another 12"

[ps2/bikevision]

in the last 2 hours between the snow coming down and blowing there was 12" on my front porch. i went out to clear some off and when i opened my garage door the snow was past my knees. its drifting right up to my garage doors. i let my saint benard out and she was having a ball. she was able to burrow her self right into a drift in the back yard to where i couldnt even see her.

[Mutt]

Yeah, well I find 8 inches is enough......snow that is.  ;D

Mutt

[kwells]

 ;D

[YellowJacket!]

Ha.  12 inches is nothing compared to the 12 FEET that they got in Upstate New York in less than a weeks time....and their expecting more!!  Their previous record was 10 feet in one week.  To them 12" is probably a "flurry".  But of course, 6" would shut down Knoxville. ;D

David

[Tiger]

 ;D...Just finished 'blowing a good 12"s off of my driveway...love my 10 horse snow blower...5 forward and 2 reverse  :o ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D :D makes life a lot easier... 8)

                      8).......TIGER....... 8)

[Night Vision]

Ha.  12 inches is nothing compared to the 12 FEET that they got in Upstate New York in less than a weeks time....and their expecting more!!  Their previous record was 10 feet in one week.  To them 12" is probably a "flurry".  But of course, 6" would shut down Knoxville. ;D

David

I drove up Rte 81 yesterday through that area... yeah, they have lots of snow, but I didn't see more than 4 or 5 feet from the highway...

that's not to say that some places didn't get many feets of snow.... lake effect snow is sneaky... once it hits the Tug Hill plateau... it takes a dump

[h2olawyer]

NV -

You probably saw only 5 or 6 feet because the snow settles as it falls.  When they measure it, they go out about every 4 to 6 hours & measure in a good, flat spot.  They clear that away & wait for the next measuring time & repeat the process.  It is a more accurate way to measure actual snowfall.  Waiting until the snow is done falling, then measuring is how you get a figure for snowpack - the amount of snow on the ground, not the amount that actually fell.  Snowpack measurements are more important because they get the water content from those readings.

Before we had a few warm days & our snow began to melt, we had about 2 feet on the ground.  However, we received over 5 feet of snowfall before it began to warm up.

Well, we're now at 8 consecutive weeks with measurable snow each week.  I just got rid of an inch on my driveway.  Not much, I know, but it's been a looooong winter compared to what we normally get around here.  We're supposed to get another inch or two tonight.  We've already received more snow than we normally get in an entire winter & March is typically the snowiest month.  I am not complaining - we really need the water!

We had several days in the upper 40s & low 50s last week & over the weekend.  Melted quite a bit of snow.  But, over the last 6 or 7 years, I've been able to play golf every month of the year.  This year, the courses closed in mid December & still have at least a foot of snow on them.  Last time the courses were closed for more than a couple weeks was 1993 - 1994.

Glad I've got a snowblower, too - even though it's only 5.5 HP 3 forward & 1 reverse & only clears 21" width per pass.  Still, it sure beats shovelling!  It is only a couple years newer than my V.  I had to do some much needed maintenance on it this year.  Rebuilt carb, new auger bolts, new carb heater box, new height adjustment pads & new auger & drive belts.  Throws snow 30 feet again!  Wish I'd done it before the pre-Christmas blizzard.   ::)

H₂O

[haunter]

Ha.  12 inches is nothing compared to the 12 FEET that they got in Upstate New York in less than a weeks time....and their expecting more!!  Their previous record was 10 feet in one week.  To them 12" is probably a "flurry".  But of course, 6" would shut down Knoxville. ;D

David

don't kid yourself, 2 inches would probably shutdown knoxville!


we got a foot plus some here, and I made it to work both days!