WEATHER Severe Weather the Week of January 8th 2024 - Near Blizzard Conditions In The Upper Midwest Fri. 1/12/24
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Currently -12 degrees with -51 degrees windchill. Went to mailbox a couple hours ago and sincerely wish I hadn't. Drifts over my knees on driveway and around mailbox. Wind about blew me over. Came back with boots full of snow. Exactly the reason I'm in hibernation mode and shouldn't have broken it.
rob0126
Veteran Member
David Dubyne paints a grim picture for this coming week for the power grids.
RT 14:43
View: https://youtu.be/rBhL-eLeFSc?si=Eh2jIWIUDpFrPhpn
Its a potentially bad situation. I hope everyone has ways to be warm if the grid/s go down.
RT 14:43
Its a potentially bad situation. I hope everyone has ways to be warm if the grid/s go down.
Location?
mzkitty
I give up.
Yup. It's heeeeeere (Buffalo). Lightly snowing here in Roch.
View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1746317070390730859
View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1746317070390730859
jward
passin' thru
Here's a lil positive spin on the weather, maybe y'all will enjoy
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Rob
@_ROB_29
Hahahahaha get gone lame.
“I’m going back to Africa. I cannot do this, you lied to us!”
View: https://twitter.com/_ROB_29/status/1746266444667687258?s=20
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Rob
@_ROB_29
Hahahahaha get gone lame.
“I’m going back to Africa. I cannot do this, you lied to us!”
View: https://twitter.com/_ROB_29/status/1746266444667687258?s=20
Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
SE Iowa, I think. Iowa, anyway.
mzkitty
I give up.
That's funny and I like to hear the rest of the guys story.
homecanner1
Veteran Member
-12 last night on the NE Iowa bluffs but we have some moisture warmth from the river and a heavy snowpack of 18 in now. Its very muffled, cocoon like with the snow. Well over my knees. As long as there is no blowing or drifting, folks should be able to caucus. County doing outstanding job keeping main roads open. Now we wait to see how low it will go overnight into Monday.
They've pushed the ice a little south.
Samuel Adams
Has No Life - Lives on TB
-15 here now.
Wind chill I don’t care to discuss.
Headed out to chop ice and feed cattle here, directly.
Wind chill I don’t care to discuss.
Headed out to chop ice and feed cattle here, directly.
-2, trying to get the shop up to freezing.
Caught a run up north, plugged truck in, will see if the dayum goats froze...later.
I hate cold.
Caught a run up north, plugged truck in, will see if the dayum goats froze...later.
I hate cold.
High temps today.
psychgirl
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I hope your goats are ok!
Neighbor's goats, I'm feeding them.
Devil's stepchildren.
I wouldn't own a dayum goat.
Honey Berry
Senior Member
Northwest Iowa here. Currently -21. The feels like temperature says -44. Our high today is -10.
We have not had any mail delivery since Thursday.
We have not had any mail delivery since Thursday.
Sounds like it's worse south. N MN this morning a mere -10 and not bad wind.
Watch those water pipes. Screw the grid - heat the house up a few extra degrees and keep sink cabinet doors open so the periphery stays warm. Gives you a little slop if/when the power goes out too, if the core of the house is toasty. Jam some rugs or towels up against outside doors, hang some quilts from windward windows. Feed your livestock plenty of hay in cold times like this - it will keep them warm, not grain. Bed them well...it's insulation. I was struck again by how warm the barn and coop felt when I did evening chores.
Watch the dogs outside real close. I got a wake-up call yesterday. My "pup" is tending toward some CCL/ACL issues
. She farted around out back so long yesterday afternoon and got so cold that she didn't want to climb the steps on the deck to come back in. Had to go out and hand-wrangle her butt. Until this cold quits, she's going out to pee on a long line with me, closely watched - like it or not. Little room for bird-brain and the usual "freedoms" when the cold will kill. Goes for humans too. Don't take chances.
Watch those water pipes. Screw the grid - heat the house up a few extra degrees and keep sink cabinet doors open so the periphery stays warm. Gives you a little slop if/when the power goes out too, if the core of the house is toasty. Jam some rugs or towels up against outside doors, hang some quilts from windward windows. Feed your livestock plenty of hay in cold times like this - it will keep them warm, not grain. Bed them well...it's insulation. I was struck again by how warm the barn and coop felt when I did evening chores.
Watch the dogs outside real close. I got a wake-up call yesterday. My "pup" is tending toward some CCL/ACL issues
. She farted around out back so long yesterday afternoon and got so cold that she didn't want to climb the steps on the deck to come back in. Had to go out and hand-wrangle her butt. Until this cold quits, she's going out to pee on a long line with me, closely watched - like it or not. Little room for bird-brain and the usual "freedoms" when the cold will kill. Goes for humans too. Don't take chances.
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ChicagoMan74
ULTRA MAGA
Good morning! -9 and -32 windchill. 67 degrees upstairs and in basement. Plumbing, power, internet and heat are operational. Both vehicles remote started. I'm pretty thankful for all that. Gonna head to church service and if I can help it stay home after that for the next couple days. You all stay safe out there.
anney
Veteran Member
Morn' all frozen peeps! We are a balmy 17 here in central AR. I know, it's like a summer day compared to most of you guys but to us wimps, it's cold here!! We are waiting on snow later this afternoon into the evening but looks like the weather dudes have over estimated once again, not gonna get as much as predicted two days ago. The kids will be so disappointed.
Stay safe, warm and cozy! This too shall pass!
Stay safe, warm and cozy! This too shall pass!
psychgirl
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Good Lord
psychgirl
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I’m seeing on our tv crawler a stream of church services canceled
Glad your cars started. I need to go out at some point and start mine.
Jackpine Savage
Veteran Member
We're at -15 this morning, with a fresh westerly breeze. Clear skies and some big sun dogs.
Dux
Veteran Member
It's 19 degrees, got as low at 16 AFAIK during this cold spell. I know which tenants did not read my "Cold Weather" email sent on Thursday, because they called yesterday with no water in the house. Dummies. Although one house has a walk out unheated basement with a flimsy door; I think the pipes were going to freeze there no matter what.
mzkitty
I give up.
And once again, we in Roch. are spared for the most part. Some snow coming down but so far not much accumulation. Ugh anyway.
View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1746540324330082492
View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1746540324330082492
patriotgal
Veteran Member
-8 with windchill of -27 in our part of KC. 3 deg in our part of Arkansas. We were out and about yesterday but will be hunkering down today. Wish I'd brought my ski suit.
Know a guy who snagged a $20 ticket to last night's Chiefs game but spent $300 on gear to stay warm. Potential Darwin candidate.
Stay safe.
Know a guy who snagged a $20 ticket to last night's Chiefs game but spent $300 on gear to stay warm. Potential Darwin candidate.
Stay safe.
psychgirl
Has No Life - Lives on TB
20 bucks?? lol
That’s unreal for a Chiefs game! It had to have been miserable out there.