Ice Storm

[Milton]

How are you folks in Oklahoma doing in this weather?

 

[Stevie]

I hear it's pretty bad south-east of my location(I'm about 45 miles NW of OKC). South east and south of OKC, the folks are catching hell I guess.

Not so bad where I'm at. Just sleet and rain, a bit accumulating on trees and powerlines. Supposed to just sleet and snow after dark, so I should be good unless the entire power grid collapses(Like last time!)

Folks were running around buying supplies and generators yesterday. I already had about anything we might need. I did buy a couple bottles of ketchup, and some TP....just in case!!!

 

[Gutpile Charlie]

I'm north of Tulsa about forty miles. It is 6:52 CST here now and nothing. Getting colder but no precipitation.

 

[TNDixieGirl]

I just talked to my sister in OKC. She said they have a few inches of snow with freezing rain and sleet.

 

[jrm53]

I'm in NW Ar. at 8 pm our rain has changed to sleet I hope it stays that way. Jeff

 

[Faulkner]

We're getting some sleet in the central Ozarks, and man is that blowing wind cold!!!

 

[Muley Gil]

That storm is heading our way. The weathermen/women/people are predicting anything from 1" to a foot, starting sometime tomorrow. Lows in the low teens on Sunday and Monday mornings.

Just praying that the power stays on.

 

[ancient-one]

I, along with many others, am very thankful for that nice sleet covering the yard. We were supposed to get much freezing rain with a good chance of power loss. That happened south of us within 35-40 miles. Downed trees, power poles and lines.
Glad I didn't have to use the generator fuel, batteries and water that I bought yesterday.

 

[snakeman32]

I feel for you guys that are getting the ice. We are just getting a bunch of snow here in the Wichita, Ks area. Hopefuly no one has to get out in this stuff. If you do, be careful.


snakeman

 

[7shooter]

Just got my 2010 MN license tags for my Jeep and it comes with a warning that the stickers will not adhere if the temperature is below -10F. I already knew that.

 

[gunlovingirl]

Up to 6" of snow, with some sleet mixed in, for Nashville by this time tomorrow. It's just not right.

 

[tomhenry]

We're getting the "second round" (according to Tulsa news) and it's now snowing. The streets were ok as of 10 am Friday morning, but there's ice on my lawn and trees. My newish fotenias are bending so I guess I'm going to go out to try to save them.

2000 homes were without power in Tulsa but most have it back on by now.

Lots of accidents yet Tulsa cops have something called "operation slick streets" where they don't respond to calls of mere fender benders. Be safe out there.

 

[markedup]

Glad I didn't have to use the generator fuel, batteries and water that I bought yesterday.

Back when we had Labradors and Wirehaired Pointing Griffons,
my wife and I joked that if it got too cold we would just throw
on another dog. Now we have two Miniature Foxterriors. I feel
for you folks.

Mark

Remembering the Blizzard of '78

 

[jframe]

Up to 6" of snow, with some sleet mixed in, for Nashville by this time tomorrow. It's just not right.

You moved South to get away from this crap, didn't you, Misty?

 

[tomhenry]

Up to 6" of snow, with some sleet mixed in, for Nashville by this time tomorrow. It's just not right.

I lived in Nashville when I was in college. First thing Nashvillians do when they hit ice is slam on the brakes. Body shops love it.

 

[rchance]

I delivered some material there and the guy receiving the material told me I'd better get out of dodge before it was to late so I did. I went to tucson to find Mr. Earp. No sign of him yet so maybe I'll cause some trouble and see if he shows up.

 

[Grayfox]

We've had all manner of nasty junk falling out of the sky today. Rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow. For the last few hours it seems to have settled on sleet.
Welcome to the sunny South.

 

[ancient-one]

My thankful for the sleet post was a little to soon. Last night we got about a half inch of ice and today about eight inches of snow. The thing that saved our power was a light wind, otherwise a bunch of limbs would have taken out the power lines. Some of the people just S/SW of us who lost power yesterday got more ice last night.

 

[Smithhound]

Heavey fast sticky snow this afternoon N of Chatt. turning to sleet/freezing rain. All necessary stockpiles are put up, we're ready here.
Quality reloading weather. Might can convince the Mrs. to generate a little extra body heat tonight, woo-hoo!
RD

 

[bricker]

Just talked to my son in Choctaw OK. They have 8-9" of snow on top of their ice. I moved to GA to escape that nonsense!