Russian invasion of the USA!

[2.7RS]

OMG!!!

What about the Teslas and all the electric econo boxes

How are you going to defrost the windshield and keep your bum warm?

[GH85Carrera]

One of the many reasons we love our house is all the plumbing is on inside walls. The kitchen is next to the insulated garage, and the garage never gets below 40 even when we were below zero for days. Full insulated and sheetrocked walls, and insulated garage doors.

The bathrooms all have plumbing on inside walls. The only pipe we have on an outside wall is the supply for the toilet in my garage bathroom, and the bathroom out there is part of the central heat and air, so it stays about 65 degrees in the coldest weather.

The outside faucets are on long sealcocks, with automatic air breaks so they drain fully. We have never had a problem with freezing pipes. We are also lucky that there is an assisted living center about 4 blocks from our house. Hospitals and nursing homes and assisted living centers are on high priority for getting electricity restored, and our neighborhood has all underground utilities.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

Could be worse , imagine living where nightly temps drop to minus 135 F !!!!!

https://www.yahoo.com/news/coldest-spot-earth-nasa-pinpointed-125903009.html

I've experienced -4ºF when we were in Japan when I was 8, although it's very rare for it to get that low. When I was 13-14-15, I delivered newspapers door to door on foot, and have delivered in driving snow with single digit temps and negative single digit wind chill. That weather is plenty extreme for me. I think I actually experienced similar weather (colder wind chill) in Texas back in Jan of '21.

I remember reading about some town in Russia (I think inside the arctic circle) where the temps get down to something silly like -100º and the summer temps can peak up over 100º.

[masraum]

Found it, this town is insane and not anyplace that anyone should choose to live in. Holy hell!

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-wmo-russia/russia-confirms-record-high-temperature-in-siberian-town-idUSKBN2412SG

Verkhoyansk, Russia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkhoyansk
"Verkhoyansk holds the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded north of the Arctic Circle, with 38.0 °C (100.4 °F), and it also holds the record for the coldest temperature ever recorded in Asia, −67.8 °C (−90.0 °F). "

That's insane, a range of temps of 105.8ºC which is the equivalent of 190º F temp range between high and low.

[HobieMarty]

Our forecast for my area is just plain cold!!!
Thursday we are expected to have rain and then low is 22 degrees, but there is no mention of ice or snow, go figure.
Friday and Saturday are just going to be miserable days with the highs not even above freezing for 2 days. I didn't sign up for this!!!

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[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by masraum

Yeah, I'm not thinking that NYC is that bad since they are up against the Atlantic. It's like Seattle, cold, but not nearly as cold as it would be if they were two or three hours from the ocean.

Same with Anchorage. Tempered by proximity to the water. Fairbanks will get the bigger highs and lows being 300 miles north of Anchorage.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by HobieMarty

Our forecast for my area is just plain cold!!!
Thursday we are expected to have rain and then low is 22 degrees, but there is no mention of ice or snow, go figure.
Friday and Saturday are just going to be miserable days with the highs not even above freezing for 2 days. I didn't sign up for this!!!

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Yep, pretty similar here, but it looks like you may actually be a bit colder which is a little surprising.

[Oracle]

yes, its cold...

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Oracle

yes, its cold...

Yikes!

[rfuerst911sc]

Originally Posted by Oracle

yes, its cold...

You can keep that up there thank you 😋

[pcardude]

Great. Because of Texas we can all expect insane natural gas bills. Wonderful. Thank you Texas. For nothing.

[Jim2]

Awww great, did ya have to put this up? Now EVERYONE is gonna want to come here.

Originally Posted by Oracle

yes, its cold...

[Jeff Hail]

Jeez, in California when the temps hit 40 degrees in any area other than above 3500 feet Newsom declares a state of emegency and goes for the cash grab of Federal emergency funding.

[oldE]

Sweet crap! Our friends on Vancouver Island just sent us pictures of the 10 inches of snow they got!

Not something I want to see anytime soon.

Best
Les

[stealthn]

Yup she’s cold in Cowtown -23F today, but supposed to be near 0 on Christmas.

It will be interesting to watch the gong show in FLA when temps reach zero 😀

Stay warm, stay safe, and I want to thank all the Oil & Gas and power companies for keeping the lights on and the furnace working!

[masraum]

The good news is that we aren't expecting issues in Texas like we had last time. Hopefully, other places are the same.

https://www.ercot.com/news/release/2022-12-16-ercot-closely-monitoring

Dec 16, 2022
ERCOT Closely Monitoring Changing Weather Conditions

(Austin, TX) – As a series of cold fronts approach Texas, ERCOT continues to closely monitor weather forecasts and models. ERCOT expects sufficient generation to meet forecasted demand and will continue to provide updates.

Earlier today, ERCOT issued an Operating Condition Notice (OCN), a procedural notification to transmission and distribution owners and generation resources that temperatures will meet ERCOT’s criteria of 25 degrees or lower in the Austin/San Antonio and the Dallas Fort-Worth areas between Thursday, December 22 through Monday, December 26.

Over the past 18 months, ERCOT has worked closely with the Public Utility Commission and elected officials to implement reforms and increase grid reliability, including weatherization, bringing more generation online sooner if needed, and purchasing more reserve power. As a result, the reliability and resiliency of the grid has been strengthened significantly.

“Providing Texans with a reliable electric grid is our highest priority. As we monitor weather conditions, we want to assure Texans that the grid is resilient and reliable,” said Pablo Vegas, ERCOT President and CEO. “We will keep the public informed as weather conditions change throughout the coming week.”

Improvements Implemented that Make the Grid More Reliable

Weatherization and Inspections. Electric generation units and transmission facilities weatherize and are inspected by ERCOT.
Firm Fuel Supply Service. An additional source of fuel onsite for generators benefits the grid by providing a redundant, or additional, fuel source should there be a natural gas scarcity.
Scheduled Maintenance Period. ERCOT has worked with generators and transmission operators to schedule their maintenance so they could prepare their equipment for winter.
Fast Frequency Response Service. This is a new addition to our ancillary services that provides a group of generators that can power up quickly during operating conditions that change rapidly.
Reliability Unit Commitments. ERCOT can bring more generation online sooner when needed.
Critical Supply Chain and Critical Infrastructure Map. This map was created to share the locations and connectivity of all the critical parts of the Texas power infrastructure.
Improved Communications. Agencies are seeing improved communications through both the Texas Department of Emergency Management and Texas Energy Reliability Council.