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Carolina Speed

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Just wanted to update weather here in NC. I know some of ya'll out west said it was no big deal in your location, but we're getting hit with about 2.5-3 inches of ice/sleet, freezing rain and snow mix with more to come. I would guess we're going to end up with around 6-7 inches of this mess. Temperatures down in the single digits for two days making it longer to melt. My luck we'll lose power around 2-3 just when the Patriots/Broncos game begins.
So, since I was unable to make it to church this morning, I watched Pastor Charles Stanley and was given the verse. "Rejoice in the Lord always, again I will say rejoice!" Philippians 4:4. Very appropriate. Rejoice in the Lord no matter the circumstances.
Stay safe everyone.
 
Keep safe and warm out there. Wisconsin has been frigid the past few days, with wind chills approaching 30-40 below zero.
 
The forecast here is for 12 to 16 inches, with about 7 or 8 already on the ground. Highs for the next week are forecast from 11 to 21 so the snow isn't going anywhere. It's a good old-fashioned western Pennsylvania winter this year.

I have a long driveway that I'll be trying to shovel off and on all day so if I don't post much on the conference championship thread, that's why.
 
It just finished up in Kansas City. We were on the northern edge of it all so we have the zero-degree bitter cold and ended up with about 6-7" of snow. No ice here, that was all down in Oklahoma and Texas. Now I just get to shovel! I need the exercise so I guess I don't mind.
 
Just another day here in mid-Mich. We're getting plenty of cold and some of that storm but we always get plenty of snow anyway so it does come with the territory. The only thing I toss by hand are the steps and narrow walkways. I use one of the loaders to push the snow off the driveway which would take me a week to clear by hand ... When I was a boy I remember an old timer neighbor used to clear his long driveway/road using a triangle sled loaded with rock pulled by his team. He had tractors but didn't want to use them for whatever reason. I think he just wanted to keep the ol' ways going.
 
Ambrose said:
Just another day here in mid-Mich. We're getting plenty of cold and some of that storm but we always get plenty of snow anyway so it does come with the territory. The only thing I toss by hand are the steps and narrow walkways. I use one of the loaders to push the snow off the driveway which would take me a week to clear by hand ... When I was a boy I remember an old timer neighbor used to clear his long driveway/road using a triangle sled loaded with rock pulled by his team. He had tractors but didn't want to use them for whatever reason. I think he just wanted to keep the ol' ways going.
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This is a typical winter storm from the 1970's or earlier. I remember when I started noticing winter storms like this became less typical in the early to mid 80's as local outdoor rinks ended as the typical winters weren't consistently below zero anymore.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1978The winter of 78' had bad a stormfront that paralyzed the North East of the United States and Canada and caused many deaths.
 
white is right said:
This is a typical winter storm from the 1970's or earlier. I remember when I started noticing winter storms like this became less typical in the early to mid 80's as local outdoor rinks ended as the typical winters weren't consistently below zero anymore.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1978The winter of 78' had bad a stormfront that paralyzed the North East of the United States and Canada and caused many deaths.
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The winter of '77 was even more brutal, at least where I lived. The temperature in Pittsburgh didn't go above 32 F for six weeks straight, which hasn't happened since. There was a similar storm to the one you mentioned that was called a "winter hurricane" because of its ferocity and widespread impact.

When I was younger, Pittsburgh used to get two big snowstorms each winter on average. Now one like today's is totally unexpected. The three rivers that define Pittsburgh used to routinely freeze during winter; they're frozen now but again it's pretty much an outlier compared to recent winters. But I'm not complaining as who wants brutal winter weather; milder winters seem to be a result of government programs such as chemtrails spraying and weather manipulation rather than any kind of natural "climate change."
 
For the Kansas City area this is the first time since 1983 that there were extremely low temperatures and significant snowfall. I paid attention to the atmospherics preceding this and it was a pretty rare line up of systems but historically not unique.
 
Don Wassall said:
The winter of '77 was even more brutal, at least where I lived. The temperature in Pittsburgh didn't go above 32 F for six weeks straight, which hasn't happened since. There was a similar storm to the one you mentioned that was called a "winter hurricane" because of its ferocity and widespread impact.

When I was younger, Pittsburgh used to get two big snowstorms each winter on average. Now one like today's is totally unexpected. The three rivers that define Pittsburgh used to routinely freeze during winter; they're frozen now but again it's pretty much an outlier compared to recent winters. But I'm not complaining as who wants brutal winter weather; milder winters seem to be a result of government programs such as chemtrails spraying and weather manipulation rather than any kind of natural "climate change."
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Yes 77' had a storm like this too, it seemed back then you had at least one a year that would shutdown a region. I remember back then my school had voluntary attendance and Disney movies played in the auditorium with local housewives that became supervisors as half of the teaching staff couldn't get to the school.
 
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