I’m so glad we had our maple tree repaired, as the forecast has worsened. Yuck! I hope I can get the garlic and shallots planted and mulched today.
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 524 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING AND HISTORIC OCTOBER SNOWSTORM LIKELY FOR TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES UP THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. THE LOW WILL PASS BY CAPE COD TONIGHT WHILE STRENGTHENING RAPIDLY AND MOVING NORTHEAST. PRECIPITATION SHOULD QUICKLY OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH STARTING IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS SOUTHERN NH AND SOUTHERNMOST MAINE. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SNOW SHIELD WILL QUICKLY ADVANCE NORTHWARD DURING THE EVENING HOURS. TEMPERATURES NEAR THE GROUND ON THE COASTAL PLAIN WILL PROBABLY BE WARM ENOUGH FOR THE PRECIPITATION TO START AS RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIX...BUT ONCE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION STARTS FALLING...ANY RAIN SHOULD FLIP OVER TO HEAVY WET SNOW. THE CHANGE TO SNOW WILL PROBABLY BE DELAYED A BIT LONGER ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST GIVEN THE RELATIVELY WARM WATER TEMPERATURES THIS TIME OF YEAR. THE EXPECTED HEAVY AND WET NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL STICK TO TREES AND LIKELY CAUSE BRANCHES TO BREAK...ESPECIALLY ON TREES THAT STILL HAVE LEAVES. EVEN JUST A FEW INCHES OF WET SNOW CAN CAUSE SMALLER BRANCHES TO START BREAKING. EVENTUALLY...WITH ENOUGH SNOW AND SOME WIND...ENTIRE TREES COULD SNAP. THIS WILL CREATE A SITUATION WHERE THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL ALSO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TREACHEROUS. THE STORM WILL MOVE OUT SUNDAY MORNING...BUT IT WILL REMAIN COLD AND WINDY IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM.
October 29, 2011 at 11:46 am
I hope that you get your work done today. This storm is a good one! We already have about 2″ of snow and it’s only been snowing for a couple of hours.
October 29, 2011 at 1:42 pm
Living in the middle of the country we rarely get snow before the trees lose their leaves, October 1994 (I think) we had a huge one, the damage it did to trees was incredible and we were without power for four days! I hope you miss out on that part of the storm, but savor that unique quiet of snowfall.
October 30, 2011 at 1:24 pm
The snow was beautiful, and we didn’t have any tree damage, but apparently lots of people are without power, and some areas of Maine received up to 17″ of snow….
October 29, 2011 at 7:57 pm
It is October, right? The generator is ready, wood is stacked, snowblower- good to go, the girls and Don Juan snug and tight in their coop, Let it SNOW!
October 30, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Our wood is stacked, but I haven’t put the garden to bed yet, let alone stored all the lawn furniture, etc. I’m not quite ready for snow yet….
October 30, 2011 at 6:24 am
I managed to get my garlic planted yesterday as well as putting a wheelbarrow of bunny berries on the rhubarb. Now it is all snuggled under a thick layer of straw and snow. Hope you were successful in getting yours in before this slop hit.
October 30, 2011 at 1:21 pm
Alas, I did not get to the garlic, as we had other things that took priority, like putting the kayaks away, and raking/mowing some more leaves, and putting hoses away, etc. Sigh. Maybe this week. I did start working on the garlic bed though. Bunny berries, eh? I love that idea!
October 30, 2011 at 11:26 pm
What a wicked early (and heavy) winter storm you all got! I sure hope it returns to fall for a while before getting truly serious about being winter.