Snow!
 

It's 10º out and we got a lot of snow. It's hard to tell how much, as it has been windy so some spots are bare and then there are 3 foot drifts. I'd say 8"-12" is a safe bet.

Fortunately, when the snow stops, the wind is supposed to get even worse and the temperature is supposed to drop 30º. They are talking about wind chills of -70º tomorrow. :eek:

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Chris, my place is closed tomorrow. Stay warm!

That's brutal. Stay warm.

Looks nasty.
i responded to the predictions of 8-12" of white death and prepared. I was so ready I was actually looking forward to it. All we've gotten so far is rain, which wiped out all the existing snow cover. Now it's supposed to get to -15 degrees and maybe 1" of insulating snow - during the temp drop. Even if they got it right enough for it to get down to 0, the lack of snow cover is going to stress the perennials in my garden. No strawberries next year. Garlic is questionable. Crap.

When that front passes here tomorrow night we are looking at 0 deg and a wind chill of -20. I guess that would be a vacation for you guys. Stay safe, stay warm, and stay inside

Chris, I'm right there with you, just three hours east. Just got a text message that my office is closed. Shortly afterwards Fort Wayne (and surrounding counties) announced a state of emergency. Unless you are out for an emergency, you risk getting a ticket.

We have at least a foot. It wet and slushy but with the -35 degree F temps coming tonight, it will all be ice tomorrow!

The TV is going over the school districts that are closed. It's all of them. All of the local universities are closed, as well as all non-essential government agencies.

Got a call from work that the office is closed. No surprise. It's dangerous to be outside in any capacity. Clearing your driveway just to get to work is dangerous. I have a feeling that my street was only plowed because we have a detective living on it.

Today marks the first time I ever really wished I had a 4 x 4.

Under those circumstances it best to just stay inside and not risk any travel.

i looked at my car and it is buried in snow. I planned on leaving for KY on Tuesday and I hope this just gets cancelled/postponed. There is no point in moving if everything else is closed.

Bizarre. In the past couple of hours the rain stopped, the wind really kicked up, the temperature dropped by about 30 degrees, and a little snow is coming down. The snow is being blown around and is sticking to the ice on everything. All vertical and horizontal surfaces are covered in white. When I look out it is all white - white trees, white fence, white buildings - with a black sky.

-50 C (-58F) here this morning...we've had snow since the end of October....but hey the good news is we are about half way thru the winter here!!!!
Stay warm!

Whats that White stuff in the pic?

Haha, I Always wanted to say that! Read it so many times from the dudes in Ca and Fl.

We are having an extremely mild Winter so far. Actually not any snow at all and not below zero a single day.

You guys make me feel pretty good. -3F and 2" of snow on the ground here is mild considering.....

We're going to see a 40+ degree drop between now and 2 AM, just freakin wonderful. Then the snow and wind as well.

Just talked to a very good friend on mine near Nashville, TN. It is 6 degrees there.

Holding steady at a balmy 46degF here; the rain has effectively melted all the snow we got last week.

Forcasted temps for the overnight are in the low single digits with a high temp not getting out of the low teens tomorrow.

What a difference a day makes.

Rained all night......changing to snow right now.
Currently 43*.....low tonight 4*

-24 on the way to work today, just north of you Legion. We had lots of snow and blowing snow Saturday and I was fortunate enough to have the neighbor come down with his skid steer and cleared the entrance to our driveway before I got up so I only had a couple hours of work with the snow thrower to do. Gotta love good neighbors. Need to send him some cookies.

-22 here in sunny Wisconsin with a wind chill of -55. Gotta love it

its cold here too
 

Yesterday when working in the yard the sun went behind a cloud and it got so cold. It went from like 65 to 60 degrees. Plus I forgot to put on sunscrèen and burned my face a little. But it sounds pretty rough in your neck of the woods too.

We got 16 inches of snow here in the Flint/Genesee County area. I told my drivers to stay home until tomorrow. I started for the office around 9:30am but turned around due to the road conditions. It's not good if the "boss" puts himself in jeopardy. I am going to try again later.

Southwest Michigan here... we got 18" last night. 40+mph winds and the temp is currently 0deg (F). It's a bit nasty. Most roads are impassable with 3-4' drifts.

Snow!
 

50° here today and raining cats and dogs. Tonight supposed to be 0° which ought to be a real hoot with all the water around that's going to freeze.

-25F right now. It's pretty tough when surgeries are cancelled due to the cold.

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It's pretty and there is some sun shining.

and at least you don't have to spread sand on it to get out.

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"Sand" was not the first thing that came to mind when I saw that picture.

What came to mind?

Didn't know there were so many fellow Wisconsinites here.

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And from a couple years ago.

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Manure.

No, straight from the town sand pit.

Doug, looks like the Arctic Circle is nice this time of year.;)

Your "neighborhood" looks a lot like my "neighborhood"..... I would not trade life out here in the boonies for anything. ;)

Took a drive to go to the gym (their website said they were opening at noon, but they changed their mind while I was en route). Most of the roads are plowed but it's too cold for salt to work. Unplowed roads were easier to drive as the plowed ones just left a glassy-smooth layer of snow.

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Around 7 above right now and will get on down to around -20 tonight. That and around 5-6 inches of snow with a nice crunchy layer of ice underneath.

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I suppose for those not prepared it could be dangerous. Years back we rode snowmobiles on the Mi Up and WI highways because the trails were impassable, coldest I recall was -30F temp (not windchill adjusted). Had barely a pinhole of vision on the fogged visor, steering and susp. joints locked. We carried small bottles of HEET and would pour it over the frozen parts. I once did a piston / ring replacement on a 3 cyl triple in -10F temp. Couldn't feel my fingers! Crazy days.

So today, thought I'd tune up some vintage wooden backcountry skis which led to looking for pine tar to purchase. Looking online and found this crazy story.

China hunters / skiers.
Deep In China, 'Cowboys' Have Skied For Thousands Of Years : NPR

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But this isn't just about making it down the mountain: The skis are for hunting. In a region that can get temperatures of 40 degrees below zero, these hunters don't even know what frostbite is. In a single-file line, pulling sleds, the men search for elk — elk tracks are obvious in the snow because of the animals' heavy weight. On skis, they can track the elk for three to seven days.