[metmom]

Your scenario is exactly what the forecasters are warning about.

When years go by without ice storms, all the older, weakened trees don’t come down as readily. Then an ice storm hits and takes them all out at once.

I hope your power is restored soon, but with more ice on the way, that’s not good. Additionally, the temperatures are supposed to stay cold, so the ice won’t be going anywhere very fast.

We’re at -6 right now, which it’s been all night. We have the wood stove going in addition to the furnace, and it’s keeping up. If it were 30 out, we’d be baking out right now. Thank God for the wood stove.

We’re also forecasted to get at least a foot of snow overnight starting early afternoon today.

[JABit]

Glad your wood stove and furnace are keeping up. It is about 7:00am now and has been sleeting most of the night. Temp is 24F. Power estimated to be restored 1:00pm today, but I am doubtful given the level of icing. I do not hear anymore crack-thud sounds so guess all the weak old growth trees have finished sacrificing themselves to the ice. In my many years here on the homestead this is the worst I have ever witnessed.