severe ice threat

[DarkRose]

Starting to get interesting in Columbus!

Noticed about an hour ago the puddles on my back concrete porch were starting to turn to slush. Have had light power flickers 4 or 5 times in the last 10 minutes, enough to reboot the DVR and TV, not enough to trip the power centers or surge suppressors on my computers or reset alarm clocks yet. 25th and Taylor area in Columbus

Heads up Weaker and U.S. Patriot! Whoever other Columbus-ites we got on here...

Last I saw my home thermometer says 27, been dropping maybe a degree and hour from 30 degrees a little after lunch...

 

[toddk]

Snow and wind here in NW indiana... Not much to report. Waiting for the big hit at 9 pm..

Good luck all.

 

[Brown]

app 3/8" freezing rain and sleet last night here in Brownsburg but only sleet for the last hour or so. No power issues yet but have plenty of firewood moved in and the camping stove ready to go!

 

[longbow]

Moved the propane tanks and gas next to the burning wood stove, the generator is in the family room ready to go!






please don't do any of those things

 

[longbow]

Just had an Ice downpour a few minutes ago..............

 

[ThrottleJockey]

Moved the propane tanks and gas next to the burning wood stove, the generator is in the family room ready to go!






please don't do any of those things

Crap, now I've gotta go move everything......

 

[HICKMAN]

pretty nasty out, we've got branches breaking off the trees

 

[thompal]

I just hope that tree beside my driveway doesn't fall on the wifes van it's almost new with 148000 miles on it.

How'd you get 148,000 miles on a tree?

 

[longbow]

pretty nasty out, we've got branches breaking off the trees

I was just outside in shorts, flip flops and shorts and it wasn't too bad.....nothing beats walking in ice pellets with flip flops on in the winter!

 

[E5RANGER375]

pretty nasty out, we've got branches breaking off the trees

same in indy on the south side. its coming down good. this round might knock out power to a lot of people.

 

[DHolder]

I noticing the wind picking up. That, could spell disaster. No..."DISASTER" is how you spell disaster....oh crap, I'm talking to myself!

 

[Hemingway]

I can't get my hose unwound so I'm just filling up 5 gallon buckets and throwing the water on the driveway to keep the rink surface smooth. I should have been better prepared and brought the hose inside to get it warm.

Other than that, I've got a sleeping bag and a few pounds of oreo's so I'm good for the rest of the week.

 

[mrjarrell]

Went out and measured the sleet on the driveway. Got a couple of inches on top of ice and some nice little sleet drifts all over.

 

[jeremy]

Mmmmm....

Oreo's...

 

[Ashkelon]

The NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration website has now upgraded prediction from perhaps power losses to definite power losses based upon temps, wind and ice.

These are the scientists making these brazen statements not tv talking heads. Followed NOAA for years never known the site to post up anything this defintive.

Looks like Central Indiana is up for a rough week.

 

[E5RANGER375]

yeah with the wind, i can see it being bad. every time it blows, limbs are coming down in my yard.

 

[03A3]

Same here, limbs coming down. Will get real chitty when the wind picks up more. Done lost power once but only for an hour. I'm sure that won't be the only time.
I'm in Knox county near Vincennes.

 

[Bikerdad61]

Got two big Elm Trees on each side of the house and Limbs breaking off and falling all over the place !! Looks like a Tornado went thru.
Watching the weather channel and they recently said that I-70 from
St.Louis to Kansas City has been closed.

 

[DarkRose]

Was just outside in Columbus, went out and started my Blazer and ran it for a few to run the rear window defrost to make things easier in case I have to pack up the munchkin later. Got windshield and back window cleared...

Temps swinging between 27 and 29 on my thermometer, my parents in east Columbus read between 30 and 31 on dads fancy weather station...

Heard a few branches breaking, and some snapping and cracking going on. Still minor power flickers here and there, but not frequent.

I love bad weather, but don't love property damage, everyone stay safe!

 

[JayPea]

Along with mrjarrell in Hamilton County we are seeing a lot more sleet. I've got 2 inches or more of sleet on top of about a quarter inch of ice. The first round of sleet combined to make a nice 1 inch sheet of ice earlier today, the additional sleet will make a solid sheet for sure. I'm from the gulf coast originally so we're pretty prepared for power outages from hurricanes except for the whole below freezing thing. It's a lot easier when it's 80 degrees or warmer.