Geos Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Low 30s pushing there way into the Chicago area with a decent amount of sun. 29° here in Racine. 0.3" of snow at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 IND already calling for 55 here next Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Well, you couldn't time this any better. Furnace crapped the bed sometime in the middle of last night, and today was the first day in weeks above freezing. Just glad the ridiculous cold is over since it may be a few days to a week until the new furnace arrives. Made it all the way up to 38 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Sorry to hear that Cyclone with all the expense and inconvenience this entails. Hopeful that warmer wx arrives soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Well, you couldn't time this any better. Furnace crapped the bed sometime in the middle of last night, and today was the first day in weeks above freezing. Just glad the ridiculous cold is over since it may be a few days to a week until the new furnace arrives. Made it all the way up to 38 today. That's a real bummer. I had to replace my furnace in February of 2008. Actually I think it was this very same week. Looks like Saturday night will be the coldest/most challenging. I hope you have some space heaters or something to keep warm with! --- Made it to 30° here today. Didn't hit freezing, but I know it will soon. Snow compacted a little, 13" depth. Sunday will be Day 70 of snow cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Pics of this mornings hoar frost. It was just gorgeous. That is very rare around here. The first several pics are when the fog was still burning off so the sky was a murky hazy gray still, but once it cleared, blue sky took over. I had never seen anything like that around here before that I can remember. That type of stuff is usually reserved for the places in northern Oakland county or around Ann Arbor on those nights where they end up like 10 or more degrees colder than the surrounding areas. 28 and sunny... First day with snow melt in like ever Apparently today was the first time it had made it above 30 at WFO DTX since January 15th. Definitely felt "spring-like" outside today with all the sun, I actually hacked away at some of the glacier that has formed near the curb at my house in shorts. You could have legit got a tan out there today with all the snow reflecting... Still got about 13" of snow on the ground here in spite of the melt. A little less depth than the 'burbs I'm sure, on the borderline-freezing days like today the urban heat island really works against snowpack. I saw some bare grass along I-94 in the sheltered areas earlier today... a sight I have not seen for at least a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Well, you couldn't time this any better. Furnace crapped the bed sometime in the middle of last night, and today was the first day in weeks above freezing. Just glad the ridiculous cold is over since it may be a few days to a week until the new furnace arrives. Made it all the way up to 38 today. That sucks. Luckily you missed the nasty stuff, but even this kind of cold still requires the furnace enough. Did you have to buy some space heaters or do you have a back up? I've had this worry about my own furnace (its an early 90's Trane) I actually bought a woodstove a few weeks back, but won't put it in until this summer (plus i need to figure out a source for firewood). Its more for a backup then a main heat source. My mom had her furnace go out during a very cold stretch many years ago and I think she was using her oven (natural gas) to keep it as warm as she could (think it dropped into the 50Fs). Chilly tonite with that breeze...around 10F here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Well, you couldn't time this any better. Furnace crapped the bed sometime in the middle of last night, and today was the first day in weeks above freezing. Just glad the ridiculous cold is over since it may be a few days to a week until the new furnace arrives. Made it all the way up to 38 today. Hopefully you get it replaced by the week of the 24th, as the cold is set to return after the thaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 7 years ago...one of the greatest snowstorms in LAF history. Here's one of my pics from then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Sorry to hear that Cyclone with all the expense and inconvenience this entails. Hopeful that warmer wx arrives soon. That's a real bummer. I had to replace my furnace in February of 2008. Actually I think it was this very same week. Looks like Saturday night will be the coldest/most challenging. I hope you have some space heaters or something to keep warm with! That sucks. Luckily you missed the nasty stuff, but even this kind of cold still requires the furnace enough. Did you have to buy some space heaters or do you have a back up? I've had this worry about my own furnace (its an early 90's Trane) I actually bought a woodstove a few weeks back, but won't put it in until this summer (plus i need to figure out a source for firewood). Its more for a backup then a main heat source. My mom had her furnace go out during a very cold stretch many years ago and I think she was using her oven (natural gas) to keep it as warm as she could (think it dropped into the 50Fs). Chilly tonite with that breeze...around 10F here. Thanks fellas. Yeah I already had one space heater, but the furnace dude was kind enough to bring me two others to borrow. They're all working pretty nicely, actually keeping it in the mid 60s in here. Luckily the basement is deep enough it doesn't seem to get too cold down there past a certain point. The furnace is a boiler. Basically the water pump that circulates the hot water through the system crapped out, and then leaked water down into the electronics, which shorted out 3 different relays lol. It also apparently ruined the gas valve, so got the main shut off to keep gas from seeping in. Fun times. Down to 15 here. Supposed to hit 7 tonight and -2 tomorrow night. Really looking forward to the warm up later this weekend. Can't get here soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 7 years ago...one of the greatest snowstorms in LAF history. Here's one of my pics from then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KokomoWX Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 7 years ago...one of the greatest snowstorms in LAF history. Here's one of my pics from then. This has been a great winter but what I wouldn't do to see one of these again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Down to 2F... winds go calm and the temp plummets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Snow pack here is apparently still prone to blowing around. Had a fresh 3 or 4 inches of snow on my road this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Down to 10° here this morning. Snow pack in the Plains going quick. Picture from a little while ago of the frozen, arctic like Lake Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Take a look at this live streaming camera from Quebec City, where they are getting hit hard by snow this morning! http://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/webcameras/index.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Another sun soaked day... be interesting to see how many sunny/mostly sunny days we've had this winter... Up to 8F now. Geos- Could you walk to Michigan or is there still some open water out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Another sun soaked day... be interesting to see how many sunny/mostly sunny days we've had this winter... Up to 8F now. Geos- Could you walk to Michigan or is there still some open water out there? A couple days ago there was open water near the shore. So I don't think I would risk taking a walk on it! I'm sure a small animal could walk on it easily. Up to 17° here now with sunshine increasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Gray day with deep snow. Umm...what else is new Jokes aside I do notice that the streets have some puddles despite temps below freezing and no sun, so we are getting to that time of year, but overall its deep frozen snow on hard frozen ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 DVN adjusted the point down to -5 tonight. Have 5 electric space heaters humming tonight. 3 upstairs, 2 down in the basement. Main concern is to keep the pipes from freezing. At least after tonight the subzero garbage should be over. By the time the next wave of cold hits next weekend, or the following week the heat should be back. Looking out the window and seeing all the surrounding houses with steam plumes rising from their chimneys is sort of hauntingly depressing. They're all comfy and warm. Warm here too with the heaters going, but the security of space heaters is not very good compared to a home heating system. Just goes to show that every time you hear your furnace kick on with a night like this you should be thankful lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 last night below zero fail. stay warm buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Just got up, made some coffee and glanced out the window. Surprise!! It's snowing. I think I could pass gas and make it snow this year. Just looked at radar and it appears that a lake effect plume is making it down here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 About 3° for a low imby. Temp rise of 8° already. Tomorrow is Day 70 of straight snow cover. If the EURO plays out then I'll get to Day 73 (possibly 74) and that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Another night below zero here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 blue skies, sunshine...white snow by the mile.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Got down to -3. Back up to 19 now. Temps out in western Iowa are in the mid 40s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 There's a possum out front eating a snowball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 There's a possum out front eating a snowball. lol. Pics? Sioux City just shot way up to 58. Pretty impressive. They have northwest winds gusting to 36 or something. Doesn't look like there's any snow left on the ground there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Snow snow snow...winter wonderland today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Illinois Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 There's a possum out front eating a snowball.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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