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Boy, that escalated quickly

By adamg on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 12:34pm
French Toast Alert: Elevated

Klaxons started going off in the French Toast Alert bunker when the news broke: The storm that was supposed to give us maybe a dusting could now smack us with 4-8 inches overnight. You know what to do: Go clear out some space in your trunk for the fixin's you're going to go pick up.

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By roadman on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 4:19pm.

for the SouthCoast last night, with the cavaet that the storm might shift or expand. So I'm not totally surprised this has happened.

And, as has been posted below by others, that Winter Storm Watch - Correction, it's now a Winter Storm Warning - has been expanded to include Boston.

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By issacg on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 12:55pm.

I agree, especially since several of the models had been trending leftward (or westward) in the last few runs.

While we noticed this, however, we are going to see whether the state, the T and the cities and towns and everyone else have been paying attention. Even if we ticked up to the upper part of the accumulation spread, this should be a non-issue particularly since it's a non-holiday weekday (staff should be available). That said, the timing (a.m. rush) and an ill-informed public could really bollix up the operation. As I've learned over the last decade, however, working on Friday seems to be something that fewer of us do with each passing year so it might be just fine.

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By kvn on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 1:03pm.

Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1145 AM EST THU FEB 4 2016

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...

MAZ017>023-RIZ002-004>008-050045-
/O.CON.KBOX.WS.A.0002.160205T0600Z-160205T2000Z/
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...
FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...
PROVINCETOWN...VINEYARD HAVEN...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...BRISTOL...
NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND
1145 AM EST THU FEB 4 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...RAIN DEVELOPS TONIGHT AND CHANGES TO SNOW FRIDAY
MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING
COMMUTE WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR.

* IMPACTS...THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE MOST AFFECTED DUE
TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WET SNOW ACCUMULATING ON TREES
AND POWER LINES COULD RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE THAN
SIX INCHES OF SNOW. STAY INFORMED. PLAN ON A SLOWER THAN USUAL
COMMUTE FRIDAY MORNING...OR TELECOMMUTE IF POSSIBLE.

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By Allstonian on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 1:47pm.

And, as kvn has posted below, that Winter Storm Watch has been expanded to include Boston.

Has it? I can't find Boston mentioned anywhere in the notice that kvn posted.

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By roadman on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 2:00pm.

now includes the Winter Storm Watch.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598

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By adamg on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 3:51pm.

Very strange: Had just turned on WBZ 1030, when the Nuclear War Attention Signal came on, followed by an overmodulated robot reading a Winter Storm Warning, which you can read here and which definitely includes not only Boston but Norwood.

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By roadman on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 4:02pm.

is generally very good. But they really need to improve on the automated voices they use for their broadcasts. Although they're not quite as primitive as the robo-voice for the Logan Airport ATIS (Automated Terminal Informatiuon System) broadcasts.

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By kvn on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 2:03pm.

Winter Storm Watch for Suffolk County, MA
Allston, MA (02134) Weather
Issued by The National Weather Service
Boston, MA
11:45am EST, Thu Feb 4
... WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* LOCATIONS... NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT... NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
* HAZARD TYPES... HEAVY SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS... POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES.
* TIMING... RAIN DEVELOPS TONIGHT AND CHANGES TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5 AM AND 10 AM FRIDAY WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR.
* IMPACTS... THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE MOST AFFECTED DUE TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WET SNOW ACCUMULATING ON TREES AND POWER LINES COULD RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE THAN SIX INCHES OF SNOW. STAY INFORMED. PLAN ON A SLOWER THAN USUAL COMMUTE FRIDAY MORNING... OR TELECOMMUTE IF POSSIBLE.
https://weather.com/weather/today/l/02134:4:US

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By anon on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 3:32pm.

me! How long will it take to see the next comment, never mind the next space saver.

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By Cutriss on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 4:08pm.

woodenchair.jpg

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By Waquiot on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 4:23pm.

I've already shoveled my space out and put out a chair.

I like getting things done early.

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By cybah on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 12:49pm.

With my office move, I've been rising at 430am to be at the office by 6. And I'm running between two offices all day.

Tomorrow is just going to suck.

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By Malcolm Tucker on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 1:02pm.

Because it's the wrong week for it, by the sounds of it.

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By roadman on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 1:37pm.

to give up French Toast.

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By cybah on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 1:48pm.

OKay, it's clear you're on my facebook page.. you must see my daily nightly installments of "My facial expression says it all" pictures of what I look like when I get home.

Truthfully.. I've been chewing Nicotine Gum for almost 2 years, and I wanted to stop next week... nahhhhhh I just picked up a two huge boxes of it and said "I'll try after my company moves"

But seriously, I'm starting to think doing an office move is the best way to play fast and loose with your sanity.

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By Malcolm Tucker on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 2:16pm.

I'm not in on your nightly FB selfie action, but I can relate all the same, man. Lloyd Bridges in Airplane! is universal.

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By roadman on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 3:36pm.

in Airplane (IMO) was getting Robert Stack to play Captain Kramer. This was a subtle addition to the whole "let's parody airline disaster movies" theme, as Robert Stack played the airline captain in The High and The Mighty, which is widely recognized as the first entrant in the 'airliner in peril' gendre.

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By Malcolm Tucker on Fri, 02/05/2016 - 10:14am.

He played the dashing young Lt. Sobinski in To Be or Not To Be, with Carole Lombard as Maria Tura:

Sobinski: I hope you'll forgive me if I acted a little clumsy, but this is the first time I ever met an actress.
Maria Tura: Lieutenant, this is the first time I've ever met a man who could drop three tons of dynamite in two minutes.

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By SwirlyGrrl on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 1:39pm.

Repent all ye who gloated about the weather this week!

Winter is Coming and We Mean It This Time!

We also seem to have a Nor'Easter ginning up for next week, too. Wheeee!

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By eastiesveryown on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 1:43pm.

HURRY GET THE BREAD & MILK........NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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By 2 on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 2:01pm.

Ugh, I planned on picking up just a few things from the store after work, and now I'm sure to be dealing with long lines filled with panicky people. Thanks, snow.

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By jmeltzer on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 3:56pm.

This was supposed to be grocery night.

I think I'll wait.

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By roadman on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 4:27pm.

Same here - no grocery night for me.

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By zz on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 7:07pm.

...the lines were shorter than usual. Strange, but I'll take it!

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By Kaz on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 2:06pm.

He jinxed us.

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By APB on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 2:49pm.

We should have left him alone.

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By roadman on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 6:20pm.

an early Spring. He never said anything about there not being any snow until then.

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By alabb on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 2:23pm.

What are the best types of bread for making French toast?

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By E on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 6:18pm.

Very thick slices.

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By NickIceCream on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 9:08pm.

a cousin told me that Italian Panetonne (sp?) is also great

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By Saul on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 9:27pm.

Challah

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By whyaduck on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 2:29pm.

It is going to be a hot time on the T tomorrow!

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By Ari O on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 3:15pm.

4-8" with falling temps starting at 4 a.m. or so, it may be a hellish time on the roads. Good luck.

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By Laura82 on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 2:38pm.

Glad my job allow me to telecommute when the weather is bad! I have the feeling the Red Line won't be able to handle this.

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By Kathode on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 3:08pm.

get a gallon of maple syrup.

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By issacg on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 3:15pm.

forecast for heaviest axis of snow shifted still further north and west to put most of Boston and all non-south shore suburbs into the bulls eye.

This makes me laugh because there will be some many people grumbling that this "wasn't supposed to happen" as if Mother Nature gives a flying Philadelphia about what any of us thinks is "supposed to" happen.

http://www.weather.gov/box/winter

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By anon on Thu, 02/04/2016 - 6:27pm.

I won't believe there is any snow coming until I hear Plum Island mentioned on the news. Plum Island, that mysterious place that only materializes when there is snow.

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By anon on Fri, 02/05/2016 - 7:30am.

And suddenly 700,000 people desperately need bread they had no idea they needed up until this moment.

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