We fared better than most and I can guarantee it is "a frosty morn in Dixieland" this morning! We were right on the outside edge of the ice storm, but were spared the slick roads, mess, and damage. Early on I had one tree fall on the line going to my house but this was due to a dead "glade pine" and high winds. Ice was not a factor. This was about 2:30 a.m. I called the Alabama Power and they had a crew out in less than hour. An hour later, power was restored. I had not been out to see, but I imagine the electric company had crews pre-positioned in risky areas as they usual when severe weather threatens. It paid off for me, but just a 35-40 miles west and north, folks did not fare as well. I've got a friend who lives in Corinth, MS and he says local officials are talking weeks before all power is restored. Cold air has pushed through with temps in the teens this morning and are not forecast to rise above freezing. Single digits are forecast for tomorrow morning. I hope everyone is warm/safe and enjoying a good hot cup of coffee this morning. I'll be right here poking the fire for a while. Jeffery in Alabama.
Street scene from Tupelo, MS
Booneville, MS (above and below)
Nashville, TN (could have been a "Wirecutter Monday's Post")
Thanks for the update. Stay warm, stay safe.
ReplyDeleteditto - glad you were unscathed - inland Maine situation the same as Ct below - 24" (2nd pass coming through now), but fluffy, thank goodness. Be well.
DeleteThe initial Richmond Virginia snow forecast on the Apple app was 22 inches of snow; Weather underground predicted 10. The predictions lessened every day. We ended up with 4 inches of snow with sleet and .25 inch of ice. The roads are a mess, but the area avoided widespread power outages.
ReplyDeleteWe didn't get ice, but areas a little to the north received an accumulation, which made me look at our power company outage map to see the outages. The worst number was around 400, which was reduced to 6 last night. I have to give them credit for their strong effort over the last two years to trim trees around their lines. If they hadn't, their crews would be busy for weeks trying to restore electricity.
ReplyDeleteYes, that sure made a difference. I was expecting power outages and instead the power didn't go out. I'm not complaining.
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-10 in CO, 50 miles straight N of Denver, so not in the Mountains. Going to get up to 42 though
ReplyDeleteHoly buckets!
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Glad you survived the WEATHER, if you had got one of those bombcyclonehurricanetoradoes like they said was coming you may not have made it
ReplyDeleteSnow fall in Maryville, TN was minimal at best. Just enough to coat the roof, but not the grass. Places in the Nashville Metro area look like a sub-zero tornado came through. Stay warm folks!
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I heard wirecutter passed?
ReplyDeleteDo you have any other info?? Where did you hear that????
DeleteSomebody better let my wife know I'm dead.
DeleteWe lost our generator early on Day Two of the power outage and while it did get a bit nippy, we dealt with it. Power came back on last night.
My place is a mess. I've got a lot of work ahead of me.
Glad you made it through.
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Most of us are relieved he's still here, but a few of the Anons who used to post over at Knuckledraggin are gonna be pissed.
DeleteI heard from him when the power returned. Glad to report :“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated,” He's got a lot of work as do many in our neck of the woods. Send prayers and offer help to those that need it.
DeleteIt was so cold here in Connecticut during the storm(-2° up to a high of 3°) that we didn’t get the ice storm just 12”-14” of powder snow. No ice meant no falling branches or falling wires so no large scale power loss.
ReplyDeleteI'm north of Trashville. It's bad, but no more is supposed to come down. Just have to clean things up.
ReplyDeleteWe did this in 1994, too. Not the first one (I remember the one in 1975, too).
--Tennessee Budd