[433lemans]

South Dakota travel completely shut down. Who else here is hunkered down and where?

[1965gp]

Houston isn’t shut down but it’s damn cold for us! House full of kids spending the night

[Sirrotica]

Every time I hear that term, "Bomb Cyclone" I think it must be a really slow news day. Everything has to be sensationalized in the media.

It's going to be cold, and you might get some snow, and wind, big deal. When I was a kid, we had the same weather, it's called "winter". We bundled up, and if it was too cold, we stayed inside until it warmed up some. The same logic still works today.

The only thing I did to prepare was to get some gas for my generator, in case the power would go out. Tonight I checked all the antifreeze in my 5 vehicles because we're supposed to have -5 degree temps, don't want anything to freeze solid over the next few days. As I suspected, everything is at least good to -25 degrees, cheaper to make sure, than to have to fix damage caused by too little antifreeze.

[433lemans]

-19 degrees this morning, wind 40 mph gusts (-50+/- degrees wind chill) with light snow creating ground blizzard conditions. Currently -14 degrees with continuing strong winds into Saturday morning. Guess it's time to start wearing my winter coat and gloves!

[433lemans]

"Every time I hear that term, "Bomb Cyclone" I think it must be a really slow news day. Everything has to be sensationalized in the media."
Agree!
In my quite a bit younger days I recall -30 to -35 temps, rare as they were tho, and lots of snow, LOTS of SNOW. They weren't "bomb cyclones". But with my advanced age I do respect the importance of staying put in this kind of weather.

[77 TRASHCAN]

Originally Posted by 433lemans

-19 degrees this morning, wind 40 mph gusts (-50+/- degrees wind chill) with light snow creating ground blizzard conditions. Currently -14 degrees with continuing strong winds into Saturday morning. Guess it's time to start wearing my winter coat and gloves!

Wow!!!
Actual temp, here in central Oklahoma was 3 degrees at 8 am, today...

[433lemans]

Originally Posted by 77 TRASHCAN

Wow!!!
Actual temp, here in central Oklahoma was 3 degrees at 8 am, today...

Hooded sweatshirt weather! Lol.

[Half-Inch Stud]

Mid U.S. has waterline, engine block and heatercore woes. We're Still in the mid 40s in No AL. Raining now!! 6 F by 6 AM.

[Tom Vaught]

40 DEGREES RIGHT NOW AND RAIN. Supposed to be 7 degrees by morning.
Michigan typical weather. The 12" of snow days are the ones to be watching for here.
I could handle -45 degrees in Bemidji MN years ago for work so -5 is a cake walk.

Tom V.

see photo #2 A darn good idea for the workers. Snow Blower Picture
https://www.axios.com/2022/12/23/win...olidays-photos

[hurryinhoosier62]

Originally Posted by Sirrotica

Every time I hear that term, "Bomb Cyclone" I think it must be a really slow news day. Everything has to be sensationalized in the media.

It's going to be cold, and you might get some snow, and wind, big deal. When I was a kid, we had the same weather, it's called "winter". We bundled up, and if it was too cold, we stayed inside until it warmed up some. The same logic still works today.

The only thing I did to prepare was to get some gas for my generator, in case the power would go out. Tonight I checked all the antifreeze in my 5 vehicles because we're supposed to have -5 degree temps, don't want anything to freeze solid over the next few days. As I suspected, everything is at least good to -25 degrees, cheaper to make sure, than to have to fix damage caused by too little antifreeze.

X 2, Brad. I swear people are getting “soft”. The ONLY preparations I made before heading down to the farm were making sure all the vehicles anti-freeze was in range(-35 F or lower), resetting the heat pump to “emergency heat”, leaving the cabinet doors open under the kitchen sink and the bathroom vanities and leaving a small trickle of water running in each sink. Here at the farm I made sure all the air leaks in the basement were sealed. Tonight, I’ll open the cabinet doors in the kitchen and the bathroom and leave a trickle of water on. Nearly all of us in the Midwest remember the winter of 1977-1978. This storm is NOTHING when compared to that winter.

[Murf]

Originally Posted by 433lemans

Hooded sweatshirt weather! Lol.

Yeap, I think I’m gonna have to break out the long pants. 😁

[77 TRASHCAN]

Originally Posted by 433lemans

Hooded sweatshirt weather! Lol.

I hope that you AND I can attend the Great Bend event, this coming year!!!

[Drag Star Le Mans]

They talk about polar vortexes and atmospheres rivers here in Washington. Definitely like to fluff it up with tag lines. Colder than normal here in the NW, 6* when I got up Thursday morning 0* if you factor the wind chill. No thanks I'll take 45* and rain all winter.

[Half-Inch Stud]

Our Alabama porch is at 5F this AM. Johnstown PA is more than 35F warmer!

[tempest1964]

-8° when I left for work at 5:45 this morn. Wind chill was a blustery -33°. Brrrrrr
And yes, I made sure to get my brass monkeys in last night! LOL

[sdbob]

I thought this post was about a comet cyclone. We are getting high winds now. Seems about 20-30mph. Still 30s.minimal snow. It's coming I guess. Take one step at a time. I remember as a kid we had cold weather,the local Loyalhanna creek that had all kinds of businesses dumping liquids in(Rolling Rock was one)and sulfur from mines. Water would freeze solid so we rode are sleds on the ice. Outside here in country the drifts would be 4to 5 ft deep. Local excavator used his John Deere crawler to open roads as state and townships didnt have enough plows. Those were winters. We never had 4wd,just lucky if you had posi, installing chains was common.Now to me it seems media sensationalism,to buy something. Oops,I better run and get more toilet paper.

[Heybuck]

Originally Posted by 433lemans

-19 degrees this morning, wind 40 mph gusts (-50+/- degrees wind chill) with light snow creating ground blizzard conditions. Currently -14 degrees with continuing strong winds into Saturday morning. Guess it's time to start wearing my winter coat and gloves!

I just can't imagine what its like to live through those temperatures year after year

If it gets down to freezing (0 centigrade), which might happen just once or twice every winter here, it sure makes the news headlines.

Actually, I'd like to have a white Christmas once in my lifetime. I think that would be very enjoyable but NOT every year.

Christmas Day here will have a low temp of 11 and the high will be 31. Centigrade.

Anyway, I hope you all have a safe and enjoyable Christmas.

Cheers from Australia

[PONTIAC LARRY]

10 degrees here in Ennis TX this morning,,,,, grateful for a hot shower this morning and the new central HVAC upgrade from last Summer

[sdbob]

Well we are getting the snow now, sideways. They are saying heavy at times,then 1 to 3 inches. That's not heavy.

[mgarblik]

I live in the same general area as Sirrotica, within a 50 mile radius. Yes it's cold outside. It is 2 days before Christmas in the Midwest. Bomb Cyclone has, an ominous sound to it. Up until a few years ago, it was just called winter weather. -7 degrees right now, verified by the digital temp readout on my 22 year old Jeep. We have 1-2 inches of snow on the ground blowing around with a coating of ice under it. The interstates, I 75 and I70 have maybe 25% of the road surface snow/ice covered. Growing up 55 years ago in this same area, we would get 1-2 events like this every year. I had a morning paper route with about 75 weekly customers. I remember 1-2 times, my dad loading the papers in the back of his purple AMC Ambassador wagon and driving me on my route to deliver the papers when it was way below zero. If it was above 0-5 degrees F, it was my problem to get them delivered and they better not be late. Today I got an e-mail saying not to expect paper delivery for the next 2-3 days. Wimps. It's a motor route. Yes, I still like reading an actual paper!