The Ice Storm Cometh!

[Dftodd]

Lots of sleet here. About an inch of ice on the ground. You could actually get traction in it at 5am when i walked the dog. But just went out and now it's just a solid sheet.

Thankfully the freezing rain bypassed us, so less chances of power outages.

Boss called a late opening at 9am. Then just closed us down for today. So I got me a free day off.

Time to put the pj's back on and stretch out on the couch with the pooch.

 

[mike0000]

Starting to ice up around here, power lines across the street are covered with ice. Generator and plenty of fuel and firewood on hand.

Mike

 

[Doorman63]

I think I have got more snow since it started in again this morning than I got yesterday. Could still see the grass yesterday in the wind blow areas. now have about 3-4 inches and coming down.

Current front porch pic and a FB post from Salem PD

 

[rekees4300]

Not much ice here. About a foot of snow though.

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Hello fellow Hoosier. Here in SE Indiana we've gotten 1/4" freezing rain topped by 2" of sleet. Today they are predicting 8" of snow on top of the sleet! Saturday morning the predicted temperature is -3F. Clearing our hilly 1000' gravel lane is going to be a challenge! However, our 4WD JD4300 with front blade should be able to handle it. I put chains on all 4 tires which will convert the 4300 into a mini high traction bulldozer!

TIP: feed your birds some unsalted in-the-shell peanuts ... the Cardinals, Bluejays and Chickadees LOVE those.

 

[Alan W.]

Down to 33 here with a ton of rain so far.
The birds here like dog food. I could swear the cardinals are barking now.
They were emptying the dog bowl really fast but the dog started using her nose to cover her bowl with straw.

 

[Dftodd]

Pretty well stopped here. Maybe a little dusting later on. Everything froze solid once the sun went down. Gonna have to borrow my wifes ice cleats to walk the pooch later.

 

[Diggin It]

Mostly a miss. Definitely a mess out there and not fit for driving. No mail run yesterday and I don't expect one today. Lots of narrow, winding, hilly roads with no shoulders and steep drop offs, so it really isn't safe to drive.

But no where near the disaster they made it sound like it might be. Power stayed on for example. No mass of fallen trees blocking roads for miles.

Cold today and tomorrow, then a warmup that should clear the roads before it gets cold again.

Probably two to three inches on the driveway, but with ice underneath I won't even be attempting to clear it.

 

[Jstpssng]

We got rain yesterday, then just as I headed out for beer and bread it turned to snow. (Actually I was headed to get my mail, but that didn't sound as good. )

They said 8-11 inches last night, and as much again today. As of noontime we've gotten the first 8", and unless another storm is coming through I doubt that we'll get more than a few inches more.

It looks like I've been fooled again...

 

[Alan W.]

Our weatherman Chris ”Your All Gonna Die” Bailey has once again cried wolf.
But its good for the economy. Generators, propane tanks gone.

 

[NHBX]

Our weatherman Chris ”Your All Gonna Die” Bailey has once again cried wolf.
But its good for the economy. Generators, propane tanks gone.

I swear the weather people are in cahoots with the grocery, hardware, gas stations etc. just to whip folks into a stock up frenzy before any type of storm.