Western NY Snow

[oldstick]

Past history, but we did get 2 ft or more down here ONCE (keyword once) during my lifetime. 1973, it was a freak storm that passed over middle to south GA and north FL into the Jacksonville and panhandle areas.

[Brittany Dogs]

We are pretty much dug out. The Buffalo Bills and NY Jets game is rescheduled for Monday at the location went from Buffalo to Detroit. The NY Thruway is now open only to essential traffic like commerce and the trucks that were stuck since Tuesday.

The concern now is flooding. Normally it doesn't warm up to 60 degrees in winter but come Sunday that is the forecasted temperature and rain is predicted. So it's like starting out with 6" of water on the ground when the rain comes.

The trailer is close to the house because that is where the concrete pad is.

[Bill]

Brittany Dogs -

As you noted, snow is heavy. And when rain falls, the water can't run off because the snow soaks it up like a sponge, and the whole mass is REALLY REALLY heavy. I hope your TM is closed, so it can withstand all that weight. When it is open, it cannot support all that weight! Check your owners manual, where it says that 1 foot of dry snow is OK, but two feet of snow, or snow with water in it (rain) must be removed, or you risk damage (and it ain't minor!)

Bill

[Padgett]

It is said than an inch of water equals a foot of snow. 5" of rain in a day is not unusual (During the summer, Daytona Beach got 10" in two days and that wasn't even a [gender confused]icane, last one through here was in '04.) Actually in the last thutty yar I have had more house damage from hail than "tropical cyclones".

BTW anyone remember the winter of '73 ? First energy crisis, people up north started insulating attics that had never been before, and there was a rash of collapsing roofs... (law of unintended consequences).

[Brittany Dogs]

Before the driveway was started for snowblowing, I roof-raked the trailer getting almost all the snow off. Then 8" of snow fell and that has since melted off with just the temperature rise and the rain that came later. Yes, the unit is closed up.

Right now there is no snow on the roof. We are now bracing for the high wind warnings, with gusts expected at 60 MPH.