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sugar magnolia · #1626

They got several, including one that tracked through Arabi on almost the same path as the one about 9 months ago. We had several touch down around here too that took out a couple of trailer parks and some chicken houses. NOPD is begging people to stop sightseeing around the destroyed areas. The WGNO stationary weather cam caught one of the tornadoes actually forming and touching down.

Maybenaut · #1627

We’re having an ice storm here at Maybelot. This picture doesn’t capture the beauty.

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Patagoniagirl · #1628

Maybenaut wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 8:03 am We’re having an ice storm here at Maybelot. This picture doesn’t capture the beauty.

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#1629

When I saw that a tornado touched down in NO, I immediately thiught, " I hope Sugar is okay."

#1630

Umm ... Sugar M. lives 185 miles from N'awlins ...

... and sometimes I worry if the tornadoes are safe from her.

#1631

I think there was severe weather there too, also.

#1632

We've gotten about 4" of snow from this storm since last night. My sister-in-law, who lives an hour south of me, just texted a video she took of a school bus trying to drive up the street they live on. They're in town, and it's a fairly steep slope. Anyway, the bus ends up sliding all the way back down this hill.

#1633

In this area, we got mostly rain, about a half inch + so far. We are one of the places in the country where we aren't in any kind of drought, so nice, but not necessary. In winter, I'm always happy when it's rain, not snow.

I can envision, Maybenaut, just how beautiful that ice storm is. I also can envision how dangerous it is. We don't get those here very often, but I have a definite love-hate relationship with them.

Edited to add: North and east of us, they are dealing with freezing rain and some snow, though. Watching the local news now, definitely some ice storms in the mountains and just one county north of us.

sugar magnolia · #1634

Butterfly is much closer to the one in NOLA than I am. The closest one to me hit about 10 miles away.

#1635

Today in Rawly we are working on dreary.

Rainy and 45°, nothing exciting like tornadoes or earthquakes or anything.

Just rain, and chilly, and cloudy, and ... well, dreary. I don't know how it could get any more dreary, but it's trying.

That's okay, I got rain gear.

#1636

Foggy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 2:05 pm Today in Rawly we are working on dreary.

Rainy and 45°, nothing exciting like tornadoes or earthquakes or anything.

Just rain, and chilly, and cloudy, and ... well, dreary. I don't know how it could get any more dreary, but it's trying.

That's okay, I got rain gear.

Why ain’t you bizzy? (Seriously, is phone working?)

#1637

Off Topic

See post in Poor ol' rooster thread. We're bizzy, but not crazy insane bizzy, and it's a result of hard work on previous days leading up to today. Almost 100% of our people - both over and under 65 - are enrolled. We only had one guy who was over 65 and missed the deadline (it was December 7) and we have maybe 5 people under 65 who we haven't heard from, and some of them have moved away, left this mortal coil, or otherwise are not our clients going forward.

And if you miss today, we can still get you enrolled for February coverage.

Volkonski · #1638

Reuters :verified:
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Blizzard, cold temperatures threaten to disrupt U.S. travel before Christmas http://reut.rs/3Wgs4A7

#1639

If we're lucky, we shouldn't have too much snow and the roads should be good by Christmas Day. Fingers crossed.

Slarti the White · #1640

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 12:05 am If we're lucky, we shouldn't have too much snow and the roads should be good by Christmas Day. Fingers crossed.

We're currently forecast to get 16-27". I don't think we're driving anywhere...

#1641

#1642

We're supposed to get 4"-8" of snow on Wednesday with a high of 6°. I'll clear the snow Thursday but the high that day will be 0°. The wind picks up Thursday and will be gusting over 40mph on Friday and Saturday which will blow all that new snow around and make for dangerous wind chills. Not good travel days.

Volkonski · #1643

Snowstorm halts flights at Canada's second busiest airport in Vancouver

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ ... 022-12-20/

Heavy snowfall and low visibility from a strong winter storm blanketing Pacific Canada forced the country's second busiest airport in Vancouver to halt all flights on Tuesday morning, with disruptions expected to continue ahead of the Christmas weekend.

The Vancouver International Airport said the storm has had "an unprecedented impact on flights" and caused mass cancellations overnight.

"Travel continues to be significantly impacted this morning and we anticipate cancellations and delays to continue through the day and the week ahead," the airport said in a statement.

A low pressure system from the Pacific Ocean combined with very cold Arctic air over British Columbia dragged temperatures down and brought up to 25 cm of snow to parts of the western province overnight, a meteorologist with Environment Canada said.

Volkonski · #1644

ABC News :verified:
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As a major winter storm moves across the U.S. this week, it could undergo bombogenesis, or "bomb out," in the Midwest and the Plains.

Here's what to know about this kind of monster storm. https://abcn.ws/3WwLG2B

Kendra · #1645

Snow in the northwest. I was really coming down around 11 AM and I bailed and took my work home with me. Made a stop in Tukwila (lowlands) and just ten minutes inside the store and the parking lot was covered and the wind was pushing the flakes into my poor freezing body. Once I got south and further to home it was all rain, but now it's snowing again.

#1646

I think a lot of us are going to be very familiar with this storm this week. Here, we know it's going to be cold, start with rain, go into snow, then freezing and icy. They don't know yet how much snow we are going to get, but know it will be more in the mountains. Par for the course.

#1647

Kendra wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 7:23 pm Snow in the northwest. I was really coming down around 11 AM and I bailed and took my work home with me. Made a stop in Tukwila (lowlands) and just ten minutes inside the store and the parking lot was covered and the wind was pushing the flakes into my poor freezing body. Once I got south and further to home it was all rain, but now it's snowing again.

My farrier, who grew up in Idaho, cancelled on me today. He was having trouble on SR 18, having left Auburn to head my way.

I have snow here, but it was raining earlier, which means ICE tomorrow morning. It is currently lightly snowing.

I am shocked that you had trouble in Tukwila, that's usually low enough that you don't have to worry so much about snow. I used to live on the Kent East Hill--THAT was awful when we had snow.

Kendra · #1648

Azastan wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 8:43 pm
Kendra wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 7:23 pm Snow in the northwest. I was really coming down around 11 AM and I bailed and took my work home with me. Made a stop in Tukwila (lowlands) and just ten minutes inside the store and the parking lot was covered and the wind was pushing the flakes into my poor freezing body. Once I got south and further to home it was all rain, but now it's snowing again.
My farrier, who grew up in Idaho, cancelled on me today. He was having trouble on SR 18, having left Auburn to head my way.

I have snow here, but it was raining earlier, which means ICE tomorrow morning. It is currently lightly snowing.

I am shocked that you had trouble in Tukwila, that's usually low enough that you don't have to worry so much about snow. I used to live on the Kent East Hill--THAT was awful when we had snow.

Yeah,, even roads like Interurban were snow/slush covered. Not a problem getting around, but really surprising it changed so fast, we're over south Renton and it was all rain until late morning.

It will be icy tomorrow, but Wednesday is my work remote day, so I'll avoid that for one ore day

W. Kevin Vicklund · #1649

I talked some consultants into coming for a site tour tomorrow rather than Thursday. After tomorrow, I'm home until the 3rd. We're in the 8-12" range (though 4-8" and 12-18" are almost as likely) Thursday morning through Saturday.

#1650

Lordy, this sound big! Stay safe!