( Snow ) Storm paralyzes city of Sturgis, residents urged to stay home ( SD )

Meade County Times-Tribune ^ | October 05, 2013 | Deb Holland

[george76]

Heidi Mayer Kruse has lived in Fargo, N.D. and eastern South Dakota, but she says she has never experienced a storm such as the one that buried their Blucksberg-addition home Friday.

"It's chest deep consistently over our driveway," she said. Kruse and her family were without power most of Friday and into Saturday.

"It was 39 degrees in our living room before power came back on this morning," Kruse said Saturday...

Kruse, like many of her neighbors in the subdivision south of Sturgis, is amazed at the ferocity of the storm.

"Having lived in areas that experience rough winters, I can say with authority - this was a beast of a storm," she said.

Sturgis City Manager Daniel Ainslie said city crews have been very busy. They asked residents Saturday morning to stay home so that crews could plow the streets.

[Wingy]

I lost track of the over 100 degrees days back in June.

Well thanks 2DV for using all the heat. Not too much made it to the Mid Atlantic. I don't think we had 15 days over 95 F this summer. Zero days over 100F. A very late ending to spring and fall is looking to start a little early. Indian Summer this week but the long range forecast looks bleak. More rain then normal this summer by far. The Farmers Almanac is calling for a rather cold winter.

All in all, I'd say that global warming is taking the year off from this area.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I’m just North of Dallas/Fort Worth.

[PA Engineer]

"It was 39 degrees in our living room before power came back on this morning," Kruse said Saturday...

No sympathy. A person lives in the Black Hills banana belt (referred to by locals) and does not have backup heat?

Spent a year in Rapid living in the eastern Black Hills in 1986 to 1987 (before the fire). We had one amazing storm where the neighbors garage blew away over the mountain. Snow drifts were as high as the second story in town.

This is the Black Hills. There is nothing abnormal about this weather.

[BBell]

"It was 39 degrees in our living room before power came back on this morning," Kruse said Saturday.

I have never understood why some people in Northern states do no keep an alternative source of heat. When I lived up North I always made sure there was some kind of heat source We could rely on in case of an outage.

[Stand Watch Listen]

What did both farmers almanacs say what the winter will be like?

From The Farmer’s Almanac —

“So, what’s in store for this winter? The “Days of Shivery” are back! 
For 2013–2014, we are forecasting a winter that will experience below average temperatures for about two-thirds of the nation. A large area of below-normal temperatures will predominate from roughly east of the Continental Divide to the Appalachians, north and east through New England. Coldest temperatures will be over the Northern Plains on east into the Great Lakes. Only for the Far West and the Southeast will there be a semblance of winter temperatures averaging close to normal, but only a few areas will enjoy many days where temperatures will average above normal.

“Precipitation-wise, the Southern Plains, Midwest, and Southeast will see above-normal conditions, while the rest of the country will average near normal. With a combination of below-normal temperatures and above-normal precipitation the stage will be set for the Midwest, Great Lakes, and Central and Northern New England to receive lots of snow. Farther south, where the thermometer will be vacillating above or below the freezing mark, Southern New England, Southeast New York, New Jersey, and down through the Mid-Atlantic region will be seeing either copious rains and/or snows.

“And yet, the Pacific Northwest (or is it “northwet?”) where indeed wet weather is almost a given during the winter months, the overall winter season could average out drier than normal.

“Significant snowfalls are forecast for parts of every zone. Over the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, we are “red-flagging” the first ten days of February for possible heavy winter weather. More importantly, on February 2, Super Bowl XLVIII will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey’s Meadowlands—the very first time a Super Bowl will be played outdoors in a typically cold weather environment. We are forecasting stormy weather for this, the biggest of sporting venues. But even if we are off by a day or two with the timing of copious wind, rain, and snow, we wish to stress that this particular part of the winter season will be particularly volatile and especially turbulent.

“And mid-March could bring a wave of storminess stretching almost from coast to coast, bringing a wide variety of precipitation types as well as strong and gusty winds.”

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Is any Paul Revere running through Fargo yelling “Global warming is coming; global warming is coming”.

I think not!

[jocon307]

Oh yes I remember that, it was really bad, although by me we had very little snow.

I remember seeing the trees on the news, just bent right over to the ground with the weight of the snow.

[ridesthemiles]

Another example why wood stoves are still useful.

[Graybeard58]

I fired up the 8 horse snow blower and cleared the driveway. The snow plow truck didn't get by until two days later...

To re bury the entrance to your driveway, like they do here?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

‘zackly.

[Balding_Eagle]

I have never understood why some people in Northern states do no keep an alternative source of heat.

I lived in MN for my first 40 years.

We didn't have backup heat for a very simple reason, we didn't need it.

Notice the woman said it was 39 degrees in the living room? Who needs an additioanl system when you're warm? Normal power will come on shortly.

Real people live there, not a bunch of softies. Those kind will be gone before Thanksgiving.

[potlatch]

Having a bit of Gorbal Warming up that way, huh? Unreal. I remember the movie, Fargo and thought of of Siberia, lol. We actually had a cool front and rain last evening down here in South Texas!! Our ‘cool fronts’ would probably be like a summer breeze to your northerners, hehe!