Tropics Quiet. Storm of Controversy Over Snow Storm That Shut Down NY ... Was the Mayor Busy With Other Things? The Forecast Was For Snow...
Last night.
This morning.
As for the tropics the yellow area with zero percent chances is still a Gale Center but it is gone from the NHC maps. Nothing to worry on of a tropical or subtropical nature as fronts are on the move and flying fast across the nation.
As for the Winter of Discontent in the Northeast it was what it was and the damage, big damage, has been done and hopefully the Mayor of NY and other places who did not properly prepare or get the memo "plan for the worst, hope for the best" will now have that memo. I waited a few days to write about this as it was extremely upsetting as I have friends who tried to get home for hours and others who were turned away from the Port Authority Building unable to find shelter there while they trudged back through the snow for hours finally sleeping in their offices. I know people who were stuck on the road with children in the car and people who could not get to their children and total disbelief that no snow plows were out and the roads were not brined. I was stuck behind a truck in Maryland that was brining the roads there for fifteen minutes on my way back from New York yet the roads were not brined in NYC where the snow was expected to be deeper than coastal Maryland. Go figure.
So as for the Snow Debacle as I've heard some call it but I prefer to call it the forecast snow storm that was tricky to pin point exact totals but most of my forecaster friends said could be 3 to 9 inches and considering NYC got about 6 they nailed it... but sadly the Mayor of NY was too busy with personal infighting in his administration worrying on his legacy to protect the citizens of his great city. As I said on Thursday Winter Storm Avery would be the first winter storm of a wicked winter. It never occurred to me that the Mayor of NYC wouldn't brine the roads and prepare the plows. But considering how bad he is about picking up the trash that is neatly bagged and piled higher than I've seen trash piled since Hurricane Andrew on a weekly basis.... I shouldn't be surprised. Something is not working well these days in NYC and the buck should stop at the Mayor's desk. To be honest the bills for the body shops doing repairs on cars and the bills for psychologists who have to explain to small children who were suck on buses for over six hours with no food or use of a bathroom not to be afraid of snow or weather should also be given to the Mayor. Special needs children as young as 3 years old were stuck on buses in the same diaper without food for up to nine hours.... kids were stuck on buses than taken back to their schools where they had to camp out for the night... parents terrified and trapped in cars on bridges all because the Mayor claims his advice was a dusting. He is the ONLY person I know who seems to have thought NYC would only get a dusting. Note last year he insisted school should stay open to help poor children get free meals and that they were perfectly safe walking through ten inches of snow to school. So this is not his first weather misstep that negatively affected the children of NYC.
An amazingly sad story and a smart mom..... please read.
Not everything in this world is political or partisan... the Governor of NJ with his own Bridge Gate was fond of making fun of "weathermen" . . . seems the one thing Republican and Democrat politicians agree on is if they get in trouble... throw the weather people under the bus.
Every Weather APP gives the time snow and rain will begin about 12 to 24 hours in advance. How the Mayor could say it took him by surprise is beyond me but then again it seems he was busy last week with other problems of his own and he ignored the early snow storm that was well forecast.
IF he did this on Friday he was knee deep in planning it Wednesday and Thursday and he wasn't paying attention to the storm forecast.
I was in NY that week and my Weather App (keeping this basic) showed 3 ...count them THREE snowflakes on Tuesday for the upcoming snow event. Three means "prepare now" and over the next day or so it went from 3 to 2 to 1 to 2 to 3 snow flakes again. That's common.... weather evolves and snow storms form in real time. On Twitter and online in other forums every good met with a good track record said the same thing.... but the Mayor was busy. Basically they said don't look at the Calendar and expect this to be a real Winter Storm. TWC named it and was on air most of the night following it.
I don't care what party the Mayor belongs to this is not political it's almost criminal.
If you don't think so picture your three year old or six year old stuck on a bus with a jacket, hours after lunch with a snack they probably were given late in the day without warning stuck in traffic and gridlock for over six hours unable to go to the bathroom let alone talk to their parents. I've taught kindergarten and trust me most those kids when they did get home were wet and cold from accidents because most five and six year old children (if not older) cannot hold it in that long. Sorry to be a mother here and be blunt but it is what it is.... This was a well forecast snow event and in Rockland County the Saturday before we had snow for an hour, light snow but steady snow flurries for an hour, so it shouldn't have been that surprising to the Mayor it could and would snow but he was obviously busy with other problems.
My daughter was stuck on icy roads in Rockland County with her child and then went out to rescue someone stuck on the Palisades Parkway with two small children as her car broke down. Turned out it was a friend from Miami's wife... she fed them and let them play with her 3 year old son who I'm sure was part of the rescue party. Luckily WhatsApp Groups came to the rescue when the government officials paid to do so did not. My other daughter in Brooklyn had it way worse in an area that is usually brined and more prepared for snow but not this time. Her friend was stuck in traffic for over six hours running low on gas. And for the Mayor unaware it seems of many things may I explain many people abandoned their car to get to SAFETY when they ran out of gas sitting in traffic for hours going nowhere at a crawl's pace or their car was stuck in the snow. This man really needs a reality check to what the average citizen goes through. How many people drive around with a full tank of gas while commuting? How many people carry snacks and blankets with them in November? How many kids have a lunch box full of snacks when most eat meals in school for the drive home? And a good part of the work force in NYC... commute from New Jersey as well as other nearby places where it is cheaper to live than Manhattan.
As for the future..............the weather models are showing very cold weather for Thanksgiving so while you are driving over the river and through the woods please pack the car with extra supplies should your car break down or you get stuck somewhere. In just over ten days the long term models all agree on extremely bitter cold weather and another strong storm .... while looking for deals on Black Friday you may want to look for somethings that might get you through this winter and buy warm clothes... a propane stove might help you when the power goes out.
What would you need in an ICE STORM or a SNOW STORM?
Look at this picture again and wonder would you be prepared?
Apparently you're all on your own so follow your most trusted weather source and stay safe.
Besos Bobbistorm
Ps... He had a busy week with lots of problems.... he doesn't deal with problems well... remember that should he try running for Governor or President.
posted by BobbiStorm @ 5:42 AM
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