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[nilodor]

Just dropped about 45F overnight, on our way to -30's on the weekend. At least the dog doesn't want to go on long walks when it's this cold.

[Fidatelo]

Meanwhile up here in hell on earth, we have had yet another week of <-20 temps with windchills putting them well below -30. Tomorrow the high is -27. Average high for this time of year is somewhere around -4.

From what I've read, this has been the coldest winter here in 35 years, and the third coldest of the past century. Not only that, it's also been one of the snowiest winters ever, with more snow than we've had since '96-97. And for anyone curious, the spring of '97 is referred to as The Flood of the Century in these parts because shit hit the fan when all that snow melted. I'd be concerned if I ever believed we'd actually get temperatures above 0 again in this godforsaken shithole.

[nilodor]

Originally Posted by Fidatelo

Meanwhile up here in hell on earth, we have had yet another week of <-20 temps with windchills putting them well below -30. Tomorrow the high is -27. Average high for this time of year is somewhere around -4.

From what I've read, this has been the coldest winter here in 35 years, and the third coldest of the past century. Not only that, it's also been one of the snowiest winters ever, with more snow than we've had since '96-97. And for anyone curious, the spring of '97 is referred to as The Flood of the Century in these parts because shit hit the fan when all that snow melted. I'd be concerned if I ever believed we'd actually get temperatures above 0 again in this godforsaken shithole.

It'll be interesting to see how it goes this spring/summer. Our epic floods last june were a combo of a cool spring, deep snowpack, then a shit ton of rain in the mountains that melted all of the snow. As long as we get a bit of a warm early spring, without rain we should be ok on the flood front. It's funny, in Calgary whenever the weather is bad we always say at least we don't live in Edmonton or Winnipeg. Thanks for keeping up your end of the bargain!

[johnnyshaka]

Picked up my mother-in-law at the airport last night after her nearly 2 month trip to Florida and I will be picking up my mom tonight after 2 months in Mexico.

Haha.

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by Fidatelo

Meanwhile up here in hell on earth, we have had yet another week of <-20 temps with windchills putting them well below -30. Tomorrow the high is -27. Average high for this time of year is somewhere around -4.

From what I've read, this has been the coldest winter here in 35 years, and the third coldest of the past century. Not only that, it's also been one of the snowiest winters ever, with more snow than we've had since '96-97. And for anyone curious, the spring of '97 is referred to as The Flood of the Century in these parts because shit hit the fan when all that snow melted. I'd be concerned if I ever believed we'd actually get temperatures above 0 again in this godforsaken shithole.

Yep, that was the winter that I decided to get the hell out of there and never really think about going back. FTR, this winter here in Cincy is the worst in the 11 years that I've been here and easily comparable to the ND winters I grew up with as a kid.

[MrBug708]

Going to be a miserable two days on the roads in Socal.

[MizzouRah]

So much for soccer on Sunday..

[Scoobz0202]

Man, I knew that week of decent weather was a damn tease. I was just hoping we could get high 20's-high 30's to finish off this winter and limp into spring. NOPE

I can't wait to graduate and hopefully move south. I'll deal with hurricanes.

[flere-imsaho]

Originally Posted by lungs

The nutrient value of the manure is a part of it, but it's mainly a value added proposition. He could just sell his crops for a price or he could feed those crops to my animals and charge me a premium and he'll come out better than just selling the crops. If the cost of a crop goes up (fuel, fertilizer, etc..) then the price I pay him goes up accordingly.

OK, that wasn't nearly as horrible as I was expecting....

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by Fidatelo

Meanwhile up here in hell on earth, we have had yet another week of <-20 temps with windchills putting them well below -30. Tomorrow the high is -27. Average high for this time of year is somewhere around -4.

From what I've read, this has been the coldest winter here in 35 years, and the third coldest of the past century. Not only that, it's also been one of the snowiest winters ever, with more snow than we've had since '96-97. And for anyone curious, the spring of '97 is referred to as The Flood of the Century in these parts because shit hit the fan when all that snow melted. I'd be concerned if I ever believed we'd actually get temperatures above 0 again in this godforsaken shithole.

At least, unlike 96-97, you've got the Jets!

[Lathum]

I have a feeling this one will be pretty bad. One more FU from winter before it peaces out.

[nilodor]

Originally Posted by Lathum

I have a feeling this one will be pretty bad. One more FU from winter before it peaces out.

When you've had snow in July and August you never really take your parka out of the front closet.

[Fidatelo]

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

At least, unlike 96-97, you've got the Jets!

Very true! High five!

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Going to get 6-10 inches on Sunday. Looks like the kids may have Monday off.

[tarcone]

Monday and Tuesday, I imagine. We start with 1/10 inch of ice, followed by sleet, then the snow. 6-8 inches for us.

Schol may be out through Wednesday down in my area.

[stevew]

Looks like this fucker is going more south than originally projected. Good. It's still going to be bad but I'll take half a foot less.

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by stevew

Looks like this fucker is going more south than originally projected. Good. It's still going to be bad but I'll take half a foot less.

Yep, some different amounts, but solidly between 6-9 inches for us in NKY. Still no word on ice accumulations. I've checked around here, no salt to be found. I hope the city still has some.

[MizzouRah]

All the milk and bread are gone!

[stevew]

This thing is trending for a total bust now where I live. Would be shocked if we get 3" now. It's going to go south. Thank god Lake Erie froze up.

[Lathum]

Whole lot of nothng going on this morning when I woke up.

[Eaglesfan27]

We are near the center of where it is projected to be the worst. Stocked up on essentials and ready for whatever happens.

[tarcone]

We got a little ice, then some sleet, now a flurry. They have toned down the amounts. Looks like the storm shifted south. We are in line for 4-6 inches.

[claphamsa]

we had a forecast of 1-3 inches of sleet, now we have 5-8 inches snow, plus the sleet... hooray

[Comey]

Looks like it's going to miss us, for the most part, in CT. That's a huge relief.

[Lathum]

Everything here is starting to ice over, roads are going to be pretty nasty soon.

[Solecismic]

We have 3-4 inches here, which is not much for a huge winter storm. But we're in the 70-80 inch range for the season, which is close to three times normal. I just received our bill from the company that plows our subdivision (we're on private roads - it's the only way to get a subdivision paved in a state that's pretty much on life support when it comes to infrastructure maintenance).

Normally, we never even approach our cap under our plowing contract. We just pay in five installments. Our February bill is 60% over our normal bill for the entire year. Salt costs more now - it's in short supply. It's crazy. We're going to have to do a special assessment in the subdivision to pay for all of this. And we'll probably have to get the pavement people out early to seal cracks and do some repairs.

In general, because our state has greatly reduced maintenance on the infrastructure, pothole season will probably be even worse for cars than this winter has been.

[claphamsa]

also, its 55 out now

[rowech]

They were saying 12-16 inches out of this storm last Thursday. Then it scaled down to 8, then to 3-6, and now it looks like we might get 2. What a pathetic forecast. Second time they've done this this season -- get everyone all worked up over nothing.

[PilotMan]

Still no snow here. We've had the light freezing rain this morning but it's been quiet after that. As it's getting colder I imagine that the sidewalks and roads will start to freeze, but so far so good. Big change from what all the signs were pointing to.

[claphamsa]

steady rain now

[tarcone]

our warning has turned into and advisory. 3 inches tonight. With a total of 3-4 inches. Jeez, what a let down.

[Blackadar]

My flight to DCA was canceled last night due to the weather. Given how booked the flights are the rest of the week, I might be working out of my house for the entire week. Woot!

[Eaglesfan27]

We have heavy snow here. Good thing is I was already off and wife's work closed. Kid is home from school so it should be a fun day.

[claphamsa]

we have maybe one inch of snow.... cant tell if its snowing or just windy. so much for 10 inches though

[Lathum]

Not much here, morning commute was ok. Kids daycare is closed which is kind of annoying. Should have been a delay at most.

[claphamsa]

i have decided it is still snowing, but i cant imagine it getting to be a significant amount.

[PilotMan]

We had a strong 3+ inches on top of our ice. The county is out of salt and is only dumping sand now. No school today, no surprise. Probably no school tomorrow either. Just finished the driveway. The street is still a mess but I imagine that the main roads are alright if you are careful.

Certainly not the 6-9 that we were looking at, but this guy ain't complaining.

[tarcone]

And we might have gotten another inch over night for about 2-3 inches total. A far cry from the 9 inches we were going to get.

[nilodor]

Good news, it's warmed up almost 40F since the weekend. Bad news, it's still just 0F. Worst news, wife and I went to our friends house and spent the night, so cold that the car wouldn't start and had to jump it in the morning. Yuck. Glad work has plugins and I don't have a garage full of crap.

[nilodor]

Dola: Also glad I don't live in Winnipeg =)

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by nilodor

Dola: Also glad I don't live in Winnipeg =)

It's only 6 degrees colder there...

[Fidatelo]

Looks like it's actually the same temperature in Calgary right now. In fact, 3 degrees Celsius colder in the 'feels like' department.

Of course, you can stare at the mountains from inside your house, while I just get to watch my dog run away (at least until it freezes to death a mile out).

[cartman]

We are getting THUNDERSLEET at my house right now

[CleBrownsfan]

It's never going to end!!!! 8-12 inches tonight into tomorrow for C-Town

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Hmmmm.....75 degrees today, snow chance tonight. That's a helluva cold front.

[PilotMan]

No kidding. Today has been awesome.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by CleBrownsfan

It's never going to end!!!! 8-12 inches tonight into tomorrow for C-Town

They are predicting 7-10 inches tonight and tomorrow for Detroit.

I am not amused.

[NobodyHere]

Wonderful, it's suppose to rain overnight on Wednesday and then freeze for the morning commute.

[Matthean]

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

They are predicting 7-10 inches tonight and tomorrow for Detroit.

I am not amused.

Some say 4-8 for around here, but weather.com is saying 2-4. It will be near 50 in two days anyway.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

This is the weather forecast for our area starting at noon today. Yikes.....

Now until 5 PM: Warming up under a sunny sky. High: 77 north to 81 south. South winds 10-20 mph.

5 PM – midnight: Increasing clouds with a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures dropping into the 30s. Becoming very windy with northwest winds gusting to 50 mph.

Midnight – 5 AM: Rain changing to snow with accumulations likely northeast and a chance of accumulations south of I-70. Over 4 inches could accumulate from this fast moving storm with the most likely spot being northeast of a Maryville to Chillicothe line. Windy with northwest winds 25-50 mph. Temperatures dropping to 28°

Wednesday: Rapidly clearing sky with winds strong early, diminishing during the day. High: 42°