The snow has stopped falling, and at the GSD Office we picked up 11" of snow. A goodly amount but a bust as far as the computer models and meteorologists' predictions went (see yesterday's maps).
It's very cold out there and the winds will be whipping up as Diamond slides out to sea. Wind chills will be well below zero, especially tonight.
Technically, there is still a travel ban in place for the Berkshires and all of Massachusetts, and we are under a State of Emergency, too. While the ban may be necessary for South County and definitely anywhere east of the Berkshires, we sure have seen worse in Northern County this winter. It doesn't look like everyone is heeding the ban, and we're guessing police officers out here are turning a blind eye to motorists on the roadways. Here's a link to the official statement from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
You may want to call your local coffee or doughnut shop before you head out to see if it is open. Coffee is indeed an essential service anyway, so hopefully the ban does not extend to those establishments.
Possible messy commute on Monday--we'll have more about the timing and probability of a delay. Drop a comment to let us know your snow totals, especially those readers not in Northern Berkshire County.
West side of Pittsfield by Hancock shaker village 16.5"
ReplyDeleteComment the first: Coffee as an essential service! Zing! Well-played, GSD!
ReplyDeleteComment the second: Any storm (or finger thereof) that cannot manage to curtail the hours of the local public libraries... well... 'nuff said for those in charge of Nemo Northern Berkshire.
Friends in northern Connecticut are reporting between 24 and 29 inches.
ReplyDeleteWilliamstown - 6-8 inches. Let's secede from Massachusetts - there was never, at any time, any need to close the roads here. Out east, perhaps there was. Statewide, including this corner of the state that Bahston has no idea about - no, never, not at all. Just plain abusive.
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