...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...NEW YORK CITY...LONG ISLAND AND COASTAL SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...11 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN AND SLEET AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND...AND POSSIBLY ACROSS COASTAL SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT...WHICH COULD HOLD DOWN AMOUNTS THERE...BUT ONLY AFTER SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PLACE.

* IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING DUE TO SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AND STRONG WINDS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO DOWN SOME POWER LINES...TREE LIMBS...AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING SUNDAY MORNING...THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MUCH OF SUNDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOWS WILL LIKELY LINGER INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS....DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

"Hurricane" Schwartz, the NBC weather guy in Philly is going with:




If this verifies, Geoff, Just Lou, Don Cardi, Sr. Vitelli, Sicilian Babe, pizzaboy and SC all look to get 20 inches.

Over here, We're already snowed over this side of a 1970s rockstar coke party.

"Weatherpeople" all suck. Earlier in the week they said possible heavy snow. Then for 2 days they said we'd get nothing more than a dusting. Now it's turned into a blizzard.

This is all due to the wife giving me a new shovel for Christmas.

This sounds/seems like a fail (miss) to me, but, I suppose I'll have to stock up tomorrow anyway...

Just finished flipping the dials on the Idiot Box (read: television) and it does seem that we're in for a serious dumping in these parts. All the various Weather People keep repeating the phrase "blizzard conditions" over and over. Doesn't look good - that is, unless you really like blizzard conditions.

The problem here where I live is that some of the homeowners and store owners do not do a good job of shoveling sidewalks (particularly the homeowners). There are also two empty lots on my street where houses used to stand. These sidewalks will not be cleared at all, and eventually everything will freeze over and become quite dangerous.

If I'm lucky, maybe everything will melt after a few days. The Weather People are predicting above-freezing temperatures later this week. Guess I'll keep my fingers crossed...

Meanwhile, I think I'll go to the store and get some extra food for myself and the cat just in case.

And, SC: 20 inches?? Not even in my worst nightmare! (Though in this day and age, it would probably land me my own reality show!)

Signor V.

You, me and Secretariat together.

OK, I'm a self-described weather nerd. I've been following this storm all night and was set to go out at 6:00 a.m. (when the supermarkets re-opened after Christmas) and buy some food. Problem is I fell asleep until 9:30 and when I got to the stores they were more crowded than I've EVER seen them.

I couldn't get a parking spot anywhere near the stores, or I couldn't find a cart, so I ended up going to a drug store and bought some overpriced items.... (those that were left).

It started snowing about 30 minutes ago and it just started sticking.... next stop: 12 inches.

Anyone familiar with the weather in Syracuse today? My daughter is returning from there this afternoon.

Cold with light snow. Travel should not be affected.

Thanks SC. I'm looking out my window and, although it's cold, the sun is shining. Ahh, Texas weather!

What a bunch of weenies. The Philadelphia football game was postponed because of the snow.

Latest National Weather Service Forecast:

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 20 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING DUE TO SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AND STRONG WINDS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES... WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO DOWN SOME POWER LINES...TREE LIMBS...AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO MUCH OF TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST MONDAY MORNING...BUT STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS....DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH. ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS LONG ISLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

It's a mess out there. Snowing, windy, just miserable. My daughter has to work today, so my husband drove her in this morning. Thank goodness he drives a Hummer.

It's snowing horizontally right now. Not a promising sign.

Same here. Lots of howling wind, several inches already on the ground...and I'm just glad I'm indoors and that I took care of any last minute shopping, etc., earlier this morning. I don't have to be anywhere tomorrow (Monday), so as long as there's enough food for myself and the cat (and his litterbox is clean), then All Is Right With The World (maybe).

But, this storm is definitely going to be a major Pain-In-The Ass for a lot of people.

On the other hand, why should Yogi, De Niro and Capo (et al) have all the fun?


Yeah...you, me, and the horse we rode in on!

Signor V.

Me too!!!!

Jim Cantore was discussing this w/ the mayor of Philly.
It was not so much for the teams (although I can't imagine how they could've played in this)....but the ticketholders for whom travel to & from the game would've been quite dangerous.

I certainly miscalled this one!

That's understandable. Philadelphians have enough trouble finding their way around in sunshine let alone after dark (or even when a cloud passes by overhead) and in a snowstorm. In fact, I understand that their football tickets are printed in crayon.

A 24 inch miscalculation.

Yeah, apparently hell froze over.

You live in the snow capital of Jersey. Some places in your general area are measuring up to 30 inches.

Batten down the hatches and stay safe folks!

Saw your adverse weather on the TV.....looks horrendous

Yes...and except for the impending 'digout' loving every inch of it. Office closed today so I got an extra day off, but am now dreading heading out to my car shovel in hand. Ah, well...it's part of the fun & has to be done!!!

How many inches did you guys each individually get?

I was early forecasted (early Saturday) to get the most in the immediate metropolitan area and I probably ended up with the lowest amount (except for eastern Long Island).

It's hard to measure because of the wind driven drifts, but I suspect I have between 16-18 inches here.

Just finished shoveling. It was up to my knees (20") plus higher drifts. Thankfully some kid stopped to help me out (of $40) but he probably saved my life.

Does that kid wanna come out to Long Island? I can't find any kids to ask to shovel out my car.... The schools are closed!! If I was their age I'd be hustling from house to house, shovelling out cars and driveways. (I used to do that when I was a kid in Brooklyn and we'd have a big snowstorm... I always made money, and lots of it).