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Offline BlueStateSaint

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Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #25 on: February 21, 2013, 01:58:36 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on February 21, 2013, 01:56:52 PM
Finally.....fourteen hours late, snow.

Snow coming down in thick blankets, no wind yet.

All was covered with white within minutes.

<<out of sorts because had gotten everything done, including work, in advance of this storm, and then spent fourteen hours sitting around, twiddling the thumbs, waiting.

<<will never trust a weather forecast again.

Are the cats inside?
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Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #26 on: February 21, 2013, 01:59:40 PM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on February 21, 2013, 01:58:36 PM
Are the cats inside?

All the cats were inventoried and brought inside last night.

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Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #27 on: February 21, 2013, 03:01:20 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on February 21, 2013, 01:59:40 PM
All the cats were inventoried and brought inside last night.

<<not Atman.

Good on both.
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Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #28 on: February 21, 2013, 03:04:59 PM »
Big snowflakes have just started falling here.
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Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #29 on: February 21, 2013, 03:23:46 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on February 21, 2013, 03:04:59 PM
Big snowflakes have just started falling here.

Nothing here yet.

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Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #30 on: February 21, 2013, 03:26:18 PM »
Decatur.  It took about five minutes for the road and sidewalk to be covered, but the grass isn't yet.
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Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #31 on: February 21, 2013, 03:27:41 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on February 21, 2013, 03:26:18 PM
Decatur.  It took about five minutes for the road and sidewalk to be covered, but the grass isn't yet.

Ahh. I knew it was somewhere down there.
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Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #32 on: February 21, 2013, 03:39:04 PM »
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Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #33 on: February 21, 2013, 04:03:36 PM »
Des Moines. at 2:55 a few flakes were drifting down. at 3 the snow was falling hard! It was like each flake weighed a pound or something. By the time I pulled out of the parking garage, the roads were slick. I was having to use my wipers, and they were no good when i got home...the blades were covered with ice (I had to break it off).

In just a half hour Des Moines was white...The streets, lots, grass...it was all white. I would say almost a quarter inch had fallen.

I did see my first idiot...He was speeding in a hot car, and spun outa control on a bridge. Didn't hit anyone, but there is always one guy.... :thatsright:

So I'm all stocked up. The staples plus comfort food.
Now I just need a wife or a holodeck and i'll be all set.
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Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #34 on: February 21, 2013, 09:47:58 PM »
We had at least 18 inches that fell within 2-3 hours.

Un-f'n-believable.

It took me 3 hours to dig out and I'm still not done.

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Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #35 on: February 21, 2013, 11:57:35 PM »
Well we are looking at 8-9 inches by 6 AM here in the Omaha area. Nothing to worry about here for me since I just stayed home and have the car in the Garage and when the snow stops the Drive will get cleared off for me if I need to get out tomorrow. Have plenty of food and the heats on so no problems here.
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Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #36 on: February 22, 2013, 04:32:57 AM »
It looks like we have about 4 inches on the ground and hopefully it is done.  They were calling for temps in the low 30's today and low 40's tomorrow, but I don't think it will get that warm.  The weather people tend to neglect the effect of snow cover on the temperatures.
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Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #37 on: February 22, 2013, 07:12:18 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on February 22, 2013, 04:32:57 AM
It looks like we have about 4 inches on the ground and hopefully it is done.  They were calling for temps in the low 30's today and low 40's tomorrow, but I don't think it will get that warm.  The weather people tend to neglect the effect of snow cover on the temperatures.

Looks like about 3.5" on the ground, 20o now, and about the same forecast as thundley4. Piece of cake.
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Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #38 on: February 22, 2013, 07:19:48 AM »
Fifteen degrees here, no wind.

It looks to be anywhere between seven and ten inches, with more on the way tomorrow (Saturday).

It's great.
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Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #39 on: February 22, 2013, 07:37:40 AM »
We're already above freezing but not by much, just 33 degrees.  I just hope we don't get any freezing rain on top the snow.
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Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #40 on: February 22, 2013, 09:17:28 AM »
It's a very heavy, wet snow. I plowed it; took 2.7 hours for our driveway and a neighbor's. 

THEN I accientally set off our house alarm from the remote on the keys in my pocket. I knew the deputy who showed up, but geez what a stupid thing to do. My wife, of course, is pissed at me.  :shrug:
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Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #41 on: February 22, 2013, 01:32:02 PM »
I got about a foot of snow. Lots of shoveling!
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Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #42 on: February 22, 2013, 02:18:36 PM »
Well the snow is already off the streets that have been plowed. It melted off since the sun came out but the temps are in the mid 20's here . more snow on Sunday into Monday. I have no idea on the amount but it is a 60% chance of snow coming down.
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Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #43 on: February 22, 2013, 08:05:37 PM »
Quote from: Airwolf on February 22, 2013, 02:18:36 PM
Well the snow is already off the streets that have been plowed. It melted off since the sun came out but the temps are in the mid 20's here . more snow on Sunday into Monday. I have no idea on the amount but it is a 60% chance of snow coming down.
That is the same scenario in Des Moines. We got about 6 inches.
They say we could get another six in Sunday/Monday's storm.

The weathermen had me expecting a wintery apocalypse.
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Re: Re: Re: Looking a lot like Christmas well maybe not.
« Reply #44 on: February 22, 2013, 09:12:04 PM »
Quote from: Mr Mannn on February 22, 2013, 08:05:37 PM
That is the same scenario in Des Moines. We got about 6 inches.
They say we could get another six in Sunday/Monday's storm.

The weathermen had me expecting a wintery apocalypse.

And all we really got was a mild snowstorm.  Although it was a little tricky trying to drive last night.  I got stuck behind two different accidents in WDM, just trying to get home.
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