Huge Snowstorm Brewing off the Coast . . . March lions roar March 1st 2009

Sorry I have been so absent for the last few weeks. I promise more to come this week. This weekend’s trip to Gore Mountain was a waste of a perfectly good Sat. Snow was not snow but sheets of ice. Grooming was a joke. Oh well. Bring on Jiminy Peak Monday night. Tracking a huge storm … More to come tomorrow.

.. WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST MONDAY…

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST MONDAY.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN VERMONT… WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE BERKSHIRES… DUTCHESS COUNTY AND NORTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY… AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY.

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE WARNING AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE THIS EVENING… AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON MONDAY… BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE MONDAY… CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCING VISIBILITY.

THE SNOW WILL RESULT FROM A MAJOR COASTAL STORM THAT WILL STRENGTHEN ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THIS EVENING… AND LIFT NORTHEAST OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST OVERNIGHT. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST AND PASS NEAR CAPE COD MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES MONDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW… ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

Peace.

E.

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