Chitown Storm Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Looks like we're going to see low temps around -15F to -20F this weekend in a few spots. It's a good thing we've been getting bouts of light snow during this stretch. Brutal cold with no snow would suck. +1 on walking the dog. Pure torture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Low of 6, with a windchill of -7 this morning. Pretty impressive cold snap by super Nino standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Well the -12F in the forecast failed...dropped to about -5F with south winds... 3F now and its snowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 this biting cold has made walking the dog a total pain in the ass i don't believe there are humans who enjoy this kind of cold It’s good to finally have some real cold in the air and deep snow covering the ground. After wallowing in the warmth this Fall and early Winter, finally tapping into arctic winter is so satisfying. It's the snow/cold junkie in me, but you almost have to be to spend a Winter in the deep isolation of the UP wilderness. I love the lure of living in a place where tow straps, a shovel, sand, a sleeping bag and .45 cal are standard vehicle equipment. The road up to my little camp, tucked away in the woods is covered with fluffy fresh snow, with just my tracks, as I'm one of the only souls up this way and def not enough for a plow to come out. so...it's 4 degrees, a crackling fire is warming my feet... snow's in the forecast and a ham in the crockpot. I seriously don't think life can get any better. That, or I'm just easily satisfied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 3 cold related deaths in chicagoland so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 and ham in the crockpot....bannable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 and ham in the crockpot....bannable 6 hours on high with brown sugar and honey. Falls apart scooping it out, then I package and freeze it for later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 3 cold related deaths in chicagoland so far That's one of the nice things "among many others" having Lake Mich "shield" us from the extreme cold compared to the other side. Although it did get down to 9 at my house last nigh with a clearing sky. Bo doesn't have that to protect him anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Got below zero for the first time this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Hard to believe it could make a run at 40 tomorrow per forecast considering the weather today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 3 cold related deaths in chicagoland so far Extremes kill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 poverty kills. fyp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 It’s good to finally have some real cold in the air and deep snow covering the ground. After wallowing in the warmth this Fall and early Winter, finally tapping into arctic winter is so satisfying. It's the snow/cold junkie in me, but you almost have to be to spend a Winter in the deep isolation of the UP wilderness. I love the lure of living in a place where tow straps, a shovel, sand, a sleeping bag and .45 cal are standard vehicle equipment. The road up to my little camp, tucked away in the woods is covered with fluffy fresh snow, with just my tracks, as I'm one of the only souls up this way and def not enough for a plow to come out. so...it's 4 degrees, a crackling fire is warming my feet... snow's in the forecast and a ham in the crockpot. I seriously don't think life can get any better. That, or I'm just easily satisfied. Didn't you see some wolf track or wolf's themselves last winter? -2° here this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Didn't you see some wolf track or wolf's themselves last winter? -2° here this morning. I saw a wolf in my yard last October. I see tracks frequently and I have a bear and 2 cubs that den up around the very back of my 20 acres. I've seen them several times. Also saw a mountain lion one night as I was driving. Haven't seen a moose or a bobcat either, but the biggest part of them stay sw of me in the highland plains , not the rocky hills here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 moose seem pretty chill probably my favorite woodland critter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 moose seem pretty chill probably my favorite woodland critter actually they're the most dangerous. A bull moose will seemingly for no reason charge, and a momma moose is probably even more dangerous. I'm less afraid of the bears. The black bears here are timid and the least territorial of bears. I just wouldn't want to surprise one... especially with babies. A buddy of mine was riding his 4-wheeler over by Champion this past fall and was charged by a bull moose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 actually they're the most dangerous. A bull moose will seemingly for no reason charge, and a momma moose is probably even more dangerous. Im' less afraid of the bears. The black bears here are timid and the least territorial of bears. I just wouldn't want to surprise one... especially with babies. A buddy of mine was riding his 4-wheeler over by Champion this pastfall and was charged by a bull moose. Moose isn't a "critter" either lol. I agree wholehearted on seeing a bear over a moose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 even cooler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 I almost hit a moose in Canada many years ago. Scared the bejesus out of me. They're freakin' huge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I almost hit a moose in Canada many years ago. Scared the bejesus out of me. They're freakin' huge! I came pretty close to one as well over near Paradise a few years ago as well, luckily it was just off the trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I came pretty close to one as well over near Paradise a few years ago as well, luckily it was just off the trail.Do you ever see the Elk herd north of Gaylord? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Do you ever see the Elk herd north of Gaylord? Yes, I saw a few around Vanderbilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveNay Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I almost hit a moose in Canada many years ago. Scared the bejesus out of me. They're freakin' huge! It's amazing how a moose can run full speed through dense woods with a 6' span rack. It'd be like us running through the woods with a 2x4 held horizontal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I saw a wolf in my yard last October. I see tracks frequently and I have a bear and 2 cubs that den up around the very back of my 20 acres. I've seen them several times. Also saw a mountain lion one night as I was driving. Haven't seen a moose or a bobcat either, but the biggest part of them stay sw of me in the highland plains , not the rocky hills here. Mountain Lions are the ones you really have to watch out for. Stealthiest animal in the woods. Yeah Moose don't live rocky terrain, they're near water mostly. When I was in Colorado camping last July a bull moose wandered into the meadow adjacent to camp one evening and it snorted at our group. Didn't do anything, but did stare for awhile. Up to 15°, still feels like 0° outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Just went back and read old threads on the January 4-6th blizzard of 2014, and the extreme cold thread of January 2014, man what a historic brutal month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Just went back and read old threads on the January 4-6th blizzard of 2014, and the extreme cold thread of January 2014, man what a historic brutal month. For sure. Miserable down your way right now, at least it is white and cold up here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Just looked back at January of 2014. The 13th was the warmest day of the month at 44°. On the 10th the area had that freezing rain event where all the roads turned to ice due to the frozen ground. That was some of the worst driving involving freezing rain around here that I can remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Just looked back at January of 2014. The 13th was the warmest day of the month at 44°. On the 10th the area had that freezing rain event where all the roads turned to ice due to the frozen ground. That was some of the worst driving involving freezing rain around here that I can remember. The whole winter was just epic, it seems like after the historic fall tornado outbreak on 11/17/13, winter set in on the heels of that event. The blizzard on the 5th of January, had the interstates shut down, and if I recall it was snowing at like 10 degrees that night, snow almost looked fake because it was so powdery. Yeah Schaumburg, things have been rather ugly downstate from about Bloomington on south. This pattern blows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 40 in the point for tomorrow, so that should take care of the remaining (<1") of snow. Point has -2 and -4 for Sunday and Monday respectively. I'm skeptical that we get that cold without any snow on the ground at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Just went back and read old threads on the January 4-6th blizzard of 2014, and the extreme cold thread of January 2014, man what a historic brutal month. The winter of 2013-14 rewrote the history books locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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