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Siwsan

(26,295 posts)
Thu Feb 17, 2022, 03:56 PM Feb 2022

Our Winter storm seems to be a bit of a no show

The snow depth predictions were all over the place, anywhere from 3 to 8+ inches. All of the schools canceled, today.

They are still calling for 3 to 6" but Weather Underground says maybe 1". We are JUST now getting some flurries.

Oh well. Nothing to do but wait and see. The snow blower is gassed up and Sunday is going to be sunny and in the 40's.

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Srkdqltr

(6,326 posts)
1. That is our Michigan weather. Wait a min and it will change.
Thu Feb 17, 2022, 03:59 PM
Feb 2022

We have had rain down here (south of the BigD) supposed to snow after 3. We will see.

Siwsan

(26,295 posts)
2. We had some rain, which is what worried me
Thu Feb 17, 2022, 04:02 PM
Feb 2022

A lot of the storm drains are still ice clogged. I went out with an axe and cleared one of mine. I'm at the lowest point in the development so the last thing I want is a huge ice pond at the end of my driveway.

They are saying the precip will end by midnight so if it wants to inconvenience us, it had better get busy!

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
3. Same here with severe TS!
Thu Feb 17, 2022, 04:12 PM
Feb 2022

Still under 5 weather warnings & alerts, byt radar shows storm has passed by! Yaaaaaay!

Stay safw, All. Huge storm. Still another 4-5 hrs of tornado watch here...

Srkdqltr

(6,326 posts)
4. I just went out to bring the trash can in and I can't get to my mailbox because of ice.
Thu Feb 17, 2022, 04:25 PM
Feb 2022

And it's snowing over the ice. How Fun. Mail will stay out there until tomorrow. I road my scoter thing I didn't walk.

Siwsan

(26,295 posts)
5. Most of the ice on my pathway to feed the ferals disappeared, today.
Thu Feb 17, 2022, 04:30 PM
Feb 2022

It was much easy going when I went out to give them their afternoon feed. I avoided the remaining ice by cutting through a flower bed. And I wore my wellies instead of snow boots.

My cousin told me to take the ashes from the fireplace and toss them on the ice. It gives you traction.

I'm just going to keep hoping for an early Spring.

Diamond_Dog

(32,091 posts)
6. I had to hang onto our old swing set this morning
Thu Feb 17, 2022, 04:44 PM
Feb 2022

I wandered onto a pool of lumpy ice. I was thinking i might have to crawl the 6 feet or so on my hands and knees to get off of it. I managed to find some secure footing after a couple minutes. The absolute last thing I need to do is fall!

We’ve been getting rain off and on all day and the flood warnings are numerous all over NE Ohio.

2naSalit

(86,804 posts)
7. It sounds like your weather...
Thu Feb 17, 2022, 04:58 PM
Feb 2022

Mimics what we have a day or two ahead of you. We are having wind right now, 35+mph sustained for over a minute... you can't really call them gusts when they are that long can you?

We may have had an inch of snow since Monday, it was in the 50s all weekend, got into the teens last night, but it's above freezing now and likely to repeat last week all over again.

MiHale

(9,782 posts)
9. You guys in southern Michigan...
Thu Feb 17, 2022, 05:28 PM
Feb 2022

Come on up to the lower pen “snow belt” we have no snow and are expecting none of any consequence.

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