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[Bentley]

Ding, Ding, Ding...

Yeah, cuz -26° is just a walk in the park!

[02ebz06]

Monday and Tuesday mornings we were at -26
I have a niece that lives in Ely MN and she posted that 20 miles from her it hit -50, now that's cold.

WOW, that is cold!

[glitchy]

We were close, but were at -18 when I woke up Tuesday morning. I was glad I didn't have to go anywhere. Today is a balmy 21, almost feel like shorts and flip-flops. I'm just happy the doorbell cam is working again.

[Bar-B-Lew]

A nice snowy day for some brisket chili


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[Brushpopper]

We finally have power and internet here south of San Antonio.  We didn't have power for 71 hours.  We set up camp in the living room and were able to keep it 59-60 in the house with a fire in the fireplace and all the other rooms shut off.  We probably had four inches of snow and the lowest I saw was 12 degrees.  I ran my generator to keep the fridge and freezer cold and we cooked on the gas cooktop.  We haven't lost water yet, thankfully.  Nothing compared to what y'all had but still mighty cold for this area.  It's going to be below freezing tonight and in the 60s and low 70s next week.  I hope.

[ICIdaho]

We finally have power and internet here south of San Antonio.  We didn't have power for 71 hours.  We set up camp in the living room and were able to keep it 59-60 in the house with a fire in the fireplace and all the other rooms shut off.  We probably had four inches of snow and the lowest I saw was 12 degrees.  I ran my generator to keep the fridge and freezer cold and we cooked on the gas cooktop.  We haven't lost water yet, thankfully.  Nothing compared to what y'all had but still mighty cold for this area.  It's going to be below freezing tonight and in the 60s and low 70s next week.  I hope.

I have been watching the fallout of the cold weather that is happening in Texas.  I have been ready to move south for years, I hate cold weather.  However, it would be my luck to make a big move and end up in the middle of something like this.  It is a big difference for areas prepared and set up with infrastructure for cold weather and those that are not.  Below 0 in the North is cold but not devastating because everything is built for it, move that same temp to an area where temps rarely dip below 40 and nothing is built for it.  I can see it would be devastating.  Best of luck, hope everything gets on track soon and the State will start working on the weak points that contributed to the issues.

[Brushpopper]

Whoever the person at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is who caused all of this sure did soil the sheets.  There will be all kinds of legislative investigations I'm sure.  The grid is made to combat extreme heat instead of cold I guess.  I heard on the local news yesterday that one of the head guys there said we were seconds away from a major statewide disaster and their decision to cut off power saved the whole state.  I find that hard to believe, but I bet ERCOT has a new CEO or whatever the title is soon.

[Mikro]

Being in Dallas has been not been fun throughout this. We were very fortunate that the local power grid we are on is the same as a hospital across the road from us, so no power outage. Water has been okay to a point with some pressure drops so far. We did have a frozen pipe which I fixed before it thawed, so not a problem now. I think the coldest we got was 2* windchills in the -20 range, 6 inches of snow with some ice.

My biggest worries for the area is food, water and gasoline. It is almost non existent. Many of the folks here have been without power for days on end and now are facing thawing pipes as they get power or the temp rises. This will cause water pressures to drop due to the flooding aspect in homes, and water mains. Food and gasoline depend on it being delivered, which has not happened as the road systems are really not designed for this type of weather either.

The next problem will be repair supplies. Home Depot and many of the other large Boxstores and chains have ZERO plumbing hardware now. Sheet rock is becoming scarce very fast. Plumbers are gouging people left and right as well as saying that it will be late March before they may be able to slow down.

I can only hope and pray for everyone as this progresses as it will get worse before it gets better. I do have a swimming pool so if water becomes an issue I do have that as a source for toilets, and we can boil water to drink if needed.

Having lived in N.W. Wyoming myself and in the country, we as a family were prepared. To all affected by this, where ever you are, please be safe and courteous to your neighbors and to those that need help during these extreme times we are living through.

Peace to you all,
Mike

[Bentley]

Looks like Tuesday is a magic day for a few of us.  I see central Texas will be in the mid 60's with sun and even warmer as you go south.  We are to be partly cloudy and 62 Weds, so really looking forward to that after a month where we have seen the sun 4 times!

[02ebz06]

Being in Dallas has been not been fun throughout this. We were very fortunate that the local power grid we are on is the same as a hospital across the road from us, so no power outage. Water has been okay to a point with some pressure drops so far. We did have a frozen pipe which I fixed before it thawed, so not a problem now. I think the coldest we got was 2* windchills in the -20 range, 6 inches of snow with some ice.

My biggest worries for the area is food, water and gasoline. It is almost non existent. Many of the folks here have been without power for days on end and now are facing thawing pipes as they get power or the temp rises. This will cause water pressures to drop due to the flooding aspect in homes, and water mains. Food and gasoline depend on it being delivered, which has not happened as the road systems are really not designed for this type of weather either.

The next problem will be repair supplies. Home Depot and many of the other large Boxstores and chains have ZERO plumbing hardware now. Sheet rock is becoming scarce very fast. Plumbers are gouging people left and right as well as saying that it will be late March before they may be able to slow down.

I can only hope and pray for everyone as this progresses as it will get worse before it gets better. I do have a swimming pool so if water becomes an issue I do have that as a source for toilets, and we can boil water to drink if needed.

Having lived in N.W. Wyoming myself and in the country, we as a family were prepared. To all affected by this, where ever you are, please be safe and courteous to your neighbors and to those that need help during these extreme times we are living through.

Peace to you all,
Mike

We were fortunate and didn't get it as bad in NM.  Coldest temp we had was 10f at night.

Take care Mike

Looks like Tuesday is a magic day for a few of us.  I see central Texas will be in the mid 60's with sun and even warmer as you go south.  We are to be partly cloudy and 62 Weds, so really looking forward to that after a month where we have seen the sun 4 times!

We are heading toward 60 on Tuesday as well here in NM.

[Bentley]

With the wind chill, it is to be 4° tonight.  Whoo Baby!

[02ebz06]

Don't know what the wind chill is, but it is blowing like crazy here too.

[hughver]

Having spent four years in the upper peninsular of Michigan, I understand what you are going through. Stay warm and safe. 

[Bar-B-Lew]

I am going to say something is wrong when the temps in the south central states are significantly lower than those of the north eastern states.  I don't know what it is, but this is the first I remember it happening in my lifetime.  It may be that I am a bit older now and I am paying attention to this, but I am guessing the stats will support my assessment too.

[Mikro]

I am going to say something is wrong when the temps in the south central states are significantly lower than those of the north eastern states.  I don't know what it is, but this is the first I remember it happening in my lifetime.  It may be that I am a bit older now and I am paying attention to this, but I am guessing the stats will support my assessment too.

Maybe do some research on Solar cycles. This one is more like a 100 year event.
just my
MK