De Blasio: Don't underestimate this storm

[KQ]

Hmmmmmmm.... doesn't sound good. Hopefully it will be all bark and no bite.


(CNN)A monster snow storm is expected to slam into the northeast Monday and Tuesday, dumping what could be up to 3 feet of snow in Boston and New York, with freezing rain and strong gusts -- possibly reaching hurricane level. The storm is expected to hit northern New Jersey through southern Connecticut and freeze Rhode Island and parts of Massachusetts.

"This could be a storm the likes of which we've never seen before," said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

He repeated throughout a Sunday afternoon press conference that people should expect delays, very slow or stalled commutes Monday evening. Whatever people do to be cautious, he said, do more.

Whatever terrible storms New Yorkers have experienced in the past, "prepare for something worse," he said.

Earlier Sunday the National Weather Services upgraded its blizzard watch to a blizzard warning for the area from northern New Jersey through southern Connecticut, including New York City. Twenty to 30 inches of snow is possible with winds gusting 55 to 65 mph.

The Weather Service says whiteout conditions will make travel extremely dangerous in the entire affected area. The blizzard warning is in effect from 1 p.m. Monday through Tuesday, with the worst conditions expected from late Monday evening through midday Tuesday.

In Massachusetts, emergency management officials warned that the winter storm will be potentially "historic and destructive."

Snow in the southeast part of Massachusetts could morph into a period of freezing rain. And a major nor'easter is likely to develop on Monday and move up the northeast coast, forecasters said.

Travel across Massachusetts during the storm could be impossible and life-threatening, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency It's unclear just how much snow might be on the way but the National Weather Service is saying 1 to 2 feet is possible.

The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency tweeted Sunday that the state would be under a blizzard watch Monday.

That area's storm conditions aren't predicted to let up until Wednesday morning.

Christine Carew, a sales associate at Charles Street Supply in Boston, said customers have been coming into the hardware store since it opened Sunday to grab last-minute snow supplies.

Parents and their children have popped in to buy sleds and others are picking up shovels, ice melt and snow brushes.

"This is kind of typical," she told CNN about Boston getting a lot of snow. "We're more prepared for it. We know it's going to happen."

There's little chance the store will be closed Monday, no matter how hard it snows. The manager, she said, lives above the store.

Eight counties in Massachusetts are already under a winter storm watch: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, Worcester, Barnstable, Nantucket and Dukes.

A blizzard watch is in effect for Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth counties. Barnstable, Nantucket and Dukes counties also face a high wind watch.

Derek and Jim Missert have lived in the Boston area for years. On Sunday they prepared to ride out the storm by being as prepared as they usually are, with plenty of food and water on hand. Jim Missert lives outside the city so he expects to lose power and has a generator. Derek Missert expects that he'll not lose electricity as he works from home in the city.

There could be coastal flooding in the state starting early Tuesday with pockets of major flooding on east-facing coast lines, the state emergency agency said.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged New Yorkers to prepare immediately for the storm, saying they should plan for "major disruptions" during Monday and Tuesday morning commutes. Roads could be closed and power could go out, he said in a press release Sunday, and New Yorkers need to look out for downed power lines and tree limbs.

Update: NYC is now under a Blizzard Watch for Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening, per @NWSNewYorkNY: http://t.co/AuYng7bMk5

— NYC OEM (@nycoem) January 25, 2015

Cuomo directed all state agencies to prepare. New York has at least 1,806 plows and more than 126,000 tons of salt to spray on roads across the region. The National Guard will also have six dozen personnel and 20 vehicles stationed throughout the state starting on Monday morning.

The mayor of Danbury, Connecticut, Mark Boughton, recently made the news for creating the popular Twitter hashtag "#Icezilla" when a major storm hit his area.

[BmillsSkier]

That's funny, because I remember DeBlasio completely underestimating a blizzard last year. Plowing discrepancies, etc...

[SB]

bring it i sez

[stfu&gbtw]

No one expects the GLOBAL WARMINZ!

68 and sunny forecasted in Denver tomorrow. I see 9 holes in my future!

[PlayItLeo]

Shhhhh - don't fucking jinx it.

[Harry]

I want a TR with Svetlana in it. NYC mags have delivered in the past.

[gravitylover]

I sure hope I don't have to stay at work until we close tomorrow. The drive home in a BRZ in near blizzard conditions could be somewhat less than enjoyable.

[Benny Profane]

I sure hope I don't have to stay at work until we close tomorrow. The drive home in a BRZ in near blizzard conditions could be somewhat less than enjoyable.

You bought a brz? Cool.

[gravitylover]

Yeah the XV left me thoroughly and completely bored. It was all I could do to stay awake some mornings on the way into work. In the regularly scheduled annoying emails from the dealership service dept. I spotted it in their CPO inventory and went in to look at it that night. Left with it a few days later with much angst and consternation from the home front. I have a feeling I'm gonna be missing it tomorrow night though.

[Crampedon]

For 25k it looks bad ass. If I was in NE right now I would have long taken to the road for some skiing and leave the shit show for the punters. Vermont is supposed to get 25-30".

Get in that BRZ and beat it before the bridges close!

I thought spook was a chick

[stuckathuntermtn]

Good thing everyone but gravitylover moves around underground in NYC.
And also my parents left, so I don't care. teehee

[Garth Bimble]

Seems like every year the EC fucks have a storm "the likes of which we've never seen before". It's winter; deal with it or STFU.

[KQ]

Cue Jaws music......




It's been thick as pea soup over here since this morning. Visibility less than a quarter mile and now it's dripping out - man I love freezing fog (not).

[The SnowShow]

No one expects the GLOBAL WARMINZ!

68 and sunny forecasted in Denver tomorrow. I see 9 holes in my future!

Yep, or mountain biking in Golden

[iceman]

It's pretty awesome that CO has summer in winter.

[iscariot]

68 and sunny forecasted in Denver tomorrow. I see 9 holes in my future!

Sounds like quite a day! But you could at least call them by their names...


Pics or it didn't happen?

[WMD]

Gee, this storm sounds like what would happen if more heat in the atmosphere caused more water to evaporate leading to more snow when it gets cold.

And these 50 degree temps in the mountains of Colorado - what's up with that? Hmmm.

[Pow4Brains]

I want a TR with Svetlana in it. NYC mags have delivered in the past.

Yes!!

[The SnowShow]

Gee, this storm sounds like what would happen if more heat in the atmosphere caused more water to evaporate leading to more snow when it gets cold.

And these 50 degree temps in the mountains of Colorado - what's up with that? Hmmm.

The Jan. thaw in CO is pretty normal.

[mrburns]

The Jan. thaw in CO is pretty normal.

^^this. happens every year. It will change in February.


or it wont

[EarlyWood]

KQ
leaning towards letting the horses brave this one out at the run in shed....got most of the day to decide

[SB]

its starting

[Ottoclave]

I want a TR with Svetlana in it. NYC mags have delivered in the past.

Boston Mags should be camping out in the Blue Hills parking lot at this very moment to make sure their TR is appropriately epic.

[Benny Profane]

Get ready for the inevitable videos of young financiers skiing down some street in Manhattan holding a rope attached to a jeep.

[Tuckerman]

Hopefully it will be all bark and no bite.

Take it back.