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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Major Storm for late week in Midwest and NE
2022-12-20
[AccuWeather] Federal forecasters are predicting a major snowstorm hitting much of the U.S. this week, potentially threatening Christmas travel plans.

The National Weather Service wrote on Twitter Sunday, "A major storm system is forecast to impact much of the Nation leading up to Christmas Eve, with widespread gusty winds, areas of heavy rain and heavy snow, as well as bitter cold in its wake."

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Current Temp is near -50F in parts of Yukon and Alberta.
Snow is already unusually deep in parts of MN, MI and NY.
La Niña years are like that.
Major problems will be:
1. Traffic Disruption during pre Christmas travel, and
2. Electrical outages- very strong winds will follow rain/snow.

Posted by:Lord Garth

#16  This Friday (12/23) we're looking at 8-12 inches of snow, 0F Temp/-35F wind chill and 25mph winds - gusting to 45mph.

Again, it's called 'winter' in the upper Midwest.

If I'm lucky, maybe the high winds will blow the loose snow (it will be pretty 'dry' at those temperatures) off most of my driveway.

But it will probably just collect the immediate township's total accumulation and dump it next to my garage.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2022-12-20 16:38  

#15  forecast to impact much of the Nation

Boy you can't get more specific than that location-wise. I tell ya the National Weather Service are Wizards!
Posted by: CrazyFool   2022-12-20 15:23  

#14  Why people (like us) move south.
Posted by: Tom   2022-12-20 15:11  

#13  "The planet has a fever" Fat Albert Gore.
Posted by: Regular joe   2022-12-20 14:07  

#12  made Rantburg.
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-12-20 13:18  

#11  yeah whatever..we just had a 6.4 quake and it barely rated the local news.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2022-12-20 12:13  

#10  The Extra-Rich to Africans:

"Don't you know people are cold in America if you don't eat the bugz?!"
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-12-20 09:58  

#9  Forecast
Thu 22 | Night
9°
NNW 21 mph
A few clouds from time to time. Gusty winds diminishing after midnight. Low 9F. Winds NNW at 20 to 30 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-12-20 09:55  

#8  How can this be happening? Al Gore and Greta Thunbrrg told us that the world is on fire and we're all going to die from heatstroke soon. /sarcasm
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia    2022-12-20 09:12  

#7  Good luck with it skid, sounds like you're prepared.
Posted by: Chris   2022-12-20 09:09  

#6  ^^ Yup, it's been that way for a very long time.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2022-12-20 07:46  

#5  Gas generators filled and test started for barn and bunkhouse electric.
Propane burners set for barn heat and water troughs.
Cetane added to truck, tractor and diesel storage tanks.
Trees downed last winter trimmed, cut, dried and stacked for the fire pits.
Bulk propane tank for the big house topped, generator oil changed and unit test fired. Heat mass propane fireplace, warming.
Heatpump HVAC replaced last summer.

Horse jackets are on. Dog jackets are pending.
Hay bales stacked in barn on projected wind walls.

Warming fluids Jameson, Bullet Rye and Hornitos double stocked. Routine selection of deep reds renewed. Beer is here.

Winter in the country, is a thing.
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-12-20 00:55  

#4  The Arctic blast set to bring Christmas chill to millions of people will cause 'life threatening temperatures', spark Christmas travel chaos and Mississippi could see the coldest temperatures in five years
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-12-20 00:31  

#3  Wind chills as low as -40 to -60 as dangerous blast of arctic air to tighten its grip on large part of U.S.
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-12-20 00:20  

#2  Here's how much range electric vehicles lose in the cold
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-12-20 00:07  

#1  Yepper, gonna be cold sleeping in the streets down on the border.
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-12-20 00:07  

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