Started last night when I went to bed about 10:00pm with some light rain that quickly turned to ice. Then some sleet around 11ish. By then I was sound asleep.
Got up about 5:30 to a good 4" of snow, 40mph winds and drifts 12" or more. My first course of business was to get the snow away from the back door so we could get outside. Then make a path from the shop to the house so I could get the generator up to the house if needed.
Luckily the lock on the shop door was not iced over as in the blizzard of Christmas Eve 2009. However, the door was frozen shut at the bottom from the ice and snow. I then had to get a steel spade-nose shovel to get it broken away so I could get the door open.
By now with the wind and sub freezing temps my face and neck were beginning to sting/burn. I had been out for only about 20 minutes. Now I can see how people trapped outside die so quickly. Right now about 7:30ish it is still snowing and blowing around pretty hard. It’s light enough now to get some pics. I’ll see if I can get them posted later.
Got up about 5:30 to a good 4" of snow, 40mph winds and drifts 12" or more. My first course of business was to get the snow away from the back door so we could get outside. Then make a path from the shop to the house so I could get the generator up to the house if needed.
Luckily the lock on the shop door was not iced over as in the blizzard of Christmas Eve 2009. However, the door was frozen shut at the bottom from the ice and snow. I then had to get a steel spade-nose shovel to get it broken away so I could get the door open.
By now with the wind and sub freezing temps my face and neck were beginning to sting/burn. I had been out for only about 20 minutes. Now I can see how people trapped outside die so quickly. Right now about 7:30ish it is still snowing and blowing around pretty hard. It’s light enough now to get some pics. I’ll see if I can get them posted later.