The Weather Thread

[Hooch]

Same problem here and we had high winds last night. Trees were uprooted all over the place. Of course bringing down powerlines. I didnt loose power but I have a 50 footer that is 18 inches across down in the backyard. It is there to loet me know once winter is over the yard owns my ass for the spring and summer.

The winds here are insane also. I haven't seen any trees go down yet but I did see one flat roof in someones yard. I had my tree trimmed big time last week... Otherwise it would probably be in the living room by now.

[Securb]

A vacant restaurant on South Broadway will have to be torn down after its roof caved in Tuesday under the weight of snow and ice.
Fire officials warn that warmer temperatures and sunshine do not mean other buildings are in the clear.

"If there's any question, certainly, they should get out and get the snow off sooner rather than later," state Deputy Fire Marshal Rob Farley said.
Owner Joe Giuffrida of Methuen had planned to turn the former Hooters at 327 S. Broadway into an ice-cream parlor. He and his two brothers own Jay Gee's Ice Cream in Methuen. Now they must tear down the building Jay Gee's paid $775,000 for in September.

"What are you going to do?" Giuffrida said outside the building yesterday.
The roof caved in and debris blocked the front door. The building is not safe to enter, he said.

"We're going to secure the area right now, this week," Giuffrida said.
Nobody had shoveled the roof this winter, he said, which meant snow from every one of the storms that has hit New England was sitting on top of the empty building.

Salem Fire Marshal Jeff Emanuelson said snow on the roofs of vacant buildings in Salem — especially commercial spaces, which tend to have flat roofs — is a concern in Salem.
Snow and ice can build up on an unheated roof, he said, and can get heavier as snow melts during the day and turns to ice at night.
"The dead load that's on top of these structures is going to increase," Emanuelson said.

The Fire Department keeps an eye on several larger, vacant structures in town, including the old Rockingham Lumber building and the Coca-Cola plant.
"Our big concern is people going into them, whether it's vandals or kids exploring them or people seeking shelter," he said.

[Hooch]

70 degrees 4 days ago, now there is a few inches of snow on the ground. Nice.

The sun is back out now.

[Speng]

It's been shitty for days now. Sunday night we had freezing rain and then snow. Last night was more rain and snow, this sucks.

[Securb]

We have gone from freezing temps to spring temps in a couple of days. We have 2 inches of rain quickly melting 6 feet of snow. The snow banks are almost gone. This is not going to work out good. Expect some great flooding shots later today

[Speng]

Did you have any flooding?

[Securb]

Did you have any flooding?

Only out of my ass. I just got over the worst 24 hour flu ever. I cant believe I feel great today and yesterday I was contemplating calling an ambulance.

[Speng]

Finally hit 60 degrees today, and it's sunny.

[Speng]

First day of Spring my ass, it's been overcast and raining all day. My backyard now has a huge pond.

[davien]

We had 6 inches of rain yesterday. Sometime we only get 6 inches of rain a year.