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General Category => Random Talk => Topic started by: Junior on December 06, 2013, 09:14:10 AM
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OK...everybody report in...how is the weather in your neck of the woods?
6 inches of snow covering a thin sheet of ice. The 15 minute trip home yesterday from work took twice that time. Fish tailed up the hill, and was afraid of not getting home. When I made it home, I knew I was going to be here for a few days. More stuff headed my way today and tonight. Pea Ridge, Arkansas is looking like a winter wonderland! :)
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OK. my report.. 30 miles south of Topeka Kansas.....
No ice, No snow -2 wind chill, expecting colder temps tonite....
You all be safe down there....
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Here in Little Rock we have freezing rain & sleet. Woke up this morning around 7 and thought, hmmm, didn't do much. But how that changed in a matter of 2 hours! By 9:30 it has covered the driveways, rooftops, and streets.
My wife and I are both State Employees, so the Gov. canceled work for us today...thank goodness.
We had eggs, turkey bacon, and coffee for Breakfast this morning. It was very nice to sleep in and have breakfast together.
As of 10am we still have electricity, hopefully that will last.
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40 miles west of Tulsa I have a thin sheet of ice thanks to the sleet yesterday and now it is covered with about 4" of snow from last night.
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Here in north central AR we got about 1/2 - 1 inch of ice yesterday. The ice is now covered by several inches of snow. I haven't been out to measure it. Since I broke my ankle in January of this year by walking on snow covered ice in my backyard, I'm not going to risk a repeat.
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Good solid ice/sleet base of an inch and then about at least 6 inches on snow on top of it.
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Seven miles east of Springfield, IL - no snow, no ice, but a cold 18. We were outside the snow/ice corridor this time. Friends 1 1/2 hrs. south of us got 14 inches. NO ice wanted, but snow? Oh, yeah!!
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Here in Mt. Vernon, Illinois (about 70 miles east of St. Louis) we have about a foot of snow on the ground and expecting another inch or so this afternoon before it finally quits. This all started yesterday morning around ten and hasn't quit since. Started out as sleet and freezing rain before changing to all snow. It snowed a lot last night. Going to start getting colder now with another chance of snow, sleet and freezing rain overnight Saturday into Sunday afternoon. Can't believe this time last week I was in Branson enjoying some wonderful weather for T'giving. My how things can change so quickly...it was almost 70 here Wednesday afternoon.
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Total snowfall in Pea Ridge, AR is now one foot! Guess we will be staying in this weekend. Have a good, safe weekend now, if you are in the path of the winter storms, too!
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OK here about 40 miles southwest of St Louis, Mo. we was just north of the real bad weather. We ended up with about 1/2" of ice under about 3" of snow. In which I had to drive home in it Friday AM. A usually 30 minute trip only took about 45 min. During early AM there is never much traffic and that was good yesterday.
My friend in Cuba, Mo. (about 45 minutes from me-about 1 hour SW of St Louis on I-44) recieved about 7" of snow.
My Brother in Farmington, Mo. (about 1 hour due south of St Louis on I-55) ended up with 13" of snow.
I sure do feel lucky this time.
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-11 wind chill here this morning....................
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Here in Kansas City Mo, no snow just bitterly cold. Cars are in the garage & the coffee is good. Everyone be safe if ya have to drive. :)
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Carthage, mo got about 3 inches. Luckily the snow we were all supposed to get tonight and tomorrow has taken a track north and we'll all miss it.
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Here in Northern WI. we have about2-2-1/2 feet of new snow on top of what we had....was -15 last night with 15-20 MPH winds, now still -11 and 10 MPH winds.....good day for venison stew and biscuits.
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WOW Cheeseheads, I didnt know you live in Northern Wi. Whereabouts? My wifes Grandparents lived in the U-P. I have travelled thru parts of northern Wi. a very many times. Actually along the Lake Michigan coast up in (and north of) Green Bay is beautiful country if memory serves well. (It has been 15 years since Ive been that way now). We used to go up thru Milwaukee, Kenosha, Green Bay (or sometimes thru Osh Kosh). Other times we travelled more thru the middle like Madison, Wausau, and finally Rhinelander.
They lived in Iron River Mi. Just barely in Mi.
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qwed......we live in Phillips.....about45 min. from the Southern edge of Lake Superior/Ashland area......getting snow this morning....only was-9 this morning....a real heat wave.
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Cheeseheads, don't know how you do it. I have not lived through winters like that since I was a kid in St. Louis, and even then, it wasn't that bad. As I get older I have issues with driving on the stuff, that is why I have stayed home for three days. Monday morning is coming, and I'll have to get out in the 5am hour to drive to work on it. Keep your fingers crossed I don't end up in a ditch...
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Safe travels Junior.
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Cheeseheads Thanks
Junior Safety first. Be carefull
Update, we ended up with another inch of powder this morning. It got partly sunny this afternoon and up to 27. Then this evening it started freezing drizzle to a very light dusting. It is melting off now on the treated roads now. They are saying a chance of another inch or two of snow between now and tomorrow afternoon.
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Junior, be careful..
had some people we know from springfield, Ill in branson this week.. Left for home sunday morning. took 9 hours to make a normal 5 1/2 hour drive... parts of I44 were BAD!!!
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Local kids are happy! We got a fair amount of ice and schools are closed.
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OKC got around 3 to 4 inches of snow. Drove to Salisaw, OK for a gig and there was a lot more ice out that way. Saw a semi that was saved from driving into the lake by the trees
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Road conditions horrible! Stuck at home for day 4! :P
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We've got another heat wave.....7 above zero now, very windy and snow since yesterday.....it is beautiful outside....not looking forward to the nights the rest of the week.....supposed to be -18--25 those nights and only -5 Wednesday.....try to stay inside as much as possible.....it's a good time to start making Christmas candy, cookies and baking bread.
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Just got the call, day #4 with the kids at home will be tomorrow ???
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Tuesday will also be day number for area schools being cancelled, springfield and surrounding schools all cancelled..
as of about 1:00 this morning (tues), springfield airport reporting 4 more inches fresh snow..
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Yeah, you guys just keep that weather down there (along with the school closings). I want to make it to break without any snow days for the first time in a long time.
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Swoosh!. I so agree with you!! Keep it!!
Keep it until break........... Spring Break that is!!.. :o
Just as soon we didn't get any snow this year...... ;)
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Tuesday will also be day number for area schools being cancelled, springfield and surrounding schools all cancelled..
as of about 1:00 this morning (tues), springfield airport reporting 4 more inches fresh snow..
It hit 1° a little after 6 am here this morning! Brrrrrr! My normally 15 minute drive to church last night took about 50 in the snow and traffic. Side roads are still a mess this morning.
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I'm hoping for warm weather for the area for you all.. would be nice to get streets/parking areas melted off and clear...
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Another 6 inches last night in Carthage makes 8 inches since thursday. Ugh. Day number 3 here with no school and I'm not sure theywill be able to get the roafds clean enough by up7 am to run busses tomorrow.
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A day of sunshine with temperature at a high of about 34. That helped clear the roads, but overnight, back in the teens and there is a threat of black ice in the morning. Fortunately there is a forecast for sunshine again tomorrow and slightly warmer weather.
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We are lucky so far! Nothing but cold and wind. 29 degrees right now. Nothing on the ground.
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Don't think we'll get above zero today.....staying in and baking. Spring is just around the corner? Right?
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yep cheese, right around the corner.... the 90 day corner!!!!
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Roads in much better shape today. Warmer temps tomorrow...somewhere in high 30s to low 40s. Goodbye, snow! See ya later.
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Texarkana never got anything except rain and a bit of sleet.
At our house in NH, it was warmer than anywhere that we track the weather (Texarkana, Shrevport, Kansas City, northern Virginia, even Milwaukee).
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WATCH OUT FOR BLACK ICE...I drove into a low valley this morning prior to 6am, slid uncontrollably for 200 plus feet, did a 360, and wound up in a ditch facing the direction I came from! Late for work today, minimum damage to vehicle. Thank God! :)
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WATCH OUT FOR BLACK ICE...I drove into a low valley this morning prior to 6am, slid uncontrollably for 200 plus feet, did a 360, and wound up in a ditch facing the direction I came from! Late for work today, minimum damage to vehicle. Thank God! :)
HOLY COW, JUNIOR! Glad to hear you're okay!! :o
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It looks like the bad weather is finally going to hit Central Illinois. Sunny and cold this morning; cloudy now! Ticker across tv just announced ice beginning at noon and up to 6 inches of snow. We will see what happens!
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West Fork AR, my wife's district, has missed 7 days in a row(all of this week). Just too many roads in the mountains that never thaw after such a cold spell. Lots of Sat School on the horizon.
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West Fork AR, my wife's district, has missed 7 days in a row(all of this week). Just too many roads in the mountains that never thaw after such a cold spell. Lots of Sat School on the horizon.
As a teacher, Saturday school? That's a double bummer.
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Wow! Snow arrived! Falling heavily!!
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lots of ice in the area by monett Missouri tonite... I44 closed by mile marker 53, lots of accidents. traffic backed up a long ways.... supposed ot last most of the nite..
watch out for ice in the morning, it will be ugly,..
we have rain and sleet here now, temp is 37, but supposed to drop.;;
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We have snow and ice in Jeff City. No me gusta
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in southwest STL we ended up with about 1/4" ice/rain mix and about 2" wet heavy snow. Drove home in it last night. Drove out this morning in it. Not too bad to travel thru here.
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Hwy 40/61 was closed for a long while yesterday here in St. Charles MO, we had about 6-7" of WET snow.