteria when it happened, she has some memories but many are hazy for her now. You're correct about that winter sucking, I remember the heat wave in February, it was unbelievable.Got down to 8 degrees this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 -2.6F here this morning. Feels very nice, and it's so dry there's no ice on my windshield! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 -2.6F here this morning. Feels very nice, and it's so dry there's no ice on my windshield! Nice! I was at 4 when I left the house this morning, may have gone down a degree or two from there but I highly doubt I cracked O like you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan11 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Absurdly cold -19F here earlier. Now mainly ovc with flurries and up to -1. Nice! I was at 4 when I left the house this morning, may have gone down a degree or two from there but I highly doubt I cracked O like you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Wow, it's only gotten up to 10 degrees at Poughkeepsie as of 11 a.m.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xram Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 14.8/2 Got down to 3.9 this morning. Temp really only started dropping after midnight.......looks like the arctic air to the north bled down overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJay Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Absurdly cold -19F here earlier. Now mainly ovc with flurries and up to -1. wow! Rick what was the forecasted low? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 2F here for a low.. At 4am it was 16 lol.. Temps dropped like a rock after 5am.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 2F here for a low.. At 4am it was 16 lol.. Temps dropped like a rock after 5am.. 3 here for the low. I know its cold when I can see the cloud of snow from the snow guns blasting on the tubing hill from my house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan11 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I think maybe -7 was the point/click forecast low Wed. night... Much milder overnight tonight. Ovc and had a dusting of light snow, 24F, up from 10 early in the evening. wow! Rick what was the forecasted low? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Felt disappointingly mild this morning... straddling 28F. Temp went up from 15F before midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Felt disappointingly mild this morning... straddling 28F. Temp went up from 15F before midnight. Agree and it will only feel more disappointing next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Point, NY Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I remember that day well because I was in grad school, doing an internship in the archives of the Friars of the Atonement (Graymoor) in Garrison, NY.Funny you should mention that place Rick. My dad attended a seminary out in Elmira when he was young (thank God he didn't go through with it). When I was growing up on Staten Island, he would occasionally take us up to Graymoor on day trips. A very simple place that I couldn't understand why we went to but I guess it was the scenic ride up over the Bear Mtn. bridge.I believe the steel structure shaped like a cross from the WTC on 9-11 resides there now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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