When I was working on the Nashville stadium some locals were complaining about all the snow and how long it lasted. The tips of the blades of grass were white. At most 1/4" of an inch had fallen and a bit stuck as the weather had been cold enough for long enough for the ground to freeze.
I did drive back after a bit of a real snow fall 3" or so and saw cars and trucks all off the road. Stopped at a flipped over semi to call 911 on the cell phone and the network was down. (Driver O.K.)
Any snowfall over an inch or two in that area is a real problem. Lots of folks can't even heat their homes adequately in really cold weather and the large snowfall will really be an issue as the building codes allow for much less roof loading than can happen with that much snow.
Last year in Buffalo a few friends who were structural engineers shoveled the snow off of their own roofs! They weren't sure they could take the 5 feet of snow load.
There used to be some local folks who just put a shelf outside the kitchen window to keep food frozen in the winter.
BTY George do stop by when you have a chance and are in Pittsburgh.
The closest I have been to Pittsburgh in the last couple of years has been the Guitar Center in the Robinson Township mall. Someday I will come that way.
I remember setting a 12 pack of beer outside to keep it cool overnight since the fridge was full. The next morning it had frozen solid and ripped the tops off of the cans........I was in Ft. Lauderdale Florida. It's rare, but it happens.
About 35 years ago it snowed in Ft. Lauderdale.....I slept through it since I worked the night shift.
The day it snowed in South Florida - Sun Sentinel
well southern england cant tolerate more than 2mm of snow!
I have snow tyres on my car to guarantee we wont get any here 🙂
I have snow tyres on my car to guarantee we wont get any here 🙂
ONE inch of snow shut down the city of Atlanta 2 years ago. People, even an entire school bus full of kids were stranded for several days because of all the crashed cars on the major traffic routes. People simply locked up their cars and walked away further snarling traffic.
I have several friends that live in that area. Most called it a minor event, turned into a major disaster by poor planning, preparations, and inability to respond.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2014_Gulf_Coast_winter_storm
I moved to chicago January 1997. There was no snow which confused me, until 2 days later when it arrived! There were ice storms in Texas tho which looked most entertaining when you saw gritting trucks sliding off the road!
As I reported back. " In UK weather doesn't try and kill you, unlike USA" ! Which makes it odder that us brits grumble about the weather all the time...
As I reported back. " In UK weather doesn't try and kill you, unlike USA" ! Which makes it odder that us brits grumble about the weather all the time...
My daughter in DC reports that her decision to stock up with a week's vitals will prove wise.
I had a live Skype pic of the blizzard outside her apartment on 16th!
I had a live Skype pic of the blizzard outside her apartment on 16th!
That is dangerously low. If you want to add legionella to your list of bodily experiences, keep the water in your system under 60 degrees (140 F.).
So far we have had about 10" (25cm) of snow. I have 5" in my driveway and had shovelled it clean yesterday. Picture is my driveway today after clearing it yesterday.
Forecasters were calling for more snow, but yesterday they announced that instead of moisture moving in, a "dry air mass" had pushed into our area preventing snow. Asheville to the south was not so lucky, and most of the snow fell north of us.
Feb 4, 1998 we had an unusual snow storm that caused most of Washington county to lose power for several days. Snow drifts were up to three feet deep. The power board didn't shut down the grid, and because of the wet snow a lot of tree branches fell across power lines causing transformers to explode. It took ten days to restore power to all of Washington County. Officially we had a foot of snow, but that was measured at the airport which did not see as much snow as areas to the south of it.
Forecasters were calling for more snow, but yesterday they announced that instead of moisture moving in, a "dry air mass" had pushed into our area preventing snow. Asheville to the south was not so lucky, and most of the snow fell north of us.
Feb 4, 1998 we had an unusual snow storm that caused most of Washington county to lose power for several days. Snow drifts were up to three feet deep. The power board didn't shut down the grid, and because of the wet snow a lot of tree branches fell across power lines causing transformers to explode. It took ten days to restore power to all of Washington County. Officially we had a foot of snow, but that was measured at the airport which did not see as much snow as areas to the south of it.
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Same stuff here. TV threatened 5 to 8 inches. There was 12 on my back porch this morning, and it's still snowing.
There IS a dirt road down there somewhere.....He hasn't found it yet.
Guess it doesn't matter yet.
The creek out back is frozen.
So are the trees.
Most of the snow was about a foot deep, but there were drifts above my knees. Couldn't push my mountain bike through this, let alone ride it.
There IS a dirt road down there somewhere.....He hasn't found it yet.
Guess it doesn't matter yet.
The creek out back is frozen.
So are the trees.
Most of the snow was about a foot deep, but there were drifts above my knees. Couldn't push my mountain bike through this, let alone ride it.
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Great a new experience to look forward to! The public safety folks in this country recommend 120 F to avoid scalding. But you are right the public health folks say 140F. Fortunately the local water source is UV sterilized.
More issues to ponder.
Thanks.
C'mon be honest. It really is a bit worse than that! I just watched a pickup truck miss a person pushing their car out of a snow bank only because the guy next to him was paying attention and grabbed him.
I didn't bother cleaning the car off with a snow brush, used a broom.
My primary snow blower did my shop's sidewalk (which includes a bus stop) and then quit.
BTY the river here is frozen over and it really is not that cold.
Stay warm, enjoy the Christmas card scenery.