Severe weather thread

[Marie Miller]

It is on the way. Schools are closed. Companies are closing early. Grocery store shelves are bare.

Fireplace and generator run on natural gas. We can connect a dvd player to the living room tv. Garage is insulated and heated.

I am working on an overload of bread to share and SO will check on the neighbors. We have enough heavy duty extension cords and generator capacity to share.

 

[Yvonne Smith]

They are saying that this storm might affect up to 40 states, and could be the worst of its kind on record. Here is the latest from Ryan Hall.

 

[Marie Mallory]

We're on exploding tree watch currently.

Some types of trees don't draw enough sap down for Winter at really cold temperatures. These can survive for decades and then one seaosn "crack, bang, boom" sporadic "gunshots" will crack through the night and limbs will fall or trees even split almost to ground level.

We had a huge tree fall yesterday, hit so hard felt like the ground shook. We think it was and old pecan tree, Jake is going to look now and see which tree fell.

 

[Marie Mallory]

We had a huge tree fall yesterday, hit so hard felt like the ground shook. We think it was and old pecan tree, Jake is going to look now and see which tree fell.

Not the pecan tree, just a tree limb, maybe it was one in the forest?

 

[Beth Gallagher]

Hope everyone survived their weather.
Our high winds should be over around 9 tonight. Still a bit chilly.

It isn't here yet, but people are going nuts anyhow. I don't think there's a loaf of bread within 50 miles of here. (Cold weather coming tomorrow evening.)

 

[Marie Miller]

It isn't here yet, but people are going nuts anyhow. I don't think there's a loaf of bread within 50 miles of here. (Cold weather coming tomorrow evening.)

I am baking bread for neighbors. They pick up as they come home.
SO brought a 50 pound bag the other day so I get to play. Flat bread with ham bits and fresh parmesan anyone?

 

[Yvonne Smith]

They are now saying that there is another severe cold front following the one that hits this weekend, and we will have these super cold temps all the way into February. Some places in the north are going to be -50 (or worse) with the wind chill. Are you prepared for that long of that much cold, @Mary Stetler ? It looks like you are going to be in the coldest part of it.
Here is the latest information warning people about the extended cold.

 

[Ken Anderson]

I doubt that it will get that cold, though. They generally exaggerate things.

 

[Beth Gallagher]

I personally like how the ice storms, etc. will stay in their designated county. Note that they do not cross county or state lines.

 

[Hedi Mitchell]

3 degrees and snowing. Feels like -14. Have cancelled his eye surgery for Monday...Sigh so tired of cold already

 

[John Brunner]

 

[John Brunner]

Our daytime highs for the foreseeable future are colder than the overnight lows should be at this time of year.

 

[Kate Ellery]

Take care everyone , if you are going to be effected by this snow storm …it sure sounds like it will be very dangerous for anyone who dosent have good heating

Meanwhile us Aussies in South Australia and Victoria are sweltering ..from heat forecast to reach up to 47c ….116 F

 

[John Brunner]

Take care everyone , if you are going to be effected by this snow storm …it sure sounds like it will be very dangerous for anyone who dosent have good heating

Meanwhile us Aussies in South Australia and Victoria are sweltering ..from heat forecast to reach up to 47c ….116 F

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Our point of exposure is potential ice storms taking out power lines (directly or via falling trees.) Some folks may not have any heat at all with temps getting down to 0°F (-18°C).

Does it often get that hot where you like, Kate? I think the only time I've been in heat like that has been in the desert region of New Mexico. As they say, it's a dry heat. But you're coastal.

 

[Kate Ellery]

Yes that’s correct @John Brunner I’m coastal ….red zone on this weather map called Yorke Peninsula , we are in the catastrophic zone for risk of fires due to wind and lots of dry farming areas / dry cereal grain stubble

We’ve had extreme temps well over the old 100 f for a few summers now , I don’t like it this hot at all ….

 

[Jacob Petersheim]

4:30 AM and -15 F now.

 

[Jacob Petersheim]

 

[Jacob Petersheim]

Dig in, folks. The wrost thing is how long the impacts may be with everyone. I'll bet things like gasoline generators and kerosene stoves are hot items right now. Could really get ugly because you can't really "prep" for this quickly. I hope some hurricane survival goods will serve here... assuming people have that sort of thing laid in already. Much of this is probably North of areas where people have to take tropical severe weather seriously.

Fairly long-term loss of power and communications could be the worst of it, impacting other things like access to food and fuel and medications.

 

[Steve North]

Issued by: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Description
Bitterly cold conditions continuing this morning.

What:
Wind chill values of minus 45c to minus 50c.
When:
Ending later this morning.

Additional information:
Temperatures are expected to moderate somewhat today, although they will remain below normal through the weekend.

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Extreme cold puts everyone at risk.

Watch for cold related symptoms: shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle pain and weakness, numbness and colour change in fingers and toes.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #ONStorm.

For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/e...ereweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.
Recommended Action

Cover up. Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill.

Keep emergency supplies in your vehicle such as extra blankets and jumper cables.

If it’s too cold for you to stay outside, it’s too cold for your pet to stay outside.

Outdoor workers should take regularly scheduled breaks to warm up.

 

[April Vee]

Supposed to get quite a big storm here!!! (10+)

I dont like snow!!