We had 2 feet of snow here in the heartland

[Shittim]

Here is a picture, hope you enjoy-

 

[Debp]

Here is a picture, hope you enjoy-
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And I thought I was going to see some scenery!

 

[Shittim]

And I thought I was going to see some scenery!

USA Today had these, they look pretty accurate-

Some voters braved blizzards to see candidates ahead of the Iowa Caucuses. See photos

A congresswoman got in an accident on her way to a campaign event for Nikki Haley. See the storm conditions impacting the Iowa Caucuses.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Shittim]

 

[Shittim]

If you're in Iowa - it's closed. It's all closed. Everything is closed. Go back to bed.

 

[mailmandan]

We had 6 inches of snow where I live in Missouri. Now we are in a deep freeze.

Chiefs-Dolphins Wild Card showdown ranks as 4th-coldest game in NFL history

GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium wasn’t quite a “frozen tundra,” but it wasn’t far off either with a minus-4 temperature and minus-27 wind chill, which makes it the fourth-coldest game in NFL history.

www.kshb.com

 

[Shittim]

Hi Dan! Great to see you. I have other friends down around Branson, they mentioned, thunder, lightening, hail, and freezing temps on the way.

 

[mailmandan]

Hi Dan! Great to see you. I have other friends down around Branson, they mentioned, thunder, lightening, hail, and freezing temps on the way.
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I love Branson! The temperature where I live right now is -9 degrees and the wind chill is -30 degrees. Thank God we have not lost power. In some parts of the area some people have lost power. Now we did lose power for 8 hours during a 3-day deep freeze back in December of 2022 and our house got down to 58 degrees inside. Thank God the pipes did not freeze!

 

[dev553344]

I live in Washington and it was 11F yesterday. I went to the store and my hands turned pinkish red. I can't imagine what you guys are going thru in the midwest. Stay safe. I couldn't go out for long outside even at 11F.

 

[mailmandan]

I live in Washington and it was 11F yesterday. I went to the store and my hands turned pinkish red. I can't imagine what you guys are going thru in the midwest. Stay safe. I couldn't go out for long outside even at 11F.

My wife lived in Camas Washington (next to Vancouver) for the first 12 years of her life before moving to Missouri. She talked about it raining a lot there but made it sound like it did not get as cold as Missouri in the winter. Is 11F unusually cold where you live?

 

[dev553344]

My wife lived in Camas Washington (next to Vancouver) for the first 12 years of her life before moving to Missouri. She talked about it raining a lot there but made it sound like it did not get as cold as Missouri in the winter. Is 11F unusually cold where you live?

Yes, 25 is usually the coldest it ever gets here and that is usually only for a very brief time, several hours or so at night. And only for a couple days at most.

My Dad said when he was a young it would get 5 feet of snow and as a child I remember 2 feet of snow, but now we're lucky to get 9 inches. Last year and this year we had two rough times of around 10-20F which is not normal. And I don't know at what temperature the water system gives out, but it worried me enough to store some water in the fridge.

I live in the Seattle area.

 

[dev553344]

I watched the weather channel news and they said a weak polar vortex is causing this extreme, let me see if I can find the video:

https://weather.com/science/weather-explainers/video/what-is-the-polar-vortex

 

[dev553344]

Oh my, I totally forgot about our Canadian members:

 

[Mr E]

I know it's all relative..... BUT. It's been chilly here too and we are NOT used to this.

 

[Shittim]

Yes, 25 is usually the coldest it ever gets here and that is usually only for a very brief time, several hours or so at night. And only for a couple days at most.

My Dad said when he was a young it would get 5 feet of snow and as a child I remember 2 feet of snow, but now we're lucky to get 9 inches. Last year and this year we had two rough times of around 10-20F which is not normal. And I don't know at what temperature the water system gives out, but it worried me enough to store some water in the fridge.

I live in the Seattle area.

if you are concerned with freezing, running about a pencil stream of water will keep them from freezing. don't know how deep your pipes are.

 

[dev553344]

if you are concerned with freezing, running about a pencil stream of water will keep them from freezing. don't know how deep your pipes are.

Super idea, thanks!

 

[Shittim]

had a place like that, very dry fall, so dry the frost went very deep, about 6 houses in town had to let water run, came out to about 100k gallons over the few months.

 

[Debp]

I live in Washington and it was 11F yesterday. I went to the store and my hands turned pinkish red. I can't imagine what you guys are going thru in the midwest. Stay safe. I couldn't go out for long outside even at 11F.

Is that even with gloves on, Dev?

Here in Southern California it is currently 53 and that is cold for us. Overnight in the wee hours it will drop more.

 

[Ziggy]

You know if I mention weather machines, you all will think I'm crazy.
So I won't mention it.


Hugs

 

[Debp]

You know if I mention weather machines, you all will think I'm crazy.
So I won't mention it.


Hugs

A lot of times in our nearby mountains near Los Angeles, they use machines to create snow and blow it on the slopes for skiers, etc. Not this time though!