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Posted on 01/22/2026 5:14:26 PM PST by Jamestown1630
Nobody seems to have begun a thread for the snowstorm that is forecast for this weekend, so I thought I would.
Where I live (DC Metro area) a big snowstorm is relatively rare. We're the ones who don't really know how to drive in it because we don't get a lot of practice; and we also crowd the grocery store and wipe out the shelves - often for stuff we don't really need, and for a forecast that doesn't amount to much but flurries.
But once in a while, we really get whacked; and I think this may be one of those times. (My husband grew up in the wilds of Pennsylvania, and laughs at what we consider 'getting whacked' down here.)
I'm hoping we get lots of snow, and little or no ice; and hope everyone will be safe.
Let us know what you are doing to prepare, if you live where it might hit.
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Ask the MODS to put the thread on Breaking News.
I worked in Anacostia back in the early 90’s and hated DC drivers when it snowed. Once I snuck through Rock Creek Park (no traffic and fresh snow) instead of braving the Beltway.
I thought I’d seen every dumb thing you could do in a car in snow in DC. Not even close. Albuquerque is much worse. Now I live in the mountains and anything under a foot is no big deal.
Understand about PA, lived near Erie in the late 70’s.
Been following the storm .... scary.
Thanks for starting this thread.
Ryan Hall Y’all says he’s streaming live throughout the storm, now streaming live for “pre-storm” predictions, if anyone interested:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NaRVBLj7KPI
I’m enjoying the weather on the coast of California. That’s when I’m doing be prepared. Enjoying cocktails on a deck and watching the ocean..
I’m enjoying the weather on the coast of California. That’s when I’m doing be prepared. Enjoying cocktails on a deck and watching the ocean..
I recall a huge blizzard few years ago in the DC metro area. We were lucky that there was a farm protest on the mall and many tractors were parked there. The tractor owners volunteered to drive across the metro area delivering firefighters, medical professionals, and others to their work places. I recall as a young boy seeing a large tractor picking up a neighbor for such purpose. Carter was president then.
How’s about a good ole Texas ice storm?
In Houston I stayed home out of self-defense. I would not put one wheel on the road down there with those folks on ice or snow. It was plain nuts!!!
Welcome to winter... It only happens every year. Snow, cold, etc., etc.
Spring is on the way and then summer... When it gets hot again, and then it will be fall or as some people call it... Autumn. The four seasons have always come and gone and always will. Despite the huffing, puffing and hyperventilation of Al Gore and his minions.
I’m so sorry; I thought I posted it in Chat.
Will the Mods lease remove this thread to Chat, from Breaking News?
It is time to resurrect The Coming Ice Age!
I have pictures of snow on the ground in the San Francisco Bay Area, circa 1977.
I also love to share this video:
The Laurentide Ice Sheet.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wbsURVgoRD0
If this Ice Sheet had a voice, it would be saying: “I’ll Be Back! When it returns, it reaches deep into the continental United States.
Temps will fall below zero in over a dozen states.
Wind chills of -50f in much of the upper plains and mid west. Milwaukee!
Meanwhile where I am is boring. 40F in the mornings with fog, 60F and sunny in the afternoons.
Day after day.
My area of MA might get two feet of snow. Which is a lot, but at least it’s not going to be ice here. I’ve been through a bad ice storm — those are bad news. Two feet of snow is an inconvenience, and maybe we will lose power for a bit. But it’s not the end of the world. I refuse to panic.
N. GA.
Came back from the Gulf of America Tuesday, stopped for milk, eggs, a couple meal items. Good to go with that and what was already in the pantry, refrigerators and freezer. Have generator with ~200 gallons of propane. Less than I’d like, but it is what it is. Not going anywhere until it melts, assuming we get something.
Show Me state, MO. East Central. NWS started at 3” then close to 6” now close to 8”. Stocked up on firewood for the wood stove.
Put probably 600 lbs in the bed of the 2wd truck today. Tires are not bald but not great so we’ll see how she goes. I work Fri - Mon which is when it will hit here. Got some PTO and will probably take some, if nothing else, just so I can head to work when it’s light out instead of 4:30 am.
Ordering new tires from ebay first thing in the morning but that won’t help for this storm.
8” is a lot for here and hopefully it won’t be wet snow that takes down trees that fall on power lines. I’m very rural up against the National Forest so that happens here.
No biggie. I grew up in MA and was 13 during the blizzard of ‘78 when we got three feet in a couple of days.
Where the hell is our Global Warming?
“How’s about a good ole Texas ice storm?”
I read an article today that said “millions” could be without power for “a week or more”.
I sure hope folks are preparing for that.
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