Friday, February 8, 2013

Nemo: Lesson Learned -- Don't Make Fun of Mother Nature

Updates

February 9, 2012: It is being reported that total snowfall for this winter in Boston is now slightly above average for this time of the year, and there's at least six more weeks of winter.  Mother Nature having the last laugh.

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The weather reports coming out of Massachusetts are quite impressive.

Right now the snow is pouring down, like a heavy rainfall, fifteen miles west of downtown Boston. Apparently, it is just starting. It looks like maybe accumulating three inches over a few hours. But starting tonight at 7:00 p.m. it is forecast for a minimum of 2 inches of snow/hour through 1:00 a.m. (i.e., 12 inches of snow) and possibly 3 inches of snow/hour, or 18 inches. The total expected is about 24 inches of snow.

About ten days ago a Boston weatherperson said this was another "non-winter for Boston." The city had received only 9" of snow for the entire winter, when "normal" snowfall would total 24" by now.

So, fast forward to today. Nine (9) inches then; today another 24 inches --> 33 inches.

Lesson learned: don't make fun of mother nature.

4 comments:

  1. Lets see there is a proposal in Congress for an additional $50 billion in aid for hurricane Sandy. How many billions in federal aid will this so called Nemo cost?

    Sounds just like North Dakota when you were a kid. I hope some of that toughness is still there, the winds has to bring back fond memories.

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    1. I was riding my bike earlier this morning; the streets were still clear. I may bike later tonight. It's not bad yet; really much milder than a ND blizzard. But lots of snow this evening. I will shovel every hour on the hour to stay ahead of it.

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    2. Something you may be interested in. The Hagg Company out of Sioux Falls, SD does investment conferences around the country on the Bakken and it has a podcast with some interesting interviews.

      You may already have it in the sidebar and I didn't see it.

      http://heggbakkenreport.podomatic.com/

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    3. No, that's a new for me. Thank you. I will post it somewhere ... later. Just checking in quickly in between sledding with the granddaughters.

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