Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

We are supposed to get the largest storm that we've had yet this year totaling up to 6-12" for the area.  I guess other places are supposed to get up 14".  It will make for some nice pictures.  Below is a forecast from central PA. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING is in effect for all of south central PA. Here We Go!!  A coastal low is headed our way, keeping us cold enough for snow and with the storm tracking close to the coast, it will give us plenty of snow.  Right now it looks like much of our viewing area will receive about 6 to 12 inches of snow. Some places in eastern Lancaster, Chester, Berks and towards the Poconos could have over a foot of snow.  The storm could also provide heavy snow and  ice problems for the Delmarva and New Jersey.  We should expect the snow to begin midmorning Monday and become intense for the Afternoon and Evening hours.  It will thin out Monday Night, but still possibly drop another inch or two.  We'll also have the winds pick up Monday, becoming rather blustery in the Afternoon and early evening.  The March Lion is a day early, but one we'll have to dig out of.

Did anybody get any appreciable snow on their paved surfaces in this so called blizzard warning in Pennsylvania,??for Feb 28 and mar 1 extending into the 2nd.  Here In Western PA and really central PA the mountains were suppose to get Blitzed.  I had occasion to drive across most of the state and back on the 1st and second (state turnpike/toll highway I-76).   I did not run into any snow on the road anywhere.  That's 8 hours of driving on two seperate days thru what the weather said were going to be near blizzard conditions.  Talk about elevation, 50% percent of the trip was thru the highest points in the Appalaciations, and the Blue mountains and the Alleghenies etc etc.(I saw a total of three state turnpike plow truchs parked in the medium turn-around area's.)   There was some snow in the grassy area's, but there was no plow marks on the side of the road.  The accumulation must have been slight and the salt handled it. The scenery was great half the time, with the bright white mountains, but a lot of the time they were melted thus being a dingy brown.  One area (ski-resort area) got a little blustery late yesterday for a few minutes,no accumulation on the road  and the attendants at a gas station said they were suppose to have gotten 10 inches total, but hardly any of it stuck even on their secondary roads.  However every radio station was saying it was snowing heavily in the area's I was actually driving thru at the time.  Now who is crazy?  Me or the weatherman.  I thought I was in the twilight zone or something as there was no traffic anywhere, just an occasional truck.  Don't get me wrong, I was very fortunate to do an emergency type trip and be blessed with great conditions.  The trip out took long as I was in the mindset of driving slow (60-65 mph) I know that is normal speed but I could have done 90 the whole way cause I had the road primarily to myself) so I didn use any cruise and kept saying well no sense speeding up, cause it is gonna hit me any second.    

Now I am sure there is the possability that I may have gotten lucky and just barly missed some snow.  But not ever seeing any plow build-up or plow marks on the slight amount of snow that was off to the sides of the roads actually rules that out.  Also there don't seem to be many references in the forum here as to actual snow blowing to any degree during that time. . 

Ben07