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Disco/Nowcast/Observations for SWFE on Monday/Tuesday Snow to ice

Damage In Tolland

By Damage In Tolland,
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weatherMA

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Yes, they'd close for 2" of snow and stay open for 12+". It was all about timing and nothing else.

 

I remember we had a 15" SWFE redeveloper on 1/28-29/09 and they stayed open. It was supposed to start around 10 AM, which it did, except they decided to hold classes anyway since it was dry at 6 AM. Once it started to snow, it began dumping 1-2" per hour by 1 PM. I think they finally called it around 2-3 PM after 4-5" of snow and the roads were a disaster. Everyone was in a panic. I remember several other occasions where things like this happened, but can't recall specifics.

 

Meanwhile, if we had 2-3" of snow that was actively falling around 5-6 AM, they'd often close for the day. Go figure...

 

Anyway, were getting a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain here. It's waffling back and forth, depending on intensity. 1.5" of new snow measured.

So, basically, even though they have a meteorology department they don't pay attention to the wx forecasts and cancel based on what is happening at that time...lol.

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#NoPoles

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Yes, they'd close for 2" of snow and stay open for 12+". It was all about timing and nothing else.

 

I remember we had a 15" SWFE redeveloper on 1/28-29/09 and they stayed open. It was supposed to start around 10 AM, which it did, except they decided to hold classes anyway since it was dry at 6 AM. Once it started to snow, it began dumping 1-2" per hour by 1 PM. I think they finally called it around 2-3 PM after 4-5" of snow and the roads were a disaster. Everyone was in a panic. I remember several other occasions where things like this happened, but can't recall specifics.

 

Meanwhile, if we had 2-3" of snow that was actively falling around 5-6 AM, they'd often close for the day. Go figure...

 

Anyway, were getting a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain here. It's waffling back and forth, depending on intensity. 1.5" of new snow measured.

sheesh...change over already?

 

i went to Lyndon State...they didn't have a habit of calling off classes...i always felt bad for the commuters...i remember i would start calling the class cancellation line at 6am, and keep calling up until 755am...hoping that my 8am classes would be canceled...not many cancellations...don't ask me why anyone in their right mind would choose the 8am calc or physics classics...but i did and it was torture!

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tamarack

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ORH has had 3 warning criteria snowfalls and an additional advisory snowfall. The 3 warning criteria events were:

Nov 6-7: 6.4"

Dec 26-27: 6.7"

Dec 29-30: 9.4"

Advisory:

Jan 16: 4.2"

The rest has been nickle and dime garbage under 2".

 

Think we've had 4 advisory events at my place, but no warning-level.  That 9.3" on 12/16-17 would've qualified had it fallen within 24 hr (9" threshold), but it took over 30.  Still waiting to see +SN this winter - closest was in the 0.5" semi-squall (zero wind) on Jan. 9.

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The closing for everything BS started in the early 2000's from what I hear. Though it was usually nice to get a little break from classes, its gotten way over the top. People are so damn dependent these days that they cant be considered responsible enough to drive through more than a dusting of snow even in the damn white mtn foothills. Its pretty sad. It should take 10"+ and dumping to close in a place like Plymouth.

 

University of Vermont has to have a blizzard to close.  The only times I know of them closing in the past 13 years is March 2001 and Valentines Day 2007.  That school has a ton of commuters from around VT as well as teachers and staff... but their stance is that its Vermont and snow is a way of life so deal with it, lol.

 

I'm surprised at some of the other colleges that close at the drop of a hat.

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University of Vermont has to have a blizzard to close.  The only times I know of them closing in the past 13 years is March 2001 and Valentines Day 2007.  That school has a ton of commuters from around VT as well as teachers and staff... but their stance is that its Vermont and snow is a way of life so deal with it, lol.

 

I'm surprised at some of the other colleges that close at the drop of a hat.

 

Yup, my brother went to school at St Mikes, it was the same way up there. It would be ripping snow and they would be going on as normal and we'd be canceled for 2 days at Plymouth State. Plymouth students tend to b**ch at the drop of a hat for some reason, if they have to get their feet wet, they are writing to the newspaper. If they get dripped on by rain from a gutter, they complain to the police. Then somebody says "you know we ought to do something about this". They think they can fix everything when the real answer should be "suck it up". Off soapbox.

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So, basically, even though they have a meteorology department they don't pay attention to the wx forecasts and cancel based on what is happening at that time...lol.

 

 

Yes, I could never figure it out. I think the admins like to make decisions on their own independent of anyone else. I remember the year (Spring 2005) I took climo with Hoffman and we probably lost about 25% of the class due to cancellations and delays. He was annoyed.

 

sheesh...change over already?

 

i went to Lyndon State...they didn't have a habit of calling off classes...i always felt bad for the commuters...i remember i would start calling the class cancellation line at 6am, and keep calling up until 755am...hoping that my 8am classes would be canceled...not many cancellations...don't ask me why anyone in their right mind would choose the 8am calc or physics classics...but i did and it was torture!

 

Yes, I began mixing about 2-2:30 PM. We had a nice burst of snow which began around 11 AM. It's not unusual for me to changeover fast in a SWFE as the isotherms are often oriented in a NW to SE fashion, unlike nor'easters where it may be more NE to SW. Although it's back to -SN at the moment.

 

Try taking Numerical Weather Prediction at 8 AM. It was a good class, but tough, especially at 8 AM when you're still a little drowsy and you're waiting for the coffee to kick in. I actually preferred early classes to the evening ones as they usually came during dinner and you had it looming over you all day, which was not fun if you had an exam. Better to get it done and over with.

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