Starting Friday, the storm—called Fern by some—intensifies with 1-3 inches of ice in the South like Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky, 6-12 inches of snow in the Appalachians and Midwest, plus sleet everywhere. An arctic blast follows Sunday, dropping temps below zero in the Plains and Midwest with wind chills to -30°F, even chilling Florida enough for school closures. Panic buying empties Walmart shelves in places like Kentucky, natural gas prices surge 75%, and officials urge stocking supplies, dripping faucets and avoiding travel to brace for outages and exploding trees from extreme cold.
Stay safe and indoors if possible!
In other words, winter.
We expect to be stuck in our rural house for a few days until the county gets around to clearing the roads, maybe running on the generator until the power company gets around to fixing the lines after the county gets around to fixing the roads. This will be the first time this season. Happens at least once just about every winter. Sometimes more often, sometimes less.
I'm all about being prepared, but this lack of perspective gets annoying.
" Happens at least once just about every winter. Sometimes more often, sometimes less."
And you haven't moved yet? Kek
I grew up further North, so for me this is an improvement.
Next stop is central America if all goes well. I hope to never see snow again for the rest of my life.
I have seen snow and it is beautiful---on the TV. I was in Michigan one time in the early 80's and experienced a "white out". I have never been back! I do not like temps below 55 degrees!