Beam Me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 01/27/2009 6:06:36 PM PST by janetjanet998
reports coming in of major damage from 1-2 inches of ice over the area..its still raining with temps below freezing in many areas.
information is sketchy but major damage to infrastructure are trickling in. Damage to houses from falling trees, multiple power poles down, and widespread power outages
Travel is impossible in many area because of 100's of downed trees blocking the roads.
Fires are reported in some area
widespread state of emergencies issued
Northern AR, SE MO and western KY seems to the the hardest hit so far..but things are icing up fast now in the Louisville/Lexington areas too
Good luck. God Bless.
I can only imagine as it was supposed to end here at 2:00 and kept getting worse the rest of the afternoon until early evening. I read somewhere that moisture from the Gulf was heading north and colliding with the cold air which would guarantee a huge mess.
Stay safe!
My sentiments exactly. Our culture sure has debased words of any meaning... or rather, our breathless yellow media has stripped language of real meaning.
Bush’s fault.
I’m in Tulsa and its a lot worse than that!
Prayers for your sis and for everyone caught in this miserable storm.
I’ll take snow over ice anytime.
I see many reports of sleet in that area but not pure freezing rain ...or at least not huge amounts like just east of you
I pray for those tonight not able to actually take care of themselves (kids, sick and elderly).
Prayers
Good luck, janet.
It sounds really rough out there. I hope these states all have ways to shelter people who get caught on the road in this storm. I remember last year in PA when people were stuck on the turnpike for over 24 hours.
Catastrophic is the right word for large icestorms. They can result in huge losses of life and property.
6 inches of snow since this afternoon in mid-MO. I paid the salt spreader guy to disolve the ice this morning. He’ll be back to plow my driveway tomorrow since I’ve gotta go...
Have you ever seen millions of trees stripped of their branches from an ice storm? Twisted electrical distribution towers from tons of ice? Most of the roads impassible due to trees ripped out of the ground from the weight of the ice?
Live though an ice storm like they are experiencing and I think you will have an appreciation of the damage that ice storms can cause.
Catastrophe or just a minor inconvenience?
You stay stay safe, fer sure...actually central NC is to close to DC for serious icing.....too much hot air drifts in from the northeast since Regan was in office.
Freezing rain was yesterday, last night, and early morning turning to hard sleet until mid afternoon. Then light sleet until now.
Hang tough...hang tough andkeep your chin up!!
We are too (here in northeastern OH) - 7-10 inches is the latest. It’s to snow all night, be icy for two hrs in the am and then back to snow for most of Wed. Based on what I’m seeing on the weather channel, I’m really happy we’re getting snow!
Hey gore, we need some global warmings.
Is he just going to let white people freeze?
The Anglo genocide begins at the hands of America's Mugabe.
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