Wednesday, December 19, 2012

REVISED: 8-9" Of Snow Predicted For Dorchester Area


UPDATE: Dorchester is in the heart of the predicted path of the season's first major snowstorm -- and the Times is predicting a whopper. 

Our staff has looked at more than half a dozen models and we predict at least 8-9" of blowing snow by late tonight or early tomorrow morning.
 
Strong winds and heavy snowfall may cause significant travel problems by late this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

A mix of rain and snow may signal the start of the storm, but it's expected to quickly transition to snow by late afternoon, around 3 or 4 p.m.

Strong 40-mph wind gusts will create near white-out conditions, according to the weather service.

Motorists are advised to stay off the roads starting around 4 p.m. to allow the county and state road crews time to do their jobs.  The photo here was taken around 3:30  p.m. Wednesday near Grand Island by a Dorchester area resident.

Tomorrow morning is forecast to be cold and windy, and snow is expected to continue blowing about.

See our link to the Dorchester area's live radar by clicking here.

7 comments:

  1. right ......................... you guys still using dogs and cats to call the weather ......................................................... in the words of george washington, “the weather today is calm and sunny, but the air is full of bulls--t” ....................

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  2. Cats and dogs went to Florida. Big storm coming.

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  3. Enjoy the blizzard in your little shack in the cowpasture, cynical Richard. As REM Once said, it's the end of the world as we know it.

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  4. FYI, cats can predict the weather better than any scientific forecast.

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  5. My 2 cats manage my stock portfolio and do quite well.

    (Except for that Facebook thing. But they were high on catnip.)

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  6. read your dang news ................................... cats cause insanity and suicidal tendancies ................................. they do make excellent moving targets ............................ inexpensive ones too ..........................

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  7. My cats don't put much stock in Richard's comments....

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