zero degrees and possible blizzard conditions for much of central TX on Monday

[msongs]

huge sec tion of Texas under winter storm warning. once lived in abilene, and inch of snow was considered a major storm. this one, 5 -10 inches and low temps 0 or slightly below

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?x=225&y=87&site=sjt&zmx=&zmy=&map_x=225&map_y=87

[cry baby]

1. Stay warm! nt

[MagickMuffin]

2. D/FW will be getting a foot of snow over several days

Been working on weatherizing kitties sleeping quarters. Will probably let them in our breezeway for a couple of the really dangerously low temp nights. Ordered them self heating mats, but won't get here soon enough.


Snow I love Black ice not so much!!!

[timms139]

4. Regular

heating pads from Walmart will work. I laid some towels over them in dog houses and the dogs loved them.

[leftyladyfrommo]

19. I have an extreme cold heating mat.

After the cat lays down it heats up to body temp. I have her box wraped in three layers of blankets and an outer layer of plastic .

It's really cold here in KCMO and she has been fine.

[Klaralven]

3. Plumbers will have work

[LeftInTX]

14. Especially with attic pipes and pier and beam foundations

I'm on slab, with pipes through slab.

At the most, our outside faucets will need to be changed out. (They tend to go bad when we have weather in the low 20s)

But we survived 5 degrees in 1989 without any real damage.

My son has a pier and beam house. (Built in 1928)

Another son has an A/C in the attic. All that condensation in the a/c drain can cause bursts.
He may have plumbing in the attic. His home was built in 2018.

[rdking647]

5. this weather is insane

i moved to austin from wisconsin to get away from this type of weather 11 years ago.

Ive seen forecasts for low temps anywhere from 9 (tolerable) at least to -2(nuts). winds may hit 30-40mph. anywhere from an inch to 8" of snow depending on the forecast plus ice.

trees are already coming down from the ice storm we had yesterday. Im pretty sure i can kiss my citrus plants goodbye. even covere and with xmas lighrs hanging form the foilage i dont see them surviving.

[msongs]

6. maybe put some heavy blanets over them nt

[NutmegYankee]

10. I'm not sure of the size of the trees, but

You can either add an electric heater (the small ones with blower) or if you have height, an oil lamp to keep the contained volume under a tarp warm.

Last May we had freezes here in Connecticut and I kept tomato plants alive using these techniques.

[LeftInTX]

16. Protect your graft bud on your citrus

Pile a bunch of soil around the graft. If the graft still holds, then the tree will resprout. If the graft dies, then the tree will sprout from Sour Orange rootstock, which looks like an orange, but tastes awful


You don't need to pre-treat with fungicide or insecticide if doing this for short term:
https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/fruit-nut/fact-sheets/citrus/

There is a large avocado tree in my neighborhood. It is about 20 feet tall and casts great shade. It's gonna be a goner.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

7. 13" forecasted here in central texas. And below zero degrees. Scared...

In the 'throw any old blanket on the window" mode

[msongs]

8. can u shut off most rooms and just keep the heat in a few of them? nt

[Laura PourMeADrink]

9. Sorry, didn't mean to sound like I am not fortunate, I am. But

you made me realize there are so many who are not. Tomorrow... round up blankets and drive around to people who truely need them. Thank you.

[Luz]

17. I have thrown blankets on my windows. South Texas homes

were built to handle and disperse heat, not cold weather (1-2 inches of SNOW ffs).

It's going to be a rough few days for us down here.

[USALiberal]

21. 2 inches????

[maxsolomon]

11. Shit happens.

It's not unprecedented. Winter is serious some years; it's -10 in Montana.

Plus, Anthropogenic Climate Change is real.

[Maru Kitteh]

12. -22 this am on my way to work in NW Montana

[smirkymonkey]

15. Stay warm, Maru Kitteh!

The gifs are cracking me up! Very cold here in Boston as well, but not nearly as bad as it is there!

[Maru Kitteh]

20. Believe it or not I don't mind it too much if there's no wind.

Just layer up!

[LeftInTX]

13. I read to disconnect any garden hoses, hose end timers, sprinklers and bring them into the garage

https://neilsperry.com/2021/02/freeze-warnings/

• Disconnect all hoses from faucets. Cover exposed faucets. If your sprinkler system does not have a freeze override, put it in the “Off” position. Bring end-of-hose lawn sprinklers into the garage so that trapped moisture won’t freeze and rupture their internal workings.

[MissB]

18. We were supposed to get maybe 10" of snow

Between Thursday night and Saturday (this morning) we were supposed to get about 10” of snow in back to back storms.

At my place between Thursday night and mid Friday morning, I saw about 4” of snow. The dogs were having a blast. Then the snow switched over to freezing rain/pellets. I definitely have a few more inches of accumulation but it’s solidly frozen.

We use chains for our gutter downspouts. Really heavy chains - and they work great in a downpour. They are solidly coated with a couple of inches of ice. Beautiful.

I’ve been hearing booms on and off for a few hours. I assume they are tree branches dropping. Still have power so it isn’t transformers blowing.

I have huge fir trees on and around my property. It’ll be a fun day of seeing how much damage there is. It’s much worse down the valley. 10 miles north of here saw tons of fluffy snow last night.

(Portland, Oregon)