Winter 2022-23

[MN Fisher]

2 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Looks like we're the the Red ~

Rarely a good thing.

Hook up Aries to the sled - Akita's are used as sled dogs.

[12poundbass]

16 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Looks like we're the the Red ~

Rarely a good thing.

A-Jay

And water’s wet A-Jay. You’re always in the red. 

[DitchPanda]

15 hours ago, Glenn said:

Low of 7 tonight, high of 18.  The ice storm comes Friday.

 

Spring cannot arrive soon enough.

I agree with the spring sentiment. We are at -45 wind chill here right now...gonna be like that the next few days. All the double pay I'm earning for working this upcoming weekend will get eaten up by my d**n natural Gas bill.

[MN Fisher]

"This too shall end"

 

If the forecast holds, we get a break after the weekend.

[gim]

Just now, MN Fisher said:

If the forecast holds, we get a break after the weekend.

Oh yes, I am seeing above freezing temps again in a week.  Not quite "spring" crappie fishing yet, but a welcome break from the arctic blast.

[DitchPanda]

27 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

"This too shall end"

 

If the forecast holds, we get a break after the weekend.

 

25 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Oh yes, I am seeing above freezing temps again in a week.  Not quite "spring" crappie fishing yet, but a welcome break from the arctic blast.

Yep looks like 27 Tuesday and 36 Wednesday for me. I'm gonna be out in a light flannel sweating after this freeze out.

[J Francho]

[A-Jay]

Starting to get real up in here ~ 

 

BLIZZARD WARNING

ISSUED: 4:09 AM DEC. 22, 2022 – NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of 12 to 26 inches. Drifts will be much higher; especially on A-Jay's Roof !  Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of Eastern Upper and Northern Lower Michigan. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 PM EST Saturday. The worst conditions will occur Friday into Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult to impossible at times. Widespread blowing and drifting snow will result in white-out conditions and snow-covered roads. North-south roads will be especially impacted by crosswinds and heavy drifting. The hazardous conditions will impact holiday commuters. Strong winds with snow-covered trees could bring down branches and cause power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Travel should be restricted to emergencies only. If you must travel, have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded, stay with your vehicle.

A-Jay

 

[MN Fisher]

2 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Starting to get real up in here ~ 

Ours isn't much better.

 

"URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
318 AM CST Thu Dec 22 2022

...ACCUMULATING SNOW ENDING THEN A GROUND BLIZZARD AND
DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...

...TRAVEL THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT COULD BE
IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE-THREATENING...

.Snow will continue to exit from west to east this morning. Later
today northwest winds gusts of 40 to near 50 mph will develop and
last through Friday night. Many hours of whiteout conditions are
expected during that time with travel becoming very difficult or
impossible as roads drift shut. In addition, arctic air with
dangerously cold wind chills will spread across the region. This
event could be life- threatening if you are stranded with wind
chills in the 30 below to 45 below zero range. Please avoid
traveling. In addition, heavy snow remaining on trees from the
last storm and strong winds arriving could result in tree damage
and power outages as temperatures drop below zero.

A Blizzard Warning goes into effect Thursday afternoon and
evening in areas west of the Mississippi River, with a Winter
Storm Warning east of the river through Friday night."

[12poundbass]

23 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Starting to get real up in here ~ 

 

BLIZZARD WARNING

ISSUED: 4:09 AM DEC. 22, 2022 – NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of 12 to 26 inches. Drifts will be much higher; especially on A-Jay's Roof !  Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of Eastern Upper and Northern Lower Michigan. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 PM EST Saturday. The worst conditions will occur Friday into Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult to impossible at times. Widespread blowing and drifting snow will result in white-out conditions and snow-covered roads. North-south roads will be especially impacted by crosswinds and heavy drifting. The hazardous conditions will impact holiday commuters. Strong winds with snow-covered trees could bring down branches and cause power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Travel should be restricted to emergencies only. If you must travel, have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded, stay with your vehicle.

A-Jay

 

We had a conference call with Consumers Energy (assuming you have them for your electric) and they already have contractors from out of state heading up here to stage. 
 

I’m not sure how they came up with this estimate, but they’re estimating 250,000 without power by the end of the storm. 

[roadwarrior]

12 - 26 inches!

 

Hunker down and good luck!

_______________

 

Just got a note from my sister-in-law in Denver...

-18 real temperature, -37 windchill.

[Mobasser]

We're frozen here in Missouri. Bitter cold, snow blowing and drifting. I work two days per week at a senior apt complex. I came in to check for broken pipes. I'll work a couple of hrs, then go home and hunker down.

[gim]

38 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Ours isn't much better.

The wind factor is slightly over blown unless its more rural, open country IMO.  Yes, its obviously very dangerous if you end up in the ditch or get stranded, but you really should not be out in the middle of nowhere on the highway during this kind of weather anyways.

 

Out in western MN and the Dakotas, even an inch of snow combined with gusty winds is dangerous.  I don't know what kind of terrain @A-Jay has in northern Michigan, but I have to imagine that its not flat like it is on the prairie.

[Mobasser]

I think service plumbers will be making some good money this weekend, fixing broken water lines. Not a fun job, but pays well.

[A-Jay]

12 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

We had a conference call with Consumers Energy (assuming you have them for your electric) and they already have contractors from out of state heading up here to stage. 
 

I’m not sure how they came up with this estimate, but they’re estimating 250,000 without power by the end of the storm. 

We use GLE Great Lakes Energy, and I don't want to jinx it, but they are pretty good at restoring power.

You guys definitely earn it during these deals. Stay Safe in your non-Stinky truck.

?

A-Jay

 

1 minute ago, gimruis said:

The wind factor is slightly over blown unless its more rural, open country IMO.  Yes, its obviously very dangerous if you end up in the ditch or get stranded, but you really should not be out in the middle of nowhere on the highway during this kind of weather anyways.

 

Out in western MN and the Dakotas, even an inch of snow combined with gusty winds is dangerous.  I don't know what kind of terrain @A-Jay has in northern Michigan, but I have to imagine that its not flat like it is on the prairie.

 Not flat.

Except for right in town it's just a massive maze of gravel roads through the woods.  Elevation changers everywhere. We stay home.

A-Jay

 

[Mobasser]

They've been scraping the roads  here this morning. The bad thing is as soon as they scrape them, they freeze and turn to ice. One guy told me that it's so called the salt treatment won't do any good? 

[MN Fisher]

8 minutes ago, Mobasser said:

One guy told me that it's so called the salt treatment won't do any good? 

Yep - if they're using regular salt, it don't work when it's too cold. 0-degrees F is the temp that salt water begins to freeze.

[Mobasser]

Just now, MN Fisher said:

Yep - if they're using regular salt, it don't work when it's too cold. 0-degrees F is the temp that salt water begins to freeze.

In KC, they're using a concoction .ade from beet juice. They've said it works good.

[Bluebasser86]

Below 0 for a high today, ice and blowing snow, wind chills to -30. Already had one patrol car get rear-ended bad, we're not even going out unless we have to now. 

[MN Fisher]

4 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

we're not even going out unless we have to now. 

If you have to - be safe, man.

 

I did some stocking up yesterday...Nora and I are 'hunkering down' for the weekend.

[12poundbass]

23 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

We use GLE Great Lakes Energy, and I don't want to jinx it, but they are pretty good at restoring power.

You guys definitely earn it during these deals. Stay Safe in your non-Stinky truck.

?

A-Jay

Myself and one of my guys are out cleaning up a few loose ends then calling it a day pretty soon. Everyone else is off today and tomorrow unless an emergency comes in.

 

My days of chasing emergencies all hours of the night and all kinds of weather are behind me (I paid my dues), but yes we definitely earn it. Not as much as those linemen working 30-50’ up in a bucket in crap weather. Not to mention all the juice running through those lines. 

[ScottW]

We’ve got a few days of very low temps down here but nothing like what y’all are facing up north.

[PressuredFishing]

winter? Sorry not too familiar with it?

 

Stay warm, that's tundra weather!

[A-Jay]

14 minutes ago, PressuredFishing said:

winter? Sorry not too familiar with it?

 

 

Man that looks so comfy too ~

Not Familiar with winter ?

OK, so it's pretty intense.

Sort of like mudslides, wild fires, earth quakes, sink holes, flash floods and even land sides.

Except once the snow melts, most everything is still there.

A-Jay

 

[12poundbass]

2 hours ago, gimruis said:

The wind factor is slightly over blown unless its more rural, open country IMO.  Yes, its obviously very dangerous if you end up in the ditch or get stranded, but you really should not be out in the middle of nowhere on the highway during this kind of weather anyways.

 

Out in western MN and the Dakotas, even an inch of snow combined with gusty winds is dangerous.  I don't know what kind of terrain @A-Jay has in northern Michigan, but I have to imagine that its not flat like it is on the prairie.

The only reason the wind is a factor here is from trees falling on power lines, and along roads with open farm fields. We can get some pretty big drifts on the north south roads along the farm fields. The snow fence helps a bit, unless it’s the snow that’s real fine like sand, then it’s no help. 
 

As you guys know in Minnesota, it’s the freezing rain that can really do some serious damage.