Ice Storm '07

All American Blogger ^ | 12/11/07 | Duane Lester

[Centurion2000]

Wow ... it’s 66 degrees here in Dallas or something like that.

[bcsco]

Here in North Central Illinois, schools are also closed. It was slushy this a.m. when the wife left for work 24 miles away. But it’s supposed to get worse as the day goes on. She packed for overnight in case she has to stay at an old neighbor’s house near work. On top of 6” of snow, it could become real interesting real fast.

What’s also interesting is that most stores are out of salt, even rock salt for softeners. I picked some up on Saturday, fortunately, but even then the skid was almost empty. People have been using it to counter the repeated storms we’ve had even before this one.

Global warming? Yeah, sure!

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Can anyone post a picture of Algore with an icicle hanging off his nose?

[primatreat]

Just have big old All Gore burp on your property. The methane coming from his belly will melt it all away for you

[jpl]

ROFL!

[cll]

It sure looks like it sucks up there.

Warm FRegards,

[debboo]

We here in Kentucky can sure relate to what you in the ice-ravaged areas are going thru. We had a devastating icestorm about 4 years ago, miles and miles of trees down, wires, etc. Folks were in their homes trying to keep warm with what they could find, others went to hotels and family out of town, it was a horrible mess. Our prayers are with those without power. It will take awhile but things will go back to normal.

[TomGuy]

FoxNews was reporting this morning that Oklahoma had 600,000 homes without electricity.

That would mean most of Oklahoma.

Overnight, temps rose some, so the streets/roadways began to clear.

Northern Missouri is reporting up to 1” of ice.

[wastedyears]

I’m gonna show some of these to my friend, maybe give him a little inspiration for photos.

[Jeffrey_D.]

“Wow ... it’s 66 degrees here in Dallas or something like that.”

Thanks for sharing! s/o

Jeff....west of Wichita

[Hazcat]

74 and sunny right now here in St Petersburg with a high of 85 predicted. :)

[wastedyears]

Oklahoma... the city?

[Captain Pike]

Tell the New York Times, it's time to switch back to GLOBAL COOLING again.

They will soon. The scientists who study the sun have issued an "All Quiet Alert", and solar cycle 25 is late starting. If this continues, we could have some very cold weather ahead of us.

Don't tell the bozos down in Bali, but humans don't control the climate on earth. The sun does. Duh.

[bcsco]

Can anyone post a picture of Algore with an icicle hanging off his nose?

Better yet, how about one stuck somewhere else :)

[ctdonath2]

Nice. I miss ice storms; instead of your house shaken apart or blown away, just stay home and enjoy the scenery. Recall one storm a few years ago: middle of the night, totally quiet ... except for the constant sound of branches cracking in the woods. And another: the valley flooded, froze, then receeded ... horizontal sheets of ice hanging off trees at the same 3 foot height (rather surreal).

Don’t get that here in GA (mid-70s today).

[VeniVidiVici]

Thanks for the pics!

[stayathomemom]

We had a minor ice storm last winter in the Detroit area which was not bad enough to cause us to lose power. The weather also stayed cold for a few days afterward. The world was turned into silver and diamonds. It was BEAUTIFUL!!!

[Bodhi1]

Northwest Missouri

[peggybac]

I’ve been checking the KCP&L website every 15 minutes. It shows where and how many outages there are. You can click on your city and get a great map. http://www.kcpl.com/kcmaps/frameset_menus.htm

[trisham]

Wow. Great photos. We can't use our front door because the steps and walk are a sheet of ice. I had to pour bucket after bucket of hot water on the deck and steps (it's a full flight), then dry it all with towels so that the dogs can get down to the yard.

We're expecting more freezing rain tonight.