Yikes! Bundle Up Campers! It's C-c-cold out there!

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From Yahoo--record low temperatures all around!

Temperatures on Monday crashed to record lows — well below zero — as a huge mass of arctic air blustered southward, keeping people indoors and leading some cities to open shelters. The cold and remnants of the weekend blizzard that accompanied it closed hundreds of schools on the northern Plains....Major highways in northern and western Minnesota and wide areas of North and South Dakota had reopened after Sunday's blizzard dropped as much as 14 inches of snow, halting travel.

Monday morning lows in North Dakota included 25 below zero in Dickinson and Williston and meteorologists said the wind would make it feel like more than 40 below Monday.

Monday's cold was an abrupt change for many areas. Illinois had unseasonable warmth Sunday with temperatures in the 50s, but Monday morning lows were in the single digits across the northern part of the state. Rockford had a low of just 3, and 20 mph wind made it feel like 18 below zero, the National Weather Service said. Temperatures dropped 30 degrees in about an hour in Missouri when the cold front struck Sunday. Thermometers read 31 below Monday in Glasgow, Mont., and the wind chill was 45 below, the weather service said. The Texas Panhandle had lows in the single digits and Goodland, Kan., registered a record low of 10 below zero....Other record lows Monday included 19 below zero in Denver, where the previous Dec. 15 record of minus 6 was set in 1951; and minus 16 at Sidney, Neb. Havre, Mont., registered a record 33 below Sunday, the weather service said.

...The leading edge of the advancing cold air kicked off snow flurries as far south as central Arizona and the Texas Panhandle. Ski resorts around Lake Tahoe welcomed about a foot of snow that fell at higher elevations of California's Sierra Nevada, and some mountain pass highways were closed in Washington. Heavy rain threatened mud slides in southern California....The weather service posted winter storm warnings Monday for parts of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, northern Arizona, New Mexico, Kentucky and Tennessee.

Can everyone who isn't frozen solid please check in and let us know if you need (a) A snow mobile, (b) sled dogs and an igloo, (c) a trip to the Bahamas, (d) to retract that wish for a "White Christmas."

 

[TheeGoatPig]

It was 59 degrees when I went out to lunch today.

It was 38 degrees at the warmest yesterday, and 30 the day before that.

So today is nice

 

[OhMissScarlett]

It's 17F here right now in S. Illinois. Oddly enough, it got up to 60f last night before the cold front came through. The side roads are solid sheets of ice and everything not frozen will re-freeze tonight as soon as the sun goes down. My car doors and windows were all frozen shut.

Though it's kind of nice, Kidlet is off school, so we're having some cocoa and watching Horton Hears A Who.

 

[Stella_Omega]

I watched "Day After Tomorrow" last night. So all of this has a slight tinge of the macabre for me this morning...

 

[voluptuary_manque]

I watched "Day After Tomorrow" last night. So all of this has a slight tinge of the macabre for me this morning...

Yup, blame it on Global Warming. Personally, I'm sitting here in wool. Good stuff, when the temperature drops, IMO.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

I watched "Day After Tomorrow" last night. So all of this has a slight tinge of the macabre for me this morning...

Well than, take this to heart

 

[Stella_Omega]

Well than, take this to heart

Nice article, thanks!

What a really crummy movie.

What pissed me off were those gawdawful wolves who had no reason the be there, did not behave like real wolves, and tried to attack livinf humans in preference to the thousands of pre-frozen meals laying around on the streets. sheesh!

 

[TheeGoatPig]

Nice article, thanks!

What a really crummy movie.

What pissed me off were those gawdawful wolves who had no reason the be there, did not behave like real wolves, and tried to attack livinf humans in preference to the thousands of pre-frozen meals laying around on the streets. sheesh!

And yet he is making another movie...

I wish more people understood just how bad his movies are, and would stop funding him.

 

[michchick98]

From Yahoo--record low temperatures all around!

Can everyone who isn't frozen solid please check in and let us know if you need (a) A snow mobile, (b) sled dogs and an igloo, (c) a trip to the Bahamas, (d) to retract that wish for a "White Christmas."

It's 25 F here in the Detroit area with howling winds (predicted gusts up to 50MPH). Although it is sunny and bright, it's pretty cold here. And the pavement is still wet from the rains we had yesterday and over night which means if it hasn't frozen yet, it will.

So I pick option c and option d.

 

[michchick98]

Nice article, thanks!

What a really crummy movie.

What pissed me off were those gawdawful wolves who had no reason the be there, did not behave like real wolves, and tried to attack livinf humans in preference to the thousands of pre-frozen meals laying around on the streets. sheesh!

I thought that whole movie was so unbelievably stupid, especially the scene with the payphone in the library.

I sold it on ebay for about eight bucks.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

I thought that whole movie was so unbelievably stupid, especially the scene with the payphone in the library.

I sold it on ebay for about eight bucks.

And that was more than it was worth.

 

[Safe_Bet]

*Frightened. Dashes out to turn up the pool heater*

 

[impressive]

We're forecast to have a 30 degree drop in temperature over the next 8 hours -- with rain changing to sleet then snow. I don't expect the kids to have school tomorrow.

 

[cloudy]

It's 17F here right now in S. Illinois. Oddly enough, it got up to 60f last night before the cold front came through. The side roads are solid sheets of ice and everything not frozen will re-freeze tonight as soon as the sun goes down. My car doors and windows were all frozen shut.

Though it's kind of nice, Kidlet is off school, so we're having some cocoa and watching Horton Hears A Who.

This is exactly what we went through at the end of last week.

It's up in the 60's right now, but this is the south, and unpredictability is the rule this time of year.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

We're forecast to have a 30 degree drop in temperature over the next 8 hours -- with rain changing to sleet then snow. I don't expect the kids to have school tomorrow.

Ooh, I hope that carries over into New Jersey...

(I don't want to go into work tomorrow )

 

[CrimsonMaiden]

Right now it's 26 with a windchill of 17. We are under a Winter Storm Warning. It's already been doing some freezing rain/sleeting. They canceled school today in "anticipation" of bad weather... and wasted a school day because the system moved slower than they thought it would. I'm expecting no school tomorrow either, but it hasn't been canceled yet.

 

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What pissed me off were those gawdawful wolves who had no reason the be there, did not behave like real wolves, and tried to attack livinf humans in preference to the thousands of pre-frozen meals laying around on the streets. sheesh!

That movie came up recently as being among those with the most ridiculous science. It was pointed out that if the building can be frozen over that fast, the people don't stand a chance. And, of course, that if you're trapped in a library burning books is stupid. Paper burns fast and not very hot. Why not burn the wood furniture? It will last a lot longer.

Just something to keep in mind campers, on this cold, cold night.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

That movie came up recently as being among those with the most ridiculous science. It was pointed out that if the building can be frozen over that fast, the people don't stand a chance. And, of course, that if you're trapped in a library burning books is stupid. Paper burns fast and not very hot. Why not burn the wood furniture? It will last a lot longer.

Just something to keep in mind campers, on this cold, cold night.

Well, it's like I always tell the kids. "It's a movie, kids, and Hollywood lies!"

 

[OhMissScarlett]

This is exactly what we went through at the end of last week.

It's up in the 60's right now, but this is the south, and unpredictability is the rule this time of year.

It's truly bizarre. The 60ish weather is never really nice either, it's always overcast, crazy windy, and drizzly.

 

[OhMissScarlett]

That movie came up recently as being among those with the most ridiculous science. It was pointed out that if the building can be frozen over that fast, the people don't stand a chance. And, of course, that if you're trapped in a library burning books is stupid. Paper burns fast and not very hot. Why not burn the wood furniture? It will last a lot longer.

Just something to keep in mind campers, on this cold, cold night.

Did you see the South Park mockery of it? It was hilarious.

 

[john-the-author]

It's currently 21 degrees here in Eugene, OR. It got down to 14 last night. 3" more of snow coming tomorrow and still more after that.

 

[Pornguin]

Can everyone who isn't frozen solid please check in and let us know if you need (a) A snow mobile, (b) sled dogs and an igloo, (c) a trip to the Bahamas, (d) to retract that wish for a "White Christmas."

I'll take that trip to the Bahamas. Sounds sweet right about now.

I think its been overblown how bad it is outside, but since I don't really need to leave home right now, I won't.

 

[OhMissScarlett]

It's still 17 degrees, the roads still suck and my windshield wiper froze and cracked this afternoon. I need some hot tea to warm me up and some vaseline for my chapped frozen face.

 

[cloudy]

It's still 17 degrees, the roads still suck and my windshield wiper froze and cracked this afternoon. I need some hot tea to warm me up and some vaseline for my chapped frozen face.

Still in the 60's here, but it's supposed to turn colder later in the week. Who knows?

Last winter was extremely mild - I never needed anything heavier than a hoodie. We'll see what happens this year.

 

[SeaCat]

And people wonder why I moved south? If I never see the temperature drop below freezing again I'll be happy.

On the other hand the cold has helped me create some rather nice memories in the past.

Cat