An unexpected consequence of ice and high winds: ice shards get blown off of trees and come flying at anyone walking around outside. I did not have dodging ice attacks for my March bingo card lol. #KCMO #KansasCity #WinterStorm

Power has been out since midnight here. Going to attempt to bus into work anyway, if only to sit in a work van that has functioning heat. My house is uncomfortably cold. Of course, no ETA on when power will be restored but I still hear bad winds outside.

Critical fire weather threatens the Southern High Plains, while a major winter storm brings blizzards, severe storms, and flooding risks to the Central U.S. Much above-normal temperatures shift eastward midweek.

https://www.makensweather.com/weekly-weather-watch/2025/03/03/weekly-weather-watch

WINTER STORM ALERT
A powerful storm is sweeping across the Central U.S. through midweek, bringing blizzard conditions, high winds, severe storms & flash flooding.

Travel Impact: Expect road closures, flight delays & dangerous conditions. Stay updated & plan ahead!

#NASA Captures Devastating #Tennessee #Floods From #Space After #WinterStorm Drenches Region

https://gizmodo.com/nasa-captures-devastating-tennessee-floods-from-space-after-winter-storm-drenches-region-2000565610

A major Arctic air mass is sweeping south, bringing record cold temps and heavy snow from the Rockies to the Gulf Coast. Stay prepared for extreme winter weather! #WinterStorm #ArcticBlast #SevereWeather

https://www.makensweather.com/weekly-weather-watch/2025/02/18/weekly-weather-watch

And for anyone who is getting ready to make #FrenchToast for the coming storm...

As bird flu spreads, what is the risk from eggs and milk?

Experts say the risk of bird flu from pasteurized products is very low.

By Mary Kekatos
February 6, 2025

"'The risk to the public to contract bird flu from items that they get in the grocery store is exceptionally low,' Dr. Nicole Martin, an assistant research professor in dairy foods microbiology in the department of food science at Cornell University in New York, told ABC News.

"'We know that pasteurization has been shown to be very effective at eliminating the virus from milk. ... And then on the poultry and egg side, [there is] very low risk that eggs make it to the marketplace with the avian flu.'

"Government regulations currently require egg processors to wash and sanitize eggs that are graded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to remove germs from the shell.

"Additionally, some pasteurized eggs are available in grocery stores as long as the processor has approved the process with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

"Even if bird flu manages to make its way into an egg, 'the normal cooking process would kill that virus,' Dr. David Cennimo, an associate professor of medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, told ABC News. 'So, the only theoretical risk is if you're eating raw or undercooked eggs, and again, the flocks are being monitored for bird flu.'"

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/bird-flu-spreads-risk-eggs-milk/story?id=118544360
#HPAINews #WinterStorm #NoEggNog #FrenchToastShouldBeOK

#Maine #Winterstorm / #Icestorm Checklist:

- Woodstove cleaned and ready to go.
- Wood hauled out of storage and moved into the house.
- Battery packs fully charged.
- Water jugs filled up.
- Canned goods restocked.
- Safepaw ice melt and sand ready to go.
- Dug up battery operated fans (which helps to circulate hot air from the woodstove -- I do have an EcoFan that's pretty good at moving the air around. Meant to get another one. Put that on the 'shopping list'.)
- Grocery shopping.
- Charge up rechargeable batteries, laptops and phones [Still to do]

#California #Winterstorm - Los Angeles County Evacuation orders and warnings will be in effect starting Thursday morning for parts of the Palisades, Sunset and Hurst fire burn zones

Map, Zones, additional information > https://lacounty.gov/emergency/

Roughly 3" of snow, with roughly 1/4" of ice on top and freezing rain currently falling.

Fun.

And here’s the final forecast, Michigan. Looks like we’re in for about 7 inches when all is said and done. Nothing earth shattering, but more than we’ve had all winter. Let’s live through it together, eh? That will be fun. I better get those bird feeders filled. https://www.mlive.com/weather/2025/02/snowstorm-timeline-start-times-when-heaviest-end-times-final-amounts.html #miwx #snow #WinterStorm #Today #PureMichigan #February2025

UPDATE
MCDOT Storm Operations Center
February 11, 2025
6:15PM
Moderate to heavy snow is expected throughout the evening, with snowfall rates up to 1 inch per hour.
For more details, check out our #WinterStorm Information Portal https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/snow/

City of OKC crews preparing for new round of winter weather https://freepressokc.com/city-of-okc-crews-preparing-for-new-round-of-winter-weather/ #freezingtemperatures #CityofOklahomaCity #winterpreparations #slickstreets #winterstorm #coldfront #News

Gift

We got a lot of snow. I can’t really say how much because it tends to drift into my driveway. That’s just how the wind works in our neighborhood. A lot of the snow and leaves and stuff blows down the street and piles up in front of my house. I’d say at least six inches of snow, maybe more like eight. Could be a little more, who knows. It was enough.

Fortunately it was nice and light and I got outside to shovel before it started to melt and refreeze, so it wasn’t a million tons of slush. It just picked up easy. The huge snow bank at the end of the driveway that the plows left behind was heavy, but not world ending heavy, if you know what I mean.

I cleaned off the cars and shoveled the driveway-proper nice and easy, then spent a big chunk of time on the snow bank. The piles on either side of the driveway are getting big enough that you really need to chuck each shovel full far and high to get it over the top. I felt a little like a soldier in World War I wandering around in a trench (no I didn’t, really, but you get the idea).

When the snow bank was gone I walked over to the fire hydrant at the other end of our front yard and found a really nice gift. Someone had already dug it out. It looked like the work of a snow blower, but I didn’t see any evidence of who might have done the work. Whoever it was (whomever it was?), I thank them very much! I don’t mind digging out the hydrant (it’s on my property after all) and you will never, ever hear me complain about doing it, but it was a really nice treat to not have to today. Again, thank you so much!

I finished up by digging out the path around the side of the house to where we keep the trash barrels, and to the back door. Once it was done I came back inside and wrote this literary tome. Now I get to make my wife some lunch! Snow sucks, and shoveling sucks more, but it’s all done for today so it’s time to celebrate! Huzzah, babie!