Holy snow! - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

bigrobwoot · 2010-02-21, 04:47 AM

Went driving around town tonight, and I got a couple pics. I took a friend home from over by UNR down off of Skyline south of Plumb. All of this snow is a reminder of why I call my car "the snowplow". Here are the pics:

Here's my car after I dropped him off, and after I cleared the snow off of my headlights and foglights

Here's my car after getting gas at Raley's on Mae Anne and Robb

Here's my car in the garage when I got home

I was having a lot of fun, but the snow kept packing in my wheel wells, and I couldn't turn my wheel more than half of a turn before I got home.

05widesti · 2010-02-21, 07:55 AM

Damn I don't even want to look outside!!!! I think I'm sick I can't work *cough cough* ha

Nick Koan · 2010-02-21, 07:57 AM

Yeah, that snow came quietly in the middle of the night. It was barely a light dusting down in the south until I woke up this morning to a full 6 inches.

bigrobwoot · 2010-02-21, 08:22 AM

I just read on the Weather Channel app on my phone that NW Reno got 14" and I believe it. I just had to go pick up my gf and take her to work because she got stuck. She said, "I keep waiting for your car to stop like mine does, but it just goes." That about made my day.

MattR · 2010-02-21, 08:56 AM

Carrie and I just shoveled the driveway so I can take the FJ out for some fun (and a store run)1' of untouched fresh snow everywhere = fun driving this morning. We measured 12"!!! in Spanish Springs... When I went to bed last night it was snowing heavily but I thought it would let up. Wow! Funny thing, yesterday I was doing yard work in shorts and a tshirt in the morning, you can see my wheelbarrow where I left it, oops...

Nick Koan · 2010-02-21, 09:02 AM

Up to 8 inches in the south now. Wowzers.

DARKSTI · 2010-02-21, 09:44 AM

14in-16in here off of Stone Valley and Mae Anne.

doubleurx · 2010-02-21, 09:58 AM

2" in Truckee.......doh!

cody · 2010-02-21, 10:45 AM

What happened to 2-3" in Stead.

Even on the 11 'oclock news last night they were only saying I'd get 6" at the most.

Jeikun · 2010-02-21, 10:46 AM

There's definitely a foot here in NW reno. I looked outside this morning and, if I could see myself, probably went bugeyed. lol

cody · 2010-02-21, 10:59 AM

I just measured 20"

ScottyS · 2010-02-21, 11:09 AM

The darn NOAA radar is down, I am very curious to see if this is "lake effect" snow from the Pyramid side. Here in the NW, we have over a foot for sure, if not 1.5ft+. Down in Carson on the west side, they only have an inch or so, and usually they get buried there if the storm is from the west.

Based on Matt's comments from SS, the 2" comment from Truckee, the total miss on the forecast, and the prevailing wind directions yesterday, I am hypothesizing that this could be "lake effect" from the east side, driven by the southern "Tonopah Low" that is currently centered over the Caliente/Panaca/Modena region. A rather unusual event, if so, to get this much out of it. Perfect combination of air mass characteristics.

MattR · 2010-02-21, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by cody

I just measured 20"

20's are so 2003.

MattR · 2010-02-21, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by ScottyS

The darn NOAA radar is down, I am very curious to see if this is "lake effect" snow from the Pyramid side. Here in the NW, we have over a foot for sure, if not 1.5ft+. Down in Carson on the west side, they only have an inch or so, and usually they get buried there if the storm is from the west.

Based on Matt's comments from SS, the 2" comment from Truckee, the total miss on the forecast, and the prevailing wind directions yesterday, I am hypothesizing that this could be "lake effect" from the east side, driven by the southern "Tonopah Low" that is currently centered over the Caliente/Panaca/Modena region. A rather unusual event, if so, to get this much out of it. Perfect combination of air mass characteristics.

It seems to be moving over us in a NW to SE direction though...and has been all night and morning. Strange.

ScottyS · 2010-02-21, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by MattR

It seems to be moving over us in a NW to SE direction though...and has been all night and morning. Strange.

Yeah, I really would like to see the circulation on the radar right now. I'm going to check out a regional sat feed and see if that helps.

We are still getting huge flakes in the NW.

ScottyS · 2010-02-21, 11:34 AM

Yeah, the GOES West infrared shows at least general circulation in the NW->SE direction, but gives no clues as to precip occuring anywhere near here. The visible is pretty crazy.

van · 2010-02-21, 11:36 AM

19" when I shoveled out the Forester this morning, Damn that car is fun in the snow.

tysonK · 2010-02-21, 11:53 AM

I really wanted to go skiing to day, but after shoveling I was not feeling it.

ScottyS · 2010-02-21, 12:06 PM

Wow, good thing I am not a weatherman, they just got the radar image back, and it is this super-narrow stream W->E over the crest between Honey Lake and Lake Tahoe! Cool!

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?r...01111&loop=yes

Kevin M · 2010-02-21, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick Koan

...until I woke up this morning to a full 6 inches.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Dean · 2010-02-21, 04:07 PM

The funny thing is 80 has been open all night/day with no controls. Just checking trucks on both sides. Most city streets are pretty good too except of course my neighborhood.

Kevin M · 2010-02-21, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean

The funny thing is 80 has been open all night/day with no controls. Just checking trucks on both sides. Most city streets are pretty good too except of course my neighborhood.

And everybody else in northwest.

cody · 2010-02-21, 04:20 PM

I don't think it has stopped snowing here all day.

Dean · 2010-02-21, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by cody

I don't think it has stopped snowing here all day.

Same here, but if you get it cleared down to concrete or pavement, it appears to melt faster than it falls. The problem was clearing that first foot plus. My huge driveway took hours. I need an exhausted emoticon.

sperry · 2010-02-21, 04:44 PM

I lucked out enough that the streets were warm enough down here and the snow light enough that even though it's been snowing all day today, the streets are clear and the amount of snow on the ground is actually lower now than it was this morning.

'Course, if it snows through the night again, tomorrow I may not be so lucky. Ugh... I'm sick of winter. Like permanently sick of it. I want to move to AZ.

2010-02-21, 04:47 AM	#1
bigrobwoot EJ251 Real Name: Rob Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Reno Posts: 679 Car: 2019 CBS WRX Premium Class: Middle Shoot for the moon, because even if you miss, you'll still be among the stars	Holy snow! Went driving around town tonight, and I got a couple pics. I took a friend home from over by UNR down off of Skyline south of Plumb. All of this snow is a reminder of why I call my car "the snowplow". Here are the pics: Here's my car after I dropped him off, and after I cleared the snow off of my headlights and foglights Here's my car after getting gas at Raley's on Mae Anne and Robb Here's my car in the garage when I got home I was having a lot of fun, but the snow kept packing in my wheel wells, and I couldn't turn my wheel more than half of a turn before I got home.

2010-02-21, 07:57 AM	#3
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Yeah, that snow came quietly in the middle of the night. It was barely a light dusting down in the south until I woke up this morning to a full 6 inches. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2010-02-21, 08:56 AM	#5
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Carrie and I just shoveled the driveway so I can take the FJ out for some fun (and a store run)1' of untouched fresh snow everywhere = fun driving this morning. We measured 12"!!! in Spanish Springs... When I went to bed last night it was snowing heavily but I thought it would let up. Wow! Funny thing, yesterday I was doing yard work in shorts and a tshirt in the morning, you can see my wheelbarrow where I left it, oops... Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.” Last edited by MattR; 2010-02-21 at 09:00 AM.

2010-02-21, 09:02 AM	#6
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Up to 8 inches in the south now. Wowzers. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2010-02-21, 09:44 AM	#7
DARKSTI EJ22 Real Name: Ryan Coulter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NW Reno Posts: 372 Car: '07 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited It's not that I'm lazy, It's that I don't care.	14in-16in here off of Stone Valley and Mae Anne. __________________ My other car is a Canon

2010-02-21, 07:55 AM	#2
05widesti EJ18 Real Name: Tee jay Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Reno nv Posts: 88 Car: 2005 Subaru STI	Damn I don't even want to look outside!!!! I think I'm sick I can't work cough cough ha

2010-02-21, 08:22 AM	#4
bigrobwoot EJ251 Real Name: Rob Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Reno Posts: 679 Car: 2019 CBS WRX Premium Class: Middle Shoot for the moon, because even if you miss, you'll still be among the stars	I just read on the Weather Channel app on my phone that NW Reno got 14" and I believe it. I just had to go pick up my gf and take her to work because she got stuck. She said, "I keep waiting for your car to stop like mine does, but it just goes." That about made my day.

2010-02-21, 09:58 AM	#8
doubleurx EJ205 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Truckee Posts: 1,948	2" in Truckee.......doh! __________________ Does it have a motor..............Does it have a motor?

2010-02-21, 10:45 AM	#9
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	What happened to 2-3" in Stead. Even on the 11 'oclock news last night they were only saying I'd get 6" at the most. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2010-02-21, 10:46 AM	#10
Jeikun EJ22 Real Name: Jake Niedle Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Damonte Ranch Posts: 427 Car: 2006 WRX Limited Class: little to none	There's definitely a foot here in NW reno. I looked outside this morning and, if I could see myself, probably went bugeyed. lol __________________ Cook bacon in your underwear. It adds danger to breakfast and makes you feel like you are welding. - Juice

2010-02-21, 10:59 AM	#11
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	I just measured 20" __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2010-02-21, 11:09 AM	#12
ScottyS EJ205 Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: RNO Posts: 2,367 Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra Class: tvFree Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.	The darn NOAA radar is down, I am very curious to see if this is "lake effect" snow from the Pyramid side. Here in the NW, we have over a foot for sure, if not 1.5ft+. Down in Carson on the west side, they only have an inch or so, and usually they get buried there if the storm is from the west. Based on Matt's comments from SS, the 2" comment from Truckee, the total miss on the forecast, and the prevailing wind directions yesterday, I am hypothesizing that this could be "lake effect" from the east side, driven by the southern "Tonopah Low" that is currently centered over the Caliente/Panaca/Modena region. A rather unusual event, if so, to get this much out of it. Perfect combination of air mass characteristics. __________________ "Trend Number One is that people aren't getting any smarter." Dogbert

2010-02-21, 11:34 AM	#16
ScottyS EJ205 Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: RNO Posts: 2,367 Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra Class: tvFree Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.	Yeah, the GOES West infrared shows at least general circulation in the NW->SE direction, but gives no clues as to precip occuring anywhere near here. The visible is pretty crazy. __________________ "Trend Number One is that people aren't getting any smarter." Dogbert

2010-02-21, 11:36 AM	#17
van SECCS Brewmeister Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: on the edge of a marsh Posts: 1,451	19" when I shoveled out the Forester this morning, Damn that car is fun in the snow.

2010-02-21, 11:53 AM	#18
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	I really wanted to go skiing to day, but after shoveling I was not feeling it. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2010-02-21, 12:06 PM	#19
ScottyS EJ205 Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: RNO Posts: 2,367 Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra Class: tvFree Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.	Wow, good thing I am not a weatherman, they just got the radar image back, and it is this super-narrow stream W->E over the crest between Honey Lake and Lake Tahoe! Cool! http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?r...01111&loop=yes __________________ "Trend Number One is that people aren't getting any smarter." Dogbert

2010-02-21, 04:07 PM	#21
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	The funny thing is 80 has been open all night/day with no controls. Just checking trucks on both sides. Most city streets are pretty good too except of course my neighborhood. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2010-02-21, 04:20 PM	#23
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	I don't think it has stopped snowing here all day. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2010-02-21, 04:44 PM	#25
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	I lucked out enough that the streets were warm enough down here and the snow light enough that even though it's been snowing all day today, the streets are clear and the amount of snow on the ground is actually lower now than it was this morning. 'Course, if it snows through the night again, tomorrow I may not be so lucky. Ugh... I'm sick of winter. Like permanently sick of it. I want to move to AZ. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

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