dald222
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Post by dald222 on Jan 26, 2019 3:11:44 GMT
she got an alert on her phone. we are in Ohio. she said some days it might be 20 below and 40 below in some cities. maybe you should all check your weather. we may have snow too.
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Post by gsquaredmom on Jan 26, 2019 3:41:42 GMT
Yes. Chicago news has been telling us for a few days about potential for snow Monday followed by a visit by polar vortex Tues, Wed, Thurs. -20 possible Wed night. Daytime high -15. I think it moves your way after us.
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Post by jenjie on Jan 26, 2019 11:42:00 GMT
😱 my word. Stay safe and warm, girls.
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Post by kibblesandbits on Jan 26, 2019 12:02:28 GMT
Guess who's driving back to the great polar north on Wednesday?  I should just stay south . . . |
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Post by mrssmith on Jan 26, 2019 12:47:27 GMT
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Post by Miss Ang on Jan 26, 2019 13:41:05 GMT
I'm south of Chicago but yes, the temps are going to be FRIGID!
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Post by gsquaredmom on Jan 26, 2019 13:48:40 GMT
I am a teacher and lots of people have been talking about snow day use. I am not a fan as I’d rather be in school now than June as they tack on days. I am hoping the worst snow tracks north and we have school Monday. I think Wednesday and Thursday may be called for those temps and wind chills. Hoping it does not happen. |
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Post by happymomma on Jan 26, 2019 13:55:35 GMT
It’s horribly cold here. My son works 12 hour midnight shifts. Welding. Outside. Wayyy up in the air. It was -17 last night. My heart is just sick that he, and his co workers, are out in that.
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Post by gsquaredmom on Jan 26, 2019 14:14:33 GMT
It’s horribly cold here. My son works 12 hour midnight shifts. Welding. Outside. Wayyy up in the air. It was -17 last night. My heart is just sick that he, and his co workers, are out in that. Wow! That’s hard work without the cold. |
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Post by ellen on Jan 26, 2019 14:21:01 GMT
It's -22 this morning and will warm up to 0 today in northern Minnesota. It was colder yesterday. The whole state is going to be dealing with the coldest temps we've had in several years midweek. The windchills will be extremely low. Would not be surprised if schools were closed statewide. I look forward to the day when I can be a snowbird.
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Post by snyder on Jan 26, 2019 14:44:33 GMT
I just saw on the weather that some states were going to have wind chills of up to -60 on Wednesday! That is insane! Cold front swooping down through Fargo all the way down to Des Moines and off to the east. I so hope everyone in those areas will be safe.
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Post by kelly8875 on Jan 26, 2019 16:00:35 GMT
That’s our forecast for Iowa too. Sadly I get used to it every year when we get this weather. Brrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Post by dald222 on Jan 26, 2019 16:05:23 GMT
It’s horribly cold here. My son works 12 hour midnight shifts. Welding. Outside. Wayyy up in the air. It was -17 last night. My heart is just sick that he, and his co workers, are out in that. I am so sorry that he has to be out in this |
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Post by smcast on Jan 26, 2019 16:17:39 GMT
Yes, here too in MN. Standard winter weather.
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Post by sassyangel on Jan 26, 2019 16:20:42 GMT
That is just winter here in North Dakota.  We've been spoiled so far. It hasn't been cold like that this winter, till the last few weeks. Stay warm everyone! |
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Post by cindyupnorth on Jan 26, 2019 16:23:58 GMT
Another northern MN gal. -31F below yesterday. -20F something this AM. (I slept in) No school closings. Some delays. Riled all the people up on the local chat FB page. They are saying the Governor of MN might close some schools next wk. We get to go move our dd's couch today! lucky us. haha. My dh is at their busy time of yr with work. Winter, outside, so they are running his machine 24/7 and not shutting it off due to the cold. They are doing 12 hr shifts on it.
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Post by hop2 on Jan 26, 2019 16:36:51 GMT
We get the cold blast here Thur & Fri thankfully not as cold as y’all but still cold. Both day are predicted to be in the low teens with wind chills below zero
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Post by SockMonkey on Jan 26, 2019 19:48:41 GMT
I am a teacher and lots of people have been talking about snow day use. I am not a fan as I’d rather be in school now than June as they tack on days. I am hoping the worst snow tracks north and we have school Monday. I think Wednesday and Thursday may be called for those temps and wind chills. Hoping it does not happen. I'm a teacher, too. I'm betting we do have a cold day Wednesday. It's too awful outside for kids to walk to school or wait for buses. We'll see! |
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 26, 2019 20:52:30 GMT
she got an alert on her phone. we are in Ohio. she said some days it might be 20 below and 40 below in some cities. maybe you should all check your weather. we may have snow too. Check you forecast. I googled the 10 day for Ohio, and it gave me Columbus as the location (and that could be far from you, but the lowest temp was -9 .. which is colder than heck, but it is NOT -40. That would be the wind chill, and it would depend on what calculation they use and the actual wind and humidity levels then... That’s our forecast for Iowa too. Sadly I get used to it every year when we get this weather. Brrrrrrrrrrrrr Iowa here too.. and the low predicted mid week is -15. That's cold. But it is NORMAL. It does this EVERY YEAR... EVERY YEAR... Sometimes it feels worse because of the wind - but people are freaking out that it is going to be -50º .. and it is NOT going to be that cold. This bugs me to no end.. can you tell.. lol First off we do need to know what the actual temps are going to be. We have livestock and we need to know so we can adjust barns, etc. Move livestock to sheltered area, setc. We need the real temp and wind directions. Instead they just start a panic with saying it's going to be -50º ... and the world must be coming to and end. It is totally not unusual for it to get down to -20º or -25º every damn winter. This happens. They start sending these extreme notices, and then it turns out to not be nearly that bad and people start to blow them off. They need to get more realistic in their weather reports. Plus it needs to get cold here for a while. The idiots out ice fishing keep falling through. LOL |
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Post by ~Sherri~ on Jan 26, 2019 21:28:34 GMT
We live in Northeast TN, next to the VA border. It is supposed to be near zero here later this week, with wind chills near -5 or colder. That is FRIGID for our area. We have been in the mid 40's to high 50's.
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Post by teach4u on Jan 26, 2019 21:37:51 GMT
We're getting 12 inches of snow and then-25 the next day. I don't want snow days.
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Post by mrssmith on Jan 26, 2019 22:20:45 GMT
I am a teacher and lots of people have been talking about snow day use. I am not a fan as I’d rather be in school now than June as they tack on days. I am hoping the worst snow tracks north and we have school Monday. I think Wednesday and Thursday may be called for those temps and wind chills. Hoping it does not happen. Our last day is June 3 and most camps start the following Monday so that week is already a childcare issue for many. I don't think we'll close for the snow, but probably the extreme cold because the buses will have trouble starting. Depends on what CPS does too. We typically follow them. |
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Post by ameslou on Jan 27, 2019 1:13:30 GMT
I am a teacher and lots of people have been talking about snow day use. I am not a fan as I’d rather be in school now than June as they tack on days. I am hoping the worst snow tracks north and we have school Monday. I think Wednesday and Thursday may be called for those temps and wind chills. Hoping it does not happen. Our school systems build in a few extra (5??) days for inclement weather. (I am also in TN) Does your system not so this? |
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Post by birdy on Jan 27, 2019 1:19:18 GMT
-20 without windchill (-40 with) on Wed-Thurs. DD is already praying for "snow" days. Me too... I love having her home!
I am so worried about all the poor creatures that live outside.
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Post by gsquaredmom on Jan 27, 2019 1:25:42 GMT
I am a teacher and lots of people have been talking about snow day use. I am not a fan as I’d rather be in school now than June as they tack on days. I am hoping the worst snow tracks north and we have school Monday. I think Wednesday and Thursday may be called for those temps and wind chills. Hoping it does not happen. Our school systems build in a few extra (5??) days for inclement weather. (I am also in TN) Does your system not so this? Yes. We have five days built in. Until we used a snow dayin November, we were getting out the Friday before Memorial Day. We are already pushed to Tuesday after. More days just push us further forward. school starts again August 10, so already losing Memoral Day weekend is rough. The calendar has both end dates, but everyone hopes for the early one. Parents (not wisely) plan vacations based on the early date as it’s usually cheaper. Incompletes are a pain! |
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Post by gsquaredmom on Jan 27, 2019 1:27:14 GMT
-20 without windchill (-40 with) on Wed-Thurs. DD is already praying for "snow" days. Me too... I love having her home! I am so worried about all the poor creatures that live outside. We usually put suet cakes out so critters can have some high energy food without a lot of effort. |
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Post by gsquaredmom on Jan 27, 2019 1:29:42 GMT
I am a teacher and lots of people have been talking about snow day use. I am not a fan as I’d rather be in school now than June as they tack on days. I am hoping the worst snow tracks north and we have school Monday. I think Wednesday and Thursday may be called for those temps and wind chills. Hoping it does not happen. Our last day is June 3 and most camps start the following Monday so that week is already a childcare issue for many. I don't think we'll close for the snow, but probably the extreme cold because the buses will have trouble starting. Depends on what CPS does too. We typically follow them. We don’t follow CPS. They sometimes don’t close because of the need for safe places for kids while parents work. I think suburban superintendents call each other and make a joint decision. No one wants to be the odd one out. |
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Post by birdy on Jan 27, 2019 1:56:01 GMT
-20 without windchill (-40 with) on Wed-Thurs. DD is already praying for "snow" days. Me too... I love having her home! I am so worried about all the poor creatures that live outside. We usually put suet cakes out so critters can have some high energy food without a lot of effort. We do that too. Plus, feed the birds. |
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Post by dald222 on Jan 27, 2019 19:37:03 GMT
my neice showed me the forecast today and it was not going to be windy here....she also told me the tempatures for this week. and they are not that bad at all. one days seems weds will be thhe cold one. I have been worried sick about losing power cause my husband is in the hospital and I am alone alot.
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Post by SockMonkey on Jan 27, 2019 19:43:19 GMT
Our last day is June 3 and most camps start the following Monday so that week is already a childcare issue for many. I don't think we'll close for the snow, but probably the extreme cold because the buses will have trouble starting. Depends on what CPS does too. We typically follow them. We don’t follow CPS. They sometimes don’t close because of the need for safe places for kids while parents work. I think suburban superintendents call each other and make a joint decision. No one wants to be the odd one out. They do call each other because so many teachers live/work in other suburbs, so it serves a few purposes in terms of child care, transportation, and so on. I know our super does an AM call or a PM call with other sups in the county. Now I'm wondering what will happen tomorrow. Supposed to get snow overnight, mostly between 1-5AM. If it's 3-5 like I'm seeing in some places, we'll have school, but I'm also seeing 8 inch predictions. Yikes. |
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I should just stay south . . . 
