WEATHER Two Presidents Week Winter Storms Will Blanket Plains, Midwest, Northeast With Snow and Ice
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thompson
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West
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Pipe busting temperatures tonight for sure.
Sleet is much better than freezing rain. Braking ice off of chickens water and goats. Need to get another tank heater, stupid things don't last but a few years it seems.
Need one of these maybe....
The 180 feet of extension cord is a PITA too.
Sleet is much better than freezing rain. Braking ice off of chickens water and goats. Need to get another tank heater, stupid things don't last but a few years it seems.
Need one of these maybe....
Z4 Energy Systems, LLC Solar Stock Tank Heater
www.z4energy.com
The 180 feet of extension cord is a PITA too.
Drove about 40 miles to fix that heater.
1-2" of sleet on the ground. Interesting deal, the granular consistency was unlike driving on snow...more like driving on the beach.
Saw one state snowplow, he had chunked the serpentine belt, I stopped to check on him. Service truck was on the way.
No belt, no motor, no heat...I got this underlying vibe of irritation at his situation.
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Beer joint wasn't open. ((see Millwright's sad face))
More snow on the way.
1-2" of sleet on the ground. Interesting deal, the granular consistency was unlike driving on snow...more like driving on the beach.
Saw one state snowplow, he had chunked the serpentine belt, I stopped to check on him. Service truck was on the way.
No belt, no motor, no heat...I got this underlying vibe of irritation at his situation.
.Beer joint wasn't open. ((see Millwright's sad face))
More snow on the way.
momma_soapmaker
Disgusted
We have already had sleet here in south central Arkansas. They're calling for up to 1/2" ice.
I am soooo over this "winter". We had the a/c on yesterday.
I am soooo over this "winter". We had the a/c on yesterday.
thompson
Certa Bonum Certamen
I debated turning ours on. Got up to 86° here yesterday.
On another note, just pulled up the local weather radar. It's not moving off!
The roads here are wet, but not slick, per husband. Let's hope it stays that way.
Doomer Doug
TB Fanatic
In Old Testament Times Israel was judged via floods, droughts, and other EXTREME types of weather. But nah, that couldn't happen to the good ole USA could it? Now back to the religion dungeon. 
When Evil is honored among men, the vile people strut around like Peacocks. all of which has no relation to all the EXTREME storms we have had the last year since bidet stole his way into office and started dancing to the Obama/Hellery and Moochelle and Rice tune.
When Evil is honored among men, the vile people strut around like Peacocks. all of which has no relation to all the EXTREME storms we have had the last year since bidet stole his way into office and started dancing to the Obama/Hellery and Moochelle and Rice tune.
Marie
Veteran Member
Every single one of out tanks froze and all bird heated pet waters with all working fine. It was just to cold for them to keep up. Been busting ice since Monday night
lakemom
Veteran Member
That's just wild. I can see we got a light dusting of either snow or ice, but I can't tell what from looking out the window & I ain't going outside lol. Hope it stops soon for ya!
West
Senior
Need a pair of ice cleats, like these....
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lakemom
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Need a pair of ice cleats, like these....
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Walk and run over ice, mud, and slippery terrain with a new set of ice cleats! We have ice cleats for shoes and boots to help with...
I just pottied the dog & checked. It's ice. I don't have to go amywhere today or else I'd have to invest in some of those!
If you get in a pinch, wear socks OVER your shoes... they help a lot with gripping ice.
Summerthyme
Looks like the NE is gonna get the rest of this storm.
Winter Storm Oaklee Spreading Snow and Ice from the Plains to Midwest and Northeast
Winter Storm Oaklee will continue to spread its wintry mess of snow and ice from the Plains into the Midwest and Northeast as it tracks eastward through Friday.
Right now, Oaklee is producing pockets of freezing drizzle/rain, sleet and snow from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic. Some of the wintry precipitation is light, and therefore, is not being detected in the radar map below.
(LATEST NEWS: Roads Closed, Flights Canceled)
Since Wednesday morning, the storm has produced numerous reports of sleet and freezing rain, from as far south as central Texas to central and eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas, southern Missouri and parts of the Ohio Valley. Those reports are depicted by the blue dots in the map below.
Icing has likely contributed to the loss of electricity at thousands of homes and businesses in northeast Arkansas and west Tennessee as of Thursday morning. Ice accumulations over one-third of an inch thick have been reported, contributing to tree damage in parts of the region.
Icy travel conditions have been reported Thursday morning as far south as northern and central Texas, including Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin.
Winter Alerts
The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories from the mid-Mississippi Valley and the Ozarks to the Great Lakes and Northeast.
In general, areas under winter storm warnings will see the worst conditions, including dangerous travel, from snow and/or ice. Locations under advisories could also encounter slippery travel.
Boston, Hartford and Syracuse, New York, are under warnings as well, mostly for significant snowfall.
(Issued by the National Weather Service.)
Storm Timing
Thursday
By late Thursday night, the mess of snow and ice will begin to spread from the Midwest into the Northeast.
New York City could see a period of accumulating snowfall followed by a transition to rain overnight Thursday night. Areas farther north and west across New England and upstate New York are likely to see mostly snow, which could be heavy at times.
Hazardous travel conditions are expected in all of these areas.
Friday
This wintry mess will finish up in the Northeast on Friday.
The heaviest snow is expected across far northern Pennsylvania, much of New York state, with the exception of the lower Hudson Valley, eastward into much of New England. Sleet or freezing rain will fall on the southern end of that wintry mess, possibly as far south as New York City early in the morning.
Roads may be slick in the Tri-State region, but precipitation should transition to be all rain in the immediate New York City metro shortly after sunrise. Portions of coastal southern New England could transition to a wintry mix or rain, as well.
Snow and Ice Forecast
Snow
Areas from the middle and upper Mississippi valleys into the Great Lakes will see at least some light to locally moderate snowfall accumulations from Oaklee, generally less than 4 inches.
Heavier totals of at least 6 inches are likely from northern Pennsylvania into New York state and New England. Some of these areas might pick up to a foot of snowfall.
Ice
Icing will be enough to at least slicken travel in areas from the Ohio Valley into the mid-Atlantic states. In some parts of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic, precipitation may change to rain before ending, lessening the threat of accumulating ice.
At least some tree damage and scattered power outages are possible, especially in portions of central Pennsylvania. But that depends on how much of the precipitation is freezing rain (more damaging) than sleet (much less damaging, though still slippery on roads).
(MORE: How to Prepare For a Winter Power Outage)
(The most significant icing threat is in areas shaded darker pink and purple.)
Oaklee Recap So Far
A broad area of sleet, freezing rain and freezing drizzle developed over Texas and pushed into Oklahoma, Arkansas and southern Missouri Wednesday.
From 1 to 2 inches of sleet was reported in numerous locations Wednesday including McAlester and Norman, Oklahoma; Ft. Smith, Arkansas; and Branson, Missouri. Accumulated sleet made roads slippery in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and a round of freezing drizzle made bridges and overpasses slick in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metro area.
Much of this frozen precipitation was accompanied by thunder and lightning from northwest Texas into Arkansas.
In the West, Oaklee was the coldest storm of the year in Southern California.
A dusting to an inch of snow was reported at 3,000 feet elevation near Beaumont and Yucaipa, about 70 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. From 8 to 14 inches of snow fell in the mountains from Lake Arrowhead to Big Bear to Mt. Laguna and Palomar Mountain.
This prompted a closure of Interstate 5 through the Grapevine, the primary route to the Central Valley from Los Angeles, for several hours Wednesday.
Heavy snow also pounded parts of the Southwest and Rockies. Up to a foot of snow had piled up in Flagstaff, Arizona, and some flakes of snow were spotted on the north side of Scottsdale between 2,500 and 3,000 feet elevation.
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Winter Storm Oaklee will continue to spread its wintry mess of snow and ice from the Plains into the Midwest and Northeast as it tracks eastward through Friday.
Right now, Oaklee is producing pockets of freezing drizzle/rain, sleet and snow from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic. Some of the wintry precipitation is light, and therefore, is not being detected in the radar map below.
(LATEST NEWS: Roads Closed, Flights Canceled)
Since Wednesday morning, the storm has produced numerous reports of sleet and freezing rain, from as far south as central Texas to central and eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas, southern Missouri and parts of the Ohio Valley. Those reports are depicted by the blue dots in the map below.
Icing has likely contributed to the loss of electricity at thousands of homes and businesses in northeast Arkansas and west Tennessee as of Thursday morning. Ice accumulations over one-third of an inch thick have been reported, contributing to tree damage in parts of the region.
Icy travel conditions have been reported Thursday morning as far south as northern and central Texas, including Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin.
Winter Alerts
The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories from the mid-Mississippi Valley and the Ozarks to the Great Lakes and Northeast.
In general, areas under winter storm warnings will see the worst conditions, including dangerous travel, from snow and/or ice. Locations under advisories could also encounter slippery travel.
Boston, Hartford and Syracuse, New York, are under warnings as well, mostly for significant snowfall.
(Issued by the National Weather Service.)
Storm Timing
Thursday
By late Thursday night, the mess of snow and ice will begin to spread from the Midwest into the Northeast.
New York City could see a period of accumulating snowfall followed by a transition to rain overnight Thursday night. Areas farther north and west across New England and upstate New York are likely to see mostly snow, which could be heavy at times.
Hazardous travel conditions are expected in all of these areas.
Friday
This wintry mess will finish up in the Northeast on Friday.
The heaviest snow is expected across far northern Pennsylvania, much of New York state, with the exception of the lower Hudson Valley, eastward into much of New England. Sleet or freezing rain will fall on the southern end of that wintry mess, possibly as far south as New York City early in the morning.
Roads may be slick in the Tri-State region, but precipitation should transition to be all rain in the immediate New York City metro shortly after sunrise. Portions of coastal southern New England could transition to a wintry mix or rain, as well.
Snow and Ice Forecast
Snow
Areas from the middle and upper Mississippi valleys into the Great Lakes will see at least some light to locally moderate snowfall accumulations from Oaklee, generally less than 4 inches.
Heavier totals of at least 6 inches are likely from northern Pennsylvania into New York state and New England. Some of these areas might pick up to a foot of snowfall.
Ice
Icing will be enough to at least slicken travel in areas from the Ohio Valley into the mid-Atlantic states. In some parts of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic, precipitation may change to rain before ending, lessening the threat of accumulating ice.
At least some tree damage and scattered power outages are possible, especially in portions of central Pennsylvania. But that depends on how much of the precipitation is freezing rain (more damaging) than sleet (much less damaging, though still slippery on roads).
(MORE: How to Prepare For a Winter Power Outage)
(The most significant icing threat is in areas shaded darker pink and purple.)
Oaklee Recap So Far
A broad area of sleet, freezing rain and freezing drizzle developed over Texas and pushed into Oklahoma, Arkansas and southern Missouri Wednesday.
From 1 to 2 inches of sleet was reported in numerous locations Wednesday including McAlester and Norman, Oklahoma; Ft. Smith, Arkansas; and Branson, Missouri. Accumulated sleet made roads slippery in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and a round of freezing drizzle made bridges and overpasses slick in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metro area.
Much of this frozen precipitation was accompanied by thunder and lightning from northwest Texas into Arkansas.
In the West, Oaklee was the coldest storm of the year in Southern California.
A dusting to an inch of snow was reported at 3,000 feet elevation near Beaumont and Yucaipa, about 70 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. From 8 to 14 inches of snow fell in the mountains from Lake Arrowhead to Big Bear to Mt. Laguna and Palomar Mountain.
This prompted a closure of Interstate 5 through the Grapevine, the primary route to the Central Valley from Los Angeles, for several hours Wednesday.
Heavy snow also pounded parts of the Southwest and Rockies. Up to a foot of snow had piled up in Flagstaff, Arizona, and some flakes of snow were spotted on the north side of Scottsdale between 2,500 and 3,000 feet elevation.
Winter Storm Oaklee Spread Snow and Ice Into the Northeast | The Weather Channel
Oaklee was the second of two winter storms to impact the U.S. with snow and ice this week. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com
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patriotgal
Veteran Member
We had thunder the whole time 2nd round of ice was coming down. Super slick out there.
Mid 70s the last two days here. Spoiled the crap outa me. Windows open, sunning myself out on the back deck....