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Old 11-05-2008, 10:50 AM
 
Location: Sandhills
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Yea looking at weather I think its going to be more north of us SC. And by sunday if we do get anything out of this, she will run into good roads.

I have always been pretty proud of how our state does on roads. But its tough if the wind is blowing.

YOu give your daughter a big ole Nebraska welcome.
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Old 11-05-2008, 07:49 PM
 
Location: Nebraska
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Thanks, tpabes, and Guru!

She was with me in March when we came out to look at the property, but we drove down from the airport in Rapid. When Hubby and I moved here in April we drove across from I-29 and I've gotten a good look at I-80 and 83. I've already told her the reasons for the gates on the on-ramps! LOL

She liked it here (even ate Rocky Mountain Oysters!) but being in her 20s with a Bio degree she couldn't live where we do. I'd like her to meet a young cowboy (sigh) rather than the bar wasps and yuppie puppies she is used to; but her finding a young man who can tolerate her natcheral cussedness and independence is difficult! (Don't know where that comes from - must be her dad.) I'm not too terribly worried - she can fix a pickup engine or a flat quicker than most men her age, and has a lot of common sense, not to mention emergency supplies. But - she has never driven in snow before. I assumed the interstates would be cleared quickly, but was worried about black ice and snow on the smaller roads. I've been thru states that had excellent and constant plowing - and others, not so much. We got caught in a sudden blowing snowstorm in the Black Hills; three inches in as many hours with drifts, but only one plow - going the opposite direction! - the whole time. So I was nervous...Thanks for the advice!

We did get a LOT of fluffy windblown snow(about two hours' worth) this afternoon and some of it stuck briefly, but it all turned to slush then melted by dark. We've got winds of 28 with gusts to 48 right now, and it feels like more weather moving in. If the roads are icy and the winds are still high, we may call off school tomorrow! Some of our kids live pretty far off the roads and it might be bad for them to try to drive in. Weather Underground is saying three inches tonight; if it is on top of this melted-snow-freezing, it might be a good idea to just sit home and stoke the woodstove!

Last edited by SCGranny; 11-05-2008 at 07:57 PM.. Reason: added snow report
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Old 11-06-2008, 01:26 AM
 
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Dang, here it's just windy and chilly. It was BEAUTIFUL on my birthday (yesterday) but windy. Today was pretty nice, I think it was in the 60's. It's 47 now.
There's been some rain, but no snow yet. Thank goodness. I know it's November and all and we've normally had our first snow by this time, but darn it! I'm not ready for cold weather just yet!
I hope your daughter gets in safe SCGranny!
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Old 11-06-2008, 09:39 AM
 
Location: Nebraska
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HOLY COW WE HAVE A BLIZZARD GOIN ON!!! ROFLMAO
OK the wind still hasn't died down and the snow is really ripping - totallly AWESOME. We did cancel school. Here is a pic of the house from the end of our garden...

Can you see the house?? LOL
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Old 11-06-2008, 09:41 AM
 
Location: Omaha, NE
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HOLY COW WE HAVE A BLIZZARD GOIN ON!!! ROFLMAO
OK the wind still hasn't died down and the snow is really ripping - totallly AWESOME. We did cancel school. Here is a pic of the house from the end of our garden...

Can you see the house?? LOL

That's awesome SCGranny! I cannot wait until our first snowstorm of the year! (even though we are in the same state, our weather here is slightly less bipolar than yours!)
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Old 11-06-2008, 01:07 PM
 
Location: Central Nebraska
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LOL, I always hated the first snowstorm when I lived in Omaha because it seems like everyone forgets thier winter driving skills and there are so many accidents. Its the same in my area but to a lesser extent.

The wind sure is howling, we had a small bit of heavy snow here and it looked like SCgranny's pic for a couple minutes. Although the weather service says your in a Winter Storm warning, looks like a blizzard to me SC. You probably need more snowfall to get the "blizzard" warning. Be careful up there! Should be some nice sized drifts out there. Sounds like our neighbors to the north are just getting hammered. I heard 40 inches in Deadwood.
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Old 11-06-2008, 01:13 PM
 
Location: Ridgway/Saint Marys, PS
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We had a little snow earlier, its about 35 degrees.. but winds gusting around 40 here in Ord
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Old 11-06-2008, 02:36 PM
 
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We're supposed to get snow here tonight. It's in the high 30's now and insanely windy. Looks like I spoke of our beautiful weather alittle early!
That's just CRAZY SCGranny!! Wow!
I'm alittle excited about our first snow now that I've accepted the fact that it's getting cold out.

tpabes - Thanks for the birthday wishes!
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Old 11-06-2008, 10:27 PM
 
Location: Nebraska
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Exclamation Still Blowin'

Word up - Merriman and Interior have been without power since 3 pm Wednesday. (Talked to a gal in Merriman - she was leavng her house for a house with power when I called.) Word is that Deadwood SD is at 46 inches and Pine Ridge Indian Res has 20 foot drifts. We only have 4 foot drifts right now but the night is young... Wish I could tell you how hard the wind is REALLY blowing here, but the gauge is frozen. Somehow I don't think it is "5mph" though!!

We brought our dogs with us, a German Spaniel and Afghan hound. The spaniel has only been in snow once; the Afghan was adopted from a puppy mill in FL and never has seen snow. They both LOVE cavorting in the high winds and blizzardy condtions. It is still blowing hard here - I was offline for several hours - and the power has been flickering but no outage yet . Word is that there are over 300 power poles down north and west of us; it could take several days for power to be reinstated. More pics in the AM when the sun comes up....
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Old 11-08-2008, 08:48 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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I'm assuming SCG lost power, I hope your ok.
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