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Home page for Hubble Space Telescope
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Everything for the backyard stargazer, tailored to your location
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Centuries of eclipse predictions
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Check to see how hurricanes may affect your cruise schedule
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Comments
Frank, I wanted to share my sincere appreciation for the valuable service your blog provides. Case in point- last week's rush hour nightmare. Though many people, including state and local officials didn't heed the warning, your information on the seriousness and dangers of the approaching snow event spared many people much agony and pain. You are a true hero. Thank you.
FR: The real thanks should go to our forecasters, including Eric the Red, whom we quoted - before 7 a.m. Wednesday - saying: "Once the heavy precip arrives early in the afternoon, the real fun should start. Any precip that is not snow will change to snow, and it will be heavy. Still foresee snowfall rates as high as 2" or more an hour hammering the afternoon rush. ... I would strongly advise you plan to be home by 1 pm or be willing to drive in very heavy snow, because it will arrive quite suddenly. Totals... Along and east of I-95: 4-8" (I'm wondering if even in these locales this might be low) Colder burbs north and west (Piedmont): 6-12"
Posted by: Ralph | January 30, 2011 9:28 AM
Though Eric the Red and other forecasters are deserving of praise for getting it so dead on, I and many others would not have been aware of his prediction if not for your blog. I, in turn informed many of my colleagues still at work of the dangers of not leaving before the flakes began to fall. I'm sure other readers of your blog did the same. Thanks again.
Posted by: Ralph | January 30, 2011 11:15 AM