Since 2AM, my electricity goes out every 5 minutes or so for a few seconds and then returns, very strange.

There's SUN this morning on the other side of Lake Michigan from you, Judy Good. Yes, it's just 9 above zero, but we only got about 3" of snow and have had no power loss. "Business as usual" here, furnace going strong.

Ha-ha! It was 9 on our weather gizmo, but that was because the battery in the remote died or was frozen. (Not going out there to see which.) Actual temp today was -2F. Wind has scoured snow to the bare ground in some places, piling it up in others. Our sycamore leaves are still dancing happily everywhere. (Darn tree is the last to drop its dinner plate sized leaves.)

We ventured out yesterday to fill the gas can, in case we need it for the back-up generator....and came across THIS. It seems to have rolled off the road...and behind a tree? Very unusual!

Edit: Guess I should explain...I'm having a GREAT time in the snow...but not every one is. Be careful out there!

We had -21F and 3" of new snow(Colorado). Last night, we turned on the gas fireplace for the first time, sat with the cats...so this morning....Ivan, our Bombay Cat, is sitting in front of the fireplace yowling....trying to get us to turn it on for him.😂 Very noisy morning....

We only got a couple inches of snow yesterday morning here but there are some 8-10" drifts on my driveway I will have to deal with tomorrow when it's not supposed to be as windy. Right now it's -4F with a pretty steady wind 15-20 mph but it's predicted to increase this afternoon.

There were a few thousand people in the city that lost power yesterday due to a transformer getting knocked out but I think they have restored the power now.

Over-all not a big deal in my area but I'm not going outside today!

57F next Thursday!!

We seem to have gotten the brunt of the storm out west before the rest of the country. It's been snowing off and on here all week although accumulations in my neighborhood have been low. Temps also at freezing or below all week as well.

While the cold and snow have restricted travel to some degree, it is nothing compared to the freezing rain and ice storm we are undergoing now!! SeaTac airport is closed, ferry traffic interrupted, Seattle bus service cancelled and we are told to stay home!! This is supposed to continue all day, although it IS getting warmer. Widespread power outages but thankfully many have generators (as I do).

Fortunately, I was able to run my last minute errands safely yesterday and can stay home inside and warm. Just such an inconvenient time for so many for this to happen!

Also in West Michigan. Lots of blowing snow and it's about 6 degrees here. The meterologists are saying the worst is yet to come later today. We have filled the feeder twice already this morning, and now I'm watching a hawk out my office window that is hunkered down in the brush. I feel so bad for the animals. Have several shelters outside for cats (I feed a feral) or anyone else that may need them, but there hasn't been any critter activity, except for the birds and a few squirrels, since yesterday morning. I hope we don't lose power, too. Fortunately, our neighborhood has underground electrical lines, but that doesn't mean there can't be a problem elsewhere that could cause an outage.

It only snowed a few inches here in central Kentucky, but the temperature is about 7 degrees and wind chill is below zero. Power was off for several hours, which meant no heat and now it’s 65 degrees in the house, but I’m thankful for even that.

Edit: Just checked and temperature is 0, wind chill is -23. Brrrr !

It is -6F with 25 mph winds gusting to 40 mph. Only got 2 inches of snow so no hurry to shovel until the winds subside. Good day to sit by the fire.

tj

Bluebell66 where do you live again? I am near the lake in Holland.

I took care of any errands I had to do, final grocery store trip, yesterday. With DH driving and dropping me at doorways - it was cold! And the grocery store was a madhouse with shoppers trying to prepare for the holiday and the predicted ice storm at the same time. He turns into supervisor and was directing traffic - inside the store. I sent him back outside to warm up my car and bring it to the doorway again, I'm sure the checker was relieved.

It was 24F and raining as I went to bed last night, everything a sheet of ice. We're on the edge of the warm up here on the coast, and have crawled up to 33F. When did 33F begin to look good to me. No power loss. Yay!

It's still an icy mess outside though. My sis has an appointment in Seattle to have her chemo port removed this afternoon. Worse there, I have my fingers crossed 1) she can get there and 2) they don't call her and cancel. I wanted her to be able to put this entire awful last year behind her to enjoy the holiday, port being the last step. She says she's prepared to wait until next week if she has to - but I'm not willing for her ;)

Must be turning back to somewhat normal in the neighborhood, deer just walked through my yard when I hadn't seen them in two days .....

Neighbor just called from Kona though, they were scheduled to come home for the holiday this evening and their flight into Seattle is cancelled. At least their daughter, SIL, granddaughter are with them. They may celebrate there instead of here at home.

It was in the upper 40s this morning so I ran out and did a few last minute errands. Now the winds have picked up and we had a snow squall, no accumulation. Supposed to go down to 7 f tonight with gale force winds. I am so glad to have my generator.

Judy - not far. In Grandville.

Here in Winnipeg it's -22 C and -7 F. Very very cold, but quiet and no storms. We were grateful that DS and grandkids arrived last night to spend Christmas with us since so many flights were being delayed or cancelled.

Right now in Northeast Ohio it's blowing and COLD. We got some snow but too much. And no ice - so far. Thank goodness for that. I can cope with snow and cold temps but not with ice.

Last night before bed, I dressed and went out in the dark to take down the bird feeders from the tree because I figured they'd get blown down overnight/this morning. I sat all three of them next to each other on the ground somewhat sheltered. Then this morning I saw birds trying to feed, so I just poured the feeder contents out and onto the ground plus went and got an extra scoop to spread in the weeds so birds would have some protection while eating. There have been lots of birds all day.

The two indoor/outdoor cats are hunkered in the house today. Thomas went out once around noon, then came right back in. There is a litter box in the bathroom for the indoor only cat, the boys can use that if they get desperate. Hopefully,

SO thank for the stand-by generator. No worries about outages anymore after all those years, I've had it since 2014.

It's been in the mid to high 50's today and not much rain yet but some very strong winds and coastal flooding during the morning high tide. We actually went out for lunch and picked up a few forgotten groceries. Our forecast is for a severe drop in temperature, heavy rain turning briefly to snow, possible thunderstorms and a return of high winds with the evening high tide at 10:30 causing more coastal flooding. Keeping our fingers crossed we don't lose power.

North of Chicago here we were first supposed to get 11”, then 7”, then 4-7”, and I think we got 2”. Hard to measure, though though, because it was blowing. So the grass isn’t quite covered, the roads are kind of snowy and still snow is drifting across the roads near open areas. If you cleared your driveway, snow blew back over it in spots. So, not to bad in the snow department.

But it is cold! -6°, and windy, supposedly 30mph this afternoon, wind chill -20°.

Here in eastern PA we got about 6" of new snow yesterday, more than was forecast. Then it rained overnight and the temperature rose to the upper 40s. At that point, around 9 a.m., I tried to go to town to pick up something I needed for a project my grandsons and I were working on for Christmas. But my dirt road was a sheet of wet ice. Even the garbage truck slid into a snowbank. So I stayed home.

The temp dropped steadily all day, with a fierce wind. The trash pickup (different company from the one in the snowbank) couldn't come last Friday because of our road condition that day, and didn't come today. This afternoon the wind knocked over the big recycling bin and spread some of the contents around the yard. We moved the bin to my carport, and now all we have to do is remember to put it back out before they come to pick up--whenever that happens. Now the temperature is below zero, and I have a nice fire in the woodstove.

High temp tomorrow during the day is supposed to be "near 8" with a wind chill of -28.

what was supposed to be 5-8" of snow turned into 1" but with very high wind gusts that started wednesday. lost power out here in the boonies at 7:00 this evening. the house went from 70 to 62 in 30 minutes. got power back on a little after 8:00. whew!!!

it's been below zero for 2 days now and still very windy. went out to start my van and it was dead in the water even though it was in the garage with the door closed. hopefully, it'll start by sunday when i'm supposed to go to my son's an hour away!

https://www.autozone.com/diy/seasonal/car-wont-start-in-the-cold

We are up to a balmy +6F with a high of 20F predicted. The wind has calmed down since yesterday but still blowing 5-10 mph. I'm heading out in a few minutes to scrape the snow off the driveway. It shouldn't take more than 30 minutes.

thanks, lucille. i'm pretty sure it's just a matter of a weak battery. it'll have to wait till monday. it's just too darn cold out to mess with it at this point.

the best laid plans of mice and men... 🙄

I'm still crossing my fingers I won't really be affected.

My baby flies in this evening. Their plane left Denver 44 minutes late, this morning. I take that as good news. I don't know if it heads to their part of the country next, or not. But if it can leave Denver ALMOST on time I have to imagine it can leave any place on time. And so far, their flight is scheduled as on time this evening. It's only an hour-ish for them to get to me, and it's a direct flight. So once it makes it to their city, I'll know for sure. I can drive around with what we got. And their city didn't get anything.

ETA: the plane was flying directly from Las Vegas, and is already in the air. Kiddo is already at the airport. And I'm already crying because I'm so excited.

We didn't lose power and it's 10 degrees now with no wind. That's the good news. Now husband tells me the heater for the large koi pond with 16 koi isn't working and the pond is frozen solid. Meanwhile, the little pond one is working so we're pouring boiling water to free the bad pump and put the other working one in the big pond. I can deal with the little one by pouring boiling water in it since it's right beside the porch.

My power just went out a half hour ago, but I have the Generac. My 92yr.old aunt does not - she called me in a panic. She has a gasoline generator that her grandsons will have to rig up as soon as she can contact them.

On the AEP website, I reported her outage and also mine just so they can keep their info updated. It says power should be restored by 4:30pm. this afternoon. Sometimes it is sooner than that, sometimes longer. She decided to wait a little longer before calling the grandsons. And no, she won't want to come up to my house.

It's sunny and mid-40's here in The Land of Enchantment (New Mexico). BUT-- our son and DIL's flights from Anchorage-Seattle & Seattle-Albuquerque were cancelled. So it will be a quiet Christmas at our house, but we are thankful they weren't stranded at the Seattle airport yesterday. We'll try again for Valentine's Day!

I have had no internet or phone..digital... for over 36 hours. Thank God I have a cell! ATT gives no outage info...

So frustrating!

Well I guess I was narrow sighted. They still haven't left... because they lack enough crew for the plane. The storm didn't affect the plane, but still doesn't look like it's gonna happen. Phooey

We are in a warming trend here in central Ohio - all the way up to 10F right now! It was only 3-4F most of the day. Still with occasional strong gusts of wind, but nothing like yesterday with strong winds all day and never above 3F.

I can't tell how much snow landed here, because the wind moved it around so much. There is at least 5-6" on my patio, though- that is how far it came up my boots when I went out to hang bird feeders. I hadn't put them out yet this year, because I didn't want to attract the deer that have been jumping my 8' fence from time to time in search of food (we have a problem with overpopulation in the neighborhood).

Our electric utility has asked us to minimize consumption for today into tomorrow, for fear of high demand causing grid failure like we had last summer during a heat wave. So, I have turned off my plant lights and basement dehumidifier, will leave the porch light off (but still will keep the porch Christmas lights on for a little while - it's Christmas eve!) - and, this morning, instead of putting the new package of chicken straight from the fridge into the freezer , I cut it up, repackaged it, and set it outside to freeze first.