Anyone stuck in the midwestern blizzard?

[Sam Evans]

On my way to the airport, flying from Jacksonville to Chicago. I think things will be clear by the time we get there, but then we have to drive home to the Fox Valley area. I expect to have some serious snow removal to do ...

 

[elgranluis]

Reporting from vail , co (ski resort). This was supposed to be the first good snow of the season… but it’s been mostly just windy and very cold!

Up until last week most of the streets were actually dry, maybe a couple of spots of black ice here and there. All the locals love it that the winter came in late. The visitors would surely prefer fresh powder every day , but you can’t make everyone happy all the time , right?

 

[HardNHeavy]

crazy weather here in northeast PA...... 12" snow oneday, goes up to 40 deg....all melts the nextday, then a bunch of rain, melts the rest...it's been in the 40's past cpl days, lots of runoff, but tonight spose to get freezing again....i love the snow and changing seasons but this is wacky.

 

[skycruiser]

That's what you call snow. Over here in the UK if you get an eighth of an inch the whole country grinds to a halt. Keep safe and warm everyone out there and take care.

Just like Texas! Even our power shuts off.
We're not expecting snow, just a few days of continuous sub-freezing temps. I'm sure lots of things will break.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Living in Iowa we experience all the seasons and all the good and bad. Got 11 inches of snow Tuesday, 6-7 today. Supposed to be high winds. It was super fun to snowblow my driveway only to turn around and see it all covered again. Awesome feeling (sarcasm).

Probably won’t leave the house for a few days - and I have plenty of coffee and beer so not complaining. Family is safe and well. Chili for dinner tonight. Stay safe everyone!

No snow yet in Illinois outside of St.Louis, but will be getting the stupid cold for a few day. I have a buddy of mine I’ve played with in Pittsburgh that is on a tour and will be playing in St. Louis tomorrow night. Show time it should be in the 20s. -6 when the show is over. Needless to say, I’ll be leaving after the 1st set..LOL!!

 

[fdeck]

Not to bad here, actually. We were supposed to get about 10 inches all told.

 

[pglaser01]

Loading in yesterday it was 38.

loading out it was 15 with 45 mph winds and 5 wind chill, so that was fun.

 

[Deleted member 394181]

Same here. I live in Greenville illilois so we’re getting the same thing you are

Me too, in Lebanon, Ill.

 

[Mannyinnewyork]

We've been lucky this season , no real snow. Heavy winds and rain. Power outages (as our lines are all above ground). Last year , not so lucky. The snow was so heavy the snow plow couldn't remove it - we had to bring in a bulldozer. Not fun. We had plenty of food but worried about running out of fuel as no trucks could get through. Good luck to you, stay safe. Here a snap from last year.

 

[Deleted member 394181]

I miss midwestern snows. I live briefly in Fargo/Moorhead. My Twin Cities and Western Wisconsin relatives and friends are still waiting for snow to come.

We have a lot of snow in northern New Mexico. It was 9 last night at my house just north of Albuquerque-- this is a desert - southern state WTH. We had a white New Year.

Around thanksgiving, me and the wife did multi day overland driving and disperse camping, staying only on forest roads as much as possible and tent camping in freezing and sometimes snowing weather. 120+ miles of fire and forest roads - and wilderness beauty

Sketchy to no cell service.

For New Year, we went to a hike-in hot spring in Jemez Valles Calderas. But to even get there, we drove through 5 miles of un plowed cliffside fire road. Even the paved road was even a bear to drive. We do not have a lot of plows and anything outside a city or ski area will be plowed last if at all. Chains, a winch and a chainsaw were our only assurance. 25 year old stock truck - just heat and keys, manual and transfer case and no electronic assistance of any kind- We used paper maps from the forest service and relied on my tiny Garmin watch for GPS. We upgraded our old camping gear -- really works but they cost a fortune . Honestly my wife is better at this outdoor camping than me. Our dog was in heaven and so were we. The star lights reflected on the snow was awesome. No need for flashlights. They have closed the forest roads and won't be open till spring, so that was a really cool experience for us.


The left side is a sheer cliff (300 ft or so) - those are the top of the trees and it is just sheet ice on that road, so we just let the truck walk on 4L This was a safe place to take a photo. What helped was we had 1/2 cord of logs in the back as they allow you to harvest fallen wood and that helped some with traction.

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Almost Full Moon at 8500 ft. looking out It's a canyon beyond the trees.

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I lived in El Paso on and off through my childhood. Anyway, we went to New Mexico for a all our vacations. Carlsbad Caverns, White Sands, Lake Roberts, Cloudcroft. I loved NM. I was even naturalized in Las Cruces. I know your further North, but the whole state is beautiful.

 

[Deleted member 394181]

Just like Texas! Even our power shuts off.
We're not expecting snow, just a few days of continuous sub-freezing temps. I'm sure lots of things will break.

Power issues? Is it from the Wind Farms freezing? I hope not.

 

[fdeck]

Power issues? Is it from the Wind Farms freezing? I hope not.

I lived in Texas for a while. For example... the water mains in our neighborhood were only a foot or so deep, as was the pipe going to the house. An extended freeze could reach those pipes, and every winter, mother nature showed us which ones in town weren't buried deep enough.

Same thing happens in Madison, but our pipes are 6 feet down.

In terms of energy infrastructure, everything has to work, or nothing works. Extreme weather will find the things that you're not prepared for.

 

[Deleted member 394181]

Our place was built fairly recently. Power lines are underground. Rarely have problems. I did stop using underground drains from the gutters. They clogged. I can practice Bass and look out at a pretty large field and some trees, so snow looks good, not much though. We got a dusting.

 

[Evan38109]

I thought we were supposed to get it here outside St. Louis. Fickle Missouri weather changed its mind, says "Happy Halloween" instead.

 

[fdeck]

Pretty.

 

[thisoldman]

I live in south central Iowa...I feel your pain. Shoveling, snowblowing, rinse and repeat, now super cold temps/ below zero wind chill for the next few days. It seems only a few weeks ago we had no snow on the ground and temps in the 40's and 50's. According to Iowa 511 "travel is not advised" in all directions from my little town.

 

[digmeout]

Here in Southeast Arizona, down Mexico way we had 2" of snow Thursday evening in the upper foothills where we live. Of course as soon as the sun comes up it's toast by noon. For us it's cold though, down to 24, that's cold for us! Pipes are only 24" or so down, so ...we'll see. So far so good

 

[Hurricane Jimmie]

Supposed to be coming this way. 1 to 2 feet is expected between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning.
In other words, a typical Buffalo January. Stay warm and dry, and y'all be safe.

And playoff football in the snow!

 

[Pop C]

Not much snow here near the WY. line, but it's -24, with a -60 wind chill!

 

[spiritbass]

Not much snow here near the WY. line, but it's -24, with a -60 wind chill!

Ouch. At least we're above zero here! I did put a small bowl of food in my cat's (heated) house so she doesn't have to come out to fuel up. I'm doing the same.