Sucks when it goes off again- it did at 6pm, still off. NS Power must be having lots of fun with whatever is happening. The grid is kind of like a car that has no regular maintenance, no oil changes, no rustproofing, no filters, etc. It gets fixed when a tow truck needs to be called. Latest suggestion for back online is 11pm. Ive not had this on again off again power, this is strange. Usually a storm knocks it off, it gets fixed, power comes on and stay on. Weve had no weather issues since yesterday that would make the power get broken again.
Where I live in the city, we used to lose power just about every time the wind picked up. Usually wouldn't be for long, a few hours at the most (except Hurricane Juan, where it was 2 or 3 days), but it reliably went off at least once or twice a month.
Around 15 years ago (can't remember the exact year), after a November storm that took out a bunch of towers, NS Power had spent a bunch on infrastructure upgrades after all the bad press they had received from not maintaining/upgrading the 1950s era towers that had buckled under the weight of snow/ice. Not sure if that was the cause, but coincident with that, our power has not been off for more than an hour or two at a time, and this probably doesn't happen any more than once or twice per year. Maybe we've just been lucky, I'm not sure.
Hope it comes on and stays on next time!! It's been a cold weekend.
DonSSDD said
Jan 17, 2022
Came on at 345am. Temp is -17.
MC said
Jan 17, 2022
Just in time for this: "Rainfall warning in effect for:
Lunenburg County
Rain, heavy at times is expected. The frozen ground has a reduced ability to absorb this rainfall.
Total rainfall: 25 to 40 mm."
and this:
"Wind warning in effect for:
Lunenburg County
Strong winds that may cause damage are expected or occurring.
Maximum gusts: southeasterly 80 to 100 km/h."
Then there is this:
"Special weather statement in effect for:
Lunenburg County
Large waves, pounding surf and elevated sea water levels are expected, possibly exceeding high astronomical tide.
Locations: exposed shorelines of Lunenberg and Halifax Counties.
High tide: near 8 P.M. tonight
Remarks: Storm surge and minor coastal flooding are possible near high tide tonight."
Wow. I think that's more than we've had all winter so far.
ABC123 said
Jan 17, 2022
Kevin, you need taller laneway markers !
ARCADIAN said
Jan 17, 2022
-5 and Sunny here & no snow for the last few days!
MC said
Jan 17, 2022
70 SS ACADIAN wrote:
About 20 so far. Kubota got. Work out
Looks like it does the job well!
We have the opposite now - rain and wind taking the snow away! Nature's Kubota, I suppose...
Prefectca said
Jan 17, 2022
My 30 year old Craftsman walk behind blower didnt like this snow. It seems really packed, its like the entire driveway was a snow bank. I had to push the blower because even in low gear it was too fast and would slip the belts. The belts are an odd length and when I replaced them last year I had to order them. I do have a spare set but just took my time.
Paul
-- Edited by Prefectca on Monday 17th of January 2022 08:14:00 PM
We survived all the winds and now it's dead calm and .... the power goes out. Been out since 5am.
Pontiacanada said
Jan 18, 2022
Canadian Poncho wrote:
We survived all the winds and now it's dead calm and .... the power goes out. Been out since 5am.
Ya, it was sure windy last night.
DonSSDD said
Jan 18, 2022
After the 4th time without power since last Friday night, I got up today with power only to see a tree in my driveway lay on my power line. Called ns power, they would have someone here around 2pm. Shortly after calling, the power went off again. Off for about 4 hours, came back on and shortly after that, a crew showed up and removed tree f the lawn. They didnt even shut the power off to cut it up.
The wind last night took out a whole bunch of trees, so a whole new problem on the grid, not just a continuation of the original outage. It was +8 yesterday, 5 today, now dropping to -12.
-- Edited by DonSSDD on Tuesday 18th of January 2022 03:55:42 PM
My daughter lives in Vancouver and I watch the weather there, it has been an extreme year to say the least, snow, rain, and wind. They now have a fog advisory, dont think I have ever seen that before. Living by the ocean I see lots of fog but I dont recall ever seeing a fog advisory.
LeeRoy said
Jan 24, 2022
ABC123 wrote:
You hurt my neck
But wow !
Went for a bike ride today. Heard more than one lawnmower. Sorry guys. Pruned my ornamental cherry tree on the weekend.
DonSSDD said
Jan 25, 2022
With that fog, could you see your tree?
Pontiacanada said
Jan 25, 2022
DonSSDD wrote:
With that fog, could you see your tree?
No, but his son got a good haircut!
Canadian Poncho said
Jan 28, 2022
Mother nature gave us a break last weekend (we had storms the previous two) but now she's back for tomorrow:
A winter storm with snow, blowing snow, freezing rain and high winds is expected
Total snowfall: 15 to 40 cm.
Maximum wind gusts: 100 km/h.
Locations: Prince Edward Island.
Time span: Saturday morning ending Sunday.
65Camino said
Jan 28, 2022
Can you keep it there ? I wont mind.
MC said
Jan 28, 2022
Woo hoo! More rushing out there before temperatures plummet, to push the wet slop off the cars and driveway before it freezes into a solid block of ice. Doesn't get any better than that!
Fresh air and exercise! ;)
DonSSDD said
Jan 28, 2022
Canadian Poncho wrote:
Mother nature gave us a break last weekend (we had storms the previous two) but now she's back for tomorrow:
A winter storm with snow, blowing snow, freezing rain and high winds is expected
Total snowfall: 15 to 40 cm.
Maximum wind gusts: 100 km/h.
Locations: Prince Edward Island.
Time span: Saturday morning ending Sunday.
She heard you had that pretty red truck to play with in the snow.
MC said
Jan 30, 2022
Another interesting weekend of weather out east. Got the usual snow/rain/freezing rain/wind/freeze.
Weather data:
Weather summary
for Nova Scotia
issued by Environment Canada
at 1:12 p.m. AST Sunday 30 January 2022.
Discussion.
A low pressure formed off the coast of the United States on Friday
and intensified rapidly as it approached the Maritimes Saturday.
Gusty winds, snow and blowing snow produced whiteout conditions
across parts of the province during the day Saturday, while rain
prevailed over eastern portions late Saturday and Saturday night.
The following is a summary of weather event information received by
Environment Canada as of 12:00 pm on Sunday, January 30th.
1. Summary of snowfall in cm:
Meteghan River 35
Rawdon Gold Mines 34
Sluice Point 33
Bear River 32
Lower Sackville 30
Fall River 25 - 30
Port Maitland 28
Elmsdale 27
Cedar Lake 25
Hammonds Plains 25
Newcombville 24
New Glasgow 23
Trafalgar 22
Dartmouth 21
Halifax Metro 15 - 20
Duncan Cove 17
Jimtown 17
Scots Bay 17
West Chezzetcook 17
Pictou Landing 15
2. Summary of rainfall in mm:
Port Morien 71
Sydney 53 - 71
Ingonish Beach 58
Louisbourg 51
Eskasoni First Nation 43
Spanish Ship Bay 32
Malay Falls 23
Jimtown 19
2. Summary of winds in km/h:
Brier Island 132
Cheticamp 126
Osborne Head 126
Beaver Island 119
Baccaro Point 111
Western Head 109
Hart Island 108
Eskasoni First Nation 106
Lunenburg 106
Sydney Airport 104
Halifax Airport 91
Caribou Point 95
Ingonish beach 89
Parrsboro 89
Yarmouth 85
Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial
information and does not constitute a complete or final report.
Canadian Poncho said
Jan 30, 2022
We had the usual 30ish CM of snow, 100k wind gusts and a 3 hour power outage. It went from -2C and snow to plus 1 and rain/freezing rain then down to -6c turning everything to concrete. Luckily I had a mind to do the snow removal as soon as the rain started.
Where I live in the city, we used to lose power just about every time the wind picked up. Usually wouldn't be for long, a few hours at the most (except Hurricane Juan, where it was 2 or 3 days), but it reliably went off at least once or twice a month.
Around 15 years ago (can't remember the exact year), after a November storm that took out a bunch of towers, NS Power had spent a bunch on infrastructure upgrades after all the bad press they had received from not maintaining/upgrading the 1950s era towers that had buckled under the weight of snow/ice. Not sure if that was the cause, but coincident with that, our power has not been off for more than an hour or two at a time, and this probably doesn't happen any more than once or twice per year. Maybe we've just been lucky, I'm not sure.
Hope it comes on and stays on next time!! It's been a cold weekend.
Just in time for this:
"Rainfall warning in effect for:
Rain, heavy at times is expected. The frozen ground has a reduced ability to absorb this rainfall.
Total rainfall: 25 to 40 mm."
- Lunenburg County
Strong winds that may cause damage are expected or occurring.Maximum gusts: southeasterly 80 to 100 km/h."
Large waves, pounding surf and elevated sea water levels are expected, possibly exceeding high astronomical tide.
Locations: exposed shorelines of Lunenberg and Halifax Counties.
High tide: near 8 P.M. tonight
Remarks: Storm surge and minor coastal flooding are possible near high tide tonight."
About 20 so far. Kubota got. Work out
Looks like it does the job well!
We have the opposite now - rain and wind taking the snow away! Nature's Kubota, I suppose...
My 30 year old Craftsman walk behind blower didnt like this snow. It seems really packed, its like the entire driveway was a snow bank. I had to push the blower because even in low gear it was too fast and would slip the belts. The belts are an odd length and when I replaced them last year I had to order them. I do have a spare set but just took my time.
Paul
-- Edited by Prefectca on Monday 17th of January 2022 08:14:00 PM
After the 4th time without power since last Friday night, I got up today with power only to see a tree in my driveway lay on my power line. Called ns power, they would have someone here around 2pm. Shortly after calling, the power went off again. Off for about 4 hours, came back on and shortly after that, a crew showed up and removed tree f the lawn. They didnt even shut the power off to cut it up.
The wind last night took out a whole bunch of trees, so a whole new problem on the grid, not just a continuation of the original outage. It was +8 yesterday, 5 today, now dropping to -12.
-- Edited by DonSSDD on Tuesday 18th of January 2022 03:55:42 PM
No words for this!
Went for a bike ride today. Heard more than one lawnmower. Sorry guys. Pruned my ornamental cherry tree on the weekend.
No, but his son got a good haircut!
Mother nature gave us a break last weekend (we had storms the previous two) but now she's back for tomorrow:
A winter storm with snow, blowing snow, freezing rain and high winds is expected
Total snowfall: 15 to 40 cm.
Maximum wind gusts: 100 km/h.
Locations: Prince Edward Island.
Time span: Saturday morning ending Sunday.
Can you keep it there ? I wont mind.
Woo hoo! More rushing out there before temperatures plummet, to push the wet slop off the cars and driveway before it freezes into a solid block of ice. Doesn't get any better than that!
Fresh air and exercise! ;)
She heard you had that pretty red truck to play with in the snow.
Another interesting weekend of weather out east. Got the usual snow/rain/freezing rain/wind/freeze.
Weather data: