Railroaders place to shoot the shit.

Uke wrote:

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Hey Cal...don't encourage the asshole. We'll never hear the end of Troll's 'buried' in snow, and shoveling hours, and hours...and drifts up ta the roof, and other lies!

Troll's area may get an inch dusting at most! Can you say DelMarVa? Snippy's in for a treat however! Real winter, with real serious snow!

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Troll may not get dug out in time for the summit in May.

 

Issued by The National Weather Service
Philadelphia, PA
10:30 am EST, Fri., Feb. 5, 2010

... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY.

A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF COAST TODAY WILL PASS OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE TO THE NORTHEAST ON SATURDAY. SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THIS AFTERNOON... THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN DELAWARE AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY WITH UP TO 22 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL DELMARVA. STRENGTHENING WINDS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MAY CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

Amtrak announces East Coast service cancellations due to impending winter weather (Amtrak issued the following on February 4, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. Due to impending winter weather conditions in Virginia and the Carolinas, most Amtrak service south from Washington, DC has been canceled for Friday, February 5. All southbound Northeast Regional trains, with the exception of train 67, are canceled between Washington and Richmond and Newport News with no alternate transportation. Northeast Regional train 176 is canceled between Lynchburg and Washington and train 171 is canceled from Washington to Lynchburg. The Palmetto, trains 89 and 90, are canceled in their entirety between New York and Savannah. Carolinian trains 79 and 80 will operate only between Raleigh and Charlotte. Cardinal train 50 departing Chicago February 4 will terminate in Huntington, WV. As a result, train 51, the westbound Cardinal, for February 5 will originate in Huntington and operate through to Chicago. Silver Service trains between New York and Miami will operate normally. Amtrak regrets any inconvenience. This information is correct as of the above time and date. Information is subject to change as conditions warrant. Passengers are encouraged to call 800-USA-RAIL or visit Amtrak.com for schedule information and train status updates. Friday, February 05, 2010

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Region Bracing For Major Winter Storm

PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3)

 

The tri-state region is bracing for a major winter storm that will leave residents digging out over Super Bowl weekend.

Preparations have been underway for the past two days in advance of the storm that is expected to dump nearly two feet of snow on certain parts of New Jersey and Delaware.

Winter storm and blizzard warnings are in effect for Friday evening through Saturday at 7 p.m.

The system, which is expected to arrive during the evening rush hour on Friday, is expected to drop at least a foot of snow in the city.

Philadelphia and its immediate suburbs are expected to get between 12 to 18 inches of snow. Parts of southern New Jersey and Delaware are expected to get the brunt of the storm with anywhere from 18 to 24 plus inches of snow.

The storm is expected to be at its heaviest between late Friday and early Saturday morning. Snow rates could be between 1 to 2 inches an hour. Winds will be gusting to 45 mph with low visibility.

PennDOT officials said they are mobilizing 420 trucks to salt and plow roadways throughout the Philadelphia-region. Trucks have been applying a salt brine solution to major highways in order to prevent icy conditions at the start of the storm.

Officials said they have more than 92,000 tons of salt stockpiled, so there is no threat of trucks running out.

The weather service warns that the combination of heavy snow and high winds means travel will be "very hazardous or nearly impossible."

Major delays and cancellations are expected at Philadelphia International Airport where airlines have already announced cancellations and policy changes.

• Friday Southwest has cancelled the majority of afternoon/evening service

• Saturday - Southwest has cancelled ALL service

• Sunday- Southwest has cancelled some early morning departures

Other airways like U.S. Air, Airtran and Delta have relaxed their ticketing policies to accommodate travelers in cities affected by the storm.

SEPTA has also instituted a new storm policy regarding halting of service. Click here to view a pdf of their new policy.

Most Amtrak service south from Washington D.C. has also been canceled for Friday.

Stay with CBS 3 and CBS3.com as we keep an eye on this developing storm. For the latest forecast, visit www.cbs3.com/weather and to get the latest on road, air and rail travel, view our travel guide: http://cbs3.com/traffic/Travel.Guide

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Camden County Snow Center Hotline: 856-566-2980

Just calm the fuck down! Everybody! You're all freaked out, and not ONE damn snowflake in sight... Relax. Hit the supermarket. Get yer bread, milk, eggs, bacon, pork-rinds, snacks for the kiddos... And beer. Several cases. Just in case it does snow!

If this 'record' storm don't happen [which Uke believes won't!] you'll be set for "Super-Duperbowl XLVI !"

And ya can always lay off drunk! Uke is sure Troll will follow this advice to the letter... Except for one minor detail... Troll failed ta mention whether he and the missus went down ta the truck wreck site ta stock up on pig entrails... So, did ya Troll?

-- Edited by Uke on Friday 5th of February 2010 11:49:50 AM

-- Edited by Uke on Friday 5th of February 2010 11:49:50 AM