I just spent two hours and burned through a tank & a half of petrol cleaning up 10 inches of heart attack snow. 

But there are 3 maple trees out back  . . . . . with buds !

I chit you not. 

A-Jay

50 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

It's 100% Spring here, has been for a week or two.    Bass are spawning, had to go to my high end store yesterday to pick their brains, and they said no doubt the fish are spawning.    My catch results have plummeted like a lead balloon.   

 

Pollen is terrible, buds and blooms everywhere, grass is greening up, haven't had a day in the 50s for weeks, overnight temps are in the mid 50s to mid 60s.

 

I MISS WINTER SO MUCH ALREADY ?

Winter is also my preferred fishing season,  spring time is for amateurs…….. hahaha

 

the good thing is, most people launch their boat once on the first pretty Saturday in may, then quit for the year 

Still winter patterns on Pickwick and below the dam.

3 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

Still winter patterns on Pickwick and below the dam.

Probably winter pattern here too - under the ice...if you can find them.

Another clipper system moves through the area tonight and tomorrow.  The bulk of the snow is projected to drop over North Dakota and west-central MN.  Twin Cities may see a couple inches or snow by tomorrow midday.

 

Something else I also found this afternoon.  Many areas around here have recorded their "wettest" meteorological winter on record (Dec - Feb, since 1893).  Not necessarily just snowfall, but a combination of snow and rain/water equivalent this winter.  Probably a good thing given that many areas were in major drought going into winter.

 

9 hours ago, Way north bass guy said:

When does the year normally end there? Our school year has always gone to the end of June here. We’ve also had a ton of snow days, at least one every single week this winter, but they don’t add extra days on at the end. 

First week of June.

 

They get 7 snow days a year, after that they add days to the year.

The next monster storm is forecast to hit Memphis around 6:00 PM tomorrow, 

then another round on Thursday.

3 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

The next monster storm

Does it have this in it?

Oh - right - you guys consider snow to be the start of armageddon, not a 'monster storm.

Heavy rain, thunderstorms, hail, wind and tornadoes.

3"- 5" of rain.

 

                                               

1 minute ago, roadwarrior said:

Heavy rain, thunderstorms, hail, wind and tornadoes.

3"- 5" of rain.

You got a storm cellar or at least a root cellar at your place?

 

Time to hunker down, Kent...don't get blown away.

My "safe room" is my fishing room/ man cave off the garage. Reinforced concrete, but not

underground. 

 

 

 

                                                         

1 hour ago, roadwarrior said:

The next monster storm is forecast to hit Memphis around 6:00 PM tomorrow, 

then another round on Thursday.

Is this mega storm set to hit @TnRiver46 area too? He’ll likely confirm that “it rained” after wards.

1 hour ago, gimruis said:

Is this mega storm set to hit @TnRiver46 area too? He’ll likely confirm that “it rained” after wards.

Well of course he’ll confirm that. Pretty sure it ONLY rains where he lives ?

1 hour ago, Way north bass guy said:

Well of course he’ll confirm that. Pretty sure it ONLY rains where he lives ?

It shall rain 

 

3 hours ago, gimruis said:

Is this mega storm set to hit @TnRiver46 area too? He’ll likely confirm that “it rained” after wards.

Odds are high ……..

heavy snow all through tuesday night untill 10am wed. Blew the snow and had fun doing it. 12 inches in my area.

1 minute ago, throttleplate said:

heavy snow all through tuesday night untill 10am wed. Blew the snow and had fun doing it. 12 inches in my area.

Youch - our predicted 1-3" turned into nothing more than a dusting.

27 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Youch - our predicted 1-3" turned into nothing more than a dusting.

plow came by when i was all finished, plow was an all wheel drive dual bladed grader and he was struggling with the load of snow. He put a 4 foot tall heavy wall of snow in front of my driveway. That was the biggest plow wall i have ever seen in my lifetime. Another 45 minutes of fun.

On 2/28/2023 at 12:03 PM, A-Jay said:

I just spent two hours and burned through a tank & a half of petrol cleaning up 10 inches of heart attack snow. 

But there are 3 maple trees out back  . . . . . with buds !

I chit you not. 

A-Jay

They have already started tapping some maples around here.

13 hours ago, throttleplate said:

He put a 4 foot tall heavy wall of snow in front of my driveway.

How many plastic shovels has your wife ruined this winter??

Rain started around 4:00 PM yesterday. It kind of stopped at 7:00 this morning. 

Round 2 is forecast to start around 5:00 this afternoon. So far a little less than

3", but the heavy rain tonight might include hail and tornadoes. We're going to

stay buckled up.

Just now, roadwarrior said:

We're going to stay buckled up.

Stay safe there, man...

2 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

Rain started around 4:00 PM yesterday. It kind of stopped at 7:00 this morning. 

Round 2 is forecast to start around 5:00 this afternoon. So far a little less than

3", but the heavy rain tonight might include hail and tornadoes. We're going to

stay buckled up.

Looks like some creeks flooded pretty good overnight here in east TN 

Winter (Dec-Feb) precipitation has been abundant.  The green areas are the wettest on record (since 1895), and the dark blue areas are top 5 since 1895.  Quite a large swath from Central California right to the Great Lakes.

 

Snowmageddon has kicked our butts out here. Day 5 of no power with at least a couple more days to go with 10-12" of additional snow forecasted for this weekend. Lost 4 big oaks, 2 fences from 2 of those oaks and a chicken coop. We love the snow but have are really ready for spring now!

 

Never like scanning the yard and finding a horizontal tree...