I remember that winter.Seriously though, Texas and more of the south is in for quite a winter disaster of historic proportions over the next 7 days. 2 major winter storms projected and extreme temperatures only seen once every few decades. The long duration of the cold weather is also on the extreme end of the spectrum.
I'm just hoping for more snow and less ice, but some places are going to get hammered.
Regardless of precipitation types and amounts, electric utilities are already warning customers to limit power usage in anticipation of extreme demand that may cause rolling brownouts for some.
This is being compared to the winters of 1899 and 1983 for Texas.
I had a similar experience visiting family in Tampa.Just a story for reference...
One winter I had to take a trip to LA during a “cold snap.” It was probably 50 degrees in the morning for a low. I saw a woman at a bus stop wearing a Canada goose parka with a scarf wrapped around her head. The guys at our construction site were all wrapped up too during the morning stretching. I was wearing a short sleeve shirt and they thought I was insane.
Folks down south just aren’t acclimated for any kind of cold.
I imagine irrigation systems could be rough too. Here everyone gets those blown out for the winter and the shutoffs and backflow preventer are usually kept inside, I know in some southern locations those are outdoors and I'm guessing don't get blown out.. a sustained freeze would **** a lot of those systems upYeah it's also the plants and animals and fish that aren't going to be able to handle the cold. I read about how huge numbers of fish and marine life died along the coast in other arctic outbreaks because they suffocated from not being able to breathe oxygen from the cold water.
Lots of landscaping/decorative plants will get killed off.
I'm most concerned about losing power. Lots of people will have frozen/busted pipes, even with power... But without power it'll be nasty.
I had a similar experience visiting family in Tampa.
Probably the most surprising to me was visiting DC in December once and they got a quick 2 inches of snow one afternoon. The city grinded to a halt. I kind of figured they would be a little better prepared for that. Its not like they never see snow.
What do you do when it’s 110 outside?That subzero B.S. is exactly why I moved to Arizona.
Don't go outside.What do you do when it’s 110 outside?
That subzero B.S. is exactly why I moved to Arizona.
So I guess no different than being here in the winter.Don't go outside.
So I guess no different than being here in the winter.
But when it's 110 I get to sit around naked. Advantage Arizona
The same thing I do when it's 100 in DM. Get off work early and sit in the A.C.What do you do when it’s 110 outside?
out in public I can always add more layers on when it's cold.. I can only take so many off before it's indecent exposure in the heat...But when it's 110 I get to sit around naked. Advantage Arizona
Thank god that only happens once or twice tops in a summer.The same thing I do when it's 100 in DM. Get off work early and sit in the A.C.