Good Cancellations? 2011-02-04 17:30:24.000 - Mike Finnegan,  IT Observer The Pacific Northwest As Ryan alluded to in yesterday's comment, my week off travelling was as unexpected as his. After making it down the mountain last shift, I drove to Conway to do some laundry before heading down to Dover to catch the C&J bus to Boston for an early departure the next morning. Well, I decided to get a bite to eat first and this worked in my favor because as I was just beginning the drive, I discovered my flight had been cancelled. I turned around and went to

The Groundhog Day Storm affected our off week! 2011-02-03 22:14:47.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Staff Meteorologist The summits shadow, not the Groundhogs. On the summit, we have a button from "Staples" that, when you press it, says "That was easy!" That button pretty much summarizes today's shift change. But leading up to today's shift change was anything but easy, at least for two of us during our off week. To those unfamiliar with our schedules, we typically stay on the summit for eight days from one Wednesday to the following Wednesday. Our six days off from the summit allows us to

NULL 2011-02-02 23:53:10.000 - Mike Carmon,  Staff Meteorologist Still here...The traditional shift change Wednesday has come and nearly gone, and yet, here our shift remains.In anticipation of hazardous travel in the valley of our counterparts on the opposite shift, and probability of very difficult if not impossible travel up the Auto Road, the decision was made to delay shift change until tomorrow, when conditions (at least in the valley below) will be much improved.General totals of 8-10" have been reported across northern New Hampshire as of mid-afternoon, and the snow continues to fall. The radar currently in motion on my

NULL 2011-02-01 16:53:58.000 - Mike Carmon,  Staff Meteorologist No Prejudice from this Storm! Here we go again...The powers that be seem to have unanimously decided that this winter would be an untamed and protracted free-for-all. The endless parade of storms originating from some sort of supernatural snowy stock of strength continue to plow through (pun intended) the eastern United States, dropping round after round of wintry nuisance. At first, it seemed to be just one of those long winters that would present more obstacles (in the form of snowflakes and slippery streets) than normal. But with this latest wild winter

NULL 2011-01-31 06:07:48.000 - Stacey Kawecki,  Observer and Meteorologist another storm is brewing Oh no, not again! I am sitting at the weather desk, watching the radar, knowing that the mass of rain and thunderstorms overspreading the Gulf States will eventually make its way to the northeast...on Wednesday. The good news is that this will not be a nor'easter (for what might possibly be the first time this winter). However, it will carry with it a load of snow. I do not specialize in snow totals, but I do know that the fact that this storm is originating in the

Mild Weather 2011-01-29 22:46:28.000 - David Quigley,  Summit Intern NULL There are strenuous days and there are relaxing days. I would peg today as relaxing. Each morning I fulfill my intern duty of shoveling the exits. I never know what to expect when opening the front door. The situation awaiting me ranges from deep, wind blown drifts to yellow snow from hikers disobeying the sign asking them not to relieve themselves in the entrance. Today, however, I was happy to see about an inch of incredibly light snow. Shoveling the entrance took just a few minutes. When I came back

Utter crap 2011-01-28 16:57:22.000 - Steve Welsh,  IT Observer NULL This has been a strange kind of nondescript day - not very windy, yet enough of a breeze to make it chilly outside, not too cold - just kind of hanging around 0 to 5 degrees all day long, mostly clear this morning with a few clouds flitting around then thin fog this afternoon. In fact this entire week looks like it will be very uneventful weather wise - oh how I miss a good storm! The howling wind and shaking tower, blowing snow and flying ice - hopefully next

NULL 2011-01-27 18:37:42.000 - Stacey Kawecki,  Observer and Meteorologist NULL By no means would I consider myself a history buff, but I do enjoy learning about how the United States of America became the United States of America (I also harbor a strange obsession with King Henry VIII - but I digress). Let's rewind to the last Independence Day. I wrote a comment about the Revolutionary War and how on July 4th, the Declaration of Independence was read and distributed to the public. In retrospect, I am shocked at how little I actually know about the American Revolution. Growing up

Snowy winter 2011-01-26 22:05:29.000 - Mike Carmon,  Staff Meteorologist Snow Depth as of 1/26/11 Snow, snow, everywhere! At least along the eastern seaboard.Before the added snowfall that this latest Nor'easter will dump has been tallied, here are the seasonal totals so far during the 2010-2011 winter season for some of the northeast megalopolis' most notable hubs, with their seasonal average totals in parentheses:Hartford, CT: 59.1" (46.0")Boston, MA: 50.4" (41.8")Newark, NJ: 42.9" (25.9")NYC (Central Park), NY: 37.1" (22.4")Providence, RI: 31.9" (32.9")Atlantic City, NJ: 30.4" (13.5")Philadelphia, PA: 22.7" (19.3")So, ranking these cities by the greatest departure from average, we have:Hartford, CT: +17.3"Newark,

Musings from the Vols 2011-01-25 16:36:26.000 - Gates Ingram & Lance Stouenburgh,  Summit Volunteers Sunset yesterday. This has been quite a week for us, some of the 'Worst Weather' seen or experienced for several years at this time (Jan) and certainly the most dynamic of volunteer shifts. Winds for most of the week were above 50+ (mostly 65+) MPH sustained, with gusts up to 102 MPH; combined with temps at -15F when we arrived at shift change dropping to -34F thru Sunday night. Throw in the wind chill factor of - 50F to -84F until today (Tues) AM when it