Midwest Storm

[cowboydoc]

Did any of you other guys get hit with this midwest storm? We got a little under a foot here with blowing winds and temps into the negative degrees without wind chills. I spent most of saturday and sunday digging out livestock, barns and roads. As soon as I would get a road cleared it would blow back in. I had to keep digging out as it was so cold we had to keep getting feed to the cattle and horses. Not a fun weekend at all!!

 

[MikePA]

From the news reports, the UP of MI got nailed as well. Stay safe!

 

[StoneHeartFarm]

Cowboydoc

Michigan's LP got hit as well. Nailed us saturday with about 10 inches. Sunday the Lake effect hit off lake Michigan and dropped another 3-4 inches on us. Temps last night hit about -4. We're warned to be ready for more snow through tomorrow. After that the artic front is supposed to be past us. According to the Weather Channel, its supposed to be 43 degrees on Wednesday. I actually got to drive my truck in 4x4. first time this whole winter. /w3tcompact/icons/cool.gif



SHF

 

[PitbullMidwest]

SE Iowa faired much better than the QCA, 5.5 inches and only mild wind. It hit -6 below last night. Over all the last storm was far worse for Burlington.

 

[Golfgar4]

Here in SC Wisconsin, we got about 9". The only problem was that it started late Friday night, snowed through the night and then stopped for about 5 hours Saturday mornng. Just long enough to get the plows started - then it started snowing again and snowed all day on Saturday. The crews were out there from Saturday morning until Monday morning! And it was - 12 degrees on Monday morning to boot! What a weekend!!

 

[MossRoad]

We got about a foot in South Bend, IN. Much more a few miles North. Much less a few miles South. Depends on your relation to the lake affect snow bands. I plowed about 4 inches off of the drive on Saturday morning. It then proceeded to snow all day long. While we gained another 4 inches on the yard, the drive stayed clear, as the ground was not frozen. It just melted as soon as it hit. I suppose that is the perfect snowfall. Snow in the grass for the kids to play in, but none on the drive for me to remove. I enjoyed it. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[StoneHeartFarm]

Anybody noticed any power problems? Mine has flashed off an on about a half dozen times today. Fortunately, the UPS has caught it each and every time without hesitation and has kept the computer up and running. But, I'm getting tired of turning the TV back on. Might be time for another UPS /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif.

SHF

 

[Thomas]

By the sounds you haven't had much rest and I hope all is safe.Strange weather this year for sure..you folks are getting a old fashion late winter instead of us.

 

[cowboydoc]

Thomas,
You are sure right. Can't complain too much. This is the first real part of winter we've had so far, but boy was it a doozy. Just looked out the office window and it's snowing again!

 

[PaulinSD]

We picked up bout 3/4" in Sioux Falls. Sioux City, about 75 miles south got hit pretty hard, snow and blowing snow. Most of it is now gone, about 42* now, Monday afternoon

Paul

 

[RobS]

As I predicted earlier, our house construction has had a significant impact on the weather. Mixers stuck in the mud, then the snow and now that the concrete is poured and curing we get sub-zero temperatures. Of course, all the snow is insulating the ground, keeping that mud nice and sloppy /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif

We've had a bit over a foot in this recent storm. I was by the property tonight and eased my truck into the drive then backed up to check my tracks. Sure enough, the right front had dropped into a rut that was full of water and mud under the snow. I didn't even try to drive in.

Supposed to be 50 by Friday though. Maybe it'll all melt off and dry out by next week /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif Then again, we're supposed to start framing... that should produce torrential rains /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[genelp]

I live south of Moss Road in Northern Indiana (approximately 25 miles west of Fort Wayne) and we didn't get any snow that amounted to anything this past weekend. We did get about 4 or 5 inches earlier last week, but most of its gone now. Had temperatures of minus 5 F. this morning with a brisk wind, BRRR /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Gene

 

[MossRoad]

Hey, at least the rain will stop once you get the roof on /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif. Hang in there!

 

[rancar]

Cowboydoc --

How did your JD4600 hold up under these temperture extremes? Everything handle OK?

 

[cowboydoc]

I have a block heater rancar so it started just fine. When I first bought it it didn't have a block heater and it still started fine. You could tell though that it was cold. With the heater the starts are immediate and crisp. Also don't have to wait so long for them to get up to operating temps. If you try and use the hydraulics too soon it is slow. You have to wait for things to warmup even with the block heater though. I usually start it and then go do chores. When I get back it's nice and toasty and ready for some work.

 

[GrantMO]

Richard,
We only got about 3 inches of snow here. Early Monday morning it was -4 and later that day the daytime high was 42. Strange weather.

 

[cowboydoc]

Hi Grant,
Nice to hear you didn't get much. It's been miserable here. Starting melting some today. Now it's going to be a muddy mess again. Argh. Can't win. haha.

 

[Wingnut]

Got 13" in Midland MI from late Friday evening through mid-evening on Sunday. Steadiest snow I've ever seen ... just snowed and snowed and snowed. And WET, man was it wet ... plugged up the 10hp snowblower when I was doing the walks ... and even stopped the L3710 dead in it's tracks when I got a little bit too much of that wet stuff in front of the bucket.
Then it got pretty doggone cold (for here) and made the snow even worse ... although the ground was still boggy if you went through the snow (had to take the Kubby out to pull out my ATV and manuare cart when I bogged down in the back pasture ...)
And ... as Richard said ... it's snowing again ... expecting 2 inches tonight and then ... in a day or sao ... 50 degrees and rain.
Have I mentioned this winter SUCKS?? Snow would be ok ... frozen ground would be ok ... or spring would be ok ... but this incessant freeze, snow, melt cycl is hard on the ground, plants and especially the horses ...

 

[StoneHeartFarm]

Wingnut,

I'm about 60 miles West of you. Thought I'd send along a couple of pics. Power's been off here off and on for 2 days. Seems the snow bent all the trees over and as it melts off, the branches keep slapping the power lines and screwing things up.

Saturday looks like we'd better brace for it. Last weather report showed us 53 degrees and 1 1/2 inches of rain. Put that on the snow from last weekend and it's a good thing most of the ground is thawed for there'd be some flooding.

SHF

 

[MarkV]

Down here in North Georgia we dropped to 14 degrees Monday morning----I know----ya’ll up North are saying, I wish it was 14 degrees./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif Well that is cold for us. We even saw a snow flake---or maybe it was two. Up to 60 today and they say we will see 70 on Friday. Many of our trees and shrubs have been budding, I don’t know what this cold snap will do to the spring plants. I think Mother Nature is messing with us this winter./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

MarkV