3 feet of snow for New England?!? Here's what that might look like
The blizzard forecasts for New England are pretty dire and seem to keep trending a bit worse -- 1 feet, 2 feet, now 3 feet of snow in some places with wind gusts of 55-75 mph.
That kind of storm is well beyond anything the Puget Sound area has experienced in decades, and depending on how this New England blizzard plays out, could have ranked as worst all time around Seattle had it struck here, or at least put January 1950 (20" in Seattle) and February 1916 (21.5") to the test.
So I think it's safe to say a 24-30 inch forecast of snow would be a bit hard to fathom for the locals who have never lived in a place that's had severe blizzards before.
A somewhat similar storm -- not quite as windy, but plenty of snow -- struck the Washington D.C. area in 2010 and someone had the creative idea to have a time lapse camera running during the event, which ended up with 36" snow drifts.
This is probably what much of New England is in for Friday night, with perhaps greater drifts with the stronger winds:
And if you're curious how Seattle's great winter storms stack up, check out Historylink.org
I've got pictures of snow in Marysville of January 2012 that shows the snow on the deck and tables like the first part of this time lapse. I had forgotten it already! LOL
Yes so damn boring. cant wait for summer. 80 degrees almost every day. sunny 95% of the time. cant wait. but in winter nearly no snow at all. i dont live in seattle
This winter has been sooooo boring! I'd take 3 inches...anything! Geez!
 @hopeforthefuture That's what my wife tells me!
 @Scoondog  @hopeforthefuture isn't that a "that's what she said" moment? ;)
 @commonHuskyfan  @hopeforthefuture lol... yeah that would've been better...
I heard cliff mass say our weather will become calmer and less active in the coming years and decades because the jet stream is moving further north and that leaves us in a warner and dryer climate with less storms.
Does anyone else find it a little sad that Seattle's weather is so boring that their news stations have to create stories about obscure comparisons to the rest of the country's weather?
@DaveP I love Scott's blog posts! It's fun to explore different aspects of the weather with my kids. It provides a nice reminder of how awesome Mother Nature is!
 @DaveP Yea come to think of it I don't remember a day this winter where the wind even really blew that hard!