Lol. That is priceless. I will airlift my snowblower to you.The blizzard of '24--The people of Georgia can use your thoughts and prayers. We will rebuild!
Weather check today.
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In Central Iowa we last Wednesday we had over 10 inches of some of the wettest, heaviest snows that this 78 year old has worked with. Then by Friday temperatures plunged to like 15 degrees below zero, got another 8-10 inches of snow and wind kicked up to 45 mph and had huge drifts in front of our house. I have a John Deere garden tractor with a 48 inch snow blower, and I got my driveway 90 % cleared and just ran out of room to blow it. Temperature is still below zero with not much relief til the weekend, and forecast more snow for Friday. Up until a week ago it had been a mild winter with hardly any snow and the temperatures had been above normal. I guess our good luck just ran out.
freakindawgen
Single-Sixer
- 7 Des Moines, Iowa
Snowblower, no snowblower gonna get thru dat! (Think Jackie Gleason saying that to the Bandit while eating his Diablo samich and a Dr. Pepper) LOL
crow#2
Single-Sixer
-5 this morning. -2yesterday and I had to work outside on a heat pump. That didn't last long. LOL
We were down in the teens here with wind chills single digits and woke up to white after the winter mix dumped on us. Electricity, heat are going. Water works but none from the hot water heater which happens when the temps dip low enough. I imagine both of us smell ripe right about now! 
nekvermont
Buckeye
Sounds like a lot of global warming going on.
10* here this morning and 10* right now. at least the winds not blowing. Not too bad for this time of year.
10* here this morning and 10* right now. at least the winds not blowing. Not too bad for this time of year.
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IKE
Single-Sixer
+5° here in central Okla. with a -12° windchill.
Far from a heat wave but it's suppose to be a little warmer this week.
Far from a heat wave but it's suppose to be a little warmer this week.
SteveSt
Bearcat
Very cold, 9 degrees, with 3 or 4 inches of snow in Western Kentucky. A little below average for this time of year.
Got about 3" overnight. Temp mid- low 20s. First really 'measurable' in a long time.
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Cholo,The blizzard of '24--The people of Georgia can use your thoughts and prayers. We will rebuild!
Don't worry and stay calm I just called FEMA and they will be on their way in the spring
We are still way below freezing. 21-degrees as I type.
This is day 4 of really cold, and everything covered with ice. My truck handles the ice well, but I cannot get to the truck.
This afternoon til tomorrow morning we are expecting freezing rain.
Already thousands without power, with many more outages expected.
I remain warm in my house. We have not lost power, and if we did, we still have a gas fireplace that produces tons of heat, as well as gas hot water. We will survive.
We are still hosting some family that has been without power or water since last week.
Be prepared.
This is day 4 of really cold, and everything covered with ice. My truck handles the ice well, but I cannot get to the truck.
This afternoon til tomorrow morning we are expecting freezing rain.
Already thousands without power, with many more outages expected.
I remain warm in my house. We have not lost power, and if we did, we still have a gas fireplace that produces tons of heat, as well as gas hot water. We will survive.
We are still hosting some family that has been without power or water since last week.
Be prepared.
The Spring of 2026Cholo,
Don't worry and stay calm I just called FEMA and they will be on their way in the spring
Like I told my daughter; I have nowhere to go and the remains of the day to get there.
This is not the weather to be out there "hot dogging!"
Day 5 ...
View from my garage. Solid ice.
I'm glad I stalked up on camping food.
View from my garage. Solid ice.
I'm glad I stalked up on camping food.
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Colonialgirl
Hawkeye
Read on a web site that the Coldest Day in Oklahoma was in Nowata, OK in Jan of 2011 when the temperature hit Minus 31 degrees !!
YES, - 31 !!!!
YES, - 31 !!!!
We got a solid 8" here on the Alabama/Tennessee line, very unusual for us, and it is COLD. -3 here this morning. I had to go this morning and help my grandson skin a doe he shot last night, because my son is still recuperating from back surgery. Skinning a mostly frozen deer is not easy or fun.
Our weather pattern is that most often when it snows here, it's not very cold and the snow is quickly gone. We are more likely to get ice/freezing rain than snow. Not this time . It's been really pretty and wife has been out of school all week. High today is 30, and they are predicting more precip of some form tomorrow, which will quickly freeze on top of what's already on the ground. I know 8" of snow would be laughed off in some parts of the country, but were not equipped to deal with it here. State and local road departments aren't going to invest in snow plows for a once every 10 year event like this.
We're good, though. Power is on and we got plenty of propane, coffee, deer meat, rice, and beans, so we'll make through. Ha. Hope yall all stay warm and safe.
Our weather pattern is that most often when it snows here, it's not very cold and the snow is quickly gone. We are more likely to get ice/freezing rain than snow. Not this time . It's been really pretty and wife has been out of school all week. High today is 30, and they are predicting more precip of some form tomorrow, which will quickly freeze on top of what's already on the ground. I know 8" of snow would be laughed off in some parts of the country, but were not equipped to deal with it here. State and local road departments aren't going to invest in snow plows for a once every 10 year event like this.
We're good, though. Power is on and we got plenty of propane, coffee, deer meat, rice, and beans, so we'll make through. Ha. Hope yall all stay warm and safe.
Stay warm people.
