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Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
511 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-272200-
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-
ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-
OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...
PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...
CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...
HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...
INEZ...PIKEVILLE
511 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010

...POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT SNOWSTORM SOUTH OF THE HAL ROGERS
PARKWAY AND NEAR THE VIRGINIA BORDER FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW TO EAST KENTUCKY BY THE END OF THE WEEK. ALTHOUGH MUCH REMAINS
UNCERTAIN WITH THE TRACK AND MAGNITUDE OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM...IT
DOES APPEAR THAT A GOOD PORTION OF THE AREA WILL SEE SOME
ACCUMULATING SNOW ON FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO THE REGION EARLY FRIDAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND THEN
GRADUALLY SPREAD NORTH. IT APPEARS LIKELY THAT THE CURRENT STORM
TRACK WOULD GIVE LOCATIONS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER THE HIGHEST
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY...GENERALLY IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH
RANGE...WITH AMOUNTS DECREASING TO THE NORTH. THE HIGHEST TOTALS
ALONG THE BORDER COULD BE CUT DOWN BY BRIEF PERIODS OF SLEET DURING
THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM.

THE BIGGEST IMPACTS FROM THIS STORM WILL LIKELY AFFECT TRAVEL...AND
THE NATURE OF THIS SNOW SHOULD NOT BE AS HEAVY OR WET AS THE
DEVASTATING SNOW STORM IN DECEMBER OF 2009. AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL
ALSO WORK ITS WAY INTO THE REGION BY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES FORECAST TO BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BY DAWN
ON SUNDAY. THIS COULD POSE A SIGNIFICANT DANGER TO STRANDED MOTORISTS
OR RESIDENTS WITHOUT POWER.

UNFORTUNATELY...THERE IS STILL TOO MUCH UNCERTAINTY IN THE COMPUTER
MODEL GUIDANCE TO PROVIDE ANY MORE FORECAST SPECIFICS. AT THIS
STAGE...A CHANGE IN THE PROJECTED PATH OF THE SYSTEM/S AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE BY JUST A COUPLE OF DOZEN MILES TO THE NORTH OR SOUTH WILL
HAVE A MAJOR EFFECT ON THE RESULTING WEATHER. HOWEVER WITH TIME...AS
THE SYSTEM FULLY CONSOLIDATES AND MOVES TOWARD THE REGION...MUCH MORE
WILL BECOME CLEAR. THIS WILL LEAD TO HIGHER CONFIDENCE IN THE
EFFECTS OF THIS STORM.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER UPDATES AND ALSO POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS CONCERNING
THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.

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GREIF/SCHOETTMER





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This is going to cover alot of places, so I thought we all might want to check in,...

A disruptive winter storm will really get under way on Thursday across the South Central states. It will be cold enough for disruptive snow and an icy mix to fall on the northern edge, while drenching rain and severe storms hit areas farther south. Howling winds will add to the troublesome weather.


Heavy snow will fall from southern Colorado, eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle to southern Missouri. Up to a foot of snow will fall in the heaviest corridor, while strong winds create blowing snow that makes travel even more dangerous.


A threatening icy mix will spread over areas farther south, creating very slick travel and even cutting power in some communities.


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Today in NW-NC, 44 & sunny, tomorrow 53 and sunny... Friday thru Sunday, wintry mix and temps below freezing. Y-all up north may laugh, but here than means working outside in t-shirts then damn cold... very easy to get sick in temp swings like this.

I am worried about the ice again for Ky and Tenn,.

I would rather have snow then ice any time. We had rain all day on Monday and it turned the snowpack into an icy mess on the side roads. It took 4, 5gal buckets of sand to tame it down enough for me to move around out there with the new pup. I even wore my cleats yesterday walking the two dogs.

I would really LIKE about 4 to 6 inches on top of this stuff so I don't have to wear cleats anymore. It's tough on my old knees.

This is scarey. Quick.....move to East Texas.

thanks redeorector!!! lol, my sister lives out your way, witchita falls,,,

BUMP

pretty much have the hatches all battened down here. going to bring down a tractor bucket of wood for indoors this afternoon and we'll be good to go.
or good to "stay" as the case may be.

calling for ice/sleet/4-8" of snow here in north central arkie as of this am.

DW works Fri, Sat, Sun and Mondays so we'll see how that goes.

supposed to begin here tonight with one-quarter to three-quarter inches of freezing rain.... that oughta knock out most of the electric lines around here. Thursday is supposed to start with sleet and snow... up to 8 inches forecasted this morning, but I guess it all depends on how quicckly it passes over.... I really don't mind the snow, but the ice is another story.

We're as ready for it as can be.... lots of wood in the house, camp stove and fuel where we can quickly get to it, lanterns at the ready, full pantry. Today the rabbits will get extra hay in their boxes. Don't have to be anywhere so we plan to hunker down and wait it out.

Ouch!

Lincoln County, OK...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR ICE... SLEET... AND SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6
AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY.

* TIMING: THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER WILL
BE FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ON POWER
LINES AND ELEVATED SURFACES DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. THE MOST
LIKELY AREA FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION IS SOUTH OF
STILLWATER... EL RENO...HOBART...ALTUS...AND QUANAH WHERE 1/4 TO
1/2 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY. SLEET AND SNOW WILL ALSO
OCCUR. FARTHER NORTH... GREATER SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE
LIKELY FROM WEST CENTRAL TO NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WHERE 6 TO
12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.

* OTHER IMPACTS: GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH
WILL ADD ADDITIONAL STRESS TO POWER LINES THAT MAY HAVE ICE
ACCUMULATIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE.

* PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

My part of east TN is supposed to get it all - rain, sleet, snow and freezing rain, probably in that order.

My hubby is stacking some wood close to the house and today I'm going to trim the wicks on the lamps. We'll spend the weekend listening to the scanner as the cops try to take care of the idiots who just had to be out driving in it.

Well . . here in Lincoln County New Mexico, Sacramento and Capitan Mountains - south central NewMexico, we are supposed to get 12-18 inches of snow or more depending on elevation andstorm track, beginning this evening. The storm will DUMP on us overnight and into Thursday afternoon BUT continue snowing into Friday afternoon.

Basically, our weather people have told us that my area will be the main target area of the storm coming out of the west as it travels through our state, and it's possible those estimated snowfall numbers could easily double.


Wonnerful, wonnerful, wonnerful . . I have had my fill of this winter, El Nino has been kicking our butts here, this is the 4th storm to DUMP on us here. My snow shovel is booking a flight to some beautiful tropical location as I type . .



NP

According to the local weather reports, I'll be getting a little of it here. I am as ready for it as I can be...wood is in, lamps are ready, stew is cooked. Ya'll be real careful out there, ok?

rodeorector said:

This is scarey. Quick.....move to East Texas.

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i need a few rental prospects until i find a house and job please, expect me by next month if everything works out

moving back to TX is my main goal for this year! if DH could find a job we would be gone faster than you could say Rio Grande.

Hey Paulding Babe, you're gonna love this....

(NOT)

the WSB noon news just said they think the freezing rain will be confined to around Blairsville and extreme north of the state, BUT, they are keeping a VERY close eye on this system as it evolves especially for late Friday into Saturday morning.
She had that cautious, we ain't so sure tone.

They are saying snow and freezing rain for my area. The snow is ok, but that freezing rain can cause a lot of damage.

I am listening to WGN tv (to try to hear what they say about the gunman at the University) and I heard their weather guy say Mammoth Ice storm around the Texas Oklahoma border.

I am ready for this one... Both kerosene heaters out and K-1 by the door.. All oil lamps out, wicks trimmed and filled..Genny gassed and ready to go... Doing laundry now and general cleaning.. We want to be able to just kick back and read or watch movies..

Yep, North Alabama is in the path of the ice storm too. But they still don't know yet how much or exactly when.

I'll get all my wood needs close to the house, get chain saw gased and sharpened, and just kick back and enjoy the weather event.

My 24 yr old son is in East TN right now visiting friends, due to come home this weekend. He will be traveling through KY on his way back. I'm a nervous Nellie Mom to begin with and now I will totally have no fingernails left until the kid walks in the door. Please pray for the spawnling's safety.
I will be praying for you who are in KY and TN that this is not a repeat of that terrible storm that walloped the area in 2008 (?) When we stopped in London, KY, this past year a few people we talked to were still reminiscing about how bad the ice damage was.

Surprise said:

Hey Paulding Babe, you're gonna love this....

(NOT)

the WSB noon news just said they think the freezing rain will be confined to around Blairsville and extreme north of the state, BUT, they are keeping a VERY close eye on this system as it evolves especially for late Friday into Saturday morning.
She had that cautious, we ain't so sure tone.

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crazy talk!!!

I am well set in my new rental. I just figure I am going to be stuck working a lot of overtime this weekend because I will get to work while lots of other folks won't go out and defrost their car.

In a way I am glad because it gives me lots of overtime but it can suck when some of that overtime is mandatory.

My jeep does amazingly well in bad weather, it has a complicated awd/4x4 system but the last ice and snow storm taught me that it is well worth it when I can get to work without much stress and other people had trouble just getting down the road to work let alone some of the back roads.

Here we go again!

Checking in from NW Arkansas here. We are expecting up to 1 to 1.5" of ice-- depending on which weather model you believe.

It's unreal. This storm will hit one year- to the day, I believe- since the awful ice storm we got last year that devastated our trees and powerlines here in Arkansas and in Kentucky and Tennessee. Talk about deja vu!

I've just got a few more things I want to do in preparation, but everything I really need is already in place. I'm betting the stores are going to be crazy! Glad I won't be joining them!

Oh please, no ice!
I'll take all the snow that needs to fall, but no ice again.
Ah well...I have books and food and blankets.

Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
346 PM EST WED JAN 27 2010

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM TO MOVE INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY ON FRIDAY...

.A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY ON
THURSDAY. THIS WILL PROVIDE AMPLE COLD AIR IN PLACE WHICH WILL BE A
KEY INGREDIENT AS A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE FORMING OVER
TEXAS ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND THEN MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.
THE COMBINATION OF THE LOW PRESSURE AND COLD AIR WILL RESULT IN
WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW FALLING ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY WITH THE
GREATEST AMOUNTS FALLING NEAR THE VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE BORDERS. THE
EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY VARY...AND COULD RESULT IN
CHANGES TO THE SNOW AMOUNT FORECAST.

KYZ058-059-068-069-079-080-083>088-107>120-280500-
/O.NEW.KJKL.WS.A.0001.100129T1600Z-100130T1800Z/
ESTILL-POWELL-ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-
WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-
BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRVINE...STANTON...MOUNT VERNON...
MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...
WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN...
PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...
BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...
MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE
346 PM EST WED JAN 27 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO START FALLING LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
MONTICELLO TO LONDON TO PIKEVILLE. NORTH OF THIS LINE WILL LIKELY
SEE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET COULD SEE
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF UP TO 12 INCHES.

* PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY. AT TIMES THE SNOW WILL BE FALLING SO
FAST...THAT ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP THE ROADS CLEAR.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS SNOW.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

JJ





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Hazardous

Yeah, not lookin' forward to this one.

The ex's (Toucan Sam) furnace is out, so he and the dog may have to come stay with me. Cold promises to be brutal.

I HATE SNOW.

Thats a great idea Diamonds!

I think we will pick up a few movies Thursday to beat the rush make a pot of chili and get ready to hunker down.

It looks as if we are on the Northern edge of this storm so here is the forcast for STL.

The forcast for St. Louis is 2-4 inches of snow by Friday but, the weather babe stated that the Low has not yet cleared the Rockies and and a 50 mile wobble of the Low could add lots of snow or no snow at all?

Damn I wish I was paid 6 figures and get to make a forcast like that... Hell I could have done that forcast just by reading the weather maps on my computer!

So it pretty clear they don't want to go out on a limb and forcast a bunch of snow and then get none.

That happens a lot here in STL, the forcast calls for flurries and we get 4 inches.

SIRR1

Lineman DH on crews headed to Okla tomorrow am.

W KY and I learned lessons from the Ice Storm 09, ready now for sure, stocked, locked and cocked.

Ready as I will be, even the cat is ready.

got the wood in today, with DW's help. got the dodge truck, "Mr. Cummins", plugged in and turned around to head out and the jeep in the garage headed out.
think I'll start the genny's tomorrow and check the charge in back up batteries for TV/puter use.

got beer, got smokes, got wood, got DW, bring it on.
(ok, just kidding about the "bring it on" part. I could live fine without any ice storm and deep snows)

beardog1 said:

I am worried about the ice again for Ky and Tenn,.

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I am just praying that we DON'T get a repeat of last years ice storm. We are all stocked up and ready for it. So far they are saying around 8" of blowing snow or more and 1/2" ice too.

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Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
401 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM TO MOVE INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY ON FRIDAY...

.A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY TODAY.
AMPLE COLD AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION BEHIND THIS FRONT AND SET
THE STAGE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AS A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
FORMS OVER TEXAS TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH
THE LOW PRESSURE AND COLD AIR WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW
FALLING ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS FALLING
NEAR THE VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE BORDERS. THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY VARY...AND COULD RESULT IN CHANGES TO THE SNOW
AMOUNT FORECAST.

KYZ079-080-083>088-113-115>118-281700-
/O.UPG.KJKL.WS.A.0001.100129T1600Z-100130T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KJKL.WS.W.0001.100129T1600Z-100130T1800Z/
PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-KNOTT-
PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...
MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN...HINDMAN...HAZARD...
MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG
401 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM
EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO START FALLING LATE FRIDAY MORNING SOUTH OF THE
HAL ROGERS PARKWAY AND GRADUALLY SPREAD NORTH AND EAST THROUGHOUT
THE DAY. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
SOMERSET TO LONDON TO MANCHESTER TO WHITESBURG. ELEVATIONS ABOVE
2000 FEET COULD SEE SNOWFALL TOTALS OF UP TO 12 INCHES.

* PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY. AT TIMES THE SNOW WILL BE FALLING SO
FAST...THAT ROAD CREWS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP THE ROADS CLEAR.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS SNOW AS IT WILL
NOT BE AS HEAVY AND WET AS THE DECEMBER 2009 SNOWSTORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND
WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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Flood Advisory

Check.

Projected to get 6-12" snow, following freezing rain and sleet tomorrow afternoon.

Kids are stoked... they love the snow, as we only get snow once or twice a year here.

beardog1 said:

I am worried about the ice again for Ky and Tenn,.

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im there with you. at least the last ice and wind storm cleared alot of the dead limbs out of the trees.

sassy said:

Lineman DH on crews headed to Okla tomorrow am.

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Sassy thank your DH ahead of time for us for their help.. I sure hope
we don't need them but the way it sounds we will.

We have freezing rain already here..I had a hard time keeping my
windshield clear this morning..

Everyone stay safe