incoming weather

[glenn57]

I ain't moving any till its over!

only if i need to get something important.........like more beer!!!!!!!!!!!

[glenn57]

  wife and I are sitting here chillin, she looks out the window and tells me she should get up and close the curtains. And say f#$&+ the world.

Yep she's not impressed with the snow and impending storm!!

[Bobberineyes]

Speaking of beer, I best bring some in from da garage.  Just started here south metro bout an hour ago,  thought I'd have a little fun and stuck a yard stick in. Started at the 3" mark, hopefully the squirrels will leave it alone.

[mike89]

big list of schools closed or e-learning tomorrow and thursday already!!!!   

[glenn57]

big list of schools closed or e-learning tomorrow and thursday already!!!!

that coming on the bottom of your TV screen while watching days of our lives!;

[Dotch]

Hallmark! 

[mike89]

big list of schools closed or e-learning tomorrow and thursday already!!!!

that coming on the bottom of your TV screen while watching days of our lives!;

not on your life would I watch that!!!!   

[Dotch]

2" of snow at the ranch as of 4 p.m. 2/21. Fairly dry feel to it. Should go thru the blower nice along with whatever comes along behind it.

[Steve-o]

Yeah, so far round one is coming down light and fluffy - should be easy to dispose of.

Don't know what to expect for round two in terms of H2O content in the snow.  Late season snows can get really heavy.

[glenn57]

Watching Nora  seen Rocori is closed tomorrow, for now.

St cloud school district is closed tomorrow and Thursday. Some of the burbs of st cloud are closed tomorrow some both days... For now.

[dutchboy]

St. Cloud has burbs?

[HD]

I took a snow day for Thursday....I drove it in 91, but now I'm older and not wiser. 

[glenn57]

St. Cloud has burbs?

yea....sartell, sauk rapids, even i think st stephen, but its not really connected!!!!!!

[Dotch]

Yeah, so far round one is coming down light and fluffy - should be easy to dispose of.

Don't know what to expect for round two in terms of H2O content in the snow.  Late season snows can get really heavy.

Since I'm sure inquiring minds want to know, the 2" of snow this afternoon here melted out to .13" of liquid equivalent precip. That translates to .065" of precip per inch of snow, more typical of a January snow than a late February to March snow, so far.

[glenn57]

Yeah, so far round one is coming down light and fluffy - should be easy to dispose of.

Don't know what to expect for round two in terms of H2O content in the snow.  Late season snows can get really heavy.

Since I'm sure inquiring minds want to know, the 2" of snow this afternoon here melted out to .13" of liquid equivalent precip. That translates to .065" of precip per inch of snow, more typical of a January snow than a late February to March snow, so far.

so essentially your saying there;s not a lot of moisture in that snow......correct!!!!!

[glenn57]

Dotch how's that little corgi doing in the snow with them short legs😂

[mike89]

Dotch how's that little corgi doing in the snow with them short legs😂

going to make tunnels!!!   

[glenn57]

  

[Dotch]

Are you making fun of our furry little 4-legged munchkin?  I need to try to keep her pooping area cleaned off. We still should be keeping her incision dry if we can. That's one thing about her tail we found earlier in heavy snow. She loves snow and likes to play & burrow in it. At least you can still see her tail!

Not as much water in this snow for this time of year as what we'd typically expect. When talking to the weather gurus at the SROC over the years, .07" or less per inch of snow is normal for late December & January. We had some wetter snow in that time frame earlier so it tends to average out. .1" or more is more in line with later February thru April snowfall. Sometimes when moving that kind of snow with the tractor & bucket, it's almost blue colored. You can see it moving 8' - 10' ahead of you in a big slab.

[roony]

Don't know how much it snowed overnight but I have some pretty good drifts in the yard this morning. Its not snowing teal hard right now but this light stuff is blowing. The warden seems to think she has to get to work today...we'll see if I can get the truck out of the yard. I'm not much for moving snow till its over.
Dotch, you always get all the "Johnny Come Lately" Blizzards!

[glenn57]

kinda hard to tell how much we got here..4-5 inches at the most.....for now. clear blue skies at the moment. i'll clean off the deck and sidewalk, the rest will wait.

[LPS]

We ended up with about 4" of fluffy stuff.  I haven't moved it yet.  Plan on doing it today once it warms up some.  Sitting right at -20 but happy to know it is a big warm up coming on Sunday. 

[Gunner55]

It looks like we may get 6, maybe 7", now. With most of the damage coming between 1-7 pm. Up to .1" of ice to go with that too.

[roony]

Well taking the lazy way out Sucked! Got stuck bigger than chit because I thought I could drive through this light stuff instead of getting the tractor out. WRONG! It's just too icy underneath to get much traction. There usually is a time or two every year that I wish my truck was 4wd and this was one of them.
I did get the warden to work on time though so that's the main thing.

[glenn57]

yea getting stuck sucks big time!!!!!!! i'd personally never own a truck without 4 wheel drive...especially for what i do. mt first ever truck didnt have it..so i learned from that experience!!!!!

according to the NWS we should be free from more snow till about 1-2 this afternoon!!!!!

[roony]

I know about 4wd but I got such a good buy on this 2wd I couldn't pass it up. I bought itv5vyears ago with 75k on it for $3000. It dont owe me a thing.But there are a couple times a year when I wish I had a better winter vehicle. I'm thinking about a 4wd SUV for the warden.

[glenn57]

I know about 4wd but I got such a good buy on this 2wd I couldn't pass it up. I bought itv5vyears ago with 75k on it for $3000. It dont owe me a thing.But there are a couple times a year when I wish I had a better winter vehicle. I'm thinking about a 4wd SUV for the warden.

hard to pass up a deal like that Roony!!!!!1

[dutchboy]

Good tires and some weight in the back & that truck should go through a lot of light fluffy snow.

[roony]

Yes dutchy but the problem is my driveway out here in God's Country is a sheet of ice. That and I got a little hung up.

[dutchboy]

Ice sucks for driving on. I remember dad had 2 pieces of railroad track. He would put one behind each fender in the truck and than a gunny sack of sand to keep them from moving around. He always had weight and then sand for traction if he got stuck. But that was back in the late 60's.