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Perhaps Mother Nature wanted to chill out the fiery Valentine's Day passion - or give more people to snuggle up. About one to three inches of freezing rain arrived to the New York City area, making commutes of all kinds difficult. While it's not the apocalypse hyped up meteorologists, it is a disappointment - why couldn't it just be snow? Meteorologist John Cristanello explained to the Daily News that the mix of snow and freezing rain is due to "layer of above-freezing temperatures below where the snow forms," so the snow melts, becoming "sleet or freezing rain before it reaches the ground" or your face (being pelted by sleet on the walk to the subway sucks).
There are a thousand sanitation workers on duty to drive 365 salt spreaders, which the Mayor called "our first line of defense against snow and ice." The sleet may turn into rain and then back to snow tonight. Wear your boots!
UPDATE: Kottke has an amusing post on the subject of unknown precipitation.
Photograph of the icy Hudson River by mariab3bx on Flickr
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Walking to the subway? HA! Try walking down a steep hill to the ferry with the wind blowing off the harbor throwing ice crystals into your face the whole way.
Did I just channel someone's crotchety 80 year old mother or what?
Any news on whether the subways are running? I want a snow day!
I wonder, How other many celebrated Valentine's Day early? Restaurants tend to rush people on Valentine's Day so me and the Mrs. celebrated last night at The Capital Grille.
Ouch, MT, that sucks. Do you have a face mask, at least?
why weren't the above ground subway platforms salted? we've known about this storm for a week!
Some coworkers say it's hail, others freezing rain, but I think Google supports my claim that it's sleet. Can anyone enlighten me?
pedestrian: I think this must be sleet, based on how it hurts when it hits your face. The difference between freezing rain and sleet is that freezing rain is supercooled raindrops that freeze upon impact with the ground. Sleet is frozen while still falling through the air.
The L was on time, quick, and not crowded. WHAT THE F? I want it to snow every day now...