If you get stuck again, I’m 20 minutes away and up for a beer once I get done plow duty.I am on the only direct flight into Pittsburgh at 1:30pm today. Got stuck in Philly last night after having to connect here since Charlotte canceled my flight to Pittsburgh. I'm hoping the snow holds out but am worried I'll have to spend another night here.
This has been an awful trip.
true story. we only had about 2" of snow at my house in Decatur (just east of downtown) but friends on the West and Northwest side of town got hit with 6-8 inches of snow. the main difference between this and most other Winter storms we get is that this was pretty much pure snow rather than the snow/ice mixture that we usually get. it also didn't get cold enough to freeze until early Saturday morning.My friend in Atlanta says it snowing there now.
the drive back was not niceIt's been nice in Buffalo
Lake Effect Snow Warning for Southern Erie County, Pennsylvania
Issuing Office: Cleveland
Source: National.Weather.Service
1:42pm EST, Mon Dec 11
... LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT... HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED, WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE. * WHERE... SOUTHERN ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES. * WHEN... FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BE PREPARED FOR NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW BANDS. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE.
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... WIDESPREAD SNOW TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .A CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES TONIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHT SNOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY BEFORE THE MORNING RUSH HOUR TUESDAY, CONTINUING THROUGH THE MORNING. THERE MAY BE A RELATIVE LULL IN INTENSITY TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ORGANIZES FOR TUESDAY LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN WELL-DEVELOPED LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHEAST OHIO. LOCATIONS UNDER THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL STILL RECEIVE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. THIS MAY LEAD TO THE NEED FOR A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. WINDS BEHIND THE CLIPPER WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL DEVELOP LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS THAT REACH WELL INLAND. THE WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY TUESDAY REACHING THE TEENS BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND CHILLS WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.
If you left now, you could still make it... I have extra shovels...Ahh...December. It's lake effect snow season.
They sold it when we moved to Pittsburgh, and ended up getting pounded the first two years we were there. Bought another one, used it about three times, and then we moved to SC...Pretty DG66 family typical.That's where I'm at...I bought a Cub Cadet when Home Depot had one of their 0% APR through 12 months deals, a couple of months ago. It's a damn nice snowblower, and I'll probably lose it if there's any more than 2" in the driveway. This past snowfall, we had 5.5" in the grass but it barely stuck to the driveway...naturallyI am in that boat right now. I have a big driveway now and bought a snowblower. I used it once when there were 2 inches of snow because I was pissed that I haven't been able to use it yet. That being said if the investment for was $600 for it to not snow, then I've paid my dues.
Tomorrow seems like it might be prime time for me - we're "supposed" to get 3-5 inches. Maybe I'll get to bust it out for the second time in three winters.That's where I'm at...I bought a Cub Cadet when Home Depot had one of their 0% APR through 12 months deals, a couple of months ago. It's a damn nice snowblower, and I'll probably lose it if there's any more than 2" in the driveway. This past snowfall, we had 5.5" in the grass but it barely stuck to the driveway...naturallyI am in that boat right now. I have a big driveway now and bought a snowblower. I used it once when there were 2 inches of snow because I was pissed that I haven't been able to use it yet. That being said if the investment for was $600 for it to not snow, then I've paid my dues.
Probably more accurate, mine is showing 2-4 from 4PM on Wednesday night.All the forecasts for Pittsburgh I’ve seen say 1-3 inches wed night.
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