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Up to a foot of snow was expected across the Upper Midwest on Tuesday, while severe weather in the central Plains could whip up some tornadoes.
Midwest cities expecting the most snow include Fargo, N.D., and Duluth, Minn.
Near-blizzard conditions are possible in parts of Minnesota and the Dakotas, weather.com reported, and Interstates 94, 90, 35, 29 and 39 could be affected
By Wednesday, that system will dump snow in parts of New England, upstate New York and northern Pennsylvania.
Snow estimates for the region were less certain due to the possibility of a second system on Thursday that could compound the snowfall, weather.com stated in a separate report.
"The two days combined could deliver up to a foot of snow to northern New York and northern portions of New England," weather.com reported. "For the Boston metro area, several inches of snow are possible. To date, the city has only seen 7.8 inches for the season! This is more than two feet below average. Last season at this time, Boston had seen more than 70 inches."
New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., won't see much if any snow, weather.com stated, but they will get rain.
Tornadoes and other severe weather are forecast this week starting Tuesday in Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and the middle Mississippi Valley, weather.com reported.
On Wednesday, the "severe thunderstorm threat shifts east from the upper-Ohio Valley into portions of the South," weather.com added. "Damaging winds are the main concern, however isolated tornadoes are also possible."
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The article implies someone is scared of the snow. Who is scared of the snow? Weather.com?
"Hey Snow? Are you talkin' to me? You talkin?............Too me?"
"Are you talkin'...........to me?"
@ metomjr
your an idiot the officials that have to clean up after all the bad drivers and stupid people that get stranded "THAT'S WHO"
Wade - you're the idiot who can't take a joke because you spend your whole life being pist -off.
I live in ND... We are not afraid of any snow or blizzard... This snow is what we are used too... While it has been nice to have a few months off without it, we need it.. BRING IT ON!
Moreover, wade, your comment is full of misspellings and grammatical errors.
Not to mention the fact that being from ND or SD, we know how to drive in adverse weather conditions and don't spend a lot of time stranded. It is usually the tourists and visitors who get stranded at the truck stops and in the little towns. Part of the whole 'Dakota's' experience.
Flakes and drifters are welcome, come get me Big Mama snowstorm.
metomjr, have you ever been in a blizzard at all? From your comment, I would have to say that you have not.
DonyB, I have seen far too many people who "know how to drive in adverse weather conditions" stuck in ditches, highway medians and just plain multi-car pile-ups because they OBVIOUSLY did not know how to drive in adverse weather conditions.
It is usually the LOCALS who end up in the ditch, the ones who think that just because they live there, they "know" how to handle the rotten driving conditions. p.s., DonyB, I live in East-Central Minnesota, where even six inches or so of snow is too often considered by the locals as "no big deal". Last week it snowed a mere three inches, and it was LOCALS who ended up stranded -- not "tourists and visitors".
I'm so ticked off, this storm is going North of us....... AGAIN! I want snow and I want it now. Oh well, this year is already a lost cause. Just give me this years allotment on top on next years and we'll call it even.
Signed
Winter Lover
We have seen barely a dusting of snow this year - Columbus, Oh.
jkatze
Moreover, wade, your comment is full of misspellings and grammatical errors.
Seriously? Maybe I am too old and this is really sarcasm.
Snow in the winter? OMG, it's snowpocalypse!
I'm in the 6 to 10 inches area and I'm not sweating it. Just because everyone else in this town is scared of a little snow doesn't mean I am.
You must be afraid. No solar power today.
I was in this area Wis-Mich boarder the radio announcer call it the snow belt. I am not surprised this area is getting a storm this time of year.
Here in the Twin Cities the amateur drivers look cross eyed at the first flake that hits the windshield, and run into something! Like it never snowed before!
"I'm in the 6-10in range and I'm not sweatin' it"
that's what she said
systembroke, it isn't the "amateur drivers" who are the problem. It is the people who think they are the best drivers ever, the ones who say "oh, it's just a little snow, I can handle it with no trouble at all" who are the problem.
Those fools always think it will NEVER happen to them. They think they're as good as Mario Andretti.
**Holds fingers 3 inches apart**
I am also proudly in the 6-10'' range.
Thats what I keep telling my wife
Here in California, if there's a cold rain most drivers lose 20 to 30 IQ points.
Scared of it?? I have been praying for it all winter. I'll be warming up my snowmobile today for some great riding this weekend. :)
Fridge stocked with Beer. I have all the makings for some kick azz Chili. Bring it on, I'm ready!!
Can I come over? I'll bring cigars, whiskey, and ladies...
And I'll bring Julio over with me. Then it will be "Me, Matt, and Julio down by the schoolyard."
Excellent Sir!!
Me too! I haven't seen snow in a long time - I'm in Florida. Too hot here - no winter yet!
"Near-blizzard conditions FEARED in Upper Midwest." Um, we don't fear winter here. We eat it for breakfast.
Love it!
"We have nothing to fear but that which the media attempts to instill in us"
- Sum Yung Guy
Here in Texas it's mostly bacon and eggs...
And the young fool who died in the car wreck had "No Fear", too. I don't think his PARENTS, or his BROTHER, or his SISTER felt the same, though.
Some don't seem to understand the difference between fear and respect. People like that I neither fear or respect.
sounds like climate change and we need more government to stop it.
Yep, it's snowing where I live and it's cold. Global Warming is a myth...blah, blah, blah.
Almost funny that no one here has advocated banning or at least strictly regulating inclimate weather, given all the damage, injuries, and deaths it's been known to cause...
...of course, if someone did, there would no doubt be as many or more people speaking up FOR IT !!!
Actually, I find weather related stories to be rather refreshing as far as Newsvine commentary goes.
Yep, it's cold and snowing in winter. Plenty of "proof" that the planet we all live on is not really getting warmer -- never mind that it actually snows when it's cold enough.
Forget that warm air HOLDS MORE MOISTURE than cold air does, forget that MOISTURE CONDENSES AND IS RELEASED AS RAIN OR SNOW WHEN THE AIR IS COLDER. No, it's just "normal weather patterns".
Love the, more snow it's Global Warming, no snow it's Global Warming, it's warm must be Global Warming, it's cold you guessed it it's Global Warming. I need to come up with a theory that is "proved" by everything that happens and morons keep giving me money to find a solution to something I made up.
Weird winter here in Montana - we get hammered last winter with snowstorm after snowstorm, and this year we've yet to get a snow event greater than 4 inches. Oh well.
You may get hammered with a late season suprise,probably just about the time you're getting the BBQ out of the shed.
Here in the Green Bay area, they name the snowstorms, starting with the letter 'A', each time one reaches 3 inches or more. It's been a dry winter. We're working on 'B'.
Oh, well, March is on its way!
they have a term for that. its called winter in the upper midwest.
All the jokers and comedians on this site, i knew i liked this site for some reason!!!
How weird is this? I dated a girl that was a "D" cup from Spencer! She worked great as a breast milk dispenser!
but..but...she said I was her only.......:)
I know, I heard her. I was just on the other side. Sorry; she is such a liar!
Still winter out there. What were you really expecting 72 degrees and sunny?
It was sunny and 81 degrees the other day. I live in SC and I expect more of the same. Nice motorcycle riding weather. Beats using all the winter riding gear, when you can ride with a t-shirt in February.
Global Warming, my butt. Bring it on. Better to die from the heat than from the cold.
Yeah, so nice to have Tropical weather in SC in February, ain't it? Just wait until all those Tropical bugs and diseases show up, too.
The squirrels are out and about...still. Chewed through the gas line on my car! Caught about 70 of them last year..."released them back into the wild" many miles away. Fire ant hills are cropping up again as well.
I am thankful that it has been a slow season for those who call themselves weathermen and to be proper weatherwomen. The wall we built on our border between Canada seems to have worked. We are no longer getting so much of their cold air. Heating oil has been higher in price than gasoline all season long. I don't understand the reason behind that as it costs less to refine #2 heating oil than it does to refine gasoline.
When less than a foot of snow is called a "Blizzard" you know they are really reaching.
Most people in this section of our country are not scared of a little snow. To them, this forecast is a mere broom clean. "What, that new snow blower that Santa gave me is still sitting in the garage unused." I think there is reason for real concern when they speak of "severe weather in the central Plains (that) could whip up some tornadoes."
One post here mentions "weather.com." Are they the same as "The Weather Channel?" They are both worthless unless one enjoys commercials.
There are many Americans who depend on an accurate forecast for their recreation and their livelihood.
I feel that there is a demand for a good national weather channel. I see a potential of billions of dollars in this. The first thing we need to do is to get Max Mayfield to come out of retirement. That should be easy because I am sure he is tired of screaming at that idiot on CNN who does the weather. This amount of money would equate to many top of the line snowmobiles, an endless supply of the best of beers, Cuban cigars, aged whiskey, and..........of great beauty..........
I'm a New Englander and I have absolutely no problem saying that snow can go F itself and the low-pressure system it rode in on. No macho chest pounding here; I'd be happy if I didn't see snow again for a decade after last winter.
THAT is a funny post!!! Best regards...LOL!!!
We need snow here in Kansas. We will trade MN 3 tornadoes for 12 inches of snow.
NO DEAL! ;)
DEAL!
I'd like to give that Dorothy from Kansas 12 inches.
I'm in MN and so far we haven't gotten any accumulation, just wet roads :(
Isn`t it a little last for this much snow. We are suppose to have snow here in Gresham too. Just about two days ago it was 55 degrees(for about 4 days). We have plants,trees and flowers blooming.
Have a Great day Everybody and stay safe and warm.OK?
Wait a doggone minute!
" Just about two days ago it was 55 degrees(for about 4 days)."
Now THAT'S global warming! Four days of weather in two days.
Msnbc.com wants you to post for weather now? Jesus! its not like you can stop it! who really gives a damn?!
Snowblower....plenty of wood for the fireplace...full tank of gas...plenty of food...let 'er rip!
Wimmin! I need a good supply of Wimmin!!!!
Msnbc.com wants you to post for weather now? Jesus! its not like you can stop it! who really gives a damn?!
Snowblower....plenty of wood for the fireplace...full tank of gas...plenty of food...let 'er rip!
Wimmin! I need a good supply of Wimmin!!!!
I was born in Duluth MN. and 50 years later reside in AZ. I don't miss the snow, but it always made the holiday season very pretty.
MSNBC........You guys make me laugh.
It's going to snow in the upper Midwest in late February!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!
But, not a word today on your site about the price of gas. Now, what was that about George Bush errrr, Barack Obama???
What about George Bush, Barak Obama and gas. Neither one of them have any control over gas prices.
If you want to know why the price of gas is so high, ask an oil company executive. Good luck finding him though. He will probably be at the bank, depositing more millions in profits, that he gouged from the American people.
When Georgie was president, we imported more oil than we exported and the call, then, was to become energy independent.
America now exports more oil than it imports, since Obama became president.
Ask yourself this question. If we produce more oil, than we consume, then why are the oil companies charging more for oil and gas, drilled and refined domestically, than it cost them little more than it did just a few years ago?
We have a glut of oil, here, but we have to pay the global price for oil, even though the domestic oil companies are producing it for less than half the cost.
We do NOT export more oil then we import. If you had taken the time to read and maybe understand the article you got that from you would have read that we export more REFINED petroleum products, in-fact last year that was our number 1 export. We are still the number 1 importer of oil in the world.
The President does have some control over gas prices, like when you stop giving permits for new wells and let leases (for dilling on public land) expire and don't sell any new ones the price will go up.
Is it Easter yet? When I lived back East all those many years ago and had a winter like they have had this year it would snow on Easter, but we wore our Easter bonnets anyhow. Live in Southern California now and like Lana214 only miss the snow at Christmas.
It's NOT "blizzard conditions" it's "blizzard", period! The only way to have the conditions of a blizzard is, surprise!, a blizzard. A blizzard is blowing or falling snow, so it doesn't matter if it is still snowing, just that you can't see from all the snow in the air blowing around.
Feared, eagerly anticipated. Depends on one's point of view I suppose...
winters about over . time for some 50's temps again
Winter in SD is definitely not over. We have had blizzards into the first weeks of May. Our deep, wet snows better come in March and April like usual as it's quite dry. We have had it mild here though, compared to the last 5 yrs.
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS....???????
Got news for ya guys, a foot or better of snow, high winds, ice, rain, hail, this ones got it all, i am not a meteorologist but, .....THIS IS A BLIZZARD........
I aint scared of no snow!!!!!
Come on punk snow, make my day!
Did I put 1 gal or 2 gal in the snowblower? In all this exciment, I may have lost track.
Felling lucky punk snow?
I am in the 2-4 inch snow band. I don't care what it does, I just hate the wind. Windy days make a warm summer day a pain, let alone a winter one. It's been a nice winter so far, too bad it couldn't stay that way. I agree with Leroy-344013