Snow and Ice

[Valerie928]

I'm from the Northeast. Snow and ice are the norm here November-March. Like BC we have no poisonous creatures, hurricanes or mudslides.
It has been one crazy winter for those of you down South. Stay safe everyone.

[Cat Herder]

Here has been just non-stop rain, fog and general dreariness. Rarely has it dipped below freezing, it just feels like it with the wind, darkness and wetness. Lot's of downed trees/power lines, road/bridge washouts and rivers out of their banks. Everything is sloshy, muddy and covered in mold. It is going to take a whole summer of bleach, pressure washing, chainsaws and burn piles to get us back to normal, but we will get there. I have already ordered 6 new magnolia trees in hopes for a beautiful spring.

[Jupadia]

We got a snow storm last night. They canceled all the busses though schools are officially running in my area (most closed in nearby districts). It was supposed to be the first day back after being forced to do remote learning since Christmas. My kids are walkers but staying home today because their school will be 80% empty without buses running. With having to stay in cohorts it wont be the useally fun snow day at school plus their only in Kindergarten and 2ee grade. Thanks to virtual learning I also know they are done all assignments and one is actually ahead in one.

[Josiegirl]

I am in TX and I hear what you are saying!

Everyone around us is having power issues which thankfully we haven't experienced yet. However we now have no water. Several other locals also are telling me no water.

I don't know what to do. This hasn't happened before

My sister's ds lives in Dallas. They're having a time of it. He was venturing out last night to pick up his MIL and they're all going to hunker down in my nephew's house.

I hope you and everybody else made it to the store to make a 'stock up before the storm' trip. :/

We were supposed to get anywhere from 6-12" of snow but maybe got 5" topped with freezing rain.

[CenterTeacher20]

Not trying to make fun of this situation, but I'm in North Dakota and we haven't even gotten a snow day this year! I can't believe the southern states are taking our nasty weather from us!

We've still got the cold though.

[Cat Herder]

Not trying to make fun of this situation, but I'm in North Dakota and we haven't even gotten a snow day this year! I can't believe the southern states are taking our nasty weather from us!

We've still got the cold though.

Hopefully it will help with the 17 year plague we are supposed to have down here this year. Locusts.

If the bad weather hits them hard and the rivers dump good silt in the lowlands, maybe we will be able to have nice harvests.

[CenterTeacher20]

Hopefully it will help with the 17 year plague we are supposed to have down here this year. Locusts.

Oh my goodness

[Unregistered]

We get this crap every year. However, we are used to it. Power/Water outages extremely rare. We also drive very very slow when below 0 because sand and ice melt won't work in those temps. Having a 5 day deep freeze is unusual though. We finally getting up to 37* but more snow next 48 hours.

Sorry to those who had power outages and water outages.

And if you are not used to black ice /snow/slush or what not, definitely stay home. The pileup in TX was insanity (esp bc most were going way too fast for conditions). In the videos, the black ice was obvious to me because we deal with it but I think the people on that hwy thought it was just wet (a common mistake).

[Blackcat31]

Not trying to make fun of this situation, but I'm in North Dakota and we haven't even gotten a snow day this year! I can't believe the southern states are taking our nasty weather from us!

We've still got the cold though.

What's a snow day? ::

Actual temp was -36F this morning. (again) With windchill it was -45F and school was still on...kids waiting at the bus stop as normal. My picture is sideways...! but if you click on it, it appears righted... ??

[Blackcat31]

We get this crap every year. However, we are used to it. Power/Water outages extremely rare. We also drive very very slow when below 0 because sand and ice melt won't work in those temps. Having a 5 day deep freeze is unusual though. We finally getting up to 37* but more snow next 48 hours.

Sorry to those who had power outages and water outages.

And if you are not used to black ice /snow/slush or what not, definitely stay home. The pileup in TX was insanity (esp bc most were going way too fast for conditions). In the videos, the black ice was obvious to me because we deal with it but I think the people on that hwy thought it was just wet (a common mistake).

Our roads are covered in calcium chloride... works great but wreaks havoc on vehicles.

They use alot of sand too but mostly for traction not really for melting anything though.

[CenterTeacher20]

It's -2* here today and actually feels like -2* and not less! It's supposed to be no colder than -6* all week and moving up into the 30's next week!

[Former Teacher]

Still no water

We have tried everything. I am worried sick. Everyone keeps telling me I have to wait but I just want running water.

[e.j.]

Can you at least get bottled water from the store or have local stores run out of stock? Would an agency like the Red Cross be able to help with supplying drinking water to people in your area at least?

[Former Teacher]

Can you at least get bottled water from the store or have local stores run out of stock? Would an agency like the Red Cross be able to help with supplying drinking water to people in your area at least?

I have bottled. Thankfully when I went to the store Saturday I grabbed some.

I am just praying that when this blanky blank thaws, I don't have busted pipes

[Annalee]

All government/city/county offices are closed here....even mcdonalds has closed. Grocery stores have closed at 3 since this started....no workers can make it in. surgeries were cancelled for fear of the power going out. Snow is not a biggie but this is ice and more vehicles are getting stuck in the ice ruts rather than the actual highway. It was 1994 the last time this happened. More snow expected tomorrow.