***Official 2021 Weather Thread***

[nfrine]

French Canadians racing snowblowers. What else is there to do?

 

[nfrine]

Need firewood?

Watch a V8-powered chainsaw slice through a tree trunk like it’s butter

If you hate chopping wood at the cottage, get ready for some serious chainsaw-envy. An Australian company has tricked out a chainsaw with a V8 engine

cottagelife.com

 

[BCClone]

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French Canadians racing snowblowers. What else is there to do?

Guy next to you gets in front and you just aim that chute at him.

 

[cstrunk]

Bring the bulldozers to Texas, please.

 

[BoxsterCy]

-20 below forecast for Mpls Sat and Sun night. Been a while since I recall straight up -20.

 

[cstrunk]

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.

 

[clonedude]

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.

Welcome to 2021! Could it be worse than 2020? It’s the end of the world people!!!!!

 

[SaraV]

There's some cars in my complex's parking lot that haven't moved since the big snow 2(?) Tuesdays ago.

People going to be in for a rude awakening, I think.

 

[NoCreativity]

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.

Extreme temperatures? Your highs ate around 19 and in the mid-20s next week. We haven't even seen highs anywhere close to that in Iowa for a week now and prob another week before we even break 15. Plus we have about 20 inches of snow on the ground, 3-7 is nothing.

 

[cyfan92]

I'm old enough to remember when the wind chill was above zero in Iowa...

 

[Entropy]

I am amused by the optimism.

 

[CYEATHAWK]

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.

December 1983. Brutal....everywhere east of the Rockies. Looked back on the history books and Huntsville, Alabama went down to -1. Galveston's lowest was 14! That's crazy cold that far south. Hopefully things don't get that bad for you folks this year. It doesn't sound good however. Stay safe.

 

[dafarmer]

Weather forecasters only need to say 3 words, then move on to sports- IT'S F'ING COLD!

 

[CYEATHAWK]

Extreme temperatures? Your highs ate around 19 and in the mid-20s next week. We haven't even seen highs anywhere close to that in Iowa for a week now and prob another week before we even break 15. Plus we have about 20 inches of snow on the ground, 3-7 is nothing.

Teens for highs in the panhandle are no big deal. You start doing that on a daily bases for a week down DFW's way....let alone San Antonio or Austin things get different real fast. They are not geared for extended periods of cold. A day.....maybe two, okay. But not this.

 

[NoCreativity]

Teens for highs in the panhandle are no big deal. You start doing that on a daily bases for a week down DFW's way....let alone San Antonio or Austin things get different real fast. They are not geared for extended periods of cold. A day.....maybe two, okay. But not this.

Yeah, I should have researched before I posted. Turns out their infrastructure isn't built to handle those conditions that far south.

 

[throwittoblythe]

Teens for highs in the panhandle are no big deal. You start doing that on a daily bases for a week down DFW's way....let alone San Antonio or Austin things get different real fast. They are not geared for extended periods of cold. A day.....maybe two, okay. But not this.

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.

 

[farm85]

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.

Pretty sure that I heard the farmers are planting corn in Texas...

Stay safe & try to keep "warm".

 

[mynameisjonas]

I am amused by the optimism.

I have never been so excited for 25°.

 

[cstrunk]

Yeah, I should have researched before I posted. Turns out their infrastructure isn't built to handle those conditions that far south.

Folks down south just aren’t acclimated for any kind of cold.

Yeah 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.

 

[CYEATHAWK]

Yeah 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.

Wow......never thought of that. Salt water having a lower freeze point......that's bad. I guess plumbers are going to be making bank for the next few months.