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BarryBobPosthole
02-16-2015, 02:13 AM
Booming, lightning, and sleeting like a big dog. About 24 I think temp wise. Verra verra strange.
Hopefully we'll change over to snow soon.
No icectospeak of here thank goodness. i think down home they're getting hammered though.
BKB
Thumper
02-16-2015, 09:14 AM
Come on down ... 77 degrees today and not a cloud in the sky. Couldn't be a nicer day. ;)
Big Muddy
02-16-2015, 10:56 AM
My beedoinkadink is froze solid!!!! ;)
BarryBobPosthole
02-16-2015, 10:58 AM
It was pretty cool. The lightning looked blue green through the clouds. I'm not sure I've ever seen it sleet that hard. You could have made a sno cone just standing out in it with a cup. We prolly got three inches of sleet amd another inch or two of snow on top of that. We needed the moisture.
BKB
Thumper
02-16-2015, 11:23 AM
Stupid question ... when does sleet become hail? I know the science behind the two is a bit different, but does sleet become hail once the chunks reach a certain size? Never thought about it before.
BarryBobPosthole
02-16-2015, 11:51 AM
Haha I was wondering the same thing last night. This wasn't the little sleetballs you normally see. This was like the frushed ice in a fountain drink raining down in sheets. Strange goings on.
BKB
Big Muddy
02-16-2015, 12:46 PM
Pretty sure hail is associated with summer time weather events, and sleet is associated with winter time weather events....just my scientific wild-azz guess, however. ;)
johnboy
02-16-2015, 01:41 PM
I always figured that sleet was freezing rain and hail was frozen rain. All a matter of timing. :D
I think hail and sleet are frozen afore they hit the ground. Freezing rain is liquid that freezes when it hits the ground.
All I know for sure is it's been COLD AS FUCK DOWN HERE!!!
I think we're finna get nailed with a winter storm today. Gotta get to Costco to stock up on meats and stuff today. Now I'll have to do it with 14,000 of my closest friends
Big Muddy
02-16-2015, 04:25 PM
I might try a recipe that I saw this morning....hot "Pineapple-Spam Upside Down Cake"....sounds like a good cold-weather dessert. ;)
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Never got above 0 yesterday, low was -14.
We got about 4" of new snow but when it's that cold the snow is real light powder and makes for nice blowing.
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BaseballCoach (Rev A)
02-16-2015, 06:31 PM
High of 16 here today and 6-7 inches of fresh powder. Still pouring and looks like it will for the next 18 hours or so. Wind makes driving tough, visibility sucks.
Sunshine
02-16-2015, 07:42 PM
I think I'll keep our weather.
You all just keep that on your side!!!!!
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johnboy
02-17-2015, 02:35 PM
Spectacular weather up here too Sunshine! Warm, no wind, sun - GREAT! Blooms popping out all over but it might actually be a little early. I think winter still has something in store for us.
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