Author Topic: Welcome to spring in MN... (Read 2112 times)

Mary B · « **on:** April 14, 2018, 05:35:04 PM »

10+" of snow, blizzard conditions, I have a 4 foot tall drift 2 feet out from the front door to shovel when the wind dies... I should be starting tomato plants fr the garden but hesitating... not sure of the ground will be warm enough by the end of May at this rate...

hiker · « **Reply #1 on:** April 14, 2018, 05:46:43 PM »

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H2fyFumisiU

dnix71 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 14, 2018, 08:08:16 PM »

Mary B do you live in Frostbite Falls?

https://www.minnesotafunfacts.com/minnesota-in-mass-media/television-shows/the-rocky-and-bullwinkle-show/

SparWeb · « **Reply #3 on:** April 14, 2018, 10:46:06 PM »

Calgary.
Yesterday's radio gardening show instructed listeners to pile more snow on the tulip shoots to protect them overnight, since it would be below freezing again.
Everyone was aware of how absurd the interview sounded, including the radio show host and guest.

ontfarmer · « **Reply #4 on:** April 15, 2018, 04:56:09 AM »

Ontario
We had freezing rain on Saturday and to continue today followed by heavy rain. They are calling it a historic weather system. The flowers here are up - 3 this morning.

DanG · « **Reply #5 on:** April 15, 2018, 07:36:04 AM »

From none except shaded drifts and plow ridges to 18-inches everywhere... and more coming.

This may not look exceptional, can't picture what the 25-40mph winds scoured away.

dnix71 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 15, 2018, 11:42:19 AM »

50 mph cross winds have authorities closing the Mackinac Bridge to tall vehicles.
http://upnorthlive.com/news/local/mackinac-bridge-closed-to-high-profile-vehicles

Mary B · « **Reply #7 on:** April 15, 2018, 03:54:30 PM »

18"++ of snow, wind gusts peaked at 70mph, 6' drifts...

Snow plow driver buried the plow in front of my house this morning. Had to get the city front end loader to dig him out. My garage created a 4+ foot tall drift 30' long in the street and when he hit that wet heavy snow that is parked on top of mud it didn't work.

Streets in town are a mud pit, after last falls sewer and water line construction things are a mess. And now they are not going to pave until next year!

electrondady1 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 15, 2018, 06:01:52 PM »

only 8'' of snow last night. but it's heavy and dense. my hopped up snow blower is a 1973 model with 2017 motor. double the h.p . but it didn't like this stuff at all . mother nature is the boss

Mary B · « **Reply #9 on:** April 16, 2018, 03:48:46 PM »

I called the co-op, they are bringing up the skid steer mounted blower. Mine choked on this wet heavy crap. I shoveled through a 6' long drift to get to the garage and that was enough!

SparWeb · « **Reply #10 on:** April 17, 2018, 01:08:02 AM »

Maybe "Hiker" can give you some dog sled tips.

finnsawyer · « **Reply #11 on:** April 19, 2018, 12:54:00 AM »

Had to blow out one foot plus of heavy wet snow for 100 feet of my driveway. My 29 horsepower 4 wheel drive TYM diesel tractor with 5 foot snow blower made short work of it. (Warning - Don't buy the blower. It's a bad design. The fan is consuming it's housing. Just a scaled up version of a two foot blower.)

Mary B · « **Reply #12 on:** April 19, 2018, 07:26:46 PM »

Co-op blower broke, ate a rock and they had to order parts. So it was ramming speed and plow it with the truck bumper and tailgate! Made it through but that was one rough ride!

BruceDownunder · « **Reply #13 on:** April 22, 2018, 02:12:33 AM »

Gee,thanks for the lovely scenery pics.

Tell me, how do you put up with that sort of freezing weather, I'm on the Gold Coast ,sort of sub tropical east coast Oz . We never see that white stuff ..

I do light my wood fire from soon to ,say, October,mainly to keep the chill away ,and my endless supply of firewood helps, I guess.( I live on a rural acerage )..

Thanks for the photos, was an education for us sunburn't locals.

Gold Coast, beautifull one day , perfect the next ..

Bruce

DanG · « **Reply #14 on:** April 22, 2018, 01:02:56 PM »

Bruce - No bad weather just poor clothing choices so it is plain old 'mind over metabolism'!

The 65Â°C climates you worked in to earn the right to be in the Gold Coast didn't melt ya so a little -30Â°C wouldn't hurt (much) either.

A delight Southerners might be missing, the joys of moving ceramic water sand forty feet elsewhere... 360cc of petrol powered goodness.

^^ severe cold & bare-handed filming, just glad I didn't damage the camera...

Thanks JW - FF w/ layers of adblock//privacy added was blocking it

JW · « **Reply #15 on:** April 22, 2018, 02:25:15 PM »

Use html [youtube] [youtube/]

Mary B · « **Reply #16 on:** April 22, 2018, 06:21:06 PM »

I had a Russian ask me why I choose to live in a climate they used to exile political dissidents to LOL Grew up here, it is home. Your body adjusts! Temps where I live can range from -31f to +110f...

finnsawyer · « **Reply #17 on:** April 26, 2018, 12:14:02 AM »

I forgot to mention that I'm located one mile south of Lake Superior and about one half mile west of the Portage Shipping canal in Houghton County Michigan. Total snow fall for the winter: 314 inches and counting.

Mary B · « **Reply #18 on:** April 26, 2018, 05:21:45 PM »

ewwww! Around 70 inches here for the year...

SparWeb · « **Reply #19 on:** April 26, 2018, 08:40:59 PM »

The Weatherunderground says that Houghton County Michigan has flood warnings in effect. No surprise!

Mary B · « **Reply #20 on:** April 27, 2018, 05:08:22 PM »

Flood warning hre also for the Minnesota River valley, I am 8 miles south of it and ~150 higher than river level.

dnix71 · « **Reply #21 on:** April 27, 2018, 09:08:15 PM »

The Mississippi River will flood this spring when all that snow and ice thaws. It can't all soak in.

Mary B · « **Reply #22 on:** April 28, 2018, 01:53:08 PM »

Most of it has melted in MN! Supposed to be 80 here Monday so the little that is left in shaded areas will go fast.

dnix71 · « **Reply #23 on:** April 29, 2018, 12:31:28 PM »

It thawing Mary B. Last season's bodies are starting to pop up. Her live-in boyfriend is apparently still a suspect.

http://kstp.com/news/medical-examiner-body-found-near-minnesota-river-that-of-missing-burnsville-woman-elizabeth-perrault/4882383/

Riverfront businesses have begun flood preparations

http://kstp.com/news/as-water-rises-riverfront-businesses-prepare-for-possible-flooding-/4885388/

Mary B · « **Reply #24 on:** April 29, 2018, 06:31:01 PM »

You know, that reads like I hid a body LMAO!

Bruce S · « **Reply #25 on:** April 30, 2018, 09:30:37 AM »

Quote from: Mary B on April 29, 2018, 06:31:01 PM

You know, that reads like I hid a body LMAO!

I had to read it twice!! It sure does!
I'd thought you would hide then in the old fridge(s)

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St Louis is watching the rivers too, just in case.

Mary B · « **Reply #26 on:** April 30, 2018, 06:56:45 PM »

as we go from winter to summer and skip spring LOL 82 today but super windy... gusting over 30mph all day so doing anything outside sucked.

SparWeb · « **Reply #27 on:** April 30, 2018, 09:33:22 PM »

... Except watch the wind turbine go. My batteries were topped off before the sun came up (we had the same wind you did, Sunday, just a bit upwind of y'all in MN)

Mary B · « **Reply #28 on:** May 01, 2018, 04:21:36 PM »

And back to more spring like temps. 63 today for a high temp. All that wind is playing heck with my allergies... mold and tree pollen are off the charts...

DanG · « **Reply #29 on:** May 01, 2018, 08:51:44 PM »

Six months between 65Â°F//18.3Â°C here, and seven months seven days between 80Â°F//26.6Â°C. Hard to believe two weeks ago there was 22"//560mm new snow down. This year the tulips were pushing up before snowdrop flowers & catnip, the weeping willows that usually are 10 days advanced got tied in greening up. Saw the first Goldfinches and bats yesterday, spiders and wasps today.

Mary B · « **Reply #30 on:** May 02, 2018, 06:51:40 PM »

Wasps were buzzing me yesterday... I have to remember to get a can of spray...

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Author Topic: Welcome to spring in MN... (Read 2112 times)