1 hour ago, slonezp said:

10 day forecast shows another 10-15" of snow this week

Holy smokes! Not that bad for us. Another ice storm tomorrow night, hopefully not as bad because there are people around who still don’t have power, it’s been since Thursday. 

Hi ho it's off to work I go. Thank God for heated mirrors

 

 

You all just keep that weather up there......K......K

8 to 14" of snow, sleet and ice expected in my neck of the woods over the next 24 hours.

 

My family Florida vacation can't come fast enough.

1 hour ago, slonezp said:

Hi ho it's off to work I go. Thank God for heated mirrors

 

 

Thank god the freezing rain is south of us because we still have a few people without power. We have gotten 6 inches of snow in the last 5 hours, the wind is blowing pretty good so nice drifts, and it’s now a snow sleet mix. 

 

Of course there is no school today and there won’t be tomorrow and possibly Thursday because this isn’t supposed to stop until mid day tomorrow. 

4th warning in a row for us - snow is piling up here pretty good.  

The good thing - this always means the lakes will all be very FULL.

The bad - ice out might be later

The worst - even if the lakes somehow melt off before June, Access roads could ALL be snow covered until Jew-Lie !

 

A-Jay

Active Weather Alerts

Winter Storm Warning

Issued: 10:2/12/2019 10:07:06 AM AM Feb. 12, 2019 – National Weather Service

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Snow will lessen somewhat in intensity as we move through
this afternoon, and will also mix with freezing drizzle at
times. Heavier snow will return later this evening. Storm total
snow accumulations of 8 to 11 inches are expected by Wednesday
morning, with localized higher amounts possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Northern Lower Michigan.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM EST Wednesday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on difficult travel conditions.
Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause blowing and
drifting snow.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow, sleet
and ice will make travel very hazardous or impossible.

3 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

4th warning in a row for us - snow is piling up here pretty good.  

The good thing - this always means the lakes will all be very FULL.

The bad - ice out might be later

The worst - even if the lakes somehow melt off before June, Access roads could ALL be snow covered until Jew-Lie !

 

A-Jay

Active Weather Alerts

Winter Storm Warning

Issued: 10:2/12/2019 10:07:06 AM AM Feb. 12, 2019 – National Weather Service

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Snow will lessen somewhat in intensity as we move through
this afternoon, and will also mix with freezing drizzle at
times. Heavier snow will return later this evening. Storm total
snow accumulations of 8 to 11 inches are expected by Wednesday
morning, with localized higher amounts possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Northern Lower Michigan.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM EST Wednesday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on difficult travel conditions.
Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause blowing and
drifting snow.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow, sleet
and ice will make travel very hazardous or impossible.

At least you get to shovel your roof, I know you missed doing it in mid-November. 

1 minute ago, 12poundbass said:

At least you get to shovel your roof, I know you missed doing it in mid-November. 

Not so much - 

Fortunately we got a two-day flash melt between this and the last blow.

So at least 50 % of the raw tonnage went away without human intervention.

I'm good with that.

Be looking for another one soon but it's not looking good. 

A-Jay

It’s probably hard for the southern boys to comprehend but I stepped outside this morning to get one of the dogs and thought “it’s not too cold out this morning. It wasn’t until I got in my truck did I see how cold it was. When there’s no wind at all these temps don’t feel bad at all....in moderation. 

 

Minus 15 here this morning.

While I will admit to being fairly acclimated to the bitterness, 

once the mercury dips below the -10 mark, my Iron Stones begin to freeze up a bit. 

#lama

A-Jay

 

2 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Minus 15 here this morning.

While I will admit to being fairly acclimated to the bitterness, 

once the mercury dips below the -10 mark, my Iron Stones begin to freeze up a bit. 

#lama

A-Jay

 

I would have lost my mind if I had to deal with the weather you have every day. I would have to move far south and tell the family if they wanted to see me in the winter they would have to come to me. Your dogs love snow so much what do they do for fun in the summer? Chase the mailman?

7 hours ago, Log Catcher said:

I would have lost my mind if I had to deal with the weather you have every day. I would have to move far south and tell the family if they wanted to see me in the winter they would have to come to me. Your dogs love snow so much what do they do for fun in the summer? Chase the mailman?

The pack loves to chase rabbits, dig huge holes and then eat and role in the dirt - that one makes me crazy.  Before or after the heat of the day and to keep them in sledding ready shape we do this.  They dig it as much as we do.

A-Jay 

Woohoo! We have a break in the winter weather! Yesterday was sunny and 34 you southern boys don’t have a clue what sun does for your mood when it’s cloudy for 75% of the winter. Today sunny and upper 30’s, tomorrow rain and a high of 48. Then ? hits the fan, our high of 48 is going to come around 11 pm Saturday then the wind picks up and 2-3” by 11 am Sunday and sustained winds of 35-40 and gusts up to 60! Flash freeze before daylight Sunday and blowing snow with whiteout conditions. 

 

You betcha I’m going to soak up as much sun as I can today.

3 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

Woohoo! We have a break in the winter weather! Yesterday was sunny and 34 you southern boys don’t have a clue what sun does for your mood when it’s cloudy for 75% of the winter. Today sunny and upper 30’s, tomorrow rain and a high of 48. Then ? hits the fan, our high of 48 is going to come around 11 pm Saturday then the wind picks up and 2-3” by 11 am Sunday and sustained winds of 35-40 and gusts up to 60! Flash freeze before daylight Sunday and blowing snow with whiteout conditions. 

 

You betcha I’m going to soak up as much sun as I can today.

Hitting this side of the pond first.

1 hour ago, slonezp said:

Hitting this side of the pond first.

Hold on to your britches! 

Getting ugly up in here . . . 

 

 

A-Jay

Stock up, hunker down, and hold on to you britches! That’s all we can do. Spring is only a couple weeks away. That’s how I get by. ?

Yikes! We are on several days straight of rain, flood watch on the top of the page every day. It’s a little easier to deal with than what y’all have, especially if it’s above 40.

Looks like we're really in for it now . . . 

 

 

A-Jay

3 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Looks like we're really in for it now . . . 

 

 

A-Jay

That's probably the one that passed through us...you're welcome to it.

16 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Looks like we're really in for it now . . . 

 

 

A-Jay

My wife had just said “Blizzard conditions up north”. Good thing you stocked up yesterday. Stay safe!

Well we woke up this am to see the updated forecast for the next 24 hours and I wish I had stayed in bed. We’re at our high 48 right now, rain, and a sw wind of 20. By noon 31, snow, and sustained winds of 40-45 and gusts up to 70. Not good! 

Yea- raining up here too and has been off & on all night.

It's expected to mix with and then change to all snow as the air temps crash with the impending high winds (40-60 mph plus) which are a coming later this morning.

Looks like we'll be donning the Kahtoola MICROspikes  - 

Life savers when it's like this.

A-Jay

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Kahtoola-MICROspikes-Footwear-Traction-Medium/dp/B00RXXJ0V2/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1551015553&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=katoola%2Bmicro-spikes&psc=1&th=1

 

Just wrapping up a blizzard here in Omaha - made for a fun couple of days but we at least did not lose power this time. 

6 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Yea- raining up here too and has been off & on all night.

It's expected to mix with and then change to all snow as the air temps crash with the impending high winds (40-60 mph plus) which are a coming later this morning.

Looks like we'll be donning the Kahtoola MICROspikes  - 

Life savers when it's like this.

A-Jay

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Kahtoola-MICROspikes-Footwear-Traction-Medium/dp/B00RXXJ0V2/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1551015553&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=katoola%2Bmicro-spikes&psc=1&th=1

 

My company gives us Yak Traks every year, I have a pair very similar to the ones you posted. Those things work awesome and have saved my hind quarters more than once.