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I'm so glad we don't get lake effect snow like this off of Lake Michigan. (Original Post) catbyte Feb 2020 OP
That reminds me of the Winter I spent in Iceland Siwsan Feb 2020 #1
Like Melanoma? gibraltar72 Feb 2020 #2
Huh? Siwsan Feb 2020 #4
Escorts. gibraltar72 Feb 2020 #7
Well then, no. Not at all Siwsan Feb 2020 #8
You don't get it because Lake Michigan sends it's lake effect snow to me. kas125 Feb 2020 #3
We live just north of Jefferson County, NY and... WePurrsevere Feb 2020 #5
I just came in from shoveling handmade34 Feb 2020 #6
The talking heads on the weather channel are talking about Adams NY and the Tug Hill Plateau mitch96 Feb 2020 #9
I just checked the temperature on Weatherbug and almost had a heart attack catbyte Feb 2020 #10

Siwsan

(26,178 posts)
1. That reminds me of the Winter I spent in Iceland
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 01:13 PM
Feb 2020

It was one of those 'once in a hundred years' types of Winter where snow was drifting up and over the airline hangers. There were days when the wind was so strong, some of us needed escorts to hold on to us when we were walking outside, and even days when nobody was allowed outside because of the white out conditions.

I actually received a 'Meritorious Service' ribbon for surviving that weather. Ah, memories.

Siwsan

(26,178 posts)
8. Well then, no. Not at all
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 03:13 PM
Feb 2020

I expect the purpose, consequences and results of my existence, on this planet, are diametrically opposed to whatever skeey business Melania has brought to the table.

kas125

(2,472 posts)
3. You don't get it because Lake Michigan sends it's lake effect snow to me.
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 01:28 PM
Feb 2020

We get lake effect snow exactly like that here.

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
5. We live just north of Jefferson County, NY and...
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 01:42 PM
Feb 2020

while our area doesn't really get hit by lake effect I've learned that if you want to go into Watertown or, especially if you want to go down I81 to Syracuse, checking the weather first during snow season is always wise.

OTOH it's a gorgeous area of NYS during the nicer weather which thankfully there's quite a lot of.

mitch96

(13,821 posts)
9. The talking heads on the weather channel are talking about Adams NY and the Tug Hill Plateau
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 05:12 PM
Feb 2020

No ice on Lake Ontario is feeding the snow to the plateau just south of Watertown.
Wet+cold+rise in elevation=bonkers snow!!
I'm in sunny south Florida and freezing my ass off with 50º temps. burrrrrrr...
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catbyte

(34,174 posts)
10. I just checked the temperature on Weatherbug and almost had a heart attack
Fri Feb 28, 2020, 08:14 PM
Feb 2020

I clicked on the app and it said that it was 77F. I live in Lansing, MI. I forgot I was checking the weather in Lahaina, Maui because I'm going there next week and forgot to change it back to my local weather. It's actually 23F with a wind chill of 10F. That's more like it. I'm such an idiot sometimes. Wow, that's frigid for Florida. I remember one time the friend I'm going to Maui with and I went to Galveston in December. They were apparently having a "cold snap." It was about 62F and we were sitting on the beach in tee-shirts, enjoying the balmy weather. Then we looked back at the boardwalk and everybody was all bundled up in sweatshirts, wool hats, and gloves. Everything's relative.



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