Major winter storm to hit Sunday January 5, 2025 (round 2)

[Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062]

well, it's the 5th of January, .............................. buckle up

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

Easy for you to say

[WD Farren]

Stay warm and safe my friends.
I will do my part and put on long pants.

[John Kloehr]

On 1/2/2025 at 4:20 PM, Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme said:

You can make toilet paper with the same ingredients as French toast. I never knew that. Still learning......even at this age.

I would skip the syrup...

[John Kloehr]

Expect very little accumulation here (east Tennessee), there is still a problem...

 

Rain will come sunday morning and then the cold temperatures set in. Because of the rain, TDOT will not be treating the roads! The brines would just get washed off.

 

So Monday morning will be icy, areas in shade will stay icy.

 

I'm getting groceries in the morning and figure on staying home until Tuesday. Will probably make some cornbread to go with the massive pot of chili I cooked yesterday, freeze some chili portions for the future, eat other stuff, and call Dillon to spec a reloading press.

 

But back to the weather, a slight skim coat of ice can be worse than a foot of snow. 4WD may get you moving the brakes will do nothing to help stop. Timing of precipitation and temperature require consideration.

[Rye Miles #13621]

2 hours ago, John Kloehr said:

Expect very little accumulation here (east Tennessee), there is still a problem...

 

Rain will come sunday morning and then the cold temperatures set in. Because of the rain, TDOT will not be treating the roads! The brines would just get washed off.

 

So Monday morning will be icy, areas in shade will stay icy.

 

I'm getting groceries in the morning and figure on staying home until Tuesday. Will probably make some cornbread to go with the massive pot of chili I cooked yesterday, freeze some chili portions for the future, eat other stuff, and call Dillon to spec a reloading press.

 

But back to the weather, a slight skim coat of ice can be worse than a foot of snow. 4WD may get you moving the brakes will do nothing to help stop. Timing of precipitation and temperature require consideration.

My son lives in Nashville he’s hoping it misses him ! Icy roads are nasty. Power outages are also possible! Stay safe.👌

[Michigan Slim]

 Or even flurries for us in Fort Wayne. Good luck to all in the path. 

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783]

Ice is accumulating here in KC area. Roads are treacherous already, but no snow yet. That’s supposed to start in the morning. We don’t have anywhere to go and are in good shape. Hope the power grid holds up. We have a generator, but it’s super heavy and hard to move from the shed. 
 

Sounds like I’m complaining but I’m not. We’ve been down this road before, so it’s mostly an inconvenience. 

[Rev Willy Dunkum, SASS # 61027]

We're in the central target area of Illinois so have it all set for whatever comes our way.  Farm has generator as well so self sufficient.  

 

Rev

[Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770]

On 1/2/2025 at 2:20 PM, Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme said:

You can make toilet paper with the same ingredients as French toast. I never knew that. Still learning......even at this age.

 

5 hours ago, John Kloehr said:

I would skip the syrup...

For which one?

[watab kid]

still the 4th here , but it looks like its going way south of me , im getting that jan/feb cold here , it was at zero last night when i got home from gophers tailgate party and its near zero here now will be below zero north of us if not here overnight , i hate this time of year here , why im looking to move [along with the politics] both stink , and all thats anchoring me is grandkids that are growing up now 

[Warden Callaway]

Not horrible yet but got 24 hours to go.  Maybe an inch or more of something on the ground judging from leaves sticking through. Light snow falling.  Been watching a coyote get its breakfast. 

 

Here is the MODOT traveler map. 2/3 of the roads are snow covered.  If you look low on the menu,  you can turn on traffic cameras and see most roads are covered with a few trucks moving. 

 

https://traveler.modot.org/map/index.html

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

Folks hunkered?

[WD Farren]

16 hours ago, John Kloehr said:

4WD may get you moving the brakes will do nothing to help stop.

True, that.

When we lived in Colorado Springs, every vehicle that was upside down on the side of the road was a 4WD cowboy Cadillac.

[Texas Maverick]

Yeah, it is a freezing 70 here in the Austin area. Stay warm and stay safe friends. Wife and daughter just left to drive back to St. Pete where the daughter lives. Wife is just along for the ride and will fly back on Wednesday.

 

TM

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783]

Weather guessers got it right this time. They said 8-13” for our area and we have 10+ as the storm winds down. Haven’t had a snow dump like this in 10 years or so. Grid has held up for us, but not everyone in the metro area is as fortunate. 
 

Gonna get a good workout with the snow thrower and shovel Monday!

[Rye Miles #13621]

Getting some snow right now, we’ve had about 3-4” looks like maybe another inch coming but the big storm is south of us and they’re saying no more snow the rest of the week here in NE Ohio. Cold though, 21 right now going to 26!
 

UPDATE: a little snow Wednesday and maybe Sat but warming to 30 on Sunday! Yippee!

[Warden Callaway]

Well the fat lady sang. The snow's over at our place. I'm guessing when got 4" of a mix of snow,  sleet and freezing rain.  I seen a list of places that got a foot, plus or minus.  By looking at traffic cams, a majority of Missouri roads are snow covered. 

[Lawdog Dago Dom]

Maybe an inch or two in Polk County, about 25 miles north of Springfield. Mostly freezing rain. Currently 13 with light winds. Did make the roof over the chicken run look kinda cool.

[Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme]

On 1/2/2025 at 11:48 PM, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

Sounds kinky

Got 4-5" overnight, and now it's sleet for off and on for the rest of today. The Mrs and I just finished shoveling (heavy /wet) driveway and walkway. Fireplace is going since 6:15, pot of coffee is full. I'm making toilet paper French toast right now.

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

8 minutes ago, Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme said:

I'm making toilet paper French toast right now.

Afraid to ask what you do with it….

[Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme]

5 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

Afraid to ask what you do with it….

It's very dry.....takes a lot of butter and syrup to be palatable.

 

[Warden Callaway]

Sun is trying to burn through.  I can see a coating of ice on limbs. Suffered no loss of power and that's good. 10 degrees with -2 wind chill.  

[Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L]

Temperature progression Fort Worth Texas (North Central TX)

Sunday 1/5

6am 65 degrees

8am 48 degrees

10:30 pm 28 degrees

Monday 1/6

6am 23 degrees

8am 19 degrees

9:30 am 24 degrees

 

Suppost to stay dry until Thursday

 

[Cypress Sun]

Monday 1/6 

10:45am, 70 degrees

 

Supposed to rain and get cold, cold for Florida anyway.

Figures, I have to be outdoors tomorrow from 8am until 2pm.

 

Tuesday 2/7

6am,    45 degrees

 

[Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103]

I'm not far south of Rye so same weather as he's already reported.

Consulted correspondents in Oklahoma.

They reported not much snow, they  had quite a bit of wind.

Conversation turned to plow trucks and he said they have four plow trucks for the entire STATE.

I think we have more than that here in the county but could be mistaken.

Kinfolk down close to the Ohio River are reporting ten inches on the ground and now icing conditions.

I'm ready to nominate hibernation as my next participation sport!

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

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According to available information, Manchester, New Hampshire operates around 50 snow plows for winter weather operations, including both city-owned plows and contracted private plows. 

Clearing snow for the city, county, state is how many contractors  pay for their annual maintenance.

[Barry Sloe]

On 1/3/2025 at 5:27 AM, Barry Sloe said:

I think that if I lived back in that area I would invest in a generator. Probably wouldn't get used much, but when needed would be priceless.

BS

Add to that a free-standing, wood burning stove. It might be localized heat, but something is better than nothing. 

 

BS

[Warden Callaway]

We try to keep one foot in the world we grew up in. Country folk lived a self sufficient life style.  

 

[DeaconKC]

Just cold here, 26F, but our old homestead in Southern Illinois has been without power for 16 hours due to ice.

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

Got a total of 2-3" of snow.

Light snow now.

19* 

[Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474]

It missed us up here on Ottawa, Ontario. 

A little on the cool side though at 12 F.

Still seeing the odd hardy soul wearing shorts. (No kidding!)

Women's Hockey teams are out practicing.

[Sixgun Seamus]

Most schools called off school today. We live about 50 miles south of Rye. We didn't have that much snow but wind drifted it over the back roads so no school. Went this morning to sheriff's office to renew our Ohio CHL. Watching two grandkids and staying warm. Probably should go downstairs and get to loading ammo.

[Chantry]

Weird storm, Connecticut got nothing.  Salem, VA got about an inch of snow/ice/sleet.  Harrisonburg, VA & Winchester, VA got 5-12 inches and from Salem, VA that's about 1 hour north for Harrisonburg & 2 hours north for Winchester.   Stores and roads in Salem were pretty empty.

[John Kloehr]

Snow in East Tennessee (SE of Knoxville) is sticking. Snow will probably end after less than a 1/2 hour. My place is at the very southern edge of the storm path.

 

Figure on staying home or very near home for the next week. If other drivers would drive for the conditions (too many do not), I would venture further and with less worry.

 

Cabin fever is the greatest risk I am expecting to take for now.