Hoop Time
10-15-2010, 12:29
Got this update this morning from Accuweather re: this weekend's nor'easter:
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the same nor'easter bringing heavy rain and gusty winds at the end of the week will deliver the first snowfall of the year to some locations of the Northeast U.S. and Quebec.
Enough cold air will congregate on the back side of the nor'easter to bring snow to the high ground of the Adirondack and Catskill mountains of New York, Green Mountains of Vermont, White Mountains of New Hampshire, Longfellow Mountains of Maine, and the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec.
A few other "lucky dog" high ground spots may get some wet snowflakes as far south as northern Pennsylvania as well.
At the very least, wet snow will mix in across these mountains Friday into early Saturday with temperatures dipping into the 30s.
Grassy and wooded ground could even be whitened by slushy snow on the ridges and peaks.
Most roads through the mountains will not be covered with snow, as it will tend to melt as it falls.
However, gusty winds and cold rain, combined with wet leaves, will make for slippery secondary roads.
Winds could even be strong enough to down tree limbs. Gusts over the ridges may top 50 mph.
Certainly over the peaks of the Presidential Range, a blizzard is in store, with over a foot of snow likely."
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the same nor'easter bringing heavy rain and gusty winds at the end of the week will deliver the first snowfall of the year to some locations of the Northeast U.S. and Quebec.
Enough cold air will congregate on the back side of the nor'easter to bring snow to the high ground of the Adirondack and Catskill mountains of New York, Green Mountains of Vermont, White Mountains of New Hampshire, Longfellow Mountains of Maine, and the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec.
A few other "lucky dog" high ground spots may get some wet snowflakes as far south as northern Pennsylvania as well.
At the very least, wet snow will mix in across these mountains Friday into early Saturday with temperatures dipping into the 30s.
Grassy and wooded ground could even be whitened by slushy snow on the ridges and peaks.
Most roads through the mountains will not be covered with snow, as it will tend to melt as it falls.
However, gusty winds and cold rain, combined with wet leaves, will make for slippery secondary roads.
Winds could even be strong enough to down tree limbs. Gusts over the ridges may top 50 mph.
Certainly over the peaks of the Presidential Range, a blizzard is in store, with over a foot of snow likely."