Michigan

catbyte

(34,578 posts) Tue Feb 21, 2023, 08:06 PM Feb 2023

Stay safe, Michiganders!

It looks like we're in for a helluva ride tomorrow. My area is under an Ice Storm Warning which is making me nervous. I'd much rather have the 6-10" of snow than the .50 -1.0" of ice and 35 mph winds forecast for here. The cats and I will weather a power outage but I'm worried about my aquarium. I've got a battery-powered bubbler and heat packs with an emergency blanket to cover them just in case, but I'm still worried about my baby fish. (I had a platy population boom around New Year's so I have 12 little ones swimming around.)

So, for everyone who's in a warning area, stay safe and take care!

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Stay safe, Michiganders! (Original Post) catbyte Feb 2023 OP

... sprinkleeninow Feb 2023 #1

We (Minneapolis) are predicted to get 18" or more of snow between tonight and tomorrow night, Ocelot II Feb 2023 #2

Just talked to Grandson in Bay City gibraltar72 Feb 2023 #3

Stay warm and safe, All! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #4

Yikes! Stay safe! central scrutinizer Feb 2023 #5

Stay warm. sheshe2 Feb 2023 #6

Even Southern CA is going to get snow at lower elevations. BigmanPigman Feb 2023 #7

sprinkleeninow

(20,280 posts)

1. ...

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Feb 21, 2023, 08:08 PM

Feb 2023

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Ocelot II

(116,106 posts)

2. We (Minneapolis) are predicted to get 18" or more of snow between tonight and tomorrow night,

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Feb 21, 2023, 08:09 PM

Feb 2023

which will suck, but I guess I'd rather have that than an ice storm. Hope you can keep your power on!

gibraltar72

(7,522 posts)

3. Just talked to Grandson in Bay City

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Feb 21, 2023, 08:16 PM

Feb 2023

Said schools were cancelling already.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

4. Stay warm and safe, All!

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Feb 21, 2023, 08:25 PM

Feb 2023

central scrutinizer

(11,677 posts)

5. Yikes! Stay safe!

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Feb 21, 2023, 08:33 PM

Feb 2023

Even a half inch of ice will add a tremendous amount of weight to tree branches. We had a similar ice storm a few years ago. So many power lines were damaged by falling trees and branches that some places were out of power for over a week

sheshe2

(84,162 posts)

6. Stay warm.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Feb 21, 2023, 08:54 PM

Feb 2023

BigmanPigman

(51,717 posts)

7. Even Southern CA is going to get snow at lower elevations.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Feb 21, 2023, 09:12 PM

Feb 2023

Lots of wind and rain in store for the next 5 days.

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