What's the Weather like where you live?

[Witness1970]

9 hours ago, Barbllm said:

I'm getting ready for an ice storm. Or snow. Or nothing. 

 

Start

1:00 AM

Saturday, January 24

End

10:00 AM

Monday, January 26

 

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to 4 inches and ice accumulations greater than one quarter inch possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Georgia. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Expect power outages and tree damage due to the ice. Travel could be impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. Persons should consider delaying all travelSaturday and Sunday. If travel is absolutely necessary, drive with extreme caution. Consider taking a winter storm kit along with you, including such items as booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets and extra clothing. Also take water, a first aid kit, and anything else that would help you survive in case you become stranded. 

It has already hit Texas (as of today).  It is supposed to move east, On Sunday, Texas should still be feeling the effects, and it will be affecting states all the way to the east coast.

 

EDIT: Our Sunday meeting plans are being modified.  I expect everyone to be on Zoom.

Edited yesterday at 11:48 AM by Witness1970

[Barbllm]

4 hours ago, Witness1970 said:

It has already hit Texas (as of today).  It is supposed to move east, On Sunday, Texas should still be feeling the effects, and it will be affecting states all the way to the east coast.

 

EDIT: Our Sunday meeting plans are being modified.  I expect everyone to be on Zoom.

It's supposed to hit Friday night and it's raining right now. I think we'll get more ice than snow. 

 

I hope the power stays on.

[tmm]

Ah... pretty good guess then. Thanks for working that out, Randall. 
I remember from childhood days walking to school in a day when it would top 80 degrees, and that was just beautiful. 

[Witness1970]

Weekend Winter Storm

About half the US population is in the path (w/map) of a winter storm, starting today in Texas and reaching the Northeast by Sunday. A potentially record-breaking cold snap is forecast to follow, with frigid temperatures lingering into next week for millions. Meteorologists warn damage could rival that of a hurricane, with heavy ice threatening power lines as people contend with subfreezing temperatures. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) was among several governors to proactively declare emergencies yesterday; a Texas power grid failure during a 2021 winter storm caused over 200 deaths. Parts of Oklahoma could see over a foot of snow as the system brings ice and sleet to Jackson, Mississippi, which has no city-owned snowplows. Meanwhile, wind chills could plunge as low as minus 35 degrees in Chicago and Des Moines, Iowa, today, prompting school closures.  A shift in the polar vortex, fueled by relatively warmer Arctic temperatures, is colliding with moisture from off California and the US' southern coast to create these severe conditions.

Edited 1 hour ago by Witness1970
Originally posted as plain text. I changed it so the links would work