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  • ALLIEKATBLUE said:

    over 2 feet here in the Poconos

    I know I'd be pissed (or unconscious) if someone poked me in the nose with two feet.surprise 

    Very cute
  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,220
    edited February 2021

    ... meanwhile, in Wisconsin, "schools will open 2 hours late." 

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  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,220

    ...

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    PerttiA said:

    If the weather gets bad enough, you could do what we do in Finland;

    A reporter asked Kimi Räikkönen about Finnish activities, and his reply was "Well, in summer there’s fishing and shagging, and in winter the fishing is bad." wink

    lol.  i was just thinking if the global birth rate has declined cuz of the social distancing. 

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,220
    edited February 2021

    ..well we officially got our warning here in Portland tthis afternoon:

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  • The forecasts in north Arkansas (where we just moved) have been saying for at least a week that starting today/Wednesday of this week and into next week, lows would ranged from <10 to 20F & highs in the teens to 20s. This past Saturday evening what was supposed to be regular rain turned into light snow.

    Woke up this morning to a Winter Weather Alert for north & central Arkansas for Wednesday & Thursday that includes "Areas of freezing rain. Accruals of ice over a quarter inch thick are possible." 

     

  • Its been snowing for weeks here in Northeast Central PA. No place to put it any more
  • PerttiAPerttiA Posts: 10,024

    Not liking one bit... Every morning for the past 1.5 weeks the temperature has been close to -20C (-4F) and the same is predicted at least until the weekend, although it's still better than the -30C (-22F) they were threatening with two weeks ago...

  • hacsarthacsart Posts: 2,028

    its -29C here, with windchills of -41C...

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 11,658
    edited February 2021

    hacsart said:

    its -29C here, with windchills of -41C...

    I can send you a bottle of +19F if you think it would help.enlightened 

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  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,220

    ....after we get our taste of real winter, guess where it will be heading.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 11,658
    edited February 2021

    hacsart said:

    its -29C here, with windchills of -41C...

    Well, if you're not interested in bottles of my +19F air, then maybe you might consider boxing up and shipping some of your -29C air to sites around the world to keep Covid vaccine cold.enlightened  Donations would be the sporting thing to do, but with the price of shipping these days you'd probably be better off advertising cold air for sale, or auction, or perhaps have a raffle?indecision

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  • hacsarthacsart Posts: 2,028

    well.. that is warmer.. supposedly we'll be a balmy -17C by  Saturday.. which will certainly feel warmer

    LeatherGryphon said:

    hacsart said:

    its -29C here, with windchills of -41C...

    I can send you a bottle of +19F if you think it would help.enlightened 

  • hacsarthacsart Posts: 2,028

    we could ship by Polar Vortex Express

    LeatherGryphon said:

    hacsart said:

    its -29C here, with windchills of -41C...

    Well, if you're not interested in bottles of my +19F air, then maybe you might consider boxing up and shipping some of your -29C air to sites around the world to keep Covid vaccine cold.enlightened  Donations would be the sporting thing to do, but with the price of shipping these days you'd probably be better off advertising cold air for sale, or auction, or perhaps have a raffle?indecision

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    the news said there was a 100 car pile up in Ft Worth.

    snow and ice storm scheduled for today.  ice accumulations >.<

  • miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

    The forecasts in north Arkansas (where we just moved) have been saying for at least a week that starting today/Wednesday of this week and into next week, lows would ranged from <10 to 20F & highs in the teens to 20s. This past Saturday evening what was supposed to be regular rain turned into light snow.

    Woke up this morning to a Winter Weather Alert for north & central Arkansas for Wednesday & Thursday that includes "Areas of freezing rain. Accruals of ice over a quarter inch thick are possible." 

     

    Update: we didn't get nearly as much ice, thankfully, as forecast for Thursday. 

    BUT, a Winter Storm Warning was issued that very day for this coming Sunday & Monday. 3-6" snow. That is heavy for this state. Wind chills below zero Fahrenheit through Tuesday.

    Glad they finally got the propane tank for Brand New Heater installed & filled this morning. This Florida native is sitting inside wearing a tee & leggings as opposed to 2 or 3 layers. 

     

  • PerttiAPerttiA Posts: 10,024

    hacsart said:

    well.. that is warmer.. supposedly we'll be a balmy -17C by  Saturday.. which will certainly feel warmer

    LeatherGryphon said:

    hacsart said:

    its -29C here, with windchills of -41C...

    I can send you a bottle of +19F if you think it would help.enlightened 

    Looks like the -20C+ mornings (Thermometer readings) will be over here too, in the SW coast of Finland... But still expecting that it takes at least two months before the snow is gone

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,220

    ...went for a walk about the neighbourhood early this morning in the snow before it turns to freezing rain later today.  Roughly about 5" of snow fell in the city centre would have been more if it was colder earlier on Thursday . Right now (12:20 west coast time) actually getting fairly light out almost as if the sun might break through.

    LRT and Street Trams not running for now. and all the coffee shops are closed. 

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  • PerttiAPerttiA Posts: 10,024

    Mystiarra said:

    PerttiA said:

    If the weather gets bad enough, you could do what we do in Finland;

    A reporter asked Kimi Räikkönen about Finnish activities, and his reply was "Well, in summer there’s fishing and shagging, and in winter the fishing is bad." wink

    lol.  i was just thinking if the global birth rate has declined cuz of the social distancing. 

    Don't know about the global situation, but today they told they need to open new maternity wards in the capitol due to the boom expected next summer laugh

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,221

    Not speaking for the whole world, but according to this article there was no baby boom in China.  Presumably, the earliest lockdown would have 'born fruit' by now, so to speak.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-child-births-coronavirus/2021/02/09/cdfb2e88-6aa5-11eb-a66e-e27046e9e898_story.html

     

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,221
    edited February 2021

    Unusual weather here in Corpus Christi, Texas.  Expecting an ice storm.  Rare here.

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  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,220

    ...beginning to remind me a bit of the winter of 76-77 when there was snow as far south as Miami and Puerto Rico.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 11,658
    edited February 2021

    That might have been the year I went SCUBA diving in northern Florida at Ginnie Springs.  A whole group of us, camped out near the main dive hole.  On a beautiful Florida day, late in the afternoon we went diving in perpetually 72F (22.2C) degree, sparkling clear spring water for a half hour or more, deep into the cavern.  Had a great time.  Afterwards we came up and bobbed our heads above the water surface and we had snow falling on our heads.  We looked like those Japanese monkeys that winter in the warm springs.  Reminds me of the line in The Wizard of Oz where the lion says "Unusual weather we're havin' ain't it?"  So we gathered our gear and trudged off to our tents, peeled off our wetsuits and hung them on a clothesline strung between two trees.  The next morning we had another dive scheduled but our wetsuits were frozen stiff. surprise  and there was an inch or so of snow on the ground, in Florida.sad  Also, the big giant spider webs that hung between the trees were covered in a thin layer of snow.  Very unique looking.yes  I tried to get a photo of them but later, after the film was developed, I discovered that my mechanical camera didn't like cold weather and the shutter wouldn't open when cold.frown  But determined to dive again, we carried our board-like frozen wetsuits to the spring and dipped them in the 72F water to thaw them before attempting to get into them while wet and cold.frown

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  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,779

    Diomede said:

    Unusual weather here in Corpus Christi, Texas.  Expecting an ice storm.  Rare here.

     

    yep, really wintery weather here in Dallas also. Already 5 inches of snow and will still be coming down thru the night, glad I am off tommorrow. I am more worried about the cold, low of 7 tonight, don't remember is ever getting that cold. I never use my fireplace, but God forbid the power goes out, I'll be buring some furniture, LOL

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,220

    ...coldest temperature I remember since moving here to Portland was 12°F (-11°C)  in 1990 The winter before that it was even colder 9°F (-13°C)  The coldest recorded temperature on record in the city occurred way back in 1888 when it was -2°F (-19°C) 

    The heaviest snow I experienced here was in 2008 when Portland got around 18" from a double barrelled storm that hit just before the holidays.  The heaviest amount from a single storm was 16." four years ago.  The heaviest snowfall here on record was a whopping 39.5" back in January of 1943.

  • srieschsriesch Posts: 4,241

    Got roughly 10 inches here, +/-.  But, the snowblower won't start.  One more thing to try tomorrow if it's not raining yet, then I guess I just wait for it to melt before I can get out.  Don't have to be anywhere for about a week, but I'm not sure how long it will take to melt to the point of being passable with the car.  Nervous because of that, but also happy to run around in the snow a bit since it is rarer out here to have this much.

  • hacsart said:

    a pic from my working days....

    That is a lot of snow. My Dad worked on the railroad here in Newfoundland, and there were scenes like that. In recent years there is a big decrease in snow. 

  • PerttiAPerttiA Posts: 10,024

    sriesch said:

    Got roughly 10 inches here, +/-.  But, the snowblower won't start.  One more thing to try tomorrow if it's not raining yet, then I guess I just wait for it to melt before I can get out.  Don't have to be anywhere for about a week, but I'm not sure how long it will take to melt to the point of being passable with the car.  Nervous because of that, but also happy to run around in the snow a bit since it is rarer out here to have this much.

    You don't need a plow for that, your car will do just fine wink

    I have a 15 year old small Opel/Vauxhall Astra and the only part of my 50+ yard driveway I clear, is the small hill before getting to the "big" road.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,220

    ...well we may finally be out of the worst here in Oregon. The sun actually peeked out several times this morning/early afternoon and it's warmed up significantly (currently 49°F). 

    Still pretty frigid in Austin (currently 26°F) the next couple days, but by the next week will warm up into the 60s & 70s. Wish we'd get a warmup like that here but likely not until April at the earliest.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches possible

    >.<  never gonna melt off at this rate.  snowed in is better with pizza

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