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Mrs.Greg

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Looks like we might be getting the tail end of the States bad storms. News tonight said worst weather in 20 years heading our way :?
 

IL Rancher

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I can... Last calving season, lol... Souns like the weather pattern is going to change for a while over NA... I know they are saying (And this is a wild guesss on their parts) that this weekend we could get hit by a doozy.... Ground is nice and froze hard this morning... The ruts are going to be real fun..
 

ranchwife

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though the thermometer says 35 right now, the wind is howling and has been so for the past week!!! Drops the temps down into the single digits in a heartbeat! Forecast is calling for single digit HIGHS and below zero for the nights by this weekend!! That danged old river of ours might gorge yet this year!!! if it does, I will be posting some pretty spectacular pictures!!! :shock:
 

Mrs.Greg

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The severe weather warnings are posted for Tues. night...hopefully the weather boys will be true to form and be wrong.

We had the craziest wind last night,been cleaning debris up in the yard today.
 

PureCountry

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Know what you mean Mrs. Greg. Wild night for sure. We're supposed to get 4-6" of snow, which isn't much, but with a 60mph wind, it won't be fun to be outside. Not sure why they're calling it a 20 year storm, but I guess we'll find out soon enough.
 

Big Muddy rancher

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I've been on the road all day. I am in Regina tonight. Not nice out on the Hiways. Wind and ground drifting. Hope it has cleared by tomorrow night so I can get home.
 

PureCountry

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Well, the storm has hit. I wouldn't call it a 20yr storm, like they were saying on the news the last couple of days. But, the meteorologists are still saying that, because it's the largest high/low pressure system combination they've seen in, well, 20 years. Started snowing through the night sometime, and we've had 2-3 inches so far. -12C with 50-60mph winds aren't makin' it too comfy out for man or beast. This is what the Environment Canada Weather Warning says:


AN INTENSE DISTURBANCE CROSSING SOUTHERN ALBERTA HAS PRODUCED SNOW AND STRONG WINDS OVER CENTRAL ALBERTA RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 CENTIMETRES HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH LOCAL HEAVIER AMOUNTS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR MUCH OF TODAY AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE NORTHWEST AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF AND THE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH. BRISK WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES NEAR MINUS 30 HAVE RESULTED IN EXTREME WIND CHILLS OVER THE HIGH LEVEL REGION. THE WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE LATER TODAY WHEN THE WINDS DIMINISH.

If we were getting 2-3' rather than inches, like some of you folks got in Colorado and such, I'd call it a 20yr storm. This is just a cold snap and a snow squall. One more reason to throw another log on the fire, pour a cup of something hot, curl up with Momma in a blanket and try to figure out why we keep having babies every 20 months. :p :p
 

the_jersey_lilly_2000

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PureCountry said:
Well, the storm has hit. I wouldn't call it a 20yr storm, like they were saying on the news the last couple of days. But, the meteorologists are still saying that, because it's the largest high/low pressure system combination they've seen in, well, 20 years. Started snowing through the night sometime, and we've had 2-3 inches so far. -12C with 50-60mph winds aren't makin' it too comfy out for man or beast. This is what the Environment Canada Weather Warning says:


AN INTENSE DISTURBANCE CROSSING SOUTHERN ALBERTA HAS PRODUCED SNOW AND STRONG WINDS OVER CENTRAL ALBERTA RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 CENTIMETRES HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH LOCAL HEAVIER AMOUNTS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR MUCH OF TODAY AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE NORTHWEST AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF AND THE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH. BRISK WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES NEAR MINUS 30 HAVE RESULTED IN EXTREME WIND CHILLS OVER THE HIGH LEVEL REGION. THE WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE LATER TODAY WHEN THE WINDS DIMINISH.

If we were getting 2-3' rather than inches, like some of you folks got in Colorado and such, I'd call it a 20yr storm. This is just a cold snap and a snow squall. One more reason to throw another log on the fire, pour a cup of something hot, curl up with Momma in a blanket and try to figure out why we keep having babies every 20 months. :p :p

And be thankful she's not like your cows...and has a calf/baby every 10 or 12 mo LOL
 

Mrs.Greg

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PureCountry said:
Well, the storm has hit. I wouldn't call it a 20yr storm, like they were saying on the news the last couple of days. But, the meteorologists are still saying that, because it's the largest high/low pressure system combination they've seen in, well, 20 years. Started snowing through the night sometime, and we've had 2-3 inches so far. -12C with 50-60mph winds aren't makin' it too comfy out for man or beast. This is what the Environment Canada Weather Warning says:


AN INTENSE DISTURBANCE CROSSING SOUTHERN ALBERTA HAS PRODUCED SNOW AND STRONG WINDS OVER CENTRAL ALBERTA RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 CENTIMETRES HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH LOCAL HEAVIER AMOUNTS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR MUCH OF TODAY AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM THE NORTHWEST AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF AND THE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH. BRISK WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES NEAR MINUS 30 HAVE RESULTED IN EXTREME WIND CHILLS OVER THE HIGH LEVEL REGION. THE WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE LATER TODAY WHEN THE WINDS DIMINISH.

If we were getting 2-3' rather than inches, like some of you folks got in Colorado and such, I'd call it a 20yr storm. This is just a cold snap and a snow squall. One more reason to throw another log on the fire, pour a cup of something hot, curl up with Momma in a blanket and try to figure out why we keep having babies every 20 months. :p :p
Its sure not nice out there,no school buses running,can't see on the hwy's,big snow drifts,but ya your right Pure we've had way worse and in the last 20 years....I guess it was nice to have the warning a few days ahead.At least snuggle with the wife this time can't do any damage :p
 
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Anonymous

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I wish you guys would keep that stuff north-- but it doesn't sound like that will happen...

Temp at 5AM was 34 degrees-- temp now is 46 degrees with 40 mph NW winds - regular Chinook out...But the weather boys said the cold is coming across the border now and the temps should start dropping--and by tonite its supposed to get to 5 Below with a 20-30 Below chill factor......

Then they are predicting lows of 20-30 Below for a few days.....
 
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Anonymous

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It got to a balmy 48 degrees just before noon today-- Now it has dropped to 4 degrees with 30-35 mph NW winds and a windchill of 20 Below...

The icebox door has been opened......
 

ranchwife

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temps are supposed to be hovering around -15.....then you add in the bitter cold, howling north wind and we are gonna be in for one long, cold night!! This is supposed to hang around for the weekend!! Don't mind the prospect of getting snow (Lord knows we could use a foot or 2), but the cold is really starting to get to me in my "old age"!! :roll:
 

Jinglebob

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50's yesterday and a lite breeze.

12 right now and a wicked wind.

And it's going to get worse.

Ahhh, January in SD. Don't you just love it? :wink:
 

IL Rancher

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We were in the 40's yesterday and will be today as well.. But the wind is howling for the last 3 days. Than we will get rain and freezing rain on Friday,sleet turning to snow Sunday/Monday with projections ranging from 0 inches to 8... Every day it switches, I'll start really listening on Saturday morning..

OIf it snows they are talkign about highs in the single digits next week and lows -10 or so.
 
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Anonymous

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Well JB and ILL- get ready for a good nip as this stuff is supposed to move south and east....Temp this morning is 10 Below with about a 30 Below chill factor...Wind did go down some during the night and must only be 20 -25 mph now.....Nice thing is all the snow went south and east of us....

Weather boys are predicting a high of 3 Below and low tonite for 20 Below.. Local weather boys say this could last until first part of next week--but the computer runs are predicting some warming by the weekend...I'm cheering for the computers :wink: :lol:
 

ranchwife

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temp right now is -5 and the wind is pretty steady at 20......drops the temps down to a windchill roughly -45!!! Guess the daughter won't be driving to school today...sounds like a good day to catch the bus!! Supposed to be playing Townsend in basketball, but we will now wait and see...... :?
 

IL Rancher

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Sounds like the cold is going to hit here just in time for the folks who start calving late January.. We are getting a nice "freeze drying" affect around here in that it is actually getting dusty when a week ago it was muddy as all heck... Cold just takes the moisture right out of the top layers of soil.. Gosh it is cold out this morning.. Not temperature but the darn clipper that we are having it is just howling... Need to burn some netwrap and some wood that got blown down this summer but afraid I would start a grass fire with all this wind we have...


I am really hoping for more snow and less sleet and freezing rain.. That being said, the less it snows the faster we will warm up.. I just hope we don't get snow all around us while we get freezing rain, that would be the worst.
 
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