Topic: More friggin' SNOW

[wvchat]

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY.

* A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM...WITH SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM LESS
THAN 2 INCHES IN SMYTH COUNTY TO BETWEEN 4 TO 9 INCHES ELSEWHERE.

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS THROUGH SATURDAY.

* GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY ALSO BRING DOWN LIMBS THAT BECOME ICE
COATED THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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Watches and WarningsBluefield Forecast ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY.

* A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM...WITH SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM LESS
THAN 2 INCHES IN SMYTH COUNTY TO BETWEEN 4 TO 9 INCHES ELSEWHERE.

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS THROUGH SATURDAY.

* GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY ALSO BRING DOWN LIMBS THAT BECOME ICE
COATED THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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The latest snowfall reports from The National Weather Service in Blacksburg,
VA: Independence, 6.7 ... Sparta, 6.5 ... Boone, 6.0 ... North Wilkesboro,
4.0 ... Hays, 4.0 ... Fries, 4.0 ... Wytheville, 4.0 ... Hillsville, 3.5 ...
Dublin, 3.0 ... Rich Patch, 3.0 ... Pilot Mountain, 3.0 ... Pulaski, 3.0 ...
Elk Creek, 3.0 ... North Pearisburg, 2.7 ... Dugspur, 2.5 ... Draper, 2.5 ...
Pilot, 2.4 ... Maybrook, 2.3 ... Radford, 2.2 ... Blacksburg, 2.1 ...
Ridgeway, 2.0 ... Camp Springs, 2.0 ... Christiansburg, 2.0 ... Bonsack,
2.0 ... Bassett, 2.0 ... Dobson, 2.0 ... Princeton, 2.0 ... Roanoke, 2.0 ...
Laurel Ridge, 2.0 ... Danville, 2.0 ... Woolwine, 2.0 ... Forest, 1.5 ...
Lewisburg, 1.5 ... Axton, 1.3 ... Marion, 0.5 ... Covington,

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DURING THE DAY BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO
SNOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

* UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET MAY ALSO OCCUR.
ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...MODERATE SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

* THE TYPE OF PRECIPITATION WITH THIS STORM IS STILL UNCERTAIN.
ANY CHANGE IN THE TRACK OF THE LOW...OR A COLDER AIRMASS COULD
INCREASE SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.



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[Tony Light]

This storm is a mess.

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[wvchat]

Yes it is. I'd post more pics but my front yard has pretty much looked like this since late December so it's not news any more.  I'm actually starting to get used to being snowed in.  I'm just glad I haven't lost power yet.

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[notatroll]

   Mine too!!!

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[wvchat]

When it is cold below 40 I have two buck stoves that I heat my house with.  One upstairs and one downstairs.  I need to upgrade my 10  year old heat pump but decided last year I would just use the fireplaces and Wait a bit longer before upgrading.  It's not very energy efficient any more and my electric bill reflect that.
In the beginning of the winter the fires were, cozy.  There was a romantic feel about blankets of snow and watching the fire in the fireplace. 
Well I will say after dropping wood on toe and friggin breaking it.  Slamming a piece on my forehead as I struggle around at 2:00 am as I get up to put wood in the fire and having to rush around and cut more wood in between snow storms,  it's not so romantic anymore.  I look forward to upgrading my heat pump this year. 

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[Zook]

You may want to think about another heating source.  Some of those with heat pumps are reporting outrageous electric bills. 

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[notatroll]

You may want to think about another heating source.  Some of those with heat pumps are reporting outrageous electric bills.

We are using wood.  Everyone I have talked to said their electric bill has better than doubled.

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[notatroll]

When it is cold below 40 I have two buck stoves that I heat my house with.  One upstairs and one downstairs.  I need to upgrade my 10  year old heat pump but decided last year I would just use the fireplaces and Wait a bit longer before upgrading.  It's not very energy efficient any more and my electric bill reflect that.
In the beginning of the winter the fires were, cozy.  There was a romantic feel about blankets of snow and watching the fire in the fireplace. 
Well I will say after dropping wood on toe and friggin breaking it.  Slamming a piece on my forehead as I struggle around at 2:00 am as I get up to put wood in the fire and having to rush around and cut more wood in between snow storms,  it's not so romantic anymore.  I look forward to upgrading my heat pump this year. 

 

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[wvchat]

You may want to think about another heating source.  Some of those with heat pumps are reporting outrageous electric bills.

Hmm.  That's my problem now with my heat pump but I figured it's because it's outdated.  My husband keeps talking about a geothermal heat pump system.  Anybody here have one? 

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[Tony Light]

I dont see how you would save with one. Recouping your costs would take years and years.

http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/home/heating_cooling/geothermal.html

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[Graybeard]

You may want to think about another heating source.  Some of those with heat pumps are reporting outrageous electric bills.

Hmm.  That's my problem now with my heat pump but I figured it's because it's outdated.  My husband keeps talking about a geothermal heat pump system.  Anybody here have one?

Are you talking about a ground source heat pump? If you decide to go that route check around with some of the contractors previous customers. They are very efficient if installed correctly, but some of the area contractors can't seem to set them up right.

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[wvchat]

Yes,  the ground source heat pumps are becoming very popular in other areas.  I think they may just now be hitting this area some.  He's been looking into it for a while.
Hubby feels he can do his own install.  He's one of those can pretty much do anything fellers.  Doing his own install would cut way down on the cost.

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[Graybeard]

They've been around for a long time. I was laying brick on a doctors house in Spanishburg back in the eighties and he had one installed then. They made tunnels in the crawl space under his house similar to sections in a coal mine for the air source.

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[wvchat]

Anybody here have the outside wood furnnace?  I had thought about those as well.  Hubby keeps saying Nahhhhh.


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