SECURE FROSTY & SANTA, WINDS COULD BLOW THEM AWAY
Written by: Brian Neudorff
The strong winter storm that has pounded the central plains, the Midwest and the upper Great Lakes with snow and strong winds will pass just to our west and north. This storm is very well developed with a low center of pressure. As this storm passes our winds will continue to increase through the afternoon and into the evening as an associated cold front moves through western New York.
High Wind Warning is in effect for all the counties shaded in the orange in the above map starting 5 pm Wednesday night into 7 pm Thursday night. Southeast winds of 15 to 30 mph ahead of the storm will switch to the southwest this evening and increase to 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph. These winds could be potentially damaging by breaking off tree limbs that could cause power outages. There were already power outages from the first blast of winds from earlier this morning and I expect that there will be more later tonight and tomorrow.
This time of year is also vulnerable for Christmas decorations. If you have a nice display or an inflatable Santa or Frosty better deflate it and put it away. Also make sure all lights and other Christmas decorations are secure for the next 36 hours.
There will be lake effect snow showers with a southwest to eventually westerly wind later this evening and overnight but don't expect much snow with this here in Rochester. The snow showers will initially set up in Niagara over to Orleans county. As winds shift more to the west a band or two will move through Monroe county but I see only another 1 maybe up to 3 inches depending on how long it takes for the winds to shift. Even if there isn't a lot of snow, any snow that does fall will have the strong winds blowing it around and that could cause some travel concerns with poor visibility due to the blowing snow.
You know it's painful to see others in the NE getting 6 plus inch snow amounts, and that too snow that will stick! Here in ROC, our snow melts away and we're left with partial bare ground for God knows now long. I don't for one second buy the storm for next week....too far East if it even developes. E NY and NE are going to have a 2-3 foot snowpack by Christmas and what will we have by then? I'm afraid to guess. I'm so sick of others in NYS getting more snow than us all the time.
ReplyDeleteI'm trying hard not to be a downer, but it's been a very depressing start to the winter weather season here in ROC from a snow lover's perspective.