Author Topic: OT-- Midwest storm (Read 2968 times)

stimpylu32 · « **on:** January 12, 2007, 08:58:41 AM »

Just saw the weather for the midwest , all you guys in Ok. Ka. Mo. and n. Tx. , lots of ICE comming so be safe and stock up for some power outages over the next few days .

Keep safe and we will keep you in our prayers .

Richard

Dillohide · « **Reply #1 on:** January 12, 2007, 09:20:10 AM »

Thanks ... here in Arlington between Dallas and Fort Worth waiting for it. Plan on going to the rifle range day break early tomorrow but might not make it.

Datil · « **Reply #2 on:** January 12, 2007, 11:56:08 AM »

Hi Stimpy, I think I'm far enough south and east I don't think I'll
any problems But you better watch out I think it's headed for you.
Hope you don't get frooze out and lose power, Take care Marv.

Hey my finger is not as fast as my mind always leaving out words.
Sorry my post didn't come out Sorry Stimpy I didn't want wish you any mis fortune.
Marv.

stimpylu32 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 12, 2007, 12:09:15 PM »

Marv , I'm IBEW , i'll be the only one on my road that has power . but will be bizzy , a sparky is a handi pet to have in an ICE storm .

poncaguy · « **Reply #4 on:** January 12, 2007, 12:15:46 PM »

Lucked out so far here in Nothern Oklahoma, 1" sleet so far, missed the freezing rain.................at least for now!

eskimo36 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 12, 2007, 01:02:12 PM »

I am in SE OK and it is raining straight down and freezing on everything.

GregP42 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 12, 2007, 01:14:51 PM »

I am just south of Stimpy, but I can tell you that I will be the only one around that has power if it goes out! Two years ago I lucked into a 5kw generator for $50.00, it needed the carb replaced was all, it runs fine and gets exercised once a month, I also keep a 5 gallon jerry can of gas for it with stabil in it.

Just got to keep the rift raft away from the house and I will be just fine.

Greg

Ditchdigger · « **Reply #7 on:** January 12, 2007, 01:48:42 PM »

It's supposed to hit me at around midnight here in Durant Okla.,but its just raining for now. Just put a mental picture of all the Praire dogs cuddled up in there holes out in the panhandle.With them cuddled up real close we should have a bumper crop of little one's to shoot in June, Stimpy.

MSP Ret · « **Reply #8 on:** January 12, 2007, 02:08:58 PM »

Take care guys, here I am in the northeast, I hope to get up to the usually frozen and snow covered Maine for some coyote hunting in a day or 2 and stay for the week perhaps. It's usually below zero with a few feet of snow on the ground by now, but no snow to speak of and quite warm, but the coyotes are liking it I hear....be very very careful on those roads guys....<><....

I hear Al Gore claimed to have invented global warming, do you think there is any truth to that?

Hairtrigger · « **Reply #9 on:** January 12, 2007, 02:25:57 PM »

I have my snowmobile gassed up and headed twords the door. Hoping they send us SOME snow

Datil · « **Reply #10 on:** January 12, 2007, 02:27:04 PM »

Al Gore would be a good one to blame Gobal warmer on!
He can't invent any thing. just my 2 cents, Marv

Ed Hill · « **Reply #11 on:** January 12, 2007, 03:06:32 PM »

Thought you might enjoy seeing what we have for "severe weather" in the PRK...

SACRAMENTO . In response to forecasts for unusually cold temperatures throughout much of California in the coming days,
officials with the Governor..s Office of Emergency Services (OES) and the California Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) today urged Californians to prepare themselves, their family members, and their animals for the possible effects of the inclement weather.

The National Weather Service has reported to OES that temperatures will drop into the 20 and 30s Wednesday night into Thursday, followed by daytime temperatures in the mid 40s in most areas. On Friday and into the weekend, temperatures will drop further, reaching the high teens to low 20s in most areas at night, and continued daytime lows in the mid 40s.

Exposure to extreme cold can be dangerous to your health,.. said Dr. Mark Horton, State Public Health Officer. ..To protect yourself
in extremely cold weather remember to wear several layers of clothing, travel with caution and be alert for the symptoms of
exposure.

Suprised I made it through the day!
Ed

Mac11700 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 12, 2007, 03:21:27 PM »

I got all the vehicles into the garage...60lbs of ice melt on hand...Generator ready to rock & roll...and it's going to be freezing within the hour here...eee gads...round 2

Mac

joshco84 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 12, 2007, 04:19:39 PM »

yup im just waiting on the boss to call so we can start pushin snow. I think this storm has the possibility of really bein a bad one ice wise, but probably not too bad snow wise. Plus if we lose power dad has a lincoln welder/generator so we are good.

shaner · « **Reply #14 on:** January 12, 2007, 04:48:18 PM »

well it aint that i dont like yu guys and i wouldnt hope bad on anyone , but if yu would all be so kind as tokeep that crap out there we dont need any of it in ohio , we dont like dont need it an dont want it!!!! sorry had to say it ,,, , take care guys , hope ya all the best in the crap

Graybeard · « **Reply #15 on:** January 12, 2007, 05:38:40 PM »

I'll be thinking of you guys this weekend while I'm out shooting skeet in my short sleeves basking in the warm of 70+ temps and waiting for it to hit us late Monday or Tuesday. They are saying it might not rise out of the 30s here on Tuesday or Wednesday one of the other, I forget which but otherwise it will be 20s for lows and likely 40s for highs here.

stimpylu32 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 13, 2007, 05:34:59 AM »

GB

As Elmor Fudd would say ( Your Dis-pic-able ) we got 35 and rain , too nasty to even walk out and set up targets .

stimpy

eskimo36 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 13, 2007, 06:28:44 AM »

Well...we lost power last night about 11:00. Built the fire and and have the generator running so we can power the TV and satelite to see what is coming next. We are supposed to get two more waves before it clears out on Monday and leaves us with bone chilling cold. If the freezing rain breaks for for a while this evening, I am going to Take my 38-55 TM after a coyote. The skinnyones and the ones with little or no hair will be out scrounging on these cold nasty days.

Mac11700 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 13, 2007, 07:05:20 AM »

1/4"-1/2"ice last night early morning...more coming tonite/tomorrow if the freeze line stays where it is..I hope it pushes back away from here...there's a small chance it will...They are calling for high winds tomorrow night..... so I may be on generators yet...Got my fingers crossed it will not be icing when it hits again...

Mac

Graybeard · « **Reply #19 on:** January 13, 2007, 07:20:49 AM »

I didn't sleep much last night, nothing new about that as it's about 5-6 nights in a row now. So I sure wasn't feeling too chipper this morning and was an hour late showing up to shoot. I still got in two rounds, the first with my .410 was a 21, I let the low house targets get away from me on stations three, four and five before getting my act back together. I then broke out the Krieghoff and shot a round with the 28 ga tubes and turned in a 23. Wore my mesh vest over a t-shirt and was a bit warm but made it OK. Had to turn on the AC on the way home to cool off.

ozarkhillbilly49 · « **Reply #20 on:** January 13, 2007, 07:39:57 AM »

timber is iced over about a quater inch here in northwest ar. igot a good fire going and am awaitng arrival of a ultra varmint fluted in .243 and an ultra varmint in 22wrm. hope they are both good shooters. my ham and beans is about done. this is a great forum with a lot of nice folks around!!! glad i found it!!take care all!!!!

ONE HOLE 4570 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 13, 2007, 07:51:36 AM »

Nw Of OKC 3 in or so of sleet, got the genni ready with lots of fule. No feezing rain all that seems to be south of the city
I'm at work at the moment Have to work this weekend, the sick do not heal themselves when the weather is bad
Good time to reload for all you stuck indoors

stimpylu32 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 13, 2007, 08:03:31 AM »

49

Welcome aboard , you will love the 22 it is one of my best shooters . and the 243s are no slouch in their own right .

stimpy

bigjeepman · « **Reply #23 on:** January 13, 2007, 08:07:56 AM »

Bill ... get out the sunscreen ...

All you others ... great reloading weather ...

WARNING .... for those reloaders w/o power, please do not reload with candle light !!!

Good luck to all ...

billy_56081 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 13, 2007, 08:13:49 AM »

Could you guys all get together down there , suck in and blow

really hard towards the north. We have alomost no snow hee in MN and I wanna go coyote hunting.

lik2hunt · « **Reply #25 on:** January 13, 2007, 08:17:52 AM »

We haven't gotten it too bad here in Durant, OK yet. Mostly rain. There is about 1/4" ice on the trees and and powerlines, and my PU is covered up in it too. Supposed to continue through the weekend, but we somehow always skirt the worst of the stuff right where we are for some reason. Traffic seems to moving quite well on the highway in front of my house. We'll see what tomorrow brings. I'm staying inside unless absolutely necessary not to.

hoosierhunter · « **Reply #26 on:** January 13, 2007, 09:54:36 AM »

I just finished washing 4" of mud of my truck from checing traps this morning.56 degrees and 2 inches of rain yesterday here in the Hoosier state. Down to 35 now with rain ,sleet, snow mix coming. Down to 8 on wed. If you don't like the weather in Indiana, wait ten minutes, it will change. LOL.

Lost Okie · « **Reply #27 on:** January 13, 2007, 11:27:13 AM »

hoosierhunter. Indiana weather. Having lived in Central and SW Okla, North central and Central Indiana, Indiana and Oklahoma weather are about the same when it comes to change, hang on to your hat, here it comes!. You will find that Okie weather changes a lot more but does not get the long deep cold spells near as much. Both are windy, Indiana has higher humidity.
Okla does not have as many small lakes but does have a lot more shoreline. Anyway, all the ice makes for a lousy day to shoot or hunt

ballew · « **Reply #28 on:** January 13, 2007, 08:21:19 PM »

I'm from Bartlesville, Ok. fairly new here. Just wanted to say,Glad to see some other Okies on this site. We have had nothing but sleet here.

Odinbreaker · « **Reply #29 on:** January 14, 2007, 02:41:37 AM »

All I here in WI is were is the snow we ar not haveing winter it just got cold the last few days but brown all over. It's just not WIS in january