Midwest Ice Storm Thread

[FlashG]

I worked a lot of Metro Detroit ice storms in the 70's. When water gets in the utility pole cracks and freezes the poles pop and you have a mess.

 

[tfinch2]

The freezing rain just started here in Austin.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: FlashG
I worked a lot of Metro Detroit ice storms in the 70's. When water gets in the utility pole cracks and freezes the poles pop and you have a mess.

They've been replacing all the wood poles around new road contruction in Rochester Hills with metal poles.

 

[FlashG]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: FlashG
I worked a lot of Metro Detroit ice storms in the 70's. When water gets in the utility pole cracks and freezes the poles pop and you have a mess.

They've been replacing all the wood poles around new road contruction in Rochester Hills with metal poles.

For what it?s worth FP&L in Florida uses a lot of concrete poles. Not that we get much freezing but we do get wind from time-to-time.

 

[FoBoT]

i drove into work, the highway was only bad in a 1-2 mile stretch, the stupid county needs to put more salt on that part of the road

the rest of the roads into KC were fine

 

[LordMaul]

Oh, just...fricken...lovely...

(Chicago)

 

[Sluggo]

Oklahoma City here.

We had sleet off and on since Friday, so we currently have about 3" of sleet on the ground. Looks just like snow, but its sleet. Got down to about 10 degrees last night, and shouldnt even get above freezing until Wednesday or Thursday.

Some power outages around the state, the kicker is that the news has been constantly warning people not to run gas powered generators inside their house

 

[Midlander]

6-8" of snow in central Michigan. Not too bad to drive on, though. :beer:

 

[Mermaidman]

Not quite the Midwest, but how are Dallas-Waco. Anyone?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Since it's getting no attention in its own thread:

5:45 of Black Ice

Watch out for that stuff, folks. Stopping distance x10.

- M4H

 

[EagleKeeper]

Eastern Iowa 2-3" of powder, light wind and still flurries coming down.

 

[atybimf]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Since it's getting no attention in its own thread:

5:45 of Black Ice

Watch out for that stuff, folks. Stopping distance x10.

- M4H

Yeah, that stuff's the worst.

It's about 20 degrees here and snowing lightly. Ice is about an inch and a half thick everywhere.

 

[Brainonska511]

Just rained a little at the University of Chicago. Also snowed for about an hour and a half this morning, so there is a dusting on the ground.

 

[waggy]

its great! wife stayed home from work. no school for my daughter so we staying home!

glad we have a freezor full of food lol

 

[atybimf]

well today was pretty fun.

my sisters were out of school so I took them to "the hill" (big hill on the side of a lake in the middle of town, everyone refers to it as "the hill") and went sledding with them. it was probably some of the best sledding ever because we dont really have any snow, just an 2 inches of solid ice so you would just fly down the hill.

just looked online and school's been cancelled tomorrow again. Everyone stay safe.

 

[tfinch2]

Almost every other university has cancelled class, but I have to go tomorrow at noon. F that.

 

[atybimf]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Almost every other university has cancelled class, but I have to go tomorrow at noon. F that.

skipping class ftw!

 

[iamwiz82]

Well, Day 2 of no power. We had to break down and buy an indoor kerosene heater yesterday. After turning it off overnight, it was a balmy 51 inside this morning.

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Well, Day 2 of no power. We had to break down and buy an indoor kerosene heater yesterday. After turning it off overnight, it was a balmy 51 inside this morning.

I woke up this morning, and it was 53 in the apartment. Time to turn on the heater.

 

[TraumaRN]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Well, Day 2 of no power. We had to break down and buy an indoor kerosene heater yesterday. After turning it off overnight, it was a balmy 51 inside this morning.

No power Thats no fun.

Now there is like a half inch of snow on the ground here in Rochester Hills...

Which was better than yesterday when I woke up at my family's second house north of grand rapids and found about 7 inches of snow... and my car buried and no roads plowed cuz it's dirt roads!

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: DeathBUA

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Well, Day 2 of no power. We had to break down and buy an indoor kerosene heater yesterday. After turning it off overnight, it was a balmy 51 inside this morning.

No power Thats no fun.

Now there is like a half inch of snow on the ground here in Rochester Hills...

Which was better than yesterday when I woke up at my family's second house north of grand rapids and found about 7 inches of snow... and my car buried and no roads plowed cuz it's dirt roads!

It's getting worse here. Yesterday only our street was out, now the entire block is plus the school across the street.

 

[EagleKeeper]

-5 with a -20 wind chill.

I wimped out and drove tothe clients instead of walking.

 

[DeadByDawn]

No power at home since friday night, trees broken and uprooted all over the place. Took me all day yesterday to cut out of my driveway with a chainsaw to get my vehicles out. I've never seen anything like this before.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Ames, IA : -3, -15 with windchill. Lots of snow/ice everywhere.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Since it's getting no attention in its own thread:

5:45 of Black Ice

Watch out for that stuff, folks. Stopping distance x10.

- M4H

OH SNAP! Hit the massive truck with the huge blinking arrow for MASSIVE DAMAGE!!!!1!!!11!! :laugh: