Weather

[Trying2keepitReal]

Are you prepping? I'm going to refill my water jugs to make sure they're fresh. It has been a couple months since I last checked them.

Yep, ready to go. Bags packed with stuffies and snacks and clothes. Generator all ready and gassed up. Water is checked. Nervous, yep! Ready, yep!

 

[Trying2keepitReal]

Right now, lots of lightening, wind and thunder. I believe, and hope, the worst is is staying south of us-not that anyone needs it. Here is the app per my phone right now. So warm....and to think by morning it will be in the 20 degs and snow. They are predicting a flash freeze overnight so school might be delayed.

 

[Marie2020]

We just had a heavy gust of wind blow the grill off our deck, down the stairs, DH said it's out by my car. (I should have parked my car in the shed...) My greenhouse was moved north. It's still on the patio. It's attached to an 8'x10' 4x4 wood frame. The roof was off. (probably should have taken the walls down) I bet wall panels blew off too, but that's normal for us. I think we'll have one more pass of storm in the next hour, but it's all quiet now - just distant thunder as it rolls away. The squall lasted <5 minutes.

ETA: I sure would not want a direct or sustain hit of this storm line. I'm worried about a friend that lives a ways south who lives in a mobile home. There are no storm shelters, and she has severe social anxiety, doesn't drive, etc, so I always worry about her ability to get somewhere safe in severe weather.

I hope she is ok .

 

[Alaskan]

She is okay. Power is on, no damage to her house. A "very large" branch fell on her deck. I'm so thankful it wasn't on her house! That would have been devastating for them.

Good update... thanks

 

[Alaskan]

the northern parts of Michigan have some damage and people without power but we were spared problems from this round of weather. the power fluctuated for a moment but that is all that happened today.

I am glad you were spared.


I hope the damage to other folks wasn't too bad.

 

[Mini Horses]

@Alaskan where you live I'd probably not walk without poles and/or snow shoes! Just so much of that stuff on the ground, for so long! You'd think the landing would be soft, right? But it's not! Be safe....use them!

 

[Trying2keepitReal]

February has Valentine's Day so it's a tolerable month 🥰

and I can start some seeds

 

[Alaskan]

@Alaskan is this weather + power outage near you? Stay warm! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/us/alaska-wind-power-outage.html

Luckily no... that is a bit north of Anchorage... in "the valley" an area that has colder winter but hotter summers... it is our "breadbasket" area.

The pictures that I saw were impressive... they often have high winds... but usually not damage like what they have now.

 

[tortoise]

I have 2 chickens that wont drink out of the heated dish

I'm speechless. what the heck, chickens?!

 

[Trying2keepitReal]

I'm speechless. what the heck, chickens?!

Well they are Polish hens! lol