Winter storm watch!!!!

[azboo]

This is the official thread... Try to check in and keep in touch and let us know how it's going out there. Everyone says the next 24 hours is going to be really really bad..33 states going to be hit by the biggest storms ever.

Everyone in these areas keep in touch if you can and PLEASE STAY SAFE!!!!

[LostHusker]

Yep it blew into south tx this morning with a 55mph gust of wind . Expected high today of 38, lows in the 20's tonight, no snow like up north but hey it was 74 or so yesterday.

[DOOmsman]

We got maybe an inch of snow over night but the big
stuff is due to start around 3:00 pm cst.

[BadApple]

Blizzard like conditions here in s.e Kansas. I was under the house from 5:30 to 8:00 this morning thawing frozen pipes The "drip" wasn't steady enough.

[TheNewGuy]

I had a fresh 6" of snow on the ground this morning. Should get wild here later this evening into tomorrow.

[azboo]

Please keep us posted when you can guys. We'll be keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers.

[TeamRMS]

No snow here, we are supposed to miss this storm. Did wake up to -16 below zero this am with wind chills in the -30 range.

[TerryH]

1/4" of ice here with a couple of inches of sleet on top of that last night and early this morning. True blizzard conditions right now. Wind 20 to 30 and snow fall rates of up to 4" per hour says the local weather man. We are so very thankful that we have a nice warm, safe and dry place to live!!!

We had 2" of ice here in January of '09 which crippled the entire area with some people not having electricity for weeks. While Cheryl and I sat by the fireplace in the dark we formed the "We will never be without these things ever again" list and went and got everything on the list the second the weather permitted us to go so we now have plenty of lamp oil, a phone that doesn't need electricity to work and the 6kw generator complete with all the right cords and such. Those are on stand by now.

We have a septic system that has a lift pump so no power = no flush. Lessons learned back in '09 will not be soon forgotten. I have the generator on the back patio with the cord already ran to the lift pump electrical box just in case.

Praying for those that are in the midst of the storm. Everyone stay safe and warm!!

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[AirJunky]

Sunny & 14 here this morning. Nothing but cold in our forecast.

The wife is planning a party on the beach this Friday night. Bon fire, some warm drink, and some skating on the ice.

[gornoman]

Bring it on!

My daughter's friend Adam wrote the following and sent it to all his friends and family:

All,

I'm writing this in case we don't come through the next 48 hours to 3
weeks alive (I’ve heard varying forecasted lengths for this storm).
Based on the magnitude of the terror-level weather warnings I've been
receiving since Thursday of last week for the threatening Blizzard (to
start, possibly, on Wednesday night - a full 6 days of fear and
hysteria inducing weather updates) I felt compelled to get in touch
with loved ones and I encourage you to do the same. I truley have
enjoyed your company and cherished your friendships over the years.

My understanding is that, starting tomorrow with no likely end in
sight, we will be hit with 19 feet to 36 miles of snow. Additionally,
the lake shore will flood, ranging from approximately 30 feet to 11
miles inland, due to 25-to-170 MPH wind gusts that will create Tsunami
level waves, the tops of which will freeze into 1-to-15 foot,
razor-sharp ice spears that upon impact into buildings and pavement
will likely level the majority of Lake Michigan’s coast.

I will be heading to Costco after work to purchase enough water, Swiss
Miss hot chocolate packets, and frozen pizza's to sustain a family of
6 for half a year in an attempt to ensure my wife's, dog's and my
survival. I haven't determined the quantity of shovels I am going to
purchase yet, but my understanding is this snow will actually be 3
times heavier, by volume, then normal snow. I'm assuming I will need
a single shovel for every two feet of snow that falls (at least 8
shovels), as the weight and acidic level of the snow will break down,
and destroy its use (yes, this will be acid-snow, similar to the
acid-rain that we were warned about in grade school that was to
destroy all human-made structures).

Please keep in mind, once the heavens and the sea have ceased their
attack, the snow on the ground will blind you if you look directly at
it and all surfaces will be covered with black-ice, undetectable to
the human eye and impossible to stand on without falling and cracking
your skull or drive on without crashing, with your car immediately
bursting into flame (which, unfortunately as it turns out with the
severity of the weather we are going to be dealing with, will have no
ability to melt the snow or ice). Sunglasses will be useless, as the
suns reflection off this particular snow will result in gamma rays
that will melt down the frames and lenses and destroy your retina.

Do not trust your thermostat either! It will not take into account
the wind-chill factor, which due to the hellscape we will be living in
after this storm, will now have the ability to permeate walls. It
will be -10 degrees farenheight inside your house and there is nothing
you can do about it. In fact, you might as well turn off your heater
tonight to at lease save on your energy bill. No less than 6 layers
of clothing will be necessary in-doors and out.

The logical and measured response to these pending threats is to not
go to work for the next several weeks. It would be logical to
conclude, considering the circumstances, that any institution that
attempts to discipline or terminate an employee due to attendance
issues associated with this particular genocide-type-snow-storm will
be in violation of several regulatory codes that are being put into
place as we speak. I believe this is one area we can all agree on
that the government should become immediately involved in, as it would
be highly unjust to expect a people who will be physically and
emotionally devastated after this snowrape-storm to have to continue
to fulfill their responsibilities at work. In fact, a stay on paying
any 2010 federal or state tax should possibly be considered as we the
people of the Chicagoland area will need to reconstruct society from
scratch once the snow has destroyed our civilization.

So, I wish you all the best of luck. I have substantial doubt of
anyone's ability to survive and I would like to thank all of our local
and national media outlets for hammering this belief into my skull.

Peace be with you.

PS - I believe it goes without saying, but if you don't have a living
will in order, I would make sure that gets taken care of by high-noon,
tomorrow. Consider naming only those individuals living in the
southern states beneficiaries, as they will possibly survive this
blizzard.