are y'all glad or sad that houston didn't get the amount of snow which east texas/west lousiana got? part of me kind of glad we didn't get their type of snow. it just became annoying at that point.
Same. Enough for the kids to go have fun, but not super annoying. they're even colder, so might not all thaw out today. We should be good by lunch.
Since the Weather happening in the British Isles traces to what we have just experienced, it should qualify for this thread. Ireland, U.K. hit by record winds as Storm Éowyn shuts down transport, leaves 1 million people without power London — Record winds battered Ireland, Northern Ireland and parts of the mainland U.K. on Friday, with the severe gales spreading across the region, including the full width of Scotland, as the isles bore the brunt of Storm Éowyn. Met Éireann, the Republic of Ireland's national meteorological service, said the country was being buffeted by wind gusts of up to 114 mph in County Galway — the highest ever recorded on the island. The Republic of Ireland was under a "Red Warning" from its meteorological body— meaning the public was warned that the storm was "extremely destructive and dangerous." ESB Networks, the government-run body responsible for most of the Ireland's electrical grid, said Friday morning that over 715,000 homes, farms and businesses had been left without power as a result of the storm. More power outages were expected throughout Friday, ESB said. Northern Ireland Electricity Networks said approximately 240,000 customers were without power in the region by Friday afternoon — meaning close to one million people were without power across the island. Scottish Power, an electricity provider in Scotland, said around 15,000 of its customers were without power, according to CBS News partner network BBC News. More than 230 flights scheduled to depart or arrive at Dublin Airport were cancelled Friday morning as a result of the severe weather, and all public transport was suspended across Ireland as government officials warned the public to remain indoors. The U.K.'s Met Office said Friday that similar red warning notices were in place in parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland. Gusts over 90 mph were recorded in Northern Ireland and parts of northern Wales Friday morning as Storm Éowyn shifted toward the United Kingdom. Many trains and other public transport options were locked down in the northern U.K. and there were initial reports of some wind damage to trees and buildings. "Storm Éowyn is now bringing very strong winds to parts of the U.K. There is potential for gusts of 100 mph in exposed locations within the Red Warning area," Chief U.K. Meteorologist Jason Kelly said in a statement Friday. "Anyone in these Red and Amber warning areas should listen to advice from local responders and keep up to date with weather warnings for their area." The most severe red warnings in the U.K., indicating a possible threat to life, covered Northern Ireland and the far north of England and south and central Scotland, but the amber warning area, which indicates likely disruption to travel and a possible risk of flying debris, covered a much wider area, extending south to Manchester and Liverpool. Storm Éowyn (pronounced AY-oh-win) became what is known as a bomb cyclone between Thursday and Friday, according to CBS News' partners at the Weather Channel. The storm has its origins in the recent U.S. Gulf Coast winter storm. "Jet stream energy that helped produce historic snowfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast Tuesday triggered the development of low pressure off the southeastern U.S. coast. From there, that low has rapidly intensified over the North Atlantic and spread into Ireland and the U.K. as an intense 'bomb cyclone,'" the Weather Channel said. A bomb cyclone, also known as bombogenesis, is described by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as a fast-developing storm that occurs when atmospheric pressure drops at least 24 millibars over a 24-hour period. The pressure associated with Storm Éowyn dropped by about 50 millibars as it neared the western Irish coast, according to the British weather service.
Today's high in the DFW area was 88. Tomorrow's high will be around 47-50. Mid-week supposed to be in the 20s for a low. So messed up.
One thing I didn’t really think about when I got laminate flooring from carpet several years ago is how the floor becomes an ice box in cold temps Brrrrrrrr!!!! I’m like a frozen ice cream cone! Ahhhhh!!!!! And, laminate gets hot in the summer, too. F U laminate! b****!
It's the wind that makes this miserable, if there was no wind it would be somewhat bearable ....................thank goodness we only occasionally get this and it will be back in the 70`s next week, other then the snow and a couple of cold flashes, it's been a pretty mild winter
