This is what an ice storm looks like, and it’s happening today.

Good luck to all in purple..

Frozen solid

Life is pretty much at a standstill at my home base and many others across the Midwest and Northeast… We had a major snow storm and it turned into a major ice storm as temperatures warmed up.

While Armageddon has yet to occur, several forecasters were calling for it. Grocery stores were filled with rude and ignorant humans.. And an occasional bike purchase was made, for some strange reason.

Being prepared is fine. But being prepared by buying every gallon of milk in nonsensical. 

People need to watch more PREPPERS

Heads up! Sunday ice storm set to hit Northeast..

Epic Ice Storm Possible; Millions Could Lose Power

A major ice storm will plague Arkansas over the next week, causing major power outages. I look at the possibilities and past ice storms.

Get ready. Get set. It’s winter.. Wait! It’s not winter!

This may be the WORST of winter before it even begins!

Epic Ice Storm Possible; Millions Could Lose Power

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An official Coal Speaker 30 second ‘how (not) to’ shovel on a post ice storm driveway ..

Two dozen states, 100 million Americans

Two dozen states, 100 million Americans

Sorry Phil. Expect ice.

Ice Storm Greets the Groundhogs

IMPACTS…SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO
THICK ACCRETIONS OF FREEZING RAIN.

* WINDS…EAST TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE VALLEYS…AND
SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH ON THE RIDGES. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
WEST ACROSS THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS AND CENTRAL MOUNTAIN`S IN THE
WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON…AND INCREASE TO 15 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE LATER WEDNESDAY.

…Snow is one thing. Freezing rain for hours upon end are quite another. And a half inch of ice with 40 mile per hour winds is going to be possibly disastrous for a whole lot of people.

Hunkering down: Chicago’s deserted streets..

This storm is beyond impressive..

And while we may not appreciate the weather that IS falling, we perhaps should respect it

The storm is hitting about 2,100 miles in length of the United States with over a foot of snow, and there is a large radius around that 2,100 miles that will be burying people under heavy snow and a dangerous amount of ice.

Living through history typically means you’re living through something bad. And this storm is historic in its affects.. Which means it won’t be fun in the least..

Greetings from a snowy East.

Ice and snow abounds..
Slush covers the grounds..
Misery in your town.

A rhyme is the best I can come up with to deal with the misery of yet another storm.. this time affecting over 100 million Americans. The future radar of my area is appalling, frightening, and yet mesmerizing. If what they say will happen indeed happens, it appears there will be a massive ice storm that by tomorrow will have over 1 inch of ice in parts of the dark coal region of Pennsylvania and many other places too. That is a prospect sure to cause fear.. power outages.. no heat during a cold storm that has snow, ice, and rain all mixed together.. It may be nasty.

Hopefully not. After all, the staple of the great winter storm, the frozen pizza, won’t be able to be made without power..

We are slaves to modern life, aren’t we?

It's going to be a long week

 
While I am not a typical ‘run to the store to get bread and milk!’ excitable kind of guy, the latest weather forecasts coming out from various model runs are giving me cause for concern.. A major winter storm, with blizzard conditions possible in many areas, and an nasty ice storm in others, is forcing me to evaluate and .. perhaps get to the store for a 2 to 3 day haul of food. Just in case.

It may be good to do if you’re in any of the areas tonight on this National Weather Service warning map in the blue or pink colors…Which is a vast and expansive part of the United States of America.

You know the big storm that is set to impact 100 million Americans in time for Groundhog Day?

Well, news just got worse.. it could end up being a significant ice storms in a lot of places by Wednesday.. With a half inch to an inch of set set to fall after several inches of snow, it may potentially be chaos by Wednesday morning .. I was hoping for a pure snowstorm if anything.. an ice storm is surely not something anyone wants to experience.