Ice Storm!

CCC4 · December 05, 2013, 01:45:01 PM

Well, we're in for a bad one it looks like! I cut this morning through mostly rain then it went to bouncing off my helmet. Cut 2 loads and it started coming down and nasty! Got a Southern front that is going to screw us royally. Power companies are already calling homes and saying 6 days w/o power! Dangit! All I have is electric heat...but I have generator so maybe we won't freeze. Weather guessers are saying now that we could get up to an inch of ice and 10 inches of snow by Monday night. Ice is already forming on the trees.

Hope evyone stays safe and warm while alot of States deal with this Winter blast. Have a good day!

terry f · December 05, 2013, 01:55:33 PM

Looks to be almost country wide, cold here.

CX3 · December 05, 2013, 02:42:18 PM

Snowing like crazy here in south missouri. Schools closing like crazy and I'm getting my hunting stuff together lol

CCC4 · December 05, 2013, 04:19:10 PM

Yeh man, I'm near the Missouri line dead center in Arkansas, the weather map shows the State line being the seperation point between ice and snow. Ours have changed to sleet...come on sleet! Sleet won't tear limbs out and maybe our power will stay on...fingers crossed!

CX3, where are you located in S. Missouri? About as far North as we log is Gainsville. I used to do a bunch of riding up at Chadwick, do you know of Chadwick? Stay safe man!

shortlogger · December 05, 2013, 04:27:32 PM

Ice is building on the trees here in Scott county , I'm staring out the window dreading getting on that cold wet icy tractor to go put out hay .

shortlogger · December 05, 2013, 04:37:10 PM

The lights are starting to flicker may not have power long !

CCC4 · December 05, 2013, 04:41:34 PM

Yeh, I heard Fayetteville was loosing power at noon today. Our roads were icing when I got out of the woods today. Dang I hope this doesn't get like '09! I have my fingers crossed for ya shortlogger! Hope yer power stays on!

duckslayingpro · December 05, 2013, 04:59:22 PM

Trees were starting to ice over pretty good here at around 130. Just came home and roads were getting slick here in Ripley co. Hope everyone's power stays on and this craps blows out of here.

CX3 · December 05, 2013, 05:00:58 PM

Then you know where sparta is lol

CCC4 · December 05, 2013, 05:03:10 PM

Ripley, Missouri or Indiana?

CCC4 · December 05, 2013, 05:05:34 PM

Quote from: CX3 on December 05, 2013, 05:00:58 PM
Then you know where sparta is lol

Yup! Is that where you are? Man they have a really nice TT track up there! I think they were talking about opening it up for 2014 and have races again.

treeslayer2003 · December 05, 2013, 05:08:21 PM

I feel for you guys. last I heard we spossed get mostly rain. you guys stay safe. stay home.

CCC4 · December 05, 2013, 05:10:54 PM

Hey CX3, do you know "Hedgerow" from the other sites? He has that GTG "Hedgefest"?? I think I'm gonna hit that this coming Spring...April I think it will be.

CCC4 · December 05, 2013, 05:17:24 PM

Hey there slayer Mike! You better believe I'm gonna sit at home!

! I haven't had a day off in like 3 weeks! I can't remember though!

!

thecfarm · December 05, 2013, 05:45:07 PM

The poor trees. We went through one years ago. I will take 2 feet of snow any day. Which we don't get 2 feet of snow at one time.

duckslayingpro · December 05, 2013, 07:21:53 PM

Ripley county Missouri around Doniphan, MO

CCC4 · December 05, 2013, 07:43:07 PM

Quote from: thecfarm on December 05, 2013, 05:45:07 PM
The poor trees. We went through one years ago. I will take 2 feet of snow any day. Which we don't get 2 feet of snow at one time.

The '09 ice storm was devistating to the timber here. NFS claimed a loss of 32% of their timber. The best I remember we got 1/2 to 3/4 of ice on the trees! I cut stands of pine after that storm, I would say 65% of the pine lost their tops down to the first set of ring knots and 20% of the broken timber had broke 20 ft. up...snapped off clean. This timber was very nice, mostly 3 ft on stump. I lost ALOT of pine futers on my own property. That Spring I went hog hunting in my secret little knook of the NF, and what used to take a 1 1/2 hr hike ended up taking 2 1/2 hours. The steep slopes were mostly fine but the lower hollows had fell in on top of themselves. After that ice storm the wild hog population exploded and will be here for a long time to come!

CCC4 · December 05, 2013, 07:55:59 PM

Quote from: duckslayingpro on December 05, 2013, 07:21:53 PM
Ripley county Missouri around Doniphan, MO

Heck man, your not far from me at all! I'm between Mtn. Home and Calico Rock.

ScottAR · December 06, 2013, 12:46:51 AM

Still rain here but small amounts of ice are building on the cars in the drive... The 09 storm hit us really hard as well. Demolished the power grid and ruined a lot of timber too. At least the power grid is new? Fingers crossed.

CCC4 · December 06, 2013, 10:16:52 AM

Other than being absolutely bored out of my mind....the power is still on ! YEAH! Snow came in sometime around 3 am and put nearly 6" of snow and it is coming down in masses! We are now expected to get 12" by tonight. Snw and ice isn't going anywhere for a while..gonna be -2 tonight!

That's just ridiculous...70* to -2 in 48 hours! So this years extreme temps for Arkansas are 105* to -2! That's impressive really.

How's everyone holding up today?

RPowers · December 06, 2013, 10:31:18 AM

We avoided much ice here in central Madison Co. Got maybe 1/8" of ice then the changeover to sleet, now just snow. We live off grid with wood heat and propane for cooking, so I wouldn't know if the power went down anyways. Speaking of the 09 ice storm, I've seen some gorgeous mature timber just ruined by that mess. I lost some nice trees on my place as well, the tops broke down like a bunch of fingers 30-40' up.

CCC4 · December 06, 2013, 11:31:52 AM

I just opened the front door and see that we have 10 inches + of snow!

I sort of wish I lived off the grid and wasn't dependent on electricity as much. I need an outdoor wood burning stove really bad...but they are so so *DanG expensive!

duckslayingpro · December 06, 2013, 01:04:30 PM

No were not very far apart then. We made it through the ice here. Maybe 3/8 to 1/2 in but have around 8 inches of snow on the ground. Power has stayed on here.

ScottAR · December 06, 2013, 05:59:36 PM

The lights are still on here. We got some snow but mostly sleet. The roads are passable now, but darkness will make them worse quickly. Coulda been a lot worse for sure.

clww · December 06, 2013, 06:48:23 PM

We're supposed to see rain here at The Beach, but ice north-west of Richmond.
We had a record high of 80 degrees here today. It's still 76 outside now.