Post-storm analysis; looking ahead
So ... we only got a dusting to an inch of snow, and much of Sunday night (which I had predicted would be rife with windswept snow) was dry. Even areas south of us didn't get the double-digit accumulations that had been expected with this storm. (Manahawkin, New Jersey--whose name is Lenape for fertile, sloping land--picked up 6.1 inches; Monroeville, New Jersey--named after the town's founder and hog-calling champion Sebastian "Soo-wee" Monroe--got 5.3 inches.)
That last thing was made up. I am not sorry.
So what happened? As I told one colleague before I was truly awake this morning (and obviously, before I could choose my words with more discretion): The storm just went down on us.
I will move on without further comment.
David Hasselhoff, trendsetter and visionary, with a cellular phone in a scene from 1989's Bail Out.Despite the relatively minor accumulation, there were a lot of travel issues this morning, particularly in the Philly area and points south and east, where there was a layer of ice hidden under the snow-covered roadways. (There was more rain and sleet there, so that's why the icing happened.) Lots of spin-outs and whatnot. Please slow down, people.
It's very cold today. 18 balmy degrees in the middle of the afternoon. Overnight (early Tuesday morning) it's going to be -2. So that's 20 degrees colder than it is right now. (Math friends, are you impressed? I did that in my head.) Considering the extreme cold and the residual slipperiness, a delay tomorrow would be reasonable.
Chance of delay Tuesday, 52.985%
Chance of cancellation Tuesday, 8.143%
Getting up to 25 on Tuesday and just above freezing on Wednesday. Wednesday night into Thursday we could see some snow showers, but, like my Uncle Harry, these will not amount to anything.
Into the upper 30s on Thursday, 40s on Friday, and pushing 50 by Saturday. Then, colder again. I am keeping an eye on potential ice/snow events for Wednesday 3/12 and Monday 3/17. But you know what? Let's just bask in the mercy that Mother Nature has shown us by making the last storm a "miss."
Stay tuned for updates!
