"We're gonna need a bigger plow..." Massive, persistent singal now emerges discretely in the models, 20th-23rd

[BrianW]

 

2 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

This is what I was told by an Eversource friend. 70k is modeled mean worst case is 250k

I just saw this on Reddit from a CT lineman. 

Unfortunately, there’s a lot of power companies throughout the US right now, hitting the emergency button due to the weather in their respective areas. From Illinois all the way to Rhode Island and north, hundreds of power companies are snagging all the traveling lineman, nationwide, leaving Eversource short-staffed. The usual crews Eversource would get from Texas and alabama and Canada, are now going to Michigan and New York and other states and even staying back in Canada to work on their own system. 

Mark my words, if this number reaches to 380,000, I promise you it will not be a 3 day restoration timeframe. It will be a week or more.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

I know it is short-lived but it is just hammering snow right now.  Should be close to an inch shortly.

[ariof]

Yankee Magazine has a nice webcam in Dublin at about 1600’ and it’s SN up there for now: https://newengland.com/webcam/

[40/70 Benchmark]

Man, I am as sick of this thread as I am la nina.

[CT Rain]

16 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

Holy smokes…what ridiculous hype by Eversource.   What a joke. 

If I was them I'd do the same. 125k is not a crazy outage number for CT.

They have to file the "Level 4" with PURA before the storm and they had a really hard time as it is getting crews in from outside because this storm was so expansive. Seems like a reasonable worst case scenario to me. 

[Damage In Tolland]

17 minutes ago, BrianW said:

 

I just saw this on Reddit from a CT lineman. 

Unfortunately, there’s a lot of power companies throughout the US right now, hitting the emergency button due to the weather in their respective areas. From Illinois all the way to Rhode Island and north, hundreds of power companies are snagging all the traveling lineman, nationwide, leaving Eversource short-staffed. The usual crews Eversource would get from Texas and alabama and Canada, are now going to Michigan and New York and other states and even staying back in Canada to work on their own system. 

Mark my words, if this number reaches to 380,000, I promise you it will not be a 3 day restoration timeframe. It will be a week or more.

We week 

[Torch Tiger]

36.5 and light rain.   Underperformer

[WinterWolf]

Just now, CT Rain said:

If I was them I'd do the same. 125k is not a crazy outage number for CT.

They have to file the "Level 4" with PURA before the storm and they had a really hard time as it is getting crews in from outside because this storm was so expansive. Seems like a reasonable worst case scenario to me. 

No, but 380,000 is. I was talking about the numbers…that’s just totally ridiculous. But hype sells and gets attention I guess.  I guess they can justify it however they can/want?  

[HoarfrostHubb]

1 hour ago, ineedsnow said:

Light snow in leominster 

Solid coating here. 

[wxeyeNH]

So it begins..

Light snow  28.5/23  6:45pm

[HoarfrostHubb]

Schools in the Boston area closing already?   I guess get the kids off the street?   
 

I can’t say I’ve ever seen that…

[Torch Tiger]

Just now, HoarfrostHubb said:

Schools in the Boston area closing already?   I guess get the kids off the street?   
 

I can’t say I’ve ever seen that…

Good

[CT Rain]

2 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

No, but 380,000 is. I was talking about the numbers…that’s just totally ridiculous. But hype sells and gets attention I guess.  I guess they can justify it however they can/want?  

No. The numbers are hard coded into their matrix. So a Level 4 event is by definition 125-380k outages. It's not hype it's completely reasonable. 

[HoarfrostHubb]

2 minutes ago, Torch Tiger said:

Good

I sorta understand a place like Ipswich or Dover NH.   But Lexington?

 

[Patrick-02540]

2 minutes ago, CT Rain said:

No. The numbers are hard coded into their matrix. So a Level 4 event is by definition 125-380k outages. It's not hype it's completely reasonable. 

I understand that they won't go up a pole in gusts 30 or greater.  So if you go out tonight, they won't even start your repair until some time on Saturday.  

[Torch Tiger]

1 minute ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

I sorta understand a place like Ipswich or Dover NH.   But Lexington?

 

Tomorrow is a very busy work day for some. Millions of santas gifts more than usual. If there are "wild" conditions just leave the kids at home.  haha

[Brian5671]

10 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

Schools in the Boston area closing already?   I guess get the kids off the street?   
 

I can’t say I’ve ever seen that…

some here too...LOLZ-It's a joke day for sure-but why not try to get it in...

[tavwtby]

exclusively IP/SN here now, nice little coating of ice snow on the deck... getting to the eversource situation, I am pretty pissed at them for years now, justifying hiking rates especially after 2011, with Irene then the snow storm, and just found out distribution rates are going to be going up almost 40% if not more, and I believe it was that tropical storm last year or year before that came racing up and knocked out power to a couple hundred thousand people, us being one, without power for days, but I still see many many limbs that are overhanging major trunk lines still not trimmed, but there is no other option than to spend 20k and get solar, off grid, because if you tie into the grid, they can shut it down without warning if say the grid is being overloaded, like they are doing in Australia now, and not telling customers so they think they will be fine, until they realize the utility company, from government orders, disconnected the solar on their house, crazy.

[mahk_webstah]

When do the heavier winds start at Logan?

[CoastalWx]

4 minutes ago, mahk_webstah said:

When do the heavier winds start at Logan?

After about 2-3am

[WinterWolf]

15 minutes ago, CT Rain said:

No. The numbers are hard coded into their matrix. So a Level 4 event is by definition 125-380k outages. It's not hype it's completely reasonable. 

Ahhh I don’t know..sounds a lil rigged, but Ok.   

[mahk_webstah]

1 minute ago, CoastalWx said:

After about 2-3am

Thank you, flying in to land around 8:30

[ORH_wxman]

We had a little sleet here to start about an hour and a half ago, with maybe a few mangled flakes. Didn’t last long. Rain and 37 now. 

[Modfan2]

Rain, 40/37. 

[ineedsnow]

Ripping

[Torch Tiger]

48 minutes ago, BrianW said:

 

I just saw this on Reddit from a CT lineman. 

Unfortunately, there’s a lot of power companies throughout the US right now, hitting the emergency button due to the weather in their respective areas. From Illinois all the way to Rhode Island and north, hundreds of power companies are snagging all the traveling lineman, nationwide, leaving Eversource short-staffed. The usual crews Eversource would get from Texas and alabama and Canada, are now going to Michigan and New York and other states and even staying back in Canada to work on their own system. 

Mark my words, if this number reaches to 380,000, I promise you it will not be a 3 day restoration timeframe. It will be a week or more.

several weeks for some

[CoastalWx]

8 minutes ago, mahk_webstah said:

Thank you, flying in to land around 8:30

Where are you coming from? You’re landing at 8:30a?

[dendrite]

Looks like it was the coldest day on record for Bozeman airport. All-time record low max of -24, 3rd coldest min on record of -45, and coldest mean on record of -34.5.

Departure of -54 

[CoastalWx]

4 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Looks like it was the coldest day on record for Bozeman airport. All-time record low max of -24, 3rd coldest min on record of -45, and coldest mean on record of -34.5.

Departure of -54 

Wow

[CoastalWx]

Why are schools closing? And how angry are parents who hoped to spend this day getting last minute stuff or wrapping.    What a joke.