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12/13/2024 3:06:46 PM EDT
So incoming ice storm is predicting .20 of ice. I went into prior records of 2/23/2007 when the eastern Iowa area got around .50 inch of ice. Anyone expecting electricity issues/outages?
12/14/2024 11:15:07 AM EDT
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no electricity issues in cedar rapids, solid half inch of ice on the ground and it's still coming.
12/14/2024 12:03:49 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By amaixner:
no electricity issues in cedar rapids, solid half inch of ice on the ground and it's still coming.
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It's great, isn't it?



12/14/2024 1:18:50 PM EDT
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As long as I dont have to run the welder, everything else will work if needed.  At least until the 2k gallons of LP are gone LOL

I was up and ready to go around 5am and was going to jump in the deer blind this morning until I saw all three dogs go head over heels when I let them out.  Screw that, dont need to break a leg or end up on my back out at the bottom of the blind steps.

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12/14/2024 5:06:05 PM EDT
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I left work at midnight last night and the interstate was fine but it was a little slippery when I got into town.

Ice storms are the worst, Ill take a foot of snow over a quarter inch of ice any day!
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12/14/2024 9:16:41 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Kalahnikid:
I left work at midnight last night and the interstate was fine but it was a little slippery when I got into town.

Ice storms are the worst, Ill take a foot of snow over a quarter inch of ice any day!
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Normally I'd agree but with the warm temps the next couple days the ice will melt, a foot of snow wouldn't.

ETA. We didn't get much up in my area, just a light glaze. We pre sanded the county roads yesterday and they never called us out today. We'll see what happens in the morning because I'm sure what we put down yesterday will be used up and there is still a slight chance of a trace over night.
12/17/2024 3:56:12 PM EDT
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I think the lack of wind saved y'all in CR. The last ice storm I remember in (maybe) 2007 we had 1/2 inch thick ice plus 40-50 mph winds and we lost electricity for the good part of a week at least in the BH County/Bremer Co area.

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