Quiet & Cold

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7:26AM

The next 3 days will feature fair and cold weather as high pressure dominates through Friday then slips off to the northeast Saturday as a disturbance approaches from the southwest (bringing more clouds later Saturday). Sunday, an area of low pressure will be organizing and intensifying offshore, but at this point it is expected to take place far enough southeast of southern New England to spare the region a significant snowstorm. More high pressure builds in early next week with renewed cold and dry weather.

Forecast for southeastern New England…

TODAY: Partly cloudy. Highs 25-30. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 10-15. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 25-30. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY: Sun to clouds. Low 15. High 28.

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Low 18. High 28.

MONDAY: Partly sunny. Low 10. High 26.

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 8. High 25.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 10. High 27.

130 thoughts on “Quiet & Cold”

  4. Thanks TK. We had another dusting of snow overnight here in Milton. Everything was all sparkly when I left for work. Pretty.

  6. I am hesitant to comment on FB etc re the Blizzard of 78 but darned if I don’t have great memories of that historic storm. What others wouldn’t understand is that I also know how horribly destructive it was along our coast and that was the tragic side of the storm. Not unlike the storm we are about to celebrate the one year anniversary of.

    1. Many memories of that storm. Absolutely #1 in my book of snow storms.
      Hands down. NOTHING comes close in my book.
      Measured 36 inches of snow up and down the middle of our street.

      Absolutely incredible storm with Wind the likes of which I have never seen
      in the Winter, Only rivaled by actual hurricanes I have witnessed.

      1. We had a bigger storm years back that no one even talks about. Yes, I know ’78 was over three days but amounts are amounts. I love that my parent’s can’t brag about it anymore as we had more recently.

            1. That’s at Logan and the other storm
              was SANS wind.

              Outside of Logan in SW parts of the city,
              accumulations were 36 inches going up
              to 48 inches well SW of the city towards
              Millis, Franklin and Woonsocket RI.

          1. I thought I read somewhere it fell over three days…I know the 2003 storm set the record for the most snow in a 24 hour period. I think ’78 appeared worse since there was a blizzard that hit a week or two before that one.

            1. Honestly, that storm you keep references
              was like a snow flurry compared to 78 and I saw them both. 😀 😀

            2. Worst blizzard for me, is no question the April fools blizzard, I will remember that and have told my kids about that blizzard and many many others, we received 25 inches of cement, that IMO was by far the worst storm in my 40 yrs of existence 🙂

      2. I totally agree, OS. I cannot think of a storm that could possibly come close. Last February rates fairly high but 78 hands down for me also.

        1. The reason why the 78 blizzard was bad 1) we had a foot in a half from a few days earlier blizzard 2) the entire state and towns were not ready, my dad told me there was 8 inches of snow on rt 1 the 1st 3 hrs and cars were everywhere stuck in 8 inches of snow on the road, left there cars, then the plows couldn’t plow and it became a mess, preparedness would have fixed a lot of the problems in 78 IMO 🙂

  7. The Morning After…

    Thanks TK.

    Cleared off another 1/2 inch of snow from the car this morning.

    Very nice storm.

    re: Sunday

    Waiting for 12Z guidance, but looking at what is available, it looks like
    one system develops off shore well South of us, while a clipper dives
    SE from Canada.

    The SE system would pass harmlessly OTS, if it were not for interaction with the approaching clipper. There looks to be a trough setting up between the off shore system and the clipper. Eric Fisher mentioned the trough on the 11PM broadcast, but he did NOT use the “N” word (Norlun Trough), but that’s Exactly what there would be IF this were to happen.

    NOW the big question is:

    How strong is the lift with this trough and exactly where does it set up?

    06Z GFS has the main action setting up NE of the Boston area mostly in SW MAINE.
    We get in on some of the action, but only a few inches worth.

    SO the big if, is does it set up farther South and is it stronger than currently depicted.

    The other BIG IF, does the Southern system develop and move far enough North
    such that the 2 merge into a BIGGIE. Odds are against this for sure, but I throw it
    out there.

    Still another scenario, is the Southern system moves farther North, not so the systems
    merge, but rather setting up a more POTENT trough and having it set up in our area.

    Things to watch. 😀 😀 😀

    1. I don’t know why, but I just feel the way this season is going, we see more than 1-2 inches out of this. The trend has certainly been STRONGER than forecasted this season.

        1. FWIW, the 12Z NAM doesn’t want to do much at all with all of this. Passes the SE storm harmlessy OTS (although a much closer pass than 06Z GFS) and a touch of snow from
          weak clipper.

          We’ll keep watching.

    2. Perfect Sue. Thanks for finding it for us. He’s right that it was the greatest and the worst at the same time.

      I also got a kick out of how far we have come when I read: “..We could see what looked like a wall approaching and watched the teletype weather observations…”

  9. February 2005 was a big snowstorm. NOT EVEN CLOSE to what 1978 did to Woburn, in terms of snow..AND wind. I have pictures and measurements to show this. 🙂

    1. I’ve seen pics, but there was a foot in a half of snow already on ground, April 96 Blizzard no questions asked takes the #1 spot for this area as to snow, tree damage. 25 inches of cement!!

      2. Not sure if anyone can chime in on this but even though there was a huge storm a couple of weeks before the Bilzzard of 78 (in fact it set records until the Blizzard of 78 hit)…but I though a lot of that had been washed away by a rain storm and some very warm windy in between the two…I might be wrong but I seem to remember that (and also drinking quite a few beers at Mary Ann’s in Cleveland Circle during the first storm 🙂

        1. Those are my memories as well. I always felt one of the biggest problems was the folks didn’t take the warnings seriously. That also would encompass a fair amount of reasons.

    2. The reason why the 78 blizzard was bad 1) we had a foot in a half from a few days earlier blizzard 2) the entire state and towns were not ready, my dad told me there was 8 inches of snow on rt 1 the 1st 3 hrs and cars were everywhere stuck in 8 inches of snow on the road, left there cars, then the plows couldn’t plow and it became a mess, preparedness would have fixed a lot of the problems in 78 IMO

      1. Charlie,

        In Boston we had 22 inches the storm before AND just before
        the 22 inches we had another storm that was freezing rain
        in your area, but was 6 or 7 inches of snow and an inch or 2
        of SLEET in Boston. I’m really not sure how much sleet, but
        it was a TON. Shoveling was back breaking. Then we
        had the Blizzard on top of it. Unbelievable. 😀

  10. 12Z GFS is out far enough concerning Sunday.

    It tries to develop the trough. Never really does.

    I’m just about ready to declare Sunday OVER. Done. Cooked.

    Onto Valentine’s Day, where something might really happen. 😀

      1. Just a little bit.

        I do remember quite a Valentine’s Day storm in the 60s.
        1964 or 1965.

        A clipper type system (Don Kent called it a WALKING WILLIE) was Diving SE from Ontario. It was intense and we were supposed to pick up 3 or 4 quick inches as
        it was moving through quickly. WHAMMO!!!

        Coastal developed on the Warm From S of Long Island.
        14 inches of snow with wind to 55 mph at Logan.

        Awesome event!

    2. Just a few days ago Al Roker and many others were calling for a mega-storm “measured in feet.” That, my friends, was all about ratings, over-hype, and sensationalism. It’s too bad they’re not held accountable, like they would be in most other walks of life, including most businesses, science, academia, and even government. As long as it’s politically correct, you can say pretty much anything on TV and get away with it, with no-one ever questioning you after the fact. It’s what I hate about the medium as a news source.

      1. 100% agree Joshua. Unfortunately, its not about accountability, Al Roker and others did their job and did it well, exactly what they want them to do, hype to boost ratings. He probably got a huge bonus! Where else can one get a huge bonus for being dishonest and irresponsible? Too many walks of life if u ask me.

      2. I agree – I was amazed when Roker said it might be measured in feet. I don’t care if he used the words might or potential or possible…..totally unprofessional

    3. Really …….. thats GREAT !!

      Now to turn on the atmospheric fans and get rid of the Valentine’s Day event.

      46 and 1/2 days past the winter solstice, 42 and 1/2 days to the Equinox. 🙂

  12. My area was down to 2 inches of frozen snowcover left from 1-20-78 when 2-6-78 arrived. I will run it down in more detail later….I have much to offer.

    1. I would love to hear what you have to offer. Somewhere I have the newspapers from 78. Will have to see if I can dig them out……no pun intended.

    3. Thanks TK…I didn’t scroll down to see this post when I posted my question. Yes that’s what I thought too about the snow cover after the 1/20 event.

  13. I know I’m gonna get killed on a snow lovers blog, but I believe spring comes early IMO, no it’s not bc I want it too. Also I believe we’ve seen 85% of the snow we will get for this entire winter, we will receive 5-12 inches for the rest of winter. 🙂

      1. I agree. I smell one of those NASTY raw,cold, damp Springs
        with constant NE winds, low clouds, drizzle and such!!
        You know what I mean a day in Mid-April with a high temperature of say right around 40 with it cloudy with low clouds off the ocean that spew drizzle with a nasty NE wind of about
        20mph.

        That’s what I see thing Spring being. May not quit till
        June, if not July.

        I’ve seen one of those before.

        1. Nooooooooooooooooooooooo! That’s one part of New England weather I don’t like. I hope you’re wrong OS.

    2. Only reason anyone would question that is that this isn’t a snow lovers blog. It’s a weather lovers blog 😉

  14. A warm and early spring is a rare event in NE. I would bet that the NAO goes negative somewhere around March10th which in turn delays spring. I would love nothing more than a warm and dry spring Charlie, but the reality is that it just doesn’t happen often. If you want that move to DC and south.

  15. With two kids nothing would make me happier than a warm spring but I am smart enough to know that if I want that I would have to move south.

    This blog is about weather not just snow lovers. I love snow, but I also love warm weather. Charlie you just assume that people who love snow only want snow all the time and you are very mistaken about that. Don’t just assume things bc it makes you look silly!!

  16. Charlie what leads to believe that spring come early? Could happen but if you are not wishing it then what leads you to believe that? I am looking at long range EURO and nothing but cold over the next month with bouts of average to slightly above average temps but those bouts are short lived. Thanks and have a nice day 🙂

  17. Just going by long range models, as well as looking at past yrs of the late 70’s early 80’s that have been very similar to this yr, I believe a slight but just enough of a pattern change towards the end of the month will make a difference, I see things a bit different bc if it snows on Feb 27th, and it then reaches temps in the 40’s to 50 degrees consistently over a long period, then receive a 2 inch snow event a month later, and then no more snow, I declare it an early spring. I believe this may be that type of yr, no I’m not moving, but I can still complain, half of New England goes ugh and complains when they hear another snowstorm is coming especially now. I actually don’t dislike snow as much as some, I love New England but I don’t have to love snow, will see hadi, I could be completely off base 🙂

  19. 12Z Euro has a sizeable system for Valtentine’s Day:

    Frame 1, 168 hours

    http://www.instantweathermaps.com/ECMWF-php/showmap-ecmwf.php?run=2014020612&region=USA&var=PRMSL_msl&hour=168

    Frame 2, 192 hours

    http://www.instantweathermaps.com/ECMWF-php/showmap-ecmwf.php?run=2014020612&region=USA&var=PRMSL_msl&hour=192

    If you draw a straight line between the position in frame 1 and the position in frame 2, it takes it just about over Cape Cod, “probably” producing mix or rain in coastal
    sections all the way up to Boston and perhaps beyond (depending on thermal profile of said system). If you extrapolate the 168 hr 850 Chart, it would take the 0C line Across
    areas well N&W of Boston, but that would NOT be linear. Probably sets up in the
    Rt. 128 area give or take a little. Still so very early in the game so anything could
    happen. Just some early observations on this.

    Does anyone have any charts for different time increments other than these silly
    24 hour increments???

    2. Had a look at the Wundermap, which gave me hours 174 and 180.

      A few things to note:

      1. It has it passing Directly over Boston.
      2. Front end is cold enough aloft, but then warms up considerably.
      3. System appears to be LOADED with tons of QPF.

      From this run and it is only 1 run 8 days in advance. 😀 😀

      I would venture something like 6-8 inches of snow, then a little sleet and
      about an inch of rain. Plenty of time for this to whip into shape!!

      IF we could get it to trend in the right direction, it could end up being another
      memorable Valentine’s Day storm.

      Ahh who am I kidding. It will be a big rainmaker. 😀 😀

  20. Are we throwing in the towel for Sunday yet? Just doesn’t seem like anything wants to get going

  21. I know one thing. I will resist the urge to say, “boy this upcoming pattern looks boring.” How many times have we had some snow, then a week goes by and there’s nothing on the horizon and we all utter those words. Then all of a sudden, bam! The models light up like a xmas tree. Its hard to switch gears after a storm. The high from the storm is gone and we’re all looking for the next thing. When we dont see it we think we’re in a boring pattern. One thing i do know, things can change very quickly around here. Winter is far from over Charlie. Just imagine how Coastal feels today, his prediction of less than 6″ for boston for the rest of the winter was actually looking really good for a while, then it all changed so quickly. Weather in NE is an “unpredictable” as they come 😀

  22. A little about 1978. I won’t really get into a debate with anybody about what was their “top blizzard” … That can be different for anybody for many reasons. For those of us old enough to remember 1978, it will probably be the top storm, at least for most of us.

    Vicki mentioned earlier about the terrible destruction along the coast. I’d never root for a storm to do anything like that. In fact, I don’t “root” for any weather. Weather is going to do whatever it’s going to do, regardless of what we might wish for. Loving winter weather does not label you with some kind of fault for the misfortune suffered due to such conditions. From my perspective at the time (I was 10 years old), 1978 was an epic storm. It was my fantasy storm (the kind you draw on the edge of your notebook while the teacher is talking). It became reality. We left school on Monday February 6 with light snow falling but blowing and swirling all over the ground. It had been SO cold the first several days of the month, but also very dry. I remember laughing at some of my friends who suggested we were going to get a storm bigger than the one we had on January 20, thinking in my early meteorological mind that there is no way we’d have a storm that big anytime soon again, let alone BIGGER. Well, those young Hadi’s and Old Salty’s predictions came true. Hey, I didn’t mind being wrong. We didn’t go back to school until Monday February 27, and what’s better, we DIDN’T HAVE TO MAKE ANY LOST DAYS UP! 2 weeks and 4 days off, and school still got out about June 20, even with the incredibly stormy January we had just before, and snowy December 1977 just before that.

    What I will never forget from the 1978 blizzard, from my perspective here in the suburbs:
    -My brother taping 2 yard sticks together and using his new snowshoes (Christmas gift) to go down to nearby Woburn High School field (which was about 300 yards across and open) to measure the snow. There was some drifting out there but he came back with measurements of 37-44 inches. Come to find out later, researching snowbook data that my colleague and Massachusetts State Climatologist had, there was a banding snow belt from the North Shore westward to Woburn/Burlington/Lexington area, accounting for this higher total. The “known” jackpot is 51 inches at Lincoln RI, but many do not realize that this observation was not “official”. It may have happened though.
    -NO CARS were visible in my neighborhood, ONLY antennae.
    -The snowbank we ended up with in front of my house was high enough that you could touch the bottom wire (telephone) between the poles, and look into the 2nd floor kitchen window of my house (which is a 2 family house).
    -My brother, cousin, and friends built a 2-story snow fort reinforced with a wooden floor for the 2nd floor and a real window on the bottom floor. It was like a duplex igloo and lasted until sometime in March!
    -The astounding snowfall rate Monday night with my house shaking from the wind (and I’m a full 8 miles plus straight line from the coast, I can only imagine how bad it was there, not even taking into account the flooding).
    -The snow and wind and blizzard conditions lingering on and on and on Tuesday February 7
    -The grey dawn Wednesday February 8 melting away to 100% sunshine for the rest of that day and the 3 days after it.
    -A week of NO CARS on the road other than plows, loaders, and emergency vehicles. People pulling sleds for groceries. Clean air! Friendly conversations! And great snow play for us kids. We had epic snowball fights, sledding tracks, etc. … I almost feel guilty for having so much fun now that I know how bad it was for some people. But we were kids – it was good for us.
    -A few snow flurries on Sunday February 12 was the only other snow we got for the REST OF THE MONTH (though we did have 2 snowstorms in March 1978).

    But let’s not forget December 1977 when shortly before Christmas a bizarre ocean effect storm much like the one that hit Essex County dropped nearly a foot of snow in my area while a few miles either side of me had just a couple inches.

    And January, oh epic January 1978. The forgotten month, all because of the blizzard.
    -Snow of about 5 inches on Monday January 2.
    -Huge inside runner Monday January 9, big rain, SE gales, big temperature drop late day.
    -Juicy storm Wednesday January 11, 6 inches of snow followed by heavy rain which turned the snow into a 4 inch slush pool that was nearly impossible to shovel, and it’s a good thing we did, because it got really cold right after that.
    -Classic Northeaster on Friday January 13, about a foot of snow here in Woburn.
    -The forgotten Blizzard of 1978 on Friday January 20. Boston sets a record with 21 inches of snow in 12 hours!!! We had over 2 feet here in the suburbs with incredible drifting (little did we know this storm would look almost ordinary 2 weeks later).
    -Thursday January 26: Huge rainstorm, washed nearly ALL the snow away, flooding everywhere, SE gales again, temps in the 60s during the day but Arctic front whipping around the back side of the Great Lakes Cutter turned our sky bright clear blue and the temp dropped to the teens in just a few hours on a strong west wind. Talk about a flash freeze!! This storm was Chicago’s “Blizzard of 1978”.

    That, ladies and gentlemen, was a winter.

    1. Thanks TK !!

      That January, the roof at the school I went to collapsed, evidently from all the snow and rain events that you detailed. We had time off for that as well.

    2. This was awesome, thanks for sharing TK. I was 9 when the blizzard of 78 hit and your memories are so similar to mine. I remember being so happy about being out of school but then realized it was supposed to be my week to be the crosswalk monitor the week after the storm. Of course that sort of realization is crushing when you are 9. Thankfully they made it up to me when school was back in session. 🙂 But I can still picture the people walking up and down the street with sleds. We lived across the street from a convenient store and everyone in the neighborhood was walking there. It was a unique time in our life for sure.

    3. Nice recap of the Blizzard. Thank you and I concur.

      Our daughter had a swing set in the back yard. There was only about
      1 foot showing from the top of the snow to the bar.

      I had to work the whole week. The only day I didn’t work, was Tuesday.
      I worked Monday and was the last to leave. I was in a satellite office on
      Exeter Street near the BPL. It was spitting snow off and on all afternoon, but
      down town it didn’t get started until about 4PM which is what time I left
      and locked up (about 1 inch there) I had to take the MBTA bus home, about 20-30 minutes at rush hour. By the time I arrived home there were 4-6 inches on the ground Yes it must have started earlier at home.

      That night during the howling wind, I took a walk to our local Dunkin Donuts shop. I saw Huge Maples Bending like I’ve never seen. They didn’t go over, but I didn’t think a tree could bend that much and not break.

      Only people at dunkins were a few plow drivers. 😀

      Next day, I stayed home from work as we all did.

      Rest of the week I took the T to work. I had to go to the main office in Kendall Square area of Cambridge. From the T to the office I was literally walking on top of cars!! Amazing sight I have to tell you. We hear news people always talking about cars being buried, but in this case, they REALLY were.

      As you said, you could only see the antennas sticking up out of the snow.

      Unbelievably truly incredible storm. NOTHING has even remotely come close. Yes to be sure, there have been some big storms, last year’s 2/13, the 1996 biggie, the April Fool’s of 1997 and perhaps another 1 or 2, but
      sorry folks, they just don’t cut the Mustard compared to the Grand Daddy of them all.

    4. The Blizzard of 78 was truly epic….in my mind the biggest and baddest 🙂 One that comes close for me was the 100 hour storm of Feb 1969. I remember as 14 year old the incredible drifting that took place (I was living in Holbrook at the time)…Lived in a ranch house in Campenelli style development called Revere Acres…I remember my dog getting on to the low roof somehow via one of the drifts….crazy.

    6. Thank you very much TK. And everyone who shared memories.

      I always have trouble wording my love for weather without it sounding as if I’m wishing for bad weather. You did it as I would have liked to,,TK.

      I loved the anticipation. The company had done something it had not in the 9 years I’d been there. It set up a call chain in case there might not be work the next day. I remember the VP smiling as he held the door open while employees left early. He told each one of us he’d see us in the morning. He was one of hundreds stranded on 128. He had a full tank of gas so several parents and children in nearby stranded cars ended up in his

      For once weather was not my only focus. I was “stuck” in Medford at the apartment of a guy I thought might be the one (we married 9 months and a few days later). We walked the streets looking for an open market with many others. Everyone smiling and chatting. No one was prepared and I am sure its the reason for supermarkets being cleaned of milk and bread to this day

      We walked to Belmont to say hi to my parents and help them clean what we could. Then we walked back to Medford.

      I think a good part of the memories was the comraderie. Mac lived in Rome during the gas shortage of the 1970s. The streets were closed to cars at least one Sunday a month. People walked and bicycled and it was much the same. Everyone was simply happy. Last February 9 we had a taste of that. My kids still remember that being the best part.

    7. For the ’78 blizzard I was 5 and my bedroom was on the 2nd floor back yard. The tree line was a solid 30 to 35 feet away from my side of the house. I awoke at 3AM or so screaming like a banshee b/c there was a tree top that had curled over against my window. In the dark/wind (and at my age), it looked like an incredible monster swaying back and forth.

      In the end the best part was all of the snow tunnels and huts we made after the storm. It was a child’s winter paradise.

    8. Thanks all. What great memories. I was in Cleveland in 78 and had the part of the blizzard that cam through the Midwest but that piece was just a regular storm then. Little did I know what would happen next to all of you here.

  25. The blizzard of 78 ranks 3rd in my book behind the Unimaginable April fools blizzard where 25.0 inches fell, some got up to 30+ inches and it’s the 1 time that I actually couldn’t drive down roads, lost power for 4 days, plus seeing roofs caving in during the snowstorm bc it was like cement, I think over 4 inches of precip fell, absolutely nuts!!! I will never forget that storm and always tell them about it, I love all the 78 stories, unbelievable

    1. In 1978 I was 19 and living in Cambridgeport, and for me the blizzard of ’78 had the biggest impact on my life compared to other snowstorms. Sure, there’ve been several other memorable storms since then, but I just don’t remember one crippling the area for such a length of time as the blizzard of ’78 had! It was absolutely amazing!!!

      2. I don’t think there is a way to relate unless you experienced it first hand. Its like the 38 hurricane. I heard my moms stories over and over and enjoyed listening. But I had nothing tangible to relate to.

  28. I was not alive for the blizzard of 78 but have heard many stories and ones that I am reading here on the blog today.
    This Saturday will be the one year anniversary of the blizzard of 2013. It started on Friday and last into Saturday. I had 30 inches of snow where I live in Watertown, CT the biggest amount of snow that fell where I live all my life. The snow banks were the biggest I have ever seen in my life after one storm some were over 5 feet tall. At the height of storm there were places again more than three inches of snow an hour. There were streets that people were plows did not even touch and people were snow blowing the streets just to get out. This is the only time in my life I have seen this after a storm. This blizzard to me is my generations blizzard of 78.

    1. I agree jj every generation has there blizzard, I remember the 78 blizzard a little and my dad tells me stories, my uncle said he was at a restaurant totally unprepared for what was coming, he was in the restaurant (the old colstone) in 1978 and was in there for 2 hrs and came out to a blizzard and 4 inches on his car, and then couldn’t get home bc nobody was plowing, my dad has a newspaper that says “the state gets caught sleeping” tk my question is every story told of the 78 blizzard was how the weather guys were only saying 3 inches hrs before the storm. And 3 hrs into the storm 8 inches was already on the ground. Curious on your answer, thanks 🙂

      1. Charlie I am clearly not TK. My company (and me as a member of management) started making plans the day before to contact employees in case they cancelled work. That had not happened in their them 75 year history. I’d say when they knew the day before something big was coming, there was warning. Some….including your uncle and the VP (a dear friend) ……simply underestimated.

        3. Also none of my family underestimated anything, it might have been the 500 yr storm for you and your family, and it was a bad storm, no doubt, but for here it wasn’t. It’s all opinion anyways like I said, have a great night

            1. I thought you’d be interested in the link since it mentioned the greater Boston and providence areas. Again. Just what it was. No opinion necessary. Have a good night, Charlie

  29. Nice! Blizzard of 78 stories!

    Ok, I was seven, snow was waist deep on my father. Had to rush me to the hospital to get my head stitched up from busting it open on a door jamb. We were boxing one another and he landed a heavy one on my chest and it threw me back into the corner of an interior door.

    1. OUCH! I’m not sure what hurt more, your hand or your Dad’s heart for causing pain to his little guy!!!

  32. I like the name of the guy the Bruins called up. David Warsofsky. It’s a great weather name. 🙂 Wars Of Sky. 🙂

    1. Another American player, by the way. Born in Tom’s town of Marshfield, Massachusetts. They’ve been drawing from a nice pool of them down in Providence, including Krug and Bartkowski. Nice to see the B’s have some American players for a change. Ironically, Montreal’s been the team with the most US players in recent years.

  34. OS: Such a FANTASTIC picture of your daughter. Love the fact that the snow’s still flying in that last picture, probably as the Low finally pulled away from the benchmark (after making its infamous loop-de-loop). That was a tremendous storm. And I bet your daughter had a lot of shoveling to do.

  35. Charlie… It depends on what outlet you were listening to, regarding the blizzard forecast. Most forecast were calling for a moderate storm the Sunday before the storm started. I remember driving with my dad on an errand that Sunday and hearing the old WEEI news radio 850AM calling for 1-3 inches and I said to my father: “I don’t like the station you listen to. They are all news, they are boring, and they never forecast enough snow!” 😉 … Of course most people know that a young Harvey Leonard at Ch 7 was calling for a significant storm as early as Saturday night… “We think it’s gonna be a big one, one of the biggest of the winter…”

  38. i was not around for the blizzard of 78 but heard plenty of stories, something like that happening again is not really going to happen people would have been able to get a great amount of time to get off the roads these days with the technology we have

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