Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

Whole Eastern seaboard is under heavy rain and it's all heading North.
No wonder they expect a lot of snow in New England.
Roy, MPham and others be safe out there. Go slowly. Load up the fireplace and stay home.
Well, take some pictures for us please.

62 out here now, going down every hour from now on.
How low can she go...
Pretty low in Northern Canada apparently.
Very life threatening if you aren't prepared.

Bill, keep your tongue off your mailbox...

I wonder if these super low temperatures will someday be a memory.
If all the ice melts...

 

[RoyJackson]

2019-01-20, 0628

10 degrees and the snow is coming down hard. I can't tell what's on the ground, but there's a good 12" or more on the Deere's hood...same with the truck. I'll be heading out when it gets light in an hour or so.
High temperature today is supposed to be in the upper teens...and it's supposed to get windy later today. Man...I'm glad I have a cab!
I'll try to get pictures later...

 

[txdon]

Seriously, Don, how is your crew cleaning out the pipe? I have one I need to tackle.

With a rake, in the spring when its warmer and the water slows down . . .maybe in the summer.

29 ˚F clear skies.

 

[ronjhall]

Hot coffee is the best today. -0° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 9° with some sun. Arm is in pain this morning. I cleared 60' of walkway yesterday. Felt good. But not today. No place to go today. So I will give it some rest.

Riptide, glad your wife is getting better. Special prayers for wife and you.

Jay, hope your injuries are healing. Special prayers.

Don, pickleball loses a lot of players after a few weeks. Good way to injure the back and legs. Be careful.

Drew, lots of work. But rewards are high. :thumbsup:

Rick, our dog must be a able to smell grass burrs. Anytime we got near a area where they grow. She would refuse to go near the grass. In some areas there was no choice. If one got in her paw she would stop and raise that paw for me to remove it.

Prayers for all those in need.

Good Morning All.

 

[toppop52]

Whole Eastern seaboard is under heavy rain and it's all heading North.
No wonder they expect a lot of snow in New England.
Roy, MPham and others be safe out there. Go slowly. Load up the fireplace and stay home.
Well, take some pictures for us please.

62 out here now, going down every hour from now on.
How low can she go...
Pretty low in Northern Canada apparently.
Very life threatening if you aren't prepared.

Bill, keep your tongue off your mailbox...

I wonder if these super low temperatures will someday be a memory.
If all the ice melts...

In answer to your last question, no, at least not in anyone’s lifetime foreseeable.

 

[toppop52]

58 now, 34 at 4pm they say, 12 by morning. The wind chill is the worst.
But it is winter and it has been very mild until now.
Ron and Rip, glad the issues are improving.
Had a club dinner last night.
Took down my flag and turned off the light until the wind is passed.
Buppies be careful of the arm in all this.
Drew, you have amazing dedication.
Have a good but careful day all, prayers for all.

 

[Rich B1]

Bit ahead of Ron, on my 3rd cup of coffee. It is 15 now, which is supposed to be the high for today.

Snowmeggedon was largely a bust. It rained all day yesterday. But overnite we had high winds and snow. Guess I will see what needs cleaned up later when it gets light. The snow blower may get used for the first time this winter. The ash bucket had snow all around it this morning.

Everyone have a good day.

 

[newbury]

<snip> The temp MUST be above zero before I will even think about taking the tractor out.
<snip>

Since your other temps were in Fahrenheit does that mean above zero Fahrenheit?
Or above zero Fahrenheit IF you feel like it?

 

[Thomas]

11F now upper teens for high.
10" fallen snow figuring least another 6" of snow maybe mix with little sleet towards the end,than winds going to kick up and temps drop below zero.
Going to be least two session clean up,about an hours I'll start again around 2ish.

Plans for to day....snow removal,watch little football,snow removal about it.
No critter show up for breakfast must there hunker down.

Enjoy the day...all out dealing with this nasty storm take it easy.

 

[farmeratheart]

45F here now and will be the high for the day. Rain from about 7pm last night appears to be over. Very foggy. The winds are forecast to shift and intensify around 10am with temperatures dropping to 8F by tomorrow am. Hopefully the blowing wind this afternoon will dry up the roads. Be safe everyone. Frank

 

[buckeyefarmer]

We got off pretty good, mostly a rain event with temps hanging just above freezing all night. Radar shows the last rain band passing over then clear.
Wind will pick up all day.

Church service delayed till afternoon.

 

[jbrumberg]

Good Morning Everyone!!!!!!

Temperature has been hovering around 17ºF all night and is now 16ºF. The snow has changed over to snow pellets; It looks like 9" of compacted snow is on the ground. This is an awesome interesting and dangerous weather system. Letting Brogen out and in, feeding him, and making coffee gave the knee enough of a workout this AM.

I hope all those impacted by this weather system remain safe and sound, those of us on the mend keep mending, and the healthy ones stay healthy.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

 

[Buppies]

41 high of wait that’s it going down to 12 tonight wind wind and more wind. This cold appears to have staying power too. Some say thru first of February others first of March

Toppop I agree no unfrozen tundra in our lifetime. The solar minimum is going to effect our weather much more for the next 8 to 10 years. I also see no snow for us until February storm track suppressed by the cold for us in the Mid Atlantic

Prayers for all in need

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 54F @ 5:00AM. Showers and thunderstorms likely. High 52F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80%.

One more day of rain before another Pacific high builds over the area, bringing warmer weather and sunshine for at least a week. Thanks for closin' the door, David!!!:cool2: For right now, though, it's blowing pretty good with light rain coming down sideways.

Don't blame you one bit for stayin' off the tractor when the temps fall below zero, Bill. Steel gets brittle and so does the plastic upholstery on the seat!

Four of us were able to move the widow's motorcycles off to the side of what used to be the house so the demolition crews can clear the wreckage. The bikes are a total loss: Every bit of aluminum on 'em was melted into puddles. Very odd seeing the cranks, rods, cylinders, and transmission gears all out in the open, almost like wearing xray glasses. That didn't make 'em any lighter, though, and I'm very happy on large body builder type showed up to shoulder most of the load. None of them had working wheels, as all the spokes had pulled out of the aluminum hubs. The lady herself was surprisingly chipper about the process considering she'd only lost her husband only six months ago and everything they'd both known had been lost in the flames. She did manage to lock her keys in her car, but a helpful neighbor was able to work a wire into a gap between the door and body and push the lock release button.

Came home, unhitched the trailer, and took a nap. Screened an updated version of "3:10 to Yuma", this time set in the old west and fairly well done.

Hope everyone stays safe and enjoys the rest of the weekend!

 

[Buppies]

Jay glad your knee is getting better. Ron take care of your arm

 

[Bird]

We don't have nearly as cold weather as many of you do, but yesterday's 33 degree low with 23 to 32 mph wind seemed colder than this morning's 23 degrees with no wind, but it's forecast to go to a sunny 48 today.

 

[dmottv]

Good morning everyone,

10F, a bit of a breeze, about 5 inches of wintry mix on the ground forecast to continue into the afternoon. It appears we are going to end up with snow accumulation at the low end of the adjusted forecast of 8-12 inches. Looking ahead, a couple of days of single digit temps.

I spent much of yesterday prepping for the storm, chain installation on the tractor rear wheels, stack fire wood on the deck, shopping to lay in extra supplies. I found last week that many local tractor dealers here dont stock chains, the couple that do are pricey. I found one online supplier about 100+ miles away in Maine so I took a ride to save some $$, have a face to face transaction and check the place out. It is actually a Kubota dealership with a motto of being The Friendly Folks. They lived up to their motto, took the time to show me the various chain types, how to install, answered some other questions and it was a nice ride through the rural hills, woods and farms of central Maine.

My brother stopped over to help install the chains and with suggestions for bungie placement. The chains are on, though installed looser than I had anticipated. I will see how well they work when the snow cleanup begins later today.

The wood stove is stoked, starter fluid brewed, and it is a good morning to relax and ride the storm out!

Go Pats!

 

[jbrumberg]

Toppop I agree no unfrozen tundra in our lifetime. The solar minimum is going to effect our weather much more for the next 8 to 10 years. I also see no snow for us until February storm track suppressed by the cold for us in the Mid Atlantic- Buppies. Thanks and thanks for all the + thoughts.

I agree except for the snow in January fo NE, but that's location. The midweek weather system will be a clipper system with mixed precipitation for NE. Same old split jet stream dynamics. The Pacific weather system splits in two on the west CONUS coast with one part riding the upper level jet causing the NE weather and the other tracking across the souther CONUS. Tomorrow's low will be ~-5ºF and high 3ºF

Snow pellets have changed over to sleet and increasing in intensity.

Bill- I checked the WindChill for -28ºF and 15mph wind = -55ºF/-48ºF

For those so interested:

Wind Chill Calculator

RNG- It always humbles me to see people whose situation is exponentially worse than my own and how well they cope; far better than I.

Dave- To me the storm prep is part of the fun. I am happy to read that you were/are snow prepared and you got chains locally. On my old little Ford 1100 I deflated the tires before I installed the chains and then refilled the tires which tightened the fit. The tires were not liquid filled.

I am as snow prepped as I am going to be for the 5 weeks.

 

[toppop52]

I can see the blue skies and cold air coming, probably 20-30 minutes away. Still 58 right this minute. Gotta start my running, trip to both moms nursing homes, Ellen’s dad and sister to do their pills for the week, grocery store and so on. We missed church today, have to do better in that regard.

 

[dmottv]

And a pic of conditions here: